The Journal, March 22–April 4, 2018 by The Journal

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The city’s next ‘premier address’ 39-STORY ELEVEN COULD BE THE NEXT MINNEAPOLIS LANDMARK

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By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com Two developers say they are planning the next landmark skyscraper in Minneapolis. Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. and Luigi Bernardi recently announced a proposal for a 39-story “ultra-luxury” condominium tower for a site near Gold Medal Park in the Mill District. Carl Runck, Ryan’s director of development, said they are bringing in worldrenowned firm Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) to create the first privately funded landmark high-rise since César Pelli

designed the Wells Fargo Tower, James Ingo Freed designed the Capella Tower and Philip Johnson designed the IDS Center. “Minneapolis has such extraordinary architecture that we wanted to add to that for this generation. It’s been that long since Minneapolis has had a high-rise designed by a star architect,” he said. “RAMSA has a pedigree of doing extraordinary high-rise condo towers around the country and globe. … They bring all those experiences to this project to our benefit.”

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Neighborhoods march to an uncertain destination Staff and volunteers react to a ‘roadmap’ for neighborhood programs after 2020

By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com Minneapolis neighborhoods have seen the roadmap. Now they’re wondering where it leads. The Neighborhoods 2020 Roadmap released in draft form by the city’s Neighborhood and Community Relations Department in February is meant to frame a conversation about the future of Minneapolis neighborhood programs. Change, in one form or another, is definitely on the way; the city’s current source for neighborhood program funding dries up in 2020, and its replacement has not yet been identified. That has many neighborhood organization staff members and volunteers “on edge,” said Vanessa Haight, executive director of Elliot Park Neighborhood, Inc., who was still poring

over the roadmap in March. Neighborhood leaders are being asked to weigh in on potentially significant changes to the city’s relationship with its 70 independent neighborhood organizations, but they don’t know what level of financial support to expect in the future or what strings may be attached, she said. “It says it’s a roadmap, but we’re not really seeing a roadmap,” Haight said. If the destination is unclear, the roadmap at least sketches in several possibilities. In one proposed model, the city could evaluate neighborhood organizations and dispense funds based on each one’s capacity to impact its community. Another model would encourage greater collaboration between neighborhood organizations by pooling admin-

istrative and support functions. A third model would steer the organizations into partnerships with other community and cultural nonprofits — in part to encourage more diverse participation in neighborhood programs. The city could also retain the current Community Participation Program in which neighborhood organizations are allocated funds every three years to engage their communities and work on local priorities. Neighborhood and Community Relations Director David Rubedor said the draft roadmap reflects ideas collected in online surveys and developed at a series of community meetings held last year. Public comments on the document will be collected through April 30.

“These ideas were thrown out there so people could really start kicking the tires,” he said.

Roles and expectations Rubedor is scheduled to go to the City Council in May with a revised version of the roadmap. That document will include not just a potential redesign of neighborhood programs, but also suggestions for reforming his department to better serve neighborhood organizations. Rubedor said he also aims to clarify the city’s expectations for neighborhood organizations. The funds dispersed through the SEE UNCERTAIN DESTINATION / PAGE 7

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NOW CLOSED Geno’s Geno’s, an Italian sandwich shop and bar near Northeast Minneapolis, has had its last service. The restaurant from Gene Suh of Uptown’s Lyndale Tap House closed at the end of February, a year after it opened near 4th & Hennepin, staff said in an email.

The New York-style Italian diner opened early last year in a former Subway space between Masu Sushi & Robata and Lunds & Byerlys. Geno’s served Parmesan sandwiches, spaghetti and other Italian-American staples. Geno’s was located at 12 4th St. SE.

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NorthGate Brewing, a veteran of the Northeast Minneapolis brewing scene, abruptly closed March 1 citing “unforeseen circumstances.” It’s rare that a brewery closes in Northeast Minneapolis, where taprooms have taken off over the past decade. Founders Adam Sjogren, Tuck Carruthers and Todd Slininger were ahead of the trend, having opened NorthGate in 2012. They relocated the brewery to a larger space two

years later, leaving a tiny production space behind that has served as an incubator for two other breweries. “We want to thank all of our supporters, customers, partners, family and friends for the last five years,” the brewery said in its announcement. NorthGate was located at 783 Harding St. NE in the Mid-City Industrial neighborhood, next door to Wander North Distillery.

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COMING SOON Love Your Melon Love Your Melon, a local apparel company known for its beanies and charitable giving, will open its first brick-and-mortar store in the North Loop. Founders Zachary Quinn and Brian Keller will take over the former Shinola and Filson spaces at Washington & 3rd this spring. The store will offer monthly limited-edition products and host an influencer studio and creative lab for the company, which sells hats, headbands, scarves and sweatshirts. “This space will serve to further our partnerships with influencers, celebrities and other brands as well as provide a unique experience for our consumers,” Quinn, the

company’s president, said in a statement. Quinn and Keller started Love Your Melon six years ago as college students. The company gives 50 percent of its profits to nonprofit partners fighting pediatric cancer. To date, Love Your Melon has given more than $4.3 million to fund cancer research. Detroit-based Shinola and outdoor outerwear company Filson of Seattle closed in mid-February after more than three years in the North Loop. The brands are reopening the stores inside Edina’s Galleria mall later this year. Love Your Melon is set to open June 1 at 228 Washington Ave. N.

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It’s fitting that Finnegans opened the doors to its new downtown taproom and brewery on St. Patrick’s Day. The milestone comes nearly 18 years after the charitable brewing company, whose logo is a shamrock, was founded in the Elliot Park neighborhood. Until the holiday, it had been the state’s largest beer brand without its own dedicated brewery. The taproom, which will open for good on March 30, seats 200 people on the first floor, which is home to the brand’s first production plant. Outside, the taproom will have a patio. Ryan Mihm, who has worked at Northeast’s Insight Brewing Co., heads the brewing operations, which Finnegans is sharing with Badger Hill Brewing Co. The second story is home to the Brewer’s Den, Finnegans’ members-only social club with a bar, a lounge for private events and co-working space. Den memberships begin at $400 per year and go up to $1,000 and come with benefits like monthly growlers, tastings of upcoming or specialty beers and on-site brewing classes.

