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THE NEWS SOURCE FOR DOWNTOWN & NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS JUNE 28–JULY 11, 2018

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POLICE SHOOTING ROCKS NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, AGAIN By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@journalmpls.com

“We can’t keep letting this happen,” Jerome Peters said at a June 24 vigil at 48th & Camden. Photo by Michelle Bruch

rotesters gathered with calls to “prosecute the police” June 24 at 48th & Camden, the site where a day earlier a man was shot and killed by police following a brief confrontation. Police and witnesses tell different stories about the June 23 shooting of Thurman Blevins Jr., 31. While police said the man was armed, at least two witnesses said they don’t believe it and never saw a gun. Oﬃcers’ body cameras were activated, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which is investigating the incident. In a joint statement, all 13 members of the City Council said they “stand in solidarity with Northsiders” and urged the BCA to release the police body camera footage and other evidence from the shooting as soon as possible. SEE POLICE SHOOTING / PAGE 12

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Minneapolis gets its goats Park Board shepherds a newfound connection between livestock and locals By Sheila Regan It’s official: goats are taking over the Twin Cities. They’ve been visiting breweries, hosting yoga classes and, coming up this July, will be returning to Theodore Wirth Regional Park to do what goats do best: eat. Last year, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board spearheaded a new goat program at two sites in Wirth, as well as one site at Cedar Lake East Beach, where the goats were let loose to graze on buckthorn. It turns out, goats are highly efficient at getting rid of the invasive species, much more efficient than humans, in fact. Using them means getting rid of the buckthorn without the use of chemicals, which is a win-win for the environment. The Park Board plans to conduct the program for another year, this time just at the two Theodore Wirth sites, and will be doing an assessment of the efficacy and cost of running the program.

Jeremy Barrick, the board’s assistant superintendent of environmental stewardship, said the Cedar Lake location was nixed this year because the endeavor uncovered snails at that site last year. “Snails can carry a parasite that affect goats, so the contractor was a little nervous last year,” he said. With Cedar as a one-time site, the assessment will look into how long the goats’ work will last, and how quickly the native plants come back in comparison to the invasive species. “Then when we go out to Wirth, these two sites will have been hit two years in a row, and we can kind of see how that stacks up,” Barrick said. For the project, the Park Board is working with Diversity Landworks, a company that SEE GOATS / PAGE 13

The Park Board is using goats to control buckthorn in city parks. Submitted photo

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Stem Wine Bar & Eatery will close at the end of June after more than two years in business. The Nicollet Island-East Bank wine bar was the creation of owner Ivy Taheri, a partner at now-closed concepts The Tangiers and, later in the same space, Hennepin Steam Room. Taheri said in an email that Stem will close at the end of June, but she’s planning a new concept that will open in October. “My decision to close Stem was hard because we have so many great regulars from the community that we value, but (I) am confident the new concept will reach a broader audience and be a great addition to the steadily evolving (N)ortheast neighborhood,” she said. More than a wine bar, Stem was a fullservice restaurant serving internationally

inﬂuenced small plates and entrees with a southern Mediterranean focus. Taheri brought in rare wines, such as those from Eastern Europe, and bought in small batches thanks to the eatery’s lack of storage. Taheri has tinkered with the concept over its two-year life, creating a signature cocktail menu that changed seasonally and offering infused vodka ﬂights. Stem served as a latenight dining spot with evening happy hours starting at 8 p.m. during the week and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. In the meantime, Stem, at 24 University Ave. NE, is open 4p.m.–10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4 p.m.–midnight Friday and 5 p.m.–midnight Saturday.

Stem’s menu may have been inspired by the far-oﬀ Mediterranean, but its charcuterie featured meat from Kramarczuk’s, located on the same block. File photo

