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Cleaner and greener: a private 'takeover' transforms downtown streets

Aug 9th, 2010

Minneapolis' Downtown Improvement District marked its first anniversary last month with little fanfare. That's too bad because it deserves a standing ovation. Afte... Read More...

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Superheros on the Street

Jul 7th, 2010

They could be characters out of an old DC Comics title. Clad in distinctive neon uniforms and wielding an arsenal of exotic tools, they prowl the streets of Downto... Read More...

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Overflowing Shelters Help Homeless Amid Cold Snap

Jan 4th, 2010

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Three big changes make downtown Minneapolis a better place

Nov 23rd, 2009

The old gal is getting a makeover. Downtown Minneapolis over the alst several months has updated its vacuous 1960's look to become something that feels like a cozie... Read More...

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Measuring the impact of the new DID

Nov 9th, 2009

Did you ever wonder how quickly you could change people's minds? Are they slow to turn like the Queen Mary? Or, are they really ready to embrace change? CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE FROM THE DOWNTOWN JOURNAL (MINNEAPOLIS)

Category: Minneapolis, MN

Developing Downtown's central nervous system

Sep 1st, 2009

A fusion center launched in July serves as a surveillance hub, emergency dispatch and hospitality resource for Downtown. READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN JOURNAL

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Tackling trash

Sep 1st, 2009

The yellow shirted ambassadors hired to roam Downtown picked up 62,000 pounds of trash in the month of July. READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE MINNAPOLIS DOWNTOWN JOURNAL.

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Downtown Minneapolis Improvement District Releases Accomplishments for the First Month of Services!

Aug 10th, 2009

The first Monthly Snapshot of accomplishments delivered during the initial month of services by the newly formed Safety and Cleaning Ambassador Team has been releas... Read More...

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Hired to Help However They Can!

Jul 22nd, 2009

Snapping photos of visitors posing with Mary Tyler Moore or keeping an eye on skateboarders and panhandlers are all in a day's work for the new green-shirted ambassadors of downtown Minneapolis. SEE THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

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Mpls. 'Ambassadors' hope to clean up the city

Jul 22nd, 2009

A new program is now in place to help make downtown Minneapolis safer and cleaner. SEE THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AND WATCH THE NEWSCLIP FROM KSTP-TV.

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