Ooops! In a case of "multi-taskus-posty-hasty" I accidentally sent this reply to Lynn instead of the list, as I'd intended.thoughts and some info to explore online as well, for those so inclined...
I've been pedalling my SUV all week - and loving the process. I invite you all to check out
I was enjoying a stroll through Minnehaha park today and noticed that
the park road is still closed with a road block in the middle of the
park.
Not only that, but the new dirt road around the road-block got a road
block too.
I admit I can't help but laugh at that awful stupid reroute of
On Friday, May 10, 2002, at 08:14 AM, Victoria Heller wrote:
I would like to know which Minneapolis businesses loot the public
treasury
and which ones do not.
The guilty will not identify themselves - so I would like to start a
trend
whereby innocent businesses (large and small)
In the beginning it will have to be the honor system.
Over time, we should force government at all levels to identify the
businesses that receive subsidies. Inexpensive technology exists to create
and maintain such a database.
Just to clarify.
A grocery store that accepts food stamps is
Though I fully support the idea behind this - making clear the indirect,
unseen support from citizens that allows corporations to look like a better
idea than they really are - I think you'd be relatively hard pressed to find
a business that does not benefit somehow from government subsidies.
I would like some clarification on one point. When we
say on the take do we mean businesses that have
received government funds as grants? or are we
including the myriad of small and large businesses
that have received loans from the MCDA and who are
paying them back with interest?
I don't view
Jon and all:
All will be bared at the next SSCO Housing and Development Committee
next Tuesday, May 14th at 6:30 pm at the City of Lakes Auditorium at 110
East 18th Street. The owner of the mall will be there, along with the
redeveloper's architect. I assume the topic will be the future of
So, is this to say that Art ran for CNIA board chair
as a favor to Wizard Marks? I was unaware that Wizard
and Art had developed such a cozy relationship. Is
that why Ralph Bruins is involved in the Business
Development Committee too? I think he's chair, but
not certain of that.
Regardless,
Dave Piehl wrote:
So, is this to say that Art ran for CNIA board chair
as a favor to Wizard Marks? I was unaware that Wizard
and Art had developed such a cozy relationship.
You can drop the snide routine any time David. I want CNIA to come back
to life so we can get on with the business of
Now Now Now Now! Basim alleged that he could buy
favors from councilmembers for a few thousand dollars.
If you recall, I was one of those he alleged he would
be able to buy. I can tell you that was not then, am
not now, nor will I ever be for sale. For a few
thousand or a few hundred thousand.
I just ran into a Save the Loring Banner Ad on City Pages. They have a
note here http://www.loringcafe.com/. This may be first in local
activism (of sorts) - banner ads.
What does Joesph Whitney have to say about all of this? There must be a
story behind the scenes.
Steven Clift
Carag
FORWARDED TO MPLS. ISSUES ON BEHALF OF JENNIFER
LOVAASON, MET COUNCIL
Metro Transit will retool bus routes to improve
reliability, speed and convenience of transit
service in Sector 5, which includes Minneapolis and
St. Paul south of I-94 plus Bloomington, Richfield
and Edina. This area
Seventh Ward Council Member Lisa Goodman discusses redistricting, the
Rybak-Olson affair, and the stadium conundrum in part one of a two-part
interview on The Minneapolis Observer TV show, Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on cable
channel 17.
Craig Cox
Shamelessly promoting his own stuff from
lovely
I'm not questioning Barb's integrity; Barb has a
history of working in the community, and setting aside
the personal agendas of whoever may have them.
Urban Ventures, on the other hand, was collaborating
with Basim Sabri on the motel issue (among other
things) around the time the donation was
This was sent to me by a friend. The story is now the
lead on www.kare11.com.
Tim Connolly
Downtown resident
Note: forwarded message attached.
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Tom Berthiaume @parallel-productions.com wrote:
We all want a good grocery, and I think that through the diligent
efforts of the community and enlightened property owners I think we'll
eventually get one. But let's not kid ourselves. There is nothing easy
about this site for a new grocery,
Yeah, give us a break. If this area is so daunting, I guess the Turtle
Bread Company is baking up a bad batch of development by getting the
exclusive rights to develop the SW corner of Franklin and Nicollet:
I really don't want to get into this old rehash (old in Central,
anyway), but there are a number of facts that every post so far on this
topic has failed to mention. The issues are getting lost under the very
personal tone this email takes with David Piehl's opinions of Art
Erickson:
1.
Triangle Park Creative, which publishes the Seward Profile, Southeast Angle
and Merriam Park Post (St. Paul, sorry) is very pleased to announce the
hiring of Linda Picone as our editor-in-chief for all three papers.
Ms. Picone has been resting up since her SW Journal days ended last winter
and
Steve Clift brought to the list's attention a banner
ad on the City Pages website.
I encountered the same ad three or four weeks ago.
When Dara Moskowitz ran a short piece on the possible
closing of the Loring in the April 3rd edition of CP I
took that opportunity to write the editor of City
Coops do not have to be natural foods and can be
designed to meet the needs of the membership and
community they seek to serve. Cooperatively owned and
operated groceries have been helpful in providing
local access to cheap groceries in many inner city
environs across the country at times
It is fishing opener and it looks like everybody is leaving
the metro area for a better, cleaner lake. How about a list
of great lakes and fishing spots in Minneapolis and the
metro area where people who don't want to drive for several
hours can go and throw in a line by themselves or with a
Congratulations on a great hire! Glad the MPPost is in expansive hands.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without
action. - Benjamin Disraeli
From: Dan Nordley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 14:46:34 -0500
To: [EMAIL
LINDEN HILLS LIBRARY GRAND OPENING
A festive grand opening celebration to showcase the renovation of
Linden Hills Community Library will take place Saturday, May 18, from 1:00
to 6:00 p.m. The library will be open for business during the event.
A vision for a restored and updated
The May 10, 2002 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education published a ranking of
top college towns by ePodunk, an information company that focuses on American
places. The ePodunk rankings grouped college towns into four categories: big,
medium-sized, and small cities, and towns. ePodunk
The idea of boycotting Target and others because they benefited from a
city subsidy is ridiculous (and backwards).
It's ridiculous, because - as Barbara Lickness pointed out - the list
includes every business that has benefited from an NRP grant or loan,
not to mention the Guthrie, every
Ghost wrote:
1.Many in the community would take issue with Art Erickson's
ability to run a meeting. For many years, neighborhood residents have
felt silenced excluded in meetings he has run, and many have felt
that he has used those meetings as a way to further his/Urban
Ventures'
The Park Board shut down the park road between 54th st and Minnehaha Parkway this
week? Excuse me?
Turns out, too many people were using the road. Huh??? As long as people respect speed
laws, what's the problem? If people speed and drive recklessly they should be held
accountable, but
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