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by ECtransplant
December 22nd, 2014, 11:00 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: East End / Thresher Square / Trader Joes - 713 Washington Ave S
Replies: 407
Views: 96163

Re: Thresher Square Hotel & Washington/Chicago Apartments

Seems like past discussions of TJs here seem to say it's not a grocer you can rely on for 90% of your grocery needs. My 2x visiting the SLP one seem to confirm this - lacking many typical brands of things like cereal, peanut butter, milk, etc etc items, and a limited selection of produce make it a ...
by ECtransplant
December 20th, 2014, 7:14 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Twin Cities' National and Global Image
Replies: 1024
Views: 228202

Re: Twin Cities' National and Global Image

As some one from the east coast, the idea of not wearing a suit to the office will always feel unprofessional to me. Not saying any one dress code is "right" or "wrong", but I personally feel uncomfortable showing up to work not in a suit.
by ECtransplant
December 16th, 2014, 4:42 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 497228

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless "Irregardless is a word" the article starts with, and has been in use since 1795. Literally the next sentence: "Most dictionaries list it as 'nonstandard' or 'incorrect' usage, and recommend that "regardless" should be used instead....
by ECtransplant
December 15th, 2014, 11:17 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 497228

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

irregardless
I'll be that guy. That's not a word.
by ECtransplant
December 12th, 2014, 1:30 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Replies: 1432
Views: 492287

Re: Downtown Retail News

So what is Walgreens going to do with that extra 14,000 sq ft?
by ECtransplant
December 11th, 2014, 5:34 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Black Lives Matter, The Police, etc.
Replies: 671
Views: 75170

Re: The Police

How long was the protest delayed by the train being held up by freight traffic?
by ECtransplant
December 5th, 2014, 9:48 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Retail News
Replies: 1432
Views: 492287

Re: Downtown Retail News

A couple months after I moved to Minneapolis and wanted to go to Brooks Brothers I couldn't find it. Once I realized it was in the skyway, I still circled around a couple times before finding it.
by ECtransplant
December 5th, 2014, 9:20 am
Forum: Updates - Announcements - Problems - Suggestions
Topic: Forum Maintenance & Technical Issues
Replies: 385
Views: 129271

Re: Posting

But what about when it carries over on to a new page?
by ECtransplant
December 4th, 2014, 11:32 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Black Lives Matter, The Police, etc.
Replies: 671
Views: 75170

Re: The Police

This used to be a country that would allow the NSPA to march through Skokie because freedom of speech and assembly mattered to us. Now, we're the country where commute times trump black lives.
by ECtransplant
December 3rd, 2014, 8:12 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Montage (Nye's redevelopment) - 116 E Hennepin Avenue
Replies: 581
Views: 86273

Re: Nye's Polonaise Room - 100 block of E Hennepin Avenue

the pro-development bias of this city. Lolwut. Between the save Dinkytown wingnuts, the LHENA, people living in the core city who pretend they live in a village, and the refusal to build taller than IDS because of some misplaced nostalgia and Midwestern conservatism, I'm not sure how you can say th...
by ECtransplant
December 1st, 2014, 6:59 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: 2015-16 MN Legislative Session & Budget
Replies: 144
Views: 19444

Re: 2015 Legislative Session & Budget

Unless you're a teacher, it's not your job to educate the ignorant pricks -- neither those in the comments section nor those who think racism doesn't exist
by ECtransplant
November 26th, 2014, 2:46 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Road Crime
Replies: 430
Views: 64156

Re: Road Crime

Yeah I'm not going anywhere near the comments section on that one
by ECtransplant
November 24th, 2014, 2:26 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Southside - News & General Topics
Replies: 1102
Views: 403645

Re: Southside - General Topics

Most transplants I know say blaze dale
by ECtransplant
November 23rd, 2014, 7:46 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Southside - News & General Topics
Replies: 1102
Views: 403645

Re: Southside - General Topics

Should we ask KSTP?
by ECtransplant
November 23rd, 2014, 2:42 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Opposition to New Development
Replies: 102
Views: 9799

Re: Opposition to new Development

Don't feed the troll.
by ECtransplant
November 20th, 2014, 11:44 am
Forum: Minneapolis - General Topics and Citywide Issues
Topic: Permit Parking
Replies: 171
Views: 22956

Re: Permit Parking

When friends visit they usually have to park 3 to 4 blocks away.
The horror!
by ECtransplant
November 19th, 2014, 10:00 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Suburbs - General Topics
Replies: 1138
Views: 357664

Re: Suburbs - General Topics

But then how will your kid make varsity a year early after his hockey buddies make fun of his dessert choices?
by ECtransplant
November 19th, 2014, 2:12 pm
Forum: Local Politics and Governance
Topic: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion
Replies: 430
Views: 150572

Re: Minneapolis City Politics General Discussion

There's a part of me that feels like the core cities would be better off cutting all ties with the State. Probably applies to most core cities in most states.
by ECtransplant
November 14th, 2014, 7:35 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Stress relief
Replies: 222
Views: 39167

Re: Stress relief

Gratuitous swipe at SWLRT aside, nice work Nick.
He knows his audience
by ECtransplant
November 9th, 2014, 1:09 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: RBC Gateway & Four Seasons - 37 stories - 519'
Replies: 2124
Views: 497228

Re: Nicollet Hotel Block

This is getting off topic, but can someone explain to me a) The preoccupation with building a supertall/ new tallest building? We have so many parking lots to fill. And b) the canonization of Lisa Bender and Jacob Frey? Can someone explain to me why there is a taboo against building taller than a 4...