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Garden’s grand reopening postponed PROTESTS OVER ONE OF 18 NEW SCULPTURES DELAY THE REMADE MINNEAPOLIS SCULPTURE GARDEN’S UNVEILING BY MICHELLE BRUCH / MBRUCH@JOURNALMPLS.COM

t the new Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, artist Theaster Gates recently painted a salvaged statue with black tar before a small audience. The statue, tucked inside the piece “Black Vessel for a Saint,” was the final art element to install before the garden’s reopening June 10. “It’s a challenge to find an ideal time to install sculpture during a construction project,” said Walker Registrar Joe King. King’s work isn’t over, however. The piece “Scaffold” met

with loud protests from people who said the sculpture is insensitive to Native American history, and Walker Executive Director Olga Viso said she is willing to dismantle the piece and delay the garden’s reopening one week. “Prompted by the outpouring of community feedback, the artist Sam Durant is open to many outcomes including the removal of the sculpture,” Viso said in a statement. “He has

Katharina Fritsch’s sculpture “Hahn/ Cock” is hoisted into place. Photo by Gene Pittman, courtesy Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

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For neighborhoods, a question of ‘teeth’ versus autonomy

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A taskforce explores the legal underpinnings of Minneapolis’ neighborhood programs By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com A Charter Commission taskforce is exploring the possibility of more clearly defining the role of neighborhood organizations in ordinance or even the charter itself, a change that could fundamentally shift the relationship between the city and the 70 independent non-profit organizations that represent 84 Minneapolis neighborhoods. The taskforce met twice this spring to study the legal framework supporting Minneapolis neighborhood organizations and compare what we do here to other big cities across the country — including New York City, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., three cities that, unlike Minneapolis, recognize neighborhoods in their char-

ters. They discussed the pros and cons of defining the role of neighborhood organizations in statute: Neighborhoods could gain influence on matters of development and city planning, but they might sacrifice their autonomy to get it. For now, that’s just conjecture. DJ Heinle, who organized the taskforce with fellow Charter Commission member Jana Metge, said the group was still in a “factfinding” phase and may not ever produce a recommendation. They plan to invite City Attorney Susan Segal to a meeting for advice on any “pitfalls” before proposing a change, Heinle said. While Heinle said he liked the idea of

neighborhoods “having a little more teeth,” others think Minneapolis has ceded too much power to neighborhood organizations already. Corcoran resident Peter Bajurny is among those calling for the organizations to be reined-in. Bajurny, who works in information technology at the University of Minnesota and contributes to the website streets. mn, caused a political tempest this winter with a comment he submitted on Minneapolis 2040, the city’s next comprehensive plan update. His suggestion to “abolish city recognition of neighborhood organizations” became a bullet point in a staff report on SEE TASKFORCE / PAGE 2

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2 journalmpls.com / June 1–14, 2017 FROM TASKFORCE / PAGE 1 community engagement, prompting 17 neighborhood organizations to pass a resolution demanding its removal. “It’s kind of humbling to have caused this much uproar with a simple Post-it Note,” Bajurny said in an interview in May. The comment stayed in the report, but the City Council responded to the outcry by passing a resolution of its own, one that recognized the “core and vital service neighborhood organizations provide to the City of Minneapolis.” Heinle said the episode inspired the formation of the Charter Commission taskforce.

Defining neighborhood power Along with Seattle and Portland, Minneapolis has one of the oldest and bestestablished neighborhood programs in the country. Between the still-active Neighborhood Revitalization Program and its successor, the Community Participation Program, Minneapolis pumps $6 million– $7 million into neighborhood organizations each year — on a per capita basis, perhaps the highest level of support in the country, said David Rubedor, director of Neighborhood and Community Relations. While Minneapolis ordinance requires neighborhood organizations to be informed of some pending zoning, permitting and licensing decisions, as well as any changes to City Council Ward boundaries, the city statutes don’t give the groups the same clearly defined powers found on other cities’ books. Jeff Schneider of the Minneapolis City Coordinator’s Office, who has been researching neighborhood programs and presented preliminary findings to the taskforce in May, said Washington D.C. ordinance requires government entities to give “great weight” to the recommendations of its neighborhood commissions, language that has withstood challenges in court.

The commissions have the power to call public hearings, and city departments are required to answer to the commissions for their decisions. In L.A., ordinance gives its neighborhood councils a role in setting budget priorities and monitoring the delivery of city services. L.A. even requires city department heads to meet regularly with the councils, Schneider said. “I love this L.A. ordinance,” Metge remarked as the Charter Commission taskforce reviewed those statutes in May. But Rubedor urged caution in that same meeting, noting that the “beauty” and the “challenge” of Minneapolis’ system is that those 70 independent nonprofits “can do what they want,” independent of the city. “As they get closer to having stronger recognition by the city, then they start running into issues of whether, legally, they are an extension of the city, which then means that there’s a potential loss of autonomy,” Rubedor added later in an interview. He said a shift in the relationship could also raise liability concerns if neighborhood organizations had to abide by the rules and regulations that govern city operations. Both Heinle and Metge bring to the Charter Commission their experiences with neighborhood work. Heinle served on the North Loop Neighborhood Association board for about eight years and Metge is both the coordinator for Citizens for a Loring Park Community and a representative to her own neighborhood’s board, Midtown Phillips Neighborhood Association. Metge declined to comment for this story, but Heinle said he, too, was taken with the description of L.A.’s neighborhood system. While Heinle’s experience as a North Loop board member was positive, he said other neighborhoods struggled to engage with city departments or even their own City Council member. “I don’t think it always goes as well with some of the other neighborhood organizations,” he said.

A voice on development It was concern about the city’s rental housing crunch that prompted Bajurny to show up for a Minneapolis 2040 community input session. He said he wanted the next comprehensive plan to be a “pro-growth document,” one that welcomed and helped to accommodate Minneapolis’ growing population through the zoning code. “I think some of our most affordable neighborhoods are ones where there are small apartment buildings or duplexes or triplexes in the neighborhood interiors,” he said. “I think the comprehensive plan should encourage that, or at the very least not be an impediment against it.” In Bajurny’s view, zoning isn’t the only impediment to adding more rental housing. While they issue opinions on a strictly advisory basis, neighborhood organizations play a key role in many development projects, often meeting repeatedly with developers to offer their feedback. “A lot of Council members will treat the views of neighborhood organizations as very important,” Bajurny said, adding that resolutions issued by neighborhood organizations are often interpreted as “what the neighborhood wants.” But as Bajurny noted and the city’s own demographic surveys of neighborhood organizations have demonstrated, neighborhood boards don’t exactly mirror their communities. They tend to be whiter and better educated than the neighborhoods they represent, and the elected boards are disproportionately made up of homeowners rather than renters. “They’re 25 years into their 30-year mortgage or they’ve already paid it off, and they don’t need new housing. They’ve got their housing,” Bajurny said. “Their voice I don’t think is the most important one at the table when it comes to new development and welcoming people to our city.” Bajurny said his concern about organizations’ influence extends to others areas where neighborhoods regularly provide

input, include street design and bicycle and pedestrian projects.

Engagement challenges Bajurny, too, has volunteered with his neighborhood organization, serving on its Land Use and Housing Committee and representing Corcoran on the Midtown Greenway Coalition board. He said his experience has been positive — partly because it’s a “well-run organization,” but also because he has the time and ability to participate. “I’ve had a positive experience because I am a middle-class, white male who has a nine-tofive job,” he said, noting that it’s no problem to attend evening board meetings or even cut out of work early to get to an event. But he said that’s not the case for everyone, particularly younger and lower-income residents, who may not have the time for — or interest in — attending neighborhood meetings. “There’s all these systemic barriers when the whole premise revolves around getting everyone in a room together for a couple of hours at 6 o’clock at night,” he said. Heinle agreed that it’s particularly difficult for the organizations to connect with renters. “We really struggled with that, I think, when I served on the North Loop (board),” he said. But Heinle also said homeowners tend to be “more rooted in the neighborhood,” and if neighborhood organizations amplify their voices enough to be heard by city leaders, “that could be a positive, too.” Rubedor, who flew to Phoenix in late May to speak on Minneapolis’ neighborhood system at the Summit on Government Performance and Innovation, said both Seattle and Portland are, like Minneapolis, currently grappling with how to better engage diverse populations at the neighborhood level. The dawning recognition that not everyone connects to a city through the neighborhood shows “cities are getting a little wiser,” Schneider said.

