Memory Lane?
This week's Downtown Journal asks the question, "Should alleys get historical protection?" At issue is whether alleys should have some protection - due to historical significance - in the downtown Minneapolis area.
Article: Should alleys get historical protection? (Downtown Journal)
Should an historic alley or street stand in the way of a $200 million development project?
City […]
The Growing Trend of Smaller Down Payments
The zero-down homeloan.
If you've done it, you may not admit it at a dinner party. But according to a study completed by the National Association of Realtors, more people are doing more homebuying with less.
Article: The Incredible Shrinking Down Payment (Washington Post)
Does anybody remember the old days when home buyers actually made sizable down payments, […]
Tapping Into a Bit of Starbuck's Bandwidth
I was out of town last week and needed to check my email and do some work online. I had my laptop computer with me, so I figured the easiest way to find a reliable internet connection would be to head to the nearest coffeeshop.
The first coffeeshop I found was a Starbucks. Excellent. I always […]
Photography Site: Walking Turcot Yards
I really enjoy sites which have a story about the site's origins. Neath's story of his site - Walking Turcot Yards - is great.
He explains,
"Walking Turcot Yards is a living changing document that really started when in the early 1990’s I began looking for a new project by just riding a bicycle along the Lachine […]
Ivy Tower: Construction Photos, February 2007
A handful of construction photos. The project has reached the 14th floor - more than halfway (the project's website lists 25 stories total).