New features on the way at two Columbia Heights schools
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Construction crews in Columbia Heights are working on projects this summer at Highland Elementary School and Columbia Academy.
Railroad bridge replacement could mean partial closure of Central Ave in 2014
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It might be the biggest, most organized pile of dirt ever seen in Northeast, and if preliminary plans stay in place, it will be on Central Avenue. Not along Central Avenue. On Central Avenue.
Nine candidates up for District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner in August 14 primary
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Nine candidates are running for the District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner seat vacated by Mark Stenglein, who, after 15-plus years on the job, resigned to lead the Minneapolis Downtown Council.
Two sets of ideas for renovating LaBelle Park in Columbia Heights
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The City of Columbia Heights is planning for the future of the LaBelle Park area, and with help from Candace Amberg, a landscape architect with Brauer/WSB and Associates, has come up with two “conc
Windom Park spending plan for Neighborhood Revitalization Program money needs “champions” for housing, transportation, safety, and parks
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The Windom Park Neighborhood is set to receive nearly $400,000 in improvements, its allotment in Phase II of the Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP).
Pol races are on: Primary Aug. 14
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Who’s running for what in local elections, and how will the elections work?Some offices will have a primary election Aug. 14, with two candidates for each office (or one from each party) moving on to the Nov. 6 general election. Those include non-partisan offices that have more than twice as many candidates as positions to be elected, and partisan offices that have more than one candidate from a given party.(Some non-partisan offices have all candidates run in the general election.)The most popular office, by a long shot, is the special election for the Hennepin County Commissioner seat previously held by Mark Stenglein. It’s for District 2, and it covers St. Continue Reading
Tire store, warehouse planned at 14th and Marshall
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A proposal for a Tires for Less retail store, service center and warehouse at 1401 Marshall St. NE is up for a pubic hearing before the Minneapolis Planning Commission Monday, June 11, 4:30 p.m.
42nd Avenue Station: New trial needed
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On Monday (May 14), a Hennepin County District Court jury returned a $388,000 verdict in favor of 42nd Avenue Station & Deli LLC, according to 42nd Avenue Station’s attorney. The defendants were Tyler Avestini, the 4171 Lyndale Ave. N building owner; and Avestco Commercial Properties Inc.But by Wednesday, a bizarre turn of events caused that verdict to disappear, and the week-long trial will have to be held all over again.The building was damaged in the May 22, 2011 tornado, and 42nd Avenue Station has been closed since. Avestco sued in Hennepin County Housing Court to evict 42nd Avenue Station, and 42nd Avenue Station sued in civil court to recover damages it said it is owed because building repairs after the storm were not handled properly. The two cases were combined before the trial.According to an order filed by Hennepin County District Court Judge Ronald Abrams, who presided over the trial, he declared a mistrial because the jury had access to information that wasn’t properly classified as evidence in the trial.“The jury began deliberations on May 11, 2012 and returned a verdict for the Plaintiffs on May 14, 2012,” the order reads.“On May 16, 2012, at 9 a.m., the Court became aware that two large volumes of exhibits that had not been admitted into evidence, labeled ‘Business Records from September 2009 to June 2010’ and ‘Business Records from July 2010 to May 2011,’ had been inadvertently placed in the jury’s deliberation room.“The court immediately scheduled a teleconference call for 3 p.m. on May 16, 2012 to disclose the error to the parties and give the parties an opportunity to be heard. Continue Reading
Creative economy: Arts integral to economic development and long-term success in public and private sectors
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A May 3 discussion on “Arts, Education and the Creative Economy”—the second annual—brought local representatives of government, education, industry and the arts together at Corporate Art Force, 140
What’s up on Central?
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When you see a bunch of American flags lining Central Avenue next month, you can thank the East Minneapolis Exchange Club, and another entity that isn’t nearly as well known, but its works are amon