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Council outlines $15 minimum wage ordinance By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com The City Council on May 26 outlined the essentials of the minimum wage ordinance they plan to debate and vote on in June, including a target of $15 an hour and no exceptions for tipped workers. On a unanimous vote, the Council directed staff to draft a municipal minimum wage ordinance that will also include a tiered phase-in of higher wages, with the largest businesses required to pay the new minimum wage within four years of the ordinance’s passage. Once the municipal minimum wage reaches $15 an hour, future increases will be indexed to inflation. The ordinance will also allow employers to pay workers age 20 or younger a lower training wage during their first 90 days on the job. The vote came about nine months after the Minnesota Supreme Court blocked an attempt to place a $15 minimum wage charter amendment on the November ballot. The city argued in court that it was an inappropriate topic for the charter and needed to be handled in ordinance. Now, the Council is only about one month away from a vote on that ordinance, and members on May 26 credited community advocates with bringing them this far. “When we started this a few years ago, it was workers who led the way,” Ward 10 City Council Member Lisa Bender said, adding that she was “so grateful” for their efforts.

According to the timeline laid out by City Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden (Ward 8) before the vote, the draft minimum wage ordinance will be presented for the first time June 6. A public hearing on the ordinance is scheduled for June 22. Council members will meet again June 28 to make final revisions to the ordinance before a scheduled vote on June 30. The Council also voted to approve two other staff directions that may or may not be wrapped into the municipal minimum wage ordinance: one requiring a regular review of the minimum wage ordinance’s impact on the local economy, including tax receipts, wages and the unemployment rate; and another requesting staff to identify ways to support business, particularly small businesses, during the transition. Glidden, who introduced the motion directing staff to draft an ordinance, said she purposely left the most flexibility around the question of the tiered phase-in period, which she views as critical. Motions by Council members Cam Gordon (Ward 2) and Jacob Frey (Ward 3) narrowed the range of options to a maximum phase-in period of four years for large businesses and a limit of three tiers based on business size. The Council can expect pushback on the issue of an exception for tipped employees. Both restaurant owners and many who work

in the service industry have been calling for a tip credit that would allow employers to count tips toward wages. The plan supported by Pathway to $15, representing the local restaurant industry, and Service Industry Staff for Change, made up of restaurant servers and bartenders, would also require employers to make up the difference if an employee’s wages plus tips didn’t equal at least $15 during a shift. The youth training wage was included in response to another concern voiced both by business owners and some nonprofits, who argued that local employers would be less likely to hire teens or take on interns if they were required to pay them $15 an hour. Glidden said members of the Council had coalesced around the $15 minimum wage in recent months because the public was “demanding” a change. “That is just speaking to what has been happening to our economy that is so damaging to everyday people,” she said. “Wage stagnation is real and it has a real cost.” Mayor Betsy Hodges, who over the winter embraced a $15 minimum wage with no exception for tipped workers, reminded local business owners that “the conversation is not over” yet, and that they’d still have time to shape the ordinance. “How we structure it and over what period of time (wages are phased-in) can make a big

difference for the businesses in the City of Minneapolis,” Hodges said. The outline of municipal minimum wage ordinance presented May 26 stuck closely to the recommendations included in a staff report delivered to the Council earlier in the week. That report recommended setting the minimum wage at between $12.49 and $15 with no exceptions for tipped workers and a tiered phase-in of higher wages. The report was prepared after several months of public engagement, including 16 listening session attended by about 450 people, 1,759 survey responses and 115 comments submitted via email. The report also considers the input of the Minneapolis Workplace Advisory Committee, whose appointed members advise city leaders on workplace policy, and a growing body of research on municipal minimum wage ordinances. That body of research includes a study of the effects of raising the local minimum wage to either $12 or $15 that was delivered to the City Council last year by researchers at the Roy Wilkins Center at the University of Minnesota. That study predicted black and Latino workers, in particular, would benefit from a higher minimum wage because they are overrepresented in low-wage jobs. The study also predicted a minimal loss of jobs after higher wages take effect.

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bakery and coffee operations. “We don’t have fancy investors or deep personal pockets. We’re just two regular people extremely determined to make our donut dreams a reality. It’s taken many months and long nights to get here and we’re excited to take the next step,” the two said via the campaign. Rebel is known for its bite-sized donuts and big flavors. The shop will offer mini doughnut flights, normal donuts and coffee. Traver said he’s considering a Sunday brunch menu. After about a month-long delay, Traver said he expects to open Rebel at 1226 2nd St. NE this June.

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which comes in four packs of 12-ounce cans, is 6 percent alcohol by volume — about the same as many craft beers — and contains 180 milligrams of caffeine. “The demand for cold brew coffee has completely taken off,” McGinn said in a statement. “And we’re the first to craft an alcoholic version. Bad Larry’s is nothing like coffee-flavored beers or cocktails — this is totally innovative and different.” Bernick’s distributes the drink in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Glassmakers Joe Limpert and Jackson Schwartz are trying their hand at opening a café, a co-working space and a social venue in an underdeveloped part of downtown. The two are the founders of Hennepin Made, a glass manufacturer that recently moved from Northeast Minneapolis to a warehouse near the Minneapolis Farmers Market, an area in the North Loop sometimes referred to as the West Loop or West Market District. In the approximately 30,000-square-foot building they plan to expand their business with several other components all under one roof. Limpert said the ventures provide a platform to show off their products and give guests a glimpse into the glassblowing process. “You can come in, have coffee, have lunch, witness glassblowing, talk with the glassblowers and then also view our products,” he said. “A large part of the vision is that both Jackson, my business partner, and I have always shared is that we’ve known that glass is such a unique experience that most people don’t get to witness and view much in their lives. And we know that we have an incredible process that we want to share beyond just the products that we offer.” The warehouse has been home to glassblowers for the past six decades. Hennepin Made bought the building, built in 1955 as the Ford McNutt Company’s glass warehouse, from Brinn Northwestern Glass.

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A conversation with the owners sparked the duo’s curiosity in opening their own building inspired by the diversity of businesses in their former home in the MidCity Industrial neighborhood. Hennepin Made relocated in January and continues to renovate the rest of the warehouse into the other ventures: a café named Parallel MN, an event space named the Holden Room, a co-working space named Hennepin & Co. and a retail area for its products. The approximately 70-seat café, whose name is similar to Hennepin Made’s Parallel series of light fixtures, will open around the beginning of the summer.

Parallel MN will have a liquor license for beer and wine. Kate Gregory will manage the concept. The company will add a patio next year that will open out from the coffee shop. Next to the café, the Holden Room, named for the street outside, will host groups in a modern, industrial space and is slated to open around the same time. Andrew Yarish, who will manage the venue and co-working business, said they plan to host corporate groups, weddings and creatively themed events. Clients will be able to use Hennepin Made’s lights and add glassblowing demonstrations to their events. The co-working space features both

open seating and offices that will be home to designers, advertisers and other creative clients. Yarish said three of four offices are already taken by a furniture merchant and designers. Hennepin Made will have a retail space where it will have its own products and possibly other goods from partners and vendors. Outside, the building has about 80 surface spaces. To capitalize on Hennepin Made’s creative roots, Limpert and Schwartz plan to host Royalston Markets — another concept named for a nearby street — beginning this fall with vendors offering their own crafts, food, music and an educational component. The entire project at 144 Glenwood Ave. is a big expansion for the 6-year-old Hennepin Made, which has a large atrium, an office and studio and manufacturing spaces in the building. The glassmaker does business across the country, largely drive by its primary client, Minneapolis-based home furnishings retailer Room & Board. Rather than bring on other partners to run the new businesses, Limpert said keeping it under the Hennepin Made umbrella gives Schwartz and him creative freedom to direct their vision. “We’re both kind of control freaks. We have a pretty strong vision for what we’re trying to achieve and we don’t necessarily want to be told how to get there,” he said.

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A City Council candidate, no political labels attached The latest candidate to enter the Ward 1 City Council race is betting that his part of Northeast Minneapolis wants to hear an independent voice speaking for them at City Hall. Independent doesn’t mean under-the-radar Republican, although John Hayden said people often assume that’s the case when they learn he’s running without party affiliation. In a recent interview, Hayden argued the DFL’s grip on the City Council “hasn’t served us well, if you look at the outcomes,” pointing specifically to the city’s stubborn racial disparities. A Michigan native who has lived in Minneapolis for about two years, he aims to take on his top priorities — including adding supports for school-age children, increasing access affordable housing and watchdogging the city budget — from outside the party system. While city elections are nonpartisan, 12 of 13 current members are DFLers. “It shakes up our democracy a little bit,” Hayden said. “It creates a competition of ideas and (adds) someone who isn’t necessarily married to a bigger, broader agenda but kind of takes issues as they come.” An example of Hayden’s independence is his stance on setting a $15 citywide minimum wage — a surprisingly salient issue in the campaign, given that the question likely will be settled before Election Day. While a majority of Council incumbents — and a slew of challengers from the left — support the move, Hayden would pick a lower target — $13 an hour, phased-in over 5 years — and pair the wage hike with cuts to business taxes and fees. Marriage brought the 29-year-old Hayden to Minnesota. He and his wife, Jackie, live with their 3-year-old son in Windom Park. Hayden is the national training lead for Genesys Works, a nonprofit based in Houston, Texas, that uses internships and skills training to guide low-income high school students into college and careers. He also serves on the board of No Labels Minnesota, a bipartisan organization that encourages unity, accountability and civil discourse in politics.

