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Shea Design is behind many of downtown’s unique patios By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com Tanya Spaulding describes her career as eating out for a living. As the principal of Shea Design, a downtown-based firm that designs and consults with restaurants, Spaulding is on the frontlines of the local dining scene. As summer approaches, she said local restaurateurs call her to prepare for the rush of diners looking to eat outside. She said it’s never been more important for restaurants to embrace the outdoors. A patio is their first impression and the first opportunity to create the “wow factor,” she added.

“Over the last five or 10 years, outdoor spaces across the country have become critical, even in climates where you don’t get a lot of days outside,” she said. Shea’s clients feature several unique ways of enjoying food outside, from the enclosed rooftop at Union to Mercy’s courtyard, complete with a fire pit and, in the winter, an ice bar. Whether it’s operable windows, heaters or umbrellas, Spaulding says restaurants are using whatever tools they can to get as much outdoor business as possible.

“We want to extend those three months of patio season as much as we can,” she said. “Our philosophy at Shea is really to integrate the outdoor space with in the indoor space as much as possible… It’s not just mimicking inside, it’s creating what kind of patio experience fits this restaurant and can complement it.” From the indoor-outdoor bar at Eastside to the sidewalk counter at Spoon & Stable, the firm is behind several al fresco dining destinations, all located within downtown Minneapolis.

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A five-way race in Hennepin County’s District 2 Candidates vying to replace Linda Higgins include three former city council members

By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com Linda Higgins’ announcement in November that she would retire after one-and-a-half Hennepin County Board terms instead of seeking re-election this fall sparked immediate interest in her District 2 seat. By spring, four candidates had announced runs for her office: Irene Fernando, a nonprofit founder and Bush Fellow who now works for Thrivent Financial; Iyob Waldsmayate, an employee in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ St. Paul office; former commissioner Mark Stenglein; and School Board Member Kim Ellison. Injured in a fall in April, Stenglein dropped out of the race. Ellison lost the DFL endorsement to Fernando in May and ended up filing to run for Congress in District 5, the seat her ex-husband Keith

Ellison is leaving to campaign for Minnesota attorney general. Just as the window to file for office was closing on June 5, three new, election-tested candidates entered the race. All three previously held city council seats: Blong Yang and Natalie Johnson Lee in Minneapolis’ Ward 5, both of them for one term; and Tim Bildsoe for four terms on the Plymouth City Council. After moving to the North Loop, Bildsoe ran to represent Minneapolis’ Ward 3, losing last fall to Steve Fletcher. Hennepin County District 2 stretches from St. Anthony in the east to Plymouth in the west and covers roughly a third of Minneapolis, including much of North and Northeast and the Bryn Mawr and North Loop neighborhoods.

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tion, said at a recent meeting they were discussing potential improvements to North Washington Avenue, a neighborhood thoroughfare. It’s also a county road, and Ward 3 City Council Member Steve Fletcher reminded Bildsoe there was an opening on the county board in District 2, which includes the North Loop. “It was kind of like, ‘Oh, thanks, Steve. I appreciate that suggestion,’” Bildsoe said, adding that supporters of his recent Ward 3 run also had urged him to re-enter the political arena in recent weeks. Elected four times to the Plymouth City Council, Bildsoe said government experience is essential to a role on the county board, which manages a $2.4 billion budget. His city SEE COUNTY BOARD RACES / PAGE 8

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Moments in Minneapolis By Cedar Imboden Phillips

RAISING A SMILE

arquette Plaza was originally built to house the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. This photograph shows construction in early 1971. The Modernist building with its distinctive “smile” required specialized engineering techniques. It was one of the ﬁrst to use a support system that approximates those found in suspension bridges. Here, you can see the completed main concrete towers, the interior elevator tower and a glimpse into the interior construction of what remains one of Minneapolis’ more distinctive buildings. The Federal Reserve Bank was located here until it relocated in 1997.

Cedar Imboden Phillips serves as executive director for the Hennepin History Museum. Learn more about the museum and its offerings at hennepinhistory.org or 870-1329. Image from the Hennepin History Museum’s collection.

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will come at no additional cost to members. So far, they’ve hosted yoga classes tailored for runners and Metzdorff said they plan to rent it out for events. “You’ve got somebody trying to get fitted for shoes when 100 people come back. It just started to inhibit business. So, let’s bring it up here. It’s so rare you get an opportunity to expand your existing footprint and have something that’s this beautiful sitting right above you,” he said. The Mill City Running community has come a long way since it opened five years ago. The shop, which focuses on running shoes, apparel and accessories, began hosting group runs soon after it opened. Metzdorff said their location near the riverfront, lakes and trails is a “catalyst” for growth. “We were lucky if we would get four people to show up. A lot of the times it’d be my wife, her mother and then two people going on these group runs. We’re so fortunate that these runs have grown,” he said. Mill City Running will use the space as a pop-up shop for specialty brands largely on weekends. The first one will be Tracksmith, a Boston-based premium running apparel maker that typically sells straight to consumers. Metzdorff said the store offers wares from specialty brands runners can’t found in most retailers, such as Vancouver, Canada-based lululemon. “From an insider point of view, it’s huge. Within the industry, getting a brand like Tracksmith definitely turns heads,” he said. The Mill City Athletic Club, at 411 E. Hennepin Ave., opened Friday, June 8 with a free event with Tracksmith CEO Matt Taylor.

