A huge piece of South Minneapolis real estate changed hands today. After a decade of negotiations the Sears property on Lake Street in south Minneapolis has been sold to developer Ray Harris and his partners. Harris has told city officials he will preserve the building and fill it with a mix of retail and commercial tenants. City officials say reuse of the Sears site is a big part of bringing economic health back to Lake Street. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has more. The size of the seventeen acre Sears site and the business done in the eight story building and attached warehouse has dominated Lake Street economically and physically for decades. Minneap