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Market Bar-B-Que, a 72-year-old family barbecue joint, recently announced the location of its new Northeast restaurant, which is set to open this fall. Father and son Steve and Anthony Polski currently co-own and operate Eat Street’s Market Bar-B-Que at 1414 Nicollet Ave S. However, the demolition of their current building, which will make room for new apartments, has forced them to relocate. “My father and I are putting everything we have into being able to do this move and build out. We didn’t know we were going to have to move so it’s not like we were saving up and that part is really stressful…” Anthony Polski said. “We’re definitely going at (a) rocket pace to get this done in a manner in which we can keep our employees still working and give the public our food.” Polski said he’s been interested in being more involved in the Northeast community for a while and had an “inkling” of the possible need to relocate in the future. This January he and his father worked out a deal for a space at 220 Lowry Ave. NE in the Bottineau neighborhood that they’d been looking at shortly after finding out about the demolition. Market Bar-B-Que’s two food trucks have previously serviced breweries and distilleries in Northeast, which reaﬃrmed their interest in the area. “I think [Northeast] is very fitting for a family owned and operated legacy business,” Polski said. “The support from the community has done nothing but reinforce that for me... it makes all of the hard work that my family does feel well worth it.” Since Polski’s grandfather first opened Market Bar-B-Que in 1946, the business has relocated three other times. It started by the Minneapolis Farmer’s Market, and then

moved to where the Target Center parking now is, before settling at its current location on Eat Street. Polski said that redevelopment seems to spur their relocation approximately every 30 years. McNulty Construction Company worked with the family during each relocation. “They’re professionals at building Market Bar-B-Ques,” Polski said. Polski said he is more comfortable in the relocation process knowing it has been done before. “It is a big undertaking, but having my dad and McNulty in my corner is huge,” he said. Though the location will be new, much of the old building will make the move, including the ceiling. Antique light fixtures, a recreation of the original carpet, the 110-year-old bar and, of course, its signature marquee will be found at Market Bar-B-Que’s new home. “I think [relocating] uproots us and I think this is going to be really good for my family’s business,” Polski said. Market Bar-B-Que is using its move as an opportunity to improve the menu. A “buy ‘em ‘til they’re out” barbecue beef rib weekend special will be among its food additions. Polski said the biggest change will be the merging of their bar and restaurant. New happy hour specials will feature products from neighborhood breweries and distilleries, such as Indeed Brewing Co. and Tattersall Distilling. Market Bar-B-Que anticipates closing for about two months from mid-September until mid-November during the transition. However, the food trucks will still be out. Though he admitted he is sad to leave the current location, Polski said, “I see nothing but a bright future for our family business. I think it’s going to be a rebirth for us.”

— Sonya Chechik Market Bar-B-Que’s food trucks make the rounds at local breweries and private parties. Photo by Courtney Lowe

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The wait is finally over for the opening of Centro, one of two much-anticipated concepts opening in Northeast Minneapolis. Former Lyn 65 bar manager Jami Olson, a first-time restaurateur, is behind the two restaurants, which will feature the talents of executive chef Jose Alarcon (Lyn 65, Eastside, Travail, etc.). Centro is slated to open June 28 across the street from Indeed Brewing Co. at the redeveloped corner of 15th & Quincy in Northeast’s Logan Park neighborhood. The more casual 90-seat restaurant will serve street tacos, fresh fare out of a raw bar and botanas, or snacks, like beer-infused frijoles borrachos. The bar-focused concept keeps the Mexican inﬂuence with its beverage program with agave spirits, Mexican-inspired craft cocktails, alcoholic and non-alcoholic paletas, a frozen Mexican treat. Minneapolis-based Shea Design is responsible for designing Centro, which will have a 34-seat outdoor patio. Expect its sister restaurant, Popol Vuh, to

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Pam Pappas Stanoch is saying “au revoir” to C’est Chic Boutique, her North Loop women’s boutique with a Parisian twist. Stanoch will close the store after its annual tradition of celebrating Bastille Day, otherwise known as the French National Day, on Saturday, July 14. The choice is a tough one for Stanoch, who beyond running the shop spends much of her time traveling around the globe and running international strategy firm Athena Group International. She also serves on the boards of Books for Africa and the nearby Alliance Française, not to mention a granddaughter she’d like to spend time with. “I have no life. None. I turned 65 last November and I had to look in the mirror and say ‘do I wish to work 65 hours a week for the next five years?’” she said, noting that’s how long she has left on her lease. “No I can’t. I don’t want to.” Stanoch said she didn’t have any experience running a store when she opened C’est Chic in 2010. “I learned how to use a cash register 40 minutes before we opened,” she said, laughing. “I’m impressed with what I’ve done, if I do say so myself.” Back then, Stanoch, once a North Loop resident, said the neighborhood wasn’t one of the fastest-growing areas in the city and didn’t attract the attention it does today. Now there are new development projects on either side of the store, with the historic rehabilita-

