It felt like November, but it was still a good weekend up in Wisconsin. Highlights: bear sitting alongside a highway, dog time, the world’s best fish fry and a stop at a maple syrup shack.
This band is pretty neat:
Everybody hates the abandoned fortress Block E has become, and it’s very exciting to see construction underway on its transformation to Mayo Clinic Square. It’s a $50 million project being completed by RSP Architects. Here’s an article from the Star Tribune on the project.
Here’s a construction update as of April 20, 2014:
The Stone Arch Bridge was rocking today, the first 70-degree day of 2014. I try to spend a lot of time around the falls after the spring thaw when the water’s high.
As the Business Journal reported on December 17, Opus is planning to start construction in April on its bike-themed Velo Apartments on the old Merit Printing site at 103 Second Street North in the Warehouse District. I really like the design of this building, especially the little blue corner element.
Construction update: April 20, 2014
Here are the renderings:
I have fond memories of the old Merit Printing graffiti murals. Here’s a photo shoot I did for our now-defunct ATV Sport magazine. It was a dark and stormy night…
I took a Saturday drive down the Central Corridor route and ended up at the St. Paul riverfront.
Right next to the old Grain Belt Brewery on Marshall in NE, the Grain Belt Terraces is designed by Kaas Wilson Architects.
Here are the renderings:
This is the site as of April 19, 2014
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