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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Rain Garden &amp; Sustainable Gardening Workshops</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Early spring is the time to spruce up a home's exterior for the late spring and early summer home selling season. As I write this, the snow is melting away more quickly than expected. That mean's it is almost landscaping and gardening season. Just in time, there are some workshops to get you prepared for the planting season.With all the rain we've been getting, naturally rain gardens would be a good topic to discuss. Do you have a low lying area in your yard where rain water flows or accumulates... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:31:17 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Sale at the Mall? No, Mall for Sale!</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Woodbury Lakes, an upscale shopping center that opened five years ago but stumbled into foreclosure due to the economy, will go up for sale on March 15. Investors could find a bargain. The Woodbury property along Interstate 94 east of Radio Drive has a lot of potential, despite its recent troubles. Whoever buys the property might do well to make it over from its high-end &quot;lifestyle center&quot; concept into a shopping area that might draw consumers with more moderate incomes from a broader ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:53:30 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Twin Cities Home Construction Up This Winter</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Homebuilders in the Twin Cities are keeping busy this winter compared to last year. Builders filed 177 permits to build a total of 202 housing units in February. That was an increase of 65% and 71%, respectively, over February of 2009, when builders filed 107 permits to build 118 units.Between December through February, builders in the Twin Cities have filed 626 permits to build about $207 million worth of residential housing, according to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities Keystone Rep... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:10:17 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Spring Parade of Homes(sm) and Remodelers Showcase(sm)</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Last fall, the Builders Association of the Twin Cities combined its two fall events: the Parade of Homes, which features new construction houses, and the three-day Remodelers Showcase, featuring remodeled kitchens, additions and owner's suites. It was the first time the two shows were linked.Now, the Builders Association of the Twin Cities is combining the two events again for the Spring Parade of Homes Tour. This year's event features 366 model homes in 83 communities throughout the Twin Cities... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:00:11 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>St Paul Private School Ends Nearly 120 Years of Educating</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ After more than a century of educating the minds of Saint Paul children, St. Bernard's High School will close at the end of the school year. School leaders blame financial troubles for the closing. Like many inner-city Catholic schools, St. Bernard's has struggled the past 15 years to stay afloat. It closed its grade school last year.German and Austrian immigrants who settled in Saint Paul's North End neighborhood founded St. Bernard's parish in 1890. They opened the grade school the next year. ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:06:27 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Home and Patio Show 2010</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ The Home and Patio Show is back at the Saint Paul RiverCentre! This show features hundreds of exhibitors and has the best and most respected local resources for all home and garden needs. Find what is needed for new spring and summer gardening, home renovation, landscaping, building, decorating, or green projects. There's also a kids' potting table, bulb sale, and opportunities to consult experts through Ask the Gardener!The show opened Thursday and will be open through Sunday. The cost is $9 fo... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:00:16 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>What $169,900 Buys in Saint Paul's Payne-Phalen Neighborhood</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Here is MLS # 3881499This single-family home at 668 Sherwood Avenue in Payne-Phalen neighborhood of Saint Paul MN. This classic bungalow built in 1928 is located just a few blocks away from one of the neighborhood's namesakes, Lake Phalen. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and 1,329-square-feet. This home features beautiful built-in bookcases, gleaming hardwood floords, and a cozy, wood-burning fireplace in the family room.The updated kitchen is often filled with lots of natural light. The bedroom... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:50:41 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Are You a Minnesota Snowbird or Do You Know One?</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Calling all snowbirds who have flown the coop to warmer climates for winter: Minnesota needs you to fly back home by April 1 for the 2010 U.S. Census. The reason is that Minnesota residents can't simply fill out the census form they get at their winter home. The forms are geo-coded to each address, meaning that filling out a form in Arizona will count toward that state, not Minnesota. And this year, the state has a lot riding on the census.&quot;If even a fraction of Minnesotans miss this opport... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:30:09 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Saint Paul &amp; Minneapolis Among Leaders for Residents' Well-Being</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Of the nation's 52 largest metropolitan areas surveyed in 2009, the Twin Cities Metropolitan area ranked 4th best in the nation in terms of well-being, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. San Jose, Calif., Washington, D.C., and Raleigh, N.C., were 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. San Francisco was 5th. That's a lot of coastal cities, but we know that one reason the Twin Cities are great is because we experience all of the seasons here in full force without the earthquakes or the hurricanes.Th... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:44:41 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Saint Paul and Minneapolis CityLiving Program Revived</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak have jointly announced $41 million in new funding for the CityLiving Program. CityLiving helps first time homebuyers purchase homes in either city.The CityLiving Program offers below-market interest rates on mortgages as well as down payment and closing-cost assistance. In order to quality for the funding, homebuyers&rsquo; household income cannot exceed $92,290 and the purchase price for a single-family home can&rsquo;t be greater th... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:09:16 -0600</pubDate>
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