Ethan Kleinbaum

I'll take this as a prompt to brag about my preschooler riding his bike 1.5 miles to school this morning. I think he's going to force me to find tiny 14 inch studded tires for his bike this winter.

"Stop eating your boogers" is not something I've ever needed to say until I became a parent, and now I say it 5 times a day.

I know this sounds like a scam, but you should take a look at MissingMoney.com I search my name every few years and I end up claiming some money that somehow didnt find its way to me in the past. If you want to use a MN site, check unclaimedpropery.mn.gov

The first time I wrote to 311, I figured it was a coincidence that someone was out fixing the problem the next day. But it kept happening every time I reported a problem.

Since my Globe Haul is still not working, I've been driving to work. It's given me the opportunity to see this pedestrian and bike bridge going in over Rt 62. I guess I need to give Edina credit where it's due.

Should I be excited that this might indicate the possibility of curb protection on 40th coming soon? Or should I just be annoyed about trucks in the bike lane?

I've lived in Minneapolis for 7 years. In the time since I moved, all of the cells in my body died and have been replaced. I may be made of star stuff, but I am also made of Broders Pizza, cookies from the Uptown Aldi, and Sebastian Joe's ice cream. I am of Minneapolis.

"I'm bored!" yells the child surrounded by a mountain of birthday presents that are not even a week old.

My parents are visiting and walked by the Washburn House lot. They reached out and got some info: $1.0-1.5M? Whos going to buy at those prices? Seems completely out of line with the prices in the neighborhood.

excellent work by @michellemgriff.bsky.social, who managed to fill in the gaps in demith’s background — even though demuth wouldn’t agree to an interview with her. just trust me on this one

How does my family of four go through 20 cups a day?

All ages and abilities network living up to its name.

Oof. After less than 10k miles One on One is telling me the battery is kaput. I was expecting that battery to last quite a bit longer. That a $1k bill added to the running cost of maintenance. $0.12/mi alone for the battery.

4yr old and I took the bus to swimming yesterday. Heading home we got on the 2. As we were walking to a seat a gentleman said something to me I didnt catch: "Does your kid want a banana?" he repeated, pulling out a bunch from his Aldi bag. I declined but I appreciate the "it takes a village" vibe.

Thanking a higher power that One on One moved a mile from home in the tine since buying this bike. I dont think i could have ridden a 70 lb bike 6 miles across the city.

A reason Bryant was reconstructed was because it was a former streetcar and then bus route. Buses were moved to Lyndale w/ this work. You can look up traffic counts for streets in Minnesota at the link below. Bryant went from AADT in the 2ks to about 700+ mndot.public.ms2soft.com/tcds/tsearch...

In the 30 seconds it took to lock my Urban Arrow on Bryant this morning, 2 other Urban Arrows road by.

My Specialized Globe Haul isn't turning on after riding home from work in the rain Tuesday. I'm hoping I can figure this out without having to replace the control electronics. I'm at the cusp of 10k miles, and I've been looking forward to seeing the odometer roll over.

I dont think SWT has any plans for the future. The Greenline Extension is a few months away - they've done no public outreach, no discussion of this in their Commissioner meetings. I have no optimism that they are going to do any work to interface with this new line.

Sometimes, the cargo bike needs extra capacity. Like when your 20 month old yells, "Stuck! Stuck!" when you put groceries in the bike. Just convert that pizza rack to a grocery rack - no tools required.

The people yearn for trains.

My family would head to Philips Aquatic Center Sunday AMs in the winter for Family Swim. An activity I'd highlight as a reason why Minneapolis was special. 2025 budget cuts removed those hours from the schedule. More unique, accessible resources will disappear if we dont protect them.

If my kids knew how much cookies and ice cream I eat while theyre in a different room, there would be a revolt.

So Buncha is dead? I have to go to the grocery store now?

Updates to the bike network give me such an unreasonable amount of civic pride. Minneapolis is the greatest city in the world!

city will fix 2 notorious Uptown bike lane problems between now and 2028: -connect the missing link on Lake between Humboldt & Hennepin Ave. -convert to a 2 way bike lane on Hennepin between Lake & 31st; create curbside parking for food delivery drivers who always park in the existing lanes.

A little slice of home in the Netherlands.

Walking around a small Dutch city, I realize we need to appreciate the miracle that the US essentially obliterated smoking culture in the last few decades and how unique it is.

My favorite genre of Bluesky posts is visitors enjoying Minneapolis bike infrastructure.

Realized my dream of getting my whole family in the bike today! The hardest part was getting the bike back on the kickstand.

Ultra-busy schedule of upcoming streets events in Minneapolis: - Sept 12: Open Streets West Broadway - Sept 13: Open Streets Cedarfest - Sept 19: Upper Harbor Park Ribbon Cutting - Sept 26: Open Streets Nicollet - Sept 30: Transit-to-Work Day - Oct 11: Open Streets Hennepin Mark your calendars!

First day of school pic.

Perfect weather for the last music in the parks for the year.

All the road features seem to be repainted on Lyndale after the recent repaving. All except the bike crossing at 40th St. When's that happening?

Brand new stop signs at 54th and Dupont. Adorned with visibility enhancements.

Weirdly, there is also one in Minneapolis in Tangletown.

View of downtown from the top of the Walker. Free First Saturday.

First Saturdays of the month are Storytime Saturdays at In the Heart of the Beast. If you can handle the chaos of 30 kids in a small space, it's really wonderful. They do a great job keeping the kids engaged and the puppets are always simple but really creative.

I finally got my chance to check out the tunnel under the Plymouth Ave Bridge. Huge improvement over having to cross the street, but it could definitely use some wayfinding from Plymouth.

The Minneapolis staycation is winding down. We did about 90 miles by bike this week to all of our activities, walked to dinner, canoed in lakes, and enjoyed the parks. I'm grateful to live in a city that is so much fun to explore.

Strongly considering ordering a custom T-shirt for crossing the street.