All posts in the topic Penfield-Lund's: "We've Arrived" (Short link)

From: Bob Spaulding Date: Dec 03 03:55 UTC Short link

On the day after the announcement, I'm still floored and overwhelmed
by all the excitement around the Penfield proposal and what a grocery
store will bring to downtown.

But I think a friend of mine summed up its meaning best in two words.
It shows, he says, that "we've arrived".  Indeed, downtown St. Paul
has at long last arrived - not just as a great place to work, or go
for entertainment.  But also as a residential neighborhood.  There are
so many amenities downtown.  And we've spent great time and energy
developing other residential-supporting amenities like the Lowertown
Playspace or Mears Park.

But a grocery store is a monolithic residential amenity, in a league
all its own.  It's a game changer, and represents a deeply profound
transformation in the trajectory of our downtown's history.

We've arrived.

Penfield Development in St. Paul to have a Lund's
http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/35327353.html

For Downtown St. Paul, a Revamped Penfield
http://www.finance-commerce.com/article.cfm/2008/12/02/For-downtown-St-Paul-a-revamped-Penfield-New-version-of-highprofile-project-includes-a-Lunds

Lunds in Works for Downtown St. Paul
http://www.twincities.com/ci_11113507

Grocer Lunds Signs Deal for St. Paul Site
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2008/12/01/daily10.html