Check Out the Podcast Instead The Friday bylines for any news Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke makes tomorrow will all say “Minneapolis.” That’s because Mr. Bernanke will be here, giving a 90 minute lunchtime address at the Economic Club of Minnesota. Want to attend? You’re too late; according to the ECOM’s Web site, “due to the extraordinary...Read More
Re-Think NYC Minneapolis There’s a billboard campaign in Manhattan at the moment showing how the island would look if Central Park were developed, and the rest of the city . . . wasn’t. It’s a brilliant way of showing the amount of space we devote to each use. How would Minneapolis look rendered in such a...Read More
Well, yes, that’s one kind of off-road biking (pictured below). But the kind I had in mind was actually on Hennepin Ave. in Uptown. Biking from The Wedge to Lake of the Isles yesterday with my two sons, traffic on Hennepin Ave. was just a little too congested to compete with on our (non-mechanized) bikes. So, we switched...Read More
“Don’t Call it a Blimp — It’s an Airship!” Whatever it’s called, it was over 36th St. and Highway 100 in St. Louis Park this morning, heading southwest at a surprisingly fast clip (40 mph?). Apparently, the airship (zeppelin? dirigible?) — an, um . . . advertising vehicle for Farmers Insurance — will be based in...Read More
The Ultimate Aerial Shot For an average home, you take 10 photos. For a more expensive home, you take 18 photos (the maximum number allowed on MLS). For an expensive home in an especially gorgeous setting or with a stunning view (or both), you take 18 photos, plus use a boom to show the home’s context....Read More
“We” Minus the “Us”; or,More Pronoun Confusion The bailout and stimulus that we have administered to ourselves have left us without much cushion. There may be room, and even necessity, for a little more stimulus. But we have to get this moment right.” –Thomas Friedman, “Got to Get This Right“; The New York Times (11/27/2010)...Read More
