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BEGINS By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com For many of the people who help make the City of Minneapolis run, the most significant play of this year’s Super Bowl didn’t occur during any of the four-plus quarters the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons spent battling inside NRG Stadium in Houston. It came the day after, during Monday’s postgame news conference, when Houston handed-off the game ball to Minneapolis, starting the countdown to Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on Feb. 4, 2018. “Even though it may be a year away, for us it seems like a week, because it’s going to go so quickly,” said Minneap-
olis City Coordinator Spencer Cronk, who heads a multidepartment steering committee focused on preparing the city to host one of the biggest sporting events in the world. The game — and the 10-day celebration around it — is expected to draw an estimated 1 million visitors to Minneapolis, Cronk said. The city sent about 20 people to Houston, roughly half of them sworn employees from the police, fire and emergency management departments. That group was part of a much larger Twin Cities delegation that included about
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The matchmakers who help Minneapolitans find love
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In an age of online dating, local matchmakers still work their magic
Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com When singles in Minneapolis want to find love they could download an app or ask a friend, or they could turn to someone like Amy Rolando. For the past two decades Rolando has attended plenty of weddings where the bride or groom wasn’t a friend or a family member, but a client. She’s the founder of downtown Minneapolis-based relationship agency Pairings Group and a professional matchmaker, someone who works a database of singles, their own personal networks and even family to find connections for her clients.
“Our clients have full lives — friends, a great job, their kids — but nothing can replace an intimate relationship, and that’s what really drives it,” she said. “There is nothing more important in this world than relationships. There just isn’t.” Rolando got her start in matchmaking in her 20s. A TV news meteorologist by trade, she didn’t get into the relationship-making industry until she launched a dating service in the ’90s after seeing a dearth of approachable options out there. “It was unbelievable what was out there at the time. I didn’t realize how big a need
there was until I launched it,” Rolando said. About 20 years later Rolando has honed in her services to true-to-form matchmaking where she and her business partner Denys Crea act much like private detectives, searching for the right someone for only eight or so clients each year. Through the high-end service, clients retain the duo, usually for about a year, to attend events, find singles and vet promising people on their behalf. It’s only after they interview a potential match the client goes on a date. “Anybody can get a date. It’s about vetting SEE MATCHMAKERS / PAGE 2
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FROM MATCHMAKERS / PAGE 1 the right people and the last thing I want to do is put somebody in front of you and you’re sitting there like ‘Are you kidding me?’” she said. The process is similar for April Davis, the owner of LUMA!, a St. Louis Park-based matchmaking company that employs about five matchmakers. Not only do they comb through contacts and their own free singles registry — Davis has an online pool of 20,000 people around the country — they vet clients as well. Usually clients tend to be professionals in their 30s to 60s who don’t want to waste time on date after date, or they may not want to put themselves out there on dating websites. Many have been divorced — about half of her clients are, Davis said — and many see it as an investment. “[They’re] people who are busy. A lot of times they’re successful. And picky. They don’t want to waste their time with just anyone,” she said. The business involves a lot of coaching, and several matchmakers are also certified life coaches or have experience in giving relationship advice. Kailen Rosenberg, CEO and founder of Love Architects and a relationship expert who’s worked with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, coaches clients to find the right person. She recently launched the Lodge, a private social club at the Calhoun Beach Club where she hosts a boot camp for singles, custom mixers for clients and other events. “Success for me is … when [a client has] that major tear-jerking ‘aha’ moment when they’ve finally met their true self and get who they are, and because of us they are empowered,” Rosenberg said. Matchmaking services are a great deal more expensive than free apps or paid memberships for online dating sites. Packages range from a couple thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars to retain experienced local
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WHAT DO MATCHMAKERS SUGGEST WHEN GETTING BACK INTO DATING? Tweak your clothes and hair. Davis said she connects clients with a hairstylist and does some of her own shopping for clients. It’s Just Lunch also employs an in-house stylist. “You’re not going to ‘Cinderella’ anyone, but just a 10-percent change, those minor tweaks, can have a significant impact,” she said. “I’ve spent a lot of time at Macy’s.” Don’t play the blame game. Rosenberg tells her clients to talk about their role in past relationships instead of what the other person did, and clients often give her a deer-in-theheadlights look.
matchmakers, though many, like Rolando, offer cheaper “wingman” or dating re-entry services as well. But matchmaking companies say they save clients time and heartache while finding success in about four in five clients. “Over the last 20 years people have really embraced that online dating option, but you’re spending a lot of time and effort and not getting a lot of results. People are starting to realize the value of a matchmaker,” said Courtney Smallbeck, the director of marketing in the Minneapolis office of It’s
Just Lunch, a dating service with more than 150 locations worldwide. Davis said the difference is in what you pay for. With matchmakers you get professionals to coach you through the vulnerable act of finding love. “You don’t have to have millions of dollars, but you have to recognize the value of what we do and that it’s going to cost you money,” she said. “Our goal is to go to your wedding. We’re in the business of making love [and] making babies.”
“I don’t want to hear anything about your ex. What did you learn about you and what do we need to improve about you so that you don’t do it again?” she said. Don’t always listen to your friends. While friends want to match up other friends, they rarely go beyond simple shared details such as age or career. As Rolando said, “friends only go so far.”
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Ivy and Ben Taheri are preparing to open Hennepin Steam Room, a North Loop concept where global flavors, late-night dining and music will take center stage. The two are taking a second shot at the historic space — once one of the city’s first laundromats — after closing the Tangiers nightclub last fall after three years in business. They have brought on Jesse Spitzack to lead the restaurant’s kitchen. The Owatonna native, who moved back to Minneapolis last fall after traveling for several years, was a chef de cuisine at the original Bradstreet Crafthouse at the former Graves 601 Hotel and a cook under Alex Roberts at Restaurant Alma. Spitzack has also cooked in kitchens across France, Japan and the Caribbean, globe-trotting that will inform the menu at Hennepin Steam Room. An early draft of the menu includes lamb shank, beef dumpling soup, tamales and a house burger. “I have a lot of ideas in my head. It’s just
a big mix of everything,” he said. “To use ingredients that nourish people is really important to me.” The restaurant will have bar and lounge space in the front and traditional seating in the back. The new concept will keep a piece of the Tangiers in the form of music. In a corner of the dining room there will be a small stage that will host live jazz and blues at least every Wednesday night from 6 p.m.–10 p.m. “A lot of places are a concert place or a club or a restaurant, and we’re just thinking: Why can’t you hybrid it? Why can’t you come in here on a Wednesday night, listen to some jazz and have some amazing food? That’s your night. You don’t have to hop to three different venues,” said Ivy, who last year opened Stem Wine Bar & Eatery. Hennepin Steam Room, located at 116 1st Ave. N., will offer an after-work happy hour and a late-night happy hour. It’s expected to open in mid-February.
