Block E is a disaster. Saw a film there today (About Schmidt - don't miss it - somewhere else). It is ugly, unfriendly, hard to navigate. Still half-built and little more than a suburban mall in the urban core.
Is that why you think it's a Republican hangout? It sure ain't a joint for city folk, Andy Driscoll Saint Paul -------- What does it matter to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? Mahatma Ghandi > From: "Barbara L. Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 15:00:56 -0600 > To: Victoria Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Mpls Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] Re: Block E must be the Republican hangout in Minneapolis > > IF you assume that suburbanites are mostly Republican, I can tell you that I > have overheard more than once people talking about Eat Street in South > Minneapolis. The gist is -- a really fun place with atmosphere because of all > the ethnic eateries, and lots of "normal" looking people on the streets so one > feels safe. > > Note I put "normal" in quotes -- that's the characterization I heard -- it > wouldn't be my choice of words. > > I have to say, the last time I was at the Rainbow was during the election > campaign windup and the place, customers and staff alike, were blanketed in > blue Mondale signs, so I can't say it was Republican, but I can say the food > was fantastic, the place was jammed with business-dressed people, and the > service was excellent. > Barbara Nelson > Burnsville > Keeping my ears open > -- > Barbara Nelson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to > burn." > > — David Russell > > > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. > 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
