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Boom Island or Bust
Read more: Boom Island or BustThis week’s training plan outlined my first sixteen mile long run which meant I could take the girls for their run to Silver Lake Beach and have enough training miles left to make it to…
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Becoming a Master Water Steward: My Journey
Read more: Becoming a Master Water Steward: My JourneyFor the past six months I have been attending Tuesday night classes to learn about water. Organized by the Freshwater Society, the coursework is designed to equip each new wave of students with the tools…
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From Theater to Arts Center: A Minneapolis Story
Read more: From Theater to Arts Center: A Minneapolis StoryMinneapolis, like many other urban cities with a long history, has numerous commercial hubs scattered throughout residential districts. These hubs are the remnants of the original city function providing neighborhood grocery stores and retail businesses…
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The Permaculture City
Read more: The Permaculture CityBook Review To those like myself who did not know what permaculture was before coming across this book I will give a quick summary. Permaculture principles include both natural and human ecosystems. While it tends to be…
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Chanhassen’s Urban Landscape: A Marathon Journey
Read more: Chanhassen’s Urban Landscape: A Marathon JourneyLast month I came across the Chanhassen St. Patty’s Day Half Marathon race in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The race timed nicely with my training plan and offered a technical zip up and beer glass for entering…
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Integrating Equity in Urban Planning
Read more: Integrating Equity in Urban PlanningI spent yesterday morning on the 16th floor of the U.S. Bank Building in downtown Saint Paul among a crowd of mostly government planners like myself. We were all there with the hopes to discover…
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Rear Window
Read more: Rear WindowOne of the gems of Columbia Heights is the 1926 Heights Theater, the longest continuously running theater in the Twin Cities metro (as stated during last weeks screening of Rear Window). The theater was designed…
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Connectography
Read more: ConnectographyBook Review Connectography is not a light summer read for the beach. This book is packed full of insights and ideas for a global economy founded on a priority to expand infrastructure. There are two main…
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14 Miles: General Mills, Trains, Public Works, and the Mighty Mississippi
Read more: 14 Miles: General Mills, Trains, Public Works, and the Mighty MississippiMy training schedule for the June Grandma’s Marathon has me out on long runs every Saturday, giving me plenty of time to think and analyze my surroundings. I used to rely solely on headphones to…
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Density vs. Preservation: the never ending battle
Read more: Density vs. Preservation: the never ending battleI began my career as a preservation planning intern in Lincoln, Nebraska. While there, I mostly worked on National Register nominations and local landmark designations. Lincoln was receptive to preservation and not in the business…
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