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Flutter Bridal Boutique reopened this month in Marcy-Holmes’ Riverplace building on Main Street. Owner Kolby Kipp Fahlsing has relocated the boutique from the carriage house of the Semple Mansion in the Stevens Square neighborhood to a slightly larger space along the historic riverfront, a popular destination for wedding parties. Store manager Laura Rudolph said the new home puts Flutter in proximity to some of the city’s most in-demand wedding venues and gives the boutique a large storefront in the office complex, which is seeing renovations from owner Sentinel Real Estate
Corp. With the Mattie’s on Main space still vacant next door, Flutter will also be able to bring activity to area, she added. “Our hope is that we bolster business around here,” Rudolph said. Flutter will have a similar setup in the new space with several sitting rooms, bridal suites and a bridesmaid area. The primarily special-order boutique carries wedding dress designers such as Aria, Ivy & Aster, Heidi Elnora and more. The shop also offers bridesmaid dresses. Flutter, at 43 Main St. SE, is open by appointment only. The shop started appointments in the new location Feb. 4.
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in the same space two years ago. Rojo has been closed since last summer. Jun offers a full bar with a menu of $11 house cocktails, from a bloody mary made with baiju, a Chinese spirit made from sorghum, to a unique take on the sazerac, which gets a Jun twist with lemongrass syrup. Jun is open 4 p.m.–11 p.m. daily at 730 Washington Ave. N. next door to HAUS Salon in the ElseWarehouse building. The restaurant offers a happy hour 3 p.m.–6 p.m. during the week.
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St. Louis Park’s Bunny’s Bar & Grill has opened the doors of a second location in the former Community Keg House space in Northeast Minneapolis. The restaurant officially opened in January in the Keg House Arts Building in the Sheridan neighborhood. The nearly 4,000-square-foot space was last home to
the pour-your-own-pint taproom concept that closed last summer. The flagship location of the 80-yearold sports bar sits right outside Minneapolis in St. Louis Park. Bunny’s serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bunny’s Bar & Grill is now open at 3 13th Ave. NE.
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Crafty Planet, an arts ands crafts hub in Audubon Park, plans to close this spring after more than 13 years in business. The independent retailer, which sold everything from fabrics and patterns to a wide selection of knitting tools and accessories, has been a community spot for creatives of all ages. The husband-and-wife team of Matt DeVries and Trish Hoskins behind Crafty Planet announced in January that they plan to close the store no later than March 31. “It has been such a wonderful journey you’ve taken with us, but it’s time for us to move on and focus on our families and creative endeavors more fully,” they said on Facebook. “Our staff are our extended family,
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and you, our customers, feel like family too. We love what we have all built together and are so proud of our little Planet.” The store at 2833 Johnston St. NE will continue to host classes in knitting, sewing, embroidery and more until mid-March. Crafty Planet is open 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Crafty Planet is located near 29th & Johnson, a popular intersection with Hazel’s Northeast and Sarah Jane’s Bakery, among other local businesses. Just down the block, a developer is renovating the Hollywood Theater for a new tenant, likely an event center.
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Johnson Street Yoga hosts yoga classes for all skill levels and body types in Windom Park. Submitted photo
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A group of yoga practitioners have taken an old gas station building in Northeast Minneapolis and turned it into a communityfocused studio. Drew Johnson, owner of Johnson Street Yoga, opened the one-classroom studio with a mission to offer yoga for all kinds of yogis. Manager Annie Krohn said the studio has a diverse staff — they speak at least five languages — a range of classes that are accessible for any ability and a focus on community. “I get a lot of men who say, ‘I’m not flexible. I can’t do yoga.’ You don’t have to be flexible to do yoga, but we can work on that,” Krohn said. “We don’t want it to be complicated here.” Johnson Street Yoga, which began classes Jan. 30, will have small class sizes — 10 students on average, with room for 24 — and a wide array of specialties. The staff of about 20 is trained in slow-paced yin, vinyasa and hatha styles, as well as other styles for all body types and intensities. Each session is $20. “Our teachers are trained well enough that we can have a beginner student and we can have a level-three student in the same class and they can teach and modify for them,” she said.
Krohn said the studio will pay its teachers above industry standards. Beyond leading classes, staff members are responsible for hosting free community events, from film screenings to workshops for specific demographics. “I want my teachers to be exceptional. I want them to be able to give them a continuing education. I want to pay them,” she said. In order to not intimidate students, Krohn said, Johnson Street Yoga won’t have any retail space. Johnson Street Yoga is located at 1955 Johnson St. NE in the Windom Park neighborhood. The one-story studio has an outdoor mural from artist Tice James and an outdoor space that Johnson said they could use for a garden or a pergola. “We get 20,000 people that drive by. They see our sign. We’re going to pull from Columbia Heights, Roseville, New Brighton, St. Anthony and even all the way up to Shoreview,” Krohn said. The studio’s class schedule is available online at johnsonstreetyoga.com.
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will curate an a la carte menu for the lounge with stadium fare, specialty beers and cocktails. “This exclusive lounge was inspired by the Warehouse District and infuses the local flavor of the food scene and modern warehouse décor that defines this downtown Minneapolis neighborhood,” said Ryan Tanke, chief revenue officer for the Timberwolves and Lynx, in a statement. Sale Room at IMS DTJ 060216 6.indd 1
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Bills at Capitol would block sick time and wage ordinances Supporters of the city’s new safe and sick time ordinance pushed back against bills introduced at the state Legislature that attempt to block the new rules from taking effect this summer. The bills, proposing a Uniform State Labor Standards Act, also raised concerns among those who want to see Minneapolis enact a higher minimum wage. Introduced in the House by Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, the proposed act would preempt local governments’ authority to set standards for safe and sick time, minimum wages or other employment benefits, explicitly placing that power in the hands of the state. Garofalo didn’t respond to a request for comment, but Sen. Jeremy Miller, R-Winona, the chief author of an identical proposal in the Senate, said the bills aim to prevent a “patchwork of inconsistent labor standards,” which he argued would “create confusion and a huge burden for businesses and small businesses in particular.” “It would be extremely difficult for us to keep track of different rules and regulation in different cities and counties throughout the state,” said Miller, the CFO of Miller Scrap, a family-owned scrap metal and recycling business. Daniel Swenson-Klatt, the owner of Butter Bakery Cafe in the Kingfield neighborhood and a supporter of the earned safe and sick time ordinance, said that patchwork already exists. Swenson-Klatt described complaints about new burdens and complexity as a “front” for business owners who don’t want to see their costs rise due to the new rules.
