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The Cities Blog

Rybak says a new bridge will be named for Mpls Somali leader

As he prepares to leave office tomorrow, Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak, held one last news conference and offered a tribute to a lost friend. Rybak on Monday proposed a new pedestrian walkway that will connect downtown Minneapolis with Cedar Riverside, and said it will be named for Hussein Samatar, the first Somali-American in Minnesota Read more →
by Matt Sepic

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Choo Choo Bob’s organizes big train show at RiverCentre

Choo Choo Bob’s organizes big train show at RiverCentre

  Electric model trains and those fascinated by them have taken over the Saint Paul RiverCentre this weekend for the largest event ever hosted by local train store Choo Choo Bob’s. The store, whose owner also started a children’s TV show with the same name, has held events for the past few years in Eagan Read more →
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Snow emergencies in Mpls., St. Paul

Both Minneapolis and St. Paul declared snow emergencies Christmas day. Parking restrictions will take effect beginning at 9 p.m. in both cities. Via City of Minneapolis: Dec. 25, 2013  (MINNEAPOLIS) Minneapolis officials have declared a Snow Emergency beginning today, Dec. 25, 2013. City crews have been plowing and treating streets to keep them drivable. Now Read more →
by Jon Gordon

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Closed meetings continue on Southwest light rail; Met Council hires firm to run public hearings

Closed-door meetings about the Southwest light rail project route continue, as Gov. Mark Dayton met with mayors, county commissioners and legislators Monday about freight rail and environmental studies currently underway and upcoming public hearings. Since October, Dayton has been holding meetings about the controversial options of routing light rail through the scenic Kenilworth Corridor in Read more →
by Liala Helal

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Ford will save St. Paul plant facade

Ford will save St. Paul plant facade

Ford Motor Co. has decided some architectural elements of its Twin Cities Assembly Plant are worth saving. Ford says it will preserve parts of the building’s facade, including its fluted columns, red tile roof and a frieze that reads “excellence is never granted to man but as the reward of labor.” In a letter to Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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St. Paul man walks nine hours for time-lapse tour of Green Line

St. Paul man walks nine hours for time-lapse tour of Green Line

It opens next year. But Nick Wormley of St. Paul couldn’t wait that long. Fascinated by the route of the new Central Corridor Light Rail Transit, or “Green Line,” he walked for nearly nine hours straight with a camera and tripod to make a moving time-lapse tour video of the route, showing what travel on Read more →
by Liala Helal

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Rybak crowd surfs one last time (as mayor)

Rybak crowd surfs one last time (as mayor)

Hundreds of people crowded the First Avenue rock club last night to say goodbye to outgoing Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak. True to form, the 58-year-old mayor concluded his remarks by diving into the audience. His last full day as mayor is Jan. 1, after which Rybak will become the executive director of the education reform Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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