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The Mill City Athletic Club has the look of an old-school health club, from century-old collegiate plaques on the wall to lockers that look like they came out of a 1970s recreation center. What’s missing? All the workout equipment. The health club, which opened June 8, is located above Mill City Running and its members aren’t working out much inside, but on the streets and trails outside. Rather than a fitness center, co-owner Jeff Metzdorff describes the concept as a “home base” for the store’s 400-strong racing team, as well as a place to host events, co-working tenants and the store’s employees. Or, as he calls it, “the way-out-there concept that we have no idea if it’s going to work or not but we’re going to try it.” “We have an amazing community, but it’s so big that we really needed some additional room. We couldn’t continue to do what we’re doing in our existing space,” he said. The club occupies the second story of the retailer’s building on Hennepin Avenue in the Nicollet Island-East Bank neighborhood. Metzdorff and Bekah, his wife and business partner, have transformed the space from an apartment into a vintage rec room with a kitchen, seating, lockers and a versatile event space. A nutritionist and a massage therapist rent out part of the 2,000-square-foot space as well. Metzdorff said they needed a place to bring members of the store’s racing team, a community of several hundred runners who’ve paid an annual $55 fee to get store discounts, access to group races, a runner singlet and other benefits. Access to the club

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The Loring Station post office is still closed following a small fire earlier this spring and officials aren’t sure when it will be up and running once again. The fire occurred at the station, 18 N. 12th St., late on Saturday, April 21. No customers or employees were around at the time. Kristy Anderson, a U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman, said they do not know when it will reopen. “It’s all going to depend on the work that needs to be done and when they can get that done,” she said. “It’s kind of a lengthy process.” The cause of the fire is still unknown, but Battalion Chief Bryan Tyner with the Minneapolis Fire Department said it is believed to be an accident. “It was actually a small fire towards the rear in the sorting area, so I don’t believe there was a lot of fire damage. I think it was primarily smoke damage,” he said. The front public entrance, which firefighters broke down upon entry, will need to be repaired. Inspectors have been contracted to decontaminate and decipher money orders, stamps and mail. Then everything must be removed and they can begin remodeling. For now,

all mail services are being redirected to the Minneapolis Main Post Office downtown. Regarding the re-opening of the station, Tyner said it is the decision of the Postal Service because the agency owns the building. “We just found the small amount of fire and smoke damage so that’s really up to them,” he said. Anderson was confident that the station will not need to relocate and will reopen eventually. “The extent of the damage isn’t something that destroyed the entire building and isn’t causing further safety issues so we feel we can get it remodeled and get back in there eventually,” she said. First responders did not report any damage to mail, but later inspections did find smoke damage on some mail. “Once the mail is salvageable we will get it delivered,” Anderson said. At this point she could not say how much mail was damaged or when it will be delivered. In the meantime, patrons can file a claim with the Postal Service for any insured mail. If it wasn’t insured, Anderson recommends contacting the sender and informing them of the situation.

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Sada Estrada and Meredith Anderson were best friends long before opening Squared-Up, the pair’s boutique hair shop at 13th & 2nd in Northeast’s Sheridan neighborhood. Estrada and Anderson trained together at the Aveda Institute in Minneapolis. They’ve worked next to one another in salons. They’ve gone on vacation together and stood in each other’s weddings. The close relationship is at the center of their new venture. “We’ve been tight for the whole run so it was a really natural growth into business,” Anderson said. After thinking about owning their own place for the past few years, the two opened Squared-Up in mid-May. They set up shop in small studio space, featuring a clean aesthetic and a simple setup. There are just two chairs, placed next to each other so Anderson and Estrada can share in the back-and-forth banter that comes after almost a decade of friendship. “It just made sense… to pair down and strip away what we don’t need,” Anderson said. “We just need a blow dryer, some clippers and some good product.” Squared-Up puts a modern spin on the traditional hair shop, focusing on short-hair cutting, predominantly for men.

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The shop is a reflection of Anderson and Estrada’s background. Both were trained in classical barbering, on top of their high-end stylist schooling. “We wanted to have this nod to old-fashioned barber shops,” Estrada said. Anderson and Estrada see the shop as a way to combine what they’re already good at: cutting hair and making conversation. She envisions it as a place “where everyone is comfortable to talk to each other and can join in the conversation.” For the pair, it comes down to a simple formula. “At the end of the day, we work hard, we be nice and we do the best quality work.” Anderson said. Squared-Up, at 1228 2nd St. NE, is open Tuesday through Saturday. Hours vary per day.

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Co-owners Katrina Ulrich and Jenny Loomis recently celebrated the grand opening of Marigold Way, their boutique in Sheridan’s 13th Avenue Business District. With cloudy sky-blue wallpaper covering the ceiling and colorfully patterned quilts and clothing displayed around the store, the two say the store is warm and welcoming. “I love how all of our products make a beautiful connection and you walk in and everything sort of moves well together,” Ulrich said. Marigold Way’s products are handcrafted by artisans from across India and range from soaps to tunics to children’s stuffed animals, all supporting fair trade and sustainable materials. Ulrich got her start by helping market products made by Blue Mango Trust, her older sister’s business run by and for marginalized women in India. Over the past 15 years, she has expanded into her own business to feature products from Blue Mango in addition to those from other artisans across India. Ulrich previously ran her business out of outdoor markets. Then last summer she realized she was ready for a change from the heavy physical labor and early hours that they require. “About the time I sort of threw it out to the universe, like, What’s my next step?” Ulrich said, “Jenny approached me and said…”

“Hey, we have a storefront!” Loomis said from behind the counter. Loomis owns the building and has been close friends with Ulrich’s younger sister and family for many years. She offered to partner with Ulrich and open the store. “I’m really happy to have a business partner after so many years of being alone,” said Ulrich. The daughters of Lutheran missionaries from Minnesota, Ulrich and her two sisters spent their childhood in Madagascar and India. She has returned to India for a few months nearly every year for the past two decades. She uses these visits to find and build strong connections with local artisans, looking specifically for businesses similar to Blue Mango Trust that aim to empower local communities. She buys the woven rugs sold at Marigold Way from Jaipur Rugs, which provides an education to women who didn’t have a chance to go to school. When asked about their favorite product, both owners point to the brightly colored quilts. Marigold Way, at 1228 2nd St. NE, is open 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon–6 p.m. Sunday. It’s closed Monday. Ulrich said she is “really happy to be here in the Northeast neighborhood.”