He said bills designed to target locally approved ordinances were a “challenge to a democratic process” that, in Minneapolis, included a series of city-organized focus groups and listening sessions with both workers and employers. “I know that there were folks in both Minneapolis and St. Paul who felt like we worked really hard to be listening, to bring in as many different voices (as possible),” Swenson-Klatt said. “There were compromises made. There were people who (said) this could have gone further.” Miller denied that the bills specifically targeted the earned safe and sick time ordinances already approved in the state’s two largest cities or the potential city minimum wage ordinance now under discussion in Minneapolis. He noted that similar bills have already passed in more than 20 states, including several that border Minnesota. Critics have linked many of those bills to ALEC, or the American Legislative Exchange Council, a group that works for the passage of conservative-leaning bills. The House version of the preemption bill advanced Feb. 2 through the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Committee on a party-line vote, with no DFLers in support. A hearing was scheduled in the House Government Operations and Election Policy Committee as this issue went to press. The companion bill in the Senate got through its first committee hearing Feb. 6. Minneapolis’ earned sick and safe time ordinance requires employers to offer at least
Scarsella found guilty in protest shooting A Hennepin County jury returned guilty verdicts on all 12 charges faced by a Lakeville man who opened fire on a Minneapolis Black Lives Matter protest in 2015, injuring five men. Allen Lawrence Scarsella, 24, of Lakeville, will now face sentencing on the 11 felony assault charges and one felony riot charge stemming from the Nov. 23, 2015 shooting outside of the Fourth Precinct, the site of a weeks-long protest in response to the officerinvolved death of Jamar Clark. Clark was shot during a struggle with two officers, and a protest against police violence targeting African-Americans turned into a weeks-long encampment outside the North Minneapolis precinct building. Scarsella has already been in custody for 14 months, since his arrest shortly after the inci-
dent. Scarsella drove to the protest with three other men, and jurors were shown videos the group recorded both before and after the shooting in which he used racist language. Scarsella is white, and all five of his victims were black. “As I said at the time we charged Mr. Scarsella and his companions, the racist language he used in the videos and on social media is just not acceptable and the actions he took as a result of those racist beliefs were heinous. The jury obviously saw it the same way,” Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in a statement released by his office. The Minneapolis NAACP announced in a statement it was “pleased that the jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts.” “Our imperfect judicial system, in this
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one hour of sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year. The ordinance applies to workers who spend at least 80 hours per year on the clock in Minneapolis, even if their employer is based outside city limits. The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in October seeking an injunction that would prevent the ordinance from taking effect. It also asked a judge to find the ordinance unlawful. In January, a Hennepin County District Court judge denied the Chamber’s request for an injunction. But Judge Mel Dickstein also raised questions about the legality of imposing the rules on non-Minneapolis employers, and agreed to pause enforcement against businesses located outside the city until after a hearing. On Jan. 27, the Chamber appealed the portions of Dickstein’s ruling that allowed the ordinance to stand. St. Paul adopted its own version of a sick and safe time ordinance that is set to go into effect July 1, the same day as Minneapolis’ ordinance. Last summer, the Duluth City Council established a task force to draft recommendations on an earned safe and sick time ordinance for that city. Swenson-Klatt said cities are stepping in where the state has so far failed to act. “If you’re going to take this away from Minneapolis and St. Paul, you need to talk about this on the state level, then,” he said. “They haven’t been willing to do that.”
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instance, produced the correct verdict,” the statement continued. “Scarsella harbored racial animus in his heart and planned to harm black protesters that night.” Freeman pledged to “seek the stiffest possible sentence” for Scarsella. Sentencing is currently scheduled for March 10. Still facing felony riot charges related to the incident are Joseph Martin Backman, 28, of Eagan; Nathan Wayne Gustavsson, 22, of Hermantown; and Daniel Thomas Macey, 27, of Pine City.
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Fans of Mary Tyler Moore flocked to the statue of the actress who died Jan. 25 at a Greenwich, Conn. hospital at age 80. One of the city’s most iconic pieces of public art, the statue, which mimics “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” star’s famous beret toss, has been a mainstay on Nicollet Mall since it was installed in 2002, though it was recently moved to a new Meet Minneapolis visitor center while the mall is reconstructed. Gwendolyn Gillen, the Wisconsin-based artist that sculpted the statue, died Feb. 1. Photo by Eric Best
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FROM SUPER BOWL / PAGE 1 two-dozen members of the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee, five people from the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and six Meet Minneapolis employees. “Once the game ends in Houston, the attention turns to us,” said Michael Howard, director of communications for the host committee. Howard said the host committee, set up as a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is tasked organizing many of the events during the week-and-ahalf lead-up to the big game. Those include the NFL Experience, an interactive attraction featuring games and other activities, and Super Bowl Live, an annual fan festival. The host committee is also in charge of recruiting the estimated 10,000 volunteers it takes to pull off those and other events.
