Lou Miranda
@newlou
Urbanist. Sustainability & equity in suburbs & cities. Foodie, sewist. Likes beautiful things. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈🦄
On a lighter note, here's a photo of a sandwich I made with local ham from @eastsidefoodcoop.bsky.social & local heirloom tomatoes & lettuce from @millcityfarmersmkt.bsky.social Did you know that slices like this of local, actual whole ham meat are cheaper than "deli meat"?
Doron Clark @doronclark.bsky.social , Minnesota Senate District 60; "Commish" Irene Fernando @hennepind2.com , Hennepin County District 2, and me at the Celebrate Northeast Mpls Parade. It was a perfect day for a parade. And I love that we have such great people representing us!
Speaking of Mpls' outstanding park system, I biked to Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden & Bird Sanctuary recently. A delightful environment to get lost in, any time of year.
What movies to watch, as Hennepin County Library @hclib.bsky.social winds down its Kanopy service tomorrow? I watched “Sorry to Bother You” last night and it was hilarious and sobering in light of … the past decade. What seemed crazy when it was released doesn’t seem so unbelievable anymore.
Kinda bummed that @hclib.bsky.social (Hennepin County Library) discontinued the free Kanopy movie service, with many foreign, independent, & hard to find movies. But now they have what looks like a free version of Craftsy! For all you art & craft aficionados (woodwork, draw, cook, sew, etc.)
Apple: We are all about privacy & security!! You are in control!! Me: What's the distance between these 2 cities? Apple/Siri: I NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!!!! Me: ??!
Urbanism is... taking transit & literally walking 2 blocks to Pride Night at the St. Paul Saints minor league baseball stadium. Then having them win 5-1, and getting a double-rainbow as part of the deal! And having local restaurant Wok in the Park make your food fresh.
Hennepin county’s nonexistent bike lanes despite France Ave being on the county’s bike plan and Edina’s and Minneapolis’s, and St. Louis Park’s
Twins baseball ⚾️ transit Pride edition No better way to get to the game than transit This stop goes away when the 6 bus becomes the E Line aBRT, but it’s worth the small sacrifice
Had great community engagement with residents, staff, & consultants (Mend Collaborative) for Edina’s latest small area plan (SAP). Included a 1.5 hr walk thru of the Lincoln & Londonderry Drives area, east of Hwy 169 (across from United Health campus). Nine Mile Creek Trail is universally loved!
Happy Earth Day! Hennepin County has a climate action plan with a goal of reducing VMT (vehicle miles traveled) but HAS NO PLANS TO REDUCE CAR LANES on county roads. How does that work? Edina has similar goals but HAS NO PLANS FOR A PROTECTED BIKEWAY NETWORK in the Southdale District
Went on a recreational bike ride yesterday in the southern exurbs, and someone in the back seat of a truck yelled something at me as we were biking It wasn't an expletive A little kid yelled "Santa!!" at me Not the first time. I have to adjust to this new identity lol
Lidia Bastianich’s chickpea and dandelion salad I cooked the eggs better than last time
The fennel salmon, butter mushrooms, & sliced roasted sweet potatoes paired nicely with the arugula, Sicilian lemon, & parmigiano reggiano cheese salad Not shown: vanilla ice cream with amaretto
Research it and it gets worse. This is the problem the state law was trying to solve: Affordable housing currently gets built—if it gets built—in out-of-the-way places, in terrible surroundings, away from other housing, transit, shopping, food, recreation, & walkable, bikeable areas.
“Sell it on Facebook Marketplace,” they said Reducing the price doesn’t work if it’s sorted by newest Do you delete the post and start over? 75 clicks the first day, then crickets for the next two weeks
Maintaining our less-beef diet, I made a delicious Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Rum, Maple, and Pecan Glaze last night 😋 🤤 Continuing the sweet theme, I added sliced roasted sweet potatoes (skin-on) with butter And broccoli, for color & flavor contrast Win-win-win! Delicious
Seconds away from being killed or injured Biking east on the multiuse path on 36th St. in St. Louis Park, I cross Park Center Blvd, and 50 ft past the intersection I hear screeching & a loud thump I stop, turn around, & take the photo. 1 car is where I was a second ago I could’ve been under it
Walking tour videos can be great But many of them are more “this is what tourists look like on vacation” than an experience of place They are so often taken during prime tourist season with hordes of tourists Unsurprising to see “Tourist go home” graffiti on a Naples walking tour
Me, yesterday Enjoying the setting sun, the oak knoll, and the new $10 million water feature in our local park, along with the ducks and geese
Good news in St. Louis Park! We were despondent that a beautiful older home on a large lot was torn down, and it’s vegetation scraped away I walked there yesterday (on sidewalks! In the suburbs!) & learned that it will be a lot split, so now 2 households can live in the same space
Remember, kids: Always eat healthy & healthfully! P.S. my cream puffs* came out great! *filled with cannoli filling
Well, the lasagna was a big hit for Christmas Perhaps surprisingly, most of the ingredients came from Trader Joe's