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Police halt downtown marijuana stings Mayor Jacob Frey directed Minneapolis police to end undercover operations that targeted small-time marijuana dealers downtown after a Hennepin County public defender raised concerns about racial disparities among those arrested and charged. “We will discontinue specific low-level marijuana enforcement, and I agree with the mayor’s decision,” Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said when he announced the policy change at a June 7 press conference. In a memo sent to Arradondo and Frey a week earlier, as well as in a court motion submitted around the same time, Chief Public Defender Mary Moriarty noted 46 of the 47 people facing felony drug sale charges as a result of the stings were black. Many of those swept up in the operations, which began earlier this year, sold undercover officers just one or two grams of marijuana. “We’re talking 10, 20 bucks’ worth,” Moriarty said. She noted the one white person arrested in the stings approached the undercover officers, instead of the other way around. While possession of up to 42.5 grams of marijuana is only a petty misdemeanor under state law — the equivalent of a traffic ticket, and not technically a crime — prosecutors can apply felony charges to the sale of even small amounts. She said public defenders had raised the issue with Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman’s office months earlier, but the prosecutions continued. Moriarty said research shows whites and blacks use marijuana “at pretty much the same rate,” suggesting the time and place police chose to conduct the stings contributed to the stark disparities in arrests. She noted many of those charged with felonies were experiencing homelessness and may have turned to dealing as a way to get by.

“I’m not unsympathetic to the downtown businesses and I understand it’s important people feel it’s safe down there. I think a more effective approach would have officers in uniform, engaging with the community, walking up and down (the street),” she said. In a Facebook post, Arradondo said downtown public safety details carried out by the 1st Precinct are “focused on reducing violent crime and improving livability conditions,” and that they have produced results. “The officers’ actions as we conducted these details were professional and legal,” he wrote. “However, as the Chief, I need to raise my voice when I see a concern that impacts our city as a whole.” Arradondo said he believes there are a significant number of black men who feel selling drugs is “their only choice to survive and provide for themselves.” He said he did

not want the department “to contribute to a sense of hopelessness.” “Solutions will require a collaborative effort to address these systemic challenges that, unfortunately, are still present in our great city,” Arradondo concluded. Moriarty said she was encouraged by the response of the mayor and police chief. She said it had been her experience that raising examples of racial disparities often leads to defensiveness. “I think it’s a really positive step forward that both the mayor and the chief of police were able to address the impact,” she said. “One person in jail solely for the possession of marijuana is one too many,” Frey wrote on Facebook. “Marijuana laws have been used to target people of color for decades. We have made progress, but full legalization would mark a meaningful and impactful step toward reforming our criminal justice system.”

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Flurry of filings for Ellison’s congressional seat Congressman Keith Ellison’s decision to join the race for Minnesota attorney general set off a lastminute flurry of filings for his 5th District seat. Ellison joined the state attorney general race June 5, the last day 2018 candidates were able to file for office. He had represented the Minnesota’s 5th District, which includes all of Minneapolis and 15 surrounding suburbs, since taking office in 2007. The district is one of the most liberal in the state, and the DFL now plans a June 17 special endorsing convention for the office. DFL hopefuls include state Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has been endorsed by Gov. Mark Dayton; Margaret Anderson Kelliher, the former Minnesota House speaker and current president and CEO of the Minnesota High Tech Association; state Sen. Patricia Torres Ray; real estate agent Frank Nelson Drake; and Jamal Abdi Abdulahi, founder of the Somali-American DFL

Caucus. State Sen. Bobby Joe Champion filed but suspended his campaign June 11. Jennifer Zielinski, who lives in Minneapolis and works for Allina Health, is the state Republican party’s endorsed candidate in the 5th District. The other GOP candidates include Bob “Again” Carney, Jr. and Christopher Chamberlin. Ellison’s decision came a day after DFLer Lori Swanson, the incumbent attorney general, announced her plan to join the race for Minnesota governor with U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan as her running mate. Swanson had previously sought the party’s endorsement for another term as attorney general, but it went to Minneapolis attorney Matt Pelikan. In addition to Pelikan and Ellison, the field of candidates for attorney general includes GOP-endorsed Doug Wardlow, an attorney and former state representative from Eagan. Sharon

Rep. Ellison. File photo Anderson and Robert Lessard are the other Republicans in the race, and additional DFL candidates include Tom Foley, Debra Hilstrom and Mike Rothman.

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A LEGISLATURE THAT DOESN’T WORK

aybe, like me, you’re old enough to remember when Minnesota was touted as the “state that works.” That was 40 years ago. Or maybe, unlike me, you’re not old enough to remember when our Legislature didn’t adjourn amid gridlock and chaos. But I’m mad as hell, and I don’t think we should take it anymore. The 2018 Legislature adjourned its regular session after passing a grand total of 82 bills. That’s an average of about one per day from convening to adjourning. As noted by my former mentor in political reporting at the Minneapolis Tribune, Steve Dornfeld, the bill total this year was less than 10 percent of what the 1967 Legislature accomplished, back when lawmakers convened only in odd-numbered years. Maybe the lack of legislation is a good thing if you’re a Libertarian. But the rest of us expect our elected representatives to craft and approve well-considered compromises that address emerging issues posed by advances in technology and standards of behavior. It should be a no-brainer to require that people drive without holding cell phones to distract them. It shouldn’t be beyond the grasp of our 201 electeds to pass background check legislation for gun purchases that 90 percent of Minnesotans polled say they favor. Nor should enacting laws that help

people such as my dad, 97 and in assisted living, be assured of safe care. But not in this Legislature this year. It’s become a place of all checks and no balances. You can argue the details, but I’m confident that if you put a dozen Minnesotans in a room for a day, a majority could reach a common-sense solution to any of these issues. Yet not our solons. They cater to the ideological wings of each party that turn out for precinct caucuses. One common-sense solution would be to replace caucuses with primary elections, to ensure that the two candidates on a ballot in November represent something akin to mainstream Minnesota values. Or statewide use of ranked-choice voting would allow those on ideological fringes to support their candidates but still cast a backup vote that gives someone with broader appeal a mandate. Another solution would be to enact real legislative reform by requiring open deliberations and setting meaningful deadlines for legislators. Penalize committee chairs and maybe members of policy and appropriations committees that don’t meet bill deadlines. Dock their per-diem payments if they don’t meet those deadlines. Require enough time between a compromise committee report and floor approval to allow legislators and the public alike to thoroughly vet a bill. Reduce the threshold for a chamber to extract for