‘Smaller footprint’ When Minneapolis hosts the Super Bowl, both the game and many of the festivities around it will take place in a compact area downtown. That’s a change from Houston, where the game was played in a stadium about eight miles away from the city center. When San Francisco hosted the previous year’s Super Bowl 50, the game was actually played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, nearly an hour’s drive away. “It’s going to be all in a smaller footprint, which we’re excited about,” Cronk said. “I think it’s going to allow people to walk around and have a great downtown experience.” Commander Scott Gerlicher of the Minneapolis Police Department spent part of his time in Houston shadowing local law enforcement and getting a look at the behind-thescenes security operation. After hours, Gerlicher mingled with tourists on a walk through Houston’s 12-acre Discovery Green park, host
site of that city’s Super Bowl Live event, to get a fan’s perspective on security. “This is really more valuable than just about any training I’ve been to,” he said of the first-person experience. Gerlicher noted one big difference between the two host cities: Houston has nearly 5,000 officers on its police force, while MPD employs closer to 900, meaning Minneapolis will rely on mutual aid agreements with surrounding cities “to muster up enough law
enforcement personnel.” Members of the St. Paul and Bloomington police departments and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office joined him in Houston. Gerlicher said the department only has a “tentative budget” developed for the Super Bowl and wasn’t ready to release an estimate — “but as you might imagine, it’s pretty expensive,” he added. Cronk said the city expects to budget in the “couple-million-dollar range” for the
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eing diagnosed with diabetes is a life-changing event that causes many patients to feel overwhelmed and afraid. The first step is knowing and understanding your diagnosis, and to remember you are not alone. If you have questions or fears related to your diagnosis, talk to your health care provider to work through and process what you are going through. If you feel like there is too much to learn and manage, tell your primary provider what you are feeling. Your provider will connect you with resources, such as a diabetic educator, to empower you and teach what you need to know. Diabetes is increasingly common. In 2012, 9.3 percent of the population had diabetes, which is essentially a disorder that affects the way the body uses sugar. As nurse practitioners, we help many patients manage their diabetes and live full, healthy lives. We do so by educating our patients, coaching them on lifestyle changes and prescribing appropriate medications.
What exactly is diabetes? The cells in the body need sugar to function, and sugar is able to enter the cell with the help of a hormone called insulin. Diabetes occurs when there is an impairment with the insulin. Type 1 diabetes occurs when there is not enough insulin being produced. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body builds resistance to insulin and does not respond to it. Sugar builds up in the blood and is unable to enter the cells when the body does not respond to insulin or when there is not enough insulin. In the early stages, Type 2 diabetes usually causes no symptoms, so many people do not even realize they have elevated blood sugar. Over time, as sugar builds up in the blood, symptoms may include intense and increased thirst, blurry vision and the need to urinate often. Type 2 diabetes can be life threatening if not treated and can contribute toward heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, vision problems, infections and nerve pain in the hands and feet. Diabetes is treated with lifestyle changes, including an increase in exercise and a healthy diet. Sometimes lifestyle changes are not enough and medications are needed. While it is a chronic condition, diabetes can be very effectively managed with healthy changes in day-to-day habits and a medication regimen. People with diabetes can lead a full life, but
Bold North There’s another, more obvious difference between the hosts of Super Bowl LI and Super Bowl LII: the climate. “We’re a cold city and we’re leaning into that,” Cronk said. “We’re calling this the ‘Bold North,’ and we really want to have visitors and our residents … take advantage and really embrace the cold weather and the snow.” Kristen Montag of Meet Minneapolis, the city’s convention and visitor’s bureau, said the Super Bowl is “probably the biggest opportunity we could have to get our destination out to the world.” During her visit to Houston, Montag and her Meet Minneapolis coworkers were picking up tips on “how we can enhance the visitor experience” when Minneapolis hosts, she said. As for the stadium itself, Michele KelmHelgen, chair of the MSFA, said it’s “by and large” ready for the game. “We were during construction having detailed conversations with the NFL all along,” Kelm-Helgen said. U.S. Bank Stadium normally seats 66,800, but the MSFA will bring capacity up to 70,000 for the big game. MSFA is already making security upgrades after two Dakota Access Pipeline protesters managed to sneak climbing equipment into the stadium and scramble up a truss to unfurl a large banner during a Vikings-Bears game on New Years Day.
under control, you will lower your risk for health complications.
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Super Bowl and doesn’t yet have an estimate of how much it might take in from sales tax revenue on tourist spending in bars and restaurants. He said San Francisco spent about $5 million when it hosted.
this involves a lifelong management plan. If you are a smoker, the single most important thing you can do first, if you are diagnosed with diabetes, is quit smoking for good. Smokers with diabetes have a greatly increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Start here.
To stay as healthy as possible, it is important to control your ABCs. • A stands for A1C (hemoglobin A1C), a blood test that shows your average blood sugar over the last few months. A wellcontrolled hemoglobin A1C means your sugars are stable. Poorly controlled sugar can cause kidney disease, nerve damage and various eye diseases that lead to vision loss or blindness and other health complications. • B stands for blood pressure, and controlling your blood pressure decreases your risk for heart attack, stroke and kidney disease. • C stands for cholesterol, a waxy substance found in your blood. Controlling you cholesterol decreases your risk for heart attack and stroke. People with diabetes are more than twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke, so by keeping your ABCs
Exercise is beneficial for everyone, whether you have diabetes or not. Physical activity promotes cardiovascular improvement by lowering blood pressure, improving cholesterol and improving blood sugar, and it can lead to an overall sense of well-being. Aerobic exercises such as walking, cycling, swimming or rowing help increase the heart rate and will improve your health. Choose an exercise program that is enjoyable so that you are motivated to stick with it over time. Exercise intensity should be gradually increased along with duration, and exercising 30 minutes a day most days of the week is recommended. To help manage your diabetes, a diet with fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products is encouraged. A dietitian can help provide education on meal planning, snacks and carbohydrate counting. Carbohydrates impact your blood sugar, and balance, variety and moderation is encouraged with all foods. In general, high carbohydrate foods should be monitored, and, when given the option, choose whole grains such as brown rice over white rice, wheat pasta over white pasta and wheat bread over white bread. There are many health benefits to having a healthy diet and an active lifestyle even if your weight does not decrease. Medication can help control blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol if they are elevated, and nicotine replacement can help you successfully quit smoking. Talk with your health care provider to discuss your individual goals and options.
Michelle Napral is a nurse practitioner at the University of Minnesota Health Nurse Practitioners Clinic, 3rd Street & Chicago. Send questions to nursnews@umn.edu.
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CSM Corp, the owner of The Depot, will close the ice skating rink as it prepares to expand the hotel’s event center space. The company plans to enclose its surface parking lot to build a 24,000-square-foot addition for more banquet space for Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot, which would allow it to host two large events simultaneously. CSM has added additional days for skating before it closes the rink March 11. The Heritage Preservation Commission approved the $7-million renovation Jan. 31.
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Macy’s City Center Realty Partners has filed a lawsuit alleging Macy’s cost the firm millions of dollars after the retailer went with another buyer for the its buildings on Nicollet Mall. Macy’s announced earlier this year that it is selling the historic home of Dayton’s department store, which has been a Macy’s for the past decade, to New York-based 601W Cos. The Star Tribune reported the firm is paying $40 million for the 1 millionsquare-foot complex. The suit, filed in Hennepin County District Court, alleges that Macy’s pulling out of the deal cost City Center millions of dollars associated with due diligence — things like an environmental investigation, the historic tax credit application process and engineering work — and lost income. The store is slated to close next month.