Hayden. Submitted photo “I think making government work is the most we can do for social justice,” he said. “If our government’s broken, it doesn’t matter how progressive you are … because your government can’t actually go through those steps.” Hayden is joining a Ward 1 race that includes the incumbent, Kevin Reich, and a challenger from within Reich’s DFL party, Jillia Pessenda. A third DFLer, Zachary Wefel, dropped out after garnering the lowest amount of support at the April ward convention. The convention ended with no endorsement after neither Reich nor Pessenda was able to win over 60 percent of the delegates. Through his involvement with No Labels Minnesota, Hayden connected with former three-term City Council member and fellow Northeaster Paul Ostrow, whom he called a “political mentor.” The two wrote a Star Tribune commentary in February that was critical of the city’s role in U.S. Bank Stadium deal, which they argued lacked transparency and continued to cost city taxpayers more than promised. Hayden called for a more detailed and trans-

parent accounting of how the city uses its sales tax revenues, a portion of which go toward stadium operations. He would redirect some of those revenues into the city’s arts and cultural districts, including the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, which he described as an “economic engine” for the city. Hayden said the City Council has a key role to play in improving student outcomes by creating a “stable environment” outside the classroom, a formula that includes access to transit and affordable housing and “living-wage jobs for the people supporting these kids.” To increase those investments, he’d redirect city spending away from the stadium, seek to decertify the tax district created in 2013 to fund construction of a Nicollet Avenue streetcar line and search for other opportunities in the budget. “I don’t want to rag on the parks or anything, but we spend more on parks than any city in the country, and they are semi-independent,” he said. “So, we need to think about how we are using our money with them, as well.”

The National Association of City Transportation Officials supports the use of high-visibility zebrastripe crosswalks over parallel-line crosswalks. The zebra stripes create a friendlier pedestrian environment and have been shown to improve the yielding behavior of other road users, according to NACTO’s Urban Street Design Guide. The changeover to zebra stripes — also known as “continental” markings — aligns with the 2009 Minneapolis Pedestrian Master Plan, which calls for improved visibility of crosswalk markings. The Pedestrian Advisory Committee

supports the change. Most of the crosswalks being converted this year will be repainted, but at about 120 intersections the new zebra stripes will be a durable material bonded to the pavement. While painted crosswalks need a new coat annually, durable crosswalk markings have been shown to last several years on Minneapolis streets. The city is working with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to identify where zebra stripes might be added to the city’s parkway system next year.

Striped for safety With the goal of enhancing pedestrian safety, Minneapolis is continuing the process of converting about 3,000 crosswalks to zebra-stripe markings this spring. Last year, city crews began replacing parallelline crosswalk markings with zebra stripes during construction projects. This year, markings are being replaced outside of construction zones, and the city aims to update “nearly all” crosswalk markings by the end of 2017, according to a report prepared for the May 16 meeting of the City Council’s Transportation and Public Works Committee.

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Minneapolis parks garner top honor five years running St. Paul parks trail in second place for a second year

Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com The city’s park system has been named the country’s best for five years in a row. The Trust for Public Land has released its annual ratings of the nation’s park systems, which put Minneapolis and St. Paul in first and second place, respectively. Minneapolis has been at the top of ratings, dubbed the ParkScore Index, for the past five years. St. Paul has placed second for the past two years and tied for first place in 2015. The city scored a perfect five-bench rating based on a score of 87.5 out of 100 possible points, which are awarded based on a municipality’s park acreage, access and amenities. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has stayed ahead of other cities by increasing its number of playgrounds and basketball hoops, two factors that boost a city’s points in TPL’s amenity category. The improvements were possible through joint use agreements with local schools that opened more courts and parks to residents. Over the past couple of years, the board has increased the percentage of residents living within a half-mile of a park from 95 percent to 97 percent. Third place San Francisco trailed the Twin Cities despite having 100 percent of its residents living within a 10-minute walk of a park, the first city to do so. Jayne Miller, superintendent of the Park

Park leaders and staff gathered in Sheridan Memorial Park to celebrate the honor from the Trust for Public Land. Photo courtesy Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Board, said they are working to further improve the system through the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan, a joint agreement with the City Council to provide an additional $11 million annually to better

maintain the city’s nearly 160 neighborhood parks. The board kicked off the plan this year and is in the process of rehabilitating infrastructure at more than 30 neighborhood parks across the city this year.

“We’re honored by the top ranking for the fifth year in a row, but not resting on our laurels. We are working continuously to improve our parks,” she said in a statement. The biggest differences between Minneapolis and St. Paul were their average park size — 6.5 aces in Minneapolis over St. Paul’s 3.7 acres — and the number of dog parks per 100,000 residents — 1.7 parks in Minneapolis versus 1.3 parks in St. Paul. “People in the Twin Cities region love their neighborhood parks and trails, and our residents support investing in a system that meets their expectations for quality and services,” said Mike Hahm, St. Paul’s parks and recreation director. The Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore Index rates the 100 most populous cities in the country using geographic information system, which creates digital maps of parks to measure accessibility. The organization releases the index to help cities improve their parks. “ParkScore is a tool that city leaders can use to guide park improvement, helping planners identify where they should focus their efforts, so more residents can live within a 10-minute walk of a well-planned and well-maintained park,” said Adrian Benepe, TPL’s senior vice president and director of city park development.

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City 90. Fresno, Calif. (tie) 90. Hialeah, Fla. (tie) 90. Jacksonville, Fla. (tie) 93. Laredo, Texas (tie) 93. Winston-Salem, N.C. (tie) 95. Mesa, Ariz. 96. Louisville 97. Charlotte 98. Fort Wayne, Ind. (tie) 98. Indianapolis (tie)

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8 journalmpls.com / June 1–14, 2017 FROM SCULPTURE GARDEN / PAGE 1 told me, ‘It’s just wood and metal — nothing compared to the lives and histories of the Dakota people.’” See sidebar for more on the decision to dismantle the piece. Prior to the spotlight on “Scaffold,” an ultramarine rooster had taken center stage at the park. The piece by Katharina Fritsch, weighing a little under 8,000 pounds, was shipped from Switzerland in seven pieces and assembled onsite to stand on a 30,000-pound base. The rooster traveled well, save for a quarter-inch chip that needed a dab of touch-up paint. The installation of the rooster raised a few eyebrows around the sculpture garden. Aaron Robinson sat at Dunwoody & Lyndale the day of the “Hahn/Cock” installation. “Why the hell did they put a cock by a cherry? What are you guys doing?” he said. The rooster made a group of joggers smile as they passed by on the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge. “Is that the name of it?” one woman asked with a laugh. “I’m a feminist, I must say,” Fritsch told The Guardian. “…As a German woman, when I first came to London, the area around Trafalgar Square seemed to be very much focusing on men — especially with fashion, with Jermyn Street. You have all these dandies, all these businessmen in their suits, who have to be powerful and successful. And they are a little bit posing like cockerels.” Some in London opined that the piece was inappropriate for Trafalgar Square. Fritsch told Time Out London she didn’t mind a lively controversy, however. “The ultramarine colour brings the whole thing together but it is particularly sensitive,” she said. “…I think it turned out bright and very nice.” Walker tour guide Sandra Gunderson and her husband Neal walked along the Sculpture Garden’s pedestrian bridge shortly before opening day. Sandra said it will be nice for wheelchairs and strollers to easily navigate the garden. And the garden is much more visible from the street, she said. “People driving by can see it better,” she said.

