Post in Downtown Journal and Southwest Journal stories

Apr 14 17:24 UTC

From the April 14-27 issue of the Downtown Journal:

A renaissance man
By Michelle Bruch
Dale Howey, the owner of Cool Planet Goods on Washington Avenue, is getting
ready to install solar panels on the apartment building he owns in Elliot Park.
Howey owns a building where energy efficiency was once the least of the
tenants’ worries. Renters who said they lived next to rampant drug dealing were
delighted when Howey took over 1501 Portland Ave. in early 2007.
What kind of experience does it take to make a good landlord? In Howey’s case,
the answer is apparently to drive a tomato truck, edit a newspaper in
California, work as a German translator for NATO, take acting classes, teach
skiing lessons in Austria, and work as a maintenance man in Grand Avenue rental
buildings.

Taking stock of historic properties
By Michelle Bruch
Two historic preservation contractors stopped in their tracks this spring when
they spotted a a small red house in Loring Park tucked between an apartment
building and rowhouses built in the late 1800s.
The workers are on contract with the city of Minneapolis to conduct a historic
survey of Loring Park and Elliot Park, and they wondered if this might be one
of the oldest houses still standing in the neighborhood.
The city is updating its historic resource survey; the last major survey was
conducted in the 1980s. The study is designed to help city staff, elected
officials and preservationists better understand the inventory of historic
properties in Minneapolis.

From the April 7-20 issue of the Southwest Journal:

Pothole Parkway
By Dylan Thomas
EAST ISLES - When pothole season rolls around each spring, it doesn’t just come
to one street; it arrives everywhere in Minneapolis at once.
And yet, Harvey Ettinger saw something remarkable March 18 that reinforced his
belief that the pothole problem on his street — East Lake of the Isles Parkway
— was among the most serious in the city.

Mall in motion: A snapshot of the status of businesses at Uptown's Calhoun
Square
By Jake Weyer
Now that the long-awaited redevelopment plan for Calhoun Square has worked its
way through the city approval process, some tenants are preparing for their
last days in the Uptown shopping center.
Others are eagerly awaiting new spaces and some don’t know what the future will
hold for them.

For the full stories and more Downtown and Southwest coverage, check out
www.dtjournal.com and www.swjournal.com.

Thanks,

Jake Weyer
Assistant Editor/Reporter
Southwest Journal
612-436-4367
<email obscured>