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rbixby

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14. From what I read in comments sections

Reply to glinda (Reply #11)

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 01:32 PM

Nov 2015

Conservatives tend to hate Minneapolis because there's too many liberals and PoC, they'd prefer to stay in the suburbs where they can let their preconceived notions fester.

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City Pages: New Seward Co-op hit with 'Gentrifier' slur and a list of demands [View all] geardaddy Sep 2015 OP

I miss when co-ops were old hippie stores get the red out Sep 2015 #1

Sounds like they are working things out, and that's good. 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #2

In Minneapolis, the gentrifiers are big development corps mostly geardaddy Sep 2015 #3

What happened to them? notadmblnd Sep 2015 #4

I'm not aware of any existing business that was forced to close geardaddy Sep 2015 #5

I'm not sure, because I didn't live in Portland from 1972-99 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #7

Yes, it is good that people are talking to each other. geardaddy Sep 2015 #6

"Gentrifier" is absolutely a slur in many neighborhoods. Daemonaquila Sep 2015 #8

Ah, ok I see what you're saying. geardaddy Sep 2015 #9

Well, they might or might not be. Daemonaquila Oct 2015 #12

I completely agree about bringing shops with fresh produce to those areas geardaddy Oct 2015 #13

I went to junior high at Bryant (now the Sabathani Center) geardaddy Sep 2015 #10

And MN will see more of this especially the TC area due to glinda Oct 2015 #11

From what I read in comments sections rbixby Nov 2015 #14

Depends on which suburb dflprincess Nov 2015 #15

Unless you want power. Then you buy your position on boards and Councils and in elections. glinda Nov 2015 #16