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Landscape architect Tom Oslund said the idea of accessibility permeates the new garden design. The garden is now accessible in all corners, it features a more diverse spread of artists, and it offers more visual enticement to travel the entire grounds. They replaced the large hedges bordering the garden’s “roofless rooms” with forsythia that will grow to about four feet high and bloom yellow each spring. “The rooms are intact but they have been changed to create a much more transparent kind of connection,” Oslund said. In the former conservatory building, the palm trees had grown too large for the structure, uneven floor tiles became a tripping hazard, and the cost to heat the humid building became expensive. In a redesign, architect Julie Snow said they opted for the ultimate in energy efficiency — only the roof remains. “The idea was to say what happens if they just simply unplugged the conservatory?” she said. Rather than find expensive glaze to make the building slightly more energy-efficient, they opted for an outdoor pavilion available for weddings, events and relaxation. (The entire grounds offers free Wi-Fi.) Snow said the freshly cleaned glazing accentuates the longstanding neon piece by Mario Merz. The neon spells “città irreale,” meaning “unreal city,” a phrase from a T. S. Eliot poem. “All of a sudden the Merz glows up there,” she said. “I think it’s a pretty powerful piece.” The garden now incorporates an 80,000gallon underground cistern to irrigate the site and neighboring baseball field. It’s similar to a system used at Edison High School. The garden was originally constructed on wetland soils that had difficulty withstanding nine million visitors to-date. Construction crews even hit the water table during construction, causing the pit to fill with groundwater. They dewatered the pit to install the cistern, and a new sandy soil mix allows water to move through the ground. “By putting in that soil, it’s going to be able to handle that traffic a little bit better,” said Marcy Bean, capital projects and stewardship specialist at the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. A new meadow with native plants at the garden’s low point to the north will act as a raingarden. The Spoonbridge and Cherry pond also incorporates recycled stormwater. The pond had eroded over time, and it has returned to the shape of a Linden seed to match the artists’ original intent. The Sculpture Garden originally opened in

“LOVE” by Robert Indiana, a new acquisition at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Photo courtesy of Walker Art Center © Morgan Art Foundation, Artists Rights Society, New York

1988, and the Park Board said it was among the first public-private urban sculpture parks of its kind in the U.S. The garden renovation is part of a larger $75 million campus-wide project that includes a new entry pavilion with a green roof terrace along Vineland Place, the restaurant Esker Grove, a narrowed Vineland Place crossing and greener Hennepin Avenue frontage. More than 60 pieces comprise the Sculpture Garden, and 18 of them are new pieces. Eva Rothschild’s “Empire” is a spidery painted steel piece originally shown in New York’s Central Park. “It is important to me that they look precarious, I want to create and show the ‘physical tension’ behind what they are doing,” she told The Independent in 2013. “…The ideal way to look at art is to be permanently confused.” The iconic “LOVE” piece by Robert Indiana began as a Christmas card design in 1965 before it became popular — “too popular,” according to Indiana. The Indianapolis Star said he didn’t copyright the design and the stamps earned him a one-time flat fee of $1,000. “‘LOVE’ bit me,” he told NPR in 2014. “It was a marvelous idea, but it was also a terrible mistake. It became too popular; it became too popular. And there are people who don’t like popularity. It’s much better to be exclusive and remote. That’s why I’m on an island off the coast of Maine, you see.” “Every piece has a story,” said Walker Registrar Joe King. “When I walk down the paths of the garden I’m replaying in my mind where they came from and how we put them in.” He said the rusted Cor-Ten steel letters in

“LOVE” are perfect for outdoor sculpture, because the rust seals and protects the metal. With many modern art materials, like the aforementioned tar paint, King must investigate how to care for it to withstand Minnesota’s extreme temperature swings. “Our sculptures live a pretty hard life,” he said. The renovation underway since the fall of 2015 gave King a chance to put a fresh coat of paint on the sculptures. The closure was particularly helpful in painting the cherry, which needs to dry in temperatures above 50 degrees and would temporarily appear an unsightly gray for summertime visitors. King said the Mark di Suvero piece “Arikidea,” featuring large steel beams and a central wooden swing, was a particularly complex artwork to take apart, given its joints and angles. Relying on documentation to figure out how to reverse the assembly and reinstall the pieces was key, he said. Minnesota artist Kinji Akagawa recently replaced the cedar in his bench sculpture “Garden Seating, Reading, Thinking.” He said the reinstallation was a wonderful experience, though he had forgotten the type of wood he used and needed to look it up again. “Art makes you quiet when you look around,” he said. “Their job is to draw us into the meditative state.” His piece now sits on the Walker hillside, called the Wurtele Upper Garden, which overlooks the main Sculpture Garden. “It’s always teamwork for Sculpture Garden pieces,” he said. “It’s always big. You cannot do it alone.”

‘Scaffold’ Sculpture Garden piece will come down By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@journalmpls.com Even before the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden reopens to the public, the Walker Art Center has offered to dismantle one of the pieces. Los Angeles-based artist Sam Durant’s piece “Scaffold” incorporates the gallows from the executions of 38 Dakota men in Mankato in 1862. “As soon as you see it, you just see our ancestors hanging up there. It just sends a chill in your body,” said Sam Wounded Knee. Wounded Knee and others have protested the sculpture at Bryant Avenue South and Kenwood Parkway since Friday. Signs cover the fence: “High art has hit a new low,” “Take it down” and “Our genocide is NOT your art.” “They’re honoring us by erecting the very gallows that hung us,” said Sue Goodstar. “… It’s like instant PTSD.” Goodstar said she plans to remain at the Walker until the sculpture is taken down, preferably burned onsite. “We were at Standing Rock for seven months. A few weeks here is nothing,” she said. The Walker Art Center will postpone the

Sam Wounded Knee and Clara Marsh stand near “Scaffold” at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. “I live on Dakota land, so this matters to me,” Marsh said. Photo by Michelle Bruch Sculpture Garden’s opening date from June 3 to June 10 to give staff time to meet with Native American elders. Executive Director Olga Viso said in a statement that she didn’t anticipate how the work would be received by Native audiences, and she’s willing to dismantle it. She said she anticipated the sculpture would generate a discussion about the nation’s use of capital punish-

ment, and she regrets the pain it has caused. Durant said in a statement the sculpture is “neither memorial nor monument.” “My work was created with the idea of creating a zone of discomfort for whites, your protests have now created a zone of discomfort for me,” he said. “In my attempt to raise awareness I have learned something profound and I thank you for that.” According to the Walker, the piece also draws from executions including Saddam Hussein in 2006 and Billy Bailey in 1996, the last execution by hanging in the U.S. Artist Graci Horne created the website notart38plus2.com in recent days to detail the Mankato history. “People still don’t know what happened,” she said. According to the Minnesota Historical Society: In the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, a commission of military officers tried and sentenced more than 300 prisoners to death. University of Minnesota Associate

Professor Carol Chomsky said evidence was sparse, the tribunal was biased, the defendants had no representation, and no one recognized them as part of a sovereign nation that had surrendered. President Abraham Lincoln ordered to trim the number of executions to those who had participated in rape or massacres of civilians. Before 4,000 spectators, 38 men sentenced to death held hands and sang a Dakota song until a rope that held the platform was cut. Chief Arvol Looking Horse said in a May 29 letter he would like to see “Scaffold” taken down as soon as possible. “After great thought of this issue, I know that this man who created this structure has a good heart, but does not know any better,” he wrote. “I am aware his understanding is different than our own culture, and in his view was trying to bring awareness. So now we have become aware of one another’s boundaries in what we create to memorialize our loved ones.”

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Northeast Middle School celebrates rain garden The Northeast Middle School community and Audubon neighborhood on May 19 celebrated the completion of the school’s new rain garden. The garden occupies a previously underused section of the parking lot on the school’s south side. It will treat up to 22,400 gallons of stormwater at a time and keep polluted water from flowing into the Mississippi River, according to the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, which funded the project. The Audubon Neighborhood Association spearheaded the effort to install the garden, inspired by green projects at Edison High School. The group got a planning grant from the MWMO and hired the firm Civil Site Group to draw up a plan for the garden. Civil Site Group Landscape Architect Patrick Sarver worked with Northeast students on calculations and a design concept for the garden. The neighborhood association then got a $50,000 action grant from the MWMO for the project. The association worked with Creative Lawn & Landscapes to execute the project, removing 23,000 square feet of pavement from the parking lot and constructing a biofiltration basin in its place. They installed an S-shaped trench and filled the basin with a variety of native plants. The school plans to incorporate the garden into its science curriculum. Science teacher Yosefa Carriger said the seventhgrade curriculum is all about ecosystems, including lessons on the water cycle and permeable and nonpermeable surfaces. She added that the garden will be used for

Ward 1 City Council Member Kevin Reich (second from left) waters a plant in the Northeast Middle School rain garden, along with several students. Photo by Nate Gotlieb

experiments during an eighth-grade unit on weather and water. “This is about them creating that space so they can own their education,” she said. “It makes learning come alive, and that’s the way it should be.”

Open Streets Downtown set for June 11 Open Streets Minneapolis will host its Downtown Minneapolis event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 11. The no-cost event will run down Washington Avenue from 10th Avenue to First Avenue and down First Avenue from Washington Avenue to Eighth Street. The event will feature basketball activities by the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, a street workout hosted by Alchemy and a big event in the Red Cow parking lot. The goal is to get people to connect with each other and explore their neighborhoods, said Alex Tsatsoulis, development and communications director at the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition, which hosts the event. “We try to keep it really focused on the businesses and organizations that are along the route,” he said. The event will be the second of seven openopen street events this summer. The coalition will host the first event, down Lyndale Avenue, on June 4. That event will run down Lyndale from 24th Street to 54th Street. New this year, Lyndale Open Streets will

Audubon Neighborhood Association board member Don Sellers thanked MWMO Board of Commissioners Chair and Ward 1 Council Member Kevin Reich for his leadership on the project. Reich said the project isn’t just great for

the environment and the community but that it also reintroduces the notion of an outlet for hands-on learning. “The kids get to get out and touch what they’re learning about,” he said. “The teachers have really embraced that.”