tion of the Campbell-Logan Bindery building and new retail spaces and apartments coming up across 2nd Avenue. “I was one of the early ones, so it’s been amazing to watch it grow and develop and building those relationships has been really wonderful as well,” she said. Despite challenges with parking and her older clientele, Stanoch said working in the North Loop has been a “marvelous experience.” “Our customers have become family,” she said. C’est Chic will continue on as a pop-up shop with locations to be announced on the store’s social media pages. Stanoch said she just got a new shipment of items, so even the closing Bastille Day sale will feature newer products. Stanoch, who speaks ﬂuent French, plans to continue her popular shopping trips to France, a tradition she started last year. She already has several trips planned this and next year. C’est Chic exclusively sells women’s apparel from European designers, including several that don’t sell to other retailers in the United States. Its jewelry comes from local purveyors. Stanoch said Filigree Jewelers, which is currently based nearby in the Colonial Warehouse Building, will fill the store’s space in the Whitney Square building. C’est Chic, at 210 N. 2nd St., is open 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.– 4 p.m.

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Yates to lead ketamine inquiry Sally Yates, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, will lead an independent review of the use of ketamine on people detained by Minneapolis police. Mayor Jacob Frey and police Chief Medaria Arradondo had called for a third-party investigation after reporting by the Star Tribune raised questions about interactions between police and the emergency medical services personnel who administered the powerful sedative. Frey and Arradondo jointly announced Yates’ hiring June 22. The Star Tribune obtained a copy of a draft report on the use of ketamine by Hennepin Healthcare and North Memorial Medical Center EMS crews over three years. Still in development by the city’s Oﬃce of Police Conduct Review, the report has not yet been released to the public, but according to the newspaper it describes police urging paramedics to use the sedatives, sometimes on people who were already restrained. In some instances, it caused serious heart and breathing problems. The police department in May issued a memo to oﬃcers clarifying that, while police may request the use of ketamine, medical personnel have the final call, according to the Star Tribune and a statement released by Hennepin Healthcare, formerly Hennepin County Medical Center. According to Hennepin Healthcare, EMS crews have used ketamine since 2008 to treat “excited delirium,” a medical condition that poses a threat to both the patient and first responders, and EMS personnel began raising concerns in April about their interactions with police. Michelle Gross of Communities United Against Police Brutality said the organization, which runs a 24-hour hotline, had received multiple reports of “coerced drugging” over the past few years. “At first you think, you’ve got to be kidding me. It doesn’t even seem credible. But bit by bit

we began to hear more and more of these cases,” Gross said in comments delivered June 21 before the City Council’s Public Safety and Emergency Management Committee. Especially concerning, she said, was that those who were given ketamine would sometimes wake up hours later in a jail cell or hospital bed with no memory of what happened to them. “What people have told us pretty consistently is that incidents in which they were coercively injected involved verbal disagreements, verbal objection to the police conduct that they were experiencing but not physical resistance,” she said. During a June 18 meeting of the City Council’s Public Health, Environment, Civil Rights and Engagement Committee, council members Phillipe Cunningham and Jeremy Schroeder said they were “appalled” by the draft study’s findings. The committee, chaired by Cunningham, voted to direct Office of Police Conduct Review staff to complete their study and report back to the Council by July 26. “I think we as elected officials have to remember that we defend the people of this city, not the city itself. And when these things are happening, we need to take action quickly,” Schroeder said. Council members also called for an independent review of the study, which Cunningham said was meant to “increase transparency” for the public and did not reflect a lack of faith in city staff. It was unclear whether the council would move ahead with a review separate from the one led by Yates. Council Member Jeremiah Ellison, who is not a member of the committee but joined the meeting, said the draft report raised two important questions. The first was about the actions of Minneapolis police officers, he said. “But then there’s the other part that’s equally as troubling, that we don’t have purview over, and that is the county’s role,” Ellison

