My story starts and ends in Minneapolis.

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With about a decade in New York City and Los Angeles in between when I was a professional actress and filmmaker. 

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I remember talking to a friend in LA shortly after my son was born, and talking about cost of living and that making rent was so hard. She asked me what I wanted in a city. I responded, "great parks and solid schools. A vibrant arts scene but not too crowded so that traffic is bad. Opportunities for entrepreneurship but not so reckless that if you need a little help you can't get it. Places to swim, four seasons and good sports teams. A place where you can get a decent house at a decent price and fix it up if you want to." She responded, "do you know any place like that?" and I got choked up when I said, "Yes." She further asked, "why do you say it like that?"  and I answered, "Because it's my home town."

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Minneapolis is and always has been the leader in just about anything worth measuring: art, education, healthcare, business... winter sports.  It's time to lead once again. 

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I believe our future to be bright, and different. I never want to forget or diminish where we have been.

Thank you for reading.