urbanMSP

^I'm aware of all the other impediments to eliminating armed emergency responders, but I think you are being willfully naïve about the implications of poorly drafted amendment language. For example, I would not be the least bit surprised if, once passed, those same citizen police abolitionist drafte...

I’m undecided, and it’s going to be a game time decision, likely. Honest question, though, why is the ‘if necessary’ language about having police officers in the amendment at all? Especially if, as literally every supporter tries to assure me, there definitively WILL be police officers? I mean, it m...

So what so-called "negative externalities" are there about people not getting into their cars and driving to work? I'd think people would be happy we're reducing the need for downtown parking and highways and air pollution. Maybe we could convert the Multifoods tower to apartments and eas...

Prediction: in 20 years we will look back on the dramatic work from home shift that occurred in 2020-2022 as being largely a white privilege movement that had huge negative impacts on marginalized urban communities of color. White privilege movement? Please explain why employers keeping there workf...

Prediction: in 20 years we will look back on the dramatic work from home shift that occurred in 2020-2022 as being largely a white privilege movement that had huge negative impacts on marginalized urban communities of color. I think we can already say that. True, but until recently I was holding ou...

Prediction: in 20 years we will look back on the dramatic work from home shift that occurred in 2020-2022 as being largely a white privilege movement that had huge negative impacts on marginalized urban communities of color.

Does anyone actually walk into a dealership and decide to purchase a car same day? That seems like a yikes move when purchasing an overpriced depreciating asset. I have, but that's because I don't go to the dealership until I'm ready to buy and am pretty sure I know what I want. And these days, I c...

This is my third week back in the office full time. Every day (except for Mondays and Fridays) feels more crowded than the day before. Felt like there was a decent amount of foot traffic in the skyways today, especially. My first two days back were this week, and honestly, they were the best two da...

On July 4th I saw on a friend's snapchat story people shooting fireworks off and people doing donuts I think at Lake and Hiawatha. Also playing music and dancing in the streets, it was only missing a big grill and food! Seemed like an enjoyable time. I talked to them afterwards, and the police trie...

As long as we're throwing out unfounded opinions, my guess is that the need for security made them feel the event basically had a bullseye on its back. But yeah, sure, maybe they cancelled the second most attended event in the state because 'the local art community' thinks it's a laughingstock. I kn...

The uptown art fair has sadly been canceled due to security issues at lake and Hennepin. This is a pretty big blow to a part of uptown that is in need of positive energy. LOL. Baloney. We all know with 100% certainty that they are lying when they blame security issues and that in reality the Art Fa...

But has that building changed hands? I'd be willing to bet that however many years ago the owner underwrote the building with a Victoria's Secret type tenant in mind and has been hoping against hope that they can get another one as it's the only way the price they paid makes sense. Their only other...

Except Victoria's Secret isn't a high-value renter anymore, which is why it is gone. Which isn't to say that you're wrong, just that the things evolve. But has that building changed hands? I'd be willing to bet that however many years ago the owner underwrote the building with a Victoria's Secret t...

It ain't that deep bud. I just throw out comments on the internet.

Well there's something I think we can agree on!

Please show me where I have advocated for any of those things you list. I can see why if you thought I was going to go point by point and try to refute the things you said, you'd be confused that I was bringing up things you didn't mention. But that was not my intention, I'm just voicing my frustra...

To be honest, the whole snarky you guys are all wrong attitude plays a bit like an attempt to kill debate. To be honest, constantly having to debate about things that are subjective is a drag. Plenty of people live here and don't agree with you. Others do, some even live in the city, but far more o...

Heh, so I hadn't been to Uptown in a while either. I was expecting a ghost town as all of you said. Instead I got families, packed beaches, people put walking dogs, kids playing in front yards, so on and so on. Uptown Cleaners building only had one vacant space out of 10. Lake & Irving still ho...

^I think that's basically right. I just worry how long it will take and how bad it will be in the meantime. In my personal opinion, the turning point might be when we see a couple distressed commercial sales, or even a commercial foreclosure or two. That would be a big signal that the model that was...

The area is just gonna have to do a full re-set. Rents probably are too high currently, although I have a hard time believing that Juut was staring at a massive rent increase given the condition of the immediate area (although who knows, maybe they had a really long term lease that was way below mar...

We had lunch in NE yesterday and went DT Whole Foods to buy steaks......there were a lot of people out and about

Yes, my girlfriend went out in NE with some friends on Saturday. After my buddies comment I asked her and she said that NE was fun and seemed relatively normal.