Longfellow Station project runs out of steam for nowThe demolition at Longfellow Station is proceeding, even though the development project is on hold, because the demolition is financed by remediation dollars and it goes with the site, according to Mike Christenson, director of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED).

By JAN WILLMS

Like the little engine that could, the Longfellow Station development at 38th and Hiawatha has kept chugging along since its plans were first proposed back in 2006. But now it appears the transit-oriented redevelopment project at the former Purina Mills site has run out of steam.

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Grandmother 'plants seed' for native planting program

By DEBORAH BROTZ

Karen Eileen, a grandmother who is a member of the Ramblewood Garden Club of Bloomington, fondly remembers gardening with her grandmother. Wanting to create gardening memories with her grandchild, Zakia Bommersbach, she came up with an idea for a gardening service project through the “Honor Your Mother, My Mother and Our Mother: Mother Earth” pilot native planting program.

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