Recently added articles from Nordic Reach:
Finnish through osmosis
Nov 01, 2008; ... "My earliest childhood memory is of my father taping pieces of yellow trace-paper to the wall showing multiple variations of building elevations and asking me 'Which do you like best?' I took this task very seriously and in return he took my response very seriously; asking me why Í preferred one ...
NICK & EDDIE OWNER MARCHES TO DIFFERENT BEAT
Nov 01, 2008; ... There isn't much that's Swedish about hit Minneapolis eatery Nick and Eddie. Then again, just because co-owner Doug Anderson is a Swedish-American doesn't mean he has to open a Swedish restaurant. "I don't know if there is a Swedish connection," he said. "Both my grandparents came from ...
Minnesota bioscience advocate draws on Scandinavian roots
Nov 01, 2008; ... When Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty committed his state to using bioscience-based business to increase its economic competitiveness and reduce its dependence on foreign oil, he didn't have to look very far. In 2004, Pawlenty asked Dale Walhstrom to head the BioBusiness Alliance, a ...
ASI OF THE NEW CENTURY
Nov 01, 2008; ... According to the locals (who should know), no cultural heritage institution does a better job of preserving links to the old world than the American Swedish Institute, housed in a spectacular storybook mansion on Park Avenue. Ask a Minnesotan about Sweden and you're likely to evoke memories of ...
SCANDINAVIAN ART GALLERY TRIGGERS CULTURAL PHENOMENON
Nov 01, 2008; ... Sometimes art can imitate life - and so can art galleries. Jim Davidson learned just how much an art gallery can not only imitate but stimulate life when he opened the Water and Oil Gallery in the historic Swede Hollow neighborhood of St. Paul, Minn. The gallery specializes in original ...
THIS ONE'S FOR THE LADIES...
Nov 01, 2008; ... "His (Anders') honest and original love songs can give romantic music a brand new chance. Do your heart a favor and check him out." Quincy Jones Kick off your heels, ladies, and pour yourself a glass of champagne - because this one's for you and it's bound to be romantic. Swedish singer ...
Chef Conny
Nov 01, 2008; ... Globetrotting Gothenburger finds home in Venice Venice, California, that is. In his rise to super chefdom, travel has always been an integral part of the equation for Swedish-born Conny Andersson. Early on, he hit the high seas as a line cook for the Sessan Passenger Line, and ...
Reconnecting with Roots
Nov 01, 2008; ... Each spring Thousand Oaks in Ventura County, about a half hour inland from Malibu, Calif. welcomes a large crowd to a festival with true Nordic roots - Scandinavian Feslival, sponsored by the Scandinavian American Cultural and Hislorical Foundation with support from California Lutheran ...
INCIDENTAL INTELLIGENCE
Nov 01, 2008; ... Museums & Institutes THE DANISH IMMIGRANT MUSEUM www.danlshmuseum.org Elk Horn, IA (800) 759 9192 FINLAND CENTER FOUNDATION www.finlandcenter.org New York, NY (646) 704 8000 VESTERHEIM NORWEGIAN-AMERICAN ...
Steve Hylén plays with optics and changes the way movies are made
Nov 01, 2008; ... It all began in the 1960s, when Steve Hylén, a Swedish photographer working in South Africa, was asked if he could add a painterly look to a photo of a Frans Hals painting. Always eager to experiment, Steve squeezed a swatch of rice paper between the body and the film magazine of his Hasselblad ...
"...Tell the truth; obey the law; keep the peace"
Sep 01, 2008; ... DATE: September 29, 2008 SUBJECT: " ...Tell the truth; obey the law; keep the peace" ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1710; New Canaan, CT EMAIL: ulf@nordicreach.com SUBSCRIPTIONS: 1.800.827.9333 CONTENT: When you read our interview with former vice president Walter ...
SWEDISH DOUBLE BILL: TOBIAS AND PETER
Sep 01, 2008; ... Journalist-turned musician Tobias Fröberg has come a long way since his days as a hack, he can now boast with three albums under his belt, For Elisabeth Wherever She Is, Somewhere In The City and Turn Heads. Recently he hooked up with fellow Swede Peter Morén, of trio Peter, Björn & John - ...
'MY TIME IS NOW'
Sep 01, 2008; ... New Orleans' roots in jazz and blues go as deep as the waters of the mighty Mississippi River. The jazz there is jazzier, the soul deeper and the blues bluer. Amidst all the enormous talent of the Big Easy is Theresa Andersson, from Sweden, who has managed to carve out quite a name for herself ...
HELLO MINNESOTA!
Sep 01, 2008; ... How Scandinavian are you? While on the road through Minnesota we visited KARE 11, an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis, MN, serving the Twin Cities of Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin, and quizzed some of its brightest personalities, both in front of and behind ...
STRAIGHT TALK WITH WALTER MONDALE
Sep 01, 2008; ... An exclusive interview with Former Vice President Walter Fritz Mondale, newly elected Honorary Consul General for Norway in Minnesota It's early morning. We arrive at a stately residence, located right along the Mississippi River in the historic Mill City area overlooking Stone Arch ...
THE SÁMI WEDDING WAY
Sep 01, 2008; ... 40 dead reindeers, 1,200 guests and an open house. The Easier Festival in Kautokeino, Norway, offers a different wedding experience. The world is white. White and silent. For miles and miles, the road is covered with snow. Flocks of reindeers are in a split second seen from afar. But ...
Living sustainable in Scandinavia
Sep 01, 2008; ... Living close to nature and to balance a hectic 21st century lifestyle with touches of the natural joys of the environment was always an important part of the every-day life of Scandinavians. Small wonder then that living green is becoming more and more popular in all of the Nordic countries ....
Hammarby Sjöstad: From eyesore to waterfront utopia
Sep 01, 2008; ... Scandinavian aesthetics and sensible "green" solutions have been happily combined in the Stockholm suburb of Hammarby Sjöstad. In what was once a run-down industrial and inner harbor area, a popular and attractive new residential district has been created which is a model of sustainable urban ...
AMBASSADOR MICHAEL WOOD: Going for the Green
Sep 01, 2008; ... Nobody would describe United States ambassador to Sweden Michael Wood as a tree-hugger or dreamy environmental activist. Ambassador Michael Wood comes across as a hardheaded, no-nonsense businessman. Nevertheless, this former businessman has made some remarkable achievements in "Green Diplomacy" ...
FRAMING THE FUTURE: Minnesota Swede opens doors to Scandinavian opportunities
Sep 01, 2008; ... Growing up as a Scandinavian-American in Minnesota usually means learning traditions, mannerisms, even stereotypes, that make the community unique. For T. Michael Davis, an attorney who specializes in business and intellectual property law, the community is at once an opportunity and, at times, ...