said, adding that he hoped the county would look closely at the actions of EMS personnel. Hennepin Healthcare representatives were scheduled to give an update on ketamine use June 26 to the Hennepin County Board, just after this issue went to press. In its June 15 statement, Hennepin Healthcare noted the results of one survey that found ketamine was carried by about a third of EMS crews nationwide. The hospital said that was “largely because of the research published on its safety and that it results in saving lives.” “We only recently saw a copy of the draft report and met with the city to express concerns about what we believe are significant inaccuracies, based on limited interactions that were taken out of context,” the statement read. “Our concern is that misrepresentation about the use of ketamine could potentially set back improvements in how we care for profoundly agitated patients.” Applied in hospital settings as an anesthetic, ketamine can cause hallucinations and impair a patient’s ability to think, according to the Mayo Clinic. It is also used illegally as a recreational drug and is sometimes referred to as “special K.” According to Hennepin Healthcare, the draft study included details of four instances when ketamine was used by its EMS crews. The hospital reviewed those cases, determining all four followed protocol and were “medically justified.” The hospital plans to have the Quality Committee of the Hennepin County EMS Council conduct a separate review of those cases. In the statement released by Frey and Arradondo, the police chief said Yates would “examine the MPD’s protocols and duty interactions” with emergency medical services personnel. Frey said the review should start promptly, adding “I am confident that Ms. Yates is the highest caliber candidate to lead a thorough investigation.”

New city position focuses on human trafficking A grant allowed the City Coordinator’s Office to add a new advisor on human trafficking prevention to its staff in June. Shunu Shrestha is tasked with enhancing the city’s ongoing efforts to fight sex trafficking while also developing a plan to address labor trafficking issues such as wage theft and labor practices that exploit workers, according to the city’s June 21 announcement of her hiring. Shrestha previously worked for Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, or PRAVSA, a Duluth-based nonprofit dedicated to the elimination of sexual violence, where she was trafficking program coordinator. She pursued human rights and anti-trafficking work in her native Nepal before moving to the United States in 2003. A two-year grant from the foundation

Humanity United and the NoVo Foundation will fund Shrestha’s work with the City Coordinator’s Oﬃce. Minneapolis won the competitive grant from the Partnership for Freedom, a publicprivate partnership. The competition was open to all cities participating in the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative, which Minneapolis was selected to join in 2016. The initiative aims to help cities prepare for and weather physical, social and economic challenges. Minneapolis’ participation in the 100 Resilient Cities initiative also led to the grant-funded hiring of a chief resilience oﬃcer in June 2017. Kate Knuth, a former state legislator, spent nine months in the job before stepping down earlier this year. She has not been replaced.

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Moments in Minneapolis By Cedar Imboden Phillips

A PARADE FLOAT THAT COULD REALLY FLOAT

he Minneapolis Aquatennial was the highlight of summer during the 1940s. Much of the water-focused festival took place in or by the city’s lakes and rivers, but at other times Aquatennial brought the water to the streets. While this photo is undated, it likely dates to the wartime years. The Aquatennial had a military affairs committee during World War II, and its parades featured large numbers of floats and bands representing both government and civilian war-related organizations. The Navy, shown here, had a built-in advantage: They were, after all, particularly well suited for a parade with a nautical theme. In 1944, an estimated 350,000 people showed up to view the Aquatennial’s opening parade.

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City plans green features for new office building The City of Minneapolis plans on incorporating energy-efficient and water-reducing features into its new office building downtown, scheduled to open in the fall of 2020. The city is planning green roofs, LED lighting and stormwater filtration, among other features, for the 11-story building, which will house about 1,000 city employees when it opens. It’s also planning to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and a certification that demonstrates its commitment to supporting a healthier workplace environment. “We’d like to have a healthier workforce, and we also feel that’s a very important part of recruitment and retention,” said Greg Goeke, director of major real estate projects for the city. Goeke noted the City Council’s policy, passed in 2006, that requires the city to obtain LEED certification for any new buildings that it finances. The city is targeting the secondhighest level of LEED certification for the new office building. It’s also targeting Fitwel certification, which it says would show its commitment to supporting health and well-being. Fitwel is based around the idea that a building should support a healthy lifestyle, Goeke said. He noted that the office building will include healthy vending choices, bicycle storage and facilities, a fitness center for employees, active stairwells and light and connection to nature as much as possible. “We’re trying to think about our workspace as more than just a computer and a chair

