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Small House, Big Struggle

LINDEN HILLS — Renalie Bailey lives in a small world.

If her go-kart-sized Suzuki Swift isn’t evidence enough, look at the Linden Hills house it’s parked in front of. At 413 square feet, it’s one of the smallest houses in the city of Minneapolis. 

The 1920 home appears to be smaller than the garages next to it. Bailey keeps her fresh foods in a college dorm room-sized fridge and her frozen goods in a small chest in the basement, which is considered by architectural terms to be a crawl space.

While the 5-foot-4 fashion designer has done a good job keeping things in her life small, she’s suffering from a big headache these days brought on by navigating a difficult city

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Get to know your neighborhood business owners
Parks update // Park Board adding second fishing dock to Lake Calhoun
Green digest // New Park Board rules target invasive species
Neighborhood notebook
More art for Eat Street
Crime reports
Civic beat // Interchange project approved
City hall update // Council kills Trader Joe’s proposal
Biz buzz // Southwest gets a salt cave
Ackerberg group scoping out Sunrise Cyclery property
Planning as art, art as planning
An authentic master
More apartments proposed near Midtown Greenway
Small House, Big Struggle
A new era for the American Swedish Institute
Wild city // Happy Louie’s Day
Linden Hills Farmers Market: Helping a village heal a village
County fairs showcase best of Minnesota
Bicycling is great for transportation, not just recreation
Gardening by text
Children Crossing

 
 
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