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Destruction and construction
brewery – click on photo to enlarge Construction On West 7th the future home of the Schmidt Artists Lofts. They are supposed to be available this Fall. Construction and destruction are happening rapidly. I am beginning to believe that after more than a decade of standing vacant the historic Schmidt brewery really will be put […]
Water, water everywhere
Maybe it is because of the flood but I have been thinking about water. Water in plastic bottles is so popular even in Minnesota. It is hard to imagnine but even though we have plenty of good clean drinking water, and live in the land of 10,000 lakes water is actually shipped in from other […]
The best water
It could be the best water on the planet, we don't really know because no one has sampled it all and reported back. The water is from a deep well, about 11,000 feet below the surface and taps into the immense and ancient Hinkley aquifer believed to have been created when the glaciers melted . […]
Iron Pour
by Erik Hare It’s performance art, it’s sculpture, and more than anything it’s very hot. It’s the Iron Pour, an annual event of West End Arts. You’ve already missed this year’s event, but if you want to have something ready for next year it’s open to anyone who wants to be a part of the […]
Adaptive Re-use
by Erik Hare My daughter asked an innocent question as we rode past on the bus. “Dad, what are they going to do with the Schmidt Brewery?” It seemed like a simple question, so I gave her a simple answer. “Turn most of it into condos, I think, maybe a hotel in some of it […]