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floor debate a bill that’s being held hostage in a hostile committee. Or require that all bills be reported to the full chamber for debate, even when a committee recommends against passage. Strictly limit debate on such bills to accommodate this flow of traffic, with committee members learned in the issue getting first preference for pro-con exposition on the chamber floor. And while we’re at it, how about enforcing the constitution or amending it further to tighten the use of omnibus or “Christmastree” bills. Limit this grab-bag packaging of spuriously related topics to end the practice of sneaking through bills that would never pass on their own merits. This could theoretically be accomplished by a change in the rules adopted by the majority caucus in each chamber that govern how it operates. But can we really trust the same people who gave us this gridlock to solve it? Especially when one chamber is led by a speaker who ended the session telling

us that a distracted-driver bill will eventually pass but now is not the right time. That begs the question of how many more lives must be sacrificed to distracted drivers before the time is right. Perhaps the speaker should attend the funeral of each victim of a distracted driver over the next two years to explain why the time was not right. The legislators who use the current system to thwart issues on which there is broad public consensus aren’t likely to cede that power without a public showing that the cost of not listening to us is greater than the cost of acceding to reform. That depends on a bunch of you Minnesotans getting mad enough to make some noise. Are you out there? I can’t hear you.

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

8 journalmpls.com / June 14–27, 2018 FROM COUNTY BOARD RACES / PAGE 1 council seat also gave him an inside view of how the county interacts with cities, particularly in matters of transportation and public health, he added. Bildsoe pledged to be a strong advocate for the county’s mental health and youth homelessness programs. He supports investments in a multi-modal transit system, and said the county needs to do more for pedestrian safety, particularly where Highway 55 cuts through North Minneapolis. Expanding access to affordable housing was a top priority for Bildsoe in his Minneapolis City Council race, and he said he’d continue that push if elected to the county board.

If elected, Fernando would seek to coordinate work between the county’s mental health staff and local law enforcement, possibly as an alternative to using police to respond to mental health emergencies. She would also make support for the county’s child welfare and protective services programs a priority. She pitched a “both-and” approach to expanding transit, promoting more flexible bus rapid transit projects alongside light rail, while advocatig for increased density along transit routes. She said she would be a leader on promoting environmental stewardship.

and prioritizing improvements in areas where more residents are transit-dependent. She would also encourage “more visible collaboration,” between the county and other local governments. Johnson Lee said it’s all too common to hear complaints that the county, state, school boards and cities — even individual county departments — appear to be operating in silos instead of working together.

renewable energy options, including tax breaks for property owners who invest in solar. Waldsmayate would promote expanding the area’s transit network and finding ways to make it cheaper.

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Irene Fernando (DFL-endorsed) voteirene.com Irene Fernando said she first started paying close attention to the county board in 2017 and “was truly taken aback by how much responsibility and impact they have in that room.” She was also shocked by the board’s lack of diversity. The daughter of Filipino immigrants, Fernando, who launched a nonprofit as a college student and now works for Thrivent Financial, noted the board hasn’t had a person of color as a member since its founding. “We talked visas and deportation. Those were topics in my house,” she said. “When I think about what a lot of our communities are facing today, those (experiences) are in our households but not directly represented on the board.” Fernando said she would “seek to fundamentally re-examine and redesign how our system functions” so that it works better for underrepresented communities. That includes even the design of the Hennepin County Government Center, which she said could be confusing and intimidating.

Since leaving the Minneapolis City Council in 2005, Natalie Johnson Lee has worked as a nonprofit executive and consultant, and said she may be best known for her involvement with Girls in Action, a school-based youth leadership program. In those roles, Johnson Lee said, she works with girls, women and families on a variety of issues, including childcare, housing, homeownership and employment, interacting with Hennepin County “on almost a daily basis.” Joining the board would be “a natural progression” for her, she said. Elected to office as a Green Party member in 2001, Johnson Lee represented the North Side’s Ward 5 for one term. She was defeated in her re-election bid when the redrawing of ward boundaries pitted her against another incumbent City Council member, Don Samuels. If elected, Johnson Lee said she would focus on “responsible budgeting,” which she said also means “responsible governing” — ensuring there are strong policies in place and residents are getting the maximum return on their tax dollars. She would also promote equity in the county’s transit policy, advocating for speed and efficiency

A federal employee who works in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs office in St. Paul, Iyob Waldsmayate said he would bring his experience in public administration to the county board. “I believe in the power of local government,” Waldsmayate said, adding that he’s running to “make positive change in the community.” As a first-generation immigrant who moved to the U.S. from Ethiopia in 2002, he’d also bring that perspective to the board for the first time. He said greater diversity in board leadership would benefit the entire county. Waldsmayate would prioritize streamlining the delivery of county services to make them as efficient and effective as possible. He said the St. Paul office is a leader in the VA’s innovation efforts, and he suggested the county could take a similar approach and save taxpayer dollars. He would also bring a renter’s perspective to the board, which he said should play a more prominent role in expanding access to affordable housing, in part by leveraging state and federal resources. Waldsmayate said Hennepin County’s environmental programs should lead the state. He described environmental protections as an investment in the future, and said the county should have a role in expanding access to and incentivizing

Former Ward 5 City Council Member Blong Yang said he “took a long break” after falling short in his bid for a second term last fall, spending time with his family and focusing his energy on managing the properties he owns. But as the candidate filing deadline approached for Hennepin County District 2, he decided voters needed more options, including someone with experience in elected office. He said he wasn’t surprised two other former city council members made the same decision, adding that he looked forward to a “vigorous campaign.” Yang said he would make oversight of the county’s massive human services operations a priority if elected. He said the county needs a forward-looking board to prepare it for significant demographic shifts, including an increase in two key populations: seniors and people of color. Noting that Hennepin County has the largest budget of any county in the state, he said even small innovations and improvements in how the county delivers services can make a huge difference, and pledged to seek out those solutions. Yang previously ran for the District 2 seat in a 2012 special election to replace Mark Stenglein, who resigned before the end of his term to take over leadership of the Minneapolis Downtown Council. Yang lost in that race to Linda Higgins. An attorney, Yang worked as an investigator in the city’s Department of Civil Rights before being elected to the council.

