Women’s Drum Center helping beat Covid blues
By Bettie Seitzer During the past year, we at the Women’s Drum Center have learned that flexibility has been the key to keeping arts organizations going during this prolonged pandemic.... Read More
Wellness businesses primed for rebound from COVID?
By Scott Carlson In a time when staying healthy has been more on people’s minds because of the COVID-19 pandemic, wellness and fitness businesses have been challenged to stay afloat.... Read More
Restaurants, retail hope to rebound with easing of COVID-19 restrictions
By Cigale Ahlquist Sandra Weise is hopeful. With the easing of COVID-related restrictions for bars and restaurants on Jan. 6, Weise, the owner of the Finnish Bistro on Como Avenue,... Read More
From the Desk of the Editor
By Scott Carlson Coping with COVID Welcome to 2021! It promises to be a year of change and lots of news. The subject that continues to dominate our lives and... Read More
COVID-19 means hard times for nursing home residents
By Cigale Ahlquist Jennette Gudgel misses her outings to Como Park Zoo, Minnesota Opera and Goodwill. But she has kept busy since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in earnest last... Read More
Como’s Class of 2021 struggles with strange senior year
By Eric Erickson Distance learning during the COVID pandemic has been challenging for students across the country at every grade level. Stories of low engagement and increasing failure rates have... Read More