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feature wrestling and a logrolling demonstration outside arcade bar Up-Down in LynLake. There will be live music throughout the day outside the VFW post on 29th & Lyndale and yoga throughout the day closer to 28th & Lyndale. On Lyndale & Minnehaha Parkway, there will be a neighborhood hub that includes kids activities and information on how to get involved in the neighborhood organizations. There will also be a beer garden put on by South Lyndale Liquors. Down by 41st & Lyndale, Bethlehem Lutheran Church will have kids activities such as a petting zoo. Last year 23,000 people attended the Lyndale event, Tsatsoulis said. The coalition extended the route down Lyndale 12 blocks because of interest from the neighborhood associations. The Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition is looking for volunteers for all seven events. Businesses, organizations and performers can reserve a spot in the events by going to the Open Streets website. Visit openstreetsmpls.org to learn more.

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620 Olson redo Two charter schools are proposing to renovate a vacant industrial building in the West Loop area of the North Loop for a joint campus. Prodeo Academy serves 300 students in grades K–8 and Metro Schools serves 250 students in grades 5–12, though the two plan on growing their student population in the new site. Once renovated, the building would consist of 60 classrooms, two lunchrooms and a shared gym, according to plans approved via consent at the City Planning Commission’s May 22 meeting. The schools are planning to convert a small industrial building into a creative learning center and an adjacent yard into a play area.

The University Lutheran Chapel is planning to expand its campus near Dinkytown, according to plans approved via consent at the City Planning Commission’s May 22 meeting. The church is proposing a new church addition to the Luther House at 316 10th Ave. SE, a property it bought in 2012 after its previous home at 1101 University Ave. SE was sold to a developer for student housing. The site also consists of two other properties, one with a surface parking lot and another where a residential structure was recently torn down. A roughly 6,800-square-foot chapel addition would be home to a choir loft, a nave and the main entry to the church.

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Neighborhood Sp tlight Columbia Park & Waite Park

COLUMBIA PARK & WAITE PARK ESSENTIALS By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com Deming Heights Park, named for Portius Deming, a former Park Board commissioner and businessman who helped arrange the board’s purchase of Columbia Park. Columbia Park is home to the Shoreham Yards Roundhouse, designated a local historic landmark in 2000. Constructed in 1887 and expanded in the following decades, the semi-circular red brick building was once used to store steam locomotives. MN Cycling Center is seeking support to redevelop the site into a multipurpose bicycle facility with a velodrome. Both neighborhoods are connected to the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway via St. Anthony Boulevard.

Boundaries: Columbia Park is bounded on the east by Central Avenue and on the north by 37th Avenue Northeast. From there, the neighborhood boundary runs south along the Mississippi River to St. Anthony Parkway and follows that street to University Avenue Northeast, where it turns south once again until reaching 27th Avenue Northeast, which completes the southern border. Waite Park is bounded on the east by Stinson Boulevard, on the north by 37th Avenue Northeast, on the west by Central Avenue Northeast and on the south by St. Anthony Parkway. Demographics: Columbia Park’s population was 1,699 in 2015, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau figures compiled by Minnesota Compass. The median household income was $66,545. Waite Park had a population of 5,362 and a median household income of $73,477. Get involved: The Columbia Park Neighborhood Association board meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at Columbia Manor, 3300 Central Ave. NE, except for December and July. The Waite Park Community Council board meets at 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Waite Park Recreation Center, 1810 34th Ave. NE.

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Located on the Columbia Heights border, Columbia Park and Waite Park form the northernmost tier of Northeast Minneapolis neighborhoods and were among the last sections of Northeast to be developed. Much of Columbia Park is taken up by its namesake, the 180-acre park acquired by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in 1892 — the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, which inspired the name of both the park and the neighborhood, according to a city history. Freight rail consumes another large portion of the neighborhood, which also includes a small residential area north of the park. Waite Park gets its name from a former Hennepin County District Court judge — Edward Foote Waite, who served from 1911 to 1941. Unlike its neighbor to the west, it’s a largely residential neighborhood dotted with small parks. Sandy Lake looms large in the lore of both neighborhoods. While sources differ on what, exactly, happened to the shallow, 40-acre body of water, it was drained (or dried up) in the early 20th century By the 1920s, the Columbia Golf Course had replaced the wetland. A clubhouse, the Columbia Manor, constructed in the Colonial Revival architectural style, was added in 1925. Other points of interest include Architect Avenue, named for a 1905 contest promoted by Minneapolis streetcar magnate Thomas Lowry, who selected six architects to construct middle-class homes for $3,000 or less along the street. All six houses survive to this day. Land for the half-acre Architect Triangle Park on the avenue was donated to the city the year after the contest, although it didn’t officially become a park until almost 30 years later, according to a Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board history. Waite Park can lay claim to the highest point in Minneapolis. The local landscape tops out at 963 feet above sea level in

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Neighborhood Sp tlight Columbia Park & Waite Park

BUILDING MOTORCYCLES & COMMUNITY Moto Collective draws bikers to Northeast’s Columbia Park By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com For many, motorcycles conjure images of black leather-clad bikers or stuntmen with a death wish. But for one group of riders in Columbia Park, motorcycling is all about embracing the outdoors, style and even Instagram. That group, the Moto Collective, is a do-it-yourself maker collective founded in Northeast Minneapolis. Founders Aleks Nedich, Joseph Downing, Andrew Blaschko and David Chang have made the space into a home for a small group of cyclists to create custom motorcycles and forge their own style of biking. Along the way, they’ve attracted a lot of attention online from thousands of enthusiasts and fans across the globe. “Essentially the idea is to build bikes [and] build community,” Nedich said. The Moto Collective, located on St. Anthony Parkway just west of University Avenue, is essentially a garage and member-driven workshop for motorcycle riders who want to build custom bikes, but don’t have the space, tools or support to do so. For a monthly fee, the group’s 14 or so members have access to a work station, space for a few bikes and the comradery of people similarly enthralled with motorcycling. While the maker space model isn’t new to Northeast Minneapolis, the Moto Collective’s focus on motorcycles makes it unique in the Twin Cities. “The whole idea of Uber or Airbnb is that you’re empowering people to be able to take control and create a business for themselves. This is the same concept for the motorcycle world. Maybe if we pool our resources together, we can actually create something out of it,” Nedich said. Inside, the roughly 3,000-square-foot studio is decked out like an enthusiast’s dream den, with dozens of tricked out bikes and unique riding gear. During

Cofounders David Chang and Aleks Nedich and Moto Collective members build their own custom bikes. Submitted photo

an open house, a monthly event when the space opens to the public, members discuss projects they’re working on and crack jokes, as well as crack open a few cold ones. “We’re friends and brothers and family,” Nedich said. The Moto Collective is also home to CROIG, a creative content brand from Blaschko and Chang that works with gear and custom part producers to build custom bikes and showcase their products. The project spun off from the duo’s Café Racers of Instagram page, which has garnered a massive following of nearly 900,000 followers over the past few years. On their pages, the two show a decidedly different kind of motorcycle culture

than a gritty stereotype. Images show the latest motorcycling technology and parts, fine leather gear from independent retailers and a hip and sporty sense of style. The aesthetic taps into the culture of café racers themselves, lighter, vintage-style bikes that were popularized abroad. It’s more Askov Finlayson than Hell’s Angels. “The café racer spirit is not so rough and tumble. It’s very European,” Blaschko said. Like the CROIG founders, members of the Moto Collective have a similar freedom in their approach to motorcycling. “Here, you go and you create and make your look. You can be whatever you want to be and have whatever aesthetic you want to have,” Nedich said. While the Moto Collective operates in

all seasons for members, it’s most active in the warmer months when most people are riding their bikes. The active season opens in the spring and Moto Collective closes it in October with Motosota, a trade show and party at Norseman Distillery that showcases motorcycle brands and local businesses. Given Minnesota’s weather, members try to make the most of summer. “We’re very active because we have to acclimate to the fact that we only have so much time. So, when spring and summer come, we take full advantage of it,” Nedich said. To learn more about Moto Collective, the shop at 211 St. Anthony Parkway hosts an open house on the fourth Friday of each month at 6 p.m.