Finnegans is much more than a beer company. It’s also a specific benefit corporation and the world’s first beer company to donate all its profits, which go toward alleviating hunger. The organization has spawned a Finnovation Lab, a new arm that serves as a social business incubator and accelerator. The Finnovation Lab is partnering with Impact Hub MSP to house the incubator oﬃce space on the fourth floor. The oﬃce will feature co-working space where Finnegans will provide mentorship, workshops and other resources to members. The third-floor space will be used for events. The taproom, at 817 5th Ave. S., will begin regular hours on March 30, which will be noon–10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and noon–midnight Friday and Saturday. It will be closed March 18–29 due to equipment delays. Finnegans House is one part of a full-block redevelopment — known as the KrausAnderson block — that includes the developer’s headquarters, the recently opened 17-story HQ apartment building and the upcoming Elliot Park Hotel.

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Fans of the downtown location have time before the restaurant moves. The current location, at 1414 Nicollet Ave. S., will close later this year, but not before hosting several customer appreciation events. Across the street, another redevelopment project has displaced Jerusalem’s Restaurant, Nicollet Grocery & Tobacco and several other small commercial buildings. Plymouth-based developer Dominium is building a 183-unit affordable housing complex along the Nicollet Avenue south of 15th Street.

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CIVIC BEAT

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Met Council aims to close deals for key stretch of light-rail corridor The Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County were maneuvering in March to take ownership of and responsibility for key portions of the future Southwest Light Rail Transit corridor. Met Council plans to purchase the 6.8-mile Bass Lake Spur, located just west of Minneapolis, from Canadian Pacific Railway and at the same time take over ownership of the 2.5-mile Kenilworth Corridor from the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority. The rail authority, already acting as the common carrier for the Kenilworth Corridor, would also assume that role for the Bass Lake Spur, meaning it will be responsible for maintaining freight rail service for shippers that operate along both stretches of track. Votes to seal the deal were scheduled to take place just as this issue went to press. The moves were prompted by a breakdown in negotiations between Met Council and Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company, a regional railway that moves agricultural products between southwestern Minnesota and the Twin Cities. TC&W will continue hauling freight in both Bass Lake and Kenilworth during light rail construction and after the start of commuter service along the 14.5-mile SWLRT route. Late last summer, Met Council approved the terms of an agreement that would’ve had TC&W take on common carrier obligations for both the Bass Lake Spur and Kenilworth Corridor. The $16.1 million offer from Met Council included $11.8 million to replace freight rail tracks in the Bass Lake Spur and up to $4.2 million to compensate TC&W for service interruptions and maintenance during light rail construction. But TC&W’s demands “grew in scope” during negotiations, said Jim Alexander, director of the nearly $1.9 billion SWLRT project. “We felt like we had the terms set,” Alexander told the Met Council Transportation Committee at its March 12 meeting. “Well, it just didn’t turn out that way, and TC&W is looking for a little bit more.” Met Council Communications Director Kate Brickman said TC&W was pushing to add liability and indemnification language to the agreement that was so broad Met Council potentially would’ve been required to compensate the railway for any loss in business — not just delays related to light rail construction, but possibly even a downturn in the economy affecting freight shippers. “Those were, simply put, unacceptable to the council in terms of our responsibility to the public as stewards of public resources,” Brickman said. Met Council is now offering to pay TC&W up to $11.9 million, plus $230,000 for expenses incurred by the shipper during talks over the previous agreement. The deal would ensure TC&W’s cooperation

with light rail construction. The railway would vacate existing freight tracks that are scheduled to be removed during construction and quit any claims against the project. In exchange, TC&W would get the protection of railroad liability insurance coverage paid for by Met Council. The policy would shield the carrier in the case of a derailment or other type of accident during construction or after the start of light rail service. TC&W has until April 18 to respond to the offer from Met Council. As for the real estate beneath the tracks, Met Council plans to offer Canadian Pacific up to $27.45 million for the Bass Lake Spur. An agency spokesperson placed a $66 million value on the Kenilworth Corridor property that will be transferred from the county to Met Council. The deals will require approval from the Surface Transportation Board, a federal board that has jurisdiction over railway transactions and service issues. It is expected to offer a ruling within 30–60 days of being petitioned by the Met Council. The complicated “jurisdictional gymnastics” called for in the joint powers agreement that will have Hennepin County acting as common carrier in the Bass Lake Spur and Kenilworth Corridor raised the eyebrows of Hennepin County Commissioner Mike Opat, who voiced

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concerns at a March 13 railroad authority meeting about the “steady drip, drip, drip of accommodations” the county was making to keep the SWLRT project on track. “The more you think about it, the more questions one can have,” Opat said. “This is a far cry from the discussions many months ago where TC&W would’ve become the common carrier for both Kenilworth and the Bass Lake Spur.” Brickman said Met Council attorneys do not believe the agency is allowed to serve as common carrier under state law. She noted that the deal keeps the corridor in public ownership, one of the guarantees sought by Minneapolis elected oﬃcials when they reluctantly agreed to plans that add light rail service to the Kenilworth Corridor without first rerouting TC&W’s freight service. Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, who chairs the railroad authority, noted that the county already acts as common carrier in the Kenilworth Corridor and has done so since the county purchased the land with the intention of developing transit service in the 1980s. McLaughlin said fees paid by the railroads are expected to cover track maintenance and other costs bourn by the common carrier. “It’s a modest responsibility in these corridors,” he said.