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Upper Harbor Terminal* The City of Minneapolis and Park Board have selected a team of local companies to lead the development of one of the city’s biggest new park projects. In January both the City Council and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board confirmed United Properties to lead the group responsible for the overhaul of the nearly 50-acre Upper Harbor Terminal site in North Minneapolis. Thor Development and First Avenue Productions are also part of the team, which released a preliminary proposal for the site late last year that included up to 1,000 units of housing, a 10,000-person amphitheater and 18 acres of parkland. City staff will now negotiate an exclusive rights agreement with all three parties regarding the city-owned site, once a shipping terminal.
Residents will soon begin moving into a new apartment community along Hennepin Avenue in the Gateway District of downtown Minneapolis. Maverick Apartments, located in the North Loop neighborhood near the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, is slated to begin occupancy on March 1. The two-part project includes an approximately 160-unit, mixed-use building and a row of nearly a dozen four-story townhomes on the other side of a parking ramp on the block.
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12 journalmpls.com / February 9–22, 2017 Carlos Palacio serves a coffee from his booth at the Mill City Farmers Market. Submitted photo
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DRINK DIRECT: The story of Café Palmira and a recipe for cooking with coffee
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or the past four generations, Carlos Palacio’s family has been growing and harvesting coffee in Huehuetenango, Guatemala — a region renowned for growing some of the world’s finest Arabica coffee. In 2000 and 2001, coffee prices crashed because of issues in the larger supply chain. This had an enormous impact on the livelihoods of coffee farmers throughout Guatemala. Many farmers began selling their land in order to support their families. Despite the hardship, the Palacios family continued to grow and harvest coffee, even though the prices declined significantly. Around this time, Carlos met his wife Katie when she, originally from Minnesota, was a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala. She spent a significant amount of time working on the Palacio’s coffee farm and talking with the family about trying to export the coffee directly to the United States instead of using a “middleman” export company. In 2004, Katie and Carlos first started selling coffee, bringing it to the United States in their suitcases and selling the coffee to friends and family. Everyone loved the coffee, and, in 2007, Katie and Carlos
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started their small business, Café Palmira. They began selling Café Palmira coffee at farmers markets in Minneapolis and St. Paul, including the Mill City Farmers Market. The green beans of Café Palmira are now shipped directly from Guatemala to Minnesota and roasted to perfection weekly by UP Coffee Roasters in Minneapolis. Café Palmira is not certified fair trade, but you can still feel great about purchasing Café Palmira, as it comes directly from the Palacios family farm, eliminating the middle-man. Café Palmira is handpicked and shadegrown at approximately 1,500 meters, ideal conditions for producing the best coffee, according to traditional Mayan traditions. Shade-grown coffee creates more biodiversity and bird habitat with less need for chemical pesticides and fertilizers. This practice prevents deforestation and does not disturb existing wildlife. Carlos spends his winters with his family, working on the farm in Guatemala, but the coffee beans are available at the Mill City Farmers Market’s indoor winter markets. The next indoor winter market is on 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Feb. 11 inside the Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St.
Coffee-spiced salmon Recipe courtesy of Mill City Farmers Market Ingredients 1 teaspoon fresh coffee grounds from Café Palmira ½ teaspoon chipotle powder ½ teaspoon cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon grated orange zest ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon paprika 12 ounces wild-caught Alaskan salmon 2-3 cups seasonal vegetables, optional side dish
Method Mix all of the spices together and rub 1 ½ teaspoons of the spice mix into the flesh side the salmon. Leftover spice rub can be stored in a small jar or other air-tight container. Let the rub sit for 30 minutes up to 24 hours in the refrigerator. Bake the salmon skin side down at 375 degrees (or grill on medium-high heat) for 10–15 minutes, depending on its thickness. Serve the salmon with seasonal roasted vegetables. In winter, we suggest a combination of chopped potatoes, onions, beets and carrots tossed in oil, salt and pepper and roasted at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes or until tender. Serves 2
Café Palmira’s beans are sourced from Guatemala. Submitted photo
In this recipe, salmon gets a coffeespiked spice rub. Submitted photo
Groovin’ in the grove By Carla Waldemar Cool kids filled the tables. Was this a convention of the Social Influencers of the city? Actually, it’s the new dining room of Walker Art Center, so the answer, probably, is yes. (Except that somehow I sneaked under the invisible velvet rope.) Esker Grove, the Walker’s new, glass-lined and street-side restaurant, is a fine fit for the forward-looking art museum. Here, the décor is the clientele, lookin’ good under soft pin spots illuminating an otherwise-bare sea of tables. No romantic alcoves for privacy, but that’s not the point. You’re here, scrunched next to your neighbor, to see and be seen appreciating the food — for the eats fit the building’s ethos. It’s delivered — praise be — by a well-trained corps of friendly servers clad in jeans. Trust their recommendations. We did, deferring to their “Well, maybe not. But why don’t you try the …” hints. Glad we listened. That heads-up started with the chestnut soup, star of the starters ($9–$11). It’s a velvety cream of chestnuts, rich and subtly sweet, poured tableside over an ivory nugget of bone marrow and dollop of dark mustard, upon which float a pair of Brussels sprouts leaves. Don’t offer to share. Next, a bright still life composed of sweet and pearly scallops slices, served in crudo form (aka raw), set upon a tingle of watercress and drizzle of nicely pungent black garlic essence, then piqued with the sweettart bite of pomegranate seeds. And then — waiter’s choice, and a good one — a collage of poached spears of salsify, bearing a vegetal sweetness, contrasted with a punch of grapefruit, a schmear of that Nordic
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spreading cheese (also sweet) called gjetost and a lick-your-plate brown butter hollandaise. (Or choose the pork terrine, bounteous house salad, etc.) The tightly curated list of entrees ($19–$32) leads off with cauliflower. Yup, that’s it: a gorgeous, photo-ready head, festooned with onion lace (don’t ask me how), resting upon a puddle of preserved mushrooms. We shared this dish (you’ve got to) and still left with a doggie portion. Worth $21? I’m not convinced. But you’ll notice that the theme to this menu, created by chef Doug Flicker, ex-patron of Piccolo, is veggies. (And that’s true for menus nationwide this year.) Suitably, the next option is parsnips ($19, un-tasted). Protein makes an appearance in the remaining entrees: clams, lamb shoulder, capon, a NY strip (okay, okay) and our choice: spit-roasted sturgeon. The meaty fish came with also-roasted heart of palm, a sunshiny burst of caramelized lemon, hint of heat from harissa and — huh? — ash. It’s tasty, all right, but not breathtaking. Which brings us to dessert ($9), which is breathtaking — at least, if you drink the Kool-Aid and order the also veggie-forward parsnip cheesecake. It’s a muffin-sized circlet paired with another of bourbon ice cream and sided with candied pear. For those less crazy, other sweets include a Pavlova, almond cake and chocolate. Beer and wine offerings are more familiar and affordable. But take a look at the list of cocktails, too. Each one comes in two styles: traditional and Walker. (The formula is similar but ingredients differ.) Fun! As is the whole experience.
