Jul. 11—HERMANTOWN, Minn. — If you’re looking for tomatoes, blueberries or a ceramic mug, Small Wheel Farm might be your one-stop shop. The Hermantown, Minn., farm run by spouse-team Rebecca Gramdorf and Peter Taylor is nestled on 6 acres. Their garden beds are spread out — a high tunnel here, […]
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Hermantown farmer-artists embrace their small roots on 6-acre plot
Jul. 9—If you’re looking for tomatoes, blueberries or a ceramic mug, Small Wheel Farm might be your one-stop shop. The Hermantown farm run by spouse-team Rebecca Gramdorf and Peter Taylor is nestled on 6 acres. Their garden beds are spread out — a high tunnel here, a fenced-in patch there, […]
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Front Yard of Bricks: Fans embrace Indy 500 traditions
Chris Otto, left, of Seattle, and his brother Eric Otto, pose outside Eric’s home, decorated for the Spectacle of Homes contest to be featured ahead of the Indianapolis 500 auto race, Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Indianapolis. Because the traditional parade has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, drivers […]
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This spring, use murals to live in color and embrace the weird
Racheal Jackson’s house in Vancouver, Washington, looks like a modern art installation. There’s a painted yellow arch in her entryway, a pink loop in her living room, and stripes running through her basement and down the side of her house. Bright and happy colors that shout, “Look at me!” Jackson […]
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is sure to enrage everyone. She should just embrace it.
The Department of the Interior has been nicknamed “the department of everything else.” Since so many secretaries have come from the American West, we Westerners understand where that nickname comes from. Try to think about all the agencies and bureaus contained within the Department of Interior, then grab a bottle […]
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Fayetteville retailers embrace Black Friday shopping tradition
Back in the day, Black Friday was just that — Black Friday. Akin to a retail holiday, the annual day of holiday shopping featured oodles of advertised blockbuster deals and deep discounts on the Friday after Thanksgiving. But Black Friday — which traditionally has launched the holiday shopping season — has morphed into […]
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Chinese Consumers Embrace Futuristic, Experimental Eyewear Design
LONDON — Just like major Chinese cities are obsessed with mega-construction projects of tomorrow designed by celebrity architects, the country’s fashion consumers have developed a passion for eyewear with a futuristic twist. Betty Bachz, cofounder of British eyewear brand Møy Atelier, said she has been seeing a lot of oversized […]
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You need to learn to embrace uncertainty if you strive to be a great innovator
So you’re interested in entrepreneurship? Then join our online event, TNW2020, where you’ll hear how the most successful founders kickstarted and grew their companies. Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was America’s first female self-made millionaire. She pioneered a line of hair care and beauty products for people of color […]
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London Designers Embrace Film, Set Their Own Rules
LONDON — This was a London season of mixed emotions and many question marks. With new government restrictions forbidding social gatherings of more than six people, most of the city’s designers embraced the film format for the first time, with just a handful of one-on-one appointments hosted on the side. […]
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To be a great innovator, learn to embrace and thrive in uncertainty
Innovators are comfortable dealing with uncertainty. Gremlin/E+ via Getty Images Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was America’s first female self-made millionaire. She pioneered a line of hair care and beauty products for people of color early in the 20th century, and the recent Netflix series “Self Made” details the […]