Fun, frivolity and work
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It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. The world was supposed to end last Friday and this is the last Friday of the year. Continue Reading
Fun at the Union Depot grand opening in St. Paul
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Last weekend’s grand reopening of the union depot was indeed fun. There were period actors and mobs of people. If you have not had a chance to see the newly renovated Union Depot now would be a good time to do it. Continue Reading
It is a wonderful life
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It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. I am already tired of the holiday season and all the advertisements for stuff that I am not going to buy. I want everyone else to buy more stuff because then they might need a bigger more expensive house and it is good for our economy which will eventually produce nothing except data plans for phones and mobile devices made in China. [see We did not build these] Continue Reading
More Cossetta’s to love
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I have long been a fan of Cossetta’s on West 7theven before it was on West 7th. It used to be on the now vacant lot along Chestnut street. It was a across the street from a plastics factory that was where the Science Museum is. Continue Reading
LRT Construction update – University Avenue
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I took a drive/walk along University early yesterday morning when no one was looking. Continue Reading
Parking in Downtown St. Paul got easier but more expensive
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I remember the time I parked and got out of my car to grab something out of the trunk . . and no I am not making this up . . when I closed the trunk there was already a ticket on my windshield and I could not find the person who left it.
Housing being absorbed
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Just a few short years ago we were complaining about how many homes were on the market and how slowly they sold. Absorption rates were in the double digits.
St. Paul’s newest dog park, under the High Bridge
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Here at last an off leash dog park. Located under the Smith Avenue high bridge on land that belongs to Xcel Energy and was part of the high bridge plant. The park is not on the river but in between Shepard Road and the Condos and apartments on the upper landing.
Now’s a good time to check out Lilydale Park
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Lilydale Park is West of downtown St. Paul and on the other side of the river. There used to be houses in the little town of Lilydale which is right on the flood plane. The houses are long gone but you can see parts of foundations and old driveways in the woods. Some of the flowers in the gardens survived too.
Big Moon this weekend
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It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. Tomorrow May 5, 2012 is not only cinco de mayo but we will have the biggest full moon of the year, a super moon which reminds me of last years super moon on March 16th. Continue Reading