Junior

Junior is a tan and white American Shelter Dog who is 10 months old. He came to us as a transfer from a different shelter and is now looking for his new loving home! Junior is a bouncy ball of energy who loves to run and play! Junior is a bit timid when meeting new people, but once he has a bit of time to warm up, he falls in love! He gets very attached to people, so he would love a home where his owner isn't gone too much!

They don't even need the waffles and hot cocoa and coffee.

You see them all year long: the intrepid few who bike to work all year around.

But Zeitgeist's Winter Bike Week is designed to encourage folks to try your commute on two wheels - and you don't even need a lot of extra gear to make it work.

More information on the Bikes & Bites Tour tomorrow evening is available here:

We've got more snow so far this month than we usually get in all of February.  But the days are getting longer; Larry says we have ten hours of daylight now and by the end of the month, we'll have eleven.

And between the deep snow (for hiding) and more light (for romance), things are hopping out in the natural world.

The good news, if you can call it that, is that many teens know they're using e-cigarettes to cope with things like anxiety, depression and stress.

The bad news, of course, is that teens are using e-cigarettes to cope with things like anxiety, depression and stress.

Last night's forum in Eveleth to talk about the links between vaping and mental health brought a lot of concerns surrounding the practice to light.

Abril

Abril is a Belgian Malinois mix who is 1 year old. She came to us as a transfer from a different shelter and is now looking for her new loving home! Abril is a gorgeous and outgoing girl who loves playing fetch and chewing on stuffed toys. This smart girl knows the commands for sit and come, and enjoys spending time with people.

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Duluth painter Sarah Brokke opens a new show called "Sacred Selves" at The Duluth Pottery this week.  In the heart of the Lincoln Park Craft District, The Duluth Pottery has emerged as an arts center, celebrating and sharing the work of two and three dimentional artists. Everyone is invited to an opening reception on Sunday Feb. 10, 4-6 p.m. 

Brokke's body of work, on display through March 31, is a continuation of her portrait painting with a nod to sacred, medatative practice. 

Dr. Josef Pesch isn't having it.

"All I heard was 'this is impossible,'" he says. "So boring."

A leader in Germany's community-focused renewable energy transition, Pesch dismisses the naysayers who thought the energy grid could only withstand 3-5% renewable energy or it would be "the end of the world."

50-100% later, Pesch says the world hasn't ended.

Tomorrow's (2/5) Tweevenings program is called Out of the Shadows: Annie Traquair Lang & Helen M. Turner, and is hosted by Dr. Jennifer Web of UMD.

And the Prøve Collective is reopening after several months of extensive renovation ... you can enjoy the revitalized space and Jay Whitcomb's Demons and Angels: Moments of Clarity beginning Friday evening.