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Minneapolis mayor candidate questions stadium district financing

Minneapolis mayor candidate questions stadium district financing

Mayoral candidate Cam Winton says he wants a closer look at the financial details for the real estate development planned for the blocks west of the new Vikings stadium going up in downtown Minneapolis. In a letter to the Department of Community Planning and Economic Development, Winton is asking deputy director Chuck Lutz to elaborate…
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Wolves and Lynx eye Block E for expansion

Wolves and Lynx eye Block E for expansion

The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s John Vomhof is reporting that the Timberwolves and Lynx are looking at the potential of putting a practice facility in the mostly-vacant Block E. The retail complex has been eyed recently as a potential site for a high-end casino by Minneapolis developer Bob Lux. That was ahead of the Vikings stadium…
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Roundup: Vikings at TCF next week, charitable gambling road show set

Roundup: Vikings at TCF next week, charitable gambling road show set

The Minnesota Vikings are making an early appearance at TCF Bank Stadium — or at least general manager Rick Spielman is. The Vikings executive is the keynote speaker at “The Bank”  for a St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon on June 6th. He’s scheduled to talk about the new Vikings stadium design and “other Vikings…
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Minn. ex-coach speaks out after child porn charges

Minn. ex-coach speaks out after child porn charges

A former head football coach at Minnesota State University, Mankato, who was cleared of child pornography charges but then fired from his job, is speaking out about the pain of being accused and arrested, and his hopes for a second chance.

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Ex-minor leaguer says baseball cheating lives

Ex-minor leaguer says baseball cheating lives

Cheating in baseball has become synonymous with performance-enhancing drug use, but former minor league player GarrettBroshuis observed a broader array of ways to skirt the rules. He calls it a "culture of deception" -- and is in the camp that believes a spitter here and a Vaseline pitch there wind up creating an atmosphere where some players feel it's OK to take steroids.

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Vikings stadium roundup: Dayton challenger?, air conditioning worries, Vikings vs. Packers

Vikings stadium roundup: Dayton challenger?, air conditioning worries, Vikings vs. Packers

The dust from the stadium unveiling is still settling in Minneapolis. Here’s a roundup of what’s been going on: Capitol watchers eye gubernatorial bid by stadium bill author The political cognoscenti that sat down with Kerri Miller for her Friday Roundtable on the Daily Circuit say they think Fairmont GOP senator Julie Rosen might be a…
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Xcel Energy Center also now eyeing big upgrades, potential expansion

Xcel Energy Center also now eyeing big upgrades, potential expansion

Call it keeping up with the Petersons. As in Adrian. Or the Mauers, as in Joe. Or the Gophers, as in… Well, okay, maybe not them. But St. Paul has renewed hope for a facelift for the 13-year-old Xcel Energy Center, thanks to legislation this spring that will forgive more than $28 million of outstanding…
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Stadium planners host environmental open house tonight at Metrodome

Stadium planners host environmental open house tonight at Metrodome

Fans, neighbors and others can get an up-close look at the impact the new “multi-purpose” stadium will have on the east end of downtown Minneapolis tonight. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is hosting an open house to talk about its draft Environmental Impact Statement, a 389-page summary of the legal, environmental and historical situation that…
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Pressure off charities with new Vikings stadium funding

Pressure off charities with new Vikings stadium funding

Legislators in the Minnesota House passed their big tax bill early this morning, and it’s soon to be a whole new day for Vikings stadium funding. The measure includes the provisions that back up the gambling revenue with new cigarette and corporate income taxes. When it gets passed, as expected, by the Senate, electronic gambling won’t…
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Birders worry about glassy new Vikings stadium design

Birders worry about glassy new Vikings stadium design

Football fans were reveling over the design of the new Vikings stadium this week, but bird watchers remain skeptical. Glass, they say, kills birds. And it looks like there’s a LOT of glass on that new stadium. The issue actually came up back in November, in a review of the stadium project’s proposed environmental impact…
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