David Bohlander
@davidbohlander.bsky.social
Editor in Chief of Finance & Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer. Send your real estate, construction or legal story ideas to me.
Fan of baseball, comics, games and other nonsense.
Fan of baseball, comics, games and other nonsense.
The July-August copy of the Minnesota Conservation Volunteer has the 2025 MN Fish Art Contest winners. Check out this badass Muskie art by Dashell Topley, the grades K-3 winner. Really captures the fish well.
July 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The July-August copy of the Minnesota Conservation Volunteer has the 2025 MN Fish Art Contest winners. Check out this badass Muskie art by Dashell Topley, the grades K-3 winner. Really captures the fish well.
I just got my hands on this slice-of-life comic by S.E. Case, a cool former coworker from my La Crosse Tribune copy desk days. #WeReadsComics
July 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I just got my hands on this slice-of-life comic by S.E. Case, a cool former coworker from my La Crosse Tribune copy desk days. #WeReadsComics
The 19-year-old cat is loving the return of the sun.
May 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The 19-year-old cat is loving the return of the sun.
I picked up Xtreme X-Men vol. 2 when it came out last year. I’m actually reading it now. Other than Mekanix, it’s all new to me.
Happy #WeReadsComics day, everyone.
Happy #WeReadsComics day, everyone.
May 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I picked up Xtreme X-Men vol. 2 when it came out last year. I’m actually reading it now. Other than Mekanix, it’s all new to me.
Happy #WeReadsComics day, everyone.
Happy #WeReadsComics day, everyone.
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Got sad word that Burl Gilyard, a beloved colleague from Minnesota Daily days and a fixture in local business journalism and music scenes, has died. Burl had chronic hereditary health problems but works his ass off for decades despite them. One of the sharpest, driest wits out there.
May 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Got sad word that Burl Gilyard, a beloved colleague from Minnesota Daily days and a fixture in local business journalism and music scenes, has died. Burl had chronic hereditary health problems but works his ass off for decades despite them. One of the sharpest, driest wits out there.
An overcast morning means I can start my work day in my favorite chair in the office without the sun searing my eyes.
May 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
An overcast morning means I can start my work day in my favorite chair in the office without the sun searing my eyes.
Getting in with this just before Wednesday ends, but I’m going to start reading Black Cloak vol. 1 right before bed. Hopefully those shadowy figures are more menacing than scary. #WeReadsComics
May 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Getting in with this just before Wednesday ends, but I’m going to start reading Black Cloak vol. 1 right before bed. Hopefully those shadowy figures are more menacing than scary. #WeReadsComics
I recently picked up this copy of “The Complete Frank Miller Batman,” which is a collection from 1989.
I love when I find collections of 1980s comics that were printed in the ‘80s. The paper and color seem closer to how the comics originally looked and makes the experience richer.
#WeReadsComics
I love when I find collections of 1980s comics that were printed in the ‘80s. The paper and color seem closer to how the comics originally looked and makes the experience richer.
#WeReadsComics
April 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I recently picked up this copy of “The Complete Frank Miller Batman,” which is a collection from 1989.
I love when I find collections of 1980s comics that were printed in the ‘80s. The paper and color seem closer to how the comics originally looked and makes the experience richer.
#WeReadsComics
I love when I find collections of 1980s comics that were printed in the ‘80s. The paper and color seem closer to how the comics originally looked and makes the experience richer.
#WeReadsComics
This is my dog, Zeke. He’s getting X-rays today for a 12-week check after knee surgery. We’re hoping to get clearance for zoomies. He wants to zoom.
March 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is my dog, Zeke. He’s getting X-rays today for a 12-week check after knee surgery. We’re hoping to get clearance for zoomies. He wants to zoom.
A member of Congress questioning the head of NPR shouldn’t make this mistake, but it illustrates a problem journalists have when we talk about journalism: Many people outside the industry don’t understand our words, which makes it hard to explain what we do.
oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
March 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A member of Congress questioning the head of NPR shouldn’t make this mistake, but it illustrates a problem journalists have when we talk about journalism: Many people outside the industry don’t understand our words, which makes it hard to explain what we do.
