“The Big Little Muddy” “The Big Muddy” is typically associated with the Missouri River. But, at least the next few weeks, that term also applies to what’s left of Sunset Boulevard in my neighborhood in South Minneapolis. Workers tore up the street last week to, umm . . . (un)pave the way for a new...Read More
Theory #2: Uniformly Spaced, Softball-Sized Hail(?) I’ve heard of “scoring” (perforating) wallpaper, prior to steaming it off. But, I’ve never heard of scoring a city street, as part of maintenance/road repair. Yet that’s exactly what appears to be happening lately on Sunset Boulevard near Cedar Lake, once you venture around all those “Road Closed” signs...Read More
Silver (Gas) Linings Anyone who’s been in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood lately — just north of the Edina Realty City Lakes office — has doubtless seen the massive street construction project in progress. Normally, block after block of torn up streets suggests that homeowners will eventually be on the hook for a major special assessment. Not this...Read More
