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On Wednesday, heavy equipment began demolishing a long vacant CVS building on the corner of University and Snelling avenues in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood.

Midway has seen repeated attempts at revitalization over the past two decades. Despite the construction of a professional soccer stadium, much of the neighborhood’s commercial corridor remains blighted. 

Wes Burdine owns The Black Hart, a queer soccer bar, just down the block from the CVS.

As the CVS comes down, MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Burdine from his bar about what Burdine sees as a step forward amid all the unmet potential in the neighborhood, which is growing younger and more diverse.

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The demolition of a vacant CVS is a step forward in the eyes of one St. Paul business owner. 

Midway's demolished CVS is a step forward, St. Paul business owner says

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