I’ve needed something fun to read lately. I just finished a few trades of Wilson’s Ms. Marvel, and now I’ve just started vol. 4 of Lumberjanes. It’s been a bit since I read the start of the series, but I liked that and a return to camp should be fun. #WeReadsComics
March 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’ve needed something fun to read lately. I just finished a few trades of Wilson’s Ms. Marvel, and now I’ve just started vol. 4 of Lumberjanes. It’s been a bit since I read the start of the series, but I liked that and a return to camp should be fun. #WeReadsComics
While I’m disappointed in the Iditarod’s decision to end Quince Mountain’s race, I’ve had a blast following him, Pepe and the rest of his team.
The #UglyDogs are great and made following this race so much more fun.
The #UglyDogs are great and made following this race so much more fun.
March 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
While I’m disappointed in the Iditarod’s decision to end Quince Mountain’s race, I’ve had a blast following him, Pepe and the rest of his team.
The #UglyDogs are great and made following this race so much more fun.
The #UglyDogs are great and made following this race so much more fun.
I’m going to start reading “Mary Tyler Moorehawk” tonight. I’m not yet sure if I think you should do so, too, but I am excited to start reading.
February 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I’m going to start reading “Mary Tyler Moorehawk” tonight. I’m not yet sure if I think you should do so, too, but I am excited to start reading.
I finished watching the original run of “The X-Files” last night. The season 9 episodes weren’t bad TV, but they often felt like they were from a show that I just wouldn’t have kept watching.
December 15, 2024 at 5:25 PM
I finished watching the original run of “The X-Files” last night. The season 9 episodes weren’t bad TV, but they often felt like they were from a show that I just wouldn’t have kept watching.
The 18-year-old cat wants to know why I’m hunched over a laptop instead of petting him.
December 12, 2024 at 2:04 AM
The 18-year-old cat wants to know why I’m hunched over a laptop instead of petting him.
One upside to the cold is that the pets are fluffier now.
December 6, 2024 at 6:02 PM
One upside to the cold is that the pets are fluffier now.
F&C has another deep dive into development in a city. This time it’s Cottage Grove, where I ate Thanksgiving dinner.
December 2, 2024 at 3:15 PM
F&C has another deep dive into development in a city. This time it’s Cottage Grove, where I ate Thanksgiving dinner.
Had my second Thanksgiving dinner of the weekend tonight. I really need to find more reasons to cook a turkey throughout the year.
December 1, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Had my second Thanksgiving dinner of the weekend tonight. I really need to find more reasons to cook a turkey throughout the year.
I didn’t read much X-Force during Krakoa, but I’m fixing that now and really enjoying Ben Percy’s run and these messy characters.
November 27, 2024 at 4:36 PM
I didn’t read much X-Force during Krakoa, but I’m fixing that now and really enjoying Ben Percy’s run and these messy characters.
While I’m looking forward to a four-day weekend, stuffing a week’s worth of work into three days is draining.
November 26, 2024 at 4:36 PM
While I’m looking forward to a four-day weekend, stuffing a week’s worth of work into three days is draining.
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F&C's latest Q&A sheds some light on what's happening Up North with Northspan's Shaun Hainey.
Q&A: Building community development connections with Northspan’s Shaun Hainey - Finance & Commerce
Shaun Hainey is something of a numbers guy. “30% to 40% of my time,” Hainey said, is dedicated to running through information and working with his colleagues to maintain a database of various building...
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November 18, 2024 at 7:15 PM
F&C's latest Q&A sheds some light on what's happening Up North with Northspan's Shaun Hainey.
Leeann Chin has a billboard up at the end of my block. To get to the closest of their restaurants, I think I’d need to drive past half a dozen independent Chinese restaurants, and I just can’t imagine ever doing that.
November 18, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Leeann Chin has a billboard up at the end of my block. To get to the closest of their restaurants, I think I’d need to drive past half a dozen independent Chinese restaurants, and I just can’t imagine ever doing that.
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News from across the river in Wisconsin.
Major La Crosse development underway after years of planning - Finance & Commerce
A major development outside of downtown La Crosse is taking off after 30 years of planning.
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November 14, 2024 at 4:09 PM
News from across the river in Wisconsin.
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Finance & Commerce is now on Bluesky. Follow us for Minnesota construction and real estate news.
November 12, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Finance & Commerce is now on Bluesky. Follow us for Minnesota construction and real estate news.
I don’t know what it says about the construction mood in Minnesota, but a couple of old stories about tariffs are generating a surprising number of page views at the Finance & Commerce website.
November 12, 2024 at 9:23 PM
I don’t know what it says about the construction mood in Minnesota, but a couple of old stories about tariffs are generating a surprising number of page views at the Finance & Commerce website.