Report finds $50M gap in Minneapolis Vikings plan
An analysis prepared for Minneapolis officials finds the city is nearly 20% short of funds for a financial pledge by city leaders to a new Vikings stadium.
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Minneapolis redistricting group working to create 'minority ward' | Two Cities
Citizens charged with re-drawing Minneapolis ward and park district boundaries seemed to agree Wednesday that they want to create a ward on the near south side that would have a coalition of racial minorities that could elect one of its own to the City Council. They are also interested in splitting downtown Minneapolis so that the area would be represented by two or three council members instead …
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Analysis finds $55M shortfall in Minneapolis stadium plan
A financial analysis of Minneapolis' plan to build a new Vikings stadium downtown obtained by MPR News shows the city is $55 million short of the pledge it hoped to make to the project. The analysis is the most detailed look yet at the dollars and cents behind a $900 million stadium plan.
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Analysis finds $55M shortfall in Minneapolis stadium plan
SEH Wins Prestigious “2011 Project of the Year” Engineering Award
ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM) awarded Short Elliott Hendrickson® (SEH) with the prestigious “2011 Project of the Year Award” on Jan. 25, 2012 for the innovative and successful “Trunk Water Main Pipe Rehabilitation Project”. CEAM recognized the project for the high level of cooperation and coordination between public partners and the use of a relatively new construction technology. With SEH as the catalyst and facilitator, the City of Golden
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$89 for a One-Night Stay for Two at Millennium Hotel Minneapolis (Up to $177 Value)
Upscale, Modern Lodgings in Heart of Downtown Over the past five decades, Minneapolis architects have built one of the world’s largest networks of climate-controlled skyways to help survive the city’s long, frigid winters. Today, 63 glass and steel tunnels crisscross more than 70 downtown blocks, allowing pedestrians to walk between upscale shops, concert halls, and restaurants without ever stepping outside. In the heart of this network, the 14-story Millennium Hotel Minneapolis connects to the Minneapolis Convention Center, housing travelers just a short walk away from the center’s events and expos. The hotel also serves as a convenient home base to the 13-block Nicollet Mall, named one of the best American shopping streets by U.S. News & World Report . At the onsite Nic’s on Nicollet restaurant, diners can peek out of windows facing the Minneapolis skyline while waking up to a made-to-order breakfast. For dinner, multicourse meals feature gourmet comfort fare such as parmesan-peppercorn burgers and artisan pizzas, complemented by an international wine selection. In the Martini Lounge, bartenders serve signature cocktails to those reclining on leather lounge chairs, and plasma TVs broadcast news, sports, and the weather on Neptune’s six largest moons. Minneapolis: “City of Lakes” with Revitalized Art Scene Resting on the banks of the Mississippi River, Minneapolis has managed to maintain its small-town character while growing into a midwestern metropolis. In recent years, millions of dollars have been poured into Minneapolis’ growing art scene. In 2005, the Walker Art Center nearly doubled in size with a Herzog & de Meuron–designed tower expansion, which includes new galleries, rooftop terraces, and a 385-seat theater. With free admission, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts houses Asian art, textiles, photography, contemporary art, and more. There, art lovers can peruse work from Spain’s Francisco de Goya and El Greco, as well as Dutch greats Vincent van Gogh and Rembrandt. When spring arrives, Minneapolis brims with outdoor activities, from hiking on nearly 50 miles of paved trails to exploring the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway , a series of parks that constitutes country’s longest continuous system of public urban parkways. Along the byway, one can smell native flora at the Eloise Butler Wildlife Garden and Bird Sanctuary, canoe on the Chain of Lakes, or picnic next to the cascading waters at Minnehaha Falls. Groupon Says Read more…
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Minneapolis rallies support for new Vikings stadium
Leaders with the city, labor and business communities said that a new Vikings stadium would employ thousands of idle Minneapolis construction workers.
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HealthPartners plans Minneapolis clinic
HealthPartners in the late summer plans to open a 7,800-square-foot primary care clinic in south Minneapolis – its second in the city, the Bloomington-based health provider and insurer said Wednesday.
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Outing for Two or Four to a Minnesota Stars FC Soccer Game at the Metrodome on April 7 at 7:30 p.m. (Up to 55% Off)
Soccer players spend so much time concentrating on the ball that they grow obsessed with hexagons, which explains why they’re constantly trying to kick bees’ nests. Study the shape of an exciting game with today’s GrouponLive deal to see Minnesota Stars FC play the Carolina RailHawks at the Metrodome on Saturday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. Choose between the following options: For $5, you get two general-admission tickets (a $10 value). For $9, you get four general-admission tickets (a $20 value). As the reigning NASL champions, the Minnesota Stars descend upon the Metrodome determined to kick off the 2012 season in lustrous fashion against rival the Carolina RailHawks. The talented squad of ball-booters—who typically play their home games in Blaine—begin the fresh 25-week campaign in downtown Minneapolis, hoping to expose the sport to new fans and coax cheers from the city’s notoriously raucous skyscrapers. Named FieldTurf’s NASL Coach of the Year in 2011, Manny Lagos returns to guide the fleet-footed roster, which showcases players from around the globe. From general-admission seats peppered throughout the roofed arena, Stars supporters will spring to their feet as the team’s attackers swarm the opposing defense with bicycle kicks and goalkeepers blockade the net with old bicycle tires. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Yard Decorations Read more…
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Duluth Could Change Its Electoral System, No Primaries Needed
DULUTH, MN – A task force is recommending the City of Duluth switch over to a new type of balloting system called Ranked Choice Voting.
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Minneapolis council opposes Mondale’s stadium vote end run; legislature turns toward e-pulltabs
State stadium negotiator Ted Mondale thinks he can get around Minneapolis’ voter-approved ban on using city money to fund a stadium without a referendum by instead having the city vote to direct the funds to stadium authority, and then that body would spend it on a stadium, so that “it really isn’t the city spending that money.” Pretty clever, eh? … (more)
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Minneapolis council opposes Mondale’s stadium vote end run; legislature turns toward e-pulltabs
