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Underground Fuel Oil Tanks

If you're buying an old house in the Twin Cities with pipes sticking out of the ground in your yard, heads up. You might have an oil tank somewhere at...
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New York and Minneapolis… top 2 cities where it makes more sense to buy than rent

Minneapolis has long been second only to New York City in the arts… now we can add housing to the list. New York has consistently had high rents, but it...
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Art at Ramsey… part of St. Paul’s Grand Meander on December 1, 2012

St. Paul's Grand Meander on Saturday, December 1st is a great way to kick off the December holiday season and celebrate community, buy local and support our local fine artists....
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Do I have to remove my wallpaper?

The issue of wallpaper often comes up when sellers are getting their home ready to sell. Is it really necessary to remove it? Of course not. But if you don't, you...
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Holiday tours at the Purcell-Cutts House masterpiece of Prairie School architecture near Lake of the Isles

Winterlights at the Purcell-Cutts House opens tomorrow decked out for the holiday season, the only time during the year that this masterpiece of Prairie School architecture is open every weekend. Located...
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Happy Thanksgiving 2012

"As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat,  summer and winter, day and night will never cease." ~ Genesis 8:22
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Hensrud Family Potato Lefse

“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. ~ Luciano Pavarotti...
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Illegal Plumbing Products in Minnesota

Just because they sell it doesn't mean it's legal. I often hear homeowners say "If these things aren't allowed in Minnesota, why'd the guy at the store sell it to...
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Shadow Inventory continues to decline

Perhaps one of the reasons Minnesota is surpassing much of the nation in home price gains is because we also surpass much of the nation in mortgage performance. Fewer than...
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East Isles neighborhood… between the lake and coffee shops galore

Located in the heart of Uptown, often called the 'Greenwich Village' of Minneapolis, the walkable East Isles neighborhood is bordered on one side by idyllic Lake of the Isles…  …and...
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