What’s the best-selling item at the shopping mall these days? Hint: it’s not in the stores — it’s in the parking lot. In fact, it IS the parking lot. Mixed-Use New Construction No less than 3 Twin Cities shopping malls at the moment — Ridgedale, Knollwood, and Southdale — have major construction projects going up...Read More
Walking Around Whole Foods (on the Inside) Where is the Twin Cities’ best people-watching spot? You’d normally answer “the Lakes,” assuming the temperature is above zero. But at least the next week or so, the Twin Cities’ best people-watching location is very likely the downtown Minneapolis Whole Foods, which just opened this Wednesday. Located smack...Read More
Same Price . . . For Less?? At first glance, prices at the 2011 Minnesota state fair appear unchanged: the sign at the cheese curds stand says “Still $5!,” and tickets on the midway are the same as last year, 75¢ apiece. The catch? The cheese curds container got smaller (at least to my eye),...Read More
