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by PhilmerPhil
February 18th, 2016, 11:03 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Embassy Suites (Plymouth Building) - 12 6th Street S
Replies: 286
Views: 51788

Re: Embassy Suites (Plymouth Building) - 12 6th Street S

bring back olive garden - it's hip now
by PhilmerPhil
February 17th, 2016, 11:32 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Car Sharing / Rental (Car2Go, HourCar, etc.)
Replies: 235
Views: 58438

Re: Car Sharing / Rental (Car2Go, HourCar, etc.)

People at Oaks can still use Car2go like the rest of us do. Look up nearby cars in the app and park on nearby streets.
by PhilmerPhil
February 15th, 2016, 12:33 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
Replies: 494
Views: 337911

Re: Lake & Nicollet Redevelopment (Kmart site)

With Walgreen's rapidly replacing their stores throughout the city , there are only a few left that have yet to be rebuilt, including the one on Lake and Pillsbury. Semper, the developer that has redone many of the locations around the city and is working on the 27th & Hennepin location, tried t...
by PhilmerPhil
February 10th, 2016, 9:32 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Nicollet Mall
Replies: 1469
Views: 601343

Re: Nicollet Mall Reconstruction Project

Will the people upset about buses staying on Nicollet Mall express similar anger when the city will continue to allow cars on Hennepin Ave's upcoming rebuild?
by PhilmerPhil
February 9th, 2016, 11:53 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Hiawatha-Lake - Minnehaha - Downtown Longfellow
Replies: 323
Views: 394777

Re: Southside - General Topics

That section of 27th Ave could make a great woonerf that could be extended north with redevelopment of the Wendy's/Rainbow/auto parts site.
by PhilmerPhil
February 7th, 2016, 10:47 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: DTE: Wells Fargo, Radisson Red, Edition Apts & Millwright Building
Replies: 2909
Views: 472421

Re: Downtown East - Wells Fargo / Radisson Red / Edition Apt

I just printed that post out and framed it^
by PhilmerPhil
February 6th, 2016, 5:23 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: University of Minnesota - News & General Topics
Replies: 615
Views: 1212682

Re: University of Minnesota - General Topics & Development M

If it's an actual thing, I just hope the seven storefronts are replaced with an amount equal to or greater than that. (not likely)
by PhilmerPhil
February 4th, 2016, 10:45 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Stress relief
Replies: 222
Views: 43178

Re: Stress relief

Anyone else catch the latest Always Sunny? Mac and Dennis move to the suburbs. Good stuff.
by PhilmerPhil
February 3rd, 2016, 7:12 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: [Archived] Uptown Retail & Restaurant News 2012-17
Replies: 1427
Views: 262038

Re: Uptown Retail & Restaurant News

Wider sidewalks, bike lanes, two way conversions, and parklets might send cues to people to linger.
by PhilmerPhil
February 3rd, 2016, 12:04 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: [Archived] Uptown Retail & Restaurant News 2012-17
Replies: 1427
Views: 262038

Re: Uptown Retail & Restaurant News

Some thoughts on the Parella space and Uptown restaurants in general:

http://www.eater.com/forums/minneapolis ... ity-crisis

Beware: lots of parking barking
by PhilmerPhil
February 1st, 2016, 8:49 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Street, Road and Highway Projects
Replies: 1413
Views: 669590

Re: Street, Road and Highway Projects

Have you contacted 311? That's a good place to start.
by PhilmerPhil
February 1st, 2016, 5:34 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis General Discussion
Replies: 2037
Views: 860136

Re: Downtown Minneapolis General Topics & Development Map

I forget where--I'm pretty sure it came from someone close with the fire department--but I heard that the City may be looking to do something with that fire station development-wise.

(Sorry for the incredibly vague post.)
by PhilmerPhil
January 29th, 2016, 9:50 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: North Loop Office Building - 419 Washington Ave N / 420 N 3rd St
Replies: 122
Views: 29765

Re: North Loop Neighborhood

Maybe there would be less parking demand if employers didn't incentivize driving by paying for employees' parking? (As opposed to paying a transportation benefit and allowing employees to choose how they spend that money.) I've said it before, but I know a few people that work in the North Loop that...
by PhilmerPhil
January 26th, 2016, 10:24 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Loring Park Neighborhood
Replies: 91
Views: 72757

Re: Loring Park Neighborhood

What's wrong with the existing units? They're getting filled. Or are they just not getting filled by the right types of people?
by PhilmerPhil
January 26th, 2016, 2:51 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News
Replies: 1113
Views: 586861

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Restaurant News

Inspired by the action of others on this fourm, I contacted them asking if they were interested in opening an Uptown/LynLake/South Minneapolis location and got this response:

"We are currently sourcing this area and hope to bring the Naf Naf love."
by PhilmerPhil
January 26th, 2016, 2:12 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: [Archived] Uptown Retail & Restaurant News 2012-17
Replies: 1427
Views: 262038

Re: Uptown Retail & Restaurant News

Punch Pizza and Naf Naf please.
by PhilmerPhil
January 26th, 2016, 11:19 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Uptown Hotel Discussion
Replies: 423
Views: 65183

Re: Uptown Hotel Discussion

Check out the comments. Not really surprising though. People love to hate Uptown. I wonder where they all live.

https://www.facebook.com/citypages/post ... 3784321542