Apartment City

Dozens of posters, toys and trinkets adorn Anthony Anderson 's new studio apartment in Edina. Several of the items were given to him during his stay at a Minneapolis shelter . Anderson, now 22, kept track of how long he was homeless: three years and eight months. "Most of this is just donated stuff given to me," he said. "Whatever a person gives me, I don't complain, I just take it." One item does hold special meaning — a necklace with a small cross, hanging from the wall behind his bed. "That's the last thing I have from my grandmother," he said. "I always have it hanging above me, just to help me sleep." Anderson is one of 38 young adults living at 66 West Apartments, a housing complex for young people who have been homeless. Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative , the developer, held a grand opening last week for the $11.4 million complex. It's the third project of its kind that Beacon has developed and is its first in the...

get elephant's newsletter It’s 4:04 a.m., and I’m wondering about someone. A few people actually. I’ve been wondering about them a for a while. There are more than a few homeless men and women living near my home in downtown Huntsville, Alabama. When I lived in the suburbs I rarely saw them. Occasionally, I would find myself trapped in that awkward space at a traffic light where homeless people gaze vacantly past the eyes of me and other commuters. In the liminal space between red and green, these doleful souls stand quietly hoping that someone will crack a window and pass a few coins into their fatigued, waiting hands. I’m wondering how long it’s been since the young man with the Sewanee University t-shirt has had a meal. I’ve lead a pretty charmed life . Sure, I’ve had my share of disappointments and trials. Promotions I didn’t get. Relationships that didn’t work out. A scary call from the dermatologist followed by some unexpected surgery. Those were rough patches. But this mo...

Newsweek published this story under the headline of “The Woman We Loved” on September 8, 1997. Ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death on August 31, Newsweek is republishing the story. HE WAS THE MOST ELIGIBLE bachelor in the world, the future King of England. She was, quite literally, the girl next door, a 20-year-old who had grown up on an estate in the shadow of the royal family's Sandringham retreat. When Prince Charles and Lady Diana Frances Spencer married on July 29, 1981, three quarters of a billion people in 74 countries tuned in to a brilliantly choreographed spectacle , the Wedding of the Century.  It was the opening scene of a grand, 16- year soap opera that had Diana playing a dizzying array of roles, from innocent bride to loving young mother to glamorous style setter . The gap between her public and private lives was vast. She was the most celebrated woman in the world and yet achingly lonely. Movie stars and factory workers lined up to meet her, but she felt...

5/12/2017 Overall Experience : A good first apartment for a poor newlywed couple .  But completely unsuitable for a family or someone looking to rent for more than 1 year. Pros: *Cheap rent, the rent here is competitive for the area. *The landscape is well maintained. *The apartments are regularly treated with pest control though we did see quite a few cockroaches. *Two laundry rooms with 3 dryers and 3 washers each. *Plenty of hot water that never seems to run out. Cons: *Once every few days the entire complex will be engulfed in a horrific smell akin to marijuana or burning rubber.  It only happens at night when you're trying to sleep and shut windows won 't keep it out.  The landlord will tell you it's just a skunk but in your heart of hearts you'll know that it can't be just a skunk.  We think it was the car repair shop next door burning old oil.  Either that, or one of the apartments were hot-boxing and opened their windows to air it out.  I eventually devel...