ST. ANTHONY PARKWAY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION REACHES MILESTONE A key component of the new St. Anthony Parkway Bridge was installed over two days in early May. Crew placed a new 305-foot truss span over the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Northtown rail yard on May 10 and 11. The addition of the 1.6-million pound truss marked a “major milestone” in the project, the city noted in a press release. The deteriorating 1925 bridge that previously crossed over the rail yard was closed to all traffic in May 2014. It later reopened to bicyclists and pedestrians, who were allowed to cross until it closed for good in November 2015. The bridge was removed several months later, in February 2016. Two additional spans must be installed before the new bridge’s scheduled grand opening this fall. The $31.6-million bridge replacement project is being paid for with a mix of city, state, federal and BNSF Railway funds. For more information on the project, go to stapbridge.com. — Dylan Thomas The first of three new spans for a bridge over the BNSF Northtown rail yard was installed in May. Photo courtesy City of Minneapolis

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THE LUHM’S SEAL OF APPROVAL From pianos to clocks, Luhm’s has refinished wood for three generations By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com At any given moment, there are three generations of Luhms working side by side to restore wooden furniture for another generation. In the middle is Derrick Luhm, the owner of Luhm’s Refinishing, a family business that has had roots in Northeast Minneapolis for more than 60 years. Luhm’s has been a fixture of the community that utilizes old-school handiwork to revive furniture, pianos — their specialty — and more. “A lot of us are family here. We’re part of the community,” Luhm said. “We’ve done a lot of work for the neighbors, for Northeast.” The Luhm family history with refinishing goes back to the Great Depression, when Luhm’s great-grandfather, then a Duluth resident, took up the trade to make extra money. His grandfather would cement it as a family business, working in the studio until age 91. Ben, Derrick’s father, bought the current location off Central & 33rd in the Waite Park neighborhood about 36 years ago, a small studio three doors down from where he grew up. Luhm, 47, bought the business about a year-and-a-half ago. He started learning the trade as a 10-year-old boy and has been working full-time since he became an adult. Luhm’s Refinishing has always been a family affair. “My sisters could refinish furniture, and my sisters probably haven’t stepped inside here in 25 years. When we were growing up, if we needed something done, they’d be here,” he said. Just like the business, much of the woodwork coming into the studio has its own history. Luhm said the furniture coming in is usually at least 20 years old, as people don’t bring new furniture or pieces with craftsmanship not worth preserving. “We live in a throwaway society. With a lot of the new furniture, you’re not going to get it refinished, you’re going to throw it out and buy new,” Luhm said. The refinishing work involves stripping off the old finish by hand, repairing and retouching the wood, sanding it and putting on a new finish. To ensure quality, much of the work at Luhm’s is done by hand. Rather than use power washers, immersion tanks and other advancements in the trade, Luhm and his crew use a lot

Braulio Rico of Luhm’s Refinishing takes off the old finish on a table to prepare it for refinishing. Photos by Eric Best

of elbow grease and an occasional power sander when the work requires it. The shop preserves an “old-school” approach, Luhm said, that is more environmentally friendly and gentler on projects. “There’s always quicker ways, but you compromise the quality of the job,” he said. “We’ve never had a complaint.” Though Luhm’s takes just about any kind of project — “there’s no project too big or too small,” Luhm said — the business is known for restoring pianos. They’re Luhm’s favorite. For one, the projects are large, often requiring up to 100 hours of labor over several weeks for the fiveperson studio, and become platforms to

show off their work. They also have sentimental value for their owners. “If someone loses someone, the piano makes them remember them. Or they have good feelings of them sitting there as a kid at the piano,” he said. “Our reward is, of course, getting paid after the job and seeing the reactions.” Even though running a family business can be hard, Luhm said, the physical quality of the craft and the relationships that stem from it are their own rewards. They pride themselves on taking care of their customers, he added. “You’re a person to us. That’s how we like to do business,” he said. “We don’t live

in million-dollar homes.” There are also the relationships inside the shop, where another generation of the Luhm family is getting its feet wet in the refinishing trade. Luhm’s son Mitchell has started working during the summer months. Luhm has two other boys who could also pick up the business one day, if that’s what they want to do. “We might keep it three generations, or not. I’m not going to push them into it,” he said. But for now, Derrick, his dad and his son can remove the wear and tear of time on woodwork for the current generation of Northeast Minneapolis residents.

Mitchell Luhm (far left), the fourth generation of the Luhm family to work in the shop, varnishes a project in the back of Luhm’s Refinishing. Derrick Luhm (middle) has spent nearly four decades repairing and refinishing wood furniture in Northeast Minneapolis. Most of the projects at Luhm’s are at least 20 years old or antiques, such as grandfather clocks (right) and pianos.

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Schools

SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

By Nate Gotlieb ngotlieb@journalmpls.com @NateGotlieb

Suspension rate drops slightly for black students Fewer black students have been suspended in Minneapolis Public Schools this year, but the demographic continues to be suspended at a higher rate than other races, district data show. About 6.5 percent of black students have at least one suspension this school year, down from 7.4 percent at this point last year, 8.1 percent in 2014-15 and 10.5 percent in 2013-14, according to data last updated May 8. However, black students continue to be suspended at a rate disproportionate to their share of the overall student population. The demographic comprises 40 percent of the MPS population but has accounted for 75.9 percent of the suspended population this school year. No other ethnic group accounts for more than 8.3 percent of the suspended population. District leaders presented the data at the May 23 School Board Committee of the Whole meeting. Chief of Accountability, Innovation and Research Eric Moore said the district has come up with a common understanding of subjective suspensions, which have decreased significantly. He praised the district’s overall suspension rate of 3 percent through the third quarter this year, adding that MPS has some of the lowest suspension rates in the country. MPS is required to conduct an annual review of disciplinary data, per a November 2014 agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. The agreement came after an OCR investigation found that black students were overrepresented in the district’s disciplinary actions. The district updated its behavior-standards policy before the 2014-15 school year. The updated policy created a five-tier behavior system that guides disciplinary action and places restrictions on when students can be removed from a classroom because of behavior. Suspensions and disciplinary referrals have decreased across the district since the policy was implemented. Suspensions are down 44.2 percent this school year in comparison to 2013-14, while the total number of referrals is down 68 percent. First-year Superintendent Ed Graff said at the meeting that the goal of these presentations isn’t to just give a report to the board but that it’s also to inform district practices. He added that another goal is to create a system wherein district leaders can break the data down to specifics such as grade level and time of day in which the infractions are occurring.

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Moore also presented data showing a decrease in the suspension rate for middle school students, especially for eighth-graders. Eighth-graders had an 8.9 percent suspension rate through the first three quarters of the 2015-16 school year, a rate that dropped to 6.5 percent through the first three quarters of this school year. Middle school students typically have higher-than-average suspension rates, district data show. Associate Superintendent for middle schools Jackie Hanson said middle school is a time of inner-struggle for students, who are figuring out who they are and who they want to be. “There’s testing the limits, there’s trying to figure out who your friends are going to be, there’s, can I say it, Facebook, and conflict, a lot of conflict and confusion within middle school kids,” she said. Anwatin Middle School Principal Ellen Shulman said the Jamar Clark shooting last year and events surrounding it contributed to the school’s higher suspension rate. Anwatin had a 19.8 percent suspension rate through this point last year, compared with a 10 percent rate this year. Shulman added that some of her students have significant social and emotional needs, noting that some have lived in crisis for a long time. Olson Middle School Principal Steve Emerson said he’d like the district to think about how it can reduce student mobility and turnover, noting that eighth-graders who were at the school as sixth-graders have fewer behavioral incidents. He said his teachers are taught to think about students as “cultural beings” and to ask if certain behaviors are part of the student culture. Sanford Middle School Principal Emily Palmer said her school traded teachercoaches for more student support in their budget. The school has someone dedicated to bringing students back into the community after a suspension, a process that can be time intensive. Shulman added that she thinks that teachers should also be well-versed in the restorative process. North High School Principal Shawn Harris Berry and Wellstone International High School Principal Aimee Fearing also addressed some of the student supports in their schools. Harris Berry said the school’s advisory program, in which a teacher is responsible for the academic, social and emotional needs of about 10 to 12 students, not only helps the student but helps the parents reenter into a relation-

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he Bad Waitress, the longtime laid-back icon of Eat Street, has spawned a Nordeast sib that’s a rung up the food chain from her elder sister. She’s put on her big-girl undies, reclaimed a spacious building, added cocktails to her attributes (oh, what cocktails!) and annexed dinner items to that classic burger-pancake-omelet list. The shiny new digs are about a gazillion times bigger than the original site, boasting a lofty ceiling striated with robust beams and HVAC. Lots and lots of glass brighten the blond wood floor and red near-leather seating. Walls sport comic book-like murals, while a communal table invites chumminess.