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journalmpls.com / March 22–April 4, 2018 7 FROM UNCERTAIN DESTINATION / PAGE 1 Community Participation Program are meant to be spent on neighborhood-led projects, engaging neighbors in city decisions and increasing involvement. “The neighborhood system in the city is really our formal engagement system, so it’s really critical that it reaches as many people as possible and they’re really representative of the people within their neighborhoods,” he said. The final version of the roadmap could also propose a new structure for the governing bodies overseeing neighborhood programs. Currently, there are two bodies that serve in an advisory capacity: the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission and the Neighborhood Revitalization Program Policy Board — the latter a relic of Minneapolis’ original neighborhood program that has less and less to do but is still legally required to meet at least four times each year. “At that point, my intent is to have the (mayor and Finance Department) put neighborhoods into the long-term funding plan for the city, which means we’re making the commitment that we consider this to be valuable work and moving forward,” Rubedor said. The city currently spends over $7 million annually on neighborhood programs. That figure includes the budgets of both the Community Participation Program and Rubedor’s department, as well as the One Minneapolis Fund, an annual grant program for community and cultural organizations, Rubedor said. That funding is currently drawn from the city’s consolidated tax-increment financing district, which expires at the end of 2019. Revenues from the TIF district cease flowing Dec. 31, 2020 — after which neighborhood programs will turn to a new

and as-yet-unidentified source for funds. By that time, maintaining current levels of service will cost about $8 million a year, Rubedor said.

Value Tricia Markle, chair of the CARAG neighborhood organization’s board of directors, said the roadmap’s proposed alternatives to the Community Participation Program were still too vague to win her support. “At least for CARAG, the current model works very well for us, because we have a very active base,” she said. Whatever changes are made — or not — Markle said, the key for CARAG is maintaining enough city funding for the organization to retain its part-time executive director, Scott Engel. She described paid staff as “absolutely critical to the functioning of our neighborhood.” Haight, the Elliot Park executive director, said neighborhoods needed more support from Rubedor’s department to fulfill their community engagement role. She described Neighborhood and Community Relations as “stretched pretty thin.” She said an improved, centralized support system could eliminate the need for the city to push neighborhood organizations into partnerships with each other or with other nonprofits. And while pooling administrative services seemed like a promising idea, “it also threatens the independent nature of the organizations,” she said. “If there are more of those support services we could contract out but still retain our individuality, that could work,” Haight added. David Bagley, president of the Whittier Alliance board of directors, said it was encouraging to see the city recog-

The draft Neighborhoods 2020 Roadmap reﬂects the input of neighborhood volunteers who participated in a series of conversations on the future of neighborhoods last year, including a May meeting at Plymouth Congregational Church in Stevens Square. File photo nize neighborhood contributions in the roadmap. The document estimates that neighborhood volunteers represent an annual value to the city of $1.9 million — a figure Rubedor may revise upward after hearing from neighborhood advocates. “I think neighborhood organizations, while imperfect, are a tremendous asset to the city,” Bagley said. “I can’t believe the city would want to move away from something that’s a demonstrated winner.” Bagley said a debate over how to make the city’s neighborhood programs more effective was “a really good conversation to have.” But he said the report focused too

little on the role of the Neighborhood and Community Relations Department. “I didn’t see much in the report or in the process that really focused on that side of the equation,” he said. “Is that working? Is that value for money?”

Read and comment Go to minneapolismn.gov/ncr/2020 to review a copy of the draft Neighborhoods 2020 Roadmap and submit comments. The deadline to for comments is April 30.

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Commissioners to consider changes to spitting, lurking, disorderly conduct laws Park commissioners are expected to vote in April to repeal or revise several laws governing spitting, lurking around bathrooms and disorderly conduct in the city’s parks. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Administration & Finance Committee will address what park staff describe as archaic, unenforceable or unconstitutional ordinances that aren’t applicable in the 21st century. The Park Board, which under the City Charter is able to enact its own ordinances, is considering putting a full review in next year’s budget in order to address other outdated laws in the park system. “It really does need updating,” Superintendent Mary Merrill told commissioners at an early March meeting. “Right now, we can make some changes that will make a difference in our community and help our oﬃcers.” The board’s legal counsel is expected to present new language repealing an ordinance that makes it illegal for people to spit in parks and parkways. Attorney Ann Walther of Rice, Michels & Walther said the law, which resembles a spitting ordinance the City of Minneapolis repealed in 2015, is likely unenforceable. Chief Jason Ohotto said the board hasn’t cited a single person for spitting in at least three years. Commissioners will also consider revisions to the board’s lengthy disorderly conduct ordinance, which makes illegal “threatening, profane, abusive, disorderly, insulting or indecent language, conduct

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or behavior” in the parks, in addition to gambling and public drunkenness. Walther said they believe the law is “unconstitutionally overbroad” and includes language protected by the First Amendment. Ohotto said the law, which is an umbrella law for disorderly conduct, has been used 54 times in the past few years. Finally, the committee will consider a revision of an ordinance that targets drug use and other inappropriate behavior in park bathrooms. The board’s legal counsel said the law, which makes it illegal for people to “lurk, lie or lie in wait” inside or outside a park bathroom, doesn’t address the problems it’s supposed to punish. Ohotto said park police have issued only four citations under the ordinance. The park system includes 234 public toilet facilities, along with as many as 200 temporary facilities during the summer or for events. Commissioners said laws like these are used disproportionally against people of color. That’s the primary reason why the

City Council repealed similar laws. “I know what it’s like to be stopped and harassed by police. I know what it’s like to be dragged out of my car and arrested for being black in the wrong place. Our outdated laws and ordinances add to mass incarceration. Our outdated laws and ordinances add to the bad relationship communities of color have with police,” said At-Large Commissioner Londel French. President Brad Bourn (District 6) said commissioners should take advantage of the opportunity to work with park police to “take the bad tools out of the toolbox.” “Now is the time to clean up these ordinances when we have a cooperative department and a cooperative chief that wants to do the right thing for the community,” he said. Ohotto said that while the commissioners should address old and unconstitutional laws, those efforts wouldn’t address the problem of unethical oﬃcer behavior. The solution for disproportionate citations against people of color is “hiring great people.”

