Jim Welby and his wife have lived within a 10-mile radius of downtown Minneapolis for all of their lives and are current homeowners in Ward 7. He retired from a career in financial services. His passions include listening to music (live and recorded), politics, good food, and drink. He has a political blog on Substack and a music blog. He loves Minneapolis and is a daily user of its parks.
Minneapolis Uptown business owners and bike/transit advocates butt heads
I rode my bike to the James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW for a community meeting billed as...
Thoughts from the Minneapolitan son of immigrants
Immigrants are good for America, and we need a steady flow of legal immigrants to ensure our country's prosperity. The...
The Minneapolis City Council approved a $700K plan for 5 - 8 public restrooms in Downtown Minneapolis
This past week, the Minneapolis City Council approved...