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"US Internet plans to offer cable TV in Minneapolis"

I really really hope that they won't require their own set-top box. What I'd really like to see is an option for some sort of small ethernet->coax transceiver box so that we can run coax to our existing hardware (eg. TiVo).

"US Internet plans to offer cable TV in Minneapolis": http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2015/05/20/us-internet-cable-tv-minneapolis.html "If the City Council blesses Minnetonka-based US Internet's plan, it will immediately offer TV in pockets covering between 25 percent and 30 percent of th...

Excelsior and Monterey, 1966. Undergoing a widening project. Another from the SLP Historical Society.

I'm trying to figure out the parking convention on the right hand side of the photograph. It kind of looks like the wild west...

Travis, what's the average lag time between when the main trunk line gets laid in the street in front of a house and when that individual house's NID box gets connected to it and goes live? Does the trunk need to get run down the entire contiguous north/south span (10+ blocks) before any of the NID ...

Great article on the opening this week:

http://minneapolis.eater.com/2015/5/5/8 ... choenefeld

It's nice to see the sidewalk seating! Once the 40-seat patio is done in the fall, this corner will really be happening outside!

http://www.metrotransit.org/Data/Sites/1/media/about/improvements/sip/11_AppendixJ_NewAnnualRidesandResources.pdf Lots of great improvements! My favorite though is the addition of the following for a number of routes: Add late night and early morning trips to facilitate connections to nontraditiona...

Any idea where USI is installing these days? I can't wait for them to get over to Northrop!

http://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/fiberusi

Green is existing service and purple is 2015 build-out.

Only the first port of the 8-port switch is usable for Internet. If you subscribe to USI's VoIP/phone service called Ravon, that is usually then connected to port 2 of the switch. The remaining ports are not usable for Internet. Ah, ok. I'd imagine that USI will supply an IPTV service similar to Ce...

I live on Blaisdell as well. They are installing the mainline in the boulevard in front of my house today.

Just curious, which side of Blaisdell are they running it down... east or west?

Saw them working on Blaisdell Ave. yesterday as well. So pumped! I live on Blaisdell and yesterday they came out to do the internal install (NID box, internal fiber, switch, & configuration). They said the external install would be a couple days to a couple weeks away and that I could call today to...

What are the chances of future C2 rezonings along Nicollet and 38th? Once "Scary Kmart" is redeveloped, this could be the catalyst for further redevelopment stretching south and then to the east across sections of the city somewhat under-served.

It's the 5 contiguous acres of commercial zoning that kills it. These little nodes are only half block depth (to the alley) and don't contain any larger parcels that help you out with that calculation. Somehow, I doubt "contiguous" includes properties across the street either. They likely have to b...

Best Food Market at 3756 Nicollet Ave S closed its doors for good on April 18th. Even though the place was run down and constantly being broke into, it was nice to have a little market like this in the neighborhood. The space is sandwiched between Kyatchi and Hot Wok, directly across the street from...

Pedestrian bridge update: http://finance-commerce.com/2015/04/deal-near-for-vikings-stadium-pedestrian-bridge/ Are there other renderings? That rendering makes it look like passengers will have to walk westbound a ways from the platform before gaining access to the stairs. At that point some may ch...

Hmm, the table of streets shows mine's coverage stopping *1.5 blocks* short of our house, but the map of Field shows us getting service. I really hope the map is right but I suspect the table is correct. Dammit. Note that all of the addresses in the updated table are listed as "Summer 2015". I susp...

For me, it's Northland Plaza in Bloomington: http://northlandpl.com http://www.emporis.com/buildings/125014/northland-plaza-bloomington-mn-usa I love the way the building reflects onto itself as you drive by on France Ave. Your senses loose track of which lines, panels, and shadows are real and whic...

Nighthawks/Kyatchi hot dog fight:

http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2015/04 ... il_6th.php

We actually have started, the weather has been kind to us so far and we are working hard to get everyone live as soon as possible. New area installation should start by April 1 and we will be going full stream all summer long. Any chance the website will be updated soon with the 2015 build-out map ...

Awesome! Can't wait to see what the Greenway is going to look like 15 years from now!

A sneak peak at the menu:

http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2015/03 ... s_menu.php

I don't know what to think about the "Minnesoter Dog" but the corned beef hash looks pretty awesome!

The article states that opening is at the end of April.