Pente: The Classic Game of Five Stones – Now Bringing Hastings Together Online
Pente, the classic strategy board game of five-in-a-row, has arrived in Hastings – and it’s bringing our community together in a whole new way! 🎲 Born in an Oklahoma pizza parlor and now reborn online, Pente blends ancient game roots with modern fun. Discover the game’s fascinating origin story, its rise to 1980s fame (even President Reagan had a set!), and the brain-tickling strategy and philosophy behind each move. Whether you’re a puzzle lover, a competitive spirit, or just looking for a new family game night favorite, Pente has something for you. HastingsNow.com is proud to launch Pente online – challenge your friends and neighbors, sharpen your wits, and see who can connect five first. Ready to play? It’s your move, Hastings! 🔵⚪🔵⚪🔵
Hastings Meets AI: Neighbors in a High-Tech Future
Hastings is embracing the age of AI with open arms and common-sense caution. From classrooms where teachers use ChatGPT as a creative teaching tool to local farms and businesses leveraging smart tech, our community is learning to work with AI, not against it. Discover how educators, healthcare workers, farmers, and shop owners in Hastings, MN are using artificial intelligence to enhance (not replace) what they do best – all while keeping our famous small-town heart and humanity at the center. This in-depth guide shares local voices, practical examples, and hopeful tips for thriving alongside our new high-tech helpers.
Co-Intelligence in Hastings: What Ethan Mollick Can Teach Us About AI (And Why It’s Not Just Sci-Fi Stuff)
Discover how Ethan Mollick’s groundbreaking insights on AI and entrepreneurship can help local businesses in Hastings, Minnesota thrive. Learn practical AI strategies that level the playing field for small businesses, streamline operations, and drive innovation.
Hastings, Meet Ruth Kastner: The Woman Who Might Just Prove the Future is Talking to Us
Is the future already influencing your decisions? Quantum physicist Ruth Kastner’s Transactional Interpretation (TI) suggests that reality is a two-way street, where the past and future communicate through quantum transactions. Discover how her groundbreaking theory could transform Hastings, Minnesota, from local business strategies to everyday life. Could HastingsNow.com’s LOCAL 10 be a quantum matchmaking service for success? Read on and find out.
Hastings City Council: From Public Art to Public Safety, a Busy Start to February!
The Hastings City Council had a busy start to February, tackling a range of important topics from public art to public safety at their meeting on Monday, February 3rd. The meeting included updates on the Arts & Culture Commission's 2025 work plan, a discussion on the Gores Pool #3 Wildlife Management Area, and progress on funding for the city's water treatment plants.
Man for Sale (or Free): The Hastings Breakup That Shook Facebook
When a frustrated Hastings local posted about her unwilling-to-leave ex, Facebook went full Thunderdome. From legal advice to true crime references, the comments section turned into a must-read saga. Is this the craziest breakup post in Hastings history? You decide.