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Kickernick Building United Properties began renovations this spring on the Warehouse District’s Kickernick Building, a seven-story building known for ground-floor restaurant Brothers Bar & Grill. Gordy Stofer, the Minneapolisbased developer’s vice president of office development, said the project gives them an opportunity to “imagine new possibilities” for the nearly 150,000-square-foot building, a downtown mainstay since 1896. The work will consist of removing non-original dropped ceilings and drywall to expose original building materials. United Properties plans to build a new lobby atrium with open seating, collaboration stations and a more prominent entryway on 1st Avenue. The building will get new elevators, renovated bathrooms and amenities like bike storage and showers. The developer expects to complete the project in the third quarter of this year. Work on the sixth floor is already done and leasing has begun for the 22,000 square feet of office space.

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Washburn 10th-grader makes state golf tournament Stellan Orvick first picked up a golf club when he was 5 years old, his exposure to the sport coming through his best friend. This month, the Washburn High School 10th-grader became the first Minneapolis Public Schools male golfer to make the Minnesota State High School League golf tournament in nine years. Orvick took third in the Class 3, Section 6 tournament May 31 and June 4 at Ridges of Sand Creek in Jordan to earn a state-tournament berth. The Diamond Lake neighborhood resident was second out of 63 golfers after the first round of the tournament and was one of 11 golfers in the tournament to make state. “I had a good mindset going in,” Orvick said June 6 before a practice round at Hiawatha Golf Course. “I was really confident about my swing.” Orvick said he began playing in The First Tee of the Twin Cities program when he was about 9 years old and that he began competing in tournaments around age 12. He started playing on the Washburn team as an eighth-grader, noting that he didn’t know he could play as a seventh-grader. Orvick said he wasn’t close to making state as an eighth- or ninth-grader but that he’s improved each year. He has won the Minneapolis City Conference championship each of the past two years and said he was confident heading into this year’s section tournament. “I just felt my swing the whole time,” he said.

Orvick started his first section round with three straight pars before scoring a triple bogey on his fourth hole. He rallied with a par save on his fifth hole and subsequently scored back-to-back birdies, eventually finishing the round with a 1-under-par 71. Orvick shot a 6-over-par 78 in his second round, bogeying his final two holes but still qualifying for state. He said he’s feeling good going into the state tournament, which runs June 12–13 at Bunker Hills Golf Club in Coon Rapids. Washburn coach Sean Keir, a social studies teacher at Southwest High School, said he was confident that Orvick was in a good position mentally heading into the section tournament. He noted the effort Orvick has put into practicing and the maturity and tenacity he showed to make state. “I can’t say enough about the maturity that it takes, especially as a sophomore, to do that,” Keir said. Orvick, who lives about a mile from Hiawatha, said his ultimate goal is to play collegiate golf. He plans on playing in multiple junior golf tournaments this summer and said he will try out for the Minnesota State Open Championship. Orvick is the first MPS male golfer to play in the state high school league golf tournament since a South student made the tournament in 2009. No MPS student has won the tournament in over 50 years.

Washburn 10th-grader Stellan Orvick is the ﬁrst Minneapolis Public Schools student to reach the Minnesota State High School League golf tournament since 2009. Above, Orvick prepares for a swing during a practice round on June 6 at Hiawatha Golf Course. Photos by Nate Gotlieb

Primary coming in MPS School Board race The City of Minneapolis will hold a primary for the open Minneapolis Board of Education at-large seats on Aug. 14, after five candidates filed to run for the two seats. Doug Mann, Sharon El-Amin, Kimberly Caprini, Josh Pauly and Rebecca Gagnon filed between May 22 and June 5 for the two seats, which represent the entire school district. State law says that no more than two candidates can appear on the generalelection ballot for each open seat. The primary will come about three months after the Minneapolis DFL endorsed Pauly, a former MPS teacher, and active North Side parent Caprini. Gagnon, a two-term incumbent, also sought the endorsement, along with El-Amin and Christy Caez, who are both active parents. Gagnon had written in a candidate questionnaire for the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers that she would abide by her political party’s endorsement. But in a June 6 Facebook post, she wrote that the district needs stability and an experienced leader, noting its efforts to develop a new strategic plan. “This conversation requires knowledge, history, experience and a deep understanding of education funding and the interconnectedness of our District systems, programs and operations,” she wrote. El-Amin wrote on Facebook that she’d never committed to abiding by the DFL endorsement. Voters in School Board Districts 1, 3 and 5, which are on the eastern half of Minneapolis, will elect board members this fall. Incumbents Jenny Arneson, Siad Ali and Nelson Inz, respectively, are running for those seats. Each is unopposed.

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outdoors fits with their beer-garden feel,” she said. It also means the smell of Butcher & the Boar’s smoked meats, sausages and Southernstyle eats can waft outside the restaurant’s footprint between downtown and Loring Park. The restaurant, which has another outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, hosts special events, private parties and keg-tappings out of the roughly 80-person, dog-friendly space. Music and live bands are welcome.

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1610 Harmon Place Downtown diners may recall the Joe’s Garage rooftop in Loring Park, but much of that changed when 4 Bells moved into the park-adjacent space. The seafood and chicken restaurant from the team at Butcher & the Boar features several dining spaces, from the 12-seat seafood bar to private areas like the Hickory Room, but the rooftop is its own destination. The fully enclosed, climate-controlled roof boasts room for 180 people, including 100 seats open in every season. While it’s typically closed during the week and for events in the winter, the rooftop and attached patio opens up to all — including pets — in the warmer months. Besides the rooftop, 4 Bells has another outdoor dining area in the alley outback. It features a mural depicting a colorful, tumultuous brawl between the Kraken and Poseidon courtesy of local artist Adam Turman, the same creative mind behind the art at Butcher & the Boar.