“We know that over time through systemic racism that some of these ordinances have been applied in a racist way. We know that,” he said. “The solution is fixing the police oﬃcers, the profession, the biases, not in throwing ordinances away.” Ohotto said the roughly three-dozen park oﬃcers receive implicit bias training. Last year, the department went through a new, 24-hour procedural justice training program for the first time. Minneapolis is a pilot city for the program, which he said addresses bias, historic trauma and the history of police relations with minority communities. Commissioner Steffanie Musich (District 5) said she’d to see a full review of the board’s ordinances, which include laws prohibiting drone use, consuming alcohol and moving park benches and tables. Recent trends make these laws outdated. People may already bring their own beer and wine to certain events at the Commons park near U.S. Bank Stadium. Many parks feature movable furniture. “Every time someone moves those they’re violating an ordinance, and we’re asking them to do that,” she said. If the committee approves the revisions or repeal of the laws that action would then be considered by the full board. Those changes would be subject to other requirements, such as being printed in legal publications.

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THE BEST OF THE BEST I’d like to tell you about my friend Cledor. I want to tell you about Cledor because he’s relevant in two ways to the current immigration debate. First, Cledor Ndiaye is a legal immigrant. He arrived here because he won the immigration lottery. That’s the lottery that allows 50,000 vetted workers to reach U.S. shores annually from nations that historically don’t have many people emigrate to the U.S. It’s called the diversity lottery for that reason. President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union message that he wants to close that door, ending the program. Second, Cledor is from one of those African countries that Trump infamously labeled with a term not fit for a community newspaper. He’s from Senegal. It is a coastal nation in West Africa that’s slightly smaller than South Dakota. About half of the country is farmed, but almost half of its residents fall below the world poverty standard. The lottery that Cledor won sets work and education standards for applicants. He had worked as a hotel manager and as a translator before leaving Senegal for Minnesota. The program also vets applicants to block those who could pose a security threat. My wife and I met Cledor through our church, when he was seeking to move from a less-safe neighborhood to one closer to Incarnation church, which he was attending.

Cledor moved in with us for several months, until a relative planned an extended stay and we needed the room. What impressed us most was the diligence with which Cledor pursued the chance presented him by his entry to the U.S. His day began around 3:30 a.m., when he rose to pray. As one who grew up Christian in a predominantly Muslim country, his faith and his Bible were important touchstones in his new life. He’d leave our house about 4:30 a.m. to catch a crosstown bus to the Blue Line station. He’d take the train as far as he could, then catch a ride with Latino co-workers to an assembly job in Mendota Heights. After his shift, he’d take the train to downtown Minneapolis and the library. That’s where he’d sift through job listings and polish his computer skills until his evening job-training program. Cledor improved his job skills in a Twin Cities RISE classroom filled with ex-inmates training to re-enter the workforce. He was a star pupil. After class, Cledor would bus back to our house, typically leaving a scant five hours for sleep. He arrived already fluent in at least one Senegalese language. He also spoke French, the language of those who colonized Senegal, as well as German and English. Working with Spanish speakers, he quickly added that language after his arrival here. That served him well when he landed

his first white-collar job as an employment counselor for a Minneapolis-based non-profit agency serving Latino families. That job in turn was a stepping-stone to managing the employment program for a suburban-based agency. More recently, he’s pursued a master’s degree in public policy at the University of Minnesota. When I think of Cledor, he serves as an example of the same motivation that propelled my German and French Canadian ancestors when they arrived on these shores long before I was born.

Trump labeled people like Cledor, those who won the immigration lottery, as “the worst of the worst.” I regard Cledor as the best of the best.

Steve Brandt retired from a 40-year career at the Star Tribune in 2016. He lives in Southwest Minneapolis.

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Mill City Cooks / By Jenny Heck

SIX TIPS FOR NATURAL SKINCARE

emperatures in Minneapolis are on the rise, but dry winter skin is still an issue for many northerners after a long winter. Local skincare experts Denise Olsen of Olsen Naturals and Judith Shell of Body Bliss share their expert winter skin scare tips below.

1. Turn down the water temperature when you bathe Hot showers and baths feel great in the winter, but they strip necessary oils from our skin. Also, try filtering chlorinated bath water and taking fewer showers to allow your skin to retain its natural oils.

4. Oils work beautifully as facial cleansers Oil dissolves dirt and make-up without stripping your own oils from your skin. Simply wipe a soft cloth with few drops of oil over your skin and rinse with water. Denise recommends her Olive Lavender Cleansing Oil for dry skin, Almond Orange Cleansing Oil for combination skin and Grapeseed Orange Cleansing Oil for oily and acne-prone skin.

5. Don’t forget to exfoliate Once or twice a week it is good to slough off dead skin cells that inhibit absorption of moisturizers. Try Body Bliss’ Konjac Facial Sponge and Charcoal Detoxifying Gel to cleanse, smooth and revitalize your winter skin.

2. Moisturize immediately after bathing Damp skin will seal more moisture into your skin. Try Olsen Naturals’ Healing Body Butter made with organic, raw, unrefined oils and butters and nutrients for dry skin.

3. Choose natural products and moisturizers with skin-pampering ingredients Over-the-counter products often have petroleum-based ingredients that can further dry your skin. Your face will benefit most from oilbased rather than water based products. Judith recommends her Moisturizing & Soothing Cream Soap made with avocado, coconut and fresh heavy cream followed by her Hand & Body Crème full of organic fruit extracts

6. Drink lots of water and eat antioxidant-rich foods Your skin needs hydration from the inside out. Keeping hydrated and eating fruits and vegetables full of antioxidants keep your skin at its best. Try the recipe below for a bright bean and squash stew with citrus and tomato salsa for winter antioxidant boost. For more product recommendations and natural skin care advice, visit Denise and Judith at Mill City Farmer’s Market’s upcoming Winter Market 10 a.m.–1 p.m. March 24 inside the Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St. Learn more at millcityfarmersmarket.org.

