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Stadium Watch Blog

Minneapolis council vote will go forward on Downtown East deal

Minneapolis council vote will go forward on Downtown East deal

The city of Minneapolis and critics of the $400 million stadium district development traded arguments in Hennepin County District Court for an hour and a half this morning, but it doesn’t look like a planned vote on the deal will be stopped.
by Tim Nelson

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Xcel Energy Center gets men’s college hockey championships in 2018

Xcel Energy Center gets men’s college hockey championships in 2018

The University of Minnesota says it’s going to host the Frozen Four at the St. Paul arena in 2018, as it has done seven times before. The school said today: “Minnesota previously hosted the 1958, 1966, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2002 and 2011 Frozen Fours. The 1989, 1991, 1994, 2002 and 2011 Frozen Fours were contested Read more →
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Complaint seeks to delay stadium area development vote

Complaint seeks to delay stadium area development vote

Plaintiffs Dan Cohen, Paul Ostrow and Stephanie Woodruff filed a complaint and motion for a temporary injunction Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court  to prevent the Minneapolis City Council from voting on measures related to the Downtown East development project proposed near the new Vikings stadium.  The council is scheduled to vote on the measures Read more →
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Arne Carlson: Put the brakes on the stadium district development

Arne Carlson: Put the brakes on the stadium district development

Former Republican governor Arne Carlson is saying the city of Minneapolis ought to hit the reset button on a planned $400 million mixed-use development slated to go up near the new Vikings stadium. In a post on his personal blog, Carlson, who also once served on the Minneapolis City Council, says the deal suffers from Read more →
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City council panel recommends demolition of Star Tribune building

City council panel recommends demolition of Star Tribune building

The Minneapolis City Council’s zoning committee has signed off on the demolition of the Star Tribune’s building, one of the final hurdles to passing Downtown East, a proposed 5-block multi-use office, housing, retail and park development near the new Vikings stadium. The Star Tribune wants to sell off its real estate in Downtown East, and Read more →
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Vikings concede roof signage to Wells Fargo, say agreement has been reached

Vikings concede roof signage to Wells Fargo, say agreement has been reached

The dispute over a logo for Wells Fargo atop two planned office towers in downtown Minneapolis has apparently been settled. “They are no longer concerned about our signage,” said Wells Fargo spokeswoman Peggy Gunn, in an interview tonight. She said Wells Fargo believes its intention to put a logo on their new buildings will go Read more →
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