The Lowry Cafe is looking good and soon to open!
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Today, Johnny Northside blog was specially invited for a sneak peak inside the Lowry Cafe, (click here for their Facebook page) which is set to open in early May. Continue Reading
NoMi bus stop bouquet is now complete!
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This blog previously reported the installation of some spectacular bus stop art near the Five Points Building, but at that time not all the metal blooms were in place. Continue Reading
Street vendor license for Sandy’s, home of the Knockout Dog
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Sandy’s, a food stand which often sets up shop in front of Cub Foods in North Minneapolis, has reportedly been granted a street vendor license by the City of Minneapolis and — at some time in the foreseeable but more temperate future — will be setting up shop in the vicinity of the Gay Nineties Bar in the Warehouse District.
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Future MPS headquarters presentation
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The September 27 community forum, Dessert with Don, featured a powerpoint presentation of the anticipated construction specifics of the new Minneapolis Public School Educational Services Center, although I think we will mostly hear it referred to as the district headquarters. Continue Reading
From soccer mom SUVs to the streets of North Minneapolis…
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About a month ago, I purchased “new to me” tires at Rusty’s Tire, 2401 West Broadway. The tires cost 30-something dollars each, which included the installation. Where, I wondered, does Rusty’s get such affordable tires?
One of the guys at the shop told me how the owner goes to scrapyards and finds the vehicles with decent tires, which he purchases and resells at the shops. Continue Reading
New public art in NoMi (and it doesn’t even make you cringe and clutch your purse)
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A new mural is taking shape on the side of the 4th Street Saloon Building, and–unlike a lot of other public art in North Minneapolis–it doesn’t appear to be a cringe-inducing chaotic celebration of “urban dystopianism” with an overriding anarchistic graffiti motif, such as the “distorted fac Continue Reading
Get thee behind me, tree-killer phone book devils…
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I was under the impression that putting in a formal request NOT to receive a phone book was a futile gesture, that a truck would still drive by and somebody would heave a big portion of a dead tree onto my front steps. Continue Reading
Even late at night, my 311 job is never done
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When I’m in Minneapolis–as opposed to out on the road trucking or whatever–I call 311 at least once a day, but there are often days where I walk the streets and make up to a dozen calls in a period of a few hours. Continue Reading
Toads and earwigs are everywhere in NoMi this year!
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Observant Northside neighbors report baby toads and earwig insects are especially numerous in North Minneapolis this year. Right now the baby toads are small enough to fit comfortably on top of a dime. One neighbor found about a dozen of the little toads in a relatively small patch of her flower garden while putzing around. Continue Reading
Artist Mary Martin, another hidden NoMi treasure
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Mary Martin has a sign on her garage that says “open,” but she’s not selling anything. Continue Reading