7.25.18
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Twin Cities Business | by Allison Kaplan
(Editor’s Note) The best antidote to the legal fight over the Commons: Get out and enjoy this downtown Minneapolis park.
Shared Experiences in Nature
News and Press Releases
5.25.18
5 reasons Downtown East works (hint: it’s not because the buildings look cool)
Star Tribune | by Frank Edgerton Martin
Well-planned, if unremarkable, buildings have helped create a vibrant new neighborhood.
5.16.18
Green Minneapolis announces The Commons’ 2018 Summer Season
Press Release | by Green Minneapolis
Green Minneapolis has released The Commons 2018 Summer Season of programming and events. Green Minneapolis is under contract with the City of Minneapolis to operate,… Continue reading.
5.15.18
Peavey Plaza’s $10M Upgrade is Underway in Downtown Minneapolis
Twin Cities Business | by Amanda Ostuni
On the heels of Nicollet Mall’s restoration, the 45-year-old plaza outside Orchestra Hall is next in line for a much-needed renovation.
5.15.18
Construction Set to Begin on Downtown Minneapolis’ Peavey Plaza
KSTP5 | by Tyler Berg
Minneapolis city leaders will celebrate the start of construction at downtown’s Peavey Plaza Monday.
5.15.18
Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis closes for a yearlong, $10 million “face-lift”
Star Tribune | by Adam Belz
Work began Monday on a $10 million renovation of Peavey Plaza, the sunken park next to Orchestra Hall and across the street from Brit’s Pub… Continue reading.
4.4.18
Downtown boosters envision a redeveloped post office
The Journal | by Eric Best
From an expansive aquarium to a high-profile event center, young designers from the University of Minnesota have bold ideas for what a redeveloped downtown post… Continue reading.
4.3.18
Could riverfront Post Office be replaced? Downtown leaders are thinking it
Business Journal | by Mark Reilly
Minneapolis leaders are suddenly talking about the stately but massive U.S. Post Office at the edge of downtown like it’s the Nicollet Avenue Kmart with… Continue reading.
4.2.18
Frey, city leaders hope to re-imagine downtown riverfront
Fox9
Minneapolis city leaders are re-imagining a new and improved downtown with waterfront access, a thought that even a few years ago might have seemed like… Continue reading.
4.2.18
Design Students Reveal Plans For Minneapolis Riverfront Development
KSTP5 | by Eric Chaloux
The lobby of the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis is filled with several architectural design ideas for future development along the Mississippi River created by… Continue reading.