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[A Frogtown Villager unearthing.] [Basically the problem is that the best source of Saint Paul streets & sidewalks news is the Highland Villager, a very fine and historical newspaper. This wouldn't be a problem, except that its not available online. You basically have to live in or frequent Saint Paul to read it. Until this newspaper goes online, sidewalk information must be set free. See also:   Three Reasons Why I Re-Blog the Highland Villager .] Headline: Conservatory of Music to move to St. Paul�s church; It�s part of a larger plan for a performing arts center Author: Jane McClure Short short version: The Planning Commission [it me!] approved a permit for an old church to be used as a concert and music lesson venue. The church is 104 years old and mostly empty. Neighbors are concerned about parking. [The group here is called SARPA.] Headline: Police unveil new approach to using force in arresting possible suspects Author: Kevin Driscoll Short short version: [Please don�t s...

[Sunshine + snowpack.] People in Minnesota always say that "spring is so short here." They also always say, with a resigned air, "Oh woe is me! We have six months of winter." Many people wear these seasonal affectations like paper bags on their heads. In the grips of the seemingly endless winter, they wilt and feign helplessness. They insist they cannot do anything like ride bicycles, sit on patios, play football out of doors, or leave the banal containment of the downtown skyway system from November through May. Of course that�s not true , but one of the problems I think we face as a northern (albeit rapidly warming) society is that we assume that because it *might/probably-will* snow at some point in April or November, that therefore winter lasts that long also. This kind of attitude subsumes all seasonal variation within a six-month period into once overarching and oppressive seasonal concept � �winter" � that to the untrained eye looks homogeneous and bleak...

[Nicollet and 17th in 1950.] Please join me for a walking tour next Thursday of what I call "Old Nicollet Avenue," the area between the south end of the Nicollet Mall (Grant Street) and Franklin Avenue. This is a stretch of the city that's intrigued me for many years. This is a part of the city that, at least to me, survived in the margins between downtown and the Eat Street part of Nicollet to the south. It sits nestled by the freeway and the convention center on the edge of the Loring Park neighborhood. In a way, this half-mile stretch of Nicollet Avenue feels like what Minneapolis might have been like twenty or thirty years ago, back when the city was struggling with a changing economy, crime and disinvestment, and ongoing suburbanization. And at the same time, this was the era with lots of opportunities for small marginal businesses, historic fabric, and a thriving sense of a counterculture. [The largest onion dome of its kind in Minneapolis.] The street is also home ...

[West 7th Street, Saint Paul.]   [Winnipeg, MB.]  [Ran-Ham, Saint Paul.]  [Winnipeg, MB.]  [Winnipeg, MB.]  [Durand, WI.] [Location forgotten... but somewhere with brand new sidewalks. Maybe Snelling Avenue?] [Marcy-Holmes, Minneapolis.]

 [Ukelele. Kansas City, MO.]  [Drummer. Downtown, Saint Paul.]  [Banjo. Seward, Minneapolis.]  [Trumpet. Downtown, Minneapolis.]  [Saxophone. Lowertown, Saint Paul.]  [Drummer. Lowertown, Saint Paul.]  [Guitar. Mac-Groveland, Saint Paul.] [Accordion. Longfellow, Minneapolis.]

[They still have that "new flag" smell.] tl;dr: Northeast Minneapolis has a little-known �neighborhood flag� with a wacky history that dates to the early 1970s. Flags are cool and this one is great. Get yours today ! Slightly longer version: While clearly not as rich in historical pedigree as the Saint Paul Flag , from a vexilological perspective , the 70s era Northeast flag is superior. Best of all, its origin story is connected to Minneapolis� most unique parking lot, the �Northeast Bank Parking Lot Park� on Marshall and Broadway. The flag was legit designed by a 10-year-old to celebrate a parking lot, and to me it looks great. It�s been flying over the parking lot park for forty years, but is rarely seen elsewhere in the neighborhood. Given the crapitude of Minneapolis� official city flag , and the great neighborhood traditions of Northeast itself, I say it�s time for that to change. Symbolically celebrate Northeast�s quirky history and creative spirit! Get one today ! [T...

 SEE YOU TUESDAY MORNING [Durand, WI.] Thank You for 112 Years [Durand, WI.] Be the first of your friends to like this post. [Cedar-Riverside, Minneapolis.]  Dear Minneapolis - Thanks for 7 years. -HD [North Loop, Minneapolis.]  We See Seek Illuminate Expose Share the Unbearable Raise Quake Reveal Unravel Refuse Move Recover Persist Grieve Listen Sing Wall Build Neighbor Parent Do Remember Uncover Foreever Toether Demand Justice [Location forgotten.] DO NOT  BLOCK DRIVEWAY [Seward, Minneapolis.] STATE FARM [Inver Grove Heights.] WE WIN BY SAVING WHAT LOVE.... We are not to simply bandage the woulds of  victims 'neath wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself REWRITE MN 609.066 [and] BEND the ARC The moment  we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs ... and the light goes out. [Minnehaha Avenue, Saint Paul.]