Author: Nick Magrino

Nick Magrino

Nick Magrino

Nick Magrino grew up all over the place but has lived in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis longer than anywhere else. He has a new cat, Sweater, and does not use hashtags at @nickmagrino. He is probably on a bus right now.

Round 4 bracket

streets.m(ad)n(ess) Round 4 – The Urban Elitist Eight

Hello and welcome back to streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote on your favorite goings on in the world of Twin Cities’ urbanism. I’m Nick, and this is my co-host Jim. Glad to be here, Nick. Jim, tell us a bit about where we are and how we got here and what’s […]

Ramp R.I.P.

In Memoriam: The April 1st Parking Massacre of 2014

MINNEAPOLIS – Dignitaries from Internet comment sections and public meetings around the nation and around the world arrived in Minneapolis early Wednesday for ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the April 1st Parking Massacre. A 9:00 AM service on a windswept Glenwood Avenue sidewalk under Ramp A drew thousands of parkers mourning the over 800 […]

Round 3 bracket

streets.m(ad)n(ess) Round 3 – The Streets Sixteen

If you’re just tuning in, welcome to Round 3 of streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote on your favorite goings on in the world of Twin Cities urbanism. I’m here with my co-host, Jim, and we were just discussing the results of Round 2. What a round. Lots of upsets, Nick. Lots […]

Round 2 half bracket

streets.m(ad)n(ess) Round 2 – Policy & Potpourri

Welcome back to Round 2 of streets.m(ad)n(ess), brought to you by Microsoft Paint–that’s Microsoft Paint: You’ve Probably Got It. Thanks, Jim. And thanks everyone for tuning back into our coverage of streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote on your favorite recent news in the world of Twin Cities urbanism. Jim, can you […]

Round 2 Bracket

streets.m(ad)n(ess) Round 2 – Development & Transportation

Welcome back to streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote for your favorite goings on in the world of Twin Cities urbanism. Today we’ll be voting for contenders in the Development and Transportation categories, personal favorites of mine. They’re very popular categories Nick, in particular for streets.mn, whose stated mission is to expand […]

streets.m(ad)n(ess) Round 1 – Play-in Games

Hello and welcome to the first round of streets.m(ad)n(ess), where you, the streets.mn reader, get to vote for your favorite goings on in the world of Twin Cities urbanism. We’ve got four categories for you: Development, Transportation, Policy, and Potpourri, each with nine entries offered up by our top-notch community and placed into a bracket […]

streets.mn bracket

Here’s Your streets.m(ad)n(ess) Bracket

Here it is–the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The Official Selection Committee™ has weighed in, fired up Microsoft Paint, and has put together a bracket based on the input of you, the streets.mn community. And we just can’t stress enough, you cats are great. Due to math, we went with nine things (like teams!) […]

Target Chart

Putting the Target Layoffs Into Perpsective

On Wednesday, Target CEO Brian Cornell announced that “several thousand” employees, mainly at their Downtown Minneapolis headquarters, would be laid off in the next couple of years as they “adapt to changing shopper habits.” We quickly learned that everyone in Minnesota has a good friend at the c-suite level at Target, and the sizzling hot takes […]

streets.m(ad)n(ess) – Call for Nominations

What a time to be alive! There’s a lot going on around here: cranes and trains all over, new bike lanes, new parklets, and new possibilities! In the spirit of getting in on the March bracket-making action, we are happy to announce the first annual streets.m(ad)n(ess) Tournament! Using the suggestions of you, our readers, we’re going to […]