Southwest

Throughout your career, you’ve transformed local references to make them resonate far beyond Lyndale Avenue. Could you say more about that? MORE »

Gene Olive was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1986. He struck a bargain with God. “If you make me well I will serve you in some way.” MORE »

For the casual appreciator of art, a good gallery show is like a bonbon—small but deliciously rich. The Twin Cities have no shortage of interesting gallery shows, but two exhibits currently on display in Minneapolis are particularly worth a pop-in. MORE »

“From what we’ve been able to find, this is going to be one of the largest creations of public art in Minneapolis’s history,” said Mark Hinds, Executive Director of the Lyndale Neighborhood Association, “It’s a different kind of public art—the use of volunteers, the style of it. We think the quality is top-notch.” MORE »

Stephen Gross: “Street-level light rail passing through Washington Avenue, however, is indeed affordable and feasible.” / Arvonne Fraser: Redesign the route – “As we learned from the bridge that fell down, it is better to do things right than rush and pretend that things are fine.” / Peter Bell: “[We] must not let the perfect be the enemy of the pretty darn good…” MORE »