In 2011, an itinerant theater company was formed in Chicago to “explore what it means to be Nordic in...
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Author: Jeff Kelley
Jeff Kelley is a Richmond, Va.-based communications professional and former business reporter at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Once honored as the city’s top blogger by Richmond Magazine, Kelley stays actively engaged in his hometown of RVA, is a diehard Springsteen fan and frequents tea parties with his little girl. Follow him on Instagram at @jephkelley.
My Bubba: Captivating Listeners with a Gentle, Yet Powerful, Sound
October 13, 2016 Jeff KelleyThe harmonies of a Swedish-Icelandic female folk duo are so gentle and vulnerable, and their performance so personal, that...
Are your house keys the final frontier for a digital overhaul? If a Swedish company has its way, that...
It was a trip to Sweden in the mid-1990s that hooked Holly Hallberg on Scandinavian design – and changed...
Swedish-born e-commerce site builds a stateside brick-and-mortar
March 30, 2016 Jeff KelleyIt used to be that brick-and-mortar stores would start a website to sell their products. Now, it seems, the...
East Coast kubb team makes the trek to the Midwest to take on teams in ‘Viking chess’ Suddenly, there...
Minneapolis-based True Norse Films explores human relationships To understand the Scandinavian influence on Kjell and Per Kvanbeck’s company, True...
Swedish knifemakers bring high quality at a low cost to outdoors enthusiasts and kitchens around the globe High quality...
Culture, community and more at Twin Cities’ American Swedish Institute
November 4, 2015 Jeff KelleyA heritage museum and cultural center. A gathering place for Swedes and non-Swedes alike. A geothermal energy-lover’s dream. The...
Meet Eric Anderson, the Man Who Brought Organized Kubb to America
October 8, 2015 Jeff KelleyWhen Eric Anderson and his wife moved to Wisconsin, it set off a string of events that led to...