With the reminder that Minneapolis-Issues wasn�t called Minneapolis-Politics for a reason...
I think William McAuliffe made a fair observation that pining over lost Minneapolis treasures shouldn't blind us to all the ways the community has improved in recent years...and I do think we do too little praising around here. So I'd like to offer the "What's better?" thread. You can pick an arbitrary date - I'd offer things that have improved or come on the scene in the past 20 years...that's roughly how long I've lived here. A few nominations: Southwest Journal (self-serving, perhaps, because I work for the parent company, but who can deny it?) The California Building and all the other art incubators Gay Pride Parade Art-A-Whirl Milwaukee Road Skating Rink Norwest Center (now Wells Fargo Tower) Bi-lingual lawn signs (thanks, Barb!) Some of the big toxic dirtpiles excavated from the U-area riverfront Many, many Mexican panderias Eat Street Anodyne coffeeshop (my office away from the office at 43rd & Nicollet) and the general coffeehouse explosion in town Midtown Greenway Just a sample. I think a long list will only prove that despite electoral differences, there is reason to hope for the city's progress... David Brauer King Field - Ward 10 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
