Stephen Lenz

1 day ago | northlandfan.com | Stephen Lenz

Last night I found my first tick of the season crawling across my leg. With the dry weather we have had I was a little surprised that ticks are already so active, but what will this year be like for ticks? Are we expecting another bad season, or will we get a break from the blood suckers? Here's what we know about the 2025 tick season in Minnesota. What you need to know about ticks in MinnesotaLiving in Minnesota and enjoying the outdoors, you'll have to learn to live with ticks.

1 day ago | kfilradio.com | Stephen Lenz

Last night I found my first tick of the season crawling across my leg. With the dry weather we have had I was a little surprised that ticks are already so active, but what will this year be like for ticks? Are we expecting another bad season, or will we get a break from the blood suckers? Here's what we know about the 2025 tick season in Minnesota. What you need to know about ticks in MinnesotaLiving in Minnesota and enjoying the outdoors, you'll have to learn to live with ticks.

2 days ago | 929theticket.com | Rob Carroll |Stephen Lenz

It's hard to believe you could, at one time, get rewarded for smoking. Even while anti-smoking campaigns were blasted across TV in the 1990s, smokers could earn clothing, camping equipment and even coffee pots from buying more cigarettes. The Marlboro Miles program was a popular promotion throughout the '90s and early 2000s. Each pack or carton of Marlboro cigarettes came with a specific number of miles listed on the box.

2 days ago | wjimam.com | Tommy McNeill |Stephen Lenz

Over the holidays, I found myself down a strange rabbit hole: looking for old websites that are still up and running. When I say old websites, I mean websites that are still in their original states from when they were created on the early Internet around the turn of the century. For example, the original website to promote the Space Jam movie starring Michael Jordan was created in 1996 and is still around and (mostly) functional. It screams 1990s internet and I am a huge fan.

2 days ago | krfofm.com | Stephen Lenz |David Drew

Not many people can resist chicken dipped in batter and fried until crisp and golden, which is why fried chicken is largely  classic comfort food. It doesn't even matter what sides I have with it, although I prefer mashed potatoes and gravy and cole slaw, I'll rarely say no to fried chicken, and it appears I'm not alone. According to US Foods, a significant percentage of consumers say they crave fried chicken at least once a month or more, with many citing weekly or even daily consumption.