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Apr 3, 2020

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If something feels off about this Friday night, it's because there's no state patrol helicopter in the sky.

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@shovelfoot

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Remembering that time

grilled me about organized trash collection

Oh no Reddit made Josh Martin upset.

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Josh Martin

@JoshMartinMpls

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Uptown is not a neighborhood, it is a business district, although this does get confusing because there is also a neighborhood called South Uptown, which partly overlaps Uptown. (1/4) uptownminneapolis.com/uptown-associa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborh

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Uptown is quite possibly one of the most urban areas in the entire great state of Minnesota. By definition, it functions almost as its own mini-city, and is certainly one of the liveliest communities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Bordered by 28th Street to the north, Dupont Street to the east, 31st Street to the south, and Lake Bde Maka Ska to the west—its heart is located where Hennepin Avenue and West Lake Street intersect.

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AnthonyKasper

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A friend of mines cat is missing. St Louis Park / just west of Bde Maka Ska. Little dudes name is Henry. Holler at me if you see him! @WedgeLIVE you have any time between your sinkhole coverage for a rt?

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Minneapolis neighborhood meme devolves immediately into a debate about Uptown geography and denigrating the Wedge as not a neighborhood. reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/

To contrast how we handled the two ballot measures that passed in 2021, Mayor Frey's strong mayor ordinance was delivered to the council with a heavy dose of "will of the voters." Not so much with rent stabilization.

I'm curious to know if there is any percentage/regulation the mayor & friends would accept. It's easy to nitpick the details of someone else's plan, but there are a lot of ways to construct a policy. Are they against any policy? Against even the mildest form of anti rent gouging?

More strict policy would control 107,000 units, 12 full time staff, and cost the city $1.3 million to enforce. Less strict policy would control 27,000 units, require 7 staff, and cost $827,000 to enforce.

Section on city revenue and taxes: "decrease in rental property estimated market values will shift taxes to homeowners and/or commercial property owners."

Staff analysis anticipates conversion of units from rental to ownership and slowed production of new housing. Slide show indicates this conclusion is based on conversations with the real estate industry and staff observations of the impact of St Paul's policy.

There are many things to be concerned with and careful about when considering a potential policy, but maybe it's fine that property values aren't forever exploding?

Keep in mind as you read through this that framework 7 is the more lax version of rent stabilization endorsed by Real Estate Market Participants on the city's work group.

I remember (back before we broke the legislative branch with a different 2021 ballot question) the debate about inclusionary zoning. The sentiment against IZ from "MN real estate market participants" was universal. Now IZ is a policy good put at risk by rent stabilization.

It's true. A probable Mayor Frey veto means you need 9 votes.

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Michael E.

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The rent control measure will die on a 8 to 5 city council vote just like everything else that Frey opposes.

You may remember Minneapolis voters approved a rent stabilization charter amendment in 2021 to allow the city to adopt a rent stabilization policy, either through a City Council vote or by putting it to the voters in an another ballot measure.

This will be presented on April 18 to the City Council's BHIZ Committee. This item is informational and doesn't involve a vote. The City Council doesn't have to abide by this recommendation and are free to create their own policy.

Mayor Frey's executive branch is recommending against adopting a rent stabilization policy. Conclusions: ➡️ Not effective ➡️ Too risky in era of economic recovery ➡️ Negative impact on housing supply and tax revenue Presentation & staff analysis here: lims.minneapolismn.gov/RCA/11063

Just a 5 minute walk from Lake Chipotle and the Sinkhole District, Tulip house has been charming visitors to the greater Wedge area for many years.

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May 5, 2021

The tulip house on 25th Street is just begging for the TV news to do a heartwarming human interest story.

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Tulip house is coming back for another season.

Here's some news that may affect your evening commute.

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taylr

@taylr

report from a friend on 394 and dunwoody: “The lime scooters are leveling up, one merged in front of me on 394! He got full in the lane, not on the shoulder, not a care in the world!”

Why wasn't I notified?

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sarah

@sarahcastic

drove by and saw they were filling in the sinkhole today, honestly i miss it already

The turkeys are more gritty and urban than in past years.

