History

The Original Housewarming Party was, literally, a housewarming.

The term "housewarming" is descended literally from the act of warming a new house, in the days before central heating. Each guest would bring firewood, and build fires in all...
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The Grandest Home on one of the Grandest Streets in the U.S.

St. Paul’s Summit Avenue has been named one of the 10 grandest streets in the United States… lined with impressive historic mansions including the Minnesota Governor’s residence. None is more...
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A Red Door

Red front doors are not only popular now for creating curb appeal, they are steeped in history and meaning throughout the ages. It can symbolize many different things, but red...
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Connecting: Birdsong Soup to Convention Grill in Edina’s Morningside Neighborhood

This is the first in a series of periodic posts walking neighborhoods, Connecting: Point A to Point B… with Point B often being a neighborhood place to eat! We belong...
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Largest Matisse collection ever in Minneapolis

  The current Matisse Exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is just one example of the Twin Cities'  thriving arts community, and a good example it is. The Cone...
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Minnetonka Meanderings

After lamenting the shortage of affordable one-level townhomes and condos lately I find I will have one of each listing this week in Minnetonka. As I was spending time in...
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Washburn-Fair Oaks Historic District in diverse Whittier neighborhood

In the shadow of downtown, just south of the Minneapolis Convention Center on 3rd Avenue South (also known as Avenue of the Arts) is Washburn Fair Oaks Park and Historic...
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Nokomis Hardware

Minnehaha… great first-time homebuyer Minneapolis neighborhood on the LRT that once was the home of a zoo

First-time homebuyers have long searched for Nokomis area homes for sale because of their affordability and charm. Most of the homes were built in the early 1900s… in comfortable neighborhoods...
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