by ghost | Jul 7, 2026 | Recovery Residence
On July 1, 2026, Minnesota’s certification framework for recovery residences quietly went live. Most operators still believe they have until January 2027 to prepare, because that was the date written into last year’s law. On May 17, 2026, the legislature...
by ghost | Jun 7, 2026 | Recovery Residence
Somewhere in a DHS conference room in St. Paul, a work group is meeting this month to make recommendations that will shape Minnesota’s recovery housing landscape for the next decade. The members include people who have lived in recovery residences, county social...
by ghost | Jun 7, 2026 | Recovery Residence
At 2901 Chicago Avenue in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, there is a four-story former luxury hotel sitting largely vacant. It has been sitting largely vacant since June 2020. The building was built in 2005. It has 136 former hotel rooms across four floors,...
by ghost | Jun 6, 2026 | Recovery Residence
Minnesota’s recovery housing landscape is littered with cautionary tales. Some of them involve fraud. Some involve good intentions and no infrastructure. Some involve operators who got the land use approval, produced the architectural drawings, hired the lawyers, and...
by ghost | Jun 6, 2026 | Recovery Residence
Most of the conversation about Minnesota’s January 1, 2027 recovery residence certification deadline has focused on operators. What happens to your funding. What happens to your certification status. What happens to your business. That is the wrong frame. The right...
