It's a funny thing, starting a community space that has members. Automatically, many people assume that if they are not members, they can't walk in the door. Every day, we run into people who would like to come by, but feel like they can't.
When we opened Local Economy in October, we had no idea how any of it would work. For example, we guessed that Saturdays would be our busiest day. Well, we've now got a solid 8 months of data, aaannndd, Saturdays are our least busy day. Meanwhile, the community
Hello friends! Summer is suddenly upon us. Schools are getting out, fog is rolling in. We've been making some upgrades at Local Economy. First, we added in some sound-muffling panels on the ceiling to create a more sonically comfortable environment. Voices bounce around less and it'
It's been too long. Your friends here at 6028 College have been busy with events and life. We've got a whole slate of programming down below for you to check out in May. First and foremost, though, we wanted to make sure that everyone knows that
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April 23 2026 The truth is that I never meant to be a radio person. Even when I took the Forum job (five years ago!), I fully expected that our program, beaming out on 88.5, would soon be in terminal decline. It would be replaced, I figured, by our
For as long as Local Economy has been open, Kija Lucas’s art has been on the walls. Her images take simple materials, usually botanicals—a leaf, a branch, a root—and set them on a matte infinite black. These things we see everyday by the literal million are suddenly
Hello! Times like these, it feels both good and imperative to maintain and strengthen our ties with neighbors. All of them. Right now, Local Economy feels like a little hive, buzzing with different people coming to know each other. We're also mixing in ways to connect with and
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Well, well, well, it's almost mid-February, and suddenly there are more hearts everywhere. We've got a variety of things on tap for you this week and month at Local Economy. Most of them are not about love letters or chocolates, but some of them are.
Here we are, in deepest January, watching the most remarkable display of community, solidarity, and mutual aid in Minneapolis. Adam Serwer described the politics as "neighborism," and you know, that sounds like a good description of our space's politics, too. We don't know precisely
After a rainy start, the New Year is now soft and long shadowed. Everything is about to be so green. It's our first January at Local Economy and we thought we'd re-introduce ourselves a bit to this list. Local Economy is a community resilience hub.
Whoops, the link on the houseplant event was incorrect down below! It's fixed in this edition. Sorry for doubling up your inbox! To make up for it, I've included a hilarious picture of me and Sarah at the bottom. –A We are both wearing sweatpants and
We are both wearing sweatpants and dreaming of soup this afternoon. That is to say, this winter solstice is really winter solsticing. Perhaps it is appropriate, though, as we are about to enter a brief period of hibernation. We've been running pretty fast these past few months and