Born and raised in the Twin Cities, working around the Midwest in radio for over 25 years. In the summer you’ll likely find me riding motorcycle with my wife Ali. In the winter you won’t see me unless you sneak into my cave, I hate the cold. What I DO enjoy is warm weather, my family (including our labs), riding motorcycle, firing up the grill, and thanking our military service members for our freedom. I love music, especially anything from the 80s!
Barry Allen
Not Bad Minnesota: The Nation’s 6th Greenest State
Our planet is over-populated and our resources are depleting. So it's more important than ever to start being more 'green'. Minnesota just got a great grade in being eco-friendly!
I Dropped 5 Pounds this Month By Dropping these Breakfast Items
This Minnesota winter has been awful long and never ending. Food and coping with the cold go hand-in-hand to comfort us. It's time to stop eating these breakfast foods.
St. Cloud Ranks 207th in Best Places to Start a Small Business
Starting a small business is not an easy task. Where you decide to start that business is more important than you may realize, and St. Cloud ranked very well as a great place to start that business.
Ever Heard of a ‘Many-Moon’? Great Dream Getaway Idea
We're giving away Dream Getaway #32 right now and it's got many central Minnesotans thinking about where they'd take a vacation to. Have you thought about taking a bunch of vacations?
You Haven’t Had a Grilled Cheese Until You’ve Tried This
In celebration of National Grilled Cheese Day (so cheesy) I figured I'd give you my extremely popular grilled cheese recipe that will make you never go back to a basic sandwich ever again.
Tax Day 2018: We Get 2 Extra Days This Year
I've been sweating trying to get my taxes finished by April 15th, only to realize that we're getting a couple extra days this year. If you need to file an extension, here's what you need to know.
Craigslist Has a List of 5000 of Their Favorite Ads
This will consume you for the entire weekend, looking through thousands of the most hilarious ads on Craigslist. There's a handful of their picks that come from Minnesota that are noteworthy in there too.
More Phrases Central Minnesotans Need to Stop Saying
Yesterday I gave you some phrases that I hear all the time around St. Cloud that are said incorrectly. If you think those were bad, these are even more annoying!
If I Hear These Phrases in St. Cloud One More Time…
We all know that person who tried to use smart sounding phrases, and they totally say it wrong. Can we please band together here in St. Cloud and please get these right if you're going to say them?
Minnesota is 3rd Best State in the U.S. for Millenials
If you were born somewhere in the early 80's to mid-90's then you're a 'Millennial'. Now if you live in Minnesota then you're in the right place for a number of reasons, and here's why.