New Years at the Como Zoo

Posted on by Tom Lany

I had a pretty full afternoon of exploring downtown yesterday, and as if that wasn’t enough, my family decided they wanted to go to the Como Zoo and Conservatory today. My brother is really into animals and had a great time.

Check out the pictures I took at the zoo.

A Journey Downtown

Posted on by Tom Lany

I decided that I wanted to go downtown Minneapolis yesterday afternoon.  After having been on winter break for a few days, I wanted to get out and enjoy the big city atmosphere that we do not have in southern Minnesota.

So, I hopped in the car with my brother, and we headed downtown.  We parked by the Minneapolis Convention Center, and proceeded to walk around town.

Downtown Minneapolis

We didn’t exactly have any big plans; I just wanted to walk around and see the town.  We ended up having a great time.

After just a couple block stroll, I spotted WCCO-TV. I haven’t been by their building since they started filming most of their shows with their plaza in the backdrop. It was neat to walk by and see their studios through the window.

WCCO-TV studios

I also thought it was funny to see their old logo carved into their building’s stone. I guess it’s hard to update something you carve in stone.

Old WCCO-TV logo

Next, we went up to the observation deck on the Foshay Tower. I had heard that they had an observation deck, but didn’t know much about it. We thought we would check and see.

The building is an icon on the Minneapolis skyline. It was the tallest building in Minneapolis when it was built in 1929, but has since been surpassed in height.

Foshay Tower

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Flooding Severely Damages Hwy. 169, North of St. Peter

Posted on by Tom Lany

I was at the Holiday in St. Peter today, and saw a 5 Eyewitness News truck from the Twin Cities.  They were covering the Highway 169 closure. The road has been closed for about a week, following flooding in the area. It has been a big inconvenience for people trying to get to the Twin Cities. The road buckled up in one section, causing a huge mess for crews to clean up.

I talked with the reporter, Bob McNaney for a couple of minutes. Soon the camera man came over; and they interviewed me. They used some of the interview on television! See the story on the KSTP website. You can hear my voice at the start. They used more during the live television segment I saw at 4:30 p.m. I think the video on the web is from the 6:00 p.m. news.