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Doh. Â I hadn't heard about this. Â I like the current structure because of the coloured lights at night.

Not sure what you meant by that? Â They wouldn't be tearing down anything taller than 2 stories. Â Just adding to the skyline, making it better ;)

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http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2008/06/02/story1.html?b=1212379200%5E1643229 Hines is "rolling up its sleeves" and going "full speed" designing and marketing the tower, which would rise between 50 and 60 stories, said Bill Chopp, senior vice president - oper...

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tunnels to nearby buildings and the downtown energy system as well ...

I don't believe any of the tunnels went there. Â When I worked at UP, we had to walk that last block to the building outside to get there meetings, if we otherwise took the tunnels.

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I'll recommend the same local pizza joint I always do:

http://www.grimaldis.com/brooklyn.htm

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As far as I know, I don't believe there is a Target in downtown St. Paul. Â There is one in downtown Minneapolis:

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"Breaking News: Agreement will keep College World Series in Omaha for 20 years"
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2 ... d=10323440

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Hey guys, I just wanted to give a quick thanks to all the updates on this project. Â As someone who used to work in that building, I'm glad I get to see what's happening to it. Â Since I no longer live in Omaha, I can't view it myself. Â Again, thank you for all the updates and photos!

-Jon

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http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1 ... d=10313440

Apparently, they think UNO violates their copyright because the logo has two colors, which are separated. Â You have got to be freakin' kidding me.

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Sorry... forgot to link this. Â The on ramp I was talking about

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=44.9 ... 8&t=h&z=18

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My morning commute takes me right next to the new stadium on the on ramp to 394, which goes next to, and right under all the construction. Â They started pouring concrete today, and the trucks had huge Twins logos on the side. Â It was kinda cool. Â I'll throw a camera in tomorrow and see if I can g...

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Argh... I've seen DMB several times, including his huge show at Soldier Field (the old one) in 2001, and the Island Festival show in NYC two summers ago (and of course, the last time they were at the Q). Â Now I've moved to a much larger city (Minneapolis), that gets just about every concert tour th...

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So it looks like this is just going to be a flat parking lot for the Qwest and Ballpark now? Â What a waste.

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For me, personally, I would have to say Pearl Jam's "Alive".

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Looks like the Light Rail from Downtown Minneapolis to Downtown St. Paul is actually going to take off. Â All parties (St. Paul, Minneapolis, Ramsay County, Hennepin County, and the University of Minnesota) compromised to come up with a working solution. Â Sounds like the exact opposite of what's ha...

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Good take on this debate:

http://revolution-21.blogspot.com/2008/ ... omaha.html

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Same topic (downtown shopping), better news:

http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=New ... &sp_id=389

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This article is primarily about Minneapolis (perhaps I should have posted it in "elsewhere", if so, I apologize"). Â But I thought the topic of downtown retail was pretty relevant to what gets discussed here a lot. Â This talks about the decline of retail in downtown Minneapolis and w...

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I've been to New York several times, and in my opinion, the best way to waste your trip is to go to the tourist sites. Â Go where locals go and not where tourists go. Â You can spend 6 hours in line for the Statue of Liberty, and that's not an exaggeration. Â If you want to see the Statue, take a wa...

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Well welcome to the City, w8ing

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When Google sees you drive your Mercedes into a tree

http://jalopnik.com/339821/google-stree ... r-accident

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Article in today's Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-year_vierajan06,0,7269968.story?coll=chi-travel-utl I thought this was a good quote. Â We've all the phrase for place like Vegas -- "A great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there." Â I've always compla...

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Interesting article on a similar topic to the in the Economist, which I usually find to be a pretty good periodical. Birth, death and shopping The rise and fall of the shopping mall http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10278717&CFID=5683680&CFTOKEN=d942dbfa025a458b-26C...

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I finally went to the American Apparel in Minneapolis for the first time today. Â T-shirts were only $15. Â I certainly wouldn't classify the place as expensive. Â I but a hoodie for $44, a track jacket for $48 and a fitted long sleeve shirt for $20. Â Based on the fact that the American Apparel st...

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Another very important link (privacy be dammed!!):

My Front Door

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Unfortunately, no. Â I've never been either. Â I haven't been back to Des Moines in a few years, other than driving though between Omaha and Iowa City, or Omaha and Minneapolis. Â Maybe I'll stop for dinner on a drive back to Omaha here sometime soon.

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Good pub for Des Moines:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/tr ... rneys.html

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I thought some here would enjoy this. Â It's a study done at the Brookings Institute Center For Urban and Metropolitan Policy, titled "Who Sprawls Most? How Growth Patterns Differ Across the U.S."

http://www.brookings.edu/es/urban/publi ... fulton.pdf

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That's the Guthrie Theater. Â I've never heard of the Grinnel Theatre.

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Welcome to my neighborhood ;) Â I now live about 6 blocks from the 112 Eatery. Â I'm glad you enjoyed your trip!

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Have fun... tell us what you thought of your trip. Â I was in downtown St. Paul for a Wild game at the X last night. Â You'll enjoy it.

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However, I'd be willing to bet that the people of downtown Minneapolis, for example, are happy with their 2-story Target and it's shopping car escalators. I do love the two story Target. Â I also love the Barnes and Nobel, Borders, Macy's, Gap, Banana Republic, etc, etc, etc. Â Say what you want ab...

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Why are condos downtown so expensive? Â The answer is quite simple... because people are willing to pay that much. Â I lived in the Old Market for over 5 years before moving to downtown Minneapolis. Â I would love to have my Old Market rent back. Â I pay $1400/month in rent for a 1 bedroom with no ...

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The main problem with rail on that bridge is that it doesn't go where they want the train to go. Â The original plan was to go on the Washington Ave bridge, which would run it through the University of Minnesota and point it into St. Paul. Â If it goes on this bridge, they'll have to figure out how ...

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I was downloading pictures off of my point and shoot camera -- turns out I hadn't done so in over a year. Â Anyway, I found these from last winter that my girlfriend took from apartment on the top floor of the Greenhouse. Â I though you guys would really like them. Â They're not that great of pictur...

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I second the motion for the St. Paul Hotel. Â Have dinner in the St. Paul Grill there. Â It's fantastic.

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I searched and didn't see this posted here yet, which I thought was surprising, so if I missed it and redundantly posted, I apologize. Â Has any one watched the new CBS show "Big Bang Theory". Â The female star, Token Hot Chick, I mean, Penny, is from Omaha. Â Not the actress, but the char...

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People here should love this one. Â Apparently, this was downtown ;)

On Oct. 28, the Wild Oats natural foods market in downtown Omaha will close its doors permanently.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2 ... -oats.aspx

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The bridge collapse certainly didn't help. Â It will look bad when he goes to the legislature looking for money. Â Everyone will make the absurd conclusion that state funding towards the stadium would detract from transportation. Â Even though one can and should come from hotel taxes, sales taxes, e...

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Update:

Good info site on the new Twins park:
http://www.twinsballpark2010.com/baseba ... /Home.html

I hope to get over there this weekend and take some pictures myself. Â If I can, I'll post them.

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Updates: Official ground breaking of the new Twins park tonight. Vikings ownership decides not to purchase land around the Dome. Â This land was seen as key to implementing their plan for a new stadium. Â This has caused rampant speculation around here that they may look to move (probably L.A.). Â T...

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