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The Parking Ramp Project: Parking Spaces, Transient Places

One of the last stations in the Blue Line directed to Mall of America is Bloomington’s Metro Central Station. A two minute walk from the station leaves you at a corporate parking garage. During most days of the year, this parking garage is used to house the vehicles of HealthPartners Corporate, an insurance company and…

Arts

Photo Story: Reclaim the Grate

On Nov. 13, The Spark and Mac Bike co-hosted an event called Plant the Seeds: Reclaim the Grate in response to the recent whitewashing of the Grate. The Grate is the space located outside the door to the Mac Bike workshop on the west side of Doty. It is traditionally a place for Mac students…

Opinion

Visibility, boundaries and art

“Vague safety rules for the artistic use of public spaces, as well as the politics of space and its ownership, leave artists frustrated, obliged to tear apart their work, ‘or else.'”

Sustainable Obtainables

Sustainable Obtainables: Fostering community with a low footprint

As this is a column about purchasing, I’d like to inspire the Mac community to think about how to use their purchasing power to enrich their connections with their neighbors. Here are some fun and inspiring things you can do for little to no cost every day this (or any!) week.

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The Parking Ramp Project: Parking Spaces, Transient Places

Photo Story: Reclaim the Grate

Visibility, boundaries and art

Sustainable Obtainables: Fostering community with a low footprint

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