If you want to head to Lake Maria State Park by Northstar this week, now’s your chance. Trailblazer is running on Christmas Eve but not Christmas Day.

Alright Minneapolis urban planning dirks. Feast your eyes on this 1974 gem:

Clarify purpose of bike ride

Wow, how is a good swath of San Francisco without power right now?! I wish I could be there right now.

People were out on Lake Street to protest the ongoing presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Twin Cities.

It’s been awhile since I’ve taken a bike on a train. The straps are a bit awkward.

As it turns out, I'm gonna be headed to Cold Spring that day and riding the train. If anyone wants to join me, PM me. We'll meet at Target Field at 6:30am but it's important to PM so I can walk you through getting set up on TriCap, which will take us from St. Cloud to Cold Spring.

There’s a story up on MinnPost about the complexities of foraging on public lands www.minnpost.com/state-govern...

"One agent is seen wildly swinging a baton to keep protesters at bay before apparently getting hit by a colleague’s pepper spray."

Hey everyone, where can I get 40 sambusas for a gathering this week? Ideally somewhere close to downtown.

So it turns out we’re at Studio Timeout, which is across the street from 6010 Lyndale. I’m here until 4 today. Studio 2.

All set up and ready to go at Behind Bars. Free zine about going to Lake Maria State Park with purchase.

I'd take a selfie with my classmates outside of the Augsburg building in this snowstorm, but I'm waylaid at home with a sore throat. I can't believe I finished my first semester of my MSW program.

I’m selling notecards at two markets this weekend! 1) Sat 12/13 @ Behind Bars Bike Shop, 208 13th Ave NE, 11-4 2) Sun 12/14 @ Linden Hills Farmers Market, 6010 Lyndale Ave S, 12-4 Please say hi and get some cards!

Mood: on a D60LFR on the C Line, reviewing final project deliverables, as someone blasts Silent Night by The Temptations.

Been wanting to do this all summer as an excuse to photograph and meet other photographers. Thanks for hosting @rileybruce.bsky.social!

Question for you all on this Sunday morning: What is your favorite radio station to discover local bands?

Who is dressing as an elf to the E Line opening event?

I’m thinking of a Northstar train trip to Milaca next Friday. Anyone interested?

ICE agents arrested a Chinese father and his 6-year-old son, separating the two and sending the father to Orange County Jail while the whereabouts of the son remain unknown as of Tuesday morning. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i...

So I need a new hard drive. Amazon has it at the cheapest available. I don't really want to go to Target for reasons. What are people's thoughts on Best Buy? And Micro Center? Particularly their DEI policies?

2 to St Cloud 5 riding for fun 1 biking back to NE 3 to Lake Maria

Casual trip to the south end of the 71

OOH SNOW!

Does anyone know of any winter markets that are still accepting vendors?

I got skis today from the Como Park ski sale. I’d be curious about people‘s experiences bringing them on buses. I am also going to see how many drivers are going to deny my boarding today.

Plans as of now: Northstar to Big Lake Station, arrive 7:30am Trailblazer Transit from Big Lake to Lake Maria State Park, leaving around 7:40am Trailblazer Transit from Lake Maria State Park to downtown Monticello at around 11:50am

Is anyone interested in joining me on a Northstar-oriented trip on Black Friday?

It’s been a very long time since I saw a family carry groceries on the bus 🥲 This actually might be my first time in all my years living here that I’ve actually seen a family carry groceries on the bus.

I should not have to look behind my back while crossing the street to ensure I won’t be run over.

Gmail on Firefox is annoying. It keeps telling me it saved my draft, but it keeps disappearing when I close the window I'm writing the message in. I guess I have to repeatedly clear my cache? I guess this is good practice?

TIL SW Prime accepts the Go-To card. It doesn’t embed a transfer, unfortunately, so you’ll still need to request a paper transfer. Btw, Richard Anderson was gorgeous today. Wish I were here a couple weeks earlier for the leaves.

San Francisco Muni retired its last Breda light rail train this evening. Thank you for the high school wanderings, the frustrating treks to college classes, as well as all the times your pilot decided to override the door interlock and drive it with the doors still open. flic.kr/p/2rFai7T

Really faint by the time I got to the Sabo Bridge flic.kr/p/2rEY2y6

Aurora barely visible in Cedar-Riverside

RIP Chicago-Lake Transit Center

And it’s SNOWING! Umm, I’ve never biked with my fair weather bike in the snow before so here’s hoping I don’t fall 😬

Also, do I know anyone who's looking for freelance opportunities? DM me. I have a lead.

Happy “Goggles on your Face While Bicycling” day for those who celebrate

Please don’t forget to vote today. Kinda excited to be able to take state-mandated time off to vote for the first time in my life today ☺️

Oh Saint Paul, I love you, but I don’t know if I could ever live here because my community is mostly over south

Tonight’s costume

Update: Minneapolis Police arrested a man in his 50s yesterday for taking my bike. He was arraigned earlier this afternoon. Unfortunately, the bike was no longer in his possession when he was arrested. He told MPD he ditched it somewhere over south, but it's also possible he sold it.

May I say something now that I'm not writing much about transportation these days? With the debut of Route 36 and the E Line in Dec (to replace the 6C and 6E), I am lamenting the loss of the Trolley Stop.

TIL there are Bird scooters in Winona

Wow. Has it really been a decade since my awkward self stepped foot in the Twin Cities, only to decide I didn’t like it? (Then decided to move here seven months later for an internship?) Happy anniversary?

No Kings, downtown Minneapolis. I’d say about 10k with more coming.

Is that the old Minnesota flag I see at the Paul concert?

Update: Bike has not pinged. Thinking of doing a search for it. I'm keeping tabs on FB Marketplace and Craigslist. Where else should I look?