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A bit of speculation, but utility locates have been happening around 4301 E Lake St the last couple of weeks. It appears to be unrelated to general Lake Street goings-on, and fingers crossed it indicates progress on this mixed-use project: https://www.longfellowwhatever.com/new-plan-in-motion-for ...

Construction trailers are on site and initial earthwork has begun for Mikwanedun Audisookon in Ventura Village: https://thecirclenews.org/cover-story/n ... ak-ground/

Site work has begun on the aforementioned 32-apartment development by Footprint at 3561 Minnehaha Ave.

https://finance-commerce.com/2023/09/pa ... nneapolis/

Fortunately, I can bike to work between Longfellow and Hamline-Midway most days. Occasionally I have to drive. What I observed yesterday around 4:15pm on Marshall Ave/Lake St heading west from Fairview/Prior Aves to well into Minneapolis was pretty astonishing. Took about 5-7 cycles to get from one ...

Coincidentally, I hopped on the forum tonight to comment on exactly this. I walked down most of Nicollet Mall each way, first at 3:15pm, then at 7pm. Both ways, it felt busier than in previous months, but i was wondering why there wasn't a police presence. Until, that is, I saw two squad cars idling ...

Great write-up, thanks! Good reminder to head back for a visit, and make use of the Borealis when we do so.

A few area restaurant notes: Lynette is open at 38th St and 42nd Ave. Peppers and Fries closed earlier this summer, and it sounds like Chicago Taste Authority will be closing this month.

26 townhome units proposed at the Marsh Run location.

https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazo ... mation.pdf

Glad to see some news on this site, after years of silence after the initial 4/5-story full block proposal. And, at least initially, also happy to see they are rehabbing the existing building as well as adding housing. Thanks for the update!

Relevant to Nordeast as well: https://www.startribune.com/pedestrian- ... 600384421/

Site prep is underway at the corner of Bloomington and 23rd for a new Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe facility that, per the site sign, will host their urban office, community center, and affordable housing.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/ ... uber-lyft/

Curious if anyone has any experience using them?

As I type, the CNN main page features an article titled "Lyft and Uber to cease operations in Minneapolis after new minimum wage law." At least there's a decent photo of downtown. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Whoa, did not know that. In that case, I hope the owners are able to re-build whatever they want!

I've felt this way for over a decade, but still scratch my head as to why. Aside from the economic/infrastructure draws already mentioned, the area is an easy bike ride or drive to downtown Mpls, the main U of M campus, and Minnehaha Falls / the river trail system in general. Not to mention ...

Marshall Avenue continues to see fairly steady redevelopment. Frana is underway on a decent-sized project just west of Snelling, looks like it is Marshall Flats...not sure if these renderings are still accurate, but I guess we'll see:

https://www.stpaul.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/210423 ...

Awesome. One less vacant lot on East Lake and (maybe?) opportunities for other small businesses to move into the current Dogwood and/or Coven spaces.

There was a proposal a couple years ago for a nice-looking mixed-use at 4301 E Lake (old Dragon City Chow Mein) but I haven't heard anything lately ...

There's a tower crane up at Agra (the aforementioned old Perkins site). Very happy to see this project well underway. Not sure how updated this site is, but it's a nice-looking project: https://collagearchitects.com/agra