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Brazilian bean and squash stew Recipe by market chef Nettie Colón Serves 2–4 Ingredients 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion, chopped finely 1 small carrot, chopped finely 1 red bell pepper, chopped finely 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons cumin 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 cups cooked black beans 1 medium winter squash (such as butternut); peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes 3 cups water Salt to taste Salsa garnish 1 medium tomato, diced 1/4 of a medium red onion, diced 1/4 cup parsley, chopped 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped Zest & juice of half an orange 1 teaspoon olive oil

Method Heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil. Add onion, carrot and bell pepper. Sauté on medium-low heat until the vegetables are soft, about 5–10 minutes. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Add cumin, paprika and oregano. Stir for about 20 seconds. Add the cooked beans, squash, water and salt. Bring the stew to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered 30–45 minutes or until most the liquid has evaporated. Combine salsa ingredients in a small bowl and serve on top of the stew. You can serve this dish with cornbread and/or shredded pork, chicken or turkey.

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‘Enough is enough’ Students, families demand answers on gun safety

By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@journalmpls.com

Parents at Burroughs Community School prepare for their “Hands Around Burroughs” event on March 14 in solidarity with walkouts happening around the city and country. Photo by Nate Gotlieb

Students across Minneapolis walked out of their schools for 17 minutes on March 14 to advocate for school safety one month after a gunman killed 17 people at a Florida high school. Hundreds of students walked out, with many staying silent as they circled their buildings. At some schools, parents and community members linked arms to show their support. “We were just all really proud of them,” Lake Harriet Upper School Principal Walter Schleisman said of his students, who are in grades 4–8. “We were proud of them that they were able to take part and have a voice, but at the same time they were respectful and understanding of people’s rights not to participate.” The walkouts came a week after Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton pitched a $20.9 million plan to enhance school safety and provide mental-health services to students who need added support. It also came several days after a bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers announced a bill to expand background checks on gun sales in the state. Locally and nationally, high school students have been leading the push for new gun control measures, with a march in Washington D.C. planned for March 24. State Rep. Frank Hornstein applauded the high school students leading the efforts, adding that there wouldn’t be any movement on gun-safety laws without them. “They are moving the needle,” he said, noting that young people have fueled great social movements in the past. “They’re waking up the country.” Hornstein said he thinks the governor’s proposed measures make sense and added that he thinks they should be part of a comprehensive approach to gun control. That approach should include an assaultweapons ban, more background checks and protection orders, he said. “We can’t just look at schools in isolation,” he said, stressing that he thinks arming teachers would be a bad idea. Schleisman said that the walkout at his school was neutral in terms of political stances, noting a theme of school safety and “treating each other with kindness.” “It really ties into our normal socialemotional learning goals, which are about treating each other with respect and kindness and looking out for people that need help,” he said.

Schleisman said that students came up with the idea for the walkout, adding how impressed he was that they remained silent the whole time. He said the school was able to make the walkout age appropriate for both its younger and older students. At Burroughs Community School, a group of parents and community members linked hands outside of the building at 10 a.m. to show support for walkouts happening around the country. Parent organizer Margaret Gordon Schloegel said the goal was to show the government that parents care and want change. “We hope there never, ever is a tragedy in this country again that requires such an outpouring,” she wrote in an email after the event.

Security cameras, single-point entrances After the Feb. 14 shooting, Minneapolis Public Schools’ Operational & Security Services division reminded staff of security measures and checked to make sure all physical measures were functioning, said Jason Matlock, the division’s director. Those features include security cameras, single-point entrances and buzzer systems, among others, he said. The district highlighted the work of Matlock’s division in an online document in the days after the shooting. The document noted how the division assesses buildings for security, assesses threats made against schools, partners with the Minneapolis Police Department on the school resource oﬃcer program and monitors emergency drills. (View it online at emss.mpls.k12.mn.us/uploads/a_parents_ guide_to_what_we_do.pdf ). Matlock said the district uses a multidisciplinary approach to security that takes into account the designs of specific buildings and environments. His division works with police and outside security experts, he said, and takes advice from the Council of Great City Schools, a national consortium of urban school districts. Matlock said good school security is a balance between having good physical barriers and maintaining more welcoming aspects of a given building. He said security plans are slightly different from building to building but noted the security SEE STUDENT WALKOUT / PAGE 19

14 journalmpls.com / March 22–April 4, 2018 FROM PREMIER ADDRESS / PAGE 1 The project, dubbed Eleven for its 1101 West River Parkway address, would feature 101 units, a large landscaped rooftop deck with a pool and 3,000 square feet of commercial space lining its parkway side. The development team hasn’t released a project cost or prices of the units, but the condos would represent the top of the local real estate market. The site, which Ryan sold last fall to an LLC associated with Bernardi’s company Arcardia, is located across Gold Medal Park from the Guthrie Theater. Runck said Eleven, the developer’s first downtown condo project, will bookend the riverfront with the Carlyle, another high-end condo tower, on the opposite end. “The riverfront is our Gold Coast, our Lake Michigan, our ocean. It deserves this sort of anchor in this location,” he said. Paul Whalen, a partner with the New Yorkbased firm, will be the lead design architect on the project. “We want to bring urban living in Minneapolis to a new level,” he said in a statement, “but just as importantly we want to anchor the east end of the city’s riverfront with a

visually powerful statement and a community that will enliven the neighborhood’s streets, paths and parks.” RAMSA is known for designing many of New York’s iconic towers, such as 15 Central Park West, the Chatham and 220 Central Park South. It has an international reputation with projects in China, Japan, Australia and several cities across North America and Europe. Mike Ryan, the developer’s senior vice president and market leader, said he started his career with the architecture firm. “I’ve witnessed firsthand the impact a RAMSA building can have on a market and a skyline. It sets a tone for others to follow,” he said. John Wanninger, Kevin Mullen and Ben Ganje of Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty will begin accepting reservations in late March. The firm will open a North Loop oﬃce in late March. Wanninger said Eleven will be the “premier address in the city” with terraces the size of living rooms, massive windows, floor plates beginning at 1,600 square feet and a maximum of just five units per floor. “We’re designing this tower to meet a market that has not been addressed in the Twin Cities at all,” he said.

