Housing
Debunking myths of affordable housing: "Homes for All" airs on TPT Sunday
Affordable housing in Minnesota still is getting a bad rap, but this might change with a new public television documentary airing on Sunday: Homes for All.MORE »
New apartments push out small businesses around University
The growing number of luxury apartments around the University of Minnesota campus is drawing concern from small businesses in the area.
The high rent rates of commercial space in buildings like Sydney Hall and 1301 University Ave. have ousted a number of local business, said Skott Johnson, president of the Dinkytown Business Association.MORE »
Apartments planned for church site, University Lutheran Chapel raising funds to fight relocation
Plans for another apartment building near the University of Minnesota are moving forward.
On Thursday, Doran Companies heard concerns from the Minneapolis City Planning Commission about its proposed five-story, 94-unit apartment building at 1101 University Ave., where the University Lutheran Chapel currently stands.MORE »
Riverside renovations ongoing
A year’s worth of construction at Riverside Plaza apartments has residents yearning for its completion.
The project, which began last February, is almost 75 percent complete. But tenants are upset with the living conditions it created, said Abdulkadir Warsame, executive director of the Riverside Plaza Tenant Association.MORE »
House OKs standardized late fees for subsidized renters
Those renting under a federally subsidized program would see their interest rate on late fees come down from the current 8 percent to correspond with the federal standard, under a bill approved 133-0 by the House.MORE »
Proposal asks Minnesota's renters to pay the price to end business property tax
Here we go again with another proposal to dramatically cut the Renters’ Credit, a property tax refund for about 300,000 low- and moderate-income Minnesota households. It refunds a portion of the property taxes that renters pay through their rents. MORE »
Healthy Corridor For All?
We’ve written about why we love the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Line (CCLRT) between downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul.MORE »
Home improvement talks and South Minneapolis Housing Fair
“Home Improvement: Found Space” is a talk offered at Nokomis Library, 5100 34th Ave. S., Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6:30 p.m. South Minneapolis homeowners who would like to get more usable space from a home without expanding its footprint can see how a designer does it.MORE »
As local programs get more federal money, homeless vets find homes
Laid off as a laborer and truck driver for the city of Minneapolis in the depths of the recession, Wes Winkelman found himself unable to find another job.
Homelessness and trouble followed. He drank too much.MORE »
Bonding homes, bonding communities
While big ticket public works projects—light rail, Nicolette Mall, major bridge construction—usually grab headlines in bonding bill news, it’s the smaller maintenance jobs that are critical to sustaining Minnesota’s communities. One community safety net often overlooked in such large scale proposals is public housing.MORE »
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