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Business News
April 2008
TCM Health Center opens in Lumen on
Lagoon
April 10,
2008
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late March 2008, TCM Health Center opened its doors after a lengthy stay
in a building at Lake Street and Girard Avenue that is slated to be
demolished for the expansion of Calhoun Square.
Calhoun Square sees business closures
April 10,
2008
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Passage
to India, The Lotus, Sundog Trading Company, Express, and others exit
Calhoun Square as redevelopment plans move forward. Read the
Southwest Journal article on what's happening with some of the
businesses. February 2008
The North Face and Victoria's Secret
scheduled to open in March
February
24,
2008
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Victoria's Secret should open March 6th, according to the Uptown
Association. It is still uncertain how unique the retailer's Uptown
location will be. When first announced, Victoria's Secret was considering
a Pink concept store for the site. Just down the street, retailer The
North Face, is scheduled to open on March 28th, according to their
website. Fashion
boutique, Covered, to move into Lumen on Lagoon
February
24,
2008
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Dinkytown retailer, Covered, will open a second location in Uptown.
Currently offering women's denim, tops, accessories, and dresses, Covered
will begin offering men's clothing in Uptown. The store is scheduled to
open in late spring.
Urban Traveler to move into Rainbow Building
February
24,
2008
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Located within Calhoun Square for 25 years, Urban Traveler is joining The
Rainbow Building this spring. The proposed reconstruction at Calhoun
Square forced the retailer to look for a new home. Urban Traveler will
occupy the space formerly occupied by the Mozaic Condominium Sales Center.
The Mozaic project is now proposed as apartments and therefore does not
need a sales center.
January 2008
Minneapolis named great new city to shop
in, highlights Uptown businesses
January 12,
2008
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Lucky magazine named Minneapolis one of the
best new cities to shop in. A few of the reasons are thanks to Uptown
businesses: Design Collective, Ivy, and Letterbox.
Muddy Paws closes
January 12,
2008
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Muddy Paws, the deli that offered many varieties of cheesecakes, closed
their 25th & Hennepin location in December. According to the Southwest
Journal, the owners are opening up a location in St. Louis Park that will
allow them to better focus on their cheesecake production.
Gelato/Coffee shop to open at Bryant-Lake;
Video Store rebrands
January 12,
2008
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Jackson’s, a
proposed coffee shop, deli, gelato place is planning on opening on the
northeast corner of Bryant-Lake. The café will occupy some of the space
that the Panorama Video occupied. The video store consolidated its space
and renamed itself “Uptown Video.” The proposed hours of the café are
7:00am to 10:00pm. Jackson’s believes it will need a parking variance of 5
stalls to open. The building owner is adding bike racks behind the
building. They are targeting an April opening. Past Years
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