Street scene-setter

May 23, 2012 at 9:33PM
(Margaret Andrews — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Three cheers for Ben Janssens. The owner of SignMinds specializes in designing and fabricating eye-catching signage, including several food-and-drink marquees that light up the Twin Cities streetscape. Our favorite? The aluminum-and-neon doozy that heralds Thom Pham's Wondrous Azian Kitchen in downtown Minneapolis. "They wanted that old-style chow mein Chinese restaurant feel," explained Janssens. Mission accomplished.

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