Cory Merrifield of Save The Vikes has published a list of the Minneapolis city council members he considers possible swing votes in favor of using public revenue to subsidize Cory Merrifield’s Vikings season tickets. Seven of thirteen city councilmembers have already gone on record in opposition to Mayor Rybak’s stadium proposal, including city council members [...]
Back on January 29th, Carly and I ran my last few blocks of the Shingle Creek Neighborhood, then dipped into Victory. After a quick loop at 52nd, we busted south on Osseo Rd, which took us past G & K Services’s offices. We did not have branded identity apparel needs at the time, so kept [...]
Steve Brandt at the StarTribune has an article up about the progress of repaving in Minneapolis. While Rybak seems to think the city has hundres of millions of dollars for the Timberwolves and Vikings, we also have streets dating back to 1961 in need of some serious work. The article included a great graphic illustrating [...]
How does one fit an NFL stadium to the east of the Metrodome? I’m trying to figure that out. It’s a fun game to play while the Vikings and Vikings fans continue to beg for corporate welfare. The shot above shows the Metrodome via Google Maps. If you stuck another Metrodome next to the current [...]
The 511 Building. You’ve probably driven past it numerous times, on your way in/out of downtown Minneapolis to/from I-94 between 5th & 6th streets, but may not know what happens inside. Lester Bagley, Ted Mondale, and the rest of the Minnesota Vikings Wilfare queens may not care what happens inside. For the rest of us, [...]
East Lake St Taco Bell building. Closed. Will it be reused? Hey city planner geeks, has anyone done any research on the difficulty of reusing buildings built for specific businesses such as the former East Lake Taco Bell building shown above? It seems like finding a new tenant for a building with a Taco Bell [...]
Back on December 11th, Carly, Nordica, Kevin, and I ran Morgan and Newton Avenues in North Minneapolis from Hwy 55 to the Dowling and back. We started by heading north on Morgan: This building at 1119 Morgan Ave N was built in 1936 for the Sharei Zedeck Synagogue back when North Minneapolis had a large [...]
The Minneapolis Police Department’s Shots Fired map do a good job showing where shots are fired showing were shots spotter microphones are installed. Shots Fired The StarTribune misinterpreted this data like this: It’s a valuable public service to put out this public information, but the sheer number of red circles is a sad commentary on [...]
On December 18th, Carly and I toured St. Anthony West and East neighborhoods of Northeast Minneapolis from the Mississippi to Central Ave starting on 11th Ave NE at Main and heading toward the river. We parked behind Elements Pizza at Broadway & Main. 11th Ave NE runs into Graco (Worldwide Leaders in Fluid Handling). The [...]
Carly, Bill, and I chipped off the SE corner of the Lind-Bohanon Neighborhood along with a few streets in Webber-Camden and through N Mississippi River Park this morning. We started at the park and worked our way west on 49th Ave N past Bohanon Park. The temps are not cooperating for skating rinks. We passed [...]
