Minneapolis: Minnehaha Ave reconstruction delayed

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

The schedule for the Minnehaha Ave reconstruction project has been pushed back another year. Construction is now slated to begin to in spring of 2015 according to Hennepin County’s project website. Previously, the project had been scheduled to begin construction spring 2014.

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Bike Walk Week: Brake for breakfast

By Staff, Corcoran News

June 9 - 15 marks the Twin Cities Bike Walk Week. Monday Wednesday and Friday will include commuter pit stops around the city. Thursday marks the Bike Walk to Work Day Celebration at the Hennepin County Government Center. On Wednesday, the Greenway Coalition will be hosting a breakfast for commuters:

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Three big misconceptions about the House of Hanson development in Dinkytown

By Chris Iverson, Streets.MN

I became pretty quite irritated after reading the latest counter argument for the controversial Opus mixed-use development planned in Dinkytown. If you live in a cave, or haven’t been to the U since Goldy had angry eyes, a proposal is currently in line to replace what is now the building that House of Hanson, the Podium music shop, and the Book House are located in, along with the underutilized surface parking lot behind them. A group called Save Dinkytown opposes this project, claiming that it would alter the historic, small town characteristic that Dinkytown portrays.

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Looking at the "female breadwinners" report

By Dan Burns, Minnesota Progressive Project

If you’re reading this, you’re presumably enough of a denizen of the left blogosphere to have caught that a report came out, about how it’s women that are now bringing home at least the majority of the dough in about 40% of American households. However, the context in which it’s generally been presented, is how people at a certain “news” organization, run by and for atavistic fools, reacted. I’m looking at the report itself.

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An open letter to Minnesota Orchestra fans

By Dick Bernard, Outside the Walls

Dear Friend: I ask that you consider forwarding this letter to anyone you might know who can connect the letter with someone who’s heard the Minnesota Orchestra at any time at Orchestra Hall.

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Understanding the Lifeline program

By Christopher Mitchell, Community Broadband Networks

The United States has long recognized that everyone should have access to a telephone and has established a variety of government programs to achieve that end. In recent months, the Lifeline program has come under attack and some have labeled it the "Obamaphone" program.

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MNsure must use leverage for consumers

By Alex Everhart, Minnesota 2020

While the new Minnesota health insurance exchange, called MNsure, starts enrolling in just five months, many short and long-term structural decisions have yet to be made.

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Food justice: For LaDonna Redmond, this is the civil rights issue of the 21st century

By Norma Smith Olson, Minnesota Women’s Press

When LaDonna Redmond couldn't find an organic tomato within 10 minutes of her home in her Chicago neighborhood, she decided to become an urban farmer. Her urban garden led to a grass-roots movement of citywide-and then national-conversations about food justice. It is her quest to see that every citizen has a right to food. She now lives in Minneapolis and is the founder of a new organization (Campaign for Food Justice Now) to be a one-stop shop for individuals and organizations working on issues of food justice.

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Streetcars in St. Paul: A route to the past or the future?

By Forrester Pack, TC Daily Planet

Photo of Portland streetcar by EnvironmentBlog, published under Creative Commons License.

Not sure about the difference between streetcars and light rail? Or why anyone would think a streetcar is better than a bus?

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COMMUNITY VOICES | Streets.mn voter guide: Mark Andrew

By Mark Andrew, Streets.MN

Twin Cities Daily Planet media partner Streets.mn developed a short series of questions related to transportation and land use designed to give voters more information on Minneapolis mayoral and city council candidates and expand the conversation about these topics. This is candidate Mark Andrew's response to that query.

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