Join the Northeast Beat’s Facebook community

The Northeast Beat is now on Facebook. Find us under Groups by searching “Northeast Beat.” Anyone can join. You’ll find a discussion board, video archives, member profiles and exclusive tidbits.  Post your own news, photos and videos. And spread the word!  Dan Haugen

Summer semi-hibernation

A note to those of you who have noticed the site looking a bit sparse lately: I’ll be tending to the site a little less over the next couple months. My fiancee and I are closing on a house in a couple weeks, then moving (staying in Northeast!), finishing wedding plans, getting married, and heading to […]

Introducing the Northeast Beat Forums (experimental)

I have a feeling there might be some kinks to work out, but maybe you can help me with that. Introducing the Northeast Beat Forums. You can still leave comments on articles, but now if there’s a topic not being discussed on this page you can start a conversation on the forums page. It takes seconds […]

Help me with the glitches

I just switched the site over to a new design and host. It looks fine on my computer, but how does it look on yours? What’s not working? Help me fix the glitches. Click the comment link to leave a message.
Thanks,
Dan
P.S. The old site is still temporarily here: http://northeastmpls.typepad.com/northeast_mpls/

State’s oldest worker, Northeast resident, dies at 104

Annie Milner, the state’s oldest worker and lifelong Northeast resident, died Monday at the age of 104, reports the Pioneer Press. Milner retired in 2004 at the age of 102 after 85 years at Dayton’s/Marshall Field’s. In 2002 she was presented with Minnesota’s Oldest Worker Award. In lieu of flowers, the family requested memorials […]