Casey Common

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Minnesotan. St. Paulite. Native Apple Valleyan. Aspiring journalist.

Google map from Homes.com showing the “Old Town” area of Apple Valley
A poster displayed at Fairview Ridges Hospital showing a new Fairview logo and the phrase “A new chapter for Ridges.”
“Fried Chicken Ice Cream.” An ice cream treat in the shape of a chicken leg.
The Mall of St. Paul in, well, St. Paul
Sunshine Biscuits sign in Boston Mass.
Clip from game show Tic-Tac-Dough showing contestant Dwier Brown being introduced
Karl-Anthony Towns on the floor after winning the NBA championship
A package of Reese’s Marshmallow cups — “artificially flavored” with “marshmallow flavored filling”
A supermarket shelf with a blank space where the Grape-Nuts should be
Photo of the Old Man from A Christmas Story (set in northwest Indiana), reading a newspaper, with the text: “More like the Chicago Chipmunks, maybe. But Chicago Bears? Never.”
Photo of new and old Comiskey Park with the old field facing NE and the new one SE
Promo card for the Current’s “85 Essential Bob Dylan Songs”
Phoebe Bridgers THE AQUARIUM FARGO, ND TONIGHT, MAY 31ST — BOX OFFICE OPENS AT 12 NOON FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED DOORS AT 6PM No cellphones, smart watches, smart glasses, cameras, or recording devices allowed. Yondr pouches will be provided.
Apple iMac DV (“grape” color), released in 1999
Photo of Simeon Woods Richardson showing his last name arching around the number on the back of his jersey
“Freedom 250” banner of George Washington being hung on the Wellstone federal building in downtown Minneapolis.
Flyer posted in restaurant window: DID YOU KNOW... METRO TRANSIT IS GOING TO MOVE THE BUS STOP BACK TO COMO/DOSWELL?? KEY POINTS: • WILL CAUSE NOISE AND EXHAUST POLLUTION FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES • WILL ELIMINATE HALF OF THE PARKING ALONG THIS BLOCK OF COMO • WILL INTERFER WITH TRAFFIC AT COMO/DOSWELL LIGHT • PLATFORM MAY ELIMINATE BOULEVARD TREES PLANTED ON THIS BLOCK • A TOTAL WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY WHEN THERE IS A STOP ONE BLOCK AWAY > PREVIOUS BUS STOP WAS MOVED FOR ALL THESE REASONS AND IS ONLY ONE BLOCK AWAY! THERE IS NO GOOD REASON TO MOVE IT BACK! HELP THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ALONG THIS BLOCK OF COMO! TELL METRO TRANSIT TO LEAVE THE BUS STOP WHERE IT IS! YOUR VOICE MATTERS AND CAN CHANGE THIS! PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 28 AT 7:00 PM SAPCC OFFICE, 2171 UNIVERSITY AVE (CORNER OF VANDALIA) ZOOM LINK AVAILABLE BY EMAILING DIRECTOR@SAPCC.ORG PLEASE COMMENT ON PROPOSED BUS STOP FOR COMO & DOSWELL: WWW.METROTRANSIT.ORG/H-LINE-PROJECT (COMO & DOSWELL STOP) TELL THEM YOU "STRONGLY DISAGREE" AND LEAVE THE STOP WHERE IT IS!
Amy Grant making an in-store appearance at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis
Screen cap of Bruce Springsteen performing on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
Distributed by Promise Confections, Pittsburgh PA 15203
A king size Pearson’s Salted Nut Roll
Video clip of 2012 Braves-Cardinals playoff game in which a pop fly that dropped in shallow left field was called out by the infield fly rule. Text from Mike Mills: “Second-worst call I’ve ever seen. Inexcusable.
Colecovision video game system
An episode of Bluey on a television monitor in a professional workplace environment
“Wreckit Rage Room” storefront in, appropriately enough, Savage
A Twins promo card advertising a Twins TV subscription for $44.99.
Graphic card showing Elijah Eschmeyer committing to play men’s basketball at Northwestern; his father, Evan, played there in the 1990s and famously used six years of eligibility (unusual in the pre-Covid era) due to medical redshirting
Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox on the sitcom “Coach.”
Apple Valley baseball players lined up before the game with placards showing who they’re playing in honor of for Strike Out Cancer Day.
Playoff bracket on NBA.com showing the series opener between the Spurs and Timberwolves tipping off at the unlikely hour of 11 p.m. Sunday.
Bob Odenkirk in Greta Gerwig’s Little Women
Photo taken a split second after a bird met its end in the form of a Randy Johnson pitch.
“Current conditions” summary showing 31 degrees in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Google Street View image of I-35E median just north of Highway 5 in St. Paul
National Weather Service radar image showing several severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings across southern Minnesota
Friday Night A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Saturday A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Now Playing: Gratitude by Earth Wind & Fire
Olivia Hussey as Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet” (1968)
Frodo and Sam at Mount Doom in LOTR: Return of the King. Caption: Here at the end of all things
Screenshot of X vote results: Maryland 77% Minnesota 23%
Picard facepalm meme
Bert Blyleven on the mound for the Twins during the 1987 World Series
Don't Underestimate Sleet Dangers Take it easy when shoveling. Sleet can be much more dense than snow. Go slowly and don't overexert yourself. Use extreme caution when driving. Sleet can cause dangerous road conditions and reduced visibility. • Reduce speed • Allow plenty of stopping distance • Do not use cruise control NORA weather.gov
The view from behind the stage for Bruce Springsteen at Target Center tonight
NWS map showing snow chances Wednesday and Thursday with the Twin Cities included in the “Area of greatest uncertainty due to wintry mix”
NWS radar image showing a passing shower north of the St. Paul Midway area
KSTP building on Highway 61 in Maplewood
USA hockey player Matt Boldy
Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets at the Turf Club, November 2023
Google Maps view of First Avenue in Minneapolis
Apple Valley and Chaska warming up before the Class 4A boys basketball state championship game at Williams Arena
Minneapolis Roosevelt basketball players with jerseys that say just “Velt” on the front (photo from school website)
Google Maps view of the Mill City Museum and Mill Ruins Park.
Google Maps image highlighting Wabash Avenue in St. Paul
Apple Valley’s Trey Parker after the Eagles upset Maple Grove 73-63 in the state boys basketball semifinals
Photo of the St. Anthony Park Branch Library, a Carnegie library in St. Paul built in 1917
A Metro Transit “Rider Alert” notice about the Route 3 bus line being converted to bus rapid transit (the H Line)
Sign outside a Kwik Trip in Menomonie, Wis., advertising Yuengling beer now for sale
Steven Spielberg as the clerk in the Cook County Assessor’s Office in “The Blues Brothers”
A Minnesota State Screaming Eagles duffel bag