Finding Your Font At Lost Type

Need a font with a bit more zest than your standard Helvetica or Gotham? The Lost Type font co-op may be your answer. This growing group offers more than 40 fonts — and a unique ‘pay-what-you-want” model.

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Championship Round: Vote For The Best Name In Public Radio

The votes from the Final Four round are in, and we now know the public radio personalities who’ll face off in the championship round of the Best Name in Public Radio showdown. Here are the results from the Final Four: Ofeibea Quist-Arcton – 11% Mandalit del Barco – 88% Yuki Noguchi – 43% Douali Xaykaothao [...]

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The Business Of Being 8

A budding entrepreneur turns a fun art project into a business. Sofia, proprietor of Sofia’s Candle Company in Chaska, is one savvy kid!

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Waiting For Zombies. And Vampires. And Kings. And Mad Men.

Popular TV shows are taking long breaks between seasons. Networks are working hard to keep fans engaged throughout extended intermissions with original and exclusive content — and it’s working.

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Round 3: Vote For The Best Name In Public Radio

Round 2 voting just closed, and we’re left with just four remaining competitors for the Best Name in Public Radio championship. Ladies and gentlemen, here are your Final Four: Ofeibea Quist-Arcton – 50% Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson – 38% Audie Cornish – 33% Yuki Noguchi – 54% Douali Xaykaothao – 44% Lakshmi Singh – 43% Neda Ulaby [...]

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How Local Music Can Change The Twins Season

One pony proclaims the only thing at Target Field worse than the Twins’ record is the Top 40 music pumping through the speakers.

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Sometimes, You Can’t Run From Effective Marketing

You would think a marketing professional could spot and resist obvious marketing tactics, but Andrew Miller is embraces Nike’s impressive bag of tricks.

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Round 2: Vote For The Best Name In Public Radio

Monday we kicked off a light-hearted bracket-style competition to find the best name in public radio — and there’s plenty of stiff competition. The results from the Sweet Sixteen are in, and we’re ready to kick off round two of the voting. Here’s how the first round shook out. Yuki Noguchi - 68% Lynne Rossetto Kasper - 21% [...]

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Home Depot Nails It With This Mom

The big-box retailer makes sure a mom’s dreaded trip turns into a great, kid-friendly experience.

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One Of These Guys Is Brilliant

Chances are you’ve never heard of Stijn Debrouwere, some guy from Cedar Rapids. But you should read his smart take on the information sources that are replacing traditional journalism.

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