Best of all is the near-endless bar — and with good reason, because it’s the source of almost supernaturally elegant cocktails, each ready for its photo shoot. Consider this: Mogwai Are the Stars, a wizard combo of scotch, habanero-butterscotch syrup (!), sea salt and peat smoke, which kept me happy all evening as its hit of heat kept kicking in. Others, such as the Meow Mix and Parlez Vous, can double as dessert, thanks to their foamy, fruity frosting. But, as some sage once put it, “Man cannot live by booze alone.” So we ordered dinner. First, the grilled veg salad ($9.75), stipulating that we’d share it before our entrees. Instead, out came the entrees we’d subsequently ordered. When we brought this politely to our server’s attention, we were advised that the entrees were ready and would get cold if we didn’t dig in. My companion suggested that the kitchen could correct the error by remaking them, if necessary. So out came out the salad — just not the one we’d ordered. When the grilled veggie version made it to our table, we enjoyed the generous toss of asparagus, broccoli, onions, sweet peppers, summer squash, spinach and mushrooms, served with a side of balsamic

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dressing and slice of baguette. Next up, tacos ($10.75) packed with carnitas — long-simmered, tender and tasty pulled pork tangled with onions, radish, cheddar, mozz and cilantro. Hit the spot. Then, the brisket — our choice, $11.50, applauded by our server as her personal fave. But not ours, it turned out. The meat (did it linger under the heat lamp, perhaps?) proved dry and stringy and — worse — so salty we couldn’t eat it. When at last the server checked back, she returned it and reported that the kitchen staff heartily agreed. The accompanying roast Brussels sprouts were tasty, but the promised bacon grits simply dense and grossly undercooked,

their acute grittiness giving new meaning to their title. A huge mistake. Finally, dessert. My companion ordered another cocktail as we waited, and within minutes, there it was — almost within reach as our waitress stood — and stood — chatting with a colleague, once again making us wonder if one had to be thoughtless and grumpy to fulfill the job description of the cafe’s title. OK, dessert. We chose the tarte tatin ($5). The classic form is a flat piecrust, pinched in around the perimeter to enclose sliced apples under a caramelized topping. Not here. A sauce dish conveyed the dessert as a toss of charmless, chopped-up pieces, topped with what looked and tasted like whipped “cream” from an aerosol can. Here’s what I’ll do next time (yeah, if they let me in): Order another marvy drink, accompanied by items from the bar snack menu starring plates of cheese and charcuterie.

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Mill City Cooks / By Jenny Heck

ALL ABOUT SWISS CHARD

wiss chard, also known as rainbow chard and silverbeet and botanically known as Betula vulgaris, subspecies vulgaris, is a leafy green originally found in the Mediterranean saline soils of Greece and Italy. The plant’s “Swiss” lineage is a complicated misnomer due to 19th century botanists and gardeners confusing the crop with other plants, such as beets and cardoons. Swiss chard’s brightly colored stems and luscious leaves taste like a sweeter version of beet greens, and they are typically sautéed or blanched before eating. It is best to de-stem the leaves and cook chopped stems separate — or save the stems for a relish tray and eat them like celery stalks. Swiss chard is available year-round at the Mill City Farmers Market and is at its best in early summer and fall. The market, located on 2nd & Chicago downtown, also offers free cooking classes at 10:30 a.m. every Saturday for anyone looking for easy and creative ways to prepare seasonal produce and other market ingredients. The recipe below is from the Mill City Cooks class on May 13th with food educator and chef Jenny Breen. Find more information about the market and an archive of all their demo recipes at millcityfarmersmarket.org.

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Stuffed chard rolls By market chef Jenny Breen Ingredients For the rolls ½ cup wheat berries from Sunrise Flour Mill and 1 cup wild rice in 2 cups water, set aside (or you can substitute brown rice or any other grain you have on hand) 2 dozen chard leaves, stems removed (and saved), blanched for 20-30 seconds, set aside 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion, diced (use 2 bunches ramps if in season) 3 cloves garlic, minced Chard stems, diced small 2 tablespoons dill weed or 1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped 2 teaspoons salt Method Heat oil and sauté onion and garlic until tender, about 3 minutes, then add chard stems and sauté until soft–about another 3–5 minutes. Add dill, salt and lemon juice, cooked lentils/ground meat or nuts and cooked rice. Remove from heat and mix well. Add dried fruit if using. Lay out chard leaves with the rough veinside up, and spoon about a tablespoon of filling into the centers. Fold the sides in and then roll all the way to the top of the leaf.

2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup cooked lentils, or ground meat (lamb, pork, chicken, turkey) or minced nuts ½ cup currants or other dried fruit, minced (optional) Olive oil for coating pan and drizzling over rolls (about 3 tablespoons) Ingredients For the yogurt goat cheese sauce 8 oz. soft goat cheese from Singing Hills Dairy 3 Tablespoons plain yogurt 2-4 Tablespoons olive oil 2 Tablespoons minced herbs (green garlic, dill, parsley, mint etc.) Salt and pepper to taste Place the roll, seam side down in oiled pan. When pan is filled, drizzle with olive oil and a little water or lemon juice, cover and heat for 15 minutes. Makes 24 rolls. For the sauce, combine goat cheese and yogurt with whisk, add oil to desired consistency (can be used as a “dip” or a sauce, depending on how thick you make it. Add herbs, salt, pepper and whisk well. Pour or spoon over rolls.

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DATING AGAIN AFTER A DECADE

I’m newly single after being in a relationship with my ex-boyfriend for almost a decade. As I slowly dip a toe in the dating world I feel like a fish out of water. Recently I downloaded a couple swipe dating apps but they seem shallow and I’ve heard creepy stories from my girlfriends. I’d rather meet men naturally in public but that also seems awkward. What are some ways to meet new people and make a romantic connection in the modern era?

he dating world is your oyster! But you’re not shooting out of the gate because you’re intimidated. Too often people enter the dating arena with unrealistic explanations — putting little effort in yet assuming much gain. Patience, humor and being open-minded are key. You can choose to develop a thick skin or be ultra sensitive while playing the dating game. And a game it sure is! Start by connecting to your inner confidence. There are few things more attractive than a confident person. A balanced sense of confidence means you are self-aware and value yourself. Find this by journaling a list of qualities that summarize your unchanging essence: qualities that have nothing to do

with your job, finances, relationship status or “stuff” you own. Rather, list what you feel passionate about, what makes you laugh, pulls at your heartstrings and guides how you spend your free time. Now that you’ve tapped into this part of yourself, own it. Respect your path, your viewpoints and what you have to offer to a prospective date. This translates into you being more transparent and down to earth when you meet someone. Being a straight shooter may not be stereotypical Minnesotan behavior, but I can’t emphasize it enough. Direct, honest communication is refreshing and saves everyone time. Let’s face it, after being in a relationship with someone for 10 years, you may have let yourself go a little. Tap into your sex appeal if you’ve lost it. Show off your best physical assets. A bit of extra attention to your appearance goes a long way. This is me being realistic, not shallow; first impressions matter and we all make quick appraisals based on appearance. Reacquaint yourself with the art of flirting. Flirting is an important communication skill used by many species and for objectives aside from sex or romance. We flirt to alter the closeness of a relationship, to explore and gauge interest, to achieve a goal (get a free drink or parking spot), reinforce self-esteem

or to simply be playful. Much of flirting is about body language — making eye contact, lifting your posture and engaging in subtle touch, laughter and banter. Summer is here so there are more outdoor concerts, athletic events and art festivals than you can shake a stick at. Go to a restaurant with a wing-woman and sit at the bar, where most singles mingle. Meeting new people who jive with you is the product of (a) getting out the door to events that reflect your interests, and (b) having the guts to strike up a conversation with a stranger, either in person or online. The latter is key; you have nothing to lose if they aren’t in the mood to chat. Once you do connect with someone, avoid mentally jumping ahead to whether he’s “the one” — this puts way too much pressure on the interaction and people can sniff out desperateness a mile away. There are numerous apps to pick from these days, each having their own personality.

Investigate which ones have a reputation for hooking up and which ones tend toward long-term dating. Notice if you are making excuses to keep yourself from being vulnerable. Keep in mind that the person on the other side of the table or bed is a human just like you, with a history of wounds and scars. Philosopher Alain de Botton proposes that a more suitable question for a first date would be, “So how are you crazy? I’m crazy like this …” Although there is the potential for hurt feelings, at the core there are no winners or losers, just humans looking for companionship and validation. After all, we are wired to connect.

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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‘Rent: 20th Anniversary Tour’ Two decades ago, an original rock musical by an unknown composer took the nation by storm and inspired a cult following of fans. Now, Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize– and Tony Award–winning musical is marking its 20th anniversary with a restaging featuring choreography, costume design and music from the production’s original Broadway creative team. A modern reimagining of Puccini’s “La Bohème,” “Rent” follows a year in the lives of seven bohemian artists and activists struggling to follow their dreams while dealing with homosexuality, drug use and the HIV/AIDS crisis. With its diverse cast, gritty storylines and beloved rock musical score, the story is as relevant today as it was 20 years ago.

