Roundup
- Downtown Journal – Three arrested in Downtown BASE jumping attempt. BASE jumping is illegal in Minneapolis. And most cities.
- Behind the Mortgage – Condo for sale in doomed development includes Adult Entertainment room, complete with mirrors, couches, and poles. BTM is offering a bounty for photos.
- Metro Independent Business Association – The MetroIBA members featured in City Pages’ 2008 Best of the Twin Cities.
- MPR – Rural Renewable Energy Alliance donating solar home heating systems to low-income families.
- St Paul Issues Forum – On 24-hour health clubs. The city is trying to close them down because they don’t keep a CPR-trained staff person onsite round-the-clock. This is supposedly overly restrictive and a remnant of sex-club crackdowns from the ’80s.
- 76th Street – “Does Richfield have too much senior housing but not enough affordable senior housing?” If you even have to ask…
- Longfellow Nokomis Real Estate Guide – Foreclosures in their neighborhood. There are LOTS.
- Northstar Commuter Rail – Construction begins on Coon Rapids station.
- District del Sol – This weekend’s Cinco de Mayo activities in St Paul. (pdf) The lowrider car show is Friday from 4-9 on Wabasha.