Light Rail to Transform Minneapolis
This past week, Star Tribune Columnist Nick Column wrote a very exciting column: Light rail to transform Minneapolis
"I've driven along Hiawatha Avenue hundreds of times, but as the train picked up steam (electricity, actually) and headed downtown, the city seemed transformed into a new place. It seemed almost, well, don't laugh: cosmopolitan.
Minnesotans are brought up […]
Guard Art at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
Opening Exhibition in Minneapolis - Guard Art
Feb. 7, 7PM-Midnight
You are invited to the next exhibition at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts - Guard Art - featuring work and performances from over 20 security guards representing the Walker Art Center, the Weisman Art Museum, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
The event is free and […]
The Shrinking City Syndrome
Last week the NY Times had a very interesting article, the "Shrinking City Syndrome". Interestingly enough, the article takes a very planner-ific / redevelopment perspective.Over the last decade or so, many of the country's largest urban areas have had a sort of renaissance. Cities are again seen as a place that people want to […]
Banks and Their Buildings
I was listening to Marketplace on the radio tonight and they had an interesting story on how Charlotte has become a center of banking in the world.
"If you travel in circles of high finance, chances are you have to make a stop in Charlotte, N.C., headquarters of two major financial institutions, Wachovia and Bank of […]
Running for City Council to Change Your City (Williamsburg, VA)
Remember all those things Thomas Jefferson, John Kennedy, Howard Dean, and Ralph Nader told you about politics? You know… how politics is for the regular person and you're supposed to give back to your community… Well, if political races have gotten you down, and you were looking for some local inspiration, you might want to […]
Allina Hospital to Stay Located in Minneapolis / Metrotransit Transit Voters Close to Strike
There are currently two big stories in Minneapoland - one that's great, and one that's not so great.
First the good news. Allina Hospitals & Clinics announced that they have decided to locate their headquaters in Minneapolis.
This is a very important accomplishment for Minneapolis because Allina will be located in the Sears Building - a long […]
Guard Art at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts
SSCA's current exhibitions - Guard Art - was written up in this week's MN Daily and City Pages.Who will watch the watchers? �Guard Art� gives usually silent functionaries a chance to express themselves - The Minnesota Daily
Guard Art (an "A List" recommended event) - Citypages
Stevens Square Center for the Arts website
Competition: Baltimore vs. Washington DC
There's a great article in the lastest issue of the The Next American City that focuses on "Competition"The Race for Residents: D.C. and Baltimore go head to head
"Live Baltimore, which is supported in part by city and foundation grant money, zeroed in on a very specific segment of this young population: the D.C. commuter. The […]
Gun-Control in Large Urban Areas
(Sounding a little like Jon S. Hall) Whenever the mayors of the country's three largest cities get together to write an editorial - it's time to stand up and take notice.
A couple days ago Michael R. Bloomberg (New York City), Richard Daley (Chicago), James Hahn (LA), and Scott King (Gary, Ind.) co-authored a commentary letter […]