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Paul Koenig, the One-Man Housing Crisisnew

On the 1500 block of Hillside Avenue in north Minneapolis, a brown and white handrail leads to a vinyl-sided beige duplex. Inside, a bowing chimney has split a crack in the drywall beginning at the floor and disappearing into the upper unit. An occasional mouse scurries through.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Andy Mannix  |  02-24-2010  |  Housing & Development

More Than 9,000 Minnesotans are Homeless. I Decided to Join Them for a Weeknew

I don't claim to have experienced homelessness at its most hopeless, its most real, nor do I intend to trivialize the travails that go along with it. Nevertheless, it's hoped that this diary will provide a window into day-to-day affairs, maybe even practical advice for those who may soon find themselves battling the real thing.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Matt Snyders  |  12-01-2008  |  Housing & Development

Mondo Condonew

When apartments are converted, renters don't have many rights.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Jonathan Kaminsky  |  08-15-2007  |  Housing & Development

The New Twins Parknew

There's a big roadblock at home plate.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  G.R. Anderson Jr.  |  02-08-2007  |  Housing & Development

The Neighbors You Don't Knownew

The Clump of Woods, Terrible Tee's war club, and other stories from lives lived outdoors in Minneapolis.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Mike Mosedale  |  01-18-2007  |  Housing & Development

Billion-Dollar Dreamernew

Why does Jerry Trooien spend millions promoting a $1.5-billion St. Paul riverfront project that the city keeps on spurning?
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Paul Demko  |  11-09-2006  |  Housing & Development

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