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Ah man, I wanted to get work done tonight. Now I'll be playing Sim Tower instead.

Check out Yoot Tower. It is basically Sim Tower 2.0, and the lead programmer (Yoot Saito) is the same. I still occasionally fire it up.

Maplewood Mall will be adding an indoor inclusive playground next to the lower level entrance to Kohl's. That part of the mall has always been the deadest, and given the popularity of the tiny playground one level up I think it will be a nice draw. http://eastsidereviewnews.com/articles/2017/11/07/i...

Hm. I bet it could, focused primarily on prepared foods and fresh produce. It would be significantly upmarket from Target (and Walgreens, which has prepared food too) and, unlike Whole Foods, connected to the skyway. Positioned more like a food hall lunch place (kinda like the old Dayton's basement...

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/22424220_1474299175970919_9199489784503807288_o.jpg?oh=c7091706cd164f753639def1ce610e7a&oe=5A67DBC6 "Last night Inland Development Partners shared a concept for redevelopment of the American Legion/St Petersburg site to the Robbinsdale Economi...

A nice mid century building coming down to build something "hip" and generic that looks like it belongs in Uptown. Sad.

And Hy-Vee, gross. That whole area on 36 is an ugly Sprawlmart.

Walking through it on the skyway level it smells and feels like an attic.

Fun fact: in the 1970s, they used to have a department called "Grandma's Attic".

It's an ugly as hell building. An opinion of ugly doesn't determine whether it's historic or worth saving. I happen to love the styling and the ground floor could easily be made more urban and street friendly without jeopardizing its character. I, too, happen to like it. It has a nice pattern, and ...

3M is reportedly eyeing space in downtown St Paul: http://www.twincities.com/2017/08/16/3m ... n-st-paul/

Looks like it will be a beautiful facility. It's a bummer that this ended up in a cornfield in St. Paul. Would have been a great addition to downtown Minneapolis (or even to the main campus, where it could have been LRT adjacent). It's pretty hard to see any out of town visitors stumbling upon it i...

Also, I just came across this interesting post by John Mannillo in 2014: About five years ago, the year before the previous Mayoral election, Cray Research was negotiating with the Galtier Plaza building owner for a possible move to Lowertown. The City, in their haste to expedite the deal before the...

http://www.twincities.com/2017/08/02/fh ... s-st-paul/

1. Can Nan Hynes be ousted already? She is totally incompetent at managing Galtier.
2. With the Fhima exiting, can that idiotic brick wall be removed and main entrance to the building be restored?

A few interesting tidbits regarding this development were buried in the Finance and Commerce newspaper last month: Walgreen's landlord (Capital Real Estate) purchased 18,039 sq ft of space in "Treasure Island Center" for $2.5 million. Store will be similar to the store CRE built in Gaviida...

Maryland 4-3 is going to be maintained for the second 6-week test period. Sounds like it's going well.

Summer is waning away. I'm curious if there has been any more rumblings about this project?

Someone named Stephen Colburn (whom I do not know) sent me an unsolicited message on Facebook, with a link to this long-winded propaganda , and includes gems like "Buses not only can move more people per hour than light rail, a higher percentage of those people will be comfortably seated rather...

Is it the most effective strategy to specifically call out one person by name, when that person is A. Quite popular, and B. Not running in 2018? I mean, yes, the next Dem candidate will be running on continuing Dayton's policies, but still. He's quite popular within Ramsey and Hennepin Counties. Hi...

Ramsey County Commissioner Blake Huffman (GOP - Shoreview) is running for Governor. I don't think he'll get the nomination, but then again Jeff Johnson managed to do so just 4 years ago. I don't truly know where he's at politically, but on the surface he seems like a moderate. I haven't read anythi...

Where did you get this information from? I'm curious as to where that information came from as well. If it's true, I am totally in support of it. 6 weeks seems like a bit skimpy to fully collect and study the data. Most of the initial uproar has died down, it seems. There's still some pedestrian bl...

From what I can tell, we don't really have a thread dedicated to this area of the Twin Cities yet, though it is significant. Recent news: Hy-Vee pulling out of White Bear Lake - 'Too expensive' : http://www.presspubs.com/white_bear/news/article_50183fd6-4ba7-11e7-bb77-0bf0218040cf.html 'Revamping Wh...

New updates on the Woolworth conversion: http://www.twincities.com/2017/06/07/do ... f=obinsite

It's coming along quite nicely.