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Sean Hayford Oleary

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Yeah it's a funny quirk of realigning W 65th Street in the 1980s to accommodate the Hub's expansion. I guess they didn't want to change established addresses, or maybe wanted west side to still correspond to east?

02.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coworking Space in Richfield | The Coven β€” The Coven Join The Coven in Richfield for flexible coworking, private offices, and community-driven spaces. Perfect for business growth, networking, and collaboration in an inclusive environment.

I'm excited that The Coven is coming to downtown Richfield this spring! This will be the first coworking space in Richfield proper, and they're taking over the beautiful mid-century Richfield Medical Clinic building.

www.thecoven.com/richfield

02.02.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a person (Reddit user "TauCritical") riding a bicycle west  into the sunset on the Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis with a large Minnesota state flag flying from the back of the bike.

A photo of a person (Reddit user "TauCritical") riding a bicycle west into the sunset on the Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis with a large Minnesota state flag flying from the back of the bike.

Via /r/CyclingMSP: www.reddit.com/r/CyclingMSP...

Photo credit: /u/mplsforward

01.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

We live in a metropolitan area of the United States. People who are going about their lives like other Americans are being taken away for no reason and trauma is being inflicted at schools, hospitals, neighborhoods. It’s appalling that complaints are made about their dining options being affected.

29.01.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

hi from Minneapolis. these folks are catastrophically overthinking it; the immediate need when agents hit a block is for people that speak *any* language to know it's not safe to go out. that need is far more pressing than whatever this infantilizing "actually it's racist to make noise" shit is.

18.01.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 1537 πŸ” 325 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 111

You lying piece of shit. I chaired the Minnesota DFL for all three of your runs here. I watched you lose. Three times. Minnesota never bought your con. And now, as Chair of the DNC, I’m looking forward to ending Trumpism for good in 2028 β€” not with lies, but with votes. Again.

09.01.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 10347 πŸ” 2186 πŸ’¬ 430 πŸ“Œ 176
Support federal legislation that requires officers
of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
agency to
1) wear clothing that identifies them as ICE agents;
2) immediately identify themselves upon request;
3) inform state and local law enforcement about
    ICE activities in their jurisdictions; and
4) ensure that due process is followed whenever
    engaging with or apprehending someone.

Support federal legislation that requires officers
of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
agency to
1) wear clothing that identifies them as ICE agents;
2) immediately identify themselves upon request;
3) inform state and local law enforcement about
 ICE activities in their jurisdictions; and
4) ensure that due process is followed whenever
 engaging with or apprehending someone.

Richfield passed our legislative priorities last night, with the following addition from CM Walter Burk (approved 5-0).

It is regrettable that it is a "policy position" that the federal government should follow the law and decades-long norms of law enforcement. But here we are.

10.12.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got a moment to share your ideas for Penn Avenue? Richfield could use your help! (And you're welcome to share your thoughts whether you live in Richfield or not.)

This survey asks about preferences for bike lane design, on-street parking, and more. beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue/...

01.12.2025 23:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mamdani's model only works in a few places now, the most effective way for him to spread his ideas is to be a good mayor.

05.11.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
A sunset next to a 20 or so story building

A sunset next to a 20 or so story building

Sunset outside of my burger
Richfield, Minnesota
10/27/25

27.10.2025 23:25 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We've actually just gone through this in Richfield. Starting in 2026, short term rentals must be for a 5 day minimum, and there's a cap of 100 licenses citywide. (We don't believe we currently have more than 100)

A ban was originally proposed, this was a compromise to allow some benefits to remain

21.10.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Was a mistake to drop the "weird" attack

09.10.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 2323 πŸ” 299 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 12

Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest

Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)

Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion

07.10.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 6822 πŸ” 1656 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 43
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Traffic laws are now photo-enforced in the City of Mpls. Five traffic safety cameras were placed on accident-prone streets and will now issue tickets for speeding - $40 or $80 depending on the speed.

This is a step towards encouraging behavior change to slow down drivers and keep our city safe.🚦

30.09.2025 21:39 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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This is St. Paul.

19.09.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Q: Do you think it would've been fitting to lower the flags to half staff when Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota House Speaker, was gunned down by an assassin?

TRUMP: I'm not familiar. The who?

15.09.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 11911 πŸ” 4207 πŸ’¬ 1325 πŸ“Œ 1077
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Beautiful transformation of a suburban collector route in Northfield β€” streets that formerly had one-side sidewalk and nothing for bikes, now have sidewalks on both sides and a generous, two-way protected bike lane.

10.09.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This isn't just a political claim, it's an empirical one. If "the problem is not guns" then we shouldn't see any correlation between gun ownership and oh wait platform.vox.com/wp-content/u...

29.08.2025 14:07 πŸ‘ 942 πŸ” 428 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 27

Bingo. If you've got good-faith ideas, send 'em over! I think a lot of the customer base of the businesses here is actually far-south Minneapolis (66th is the biggest commercial street south of Lake). They should tell us what they think!

22.08.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're working on a brand and placemaking strategy for downtown Richfield. Take our survey to share your ideas: what you like today, and what you want the core of Richfield to look like in the future. www.surveymonkey.com/r/DowntownRi...

22.08.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking around, it's hard to avoid the conclusion that everyone -- and I mean everyone -- should have worked much harder to prevent Donald Trump from being elected.

17.08.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 672 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 10

This is in the DFL constitution and I literally noted that three Frey endorsers had the same issue. The point wasn't to call out the endorsers, it was to note one benefit to all of Fateh's opponents.

21.08.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If there's a city level thing that changes that, link me please. I was under the impression all party units had to follow state constitution.

I actually don't like this rule, and was perfectly happy to see you support Davis. But as far as I know, rule still applies.

21.08.2025 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is from the DFL constitution - were Fateh an endorsed candidate, Davis is a candidate running against a DFL-endorsed candidate.

I understand that there's nuance with RCV but I have never heard anyone say this doesn't count in an RCV jurisdiction.

21.08.2025 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

(Frey also had three endorsements by DFL-endorsed candidates in this same cycle β€” Palmisano, Rainville, Vetaw)

DeWayne Davis seems like a great guy has a lot more to offer than being not-Frey. While this maybe hurts the not-Frey cause generally, I think it slightly helps him specifically.

21.08.2025 21:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The rules aren't very closely followed, but in theory Davis's DFL-endorsed endorsers should have withdrawn their Davis endorsement, if there were a legitimate endorsement for Fateh.

Without a mayoral endorsement, DFL electeds are free to support whoever they think would do the best job.

21.08.2025 21:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Richfield has a multi-step process for these major projects. This first open house is focused on "existing conditions" β€” a blank map of what's out there today, and people can share their ideas, and their complaints about what's not working well today.

21.08.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We had our first Penn Avenue open house last night! You can share your ideas after the meeting at beheardhennepin.org/penn-avenue

21.08.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Davis structurally had no reason to make a challenge when Frey was doing it anyway β€” it would irk his base for no benefit over what was happening anyway.

But Davis benefits the exact same as Frey does if the endorsement of Fateh is deemed illegitimate.

21.08.2025 20:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Again, the key fact here is that convention organizers lost 180 votes for mayor (23% of the total) and wrongfully dropped the third-place candidate. Without those errors it is difficult for there to have been a mayoral endorsement. The organizers ADMIT the errors, but argued to keep the result.

21.08.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0