Recently I visited the Hopkins Commercial Historic District in Minnesota to check out the restaurant, Thirty Bales, for a family member’s birthday lunch. What a neat area! Mainstreet Hopkins and the surrounding downtown is a totally walkable, full-service, heart of the community. In under a quarter-mile radius, you will find groceries, doctors, a post office, a library, restaurants, antique stores, arts, and entertainment. Come along as I share all about …