Say what you will about the need for basements, but I haven't
fired up the woodstove in my garage yet this season, and it's 52
degrees inside tonight. That's 20 degrees warmer than the outside
temperature, and during last summers heat wave it was at least 10
degrees cooler than the out
Last night a child playing on a construction site was killed
when stacked construction materials tipped over on her.
This tragedy is no surprise- I see poor kids, hordes of them,
playing on construction sites and other places they shouldn't all
over the city. Say what you will
Here's your answer:
Rybak will have to wear Mickey Mouse ears during the first day of the World
Series, according to a broadcast report in the Twin Cities.
http://www.channel4000.com/msp/sports/stories/sports-172043220021015-081003.html
-amanda tempel (NE Park)
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When does R.T. Ryba
Fred is right about living in a small town. I happen to also live in a small
town, its called Ventura Village. I moved to a city out in the "BURPS" once,
but people did not like knowing their neighbors and after a while my kids
and wife were spending more time back in the "small town" than at our
I can empathize with a longing for rural simplicity - I spent a good
deal of time in northwestern Wisconsin dairy country and really liked
the rural flavor of Nicollet Island. I've also found a happy home in
Charles Horn Terrace, a small town in effect. Note: illegal drug use
impacts all three of
> RT if your reading, don't bother streamlining. Open
> a mayors appeal desk. When someone had done all that
> is sensible in their app, let them come to your
> office for the quick overrule of a bureaucrat. Then
> keep track of what office or employee is leading the
> league in overules. Th
Hi, thanks for posting! It is indeed critical that the city council
and mayor hear from the citizens on this. Please, folks, call or
write your councilperson, and let them know you support an expanded
Heart of the Beast presence and new commercial space helping to
anchor the corner of Bloomi
michael libby wrote:
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>>Ah, the power of denial- I mutter a few truths about the
>>prevalence of crime in parts of Minneapolis and how overpriced
>>housing is here, and the backlash begins:
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>I
I found St. Anthony's article somewhat uplifting but generally a downer.
The red tape and asinine behavior put forth by the city bureaucracy shines
through when you read the daughter's battles with the city. Could you
imagine lack of greenspace in back of an existing structure could cost her a
li
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> Ah, the power of denial- I mutter a few truths about the
> prevalence of crime in parts of Minneapolis and how overpriced
> housing is here, and the backlash begins:
I don't consider a little cheerleadin
Query for City/County Parking staff:
Why is the underground parking lot between City Hall
and the County Government Center still closed to the
public? This lot is the most convenient lot for
persons doing business in City Hall or the government
Center.
I recall that the lot was closed to the
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> So, let me take this opportunity to offer some good
> stuff to whomever may want it:
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In addition to a tax deductable donation to the ReUse
center, a good local resource for getting rid of stuff
you don't need (or finding stuf
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1069/3365526.html
David Brauer
List manager
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I don't think there should be a garage
requirement either. After all, a garage is just
a nicety. However, for a car owner, they should
have some kind of SPACE where they can park the
car within their property boundaries. It could
involve nothing more than stripping off some sod
and putting down
Well, you've given me both thoughts and laughs
--especially WizardMarks in the latter case.
I've thought in the past that I wish they made a
car like the Isetta or Messerschmidt, designed
for one person just for the parking advantages.
Looks like some of the older garages need that
small a car to
Color me shocked.
hehehehehe.
-Brandon Lacy
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18 of my single family homes did not have garages behind them when I bought
them in the late 1990s. After we rehabbed the houses, we sent letters to
our tenants asking them if they would pay an extra $75 per month for a new
22 X 22 garage with door opener. Every single tenant said they would lo
Following the tragic death of my next door neighbor's daughter Maricruz on
Monday afternoon, I want to say this is the culmination of a lack of
respect on the part of the construction company and subcontractors who have
been building in the neighborhood for the last 6 months. I would like to
kno
Paul Lambie writes, of Skyway News headlines:
> "Governor Candidates" Am I the only who thinks that
> looks and sounds grammatically incorrect? Shouldn't
> they have used the term "gubernatorial"? You can be a
> "candidate for governor" but not a "governor
> candidate." Much like one being a
Where can I pick up a copy of the Watch Dog Newspaper?
Denise Mazone
8th Ward Property Owner
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"Governor Candidates" Am I the only who thinks that
looks and sounds grammatically incorrect? Shouldn't
they have used the term "gubernatorial"? You can be a
"candidate for governor" but not a "governor
candidate." Much like one being a "senatorial,"
"presidential," or "congressional," candida
Does Minneapolis give bonus density for “green”
developments?
Here’s an excerpt from an article about how Arlington Virginia rewards developers
that create environmentally-friendly buildings. It sounds right up Minneapolis’ alley.
