tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post3807097030151327915..comments2023-10-09T11:28:14.030-05:00Comments on The Adventures of Johnny Northside: Party! Woo hoo! PARTY AT CONNIE'S $7,900 House In Hawthorne!Johnny Northsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-73187729120634861662010-04-19T23:08:28.780-05:002010-04-19T23:08:28.780-05:00Damn Krauts! Go Home!Damn Krauts! Go Home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-62269558317187030292010-04-19T11:22:12.595-05:002010-04-19T11:22:12.595-05:00I think Megan's comment about Aldi's and T...I think Megan's comment about Aldi's and Trader Joe's says a lot about the self rightous and superficial nature of the "revitilization" movement in north MPLS.<br /><br />Megan doesn't even know that Aldi's and Trader Joe's are essentially the same company, yet she confidently says she wants to replace one with the other. She has a very superficial understanding of what these businesses are. But she has been taken in by Trader Joe's marketing. So much so that she wants to inflict that mentality on the rest of us.<br /><br />North Minneapolis doesn't need to become another uptown. We should focus on locally owned businesses that keep money in the community instead of trying to live up to the image of Trader Joe's and sending our money to Germany.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-26304826961645988622010-04-19T10:04:40.566-05:002010-04-19T10:04:40.566-05:00Oh dear, Megan, Aldis and Trader Joes are both own...Oh dear, Megan, Aldis and Trader Joes are both owned by a German discount company. Traders Joe's is based in SoCal but they use the same bussiness strategy as Aldis, you just pay more for that wonderful yuppie feeling that radiates from that crap-hole. <br /><br />Now that I'm on my soap box, please people do a little research on the stores where you shop. Personally I want my money to directly benefit folks in my own neighborhood, or people/companies that carry out business in ways that positively affect me, my community and environment.Inoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-52862053969488922422010-04-16T15:54:51.407-05:002010-04-16T15:54:51.407-05:00What's wrong with Aldi? I love that place!What's wrong with Aldi? I love that place!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-38132351051177658422010-04-16T15:26:53.824-05:002010-04-16T15:26:53.824-05:00Yeah, I figured as much. I certainly can't af...Yeah, I figured as much. I certainly can't afford to do all of my shopping there, but a treat every now and then is nice. Guess I'll have to continue going down there if I want some sushi or miso (unless there's a Japanese market or restaurant I'm missing around here).<br /><br />I wouldn't mind a Trader Joe's. I've heard all sorts of nice things about them, and I used to get a flier for the one close to me in Indy, but I've never been there because I was told it can be quite expensive. If that's the case, I certainly don't want to lose Aldi because most of my shopping is done there. It's been that way for 13 years now, except for when I lived in Cincinnati, and then it was Kroger because there were no Aldis near me.la_vie_en_rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891785583402534770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-68779033477404683612010-04-16T12:38:52.323-05:002010-04-16T12:38:52.323-05:00I believe there used to be a Kowalski Market in 42...I believe there used to be a Kowalski Market in 42nd and Fremont area but closed because they lost mega bucks. While I think it would be great to have a nicer market in North, unfortunately I just don't think there would be enough people willing to shop there to support its viabilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-7075414191804713442010-04-16T11:32:38.219-05:002010-04-16T11:32:38.219-05:00Well, one thing we can ALL agree and bet our paych...Well, one thing we can ALL agree and bet our paychecks on... <br /><br />Lunds ain't comin' to NoMi. <br /><br />Now, what I wouldn't give to replace Aldi's with Trader Joe's. Sigh.MeganGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-24694239768737789762010-04-16T09:19:56.637-05:002010-04-16T09:19:56.637-05:00I've been to Cubs late at night and never had ...I've been to Cubs late at night and never had any problems. There's always a cop acting as security (or else there's a mini-precinct there; I haven't noticed) whenever I'm there, and that seems to do the job of discouraging bad activity.<br /><br />If a place like Lunds were to open here, they'd have to hire security, obviously. It's not as if that's just a NoMi thing; plenty of places hire off-duty cops to watch them around the clock or during nighttime hours. It's not as if NoMi has any monopoly on crime, you know.la_vie_en_rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891785583402534770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-69591115007773513422010-04-16T09:09:58.800-05:002010-04-16T09:09:58.800-05:00Um...
