It was amazing to see how many people came out today. But the legacy of the last five months—the lives lost and destroyed, the people torn out of our community, the damage that is still everywhere you look—is sitting so heavily. The stakes are so unbelievably high.

Bruce Springsteen: This past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis. Well, they picked the wrong city.

The out-of-state celebrities at MN’s No Kings: ICE is bad, war is bad, billionaires are bad, we need better health care! Vote! Organize! The Minnesotans at MN’s No Kings: EVERY ICE AGENT MUST PAY AND KRISTI NOEM WILL BURN IN HELL

Kings are bad

Dozens of protesters at the no kings rally

NO KINGS BUT DRAG KINGS

THANK YOU for attending our presentation Solving Saint Paul's Fiscal Challenges with Urban3!🏘️📈💵 This incredible turnout demonstrates both the urgent need for data-driven solutions as well as the commitment and love that Saint Paul residents have for our city.💙🏙️

Look at all these people that love Saint Paul! What an event!

Hell yeah

LVT is definitely a critical component of the solution!

This exciting and FREE presentation is just two days away!⏲️(Thursday 7pm) Join SustainSP and other Saint Paulites committed to developing a fiscally sustainable Saint Paul to learn how our land use decisions shape our city's budget - and by extension, our future!🏘️📈🏙️

With the new closure of the Speedy Foods and the “24 hour” Speedway never being open, there is officially nowhere in walking distance of my apartment by Como Park to buy milk and eggs.

Excited for this!! We need city-wide conversations about strategies to build a stronger economic future for Saint Paul and Heather Worthington and the @sustainstpaul.bsky.social team are the perfect people to be leading that charge.

🗓️ONE WEEK AWAY! Solving Saint Paul's Fiscal Challenges - presented by Urban3 Have you ever wondered🤔 - Why have property taxes been rising?📈 - How does commercial loss downtown affect the rest of the city?🏙️ - What do we do about it?🏘️ This is the presentation for you!

Today, the start of the CVS demolition marked an important step toward a safer, more vibrant Midway. But only hours later, one person was murdered and another critically injured just blocks away—a tragic, painful reminder of how far we have to go to build a community that is truly safe for all.

Does anyone want to take a stab at what “leave a future” means? Unironically. Like… obviously the grammar makes no sense, but I don’t even understand what this is supposed to evoke. Why am I “leaving” a future? Do I not want a future?

Let’s go Land Value Tax! Let’s make sure the CVS lot gets filled ASAP!!!

CVS demo means less property taxes, which is bad. But the building had to go, it was dragging down the whole community. Land Value Tax solves the problem of perverse incentives where we are scared to demo a vacant building.

This is the first day of my life Swear I was born right in the doorway I went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed They're spreading blankets on the beach

#CVSwatch - they started on the side closest to the alley, so know the work isn’t visible from the street. They also put up plywood to stop us watching too closely. My plan is to come back around 3 ish to hang out at the Loon and hope to catch the facade coming down. Join me!

See you, Midway CVS!

It’s goin down. I’m yelling “timberrrr”!

You’ve met with a terrible fate, haven’t you?

Gotta look at it a while, find the weak spots

This is the last thing that CVS is gonna see before the backhoe clamps down.

It’s still there. At least there are some trucks and workers milling about though. Movement?

BEGONE!

I’m super excited about this nerd event. Let’s talk property taxes!!!!

📅 CAN'T MISS EVENT: Solving Saint Paul’s Fiscal Challenges with Urban3🏙️ Join us Thursday, March 26 (7–8:30pm) at the Minnesota Museum of American Art (The M) for a presentation on how land use shapes Saint Paul’s long-term financial health. 🧵 RSVP actionnetwork.org/events/solvi...

I’m told the demo is off for today, on for tomorrow.

I’m perplexed by people who say that a temporary 60-day eviction delay amounts to an eviction moratorium. Is a 14-day eviction delay an eviction moratorium? 30 days? I can understand that at some point you might cross over, but I can’t understand how that magically happens between just 30 & 60 days.

(In all seriousness thank you Ward 4 office for keeping us up to date)

MnDOT continues with the Rethinking I-94 project, leaving the Boulevard option behind. But there is still time to make your voice heard! Tell MnDOT to pause the project so they can get it done right and study all alternatives fairly.🤔🛣️ Here are three ways to support this effort🧵(1/4)

"The situation is straightforward: There are too few homes, with heavy competition for each of them." minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/09/h...

I’m sorry to In$ight SP but subsidizing a year of free parking for downtown employees and some lunch coupons are absurd suggestions for how to save downtown. What does “the ultimate college town” point even mean? Do they support more housing near St Thomas? 🤔

UPDATED: Demolition contractor called me back. “If we did actually bust into the building (NEXT) Monday, it would be more like Monday afternoon. I’d guess it would be more like Tuesday before there would be some real action.” Please plan viewing parties accordingly www.twincities.com/2026/03/09/s...

I feel like Metro Transit is doing a lot of fundamental things right, but the glaring neglect of light rail speed and headways is biting them in the butt big time.

I saw Tantalus too, bearing endless torture. He stood in a pool as the water lapped his chin – parched, he tried to drink, but could not reach the surface. Over his head leafy trees dangled their fruit, but as soon as he would strain to clutch them a gust would toss them up to the dark clouds.

Good news & bad news: I know folks had heard the CVS was definitely coming down tomorrow, but our office just got word from the contractor that it will be next Monday, 03/16. It is coming down, and soon!! But for those who had parties planned for tomorrow, I’m sorry to say it’ll be one more week.

Who is joining me for the CVS demo tomorrow at 10am? Considering painting my face in Saint Paul colors like it’s the Super Bowl.

Also…let’s just be a state where codes are based in reality and risk analysis. The study commissioned by DLI (which sets our state code) decisively concluded “that certain single-staircase buildings, with appropriate fire safety measures, are no less safe” than 2 stair buildings we currently allow.

Yes. (The massive double stairway building thing is a racket.) www.startribune.com/could-requir...

Also at the SD66 Convention were 3 of 4 DFL candidates for State Auditor @zackformn.bsky.social @adam4auditor.bsky.social and Mayor Ben Shierer. I liked all three. Zack took some time to explain to me WTF the auditor even does. Ben comes recommended from my Fergus Falls friends.

Me and the delegates/alternates from my walking subcaucus.

@peggyflanagan.bsky.social at the SD66 convention “I am running to avenge Minnesota”

Puzzle veterans - what am I supposed to do once I complete a puzzle? Mount it on cardboard and hang it up? Or embrace ephemerality, destroy it, and box it up again? Puzzle is Northeast Minneapolis bought from @mischieftoy.com, obviously.

See ya never!!! ✌🏻✌🏻

I’m absolutely sick reading this. Wtf have we dragged ourselves into. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Moment of silence for Kristi Noem’s career

I love Mancini's. racketmn.com/yes-that-man...