Overall the Twin Cities condo market has seen little new supply in recent years. Wanninger estimated that very high-end units are only on the market for about half a day before being sold. The developers met with the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association in March and aim to get approvals from this city this spring. Joe Tamburino, who chairs the DMNA, said in recent years downtown has seen a huge influx of rental buildings, which tend to be smaller, more cheaply built and have less parking than the area’s owneroccupied buildings. “All we’ve been getting is apartments and apartments and apartments,” he said. “I’ve just wanted quality building. This building will probably be the highest-quality residence downtown.” Tamburino said the group is likely to recommend the project after a meeting in mid-March. “(Eleven) is exactly what we wanted in the neighborhood,” he said. Eleven would be built roughly adjacent to the Legacy, downtown’s only condo project currently under construction. Of the 17-story Legacy building’s 374 units,

192 have been sold and five are reserved, its website notes. Residents are slated to begin moving into the building in August. The only other condo project planned for the area is a 40-story tower that Alatus proposed for the site of a former Washburn-McReavy funeral chapel and the St. Anthony Athletic Club site at 2nd & Central in Southeast Minneapolis. The Minneapolisbased developer hopes to wrap up pending litigation related to the project this spring, according to a spokesman. Eleven could break ground as soon as later this year. With a full two years of construction, the building would be ready of occupancy in late 2020. Bernardi, who recently developed the North Loop’s Velo apartment building and Aurora on France in Edina, said the project will be an investment in the city. “Not only will this building feature exceptional views of downtown and the Mississippi River, the design and quality of this building will add enduring value to the community,” he said. More information will be available at elevenontheriver.com.

With a height of 39 stories, the penthouse units inside Eleven would boast a panorama of the downtown Minneapolis skyline and riverfront. Photo by Spacecrafting Photography

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‘Arboretum’ + spring shows at Light Grey Art Lab Whittier gallery Light Grey Art Lab is ringing in the season with a quartet of springinspired exhibitions that celebrate themes of renewal and our relationship with the natural world. Altogether, the shows feature more than 100 artists exploring various expressions of the spring season. “Arboretum” features illustrations, small drawings, plein air paintings and expressive botanical images that explore the botany of trees, natural patterns and genetics, the mythology of the forest and designed garden spaces. “Campfire Comics and Stories” is a risograph-printed anthology zine featuring work by 14 international artists, with each taking a turn telling a story about a campfire. The exhibition will present framed spreads from the comic as well as a limited-edition run of risograph anthologies. “Resurgence” explores the concept of spring renewal through ﬂora and fauna in a small collection of prints, screen prints and original artworks, while “The Flush of Spring” celebrates the season with poetic, experimental paintings, comics and oﬀset prints.

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When: March 23–April 20. Opening reception: Friday, March 23, 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Where: Light Grey Art Lab, 118 E. 26th St. Cost: Free Info: lightgreyartlab.com

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‘Landscape: Natural Fit, Imagined Prospect’ Over the centuries, artists have continually explored the landscape genre, depicting the natural world in everything from abstract art to sculpture. Today, landscape art is as popular as ever. A group of nine Minnesota artists have come together for “Landscape: Natural Fit, Imagined Prospects,” an exhibition that explores landscape through painting, photography, mixed-media works and sculpture, in both traditional and abstract styles. The show includes the work of Danny Saathoﬀ, whose kinetic sculptures made from metal and found materials invite viewers to interact with them. Sophia Heymans’ works combine acrylic and oil paints with unconventional materials such as papier mâché, pine needles, ashes, dryer lint, string and prairie grass seeds, while Shannon Estlund’s paintings incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The artists also delve into the conceptual side of landscapes, such as Betsy Ruth Byers’ paintings that highlight the parallels between disappearing landscapes and the fading of memories and Jodi Reeb’s encaustic paintings, in which landscape is treated as a metaphor.

BeBe Zahara Benet’s ‘Roar’

When: On view through April 21. Opening reception: Saturday, March 24, 7 p.m.–9 p.m. Panel discussion: Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m.–9 p.m. Where: Kolman & Pryor Gallery, Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St. NE, Studio 395 Cost: Free Info: kolmanpryorgallery.com

‘The Wolves’ The acclaimed Jungle Theater presents the Minnesota premiere of “The Wolves,” a Pulitzer Prize finalist play by Sarah DeLappe, with direction by Jungle artistic director Sarah Rasmussen. The play presents a portrait of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for nine girls on a suburban American high school soccer team. While oﬀering a ﬂy-onthe-wall glimpse into the lives of modern teenage girls, the show explores sensitive topics as the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles. On her acclaimed debut play, DeLappe has said, “I wanted to see a portrait of teenage girls as human beings — as complicated, nuanced, very idiosyncratic people … athletes and daughters and students and scholars and people who were trying actively to figure out who they were in this changing world around them.” When: March 31–April 29 Where: The Jungle Theater, 2951 Lyndale Ave. S. Cost: $37–$47 Info: jungletheater.com

BeBe Zahara Benet holds the distinction of being the first-ever winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” snatching the crown with ease and grace when the first season aired in 2009. Recently, Benet — the stage name of Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa — was oﬀered the chance to compete on the third season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” introducing her to a new generation of fans. The Minneapolis-based performer, who cut her drag teeth on the stage of the Gay 90s, is making her first hometown appearance since competing on “All Stars” with “Roar,” a show that combines the art of drag with world music, richly detailed costumes, dance performances and live musicians against the backdrop of the Le Méridien Chambers art gallery. Expect the performer to pull inspiration from her African heritage with a touch of Old Hollywood glamour. Two top local drag queens, Genevee Ramona Love and Julia Starr, also perform, along with DJ Don Cuco. When: Saturday, March 31, 9 p.m.–1 a.m. Where: Le Méridien Chambers + Mercy Bar & Dining Room, 901 Hennepin Ave. Cost: $15–$25 Info: ﬂipphoneevents.com CONDO FINANCING

