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September 2010

Bad Behavior Uptown

“Don’t Mind Me”I really don’t care if you talk on your cell phone within my earshot in public (trust me, you’re not that interesting). And I don’t necessarily lose it when you dawdle using the ATM while I’m standing behind you. But — and here’s the part that seems self-evident — if you’re going to...
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Price – Terms = Price

The Factor in Selling a Home Today If you have a choice between price and terms . . pick terms. –famous real estate line Once upon a time, when mortgage rates were in the stratosphere, “terms” — specifically, financing terms, if the Seller was providing it — were everything in real estate deals. Fast forward...
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Oliver Stone’s Last Movie

Review, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” I went to see Oliver Stone’s last film the other night. And by that, I don’t mean his most recent film — I literally mean, the last film he is likely to make (at least with a big studio budget, at least for a long while). That’s because it...
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New Linden Hills Co-Op

In a Word: ‘More’ Want a one word summary for the new Linden Hills Co-op that just opened near 44th and France, about six blocks west of the old location? “More.” As in, more floor space (I’d guess at least double); more parking; more deli space and prepared foods; more eat-in dining tables for enjoying...
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Making Good Use of the Metrodome

“Grapefruit League North” Anyone know what’s going on with/at the Metrodome? Except for Vikings games every other Sunday in the Fall — plus the occasional “Monster Jam,” pictured above — my impression is that it’s idle. I also seem to recall something about taxpayers forking out most of the cost, once upon a time (like,...
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"Brick Wick"

Masonry Construction TechniquesI first noticed it on a Hopkins townhome I sold this Summer. Then I noticed it — in all places — at a Costco gas station. “It” was what looked like a piece of rope (actually, several of them) protruding from the masonry (and no, it’s not really visible in the photo at...
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