Since spring is threatening to appear [is near], I'm thinking about
Saturday or Sundays spent riding my bicycle from one coffee shop to
another. My usual routine is to head to the Hard Times for breakfast and a
couple cups of very strong, very good coffee [spends some time writing or
even discussing local politics with fellow malcontents] , then ride along
the river road to Thirty-sixth or Forty-second street and cut across to
Bloomington Avenue and the Mayday Cafe.
[something about the Gathering Grounds]
[The Mayday Cafe doesn't seem
At 11:44 PM 3/2/01 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I really wish we could define, somehow, the essence of
>urban/comfy/funky/diverse Minneapolis so our political leaders could defend
>it better when making policy. Maybe their intentions are good, but I sense
>they just don't have the same esthetic that Minneapolis residents share.
>
>Might make an interesting discussion... what makes Minneapolis home? How are
>these things threatened by development and gentrification? How can they be
>protected?
>
>Lately, for example, I've been enjoying exploring the Northeast n
>eighborhoods, and especially like all the little angled blocks, bridges, and
>odd pockets of industrial/commercial space that are created by the railroad
>tracks. Compare this to the proposed developments along the Hiawatha LRT
>corridor... parking lots, McArchitecture transit stations, high-density
>housing, commercial hubs, chain stores and of course six lanes of pavement
>running through it all. Can you wonder why some of us wish they would just
>leave our city alone?
>
>-- Holle Brian
>Bancroft
>(612) 822-6593
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