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‘Camouflage’ and ‘Wanderlust’ After five years of exhibitions, Whittier art space Light Grey Art Lab underwent a major expansion earlier this year. The once-modestly sized gallery has taken over the entire first ﬂoor of its building, tripling its footprint to a total of 3,000 square feet, divided into five gallery spaces. Each space will host a new exhibition, including “Camouﬂage: Hiding in Plain Sight,” which challenged more than 80 artists to interpret what it means to be invisible, and “Wanderlust,” a collection of work by the more than 30 artists who participated in the gallery’s 2016 Iceland residency that explores the country’s natural beauty and isolation. Then there are two photo exhibitions that explore adventure, wanderlust and nature, and “Unimaginable Animals,” a series of field guide– inspired illustrations celebrating nature’s strangest species. When: May 26–July 14; opening reception Friday, May 26 from 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Where: Light Grey Art Lab, 118 E. 26th St. Cost: Free Info: lightgreyartlab.com

‘Fly by Night’ The runaway success of “Hair,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Godspell” made one thing clear: The 1970s were the decade of the rock musical. But the genre has made a comeback in recent years (see: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and “Kinky Boots”). The latest entry is “Fly by Night,” a comic rock-fable set against the backdrop of the 1965 East Coast blackout. The 2015 Drama Desk nominee for Outstanding Musical gets a Minnesota twist with appearances by notable Twin Cities musicians. Neo-folk singer-songwriter Chris Koza sings and strums a guitar in the lead role of “Harold,” backed by John Munson of Semisonic fame in the house band alongside noted guitarists Jeremy Ylvisaker and Dan Schwartz and keyboardist Mark Christine.

The 51st annual Edina Art Fair is the first official art fair of the year, showcasing artwork and handmade goods for sale by nearly 300 local artists. Held at the intersection of 50th and France, one the busiest hubs for dining and retail in the Twin Cities, the fair is packed with craft beer and artisan food options, including craft beer gardens hosted by Red Cow and Edina Grill, a pig roast and cocktail bar by Pig and Fiddle, Minnesota State Fair–inspired foods such as meatballs on a stick and spaghetti in a cup, and food trucks from Anchor Fish & Chips, Hot Indian Foods and more. Festivities also include community art projects, kids’ activities, sidewalk sales from neighborhood boutiques, live music and a set by Michael Holtz, the personal DJ for Prince at Paisley Park. When: Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sunday, June 4 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Where: 50th & France Cost: Free Info: edinaartfair.com

Midwest Home Luxury Home Tour Tour some of the most high-end, custom-built homes in the Twin Cities during Midwest Home magazine’s annual Luxury Home Tour. Whether you’re in the market to build or just looking for inspiration, the home tour showcases the latest trends in ﬂoor plans, materials and features. The tour showcases two of the biggest changes to home building over the past decade: smart-home technology and energyefficient building techniques and materials. Other highlights include spa-like baths, open ﬂoor plans, state-of-the-art audiovisual systems and a 12-foot custom wood bar accompanied by a built-in beer tap.

When: June 9–July 23 (previews June 7–8); Tuesday–Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Where: Jungle Theater, 2951 Lyndale Ave. S. Cost: $35–$45 adults, $30–$40 seniors and students Info: jungletheater.com

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ARTIST-DESIGNED MINI GOLF After a move to the Walker Art Center’s rooftop terraces last year due to the renovation of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the museum’s popular mini golf course is returning to the garden grounds. The 2017 course includes 14 returning favorites and four new holes created by teams of local artists and designers. Afterward, head inside the museum to check out the latest exhibitions — each mini golf ticket includes free gallery admission.

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Four New Holes: Tale of Two Cities This hole challenges players to choose either Minneapolis or St. Paul, and not get their ball swallowed up by the Mississippi River in the process.

Reﬂection of Choices This mirrored hole inspired by “The Price Is Right” game Plinko challenges players to navigate their ball through a color-blocked ramp. Pro tip: It’s great for selfies.

Bound for Glory This light rail–inspired installation directs players to roll down the Blue or Green Line to get a hole in one. Golfers must navigate the 14 stations along the right — but don’t get off at the wrong stop, or you’ll have to wait for the next train.

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Minneapolis hip-hop fans have likely heard the voice of Claire Monesterio months or years before she unveils her first solo release this month.

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Monesterio, better known as Manchita, took the local music world by storm the past few years as part of GRRRL PRTY, a collection of rappers — Lizzo, Sophia Eris, Manchita — with the support of DJ Shannon Blowtorch known for their attitudeladen bangers. In a group of seasoned Minneapolis performers, Manchita stood out with her sly quips and breakneck bars. Now, the singer is set to exhibit much more than her bravado in her debut release, an EP dubbed “One.” Monesterio got her start in music as something to do to avoid homework, then dancing, cheerleading and performing in musicals growing up. Then came an invitation to rap with local music veteran Ryan Olson (Poliça, Gayngs). And it happened again. And one thing led to another. “I had no intention of making music,” she said. “I realized it’s vital to my vitamins.” For Monesterio, Manchita means a stain, blemish or a small imperfection like a scar — “something that is hampering the perfection of something,” she said. “It’s bringing out a side that’s not bright. I think I’m exploring the stained bits of me,” she said. It also honors the Minneapolis resident’s upbringing and cultural identity, which were heavily inﬂuenced by Spain. Monesterio speaks Spanish, though she hasn’t brought it into her songwriting just yet. To put together “One,” the rapper would have to work with GRRRL PRTY collaborator Bionik, a producer who supports her live performances. Save for a few verses she found in old notebooks, the songs from the EP were all written fresh for the record. Minneapolis rapper Manchita is unveiling her debut solo release, “One,” on June 9, the same night she plays First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry. Submitted photo

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A cider a day

You don’t have to go far to find a craft beer in Minneapolis these days, and in Northeast Minneapolis, every other block seems to have its own craft brewery. What you don’t see is cider, save for Sociable Cider Werks, which is getting its own week to celebrate all things apples and boozy cider. The craft cidery is hosting ApplePalooza! to commemorate Minneapolis Cider Week with daily events from June 5–11. On Monday, June 5, Sociable is hosting four-course dinners from Red River Kitchen & J.D. Fratzke. On Tuesday, the taproom will be breaking out the good stuff with a Firkinpalooza cask blowout. For Sociable fans, it will release the first of its barrel-aged series with Freewheeler aged in sauvignon blanc barrels on Thursday. Finally, there will be a Sunday brunch with make-your-own cidermosas — why haven’t I thought of that before? — and food from Red River. Sociable has more info at sociablecider.com.

On “Cashed,” her first solo music video, Manchita’s voice is surprisingly smooth, ﬂoating just over the production. Clad in a fishnet face mask, the rapper crunks and sings the dark lullaby.

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Manchita released the lead single, “Head Right,” earlier this year. The track, jazzy R&B-tinged, is noticeably different from the artist’s aggressive persona with GRRRL PRTY. Moving effortlessly between moody verses and singing hooks, Manchita gets intimidate, tackling mental health and letting go.

ART ON WHEELS

While custom cars get all the attention on shows like “Counting Cars,” “American Hot Rod” or, even better, “Pimp My Ride,” custom bikes don’t quite inspire the same fervor. Yet, in the Twin Cities we’ve got plenty of custom makers building their own unique set of wheels. MinneCycle, known as the state’s premier handmade custom bike show, is giving these bikes a platform. The star of the show is a Prince tribute bike complete with its own white leather crying dove bar tape from local builder Peacock Groove, which won Best in Show at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show and Philadelphia Bike Expo. There’s a huge range of bikes to check out, from Chris Kvale’s refined classic track racing frames to the high-performance, ultra-light carbon bikes from Matt Appleman. The show takes place on June 3 from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Peacock Groove Prince tribute bike. with a pre-show ride at 9 a.m. at Photo by Zane Spang Peacock Groove, 2718 E. 27th St.

Rather than worry about how her debut EP will define her, Manchita said the songwriting process took its own route. “I wasn’t really letting myself think about what people were expecting,” she said. “I think that question still kind of scares me.” If the first few sounds of Manchita’s solo work are evidence of anything, it’s that local hip-hops fans will soon have another exciting release to check out this year. Manchita will release “One” on June 9 when she’ll take the stage at First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry with Bionik and a lineup of local artists. There’s Lady Midnight, DJ Keezy, Mina Moore (Monesterio’s childhood friend), Eric Mayson and DJ Shannon Blowtorch. Manchita recommends readers give a listen to “PRBLMS” singer 6LACK, who released “Free 6LACK” last fall,” Chloe x Halle, YouTubers-turned-R&B duo and Beyoncé scions that released a mixtape dubbed “The Two of Us” in March, and — of course — Kendrick Lamar.

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