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Neighborhood Sp tlight Marcy-Holmes
RYKRISP BUILDING GETS NEW LIFE AS BUSINESS INCUBATOR Once a factory, the North Co. building is now a hub for small businesses Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com In what was once the world’s only RyKrisp factory is now a buzzing building full of small businesses. The factory, located in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood of Southeast Minneapolis, has been transformed over the past couple years to become the North Co. building. The project’s founders had a goal of creating a home for budding companies, especially those that produce American-made goods. “The whole goal and objective with this was to turn it into a co-working facility for small businesses,” said Ben VandenWymelenberg, a partner behind the building. “They’re all different types of companies, but all kind of making the first step. With most of them this is their first space that they’ve rented out.” VandenWymelenberg is the founder and CEO of Woodchuck USA, a manufacturer of wooden accessories and corporate packaging. The company, which moved its offices and production space just a couple blocks down 9th Street into the building, takes up about a third of North Co. The new home gives Woodchuck roughly 10 times the manufacturing space.
The 80,000 square feet of available space in the building has gone quickly. Before VandenWymelenberg and his partners have finished renovation work, the North Co. building is 90-percent leased with just three vacant spaces left, he said. The current mix of about 20 tenants includes several clothing companies, including Great Lakes Clothing, MPLS / STP Clothing Co., Knot Clothing & Belt Co., William Rogue &
Co., Mill City Fineries, Fisher + Baker, Marked Leather and Urban Undercover. There are also marketing and digital advertising agencies (Macleod & Co., The Social Lights, Hecco), nut butter producer Buddy’s Nut Butter, hair stylist Whitney Vermeer, Silver Creek Paddle (paddleboard rentals) and NeuroTinker (neuroscience education). Renovations are nearly complete on the 94-year-old building, formerly a cracker
Woodchuck USA, a Marcy-Holmesbased manufacturer of wood products, has nearly 10 times the production space in its new home in the North Co. building. Photo by Eric Best
plant owned by packaged foods company ConAgra. Once of the last pieces is North Co.’s lobby, which will feature co-working space for tenants. VandenWymelenberg said staying in the Marcy-Holmes area keeps Woodchuck close to the University of Minnesota, where it draws interns. It’s also where the young entrepreneur studied as he started Woodchuck. “It’s easy to get to, close to downtown, but… you don’t have to fight over parking. Overall, it’s been great,” he said. As the company matures, VandenWymelenberg said they’ve been honing their products. Woodchuck’s most popular items are its wood journals, flasks and business card holders. It also produces cases for phones and laptop computers. “When you’re a startup you have to say ‘yes’ to everything that brings in money, and you have the luxury over time that you can start to get more specialized and just do the things that you’re good at,” he said. The North Co. building is located at 610 SE 9th St.
Neighborhood Sp tlight Marcy-Holmes
MARCY-HOLMES, A NEIGHBORHOOD BOTH OLD AND NEW Neighborhood leaders discuss the issues facing the city’s first neighborhood Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com Marcy-Holmes has been in the news almost constantly this past year, whether it has been for a proposed 42-story condo tower or the relaunch of a new Restaurant Alma. So what’s next for the Southeast Minneapolis neighborhood? We caught up with Bob Stableski and John Capecci, the vice president and treasurer of the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association, to get a snapshot of what’s going on in the neighborhood. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
What are the big issues facing the neighborhood this year? Capecci: On the Creative Places Committee, we realized that a lot of people were having these small conversations about neighborhood identity: Who are we, how we want other people to think of it and should we be called Marcy-Holmes? It’s not just naming. It’s really the larger question of why we live here, why we love it and what do people think of us. A bunch of people are upset that we keep getting called Northeast. Why does it matter? The short answer is this year we’re going to draw as many public conversations as possible
drawn today they wouldn’t be drawn there. We want to be one neighborhood, but we recognize it already has five parts. This identity question is important because part of it is, how do you attract people here?
A new event center, The Machine Shop, is now open. Photo by Eric Best and hear what identity means and why it’s important. We’re trying to document more and more of these conversations. We are a neighborhood that has sections with strong identities. We’ve got the riverfront. We’ve got Dinkytown. We’ve got 9th Street as it gets more and more of an identity. All we’re doing is asking over and over again this year, … what’s up with that? One possible option is that we get an agency in here. Stableski: These neighborhood lines were drawn so many years ago. And if they were
Recently a nearby group of residents organized against a large condo tower proposed in the neighborhood, a project that the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association supported. Does it feel like there’s tension between the neighborhood’s historic roots and newfound interest from developers? Stableski: It’s a neighborhood that’s inherently in tension, but it’s not tense. As the North Loop developed, as the Mill District developed, this is the next property. You essentially have the idea of an urban city coming here and the student population and long-term residents going here. It’s another one of those questions of trade-offs between density, infrastructure and the [Saint Anthony Falls Historic District]. I think what upsets people most about it is not its size — though nobody likes it — but the violation of the historic district.
What is the neighborhood’s Creative Places Committee working on? Capecci: I’m really excited about this project that we’ve been doing for a couple years now. We’re partnering with the University of Minnesota to digitally collect creative works inspired by the neighborhood, which goes back to the 1800s and further. We have about 200 images from all creative media. We just recently entered a partnership with the Department of Art and Digital Collections Department at the university to house that collection and make it a robust, searchable database. We’re building an online network for creative neighbors where anyone who selfidentifies as an artist in the neighborhood can say who else lives here, who they want to partner with, where’s studio space and what businesses support artists. We had 400 creative people and their families move to the neighborhood a couple years ago [at the A-Mill Artist Lofts]. That’s been a lot of impetus for these projects.
