March 11, 2007: Spieler’s article “Invigorate the Common Well” about the Commons of Water and public drinking fountains appears in the Minneapolis Star Tribune as part of the “With Water in Mind” series, and in the Alley newspaper. The fountain project gains national attention.
Many thanks to the MN State Arts Board for supporting the creation of this website through a 2014 Artist Initiative Grant with funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.