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and a work surface,” he said, adding that the building will support mobile work. Goeke said the city will work to recycle a vast majority of the material in the parking structure it is demolishing to make room for the new building. He said all the finishes and adhesives in the new building will either not emit or minimally emit volatile organic compounds. Many of the building’s interior finishes, such as the carpeting and countertops, will contain recycled content, he said. The city is also looking to ensure the building is resilient to potential effects of climate change, planning a facade that can take higher wind speeds and ensuring the building can manage higher rainfall totals. It’s planning to create an exterior of aluminum and glass, which it says will minimize the amount of maintenance it has to do on the building’s facade. The city has also met with a local Audubon group to discuss bird-safe guidelines. Rachelle Schoessler Lynn, senior associate at MSR, a firm that helped design the

building, said the Fitwel program is deeply rooted in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research. She noted how the program requires the clients to be actively engaged in creating policies to ensure the health of their employees. Schoessler Lynn is a co-founder of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Minnesota chapter and helped develop the state’s sustainablebuilding guidelines. She said builders are looking more nowadays at the environmental impacts of products used to create buildings, rather than just the energy impacts of the buildings themselves. She also said there’s much more emphasis nowadays on how buildings impact the health and well-being of the people who work and interact with them.

Spread across downtown The city has been exploring a new oﬃce building site for the past four years, and a committee reviewed 13 site options in 2015. Currently, the city’s employees are spread

across seven buildings in downtown, which can cause confusion for residents and businesses and headaches for workers who need to travel between buildings. The City Council endorsed the idea of a new office building in July 2016, to be located adjacent to City Hall. A design team created a plan for the building this past year, and demolition work on the building site began this month. The new building will be 380,000 gross square feet, according to city documents, and will have a public service area on the second floor. The city expects the building and renovations to City Hall to cost about $210 million. It plans on paying for the project with bonds, savings on existing leases/operating costs, cash from the sale of existing buildings and rent payments. The city will construct the building on the current site of the Opus/InterPark Ramp, which contains about 930 parking stalls, according to Goeke. It sold its 1,300-spot Government Center Ramp next door to acquire the property. Goeke noted how the city hasn’t built an office building of any consequence since it built City Hall 125 years ago. The city has been exploring a new office building and renovations to City Hall since 1999, but the timing hadn’t been right until recently. Construction work on the building is scheduled to begin this summer. Learn more about the building at ci.minneapolis. mn.us/cped/officebuilding.

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12 journalmpls.com / June 28–July 11, 2018 “I can’t hear you,” John Thompson shouted during the chant: “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” Photo by Michelle Bruch

FROM POLICE SHOOTING / PAGE 1 Blevins died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, which listed an address for Blevins on the 4600 block of Lyndale Avenue North. The time of death was listed as 5:35 p.m. According to the BCA, police received a 911 call just before 5:30 p.m. reporting a man firing a handgun near 46th Avenue and Lyndale Avenue North. Officers encountered a man sitting on a curb near 48th & Camden, and as officers exited the squad, he fled on foot, allegedly carrying a black and silver gun. The officers pursued him on foot, and shot and killed him. He was pronounced dead at the scene, in the alley at the 4700 block of Bryant Ave. N. The BCA recovered a black and silver handgun from the scene. The early MPD account said 911 callers provided a detailed description of the suspect, his clothing and a silver 9 mm handgun, reporting he was shooting into the air and ground. “They killed that man for no reason. He was just sitting there,” said resident Eva Watson. Watson said she saw Blevins sitting on the corner with a woman and a little girl in a stroller, all of them nicely dressed. She said she watched police jump out and use a Taser on Blevins. He grabbed his bottle and ran toward the alley, she said, and police chased him and shot at him. She heard him beg police not to kill him. Blevins’ sister recently died, and he probably had a lot on his mind when police confronted him, said a man who described himself as Blevins’ cousin. “He was a good dude. Always been a good dude,” he said. “He didn’t do nothing,” said another cousin. “He did what he did to survive.” Activist Mel Reeves led chants of “No justice, no peace. Prosecute the police.” He said the presence of a gun shouldn’t matter in the case. “It’s not against the law to have a gun. It’s not a death sentence to have a gun,” Reeves said. At the vigil, people expressed anger at seeing the death of another young black man in the neighborhood. “Ain’t no justice. It’s just us,” said one attendee. “Get your education y’all so you can beat them in the courtroom,” said another woman. “Because that’s where the fight is at.” “We stood out here for Jamar, we stood out here for Philando. …We’ve done that for years, to no avail, with all due respect,” said Jerome Peters, referring to Jamar Clark and Philando Castile, two black men shot and killed by police.

