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Indoor golf, playing fields, restaurants, retail, performance space coming soon to a parking ramp in downtown Minneapolis... From KSTP "It's a downtown development idea that's been around for more than a decade. And now, it's coming back from the dead: Golfing on the top of a parking ramp."...

This story attempts to answer that question. http://blogs.mprnews.org/stadium-watch/2013/10/28/whats-the-difference-between-a-155m-and-a-97m-renovation/ The Wolves spokesman says they may lose the big cantilevered roof line. Also, there will be a new batch of renderings forthcoming. I'm happy the r...

Does anyone know why the price drop from the original 150 to the now 97 million for the renovation? What are they now leaving out?

From Twinsdaily.com... Dave St. Peter stated, "After the 2013 season, St. Peter said, the team might seek help with upgrades for the 2014 All-Star Game. Under consideration is a remaking of the concessions areas, a stronger connection to a renovated Target Center, and new video boards." I ...

A tweet from Jerry Zgoda tonight...

Wolves, city of Minneapolis & AEG call a Monday a.m. news conference to "update" Target Center renovations. After all these delays, a deal?

More information regarding the public art projects for Target Field Station
http://the2020partners.com/wordpress/wp ... 092413.pdf

From the2020partners... Craig David, one of the artists selected by the Minnesota Ballpark Authority for its public art project, is soliciting community input for his artwork at Target Field Station. https://www.facebook.com/events/490839864337164/?ref=3 Here is his website http://www.artdavidii.com...

And the winner is...
http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/224404881.html

First rendering of the landscape design... http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/565*425/ows_137013177175970.jpg From the Strib story... Nearly 300 trees — likely a mix of elms, maples, lindens and other varieties native to Minnesota — will frame the plaza and building facade. Two walkways or paths ...

Public art requests for the Interchange. - Granite wall backdrop for the Cascade Amphitheater, $190,000 budget; - Two cisterns located near the parking garage, $60,000 budget; - Bench/seating area at the top of the Cascade stairs, $25,000 budget, http://ballparkauthority.com/interchange_art.html htt...

The armory could be a very cool spot for ultimate fighting or boxing type events.

Very preliminary but there was no mention of a hall of fame, team store? I would have thought that these would have separate entrances for non-gameday use. Purple seats? In other new stadiums they hang all of the championship banners. We don't have one yet, ha ha, but there are 4 NFC championships ...

Reminds me a lot of HKS's Metrodome Next renderings from a few years back. Seems to me they lacked new ideas, sort of threw in the towel http://www.savedthevikes.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/stadium2SQUARE.jpg http://www.savedthevikes.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/stadium1_20091217-Inside1.jpg

Courtesy of mprnews.org From Bagley... Vikings vice president Lester Bagley says fans will see a mix of high-technology, ancient mythology and a dose of politics in the final design of the new stadium in the works for downtown Minneapolis. “What we’re going to see tonight is a vision with local arch...

From Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press...

Pssst: The Vikings are in pursuit of 3M to become a corporate naming-rights sponsor for their new stadium. 3M could join U.S. Bank and Target.

Here is the image the Vikings have posted for the link to the stadium unveiling link.

Take this for what it is worth...

Over at skyscrapercity.com someone stated they have heard one large retractable wall with a smaller one opposite of it. They also stated the height of the stadium (from field level to roof) is around 300 to 350 feet. The height of the metrodome is 199 feet.

Radisson Blu coming to downtown Minneapolis... http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/real_estate/2013/04/radisson-minneapolis-sold-28m-blu.html?page=all A California investment group closed Tuesday on its $28 million acquisition of the Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis, clearing the way for the ...

From the Strib...

http://www.startribune.com/local/minnea ... 89831.html

I heard about the brewery concept on the radio yesterday too. There's really no way a Blue Plate brewery-concept restaurant in the North Loop won't be a huge success. Plus, getting more normally-priced restaurants in the area will be a boon in general. Some more info on the new restaurant...Courtes...