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Jane Cracraft

Minneapolis, MN
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3 years 34 weeks

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Posted on 11/07/12 at 02:02 pm in response to MSP visuals: From floor mosaics to hidden gems

Love that floor mosaic. Isn't there a big hanging airplane at the airport? That's art. (There's probably a guy named Art who works there; he is also Airport Art.)

Posted on 06/06/12 at 09:26 am in response to Artists in Storefronts -- and other sights along Whittier's stretch of Nicollet

Another great tour; thanks, Andy.

Love that 21st and 23rd street aren't there at all. If I'm not mistaken, the addresses on those long blocks do shift over to 21xx and 23xx in the middle of the block, where 21st and 23rd would be.

Posted on 05/21/12 at 08:13 am in response to Bemidji incorporates Ojibwe into city’s signs and daily life

Nice piece, great story, and very cool that this atricle is in Ojibwe as well. I did initially have a small beef with "foreign" being in quotes in the lede, thinking Hey, it is straight up a foreign language! But maybe English is the foreign language :)

Posted on 03/28/12 at 10:27 am in response to Before it closes, try some 1980s time travel at Loring Park's Nick and Eddie

Agree that is the best alley in town. That green ribbon painting is possibly my favorite public painting. N&E has always had wonderful light and I have many photos... a good many from the somewhat secret mezzanine.

Posted on 03/16/12 at 12:53 pm in response to Downtown's flags: U.S., of course, Minnesota's — and a certain white pennant on a blue field

A quick internet search yields the Mpls flag logo on a ton of stuff, including a big section on the American Apparel site. So a redesign would involve an enormous amount of product replacement. It would be easier to change what those images mean.

The pilot wheel can remain as is. The roman building can refer to all the cool buildings Mpls zealously tears down. The microscope can refer to Mpls' careful scrutiny of how we are viewed on a national level (Forbes, Esquire, et al lists)....

Posted on 02/22/12 at 11:14 pm in response to Metrodome district: It's utterly charmless, but it sports some distinctive art

Love that you included a link to that infamous Dead/Dylan show. The sound was awful where I was, super echo-y, but it was still a fun show.

Posted on 02/17/12 at 11:12 am in response to Back to Uptown and its theaters

1. I must be a very clever parker as I find parking within minutes in Uptown. Park further out for free and walk a couple blocks; or pay, either at a meter or just suck it up and park in the ramp.

2. The Heights has an organ--it's great.

Posted on 01/13/12 at 11:06 am in response to Adieu from Max

I'll miss you, Max.

Posted on 12/02/11 at 11:59 pm in response to Celebrities with vague Minnesota connections: Marlon Brando, John Astin and ... Nudie Cohn

Ruth Gordon used to do theater in Mpls., and would hang around Murray's restaurant. She was pretty good buddies with one of the founders, Marie Murray.

Posted on 12/01/11 at 04:09 pm in response to This weekend: Bob Dylan, British commercials, Kinky Friedman

I used to go to the British Ad thing every year, but they became preponderantly depressing, so I quit going. Let me know when the tide turns and they get back to having more funny than sad ads.