“In
exchange for building more innovative -- and genera
A sad article by Ruben Rosario in yesterday's Pipress about
his Dona (can't make the wavy line above the n) Otilia.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/columnists/4278740.htm
"Police Can't Solve All Mental Health Problems"
Renee Jenson[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I just read in Popular Science or Popular Mechanics an article on solar
electricity generation and that some Home Depots will be caring
do-it-yourself solar kits. I believe the Home Depots were in California,
but perhaps the local ones can order from one of the other stores. It was
an interestin
Dear List,
The following was sent out by Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association.
Although it addresses residents of Powderhorn Park etc. I believe it to be a
Minneapolis issue, so I am posting it here. I urge your support of this
project. Thanks.
MJ Mueller
Seward
Attention Artists, Reside
I would also be interested in Minneapolis codes re solar panels. Also, can anyone
recommend books on a build-your-own? I believe that I read about such a thing in the
Whole Earth Catalog years ago.
Thank you.
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
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I like my neighbor a whole lot. And his claim to the neighborhood vastly
outmatches my own because he's lived here all his life and is now retired.
He recalls when my house was a hill that he played on as a child.
Anyway a couple years back he says to me "I was wondering if you mind if I
tear do
Does anyone on the list have information about the
city of Minneapolis codes regarding solar panels? If
anyone has experienced the process in Minneapolis, I'd
love to hear from you. I've become more interested in
solar power given technology improvements and
environmental concerns, and wonder wha
When I read the Strib article about requiring garages,
it seemed apparent to me that the motivation behind
the ordinance is to provide a hurdle for new, private
developments, specifically those that are "low end"
housing options. I got that insight from the
reference made (I think by Barb Johnson
The first time I walked through the little bungalow (I now own), I remember
walking into the kitchen and looking out the window to the back yard. There
facing the house was the most adorable little garage -- stucco to match the
house, exposed eaves and cedar shingles in the gable end. My house h
List:
Since moving into our new home in the Cooper neighborhood, our garage has
been full of stuff that we can't find a place for inside the house. So,
let me take this opportunity to offer some good stuff to whomever may want
it:
--a futon frame, with futon
--diningroom set: table, four chai
>
> I like to walk and bike because it's fun and it would be even more fun
> if more car drivers joined us... that's a message car drivers and
> transportation policy makers also need to hear.
>
This really isn't in response to this specific thread, but to the
pro-walking threads that keep crop
In the never-ending quest for parking revenue streams, Minneapolis has
de-facto created some "permit parking areas". Several blocks around
Abbott-Northwestern and Childrens Hospitals have parking limitations (30
min, 1 hr or 2hr parking) to discourage employee and patient parking on the
streets (t
Below is how Mpls. Startribune covers this issue.
I included the Mpls. specific points of the article & topics discussed
previously on this thread.
But everyone should read the full story so the link is listed below too.
-Amanda Tempel (NE Park)
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/336573
Catherine Leighton writes:
"To turn social pressure, including ostracism
against those who drive, as a solution to pollution/congestion/etc. is
distasteful. "
Avidor- I don't agree with demonizing car drivers either. I recognize
that most people have to drive to get to work and shop because
Min
I'm planning to get a garage built next Spring, I hope. My neighbor,
with his unfailing sense of style, thinks I should built a 4-car garage
across the back of the lot. This would leave me a 6' x 40' strip of
"yard." but no storage space for bikes--of which we have five or six at
last count.
S
As someone who's been car shopping for the last few
weeks, I've been constantly reminded of why many folks
don't park in their garages: their cars simply don't
fit.
Car salesmen get the strangest looks on their faces
when you tell them that you can only look at the low
end of their line because
List,
To answer Ms. Heller's question, on the surface, I say
*no*. There are lots of talented seniors out there
with time on their hands. Of course not all seniors
can work, but if they want to and it reduces their tax
bill, way not make it *an* options for them?
Sheila Cracraft Fehler
Standish
> Catherine Leighton
> Live in Longfellow/Work North East writes:
My household also sports a truck that one of my sons
uses for work. He's in construction, travels
throughout the metro area, and carries tools and
materials to jobs. I don't see an alternative to
his mode of transportation but I
Paul Weir writes:
This rather flattering description of y'all can be found in the October
13 edition of the Boston Globe, in an article by Nicholas Thompson in
the "Ideas" section entitled "Freedom to flame". (I'm utterly hopeless
on a computer, hence I'm unable to provide a hot link.) As the tit
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"What's the equivalent for online discussion? It
might well be the use of the Internet to facilitate small group
conversation where everyone involved has a stake in a productive
exchange. This approach has proved fruitful in several
neighborhood-b
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