While colorful, cool stores like at Mercado would be appealing, northsiders need a place to buy their toilet paper and toothpaste and other essentials they got at Target. Not everyone has the means to drive to Crystal or to another location. Another store similar to Target would be a good option for Broadway. But since Wal-Mart is repugnant to so many people, I give it a snowball�s chance. (Yes, I read Nickel and Dimed, and it�s why I try to be extra patient and courteous with the employees there.)
Other options for the Broadway site: A Burlington Coat Factory: whenever I come down to the Cities I make this store one of my stops. (There�s one in St. Louis Park.) You pay discount prices for quality merchandise, such as J.Jill women�s apparel. What I especially appreciate is their selection of plus-size women�s apparel and their suits for preschool and grade school boys. (Great quality and style, reasonable prices.) That�s one of my beefs with Target: foofy dresses galore for girls, but nothing for boys outside of licensed-character casual duds. A Petters Warehouse: again, another store that sells quality merchandise at discount prices. At the Forest Lake store I bought a pair of leather tennis shoes for $10 and other bargains too numerous to mention. Plus, it�s Minnesota-owned. Fleet Farm would also be a possibility. The Brooklyn Park store is on the cusp of a exploding NW sector and wouldn�t take a serious hit. (Plus, Fleet Farm carries the requisite toilet paper, toothpaste, and other essentials.) It seems like the best bargain-priced stores are in communities that need them the least. A store like any of the above would be a boon for north Minneapolis. Yes, families of means are moving in. But there�s still a considerable population on the north side for whom cost-cutting is a necessity, not a luxury. Susan Maricle formerly of Folwell Bruno MN __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ 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