Peters called a group of young men to stand before the crowd. “Look at their face,” he said. “… They scared. They uncertain. They don’t know what to do. … We can’t keep letting this happen. That could have been him, him, him, him, me, you. That could have been you, if you live in a low-income neighborhood.” The BCA will release names of the involved oﬃcers following their interviews. When the investigation is complete, the BCA will turn over evidence to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Oﬃce.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman pledged to stop using grand juries in police shooting cases following Clark’s death in 2015, citing concerns about the lack of transparency and accountability with the secret panels. Freeman reserved the charging decision for himself in the Clark case, ultimately deciding the oﬃcer who shot Clark in the head during a struggle was acting reasonably to protect his partner’s safety. Freeman did, however, call a grand jury to investigate the 2017 shooting of Justine Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk,

who was killed by one of the two officers who responded to her 911 call. Freeman said the lack of cooperation by police left him no choice but to use a grand jury to compel their testimony, and the decision to charge former officer Mohamed Noor with murder and manslaughter was his call and not the grand jury’s. Mayor Jacob Frey released a statement the night of the shooting describing Blevins’ death as a “tragedy.” Saying he needed to focus his attention on the incident, he pulled out of participating in the next day’s annual Twin Cities Pride parade. “Regardless of what happened tonight — too many times, people from across Minneapolis and the Twin Cities have been stung by the pain of a life lost in the course of an encounter with law enforcement. Regardless of what happened tonight — the historical trauma inflicted on communities of color is never far from nearly every facet of our lives,” Frey wrote in the statement. In their joint statement, City Council members wrote: “We, too, have many questions and call for full transparency about what took place before and led to this tragedy. Expediency and integrity are key to transparency and building trust. We ask for the BCA to answer our call for evidence to be released as soon as legally possible.”

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Diversity Landworks manages the herd of goats grazing in Minneapolis parks. Submitted photo

started out doing land management, chain saw work, burns and herbicide application before the goat thing took off. They still do their other land management activities, but goats have become the main part of their business because of how labor intensive they are, according to owner Kyle Johnson. Diversity Landworks has hired out their goats in other parkland, such as in Winona, Minnesota, and will be doing Redwing this year as well, Johnson said. Johnson sees reinvigorating the presence of animals on land as absolutely essential to achieving ecological homeostasis. “The reason natural areas are in such bad shape is the loss of the presence of animals,” he said. “We have put the food production system in confinement and gotten animals off the land.” A Diversity Landworks staff member shepherds the goats on a 24-hour basis. Last year, the hired shepherd stayed in a tent, but that person will get an accommodations upgrade this year. “They are bringing in a camper so he’ll be a little more comfortable,” Barrick said. Plus, Johnson will be tag-teaming with the shepherd to provide some relief. Besides assessing how fast and thorough the goats are at eating up invasive species, the Park Board is using the goats as an educational tool as well, both through educational programing like panel discussions and workshops, and also social media. Social media is one way folks can enjoy seeing the goats without necessarily interfering with them. “One of the things we’re cautious of is that they are working goats,” Barrick said. “It’s not a petting zoo. We do discourage people from interfering with the goats working.” He noted that watching from afar — the goats are fenced in — is not a problem. According to Barrick, the goat program is indicative of a changing sentiment about livestock around the country. “There certainly is a national trend here at looking at ways to manage invasive

