If you thought Downtown Minneapolis this afternoon would be swarming with football fans, traffic (lots of buses!), security, and even small aircraft overhead (towing giant advertising banners), you’d be only half right. Specifically, the eastern half. The other side of downtown — west of Hennepin Ave., including the North Loop — was surprisingly empty. Added bonus: lots of free(!)...Read More
“3 . . . 2 . . .1” “10 . . . 9 . . . 8 . . .” I’ve got to assume I’m not the only one thrown by this year’s (very) late Labor Day, September 7. It certainly feels like it should be this weekend. Proposal We tweak the start and end of...Read More
“10-9-8-7 . . .” If you’re a “House of Cards” fan (I am), it’s “T-minus 7” till Season #3, available on Netflix starting next Friday (2/27). I don’t have the time — but I’m sure I’ll find it, anyways — to watch the new season over a couple, TV-crammed nights (or should I say, iPad?). See...Read More
Mortgage Rates: Moving Up Everyone in the housing business seems to be counting down to the approaching deadline with baited breath. No, not April 30, when the home buyer tax credits expire. March 31, when the Federal Reserve stops buying mortgages and mortgage-backed securities — reportedly, anywhere from $10 to $25 billion, per week, since...Read More