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Park Board bolsters neighborhood park rehabilitation With new funding the board will infuse $25 million into rehab projects over the next six years
Park commissioners recently announced a dramatic expansion of the board’s rehabilitation work thanks to new funding from a plan to better maintain neighborhood parks over the next two decades. Beginning this year, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will ramp up investments for neighborhood park repairs with plans to spend $25 million — up from the previously allocated $4 million — over the next six years. The money will come from the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan, an agreement with the city that will raise $11 million annually over the next two decades to repair park assets like playgrounds and recreation centers. By bolstering rehab projects, the Park Board hopes to address a decades-long backlog of gaps in maintenance funding and save money in the future by addressing repairs before they become critical. “We have been a very reactive workforce for a while. This is for the first time opening that window, opening that door to preventing these things from happening,” said Linden Weiswerda, a park management analyst with the board. The board is now determining the first parks it will rehab. Over the past couple years the board has taken an inventory of all of its assets — wading pools, ball fields and more — to assess what needs replacing and when. Assets with a “critical need” — something that could fail tomorrow, Weiswerda said — like a roof in danger of falling apart, and those with a “high need” or visible damage with the potential of deteriorating, will be given priority over cosmetic repairs, or a “low need.” “These projects range widely in their scale and complexity,” said Superintendent Jayne Miller in a statement. “So we look at factors like timing, cost estimates, racial and economic equity and project efficiencies. We also factor in the possibility of storms or other unexpected damage that can shift priorities.” What has been determined so far is how much funding will generally be allocated to certain repairs, though the board says they
Repairing ball court cracks is a “low need” under the Park Board’s rehabilitation program. Photo courtesy of the Park Board will have to be flexible in addressing emergency repairs and other unexpected work. Over the next six years, for example, the Park Board will invest $4.6 million into ADA and accessibility improvements — the largest category — $4.3 million into repairing roofs, nearly $3 million to enhance park lighting and another $3 million to maintain recreation centers. Other categories include rehabilitating sidewalks, operations facilities, park heating and cooling systems and synthetic turf. This month the board will announce what neighborhood parks will see ADA and accessibility improvements. Rehab projects in other categories will be announced throughout the year as they’re finalized. While the boost to maintenance is dramatic, Miller told commissioners that it will still be five to 10 years before the board will see a decline in rehabilitation investments. At that point the Park Board will be able to put more money into creating new amenities in neighborhood parks. “This is 2017. We knew in 2000 that we already had a funding gap. So we’re already looking at a 20-year gap and backlog of investments that we need to have made into our assets,” she said. “While we’re going to do a lot of work this year, it’s only going to be a dent in that backlog.”
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City has a team to overhaul riverfront site The City of Minneapolis and Park Board have selected a team of local companies to lead the development of one of the city’s biggest new park projects. In January both the City Council and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board confirmed Bloomington-based United Properties to lead the group responsible for the overhaul of the nearly 50-acre Upper Harbor Terminal site in North Minneapolis, located just north of Lowry Avenue North along the river’s west bank. Thor Development and First Avenue Productions, two local firms, are also part of the team. The team released a preliminary proposal for the site late last year that included up to 1,000 units of housing, a 10,000-person amphitheater and 18 acres of parkland, in addition to office, retail and other pieces. City staff will now negotiate an exclusive rights
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Merce Cunningham: Common Time The groundbreaking work of influential American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham is the center of “Merce Cunningham: Common Time,” the largest survey of the artist’s work yet mounted. The Walker Art Center–organized show includes a broad range of multi-disciplinary installations made up of moving images, stage décor, costumes and contextualizing works by many his collaborators, including Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and composer John Cage. Related events include a performance of two of Cunningham’s dance works performed by France’s acclaimed CCN-Ballet de Lorraine on Feb. 16 at Northrop.
Polar Plunge Every year, thousands of hardy Minnesotans are challenged to take the plunge, literally, during the Polar Plunge. After raising a minimum of $75 for Special Olympics Minnesota, participants jump into the frigid waters of Minnesota lakes at various locations throughout the state. Upcoming plunges include Rochester (Feb. 11), Duluth (Feb. 18) and downtown Minneapolis (Feb. 9), where a pool will be dropped into U.S. Bank Plaza. Where: Various locations Cost: Free to attend
Where: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave. When: Feb. 8–July 30 Cost: $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, $9 for college students, $7 for active military, free for Walker members and on Thursday evenings Info: walkerart.org
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Louis Faurer: New York Photographs
Italian film is best known its iconic cinematic auteurs of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, such as Visconti, Fellini, Rossellini and Argento. But Italian cinema is alive and well, a point illustrated locally by the Italian Film Festival. Its ninthannual edition features nine films — eight of which are making their Minnesota premieres — spanning documentary, drama and comedy, plus a restored screening of Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Western classic, “Once Upon a Time in the West.”
Along with Diane Arbus, Robert Frank and William Klein, Louis Faurer was a key member of the New York school of street photographers active from the 1930s to the 1950s. The group rejected traditional documentary styles of photography in favor of one that showcased a grittier, more naturalistic side of city life, captured on 35mm cameras. While his career later included stints at fashion magazines such as Vogue and Mademoiselle, his earlier work is at the center of Weinstein Gallery’s “Louis Faurer: New York Photographs,” an exhibition of selected works also available for sale from the commercial gallery.
Where: St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main St. SE. When: Feb. 16–19 Cost: $8–$10 screenings, $55–$65 opening night film and party, $95–$110 all-access pass Info: mspfilm.org
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Valentine’s Day is about more than just flowers, chocolates and saying “I love you” — it also offers a great opportunity to experience art and culture in the Twin Cities. There’s plenty to do to put you in the mood for love, from an evening of art and opera to a Victorian poetry reading with a humorous twist.
Opera Valentine’s Duets
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Opera is considered the language of love, so it’s the perfect pairing for Valentine’s Day. Experience opera at the unconventional setting of the Weisman Art Museum with an evening of Valentine’s duets from Out of the Box Opera. The local company will perform opera classics and musical theater hits within the intimate Davis Gallery, followed by complimentary hot drinks and treats.
