The Depot not only became the centerpiece of a successful development, it helped transform a neighborhood and create a crucial connection between downtown and the Mississippi Riverfront.
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During Wednesday's hearing, Hennepin County District Court Judge Bruce A. Peterson was, at different times, confused, amused and impressed by the arguments against the Commons deal.
A ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday will kick off construction. The line will begin at the Brooklyn Center Transit Center and travel down Brooklyn Boulevard, Penn Avenue and Olson Memorial Highway to downtown Minneapolis.
Portland developer Kevin Cavenaugh doesn't build a lot of traditional buildings. What he is known for -and what he came to Minneapolis to talk about - is building smaller.
St. Paul has the region's highest percentage of people living in poverty, at 40.8 percent.
In Like A Lion is a partnership between Hoodstarter, Greater MSP and its Central Cities Initiative, as well as the economic development departments of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Given the political pressure and the composition of its city council, it's hard to see St. Paul passing a minimum wage that includes a tip credit.
Revisiting some of the most notable un- and underdeveloped sites in Minneapolis and St. Paul to see what's been built — or not.
The budget is the second since the state Supreme Court tossed out a key source of revenue for the city — and the first to deal with the full brunt of that ruling.
Reading simple voter sentiments into complex election results is always dicey, but it would be hard to see the results in both cities as a rejection of those who've supported development and greater housing density.
On Thursday, an advisory committee took the step recommending a route and a mode of transit for the project. But there are many, many more decisions to come.
The wall has fed a narrative that the regional governing body lacks transparency, and that it cooperates with local officials only when it is convenient for the Met Council.
The issue has become a rare one in the open mayoral election. That is, one that cleanly separates the candidates from one another.
St. Paul City Council Member Chris Tolbert would much rather voters like him than dislike him, of course, but a series of issues in his ward has made that difficult, if not impossible.
“I’ve been in this business a long time,” the Minneapolis Public Works Department's Don Elwood said Tuesday. “It will be complete.”
“The vibrancy that we now have on the street which was previously an ocean of surface parking lots is something to most definitely marvel at,” said Council Member Jacob Frey.