In 2013, Minneapolis adopted their Climate Action Plan, which put into place a comprehensive set of emission reduction strategies. These strategies cover 3 areas: Buildings and energy, Transportation and land use, Waste and recycling.
For buildings and energy, the goal is to reduce energy usage by 17%, and generate 10% of electricity from local, renewable sources. On the residential building side of things, Minneapolis is proposing a "home energy audit" as part of the Truth In Housing program (TIH or TISH, Truth In Sale of Housing). This would require sellers to have an energy score when listing their house for sale. They are proposing that the TISH inspectors be trained to perform this component of the inspection process. The end result of this energy score would be a single number, for example 37 on a scale of 1 to 100. 100 would mean that the house would have virtually no energy costs.
Another part of this program is to make incentives for sellers to improve their homes energy-wise so that they can get a higher sale price due to energy efficiencies. If they don't, the buyers will at least have some knowledge about the energy efficiency of the house, making it an incentive to them to improve the house energy-wise.
Also on the residential side of things, Minneapolis is proposing a "time of rent" energy disclosure for renters. Renters currently have no way of knowing how much their utility bills will be before renting a unit. The disclosure would be mandated so that renters could compare units on energy efficiency. This would give incentives to the landlord (owners) to improve their buildings to make them more attractive to the rental market.
On the commercial side of things, some of them already have to do an energy score of sorts and disclose to purchasers. Minneapolis would like to extend that to all commercial buildings. They also have an Energy Reduction Challenge called the "Kilowatt Crackdown" to encourage commercial buildings to reduce usage.
For renewable energy, Minneapolis is trying to create policies that promote renewable energy, develop a "solar-ready" certification, and encourage "net-zero" buildings.
Making a building "solar-ready" adds virtually no cost at the time of construction, and would potentially have some value to purchasers. This would involve adding some structural supports and electrical conduit so that solar could be installed without adding structural support to the roof trusses, and/or digging in walls to add conduit. Both of these items can be added at a very low cost when in the construction phase.
What is a net-zero building? Basically net-zero means the building (or house) would generate all the energy it needs to power the building itself. This generally means that the building is super insulated so that it requires less energy to heat and cool the building, as well as solar panels to generate the energy it needs. Oftentimes this type of building uses geo-thermal heat pumps to heat and cool the building, running off solar energy. You can read more about "Net-Zero" buildings at this link.
You can read the entire action plan at the link below. Minneapolis Climate Action Plan:
http://www.minneapolismn.gov/sustainability/climate-action-goals/climate-action-planPatrick's Bakery & Cafe is located in Bachman's, and they are a patisserie committed to offering the finest pastries and artisan breads. They have won several awards for their delicious creations. They also serve lunches and dinners that are delicious with or without an accompanying pastry (but you're going to want to try the pastries).
The owners, Patrick and Azita Bernet, want to create an emotional experience for their guests with their culinary concoctions.
Their award-winning pastries include Apple Chibouste Tart, Passion Cake, Truffles, and more. They also have Viennoiseries (which is a somewhere between pastry and bread) such as Apricot Soleil, Chocolate Croissant, and Mini Danishes.
Their food menu has dishes such as Brie Fig Grilled Cheese sandwich, Brisket Quiche, and Roasted Beet salad.
Make sure to take some of their finest pastries home with you.
The Patty Wagon is a mix of American diner and tavern. It has a full bar, complete with sports on the TVs so you don't have to miss a minute of gameplay by your favorite team.
They also have all the classic breakfast items, made from scratch, that they serve seven days a week. They have Bingo weekly and purse Bingo (in which you can win purses) quarterly. They also have e tabs and pull tabs daily. It's a place to go and have fun with your friends and/or family.
Their menu includes tasty breakfast dishes like stuffed pancakes, Greek omelette, and biscuits and gravy. Their lunch/dinner menu has dishes such as basil garlic chicken sandwich, beef chili, Swiss island burger, The Juicy Lucy, Chicago dog, and many more dishes. They have milkshakes, malts, and desserts, too.
Tailgate Sports Cafe is a sports bar/restaurant that is successful mixes a traditional sports bar atmosphere with great scratch cooking dishes. They have different special days such as Festive Tuesday and BBQ Thursday. They have meat raffles on Thursdays, too.
Their menu includes homemade dishes such as Fernch Onion Soup, Cajun Chicken Sandwich, Tailgate Burger, and the Classic Juicy Lucy. They also have Pickle Pizza, Cedar Plank Salmon, Bang Bang Rice Bowl, and Buffalo Mac--among other dishes.
It's fun place to go with your friends when you want to cheer on your favorite team or just enjoy a good meal and a drink or two. Their drink menu has beer and wine on it.
Peters Billiards opened in 1957. Greg Peters, who had a passion for making billiard tables, purchased it in 1972 when he was a college student. He had made his first billiard table when he was fifteen because his father would not buy him one, and that started his lifelong love of the game.
He became an expert and collecter of antique pool tables, which the store specialized in. They moved to the current location in 2006 and expanded because the business was growing steadily. They started adding other things to the inventory that would make your life more comfortable and/or more fun, including sofas and sectionals, pinball machines, game tables, massage machines, game tables, and much more.
Of course, their pride is in their antique pool tables which they acquire and restore. If you are a billiard aficionado, you will definitely want to visit this store and see everything they have to offer.
The Patty Wagon is a mix of American diner and tavern. It has a full bar, complete with sports on the TVs so you don't have to miss a minute of gameplay by your favorite team.
They also have all the classic breakfast items, made from scratch, that they serve seven days a week. They have Bingo weekly and purse Bingo (in which you can win purses) quarterly. They also have e tabs and pull tabs daily. It's a place to go and have fun with your friends and/or family.
Their menu includes tasty breakfast dishes like stuffed pancakes, Greek omelette, and biscuits and gravy. Their lunch/dinner menu has dishes such as basil garlic chicken sandwich, beef chili, Swiss island burger, The Juicy Lucy, Chicago dog, and many more dishes. They have milkshakes, malts, and desserts, too.
Tailgate Sports Cafe is a sports bar/restaurant that is successful mixes a traditional sports bar atmosphere with great scratch cooking dishes. They have different special days such as Festive Tuesday and BBQ Thursday. They have meat raffles on Thursdays, too.
Their menu includes homemade dishes such as Fernch Onion Soup, Cajun Chicken Sandwich, Tailgate Burger, and the Classic Juicy Lucy. They also have Pickle Pizza, Cedar Plank Salmon, Bang Bang Rice Bowl, and Buffalo Mac--among other dishes.
It's fun place to go with your friends when you want to cheer on your favorite team or just enjoy a good meal and a drink or two. Their drink menu has beer and wine on it.
The Museum of Russian Art was established in 2002 by Susan and Raymond Johnson who are collectors of Russian art. Starting in 1990, they acquired over 10,000 pieces of art. They frequently donated pieces to different museums, universities, and in other culturally-relevant events/institutions.
When they realized what a treasure they had in their collection of Soviet-era Russian art, they wanted to preserve the collection and allow others to enjoy it as well. To that end, they founded The Museum of Russian Art in 2002 in Bloomington. It moved from its original location to where it is now in 2005.
The collection includes 20th-century paintings, of course, but it has so much more than that. It has textiles, lacquer art, Matryoshka dolls, art by Russian emigres, and much more.
In addition, the museum offers lextures seminars, and other educational opporturities that are related to Russian art.
