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by lewismd
May 19th, 2017, 6:46 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: [Archived] Uptown Retail & Restaurant News 2012-17
Replies: 1427
Views: 238651

Re: Uptown Retail & Restaurant News

I don't remember the details, but I talked to one of the guys behind Mrs Dumpling at the Ward 7 convention, and he said basically that the landlord screwed them over and they'd probably end up having to break the lease. Obviously only hearing one side of it, but it clearly ended badly. At the time, ...
by lewismd
July 9th, 2013, 8:59 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Elan Uptown
Replies: 422
Views: 65348

Re: Elan Phase II - (2828 Dupont Avenue South)

Demolition has (finally) begun on the building across Emerson:
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by lewismd
April 28th, 2013, 6:58 pm
Forum: 2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election
Topic: Ward 10
Replies: 77
Views: 42889

Re: Ward 10

It was an exciting convention! Good on Kendall for putting "anyone but Meg" above his own ambitions. I posted some pictures from the convention. I was a Bender alternate, so the pictures are kind of Bender-biased. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lewismd13/ ... 690187232/
by lewismd
March 31st, 2013, 11:08 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Motiv Apartments - 2320 Colfax Avenue S
Replies: 846
Views: 105234

Re: 2316-2320 Colfax Apartments

I mean, if you ask me, the whole Wedge could be in a pedestrian oriented overlay district. That gets you what, 25% break on parking? Problem solved.

And yes, I would like a pony, too.

But seriously, 24th and Bryant is too far away? Good lord, it's like a 30 second walk.
by lewismd
March 26th, 2013, 7:34 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Walker Library
Replies: 153
Views: 35093

Re: Walker Library

Considering how stacked up traffic in the right lane of SB Hennepin has been at rush hour since they closed the turn lane for construction, I'm not sure eliminating it permanently is a great option. It seems like the high volume of traffic turning there combined with a lot of pedestrians is the prob...
by lewismd
March 26th, 2013, 7:28 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: The Walkway - (1312 West Lake Street)
Replies: 467
Views: 88056

Re: The Walkway (1312 West Lake Street)

The Walkway from above:

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by lewismd
March 26th, 2013, 6:54 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: [Archived] Uptown Retail & Restaurant News 2012-17
Replies: 1427
Views: 238651

Re: Uptown Restaurant News

What CAN make it in that space with rent that high? Parasole couldn't make it work, neither could this Primebar national chain... Will it just sit empty until Calhoun Square makes the rent more reasonable? And Republic opening certainly was one factor keeping me from going there. Why would I go to t...
by lewismd
November 2nd, 2012, 7:33 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Taxis, Uber, Lyft, etc.
Replies: 42
Views: 8339

Taxis, Uber, Lyft, etc.

[Originally titled "Uber hits the Twin Cities"] This isn't really transit, but I think issues related to taxi and limo service are important, too, especially in a car-oriented metro like MSP. Anyway, Uber's limo app is up and running here, and shockingly, taxi companies are trying to shut ...
by lewismd
November 2nd, 2012, 7:11 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Buzza Lofts of Uptown
Replies: 106
Views: 93421

Re: BUZZA Lofts of Uptown

I'm skeptical of "affordable housing" requirements in most forms. If we want more affordable housing in uptown, then we should build more. Places like Flux or Blue certainly aren't affordable in any sense of the word, but they take pressure off the older housing stock in Uptown, allowing t...
by lewismd
August 17th, 2012, 10:45 am
Forum: Minneapolis - South, Southwest, and Uptown
Topic: Seven Points Uptown (Calhoun Square)
Replies: 337
Views: 298717

Re: Calhoun Square

Best Calhoun Square news I've heard lately: http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/dining/166424546.html The Republic opening a second location in the old Independent space! Uptown badly needs a good beer bar (yeah, Williams isn't it) and Republic is fantastic. They're aiming for November opening,...