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Northstar Commuter rail line will cut through, pass by Northeast Minneapolis

By Chris Steller | 11.30.08 | 2:59 am

Houses near Railroad Tracks (detail) by Michael Banning, courtesy The Groveland Gallery
“Houses near Railroad Tracks, Northeast Minneapolis” (detail) by Michael Banning, courtesy The Groveland Gallery

Rail transit will pass through Northeast Minneapolis…

What will become of all those holes downtown? Minneapolis takes on growing problem of condo-cide

By Molly Priesmeyer | 05.29.08 | 2:49 pm

Spend some time in downtown Minneapolis and the truth starts to reveal itself: Underneath all that shiny beauty, nestled between the giant trophies of art and commerce, are holes and pockmarks — acres of empty land that…

Northstar Rail Supporters Celebrate $157 Million Federal Award

By Dan Haugen | 12.11.07 | 10:03 am

Northstar Commuter Rail
The Northstar Commuter Rail project has another $157 million in the bank as of Tuesday morning. A signing ceremony in Anoka that activated a federal funding agreement to pay about half the costs…