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FOOD, WINE AND SPIRITS FESTIVALS Get into the spirit of spring with these festivals featuring the best in food, wine and distilled beverages. Cochon555 Minneapolis: This premium food, wine and spirit celebration and live-event series invites a group of cutting-edge chefs from across the city, each cooking one whole heritage breed pig from a family farm and competing for the opportunity to advance to the national finale in Chicago this September. An all-inclusive pass includes the opportunity to taste each dish, paired with drinks from boutique distillers and artisan winemakers — in other words, a 30-course, all-you-can-eat-and-drink extravaganza. When: Sunday, March 25, 4 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Where: Loews Minneapolis Hotel, 600 1st Ave. N. Cost: $130–$200 Info: cochon555.com

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North Coast Nosh:

Vodka is considered Russia’s national drink, so it’s fitting that the Museum of Russian Art would play host to a festival dedicated to distilled liquor. Presented by the Minnesota Distillers Guild, this firstannual event features spirits and cocktail samples from more than 15 Minnesota-based distilleries, including local favorites Tattersall Distilling and Du Nord Craft Spirits, plus hors d’oeuvres.

Cheesemakers, chocolatiers, bakers, brewers, distilleries and other artisan food and drink makers from the Upper Midwest congregate for the annual North Coast Nosh, hosted by the Food Building, an artisan food maker hub. Enjoy unlimited sips and samples from more than 25 vendors, including Red Table Meats, Prohibition Kombucha and Sociable Cider Werks, and connect with purveyors to learn more about their businesses.

When: Saturday, March 24, 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Where: The Museum of Russian Art, 5500 Stevens Ave. Cost: $25–$75 Info: mnspiritsfest.eventbrite.com

When: Thursday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m Where: Food Building, 1401 Marshall St. NE Cost: $36 Info: brownpapertickets.com

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understanding (“Postmodern Girl”). The latter features a French monologue performed by Charlotte Savary whose insults the singer is blissfully incapable of translating. “Late Stage Capitalism” pivots about halfway through with “Happy,” whose central character is in the throes of capitalism while clicking on pop-up ads and dreaming of a world without need (“All that I thought was free / Everything that I own owns a piece of me”). While it’s easy to get caught up in Messersmith and his band’s enchanting arrangements — they are intentionally so — “Late Stage Capitalism” will eventually give pause. “Fast Times in Minnesota” paints a picture of a woman and her Midwestern home — “’uff dah’s and yeah, you betcha’s’” and all — gradually speeding up while she drives drunk on Interstate 55. The next track, the tongue-in-cheek “Jim Bakker,” skewers the reallife televangelist, who went to college in Minneapolis at the same university as Messersmith and whose excessive lifestyle — and fraud — have made him infamous (“So lay your money down like you know you should / Daddy needs a private jet”). “I’ve always wanted to write a song about televangelists because they’re such oddities,” he said. “They’re fascinating characters to watch.” “Late Stage Capitalism” dramatically scales back the glitz, stripping down to the beautiful “Fireflower,” a kind of ‘60s folk duo with backing vocals from locals John Mark Nelson and Kara Laudon, dramatic piano lines and steel guitar from Joe Savage. “It’s framed a little more like musical honesty. There’s less sort of bells and whistles,” he said. “That’s the point of the record where we’ve hit rock bottom.” Then there’s “Once You Get to Know Us.” Messersmith said he was inspired to write the song after trying to buy a house — he eventually bought one in Richfield, a stone’s throw from the city limits — and reading marketing lingo like “cozy” and “rustic,” words meant to sell bad houses. On the song, the record’s longest, Messersmith sings as an intergalactic real estate selling the planet — and all of its owners’ flaws — to aliens. Zoomed as far out as Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot” photo, it lays bare that humans, “genocidal maniacs” among us, have made “sadly irreversible” mistakes destroying earth — but, don’t worry, some of us are nice. “I’m sure a lot of horrible people were great once you get to know them,” he said. “Late Stage Capitalism” ends with “No Superheroes in Cleveland,” a post-apocalyptic folk tale from flyover country. Its location is inspired by Jerome Siegel, the creator of Superman, a Cleveland native whose creation saves Metropolis (aka New York), and, along with every superhero these days, has moved to the land of Hollywood to make movies. “How many times is New York going to be blown up? I’d much rather see a superhero based out of Ames, Iowa,” he said. The result is a stirring, sarcastic batch of songs with heady, unabashed arrangements reminiscent of Paul McCartney and Semisonic. Messersmith will play songs from “Late Stage Capitalism” at First Avenue’s mainroom on Friday, March 30. The 18-plus show will open with Minneapolis garage rocker Monica LaPlante, a former songwriting student of Messersmith. He said he’ll bring back some songs from his St. Paul-themed record, 2009’s “The Silver City.” “I think it’s going to be goofy and crazy and fun,” he said. “Late Stage Capitalism” is out now via Glassnote Records.

