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- June 7th, 2012, 2:17 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Minneapolis Armory
- Replies: 361
- Views: 74479
Re: Minneapolis Armory
Minneapolis has an abundance of outstanding entertainment and sports amenities. But one of the few things our city sorely lacks is a flagship tennis training-and-tournament facility that could host national amateur and professional tennis tournaments. The Armory, if retrofitted with a sliding roof, ...
- June 6th, 2012, 12:19 pm
- Forum: Nostalgia
- Topic: Block E (archive)
- Replies: 351
- Views: 121231
Re: Block E
Assuming the Block E casino idea is dead, the challenge remains: What to build at this lynchpin downtown site. The notion of a tech mall with, wait for it... a Best Buy store, is underwhelming, hardly the solution capable of injecting a sense of raw excitement capable of drawing suburbanites and tou...
- June 4th, 2012, 8:20 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 182387
Re: The Interchange (At Target Field)
Mulad: Thanks for the quick, informative update. Awesome to have this forum back!
- June 4th, 2012, 4:24 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 182387
Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
Mod Note: The old "Target Field Station" thread and "United Properties Target Field Development Site" have been merged to a single thread to talk about Target Field itself, the transit station, and the development pad site held by United Properties. Back in February, there were ...
- June 4th, 2012, 4:03 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Center Renovation
- Replies: 548
- Views: 133822
Re: Target Center Renovation
So, if this remains on schedule, all of the renovations should be complete by Fall 2014. Hopefully, it could be done in time for Major League Baseball's 2014 All Star Game in early July. The summer classic is expected to be awarded to Minneapolis and played at the adjacent Target Field. The design c...
- June 4th, 2012, 3:41 pm
- Forum: Nostalgia
- Topic: Block E (archive)
- Replies: 351
- Views: 121231
Block E (archive)
From today's Biz Journal: A multimillion-dollar deal struck by the Shakopee Mdewakaton Sioux Community with a local horseracing track could kill the push for racino legislation. The deal partners Canterbury Park Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: CPHC) with Mystic Lake Casino and ends the push for a racino — a ...
- June 2nd, 2012, 1:41 am
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Vikings Stadium Miscellaneous Discussion
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 228055
Re: Vikings Stadium
Bravo, John. Just wanted to echo your sentiment regarding the opportunity we have to create a unique, futuristic-yet-functional, architectural structure that will be dazzling, open and will make a bold, vibrant statement that will excite and inspire us for decades to come. A bland knock-off, a la th...
- June 1st, 2012, 5:54 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Orchestra Hall
- Replies: 182
- Views: 29948
- June 1st, 2012, 5:04 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Orchestra Hall
- Replies: 182
- Views: 29948
Re: Orchestra Hall renovation
Wow. I can hear the theme music from 2001: A Space Odyssey in my mind as this new enterprise is launched. Thanks for taking the time to establish this new electronic forum. I've missed the lively development discussions. The new 3D clip of the Orchestra Hall redux is inspired and offers the wonderfu...