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by Blaisdell Greenway
December 8th, 2022, 3:55 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion
Replies: 430
Views: 144666

Re: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion

Do you want Mike Erlandson instead of Keith Ellison for Congress? MAK instead of Ilhan? That's what happens when you get rid of caucuses.

If you don't like it don't participate. The alternative is worse.
by Blaisdell Greenway
December 8th, 2022, 9:36 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion
Replies: 430
Views: 144666

Re: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion

Extremely detailed Kingfield resident Josh Martin maintains a directory that tracks nearly all ongoing political machinations within Minneapolis: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ujl3dviCW3xaLyrYy9oGU4r-_a52FmggadmjzihXEEk/edit?usp=sharing He is also handling the 2023 council candidate tracker, w...
by Blaisdell Greenway
December 4th, 2022, 10:44 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Replies: 1291
Views: 813654

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market

According to the listing it looks like the interest-only loan came to term (probably at twice the interest of the original loan). So maybe just a bad/mistimed financial investment on a good asset? Almost 70% leased doesn't seem terrible in today's market.
by Blaisdell Greenway
December 2nd, 2022, 9:26 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Northside - News & General Topics
Replies: 398
Views: 247851

Re: Northside - News & General Topics

Per North News this is moving forward. The Olympic Pool used for the Olympic Trials in Omaha will be installed in the Northside in July. The Center it appears will have an additional pool and a running and biking track. (The pictures show people biking inside the building.) There may also be some c...
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 28th, 2022, 10:01 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Chicago Avenue Corridor - Powderhorn & Nokomis Area
Replies: 57
Views: 29921

Re: Chicago Avenue Corridor - Powderhorn & Nokomis Area

City purchase of the George Floyd Square Speedway is on the BIHZ committee agenda for Tuesday: https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/File/2022-01133
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 17th, 2022, 3:28 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station
Replies: 81
Views: 56785

Re: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station

It may replace some of the blue collar employment lost by Graco's departure. The fact that we've seen a little disappointment upthread that there is not a concrete and steel apartment tower being built on this site once again begs the question of where the proper place for a factory is. Out in the ...
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 17th, 2022, 9:54 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station
Replies: 81
Views: 56785

Re: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station

Update on the Devean George modular housing factory, including that additional financing is still needed to get things up and running. https://www.startribune.com/19m-modular ... fresh=true
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 17th, 2022, 9:11 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Southside - News & General Topics
Replies: 1102
Views: 394065

Re: Southside - News & General Topics

According to the Linden Hills website this is by right and doesn't require any variances. Lol amazing.
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 17th, 2022, 9:05 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Southside - News & General Topics
Replies: 1102
Views: 394065

Re: Southside - News & General Topics

New Snow Kreileich infill planned for Linden Hills next to Settegren's hardware. Looks fantastic. https://www.southwestvoices.news/posts/ ... pton-ave-s
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 15th, 2022, 2:42 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Replies: 1432
Views: 479532

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Since they announced they're leaving after 5 years, my guess is they had a 5 year lease with 5 year option to renew and didn't take the option. This is a standard commercial retail lease length so you'll often see places announcing closures at the 5 and 10 year mark.
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 11th, 2022, 3:37 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota Redistricting 2022
Replies: 57
Views: 20888

Re: Minnesota Redistricting 2022

The DFL house passed an adult use cannabis bill in 2021 after spending the couple years before doing listening sessions etc. So I think a lot of the specifics are already worked out and ready to go. But you're right about optics. https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cannabis/
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 11th, 2022, 1:51 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota Redistricting 2022
Replies: 57
Views: 20888

Re: Minnesota Redistricting 2022

A few good ideas floating around today that don't cost $ Allowing red light camera enforcement (per city's updated Vision Zero plan): https://twitter.com/WedgeLIVE/status/1590754115881431041?s=20&t=u62OCHV1eKOCCn04kpmp2w Repealing legal segregation in charter schools: https://twitter.com/whstanc...
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 11th, 2022, 11:39 am
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minnesota Redistricting 2022
Replies: 57
Views: 20888

Re: Minnesota Redistricting 2022

Legal weed is such a slam dunk at this point I wouldn't be surprised if that's the first to pass. Looking forward to Hornstein and Dibble as transportation chairs, expecting some good things to happen. Love the idea of allowing counties to expand their own tax base more. Walz ran hard on fully fundi...
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 8th, 2022, 9:33 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station
Replies: 81
Views: 56785

Re: Root District - Farmers Market / Royalston Station

Cool prefab housing manufacturing facility coming to Royalston https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities ... inneapolis
by Blaisdell Greenway
November 3rd, 2022, 8:06 am
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Affordable Housing
Replies: 13
Views: 13704

Re: Affordable Housing

Which one got pulled? One of the Satori projects?
by Blaisdell Greenway
October 29th, 2022, 8:02 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
Replies: 964
Views: 340042

Re: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics

I work in this neighborhood, it's pretty awesome to see Marshall become a wall of buildings, like a mini Central Park West.
by Blaisdell Greenway
October 26th, 2022, 8:36 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area
Replies: 486
Views: 306907

Re: Nicollet-Lake - greater Kmart area

Nicollet Mall South! Buses and bikes only. Keep cars on Blaisdell and 1st
by Blaisdell Greenway
October 20th, 2022, 3:59 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Replies: 1432
Views: 479532

Re: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News

Good luck with that, the voters rewarded the police department for not doing their jobs.