New 2nd Story (and new 1st Story, Too!) In a post a year ago, I speculated that the Dean Parkway rambler (pictured above) was a prime candidate for a popped roof (that is, a 2nd story addition). See, “2nd Story Coming Soon?” That was based on both the home’s terrific location just north of the...Read More
Overshadowed Sibling(s) No More You know a place is becoming (too) trendy when it becomes a cultural shorthand for hot locales threatening to eclipse their bigger, better-known neighbors. So, at least according to some accounts, Oakland is now the “Brooklyn of the Bay Area.” See, “Oakland: Brooklyn by the Bay.” Similarly, places like Westhampton and...Read More
“Get Me Outta Here!” “We may be small, but we’re slow.” –Cal Tech football team slogan After record-breaking cold this Winter, the Twin Cities is now in the throes of record-breaking April precipitation. I’d compare the local weather to Seattle . . . but that would be unfair to Seattle: that city is expecting record-breaking...Read More
What Does it Say About the Neighborhood? Once you get over the initial shock that a meth lab was discovered — and busted — in tranquil Southwest Minneapolis last week, I suppose rational people could draw one of the following two (very different) conclusions: One. Oh my God! Meth has now gotten so out of control...Read More
If you want a nice, big home on Minneapolis’ Lake of the Isles or Lake Calhoun, it’ll set you back $1 million (easy). Too much? Then consider (much) more affordable Lake Nokomis, convenient to Minnehaha Falls, light rail, downtown, and the airport.* List price for this 4 BR/3 Bath home on the Lake’s southeast corner is $550k. *The...Read More
“Forgiveness + Understanding = Home” When I think of National Geographic magazine, I think of exotic locales and subjects like Icelandic volcanoes, African pygmies, and remote Tibetan villages (are there any other kind?). Not the Twin Cities and its denizens. No matter. The current issue (February 2014) features simply one of the best pieces about...Read More
