MINNEAPOLIS -- A large crowd turned out Saturday to see a new landmark in Minneapolis -- a giant pencil near Lake of the Isles. John Higgins, a homeowner on East Lake of the Isles Parkway, ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall) ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — They’re at the top of the list for every back-to-school shopper: pencils. And not just any pencil will do—they’ve got to be No. 2 pencils. But, what the heck is a No. 2 pencil? And ...