We already have a grocery store in North Mi...Um...<br /><br />We already have a grocery store in North Minneapolis that is open 24 hours a day. It is Cub Foods. And thugs don't hang out there all day, though sometimes the parking lot has its rough moments. <br /><br />There seem to be blog trolls around who have adopted a "faux revitalizer" voice. I think a Lunds would be great.Johnny Northsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-28696368773017884602010-04-16T07:34:42.550-05:002010-04-16T07:34:42.550-05:00Eyedea and Rose,
The last thing we need in NoMi i...Eyedea and Rose,<br /><br />The last thing we need in NoMi is a grocery store that is open 24 hours a day. That would just be a magnet for the thugs, who would hang out there all hours of the night causing trouble. <br /><br />Lunds can stay out of NoMi as far as I am concerned. And if I hear about development plans you can be sure I'll be raising a ruckus about that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-62221279520476307312010-04-15T23:07:27.371-05:002010-04-15T23:07:27.371-05:00YES! I used to live a block away from that lunds, ...YES! I used to live a block away from that lunds, we even had a cashier we would go out of our way to see. <br /><br /> It used to be 24 hour so it was super nice to go there after a the bar and get a three bean salad. As for one being in NoMi, sadly the closest thing we have would be...The farmers martket on lyndale. ( That's Northside right? )<br /><br />(solow is super cool)General Disarrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307499881193804929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-41742913573652853852010-04-15T17:33:00.123-05:002010-04-15T17:33:00.123-05:00@M.Clinton: lol, you crack me up!@M.Clinton: lol, you crack me up!MeganG.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-44494464272567552712010-04-15T14:10:07.911-05:002010-04-15T14:10:07.911-05:00White chocolate with Chardonnay? Well, they both ...White chocolate with Chardonnay? Well, they both sound heavenly! I'll have to mosey on over to where you mentioned, Eyedea. I hope they have the Chocovine, too.<br /><br />I'd like to take this opportunity to say that I really wish we could have a Lund's Marketplace in NoMi (unless there's already something similar here that I don't know about). I visited the one in Uptown the other day while I was using Kinkos, and it was incredible. The freshly-made sushi was awesome, and you can't beat $8 for a salad with everything you can stand to eat in it.la_vie_en_rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891785583402534770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-85329210635030019052010-04-15T13:20:07.557-05:002010-04-15T13:20:07.557-05:00Annoymous April 15, 2010 7:03 AM :
When someone ...Annoymous April 15, 2010 7:03 AM :<br /><br /> When someone talks but doesn't know what their talking about my mother called people like that "talking dogs." Cause dogs are smart, but not smart enough to talk let along know what their saying. Just stop with all the shit talking... its annoying and makes you look like all you do all day is hunt for blogs to make comments. Arg, get a life :)<br /><br />la_vie_en_rose :<br /> They also have a white chocolate with Chardonnay. <br /><br /> It's at Central Liquor off 26th and Central Ave NE<br /><br />I may live northside but i still go there...good deals and great people that will go out of their way to help you!General Disarrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307499881193804929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-84270168320733714832010-04-15T10:08:54.589-05:002010-04-15T10:08:54.589-05:00I got the Chocolate wine at Broadway Liquor Outlet...I got the Chocolate wine at Broadway Liquor Outlet, and, with respect to the house, I will be taking a fairly significant loss on it. Consider it my goodwill gift to the Hawthorne neighborhood.Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626743769899478163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-50727304633729962552010-04-15T09:00:48.338-05:002010-04-15T09:00:48.338-05:00I have to disagree with you slightly John. A know...I have to disagree with you slightly John. A know a slumlord woman who hates snitches and the police. She is not beautiful.