Twin Cities’ Embarrassment of Riches Money Magazine’s most recent “America’s Best Places to Live” issue is out, and Minnesota (again) is prominently represented. No fewer than five Minnesota cities made Money’s “Top 20,” including Eden Prairie, the grand prize winner. Two more cities — Chanhassan and Maple Grove — could have easily been added as...Read More
“Heart of Community?” Not Exactly When it comes to development vs. preservation . . . I’m strictly an agnostic (or maybe the term should be “ad hoc-ist,” given that I favor a case-by-case analysis). So, when developers want to replace a decrepit, generic-looking hardware store at 26th & Lyndale with something newer and more functional,...Read More
A Price Increase by Any Other Name If you want a great example of the law of unintended consequences in action, consider the chain reaction set in motion by the airlines’ decision to charge “per bag” check-in fees (a backdoor price increase if there ever was one). To avoid the (rising) fees, families such as...Read More