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Butcher & the Boar 1121 Hennepin Ave. Around the corner from its Hennepin Avenue storefront, Butcher & the Boar has a fourseason beer garden. Despite being outside, Spaulding said the beer tent has the luxuries of home — both heat and air conditioning — which means people can enjoy dining al fresco without worry of the elements. “People can be outside but they can still have the protection and heat that they need, and it

Depending on what side diners are on, they can belly up to the bar inside or outside at Eastside. Spaulding said the bar and restaurant, located on the ground floor of downtown’s Latitude 45 luxury apartment building, integrates the outdoors by opening a unique operable screen window that opens right alongside the three-sided bar. “So, you can sit outside and be part of the indoor bar experience,” she said. “That really connects the two spaces.” Eastside, opened in 2015 by local restaurateur Ryan Burnet, offers a modern American menu with oysters and seafood, burgers and several original takes on vegetables. The restaurant has an outdoor patio that is

Mercy’s outdoor escape is a courtyard with both ice and fire. Chef Mike Rakun opened the restaurant and bar on the ground floor of the Le Méridien Chambers Hotel in the former Marin space. The space came with an outdoor courtyard, complete with a fire pit to keep it comfortable in the sptmer and early fall. That’s not all the restaurant does to keep the courtyard welcome to diners. Spaulding said Mercy invests in fresh flowers and greenery to wrap its frontage along Hennepin Avenue, as well as the outdoor dining space. When it’s less active in the winter, Mercy has experimented with an ice bar, which it’s called the MNice Bar. The bar was home to a heated dome, an ice shuffle board and an ice lounge over the cold months. Hot cocktails keep guests toasty. “Our challenge was: Can we activate in the winter months too? How can we morph this space?” Spaulding said. “They’re really putting in a lot of time, attention and investment.” SEE DOWNTOWN OUTDOORS / PAGE 14

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McKinney Roe 530 S. 4th St. One of the newest outdoor dining spots in downtown is McKinney Roe, an Irish bar and restaurant from O’Donovan’s Irish Pub restaurateur Dermot Cowley and Waconiabased Irish Born Hospitality. It’s one of the first to capitalize on the newly created Commons park near U.S. Bank Stadium, a two-block park that serves as its front yard.

McKinney Roe has room for 150 on its outdoor patio. For a view without the elements, the interior has a mezzanine with seating overlooking the Commons and the rising Downtown East neighborhood. The restaurant serves American and Irish fare, as well as cocktails. Its signature dishes include seafood ceviche, the double McKinney Roe burger and the pork shank.

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While it doesn’t technically have outdoor dining, Spaulding said, Spoon & Stable emphasizes each foot of available sidewalk space with an operable garage door window. Along the opening is one counter with seating that lines the sidewalk. One bonus at Spoon & Stable, the restaurant

from James Beard Award-winning chef Gavin Kaysen, is the greenery outside. Spaulding said the best thing a restaurant can do to draw in outdoor diners is invest in flowers and a little green, even if it will only last a few months. “It really is singularly one of the best first impressions to see flowers and green,” she said. “I think that’s the thing that gets missed the most, especially in this market.”

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Union Rooftop 731 Hennepin Ave. Union’s rooftop is home to the state’s only heated, glass-enclosed rooftop open yearround, even when it snows. “You can use it literally every day of the year,” Spaulding said. “You feel like you’re in a snow globe. You still get the downtown views.” Union’s rooftop changes with the weather, Ad Council - Pet Adoption SWJ 2012 NR1 Filler V3.indd 1

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whether that means the roof’s enclosure is partially open for warm but rainy days, closed for cold seasons or open for summer happy hours. “That’s really a complete integration between the (outside and the inside),” she said. Beyond dining, Union’s rooftop hosts concerts, weekend dance parties and drag brunches. The roof has a menu independent from the main floor, with burgers, pasta, flatbreads and a selection of house cocktails.

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Rolling on the downtown riverfront By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com

Paddlers on the river near the Lowry Avenue Bridge. File photo

There are plenty of ways to enjoy the riverfront in downtown Minneapolis. You just have to know where to look. Whether it’s booking your own boat or sharing a kayak, or simply watching a movie nearby, here are several ideas to get you on or near the water this summer.

The river’s sharing economy Launched in 2016 by the National Park Service and several local partners, the Mississippi Paddle Share Program takes a Nice Ride approach to kayaking, allowing residents to get on the river without ever buying their own boat. The program, the first of its kind in the country, allows people to rent one- or twoperson kayaks at several points along the river for up to two or three hours at a time. It’s an idea crafted by the Park Service, Mississippi Park Connection, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Northeast-based Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. The program has two stations near downtown Minneapolis, including one at North Mississippi Regional Park (near the Carl A. Kroenig Interpretive Center) or at the MWMO Park and Learning Center, 2522 Marshall St. NE. The service will run kayakers $20 for a solo kayak and $35 for a tandem vessel. It’s available Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through Sept. 30, along with Fridays from June 22 to Aug. 31.

An insider’s Segway tour When was the last time you took a tour of your own city? The Magical History Tour, a Segway tour in downtown and Southeast Minneapolis, starts at a storefront on Main Street and dives into the history of sites along the nearly seven miles of Mississippi riverfront. The tour route stretches from the Plymouth Avenue Bridge and goes to Bohemian Flats, meandering around both banks of the river, hitting popular landmarks like Mill Ruins Park and Boom Island, as well as lesser-known sights like Gateway Park and historic homes along Nicollet Island. During the summer, the tours, at 125 Main St. SE, run daily from 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Tour reservations can be made at humansonastick. com/magical. A $90 ticket comes with refreshments at Mill City Museum, entrance into the museum and discounts at local establishments like Pracna on Main.

Outdoor cinema The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Music & Movies in the Park event series brings evening entertainment to parks throughout the city, including several near the downtown riverfront. Need an excuse to watch “Back to the Future”? The classic film is playing at Father Hennepin Bluffs Park on June 19. Or there’s “Hotel Transylvania” playing at June 26. Movies, which start 15 minutes after sunset,

play regularly at the park. A schedule of events is available at minneapolisparks.org. There’s also riverfront music throughout the summer on Mondays at 7 p.m. at Nicollet Island Park, 40 Power St., and Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Father Hennepin Bluff Park, 420 SE Main St. Check out Owen Ray ( June 18) or Bob! (The Music of Dylan) ( June 25) at Nicollet Island Park or Family Three on June 26 at Father Hennepin Bluff Park.

