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Sharing public amenities is only slightly less controversial than funding public amenities. The new Vikings stadium adjoins an equally new Minneapolis public park. The Minnesota Vikings and the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission retain exclusive use for 80-100 days per year. The park represents a new economic development direction that presents itself as one thing, a park, while behaving as another, an athletic performance venue.
There is much power in words.
Around the same time Doran Companies put five apartment complexes up for sale, the development firm snagged two Dinkytown sites, adding to its hefty portfolio of University of Minnesota-area properties.Doran Companies, which is now selling all its luxury housing complexes near the University, recently made a $1.76 million deal on property that has faced up-and-down development drama for nearly a year.The company now owns the commercial building that contains Publika Tea and Coffee Union and a single-family house adjacent to Burrito Loco Bar & Grill after a May 30 deal. And purchasing the sites — which were part of the plot for the recently-axed plan for a six-story, $25 million hotel — comes at around the same time the company decided to put about 1,100 bedrooms on the market.“Sometimes it’s appropriate to sell and sometimes it’s appropriate to buy,” Doran Companies CEO Kelly Doran said.‘Piece of the puzzle’Doran said his development company is abandoning the hotel project, while “exploring” options for the recently purchased property.Doran Companies will serve as the commercial building’s property owner and won’t make any immediate changes to the property, Doran said, while demolishing the house located at 410 13th Ave. SE to make way for new public parking.Dinkytown Business Association President and Burrito Loco owner Greg Pillsbury said he’s critical of Doran’s plan with the house’s plot because the property’s size wouldn’t allow for more than six parking spots. Instead, he said, Doran might be moving forward with his original plan to make a two-lane driveway, which originally intended to lead to the hotel.Doran’s new purchase is part of his original plan for the 125- to 140-room hotel.“The third piece of the puzzle was the Camdi-Mesa-tattoo parlour building,” Pillsbury said. “He needs a continuous piece to build.”Doran’s purchasing contract for the Mesa Pizza site expired this spring, and Dinkytown Wine and Spirits owner Irv Hershkovitz said that area is under a new contract with a different developer. Continue Reading
Five Elements Martial Arts (FEMA) is a nonprofit educational organization “dedicated to the empowerment of all people through martial arts, wellness, personal safety, and self-defense training,” located at 3749 Cedar Ave. S. since 2012. FEMA, which operates under the leadership of Shifu (Sensei) Koré Grate, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2014. Koré holds multiple black belts (the highest level of mastery achievable) and is part of several regional and national organizations that promote the empowerment of all people, especially women, through martial arts.
Bluestem has been following the case of the Erickson mine in Houston County. Last week, we posted that the Minnesota EQB tabled Erickson Mine decision; in WI, Pattison Sand Bridgeport site suffered breach in April rain. Continue Reading
The scene opens to a shot of a rental truck rolling down the streets of Manhattan. Cue the music, “Well we’re movin’ on up.” A taxi cab trails behind the truck. “To the East Side.” In the back seat of the cab are George and Louise Jefferson, who are moving “to a deluxe apartment in the sky.”
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Every now and then, we like to repost this video for those who may not have seen it yet – a brief introduction to community owned networks. This, and many more videos, are available on our archived videos page. Continue Reading
Plenty of people are excited about the opening of the Green Line, but the Park Bugle found several business owners around the Raymond Station taking a decidedly wait-and-see attitude.
Located at 990 Payne Avenue, in a spot that was formerly Borgstrom’s pharmacy, Plaza Del Sol offers visitors a new shopping experience. Owner Sonia Ortega has renovated the 40,000 square foot property to create space for independently owned businesses, including Señor Sol Mexican Grill and Tazmal Pupuseria. In addition to these restaurants, the Santa Fe coffee shop offers drinks that are unavailable elsewhere, such as a popular sour, spicy mango smoothie. Other businesses include a document translator, two clothing boutiques, and a jewelry store, and Romeo and Julieta Salon.