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taylr

@taylr

i don’t think i’ve ever seen a turkey in loring park before

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Newsletter from Council Member Chughtai: she's trying to bring the Public Works Dept to the Council's PW committee for explanation and Q&A regarding Bryant Ave (construction already in progress). And there will be another virtual meeting on April 20. content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/M

Here's the evening newslady, speaking for myself and countless other white people on the release of yet more disturbing police bodycam video: "It's hard to believe that several people saw that video and nothing happened until now."

The truth is out there. Do your own research. Wake up, sheeple.

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mike

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Why do I see the road closed and concrete work at sink hole location from 10 months ago on Google maps?? Is this an inside job?

Meetings like this scarred me into the person I am today.

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Dylan Thomas

@DThomasMPLS

My local reporting career left me very skeptical of this type of meeting as an effective form of public engagement twitter.com/frederickmelo/…

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Bryant Avenue Switcheroo - Monthly with Melody

We talked about the "bike lobby destroys the environment" headline earlier this week in our new podcast segment, "John reads Hill and Lake Press headlines to Melody."

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Listen to this episode from Wedge LIVE! on Spotify. John is joined by Melody Hoffmann from Southwest Voices for a conversation about the city's last minute changes to the Bryant Ave South reconstru...

"This thing will ruin our neighborhood, give it to a poor neighborhood" is one of the classics. This form of argument has a lot of versatility. Bike lanes, housing, whatever you want.

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Frederick Melo, Reporter

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Save Our Streets is making a racial equity argument AGAINST spending money on bike infrastructure in a wealthy white neighborhood. Why not spend that big cash in a poorer community? Room erupts in cheers…

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'Passion for the Hole': The Uptown Sinkhole Has Become a Social Hotspot - Racket

I used to think Minneapolis exceptionalism was a sham, but now we've got the whole world, from Europe to South America, recognizing this exceptionally stupid commentary in the March issue of the Hill and Lake Press.

Meet Jack, "who lives in the area and is celebrating his birthday with a stroll by the hole."

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The Minneapolis sinkhole emerged over the weekend. It's already bringing gawkers and partyers together.

Sewers are giving off that new sinkhole smell.

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Media organizations send letter defending MinnPost Capitol reporter - Minnesota Reformer

Media organizations send letter defending MinnPost Capitol reporter minnesotareformer.com/briefs/media-o via

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Among the media organizations that signed the letter: MinnPost, the Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio and the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Happening now on Lyndale Avenue

Looks like a sweaty good time.

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@foleymo@mas.to

@foleymo

It’s a shame we all have to spend a gorgeous night like this at a meeting defending a plan for safe bike infrastructure instead of out riding bikes. #SummitAve #stpaul #bikes

It's going to hurt feelings if the Steve Cramer auction doesn't reach his estimated value of $75.

The question on everyone's mind after watching more traumatic police bodycam video is how long it takes for Lisa Goodman to wind herself up into another moment like this.

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Council Member Lisa Goodman is "sick and tired" of her colleagues: "to constantly have [police officers] berated in these council chambers and told they are misogynist, racist, horrible people, is exactly the reason why many of them are leaving."

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neighbors for more neighbors

They're calling it a "field trip" in order to trick you into attending a planning commission meeting. We're not fooled.

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@MoreNeighbors

N4MN is organizing a field trip to City Hall to advocate for complete neighborhoods on April 24th @ 4:30. The Planning Commission will be hearing testimony about the Land Use Rezoning Study. We'll be meeting up beforehand at the downtown Spyhouse. Details: tinyurl.com/29cpwcyv

Pay money to access two of the most destructive influences at city hall. No I didn't mean it that way. It's a charity auction for a tour/happy hour with Council Member Lisa Goodman and Public Works Director Margaret Anderson Kelliher.

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taylr

@taylr

happy hour with bffs lisa goodman and MAK is up for auction to benefit loring park's neighborhood association, currently at $150 with 23 hours left. this could be fun

32auctions.com/organizations/

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