This is really sad. As Jan and Holle point out, this was a neighborhood institution. We knew the owner when it was Casalendas, and saw how very involved he was in the community and how very supportive he was of all of its residents.
I'm not that familiar anymore with how Mpls. permit requirements compare with those in the suburbs, but a dozen years ago or so there were a lot of more restrictive (and more costly) requirements for work done in the city as compared to many of the suburbs. For example, we wanted to convert a wood-burning fireplace in our bedroom to gas and found we couldn't do it the way folks in Edina were allowed to. And when we did a major renovation on our house, we had to listen to complaints from the contractor and the subs about how they hated doing work in Mpls, because of the additional requirements and the difficulty of working with the inspections department. I hope things have changed since then. There is a state-wide building code, but it seems to be interpreted differently in different municipalities. Dee Long Living in Minnetonka, working in St. Paul, but my heart's still in Mpls. REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
