Comments on: Miscellaneous Local Links – 8/17/06

By: chuck

chuck — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:21:42 +0000

Sadly, Rex is absent from Blogumentary. We got on Rocketboom once though!

By: jcrafty

jcrafty — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:11:06 +0000

Is Rex in Blogumentary?

By: Big G

Big G — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:18:33 +0000

If Gil Gutknecht becomes a Wikipedia editor, then Ted Kennedy is a spokesman for Alchool Annoymous. Ted Kennedy is not a spokesman for Alchool Annoymous. Therefore, Gil Gutknecht is not a Wikipedia editor either.

By: chuck

chuck — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:52:18 +0000

My Wikipedia page got deleted, along with a bunch of other vloggers. Some Wikigeek went on a deleting rampage. Now I don't exist!

And hey -- you cool people, with your NYC friends -- help a brother out and spread the word about Blogumentary. I don't know if your familiar with the Pioneer Theater, but they really really want folks to buy tickets in advance.

By: jderusha

jderusha — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:14:35 +0000

Rod, just don't include anything about my trips to Thailand and my history of wearing high-heel boots in news stories about Prince.

By: captain jake

captain jake — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:49:40 +0000

The problem with Minneapolis is that the majority of people who vote don’t live on the North side, so it’s treated like a separate city. That is until crime starts dropping there, and then the gentrification process starts all over again. In 50 years, South Minne will be the new North Minne. You put the quarter in, and the merry-go-round goes up and down…and aroooouuuund. circular, with the lights…

so it goes.

By: mike s

mike s — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:46:45 +0000

It will always be Upper Volta to Jason….

By: MunsingW

MunsingW — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:41:38 +0000

I don't think you can get a building permit in Minneapolis until the building is 50% sold. So if he starts building, I guess you can assume it's at least half sold...

This is not true. In the current atmosphere of Minneapolis realty and lending, most banks will require 50% presales before signing off on a loan, but the City has no such requirement before issuing a building permit.

However, that is only true if you're using a bank or other traditional methods of financing a project. If you're independently wealthy, or are backed by people who are, you can go full steam ahead. There are a few developers around town who operate like this.

This project probably gets a little bit of financial help from Whole Foods, and from what I've read, they don't intend to even start selling the condos until well after they've started construction.

By: ROD G

ROD G — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:37:40 +0000

I don't think you need a 50% presale threshold to get a building permit. You do need about 40% of the units sold / reserved to get a loan to start construction though. I hope this building has better luck that the Nicollet. It looks like they only have 60 reservations out of 350+ units. Not good at all.

Derusha, i'll def update your wikipedia entry. Can i include your secret life as an undercover CIA agent and your numerous trips to Burkina Faso?

By: tate

tate — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:27:45 +0000

sometimes i think we need a kickin-ass, takin names type of mayor who will stand up to the al flowers/nick colemans of the world.

That'll teach ya for chasing all the republicans out to the burbs.