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Nice! Was there any word/sign on what is next to that new Aldi in the other part of the building?

Also, the Target remodel finished up in the last week or two. Major improvement, looks way better.

My first reaction to seeing the Wendy's remodel was rats, it's not being torn down. This means it's not going anywhere anytime soon. At least on the upside with the Wendy's update it won't look massively out of place with all the other new facades on Cub/Target and whatever the new Rainbow ends up ...

Evidently along with whatever they are doing with the old Rainbow strip the Wendy's there is also getting an overhaul. Looks like they are updating the aesthetic of the interior and building to reflect the look of other newer Wendys instead of looking like the ones built in the 90's. As for the Rain...

Wow! It's worse in just about every way! Goes to show you that democracy is still accessible to wealthy landowners just like the founding fathers wanted. The plan is still a huge improvement over the status quo, but it's disappointing to see concessions being made entirely in the regressive suburba...

Final draft released: http://news.minneapolismn.gov/2018/09/2 ... olis-2040/

Oooh very nice!

Much to my surprise they are tearing down quite a bit more of the old Rainbow and strip than I had expected. From what my understanding was from the community meeting last year was that they were going to reuse/repurpose the old building for the new tenants instead of constructing something new. I g...

They've started tearing off the front awning bit of the old Rainbow. Looks like the strip will be getting a face lift.

Well with the school on the backside basically done it looks like they are turning their attention towards the frontside with the old rainbow and parking lot. Came home today to find the strip of 27th ave that ran in front of the store front schooner to the intersection by wendy's is now fenced off ...

It also looks like Target has started mobilizing for their renovation project.

Are there any details on how long the renovation is expected to take? Looks like quite the setup with that whole corner of the parking lot taken up with the tents and materials.

Yaaay Trader Joe's opens today! Saw a few employees heading in wearing their shirts on the train this morning.

I believe so yes. According to what they presented at the meeting last year they found that having another ALDI here served a different demographic that complemented that other one even though they are pretty close together. Or in other words, the existing ALDI seems to mainly serve the Somali commu...

Landscaping and such around the charter school behind the old Rainbow appears to be all done. Mix of trees/shrubs/grass. They also paved the previously gravel lot behind Schooner Tavern so that's all kind of connects into the new parking by the school as well. The classrooms previously on the front ...

From biking past the other day it looks like there were some things on the shelves in there, as well as people around as they were in the midst of hiring. They had a sign posted outside the front door that they were doing open interviews. Hopefully that means it'll be up and running in July

Well the charter school they built onto the back half of the old Rainbow looks to be nearing the end. Exterior is all done, and all the pavement for parking lot/sidewalk has been poured back in. I'm not entirely sure how the inside looks but given the temporary spot for the charter school on the fro...

It's going to be a drag when Hi-Lake intersection is all torn up but I'm looking forward to the progress. It sorely needs it. Also the charter school on the backside of the former Rainbow is coming along nicely. The exterior looks to be mostly complete. Not sure of the timeline on when that will be ...

I assume the Trader Joe's is going into the 1st floor of the building along Washington Ave, correct?

Despite the cold the work on the school they a rebuilding from the back half of the old rainbow is looking great. Much more interesting facade than the square ass of a grocery store.

The biggest issue facing Nicollet Mall now is to get the many vacant store fronts filled with retail tenants. It's feels barren with all those empty spaces. Yeah, the whole building by Nicollet Mall Station, Macy's, the old Barnes & Noble.... :( On another note, they built that whole second pla...

I will be so happy to have all of this done to have something other than empty parking lots and buildings by my house. It's going to look fantastic!

Forney coming in 1st is baffling. Aren't her terrible newspaper ads enough to turn people off?

I 1st choiced Forney. I don't get the paper, and never saw her ads there. What made them terrible?