On this episode of This Must Be The Place, we dig into the past and present of Cedar-Riverside—a neighborhood shaped by immigrants, resistance, culture, and constant outside pressure.

We talk about how Cedar-Riverside evolved from an immigrant gateway, to a counterculture stronghold, and into the community it is today. We break down the architecture, the people, and the real stories behind the skyline. Stories that are too often misunderstood, misrepresented, or ignored.

We also stop everything to address the horrific murder committed by ICE just miles from where we film and record. A woman, a U.S. citizen, who was clearly trying to leave the scene—not fight—was killed.

This was not an accident. This was not an abstraction. It happened here, in our city, and it demands to be named and confronted.

Silence isn’t neutral. We stand with our neighbors, full stop.

Plus: BoomTimes, history, and the kind of uncomfortable local context that actually matters.

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00:00 Intro Fvck ICE

01:37 Andrew’s Intro

05:31 Neighborhood watch cedar Riverside

11:59 Riverside Plaza

14:25 Brutalist Architecture and Urban Redevelopment

16:00 Cedar Riverside Counterculture Culture

27:00 Inside the Mcknight Building

33:50 Somali’s as our neighbors

35:12 Chef Casey cooks. Fvck ICE

37:22 Mary Tyler Moore tie in

40:30 history of Somali Refugee to MN

44:54 Still a counter culture and artist mecca

46:15 Tripple Rock RIP

47:23 BooMtImes Stranger Things

52:10 RIP Dick Enrico (2nd wind)

53:20 Adam Palley

Tis the season — and for our money, that means bundling up and heading straight to the historic theater district in Minneapolis. In this episode, we dig into the history, rumors, and mysteries behind one of Minneapolis’ oldest “natural wonders”… which, spoiler alert, is not natural at all — but it is absolutely wonderful.

But that’s not all… We also dive into This Week in MN History, another round of Boomtimes, and the festive (and slightly dangerous?) world of Hanukkah gambling traditions, from dreidels to chocolate coins to the high-stakes art of family bragging rights.

Still nursing a turkey hangover? Not anymore. Shake it off and jump into the holiday season with us on this episode of This Must Be The Place.

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This week we dive deep into the history of Saint Paul’s legendary Rondo neighborhood — once the heart of the city’s Black community, full of thriving businesses, churches, and culture — and how the construction of I-94 tore through it, displacing hundreds of families and reshaping Saint Paul forever.

We talk legacy, loss, and what it means for how we build (and rebuild) our cities today. Plus, another installment of This Week in Minnesota History, and of course BooMTiMeS as we keep it coming from the land of 10000 lakes.

Tune in, learn something new, and see your city with fresh eyes.

https://rcodemn.org/

https://www.tpt.org/interstate-94-a-history-and-its-impact/video/tpt-co-productions-interstate-94-history-and-its-impact/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyixQ8l0_18

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00:00 Intro (CASEY Messes up sound again until 13min)

01:00 Andrew’s Welcome

06:30 Math is hard

09:30 Neighborhood Watch - Rondo

10:20 Neighborhood watch is a feel

13:15 The sound finally is fixed

13:30 A litany of fuck ups (the story of Rondo)

15:05 History of Rondo

16:50 Great Quote about Rondo

17:30 Minnesotas Black WallStreet (I-94)

25:16 George Herold

28:05 Rondo public resources and archives

30:50 Reconnecting Rondo - ReThinking I-94

34:00 Possible unintended consequences

36:22 KTCA Documentary on Rondo

38:00 Rondo Days

40:02 This Week In Minnesota History

40:25 Winona Ryder, Volsted Act, Calvin Griffith

46:10 Jon Grunseth

49:02 BooMTiMeS

54:44 Play the music