<br /><br />The girl I went to prom with wasn't beautiful either, but that's another story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-36555154401272671602010-04-15T08:27:21.167-05:002010-04-15T08:27:21.167-05:00I heard Connie was the one who brought the chocola...I heard Connie was the one who brought the chocolate wine to the party, so maybe Connie can tell you where she got it. <br /><br />As for the commenter who made the lipstick on a pig remark; the house is beautiful and all women are beautiful, too, before or after the bar lights come on, you misogynist piece of shit. <br /><br />Our neighborhood advances and advances, by leaps and bounds we revitalize this place, yet by the sidelines a few negative nobodies have some asinine anonymous comments on this blog. It's apparently the best they can do, while the best WE can do is to actually change the world around us. <br /><br />As far as I can tell, Connie won't be making any money off the deal. She did it for love of the neighborhood and to save the house from doom. Brian and Ray are going to be great assets to Hawthorne, as they have been in South Minneapolis. (SoMi)Johnny Northsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-61183048486858378412010-04-15T07:52:09.007-05:002010-04-15T07:52:09.007-05:00Do you know where it was found around here? I tri...Do you know where it was found around here? I tried doing a search for it a month ago and only turned up a place in Uptown. Just trying to find out if I have to go all the way down there to get some.la_vie_en_rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891785583402534770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-46810791567479553552010-04-15T07:03:37.455-05:002010-04-15T07:03:37.455-05:00Paint and a boiler. Big deal!
That is like lipst...Paint and a boiler. Big deal!<br /><br />That is like lipstick on a PIG. This is a terrible house and will end up looking like the girl who looks OK at the bar and then the lights come on and everyone see what she really looks like.<br /><br />Connie is in this for a buck and it shows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-66955273904102910622010-04-15T01:02:44.195-05:002010-04-15T01:02:44.195-05:00I thought that kick was pretty hard... But then ag...I thought that kick was pretty hard... But then again I'm not a chocolate fan..Now red wine with pickle juice!! yum-o!<br /> <br /><br /><br /> ;)General Disarrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307499881193804929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-8988514831938183562010-04-14T21:11:55.251-05:002010-04-14T21:11:55.251-05:00Just for the record, it will only be "Connie&...Just for the record, it will only be "Connie's house" for a short while longer, after which it will become "Brian and Ray's house!" And, all of the wonderful work you see happening is due to them. I am so pleased to have them join the Hawthorne community and cannot wait until the house is officially their home. They will be a tremendous asset to the neighborhood, as they were to our mutual old neighborhood of Central.Rantyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626743769899478163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-62059741685476783372010-04-14T19:57:29.145-05:002010-04-14T19:57:29.145-05:00Just wait until you see the party we have AFTER th...Just wait until you see the party we have AFTER the project is complete! And Megan - how did you know there were zippers? Were you looking at my boyfriend's butt? LOLM. Clintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09635142448830357080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-87353137838894063702010-04-14T18:24:23.597-05:002010-04-14T18:24:23.597-05:00I think you can't really taste the red wine, i...I think you can't really taste the red wine, it just takes like chocolate with an alcoholic kick. The alcohol in it could be ANYTHING; red wine, white wine, grain alcohol. All I taste is chocolate with a kick. <br /><br />Yes, I think it tastes as good as it looks, but my tastes are notoriously broad. Need we mention the bug eating video at CC's birthday party? I didn't think so.Johnny Northsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694273579383113753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-30202285446650969452010-04-14T14:04:22.051-05:002010-04-14T14:04:22.051-05:00Off-topic slightly, but is that Chocovine wine as ...Off-topic slightly, but is that Chocovine wine as good as it looks? I saw some at a gas station/cheese place in Wisconsin a while back and was dying to try it, but I've never had red wine before, so I wasn't sure how good it would be.la_vie_en_rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891785583402534770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143409168229764050.post-52028931867528291872010-04-14T07:20:38.644-05:002010-04-14T07:20:38.644-05:00It's unlikley you could get the power to evict...It's unlikley you could get the power to evict. Landlords have a hard enough time evicting except for non-payment. But I suppose you could use month to month leases so that when a tenant became undesireable the landlord could just issue a notice that the lease would be ending. However this is the point of the neighborhood doing the vetting. If they choose poorly then the deal doesn't work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com