More People Living ” & Working ” by the Lakes? “You Betcha!” Once upon a time, on an especially nice weekday in Summer, the traffic heading east to Lake Calhoun would back up a couple blocks during rush hour. No more. Now, it’s practically year-round, in both directions ” at least any time the windchill...Read More

“Top Ten” Signs How do you know you’ve stumbled across a “too-trendy” neighborhood? My list of “Top Ten” signs follows (below). Any resemblance to certain (unnamed) Twin Cities neighborhoods is purely.  . . intentional. For the record, though, the neighborhood in question was The Marina in San Francisco, near where my family was staying the other week.  10....Read More