History buffs and literary lovers alike will enjoy this 21st-century twist on turn-of-the-century poetry. Actors in 1890s-era garb will perform classic poems by Dickinson, Poe, Longfellow, Browning and more in the drawing room of the historic James J. Hill House. With topics spanning love, temperance, sports, war and James J. Hill himself, the evening promises ample romance, drama, history and wit. Where: James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Ave., St. Paul When: Feb. 14 from 7–8 p.m. Cost: $10–$12 Info: mnhs.org
Where: Weisman Art Museum, 333 E. River Pkwy. When: Feb. 14 from 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Cost: $10–$40 Info: weisman.umn.edu
“Dinner at Eight” Valentine’s Dinner The Minnesota Opera previews its upcoming production of William Bolcom’s new opera, “Dinner at Eight,” a comedy of manners full of romantic entanglements, with a special five-course dinner at Dakota Jazz Club. Admission includes dinner, tax, gratuity, live performances of selections from the opera and a Valentine’s gift. The opera has its world premiere from March 11–19 at Orchestra Hall. Where: Dakota Jazz Club, 1010 Nicollet Mall When: Feb. 14 from 5 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Cost: $110 Info: dakotacooks.com
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Minneapolis has always been a character in singer-songwriter Craig Finn’s storytelling. And it’s no different on “We All Want the Same Things,” the third solo album from the 45-year-old frontman of The Hold Steady.
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Where many musicians use New York or Los Angeles as a backdrop for their songs, Finn uses the Twin Cities. While many outsiders may have little understanding of the localities Finn name drops — from the Southwest Minneapolis neighborhoods to western suburbs — they add more depth for local listeners. In “Tangletown,” Finn, who grew up in Edina, tells the story of two people not quite connecting. In another track, Finn writes on a night of drinking based on his own drifting around the Twin Cities after coming back following college. Even if he doesn’t specifically talk of Minneapolis, Finn discusses the strange importance of parking lots — a favorite topic in this city — on “Tracking Shots.” The milieu of Minneapolis gives the alternative rock album’s narrative even more weight. “I was thinking about parking lots as a place in an increasingly transient world where we take important phone calls, make big decisions, move our lives forward. The people in this song are trying to keep their heads above water, and adjusting their ‘dreams’ to reflect reality,’” Finn has said about the song. Finn will open for Japandroids at First Avenue’s mainroom on Tuesday, Feb. 14 joined by The Uptown Controllers. The Canadian maximalist duo, who draw inspiration from Twin Cities punk legends The Replacements and Hüsker Dü, are touring off their new album “Near to the Wild Heart of Life,” their third full-length release.
Craig Finn, the Minneapolis-raised frontman of The Hold Steady, is set to release his third solo album, “We All Want the Same Things,” this spring. Submitted photo
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For someone like me who grew up on “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” on Nickelodeon “The No Sleep Podcast” has been a constant source nostalgic ghost stories, for both entertainment and the occasional scary dream. The horror-fiction podcast, now in its eighth season, delivers a weekly series of spooky stories from writers of all kinds who churn out a mix of humorous monster tales, truly hellish fables and more. It’s enough to get you to lose sleep, but that’s always been the point. Founder David Cummings is taking his cast of talented voice actors on a live tour to bring their consistently frightening stories on the road. The Sleepless Tour will come to The Cedar Cultural Center on Thursday, Feb. 23 for a unique all-ages show horror fans or those of us who are already counting down to Halloween shouldn’t miss.
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Twin Cities restaurateur Kim Bartmann has switched The Third Bird, her Loring Park restaurant, with a whole other animal: Bearcat Bar. My waiter described the transition as a change from casual fine dining to a neighborhood hotspot. And that translates to cheaper drinks, a more traditional but characteristically quirky menu, not to mention arcade games. Plus, it still keeps the beautiful space and the long, circular bar. The noticeable change is from the kitchen, which produces an eclectic array of dishes: Fried chicken served with kimchi? A goose liver Juicy Lucy? Pho? I had to try the latter after the bartender recommended it. What arrived was a passable version of the Vietnamese noodle soup with the customary garnishes of basil, lime and more. Bearcat Bar’s pho comes with delectable meatballs, oxtail meat and wide rice noodles. What could have been an obvious overstep in the menu becomes a fun, or at least refreshing, option for lunch in Loring Park. The casual concept does well to differentiate itself from neighbors 4 Bells and Café Lurcat.
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Ask Dr. Rachel / By Rachel Allyn
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I believe I’m asexual. I’m a heterosexual woman in my thirties and while I enjoy being in a relationship, sex has never been the main focus for me. It’s not how I show or feel intimacy. I fear telling people this because our culture places so much emphasis on sex and I’m afraid I’ll be seen as abnormal. I also don’t know how to explain to people that just because I may be asexual, it doesn’t mean that I don’t want to date or have a partner. Is it okay to be asexual, or does it mean I have a sexual dysfunction? Should I just avoid relationships?
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our libido is not necessarily an absolute. Sexuality and desire are fluid. Just because you’re not feeling sexual attraction in your relationships lately does not mean this is permanent. Similarly, those with a robust sexual appetite may find themselves in stretches with little or no desire. We all need to accept that sexual desire can ebb and flow during different stages in life. It can feel isolating and lonely to think you’re the only one experiencing an absence of sexual desire. And while it’s true that our culture places an emphasis on sex, this does not mean the majority of people are having satisfying sex. As they say, “it’s complicated.” You are not dysfunctional or abnormal, and nor are those who consistently crave physicality in relationships.
Ask yourself: over the course of my life, has sexual desire varied from person to person or from one developmental stage to the next? If you have never felt sexual desire of any kind toward someone, the label of asexual may fit. However, you state sex is not the main focus, suggesting that the flame of desire has existed, albeit a dim flicker in the background on occasion. That would be the experience of someone with low sex drive versus being asexual. There are other ways to build and maintain connection in relationships; intimacy can come in many forms. Look at the ways you can feel close to someone — in conversation, shared activities, values, emotional support and overall companionship to name a few. There are people looking for these very qualities in a relationship. Keep looking for the right mate … but don’t forget to first look within. Dive deeper into the reasons you are cut off from such intrinsic and potent energy. Your relationship with your own body is a big factor. Poor body image can be a strong precursor to low desire. Lack of connection to your physical self, your senses, and your intuition can make anyone feel cut off from their sexuality. Do you allow yourself to feel raw or vulnerable in other areas of your life? Do you allow yourself to feel pleasure? If not, start assigning yourself healthy pleasures in small doses. Exercise, meditation, music, creativity, cooking or being outdoors are just some ways
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