housing

Architects for the Aubudon Neighborhood Association unveiled a rough draft Monday of a neighborhood master plan, which aims to improve housing stock, increase density in selected areas, and hopefully lend a boost to its commercial nodes. MORE »

The Talheim Apartments building in Chaska, MN, will implement a smoke-free policy for its entire building, including all rental units, on Saturday, November 17, in honor of the Great American Smoke Out. Sheila Knox, building manager, chose to put the smoke-free policy into effect during the Great American Smoke Out as a way to end the secondhand smoke exposure in the building. “The Great American Smoke Out is a day when a lot of people quit smoking. So we’re taking advantage of the event and implementing our smoke-free policy at the same time,” said Knox. “We’ve been preparing to go smoke free since May, and we can’t wait!” MORE »