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Let me preface this with "I'm new here", to the neighborhood and somewhat to urbanmsp/streets forum (long-time lurker, more recent poster, etc.) This project has evolved somewhat beyond previous commentary here, and they're now calling it Prospect North Gardens . Looks like they're suggest...

Cornerstone still owns the property to the north, that thread is here: https://forum.streets.mn/viewtopic.php?f ... 9&start=40.

I'll write a brief update in that thread, as it looks like the project concept is coming along from what was talked about before.

Proof of fence from this twitter account

I'd support the Cedar getting any money, in fact anyone reading this right now should go to a concert there if they haven't yet. They're a non-profit and the staff are mostly volunteers, who work in exchange for tickets. The Cedar hosts such a wide variety of performers and events from just about ev...

I live in the area and use the train stop daily, will gladly report and photograph any changes I see. I was hoping someone here would know when the construction starts, but I haven't found anything in public documents.

We need to rename this topic:

The Rise at Prospect Park is also known as the building the grocery store will be in

https://twitter.com/PPAmpls/status/701070344237424640

And this: https://vine.co/v/i5rbhAJAtjp.

The petition competition made Kare 11 too, but fairly biased toward opposition, apart from one interviewee.

http://www.kare11.com/mb/news/uptown-ne ... l/21988033

Overflow is closing this month on the 21st, and are having some sort of event (http://www.overflowespressocafe.com/). They had a survey out earlier soliciting opinions on what they might do next. Chance they may reopen in the area, or maybe expand what they do, or wait it out. I live very close and ...

Nicole Curtis/Healy Project/MRRDC shitstorm aside, has anyone heard a thing about when construction begins on the new 2320 Colfax?

Also:

http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.c ... /contacts/
http://ir.scrippsnetworksinteractive.co ... rol-IRHome

But I suppose I'd advise anyone to not do something that seems to interfere with a contractual relations.

I'd rather believe it's the shaky neighborhood process that makes it hard to secure financing. At no point in the whole process did it ever feel like a certainty, because strong, random, and weird opposition made it difficult for the developer to get quality feedback, and when they'd come back with ...

Currently the corner (the part that would directly abut her property) is just a parking lot, and her building was built over 100 years ago, before zoning was even a thing. I have come to understand that LHENA/Deanna Hagg/MRRDC views newer surface lots as more likely to cause crime, whereas old esta...

Thoughts? http://healyproject.org/wp-content/uplo ... raft21.pdf

Was this thing presented at the meeting?

Yep! Their sketch artist was busily finishing the sketches during the presentation from Lander.

This is a joke, correct?

It's 100% for real.

I recall hearing something about this at the last LHENA meeting. Board member Tim Dray announced it, and stated specifically that any resident or business owner who shows up next week will be able to vote. Drag all your Wedge friends, 'cause it'll be a LHENA hootenanny.

Buddha is closed: http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2014/07/eat_street_buddha_kitchen_is_closed.php Long read, but some history on one of their owners: http://adventuresofjohnnynorthside.blogspot.com/2014/01/landlord-daniel-gelb-of-danlen.html. tl;dr: connections to Tom Petters, and north-side land ow...

One of the distressing things I've found living in NE (near to University and 22nd-- wondering if I know FISHMANPET's friend now) is how isolated it feels up there. My uptown hipster friends will not visit, and freedom is entirely dependent on good busses and good biking to make up for the lack of g...

Does anyone know what the timeline is for this project, or what needs to be done before they can get to building? I just biked by today partly expecting to see construction happening, but it looks like nothing's going on. Has the project actually gone through the final rounds, or what? All I can fin...

Note there's an open house on the issue coming up:

29th Street Reconstruction Open House
Elan Community Room, 2837 Dupont Ave S
May 27, 6:00-7:30pm

Add it to your calendars!

Also, someone recorded some footage from the vigil of a speech from Nicole Curtis. I think she makes a few questionable statements (TIL: in Europe, no old buildings are torn down ever, to be replaced with new green ones). Perhaps worth a little more dissection, just to see what new arguments will be...

The deadline for public comment is 1PM tomorrow (Tuesday), so, if you want to submit something, do it before then. The preservationists are kind of going crazy over this, so without a similar set of inspired people on the development side, it's hard to know how this will go.