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...

General Manager Steven O'Neill and Executive Chef Alex Eaton of The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 N. State St., Suite 100) are preparing to launch a new Mediterranean " fast fine dining " restaurant called Aplos at Highland Village in early 2018. "Aplos is the Greek word for simple, and we plan to offer good, simple Mediterranean food ," O'Neill told the Jackson Free Press . "We're going to have salad, pizza, wraps and more, and all the meat will be slow-cooked on a rotisserie every day where people walking in can see it cooking. The menu will be Greek, Lebanese and Italian-influenced, much like The Manship, with a casual style and price point that'll make it great for weeknight dinners." The restaurant will be located in Highland Village's center court next door to Deep South Pops . Aplos will have 2,000 square feet of space with seating for 50 inside and additional seating on an outdoor patio. The restaurant will offer to-go ser...