Independent bookstores are closing all over the country.A But business atA on Lake Street in Wayzata is hanging in there, only having lost little business.A They are the oldest independent bookstore in the Twin Cities and have become a destination.

Walking the Rio Pueblo Gorge trail in Taos, NM today, I was listening to the audio version of the book "What Would Google Do?" I'm only into the first hour or so, but liked one section where the author Jeff Jarvis discusses linking and our blog posts. He says to "do what you do best and link to the...

You've probably noticed those strings of initials after an agent's name representing real estate designations. What are they? What do they mean? A real estate designation signifies that an agent has completed requirements designed to earn the status as a specialist in certain area(s). Not all designation...