The city of Minneapolis has appealed a case that it lost in Hennepin County District Court brought by a developer who says the city unfairly quashed his plans to build a mixed-use project.

Despite this looking like a crass attempt to generate followers, it's really about "Twitter influence" measurement methods and the sites, like Klout.com that allow you to check your influence and that of others. There has been a great deal of instruction about influence on Twitter, and almost all of...

For the next 20 years, experts predict we will see record numbers of baby boomers moving into active adult communities. These are not nursing homes, assisted living or government subsidized high-rise buildings. These communities are like Disneyland for grown-ups, an around-the-clock amusement park...

SPRING VALLEY -- Daryl M. Keim, 53, of Minnetonka, Minn., died Sept. 11, 2009, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Just released this morning, with most rates dropping in the period 2 or 3 basis points. There wasn't enough data on adjustable rate mortgages to report, so this is all about fixed rate loans. Here's the report. Just use the arrows at the top right to enlarge or print. Follow me on Twitter for real...

TV critic Neal Justin and NewsBreak's James Lileks talk about "Flash Forward," "Lost," Dollhouse" and how long is too long to have a TV series.

LEGENDARY guitar hero Kent DuChaine is performing an acoustic candlelit session at the Square and Compass, near Ashill, on Tuesday, October 20.

If we had the time to learn and put into play all of the cool technology tools on our websites or blogs, we'd be enjoying much better traffic statistics. ...

Some home buyers are confused about how wire transfers and cashier's checks work. At almost every closing I attend -- and by closing, I mean when the buyers sign loan documents -- clients ask me whether they should do a wire transfer or bring in a cashier's check. Some are astonished to find out that...

By: N.M. Kelby. Publisher: Borealis Books, 170 pages, $15.95. Review: Love and home are the constant themes of this collection of amusing and poignant stories.