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The Cities Blog

Venerable St. Paul fabric store could fold

Treadle Yard Goods in St. Paul has notified customers it will close within the next six months if it can’t find a new owner. The fabric store, which has stood on the corner of Grand and Hamline since 1976, has been searching for a buyer since the spring. “While several individuals have expressed interest and Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Testimony: Man shot daughter’s ex-boyfriend then called police

In the wee hours of the morning on Feb. 3, Amos McGhee, 56, was roused from a deep sleep by his 21-year-old daughter Amy who came into his room crying and screaming.  McGhee said it sounded like his daughter’s abusive boyfriend was in the house.  So he got dressed, grabbed a loaded .22 caliber pistol Read more →
by Brandt Williams

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Twin Cities realtor ad spoof goes viral

Twin Cities realtor ad spoof goes viral

If you walked by this Minneapolis bus stop a couple months ago, you might not have noticed something amiss — unless Lynn Morgan’s 5 o’clock shadow caught your eye. The spoof was part of a series by Phil Jones, an artist who found an amusing muse in the advertisements real estate agents place on benches. Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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One year after Sandy Hook, gun control advocates look toward next session

One year after Sandy Hook, gun control advocates look toward next session

The shootings of 20 children at a Connecticut elementary school a year ago Saturday led state legislatures across the country to pass new gun laws. Most states, however, responded by loosening their gun restrictions, according to a recent New York Times report. In Minnesota, lawmakers failed to pass any new gun laws in the wake Read more →
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Simpler Minneapolis ballot hits complications

Making the Minneapolis ballot simpler turns out to be more complicated than it looks. In spite of a growing consensus that it’s too easy for candidates to run for office in the state’s largest city, a proposal to raise the $20 filing fee appears dead for this year. The city’s Charter Commission proposed raising the Read more →
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Cost to educate public on Nicollet Mall redesign could go up

The public relations cost of the Nicollet Mall redesign could increase by more than $40,000, if the Minneapolis City Council approves an extended contract with the firm on Friday. Citing a significant need to raise public awareness and educate and engage the community in the design phase, the city’s Ways & Means Budget Committee on Read more →
by Liala Helal

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Should Minneapolis police officers carry their own insurance?

Members of the group Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB) say ‘yes.’  The goal, members say, is to cut down on instances of police misconduct and reduce the amount of money the city of Minneapolis pays out for officer misconduct legal matters.  An MPR News analysis of data from the Minneapolis city attorney’s office show Read more →
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Midtown Global Market wins loan forgiveness from Mpls council committee

A Minneapolis city council committee voted unanimously Tuesday to forgive more than $1 million in debt owed to the city by the Midtown Global Market.  The proposal stipulates that the debt only comes off the books if the Lake Street market’s other lenders do the same.  A representative from one of the lenders, Wells Fargo, Read more →
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Rooftop golf center plan in downtown Minneapolis moves ahead

Rooftop golf center plan in downtown Minneapolis moves ahead

A plan to build a private golf athletic facility and non-profit youth center on top of two parking garages in downtown Minneapolis moved  forward today for the first time since it was proposed in 1998. The Minneapolis Transportation and Public Works Committee on Tuesday approved rights to the developer, Downtown Rooftop Golf, LLC and Downtown Read more →
by Liala Helal

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