The river’s hidden gems There are several places worth checking out along the riverfront that you won’t see on your daily commute. The Upper St. Anthony Lock and Dam closed in 2015, but free tours are still available throughout the open season on a firstcome, first-served basis. Park rangers may dive into the history of the lock, along with the river and the milling industries that once dominated the riverfront. Have you seen the creek that runs beneath the Warehouse District? Bassett Creek runs roughly 12 miles from Plymouth and eventually spills out into the Mississippi between the Plymouth Avenue Bridge and the North Loop Playground. The wooded area is accessible via walking paths off West River Parkway. Downtown residents may have walked through First Bridge Park without knowing it. The small piece of land on the river’s edge beneath the Hennepin Avenue Bridge is dedicated to the history of the first bridge across the Mississippi River. The first suspension bridge built on the site came in 1855. The piece of former railroad real estate was turned into a park in 2001 around the time the Federal Reserve Bank was constructed nearby. First Bridge Park features artist-designed bronze sculptures and stories depicted on large pieces of limestone mined near the site.

A different taxi The Minneapolis Water Taxi is not your average taxi. Captains Cory Parkos and Greg Hoseth take groups of up to six people on their solarpowered boat so they can enjoy the downtown riverfront between the Lowry Avenue Bridge and St. Anthony Falls. The taxi offers roughly one-hour pleasure cruises up and down the Mississippi for $60, or $10 a person with a full group. The boat typically picks up at Boom Island Park and can drop people off at Northeast’s Sample Room or take a full lap and come back to Northeast Minneapolis. Highlights on the ride include the newly recreated Hall’s Island near the Plymouth Avenue Bridge and the wildlife along the Nicollet Island back channel. The boat will be available for rides during firework shows on the Fourth of July and the Aquatennial. It can also be booked during Twin Cities River Rats water ski shows. For reservations, visit mplswatertaxi.com.

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ASI’s Midsommar Celebration 2018 Relish in the longest days of summer with this annual party that honors Sweden’s popular Midsommar tradition, with music from choral ensembles, ﬁddler groups and orchestras and dancing around the Midsommar pole throughout the day. Learn about cow calling, ﬂower wreath making or May basket weaving and add to your Swedish drinking song repertoire. Check out Kim Simonsson’s life-sized moss sculptures, and taste some delicious traditional strawberry cake and Swedish hot dogs, along with tasty beverages from FIKA.

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When: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, June 16 Where: American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Ave. Cost: $10, adults; $7, ages 62-plus; $5, ages 6–18 and students with ID; free for ASI members Info: asimn.org

Northern Spark

‘Sound Horizon’

After taking aim at the environment and climate change for the last two years, the Northern Spark after-dark festival shifts its focus to ways that humans are connected. Exploring how communities of all diﬀerent cultures and identities share space globally, the festival reﬂects a need for coming together in an era where divisiveness proliferates in our society. This year, the festival takes place over two nights, ending at 2 a.m. each night.

Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran curates the Walker Art Center’s “Sound Horizon” music series, which ﬁlls the museum with music. “Sound Horizon” runs once a month throughout the summer, beginning with Douglas R. Ewart and his collaborators, who will be playing inside Moran’s mixed-media set installations, which pay homage to celebrated jazz venues of past eras.

When: 9:02 p.m.–2 a.m. Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16 Where: The Commons, 425 Portland Ave. S.; Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall; and Nicollet Avenue between 4th and 8th streets Cost: Free Info: 2018.northernspark.org

When: 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, June 21 Where: Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Place Cost: Free Info: walkerart.org

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Twin Cities Jazz Festival The Twin Cities Jazz Festival celebrates its 20th year, with national musicians and vocalists descending on St. Paul for three days of electrifying music. The headliners this year are Grammywinning singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, New Orleans emerging artist Nayo Jones and saxophonists Tia Fuller and Houston Person. Metro Transit is free for the run of the festival. When: 4 p.m.–11 p.m. Thursday, June 21; 4 p.m.–midnight Friday, June 22; 11 a.m.–midnight Saturday, June 23. Where: Mears Park, 221 5th St. E., St. Paul, and various locations in Lowertown Cost: Main stages are free Info: twincitiesjazzfestival.com

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Twin Cities Pride The rainbow colors of love, acceptance and community are flown far and wide during Pride. Check out some of the events we’re excited about. Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade Check out the ﬂags, colors, feathers, sparkles and smiles at the annual Pride Parade.

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The story of a forbidden love aﬀair between two men in Washington, D.C., in the 1950s comes to life with this Minnesota Opera production.

The annual queer art project includes performance and visual installation elements, this year taking on issues of consent.

When: 11 a.m. June 24 Where: Hennepin Avenue between 3rd and 16th streets Cost: Free Info: tcpride.org

When: 7:30 p.m. June 16, 19, 21, 23 and 26; 2 p.m. June 17 Where: Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts, 528 Hennepin Ave. Cost: $29–$104 Info: mnopera.org

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When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 20–Saturday, June 23 Where: Red Eye Theater, 2301 15 W. 14th St. Cost: $15 in advance and for students and seniors; $18 at the door Info: QueertopiaTC on Facebook

Twin Cities Pride Festival Enjoy the beautiful June weather as you stop by all kinds of diﬀerent booths from folks in the community. When: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. June 23 and 24 Where: Loring Park Cost: Free Info: tcpride.org

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Peter Schulze, Tara Fahey and the Illuminated Reef Collective are returning to Made Here after turning a storefront along Hennepin into an immersive neon art installation for Energy: Made Here last winter. Photo by Steven Lang

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The latest season of Made Here, downtown’s guerilla window gallery series from the Hennepin Theatre Trust, is focused on avenues. I’ll give you one guess which street the organizers had in mind. Now in its tenth season, Made Here is the largest storefront window art program in the country. This time around, the theme is giving the program’s window artists an opportunity to reﬂect on the road, which the City of Minneapolis expects to redesign and reconstruct in 2020. It’s work that Joan Vorderbruggen, the trust’s director of public art and placemaking, said will undoubtedly change the program. Vorderbruggen describes an avenue as “a path to some place,” but also a place in and of itself. For Made Here artists and Vorderbruggen, Hennepin Avenue is a road, but also a gallery, a place of business and a home to their community. “We face a re-imagination of an avenue that won’t happen again in some of our lifetimes. How important is it for artists to creatively express what that word means to them?” she said on a recent stroll down Hennepin Avenue. “I think that artists really want to be part of the reconstruction and part of the process. This avenue is incredibly valuable for so many reasons to so many people in such romantic ways.” The trust is acknowledging the big decade milestone by bringing back artists from each of the previous seasons of Made Here to take part in a unique expansion of the program. Rather than a round of the greatest hits, Vorderbruggen said this season is full of creatives who have made the biggest impacts on the program. Nearly a dozen previous artists will be a part of the Made Here Alumni Gallery at the PNC Encore Lounge inside the trust’s building at 9th & Hennepin. “Each individual artist in this run has a really incredible Made Here story,” she said. “They were selected by the panel because they were artists who brought something to the project that made a positive change. Their work helped us with program development and how we would

