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Minneapolis: Stop apologizing for being a city

*Note: You can read this one on the Star Tribune here. Minneapolis needs to stop apologizing for being a city. And so does St. Paul. A happy hour conversation at the Herkimer in Uptown* with a fellow...

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Incompatible uses? Not so fast …

Do buildings need to mold together? Do their forms need to match? St. Clair & Prior in St. Paul [Google Maps] Incompatible uses? This St. Paul grocer is a single-story small “big box” style...

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Dead Malls of Minnesota: Back to the Mall

Following up with my Dead Malls article, I felt it was only fair to visit some of them.  I trekked over to both the Knollwood Mall and Bandana Square  (okay, admittedly it wasn’t a trek, I work near...

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Lowertown doesn’t have a parking problem

Lowertown in St. Paul doesn’t have a parking problem. I take that back. It does have a parking problem – there’s too much of it. Here’s a snapshot of downtown St. Paul. These blue spaces represent...

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An Open Letter to Katherine Kersten

Dear Katherine, Please stop writing the same article over and over and over and over and over and over again. Being polite Minnesotans, with exceptions being granted to those commenting anonymously on...

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Davanni’s: To be young again

Available on the Star Tribune! Here.   The Twin Cities pizza chain Davanni’s is celebrating its 40th birthday with a face lift. It wants to be young again and recapture its original glory as the...

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A Dangerous Journey Down Snelling Avenue

Snelling Avenue is a must-see urban landmark in St. Paul. By “must-see”, I mean it’s unavoidable. For any cyclists living in St. Paul, it is an inevitable monster that at some point you’ll need to...

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