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Light-rail construction lags on campus
Twin Cities Daily PlanetMinneapolisSt. Paul
Jan 30Complications with construction on the Central Corridor light-rail project have caused contractors to miss major deadlines in the University of Minnesota campus area. Complications with construction on the Central Corridor light-rail project have cause... »
Mike Veeck lobbies for new St. Paul Saints home: 'Alms for the poor'
TwinCities.com Sports
Jan 27The Minnesota Vikings aren't the only local team that wants a new stadium. So do the St. Paul Saints. They want to move from 30-year-old Midway Stadium to a new $47 million facility in Lowertown. And like the Vikings, the Saints need financial help fro... »
Edward Paster, CEO of Paster Enterprises, dies
The Minneapolis / St Paul Business Journal
Jan 23Edward Paster, CEO of shopping center developer and manager Paster Enterprises, died Friday at age 70. Paster had led the St. Paul-based firm, whose portfolio of 11 area shopping centers includes South St. Paul’s Southview Center and the Crystal Town C... »
Coming soon in Minneapolis: American Indian Movement Interpretive Center
Twin Cities Daily PlanetMinneapolisSt. Paul
Jan 23In a touch of irony, wood stolen from White Earth Reservation land was used to build the Henry B. Frey House, which is now becoming the American Indian Movement Interpretive Center (AIMIC). The old Minneapolis mansion at 1206 5th Street SE became a Un... »
Gophers coach Jerry Kill on Joe Paterno's death: 'It's a sad day for football'
TwinCities.com News
Jan 22Statement from University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill on the death of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno: »
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Leaked! A Rejected First Draft of the University of Minnesota's Subtle Anti-Union Email Campaign
Twin City Sidewalks
Jan 31You may be familiar with the fact that the graduate student workers at the University of Minnesota, myself included, are attempting to unionize (for like the 5th time or something). We recently filed union support cards from a majority of our bargainin... »
Signs of the Times #48
Twin City Sidewalks
Jan 31CAT[Pole. Stadium Village, Minneapolis.]CREATIVITY NEEDED COME IN[Window. University of Minnesota campus, Minneapolis.]HOLA[Sidewalk. Location forgotten.]WORKINGBELOW[Mysterious dirt thing. University of Minnesota campus, Minneapolis.]PLEASEUSEMALLENTR... »
Destroy the 511 Building to Build a Vikings Stadium? Not Smart. #wilfare
The Deets - Ed Kohler's Blog
Jan 28The 511 Building. You’ve probably driven past it numerous times, on your way in/out of downtown Minneapolis to/from I-94 between 5th & 6th streets, but may not know what happens inside. Lester Bagley, Ted Mondale, and the rest of the Minnesota Vikings ... »
Signs of the Times #47
Twin City Sidewalks
Jan 26BEWARE OFSHUTTLE[Fence. Cathedral Hill, St Paul.]PrivateViolatorsWill Be Towed[Sandwich board. Cathedral Hill, St Paul.]THIS ISNOT A DESIGNATEDSWIMMINGAREA[Lakeshore. Near New Hope.]--VOTEHERE[Wooden board on steps. University of Minnesota campus, Minn... »
Banned from The Daily Norseman for Debating Vikings Corporate Welfare #wilfare
The Deets - Ed Kohler's Blog
Jan 24I’ve been banned from commenting on The Daily Norseman website. For what? Reality checking Vikings Wilfare queens, I guess. Here is the post with comment thread that did me in (PDF): Minnesota Vikings Stadium_ Metrodome Now _Only Workable Site_ – Daily... »