The sun is timidly out.
The temperature is 83 degrees and climbing.
With August on the other side of the sunset, we’ve undeniably entered the dog days of summer. It’s time to hit the water! Sea Clamp Scoops takes to…

Holy Buckets opened its doors on Sunday, high noon. Maybe 50 odd folks passed through my living room, met my dog, and purchased clothes that I found with my business partner Sarah. Surprisingly we broke even. In fact we…
Last night was the grand opening on AlleyWerks Pizzeria. It was so much fun. An amazing amount of folks showed up for something so low key and under the radar: people I knew and had gotten in touch with, people…
From noon till 8pm tomorrow South MPLS will be awash in not so legal businesses: a pizzeria, a floating ice cream shoppe, a used clothing store and more. Exciting stuff. Here’s the run down:
Holy Buckets is boutique run by…
Sarah’s entered the zeitgeist – biking home from the library she came upon another magic spot within our neighborhood and quickly stopped off at our place to tell us before heading home for supplies to trade. Sarah noticed a…
A few years ago, under the auspices of Red76′s project Flying University, we set up a Pop-Up Book Academy (PBA) with Alexis Bhagat and Lize Mogel in the lot of an old Brooklyn, NY autobody shop. On July 16th we…
I’ve never been to the American South, but last Sunday I think I had a taste of it in South Minneapolis.
With a heat index around 110 due to temperatures of 96 degrees and a dew point of 70ish,…
Opening soft, Sarah Baker and Jess Hirsch are starting a boutique in the domestic sphere. We are carrying Minnesota’s finest vintage garments, local jewelry, and enhanced used wares. We are starting small, but have big dreams. Following the design…
7/17, 12:45 PM UPDATE: Okay people, it’s wicked hot out there. Look for Sea Clamp Scoops from 5-7 pm instead. Hopefully we won’t get heatstroke at those hours.
With temperatures projected to reach 96 degrees tomorrow, it will be a great…
Ben Garthus is a whiz at constructing odd – well built – contraptions for everyday use, and the examination of our everyday and how we use it. Ben’s been working through some ideas of a handmade shopping cart parade through…