“Oh! Now I Get It!” As a text messaging neophyte — I’ve only been using it for a few months — I’m still discovering situations and contexts where it’s superior to voice messaging. Like, when you’re standing in line at Tin Fish by Lake Calhoun on a sunny Memorial Day and don’t want to be...Read More
Good & Evil at the Same Spot, Days Apart The Northwest corner of Lake Calhoun (pictured on this blog’s masthead, and at right) was the scene of two very different incidents this week. The first one occurred Monday night around 10 p.m., when a gang member was apparently ambushed and killed just off the lake’s...Read More
No Celebrities — or Crowds OK, so the buildings ringing it are only 5 to 10 stories tall, not 50 to 60 stories — and none of them are famous (unless you count the Calhoun Beach Club). And you won’t see any celebrities throwing Frisbees or otherwise kicking back. But Minneapolis’ equivalent of Central Park’s...Read More
Where: 17xx Morgan Ave. South in Minneapolis’ Kenwood neighborhood What: 4 BR/4BA home with 4,337 FSF built in 1925 (and completely renovated since) When: listed March 8 (11 days on market) How much: $1.9 million Who: listed by Mike Nash and Sherrill Kruse (broker: Edina Realty) Minneapolis doesn’t have a Park or Fifth Avenue, where...Read More
Boobie Prize Winner — Winter, 2010 Edition [Editor’s Note: sort of like the blog equivalent of a broken clock, this post is timely twice a year in Minnesota. The last time I ran it was mid-December] Walking around Lake Calhoun just before dusk last night, I spotted what appeared to be not one but two...Read More
YWMMV (“Your Walking Mileage May Vary”) I definitely prefer walking around Lake Calhoun in the summer. For one thing, the people watching is better — there are more of them about, and, minus the bulky winter clothing, you can actually tell the genders apart. For another, you don’t have to worry about below zero windchill’s...Read More
