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Aines Dairy Loft Project on Gillham Begins, Summer 2023 Opening
By Kevin Collison The redevelopment of the historic Aines Dairy building at 3130 Gillham Rd. into 50 lofts with a potential grocer at street level is underway and the developer anticipates an opening next summer. Exact Partners began pursuing the $12 million project in spring 2021 and it received a chilly reception when its request…
Planned Apartment Project at Third and Grand Grows to 102 Units
By Kevin Collison Oak Properties has tweaked the former Ashland apartment development planned for Third and Grand across from the City Market, adding eight units and halving the amount of retail space. Andrew Ganahl, a representative for Oaks Properties, the Minneapolis-based developer, said construction is expected to begin late this year at the development site…
Art in the Loop Live Performances Begin Wednesday
A free performance with electronic jazz, improv theatre and a puppet show is happening at Oppenstein Park this Wednesday, the opening live event of this year’s Art in the Loop. This is the ninth year for Art in the Loop, a cultural initiative by the Downtown Council and the Downtown CID that brings public art…
Protected Bike Lane First Step to Fulfill ‘Making Grand Grand’ Vision
By Kevin Collison The City Council has approved funding to plan a protected bike lane on Grand Boulevard between the South Loop and Crown Center, the first step toward implementing the “Making Grand Grand” vision hatched over a decade ago. The money for the Grand Boulevard bike lane through the Crossroads District is part of…
East Crossroads Brewers & Friends Band Together to Promote District
(Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in CityScene Dec. 3, 2021) By Kevin Collison Six years after Border Brewing, its first microbrewery, opened, the East Crossroads and its band of merry brewers, distillers and vintners are touting their area as a big regional draw and working together to promote it. “We’ve become a tourist destination,”…