Jeremy Messersmith has a knack for coming up with depressing album titles. From structural organ defects (“Heart Murmurs”) to love from six feet under (“The Reluctant Graveyard”), the singersongwriter and Southwest Minneapolis resident may have outdone MUSIC / FOOD / DRINKS / ART OUTDOORS / ENTERTAINMENT himself with his latest full-length record, “Late Stage Capitalism.” SOCIAL / SHOPPING “I thought it was a funny thing to title a record. And making it WHAT TO DO DOWNTOWN sound like a boring economics textbook is a surefire way to sell AFTER WORK BY ERIC BEST records,” he said. The album serves as a companion piece to “11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs for Ukulele,” a 15-minute record he put out last year. Like the name suggests, the “micro-folk” album is literally all kitties (“Everybody Gets a Kitten”), rainbows (“We Can Make Our Dreams Come True”) and magic (“Everything is Magical”), paired with the occasional thinly veiled lesson (“We All Do Better When We All Do Better”). On “Late Stage Capitalism,” the pixie dust has been fracked from beneath picturesque mountain ranges, copyrighted and sold as breakfast cereal. Like the album cover, which has Messersmith’s blank, alien goggle-clad face juxtaposed with a smiley emoticon, these songs come with a heavy dose of glitter to cover up the real story underneath. “I wanted everything to have a bit of schmaltzy gloss where all the songs have been carefully DRINKS touched, like when you see restaurant commercials on television,” he said. “Late Stage Capitalism” pairs sweeping 1960s and Whoever said “don’t drink your calories” ‘70s rock-pop production with lyrics examining has never been to a beer dinner. HopCat, everything from the modern work week to the fate one of downtown’s newest bars, is hosting a beer of mankind, which result in Messersmith’s loftiest dinner showcasing locally brewed beers from Fair songwriting yet. State Brewing Cooperative. First, try the Northeast “We’re oﬀ to an awful start” begins the chorus of brewery’s Vienne-style lager. The first course, a intro track and lead single, “Purple Hearts,” a sort of candied pecan salad, is served with a dressing made anti-pop song with a gleeful orchestral backdrop. with Roselle, a hibiscus American sour, and a glass “’Purple Hearts’ is a song about two people of the beer. HopCat will serve pork belly with Fair on opposite sides of a cultural divide, who are State’s German-style pilsner. Then a jambalaya experiencing the loneliness and disconnection of paired with Mirror Universe, a New England-style modern society in the form of the worst first date IPA. Lastly chocolate cake will come adorned with of all time,” Messersmith said when it was released Giant’s Bane-infused frosting and vanilla ice cream. in mid-February. The four-course dinner on Tuesday, March 27 from The first half of the album has a narrative arc 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. will run you about $50 with five following a character, from a mariachi-tinged beers. Tickets are available on the bar’s Facebook teenage rebellion-turned-acquiescence (“All the page at facebook.com/HopCatMPLS. Cool Girls”) to a romance out of his league, and

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OLD FRIENDS & A NEW RELATIONSHIP

I’m a divorced man in my 40s, and I have a new girlfriend I’ve been dating for six months. She gets upset when I hang out with my female friends, even though I’ve known most of them for many years. My question is, can men and women just be friends? And if so, how do I explain that to my girlfriend?

our girlfriend is trying to keep you lassoed in, and this is not healthy for either of you, certainly not in the long term. Nor does her shielding of you get to the real issue: Your girlfriend is struggling with insecurity right now.

FROM STUDENT WALKOUT / PAGE 13 features, such as single-point entrances, that are ubiquitous across the district. Matlock added that the district is fortunate to have many nearby “law enforcement assets,” such as the Minneapolis Police Department, noting that more suburban and rural schools don’t have that saturation. He also noted the availability of ambulances and medical personnel during a February incident in which a person who appeared armed was seen entering Patrick Henry High School in North

Does she really expect you to drop your friendships just because they are female? I find that extreme. Nor should you demand she cut off all friendships with men. If you are, that’s a double standard, and I’ll get to that in another column. To quote Maya Angelou, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Your girlfriend is showing you she’s struggling with confidence in herself or in committed relationships or both. Do not brush this under the rug just because you’re rolling in those feel-good pheromones at the beginning of a relationship. Kindly set the record straight that you came

Minneapolis. The school was locked down, but there were no gunshots and no one was injured. Julie Young Burns, the district’s socialemotional team coordinator, said in an email that administrators consult with the district’s student support staff if a student shows signs of violent behavior. Staff will assess how acute the situation is, she said, and begin to create immediate and longerterm support plans. Support plans should include what skill coaching needs the student may have and what restorative supports can be started to

into the relationship with pre-existing friendships that you plan to maintain, and that you support her to do so as well. Make this known before you fall into patterns you later resent. The longer the friendship, the more likely that friend is like family. As far as I’m concerned, you have a right to make totally new friendships with people of the opposite sex after the onset of a new relationship as well. Some couples allow old friends to be grandfathered-in yet don’t approve of their partner creating new connections with someone after they’ve committed to each other. Every couple has to negotiate what works for them. We can all struggle with pangs of jealousy intermittently in a long-term relationship. However, straight out of the gate she is already getting upset with you repeatedly. You would both benefit from having a conversation to find out if she’s had a history of betrayal or abandonment. If so, it will take time for her to develop trust. This can be earned by a combination of your communication with her, your actions and her own inner work to build self-worth and resilience. Make clear to her your intentions, whether it is devotion to her or not. When appropriate, you should include your girlfriend in your activities with your

female friends to reassure her. If one of these friends has a partner, you could have a double date so you can interact together and put a human face on those individuals your girlfriend perceives as potential threats. Of course men and women can be friends. Sure, there are plenty of friendships out there engaging in a dance of subtle attraction or sexual tension. But does that mean they act on it like savages? Only a fraction of the time. Connection, chemistry, attraction and friendship can look a variety of ways. To assume that the only reason you would be spending time with someone of the opposite sex (or same sex or the full spectrum of sexes or the non-binary, whatever you prefer) is narrow-minded and archaic. We are drawn to people for all sorts of reasons: spiritual, emotional, as a role model/mentor, due to nostalgia or shared history, familial ties and friendship. Yes, platonic friendship.

help repair harmed relationships, Young Burns said. They also should help rebuild connection to the classroom community.

There’s also been an emphasis on addressing children’s mental health and trying to provide support staff, he added. Croonquist said the latest shooting created a sense of urgency among lawmakers, adding that he thinks they could allocate more funding to school safety. But he said lawmakers likely won’t completely fulfill districts’ needs with their allocations. He also said his organization is urging lawmakers to give districts flexibility to address their own security needs at the local level.

Twin Cities push Scott Croonquist, executive director of the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, said districts across the Twin Cities have been working hard for several years to install security upgrades. Those have included secured entrances, security cameras, upgraded doors and potentially bulletproof glass in certain areas, he said.

Dr. Rachel Allyn is a licensed psychologist in private practice. Learn more about her unique style of therapy at DrRachelAllyn. com. Send questions to Rachel@DrRachelAllyn.com.

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