look to what was possible for the next run.” Sayge Carroll and Katrina Knutson, two artists featured in 2015’s “Intersections” season, are some of the first artists to bring a social justice message to Made Here. Their window installation inside the Renaissance Square building dove into a theme of Black Lives Matter. “They did it in a way that was so beautiful and nuanced. It really set the tone for what was possible to broach really charged, tense subjects with creative installations. So that was a big breakthrough with Made Here,” Vorderbruggen said. New this year is a project from FAIR School Downtown, which is wrapping the blank, rounded wall at 10th & Hennepin with student art pictured on large vinyl banners. It will serve as a gateway into the city’s theater district as the former National Camera Exchange building across the street, a popular Made Here venue, is redeveloped into office space and housing. Made Here work is concentrated along Hennepin and 5th and 10th streets. And, for the first time, Vorderbruggen, who launched Made Here five years ago, will put together her own installation with Minneapolis MADDADS, an organization that frequently engages at-risk and homeless youth at the trust’s events. “It’s kind of fun to get my hands in the creative side of things,” she said. Made Here provides a $750 stipend to each artist or team. Vorderbruggen said the program is gender balanced and 40 percent of its artists are people of color. Avenues: Made Here will launch on Wednesday, June 20 with a pre-Twin Cities Pride celebration during the trust’s 5 to 10 on Hennepin event in the parking lot at 5th & Hennepin. The event will feature walking tours of this season’s installations, games, street performers and free refreshments. Avenues: Made Here run through Nov. 5.

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Deep down inside Northeast’s Miller Textile Building, once a complex of ﬂour bag manufacturing, there’s a really old door. What’s beyond that door isn’t important. “(It’s) almost a dungeon-looking thing,” said Nate Larson, the head brewer of HeadFlyer Brewing Co. Customers can’t seem to stop asking what’s beyond that door, so HeadFlyer Brewing, which opened last year on the ground ﬂoor of the building, decided to name its experimental beer series after it. Each Thursday HeadFlyer releases a new small-batch beer, whether it’s a new style of brew or an infusion of an existing beer. Larson said

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they’re planning to use cocktail bitters from Five Watt to infuse beers. Then, after several weeks, patrons can try them all at a ﬂight night. Larson and the brewers at HeadFlyer are also getting into milkshake IPAs, which are brewed with lactose for a full-bodied brew. Larson is dreaming up orangecream dreamsicle and blueberry milkshake IPAs. But you’ll have to check out the events to see what’s being tapped. Larson said there’s “an element of surprise” to what beer they’ll release next. Once the beers are gone, they’re gone. “People know they’re going to get something new and unexpected,” he said, “and we see what people are craving at any given time.” Check out the Beyond the Door series at HeadFlyer Brewing, 861 E. Hennepin Ave., from 3 p.m.–10 p.m. on Thursdays.

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Ingredients 1 recipe chimichurri (below) 2 large onions, cut into thin rings 1 Tablespoon sunﬂower oil Salt and pepper to taste 2 baguettes, each sliced horizontally and cut into quarters 8 sausages from Sunshine Harvest Farm (chorizo, andouille or any standard brat)

Toss the onions with the oil, salt and pepper and grill over medium high heat until charred. Grill the sausages over medium high heat until cooked through. Brush the baguettes with oil and grill until nicely toasted. Put one sausage on each baguette and top with the onions and chimichurri (recipe below).

he Mill City Farmers Market’s Tuesday Night Market is your downtown, weeknight destination for local food and more. It opened for the season June 5 on The Commons, the 4.2-acre green space in front of U.S. Bank Stadium. The Night Market will run 4 p.m.–8 p.m. Tuesdays until the end of September, with locally grown summer grocery staples like fresh salad greens, pasture-raised meat for the grill, prepared food and goods from local artisans. If that’s not enough, here are four reasons to visit.

1: Free outdoor yoga

3: Live music

4: Simple weeknight dinner

As part of the market’s dedication to growing a healthier community, we’ve partnered with Alchemy 365 and YogaFit Studios Northeast to offer free yoga classes 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. most Tuesdays June through September. Before or after you shop the market, enjoy an hour of bliss.

Every night the Mill City Night Market has live music in the park! Music runs 6 p.m.–8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Check out the lineup:

Shop up to 20 local farmers and food makers each week, including ready-to-eat dinner from food trucks and local restaurants and a full assortment of grocery staples. Enjoy a pizza or rice bowl in the park or grab some summer herbs, fresh bread and pasture-raised brats (which thaw in 20–30 minutes) to take home for the simple recipe on the right.

Schedule: June 26 July 3, 10 and 24 Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28 Sept. 4, 11 and 18

2: Beer and wine nights Day Block Brewery is at the market once a month selling wine and craft beer from their brewery located just a few blocks away at Washington & 11th. Enjoy a beer and lawn games with your coworkers or neighbors 4 p.m.–8 p.m. on June 26, July 31, Aug. 28 and Sept. 18.

June 5 — Gypsy Mania June 12 — Sinfonia 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m., followed by One Ukulele June 19 — Roe Family Singers 5 p.m.–7 p.m., followed by a BYOB movie in the park June 26 — Brass Messengers July 3 — The Preludes to a Blizzard July 10 — Lila Ammons July 17 — Ring Toss Twins DJs July 24 — Light of the Moon Duo July 31 — TBD Aug. 7 — Michael Keys & Jim Krans Aug. 14 — Upper Midwest Folk Fiddlers Aug. 21 — Honest Maude Aug. 28 — Lila Ammons Sept. 4 — The Moonlight Duo Sept. 11 — Roe Family Singers Sept. 18 — Hamdog Sept. 25 — Sam Timmreck 4 p.m.–6 p.m., followed by the Minnesota Orchestra

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