I attended a great celebration today: At the corner of 38th St. and Nicollet Ave., a community of neighbors, small-business owners, business lenders, economic-development specialists and neighbors gathered to welcome a great new business to its new location — and to celebrate the help that got them there. We met at the new home of [...]
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I’m very pleased that tomorrow, I’ll be standing with the founder of the Geek Squad, Robert Stephens, to welcome the Blackbird Café — one of my favorite spots — to their new home at 38th St. and Nicollet Ave. At that time, we’re going to celebrate the fact that the Blackbird is the 1,000th recipient [...]
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When I presented my 2011 budget for the City on August 16, I said that I expected the State of Minnesota to deliver fully on their commitment of Local Government Aid (LGA) to Minneapolis next year. And I meant it: Minneapolis residents should hold the State accountable for the promise it has made to us [...]
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