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by Cyclotron
March 17th, 2014, 2:49 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Car Ownership
Replies: 63
Views: 6522

Re: Car Ownership

2011 VW Golf gets the most workout - about 10K miles per year, split between my wife and me. She takes the bus DT Minnenowhere during the winter and drives in the rest of the year. We also have a '95 Acura Legend that I drive to my job in GV. I'm going to say less than 3K miles a year is put on that...
by Cyclotron
February 4th, 2014, 3:43 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Mall of America - Bloomington
Replies: 996
Views: 239363

Re: Mall of America - Bloomington

A link confirming the above Hard Rock: http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent-News/2014 ... ies-Encore
by Cyclotron
January 21st, 2014, 9:39 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Road Crime
Replies: 430
Views: 61232

Re: Road Crime

I did not know that Lonnie from Deliverance wrote for Gawker.
by Cyclotron
December 10th, 2013, 9:28 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis - General Topics
Replies: 964
Views: 334052

Re: Northeast - General Topics

I'd say there's a fair amount of "craft" involved in convincing people to spend $45 on a fifth of neutral grain spirit.
by Cyclotron
September 19th, 2013, 9:36 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Public Schools
Replies: 47
Views: 8488

Re: Public Schools

Hey, early führerprinzip immersion is essential for the development of future generations of fungible corporate cogs.

(I kid?)
by Cyclotron
August 28th, 2013, 1:03 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Van White Memorial Bridge
Replies: 49
Views: 10241

Re: Van White Memorial Bridge

As far as screeds go, this is almost "Listen Little Man!" quality. I doff my cap to you, sir.
by Cyclotron
August 27th, 2013, 9:56 am
Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
Topic: Red 20 - 20 6th Street NE
Replies: 199
Views: 96170

Re: Red 20 - (519 Central Ave NE, former Totino's site)

I like how you subtly worked in that weight loss reference.
by Cyclotron
August 6th, 2013, 3:59 pm
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Brunsfield Place - 915 Washington Avenue N
Replies: 191
Views: 43093

Re: Brunsfield Place - (915 Washington Avenue North)

No matter how many hipsters are there, it has to be a big step up from the old 923 Club.
by Cyclotron
July 29th, 2013, 11:04 am
Forum: Saint Paul
Topic: St. Paul Restaurant News
Replies: 306
Views: 162405

Re: St. Paul Restaurant News

The parking lot where Chuck's Bar used to be located can be the East Side's answer to the 331 Club.
by Cyclotron
June 26th, 2013, 4:11 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Happy Hour!
Replies: 322
Views: 51162

Re: Happy Hour!

Dude, sometimes you just make my day.
by Cyclotron
May 17th, 2013, 9:01 am
Forum: Updates - Announcements - Problems - Suggestions
Topic: International Viewers - Blocking IPs
Replies: 8
Views: 12593

Re: International Viewers - Blocking IPs

I was going to post the "That's racist" kid gif, but then I looked at the calendar and saw that it wasn't 2005.

And, no, selective geo-blocking isn't racist.
by Cyclotron
May 14th, 2013, 8:26 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: 510 Marquette Avenue
Replies: 137
Views: 38958

Re: 510 Marquette Avenue

I think it was the Abdo brothers that developed Six Quebec. Swervo was involved in the Whitney condo conversion, which was the source of much of the union animosity. I believe Swervo was involved to some degree with the Sexton and 607 Washington imbroglios.
by Cyclotron
May 13th, 2013, 11:30 am
Forum: 2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election
Topic: 2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election
Replies: 219
Views: 70225

Re: 2013 Minneapolis Municipal Election

Could Nick give all Big Lebowski references the v*****t treatment?
by Cyclotron
May 3rd, 2013, 9:00 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Car Sharing / Rental (Car2Go, HourCar, etc.)
Replies: 235
Views: 51501

Re: Car Sharing

Interesting, so he suggests bringing back '72 Chrysler's?
I'm all for that, if for nothing other than the entertainment value of watching Minneapolitan's parallel parking an Olds 98.
by Cyclotron
April 24th, 2013, 9:24 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
Replies: 1597
Views: 353331

Re: Green Line (Central)

And Fresno in toto.
by Cyclotron
April 1st, 2013, 1:59 pm
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: Target Campus - Brooklyn Park
Replies: 61
Views: 12014

Re: Target Campus - Brooklyn Park

With that annectodal evidence, I'm calling my broker tout de suite and shorting Target stock.
by Cyclotron
February 26th, 2013, 9:33 am
Forum: Suburbs
Topic: 394 Corridor Office Market
Replies: 11
Views: 3479

Re: 394 Corridor

I saw that over the weekend as well. It looks very apartment-y - I think it may be this project: http://finance-commerce.com/2012/02/mor ... innetonka/
by Cyclotron
February 14th, 2013, 10:24 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Replies: 1291
Views: 798529

Re: Downtown Office Market

Didn't the opposite happen with US Bank - Firstar acquired US Bank, and then chose the US Bank identity and moved the HQ from Milwaukee? Nope, USBank of Portland was bought and they keep the US Bank name and had the company headquartered here in MPLS. Didn't the First Bank / US Bank merger happen b...
by Cyclotron
February 13th, 2013, 11:41 am
Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
Topic: Downtown Minneapolis Office Market
Replies: 1291
Views: 798529

Re: Downtown Office Market

Didn't the opposite happen with US Bank - Firstar acquired US Bank, and then chose the US Bank identity and moved the HQ from Milwaukee?