Paul Klauda

"Gotta have the memories," this Minneapolis voter told me.

Happy election day Tuesday from what has to be the only polling place in the nation with three world-class theatrical stages.

At work or at home, downtown Minneapolis is lights on at 5:30 Monday afternoon.

Thursday morning gets rolling in the Mill District of Minneapolis.

Thank you for stopping by, Heather!

In case you're following me through a news media list, I ended 45 years of newspapering on Wednesday, at my request. The first 35 under the "Star and Tribune" roof I'm sitting on (now a park). The last 10 in a building bonded to the Capella Tower, poking up in the distance behind me.

Now playing: Sunday evening in the milling/theater district of Minneapolis.

Poppin' fresh Saturday morning in the Mill District of Minneapolis.

Minnehaha Creek dressing spring casual Friday afternoon in south Minneapolis.

Hole in the morning sky Wednesday over the river in Minneapolis.

Sunday evening in Drippy-apolis.

As dawn breaks Thursday in Minneapolis, the moon calls it a day to rest up for its upcoming eclipsing performance.

I arrive as a damaged super senior from Tweetland with no followers. Which I presume (as we old folks do often) means I’m talking to myself.
*I’ve learned rap song that was demeaned by me Friday was “Brass Monkey”, Beastie Boys, 1986.
Now, forward to “The Bridge of Death.”

Sunday morning on the river in Minneapolis during the transfer of that extra hour of daylight.

The start, if only for a few minutes, of what is likely to be a snowy Valentine's Day over the river in Minneapolis

Moon over clearing skies Monday evening in Minneapolis.

February arrives with a splash of color over the river in Minneapolis.

Goodnight, Minneapolis: Sundown Wednesday over downtown.

In the chill of Monday morning in Minneapolis, a hint of change from the sun, which at the winter solstice was coming up on the other side of the Gold Medal sign. For those craving summer's warmth, this is progress.

From a window ledge in the Star Trib's news library on Saturday afternoon, snapshots of history that are hard to savor with the same impact on the Internet.

Also from this account: Occasional looks at Minneapolis from here when the light, even as an overcast Tuesday gets started, can make you look twice.

I mostly use social media to share what I see while on my bike, pedaling around the Twin Cities, like this moment from November on the Dinkytown Greenway near the U of M.

And occasionally tell stories about people I meet.

We'll see what Bluesky brings.