species and land without chemicals that is less chemically dependent,” he said. “(The program) is an opportunity for us to promote wildlife conservation and make people aware that even with a city setting, you have these animals and they have a very important role in the ecology and the environment.” Sure, and they’re awesome to have around during a yoga class. In early June, for instance, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation hosted a goat yoga class at Powderhorn Park. Class participants got to have a goat stand on their back while they were doing the cat-cow pose. Meanwhile, Insight Brewery on Hennepin Avenue recently brought in 20 goats for a three-hour goat and drinking party. Whoever saw this goat zeitgeist coming? Goat figure. Kelly Anderson, a livestock specialist with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, isn’t surprised at all that goats are gaining popularity. “Goats are really lovable animals,” she said. “People just really gravitate toward them. They have great personalities, they are just fun to be around, they are funny to watch.” About two or three years ago, Anderson was part of a group of producers, park managers and land managers who saw an opportunity to lease goats for brush control. They formed a network through the Sustainable Farming Association, called the Ecological Service Livestock Network. They’ve put on workshops where people who work with goats as producers could meet up with folks looking to hire them. Kelly said she’s looking forward to the annual meeting for the Society of Range Management, taking place at the Hilton in Minneapolis next February, where grazing as a land management tool will be a topic of discussion. Anderson thinks people in urban areas miss having a connection to live animals. “A lot of families with little kids will watch these goats in the parks and get into it, maybe just for them to connect a little bit about livestock farming. I see that as a good thing,” she said.

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ALDO MORONI: THE A-MILL’S UNDISPUTED DEAN It’s the dawn of the Stone Arch Bridge Festival and if you look carefully you would spy the iconic stone tower reproductions for which local legend, sculptor and raconteur, Aldo Moroni, is renowned. From his perch on the sixth ﬂoor of the A-Mill Artist Lofts overlooking St. Anthony Falls, this yeoman of clay and creativity could look across the river into the windows of some of the well-heeled Mill City private collectors who own one or more of his sculpted towers, wall sconces or commissioned works. Ever respectful of his collectors’ privacy, Moroni merely acknowledges that this could be the case. He counts celebrities and CEOs among his numerous collectors. Moroni is one of the first of a handful of local artists to score a primo spot on the St. Anthony Main side of the river in the Pillsbury A-Mill, becoming a prototypical tenant in the unique artist collective development. Ensconced in a cozy, light-filled two-bedroom unit he shares with his twin sons, Moroni is one of the A-Mill’s most prominent, and perhaps prolific, working artist-inhabitants. The long-awaited A-Mill Artist Lofts, designed for artists committed to a life in the arts, features a number of shared work and studio spaces for special projects or daily use. In Moroni’s case, he makes yeoman’s use of the ceramic studio, equipped with state-of-the-art kilns.

One overcast Saturday morning, as we shared a stellar view, strong coffee and engaging conversation, Moroni readily rattled off facts about art theory, religious movements and more. His curiosity and knowledge about topics that inhabit and inform art — history, religion, sociology, urbanism, geography, music, light, color — are vast, and his authentic interest is infectious.

Windy City to Mill City fable The Chicagoan arrived in the Twin Cities to attend the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in the early 1970s. His emergence on the formal art scene reads like a fable. Young Moroni was whisked from the halls of college to the halls of the renowned Walker Art Center in one fell swoop. None other than then-Walker director, the late, great Martin Freeman, who saw the subtext Moroni already was providing in his work, navigated that magic carpet ride. Known for recreating civilizations in small-scale sizes, he wanted his viewers to question how we live in cities, to engage in conversations about where and how our civilizations emerge, and to explore the consequences and rewards of urban existence. Moroni invited viewers to become Gulliver in the land of the Lilliputians. His work,

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termed early earth or action art, followed on the heels of Dadaism. Timing was in his favor. Over his 40-plus years, his handiworks have shifted from massive to miniature and back. Audiences could peer down on occasionally vast landscapes, like his infamous Babylon project, a performance art piece of creative destruction, or a few years back, behold his tame replica of “old” Dinkytown. Many of his miniatures evoke Hieronymus Bosch-like narratives, filled with catawampus buildings and impossible configurations just recognizable enough to engage viewers in studies of urban design gone slightly awry. Others, with more authentic scale and form, like his study of Georgetown where his daughter has been living as a student, simply evoke a whimsical sense of the urban realm. I was captivated by his limited-edition series of wall sconces of the newly renovated Minneapolis City Hall clock tower with its

charming miniature light, which hangs as a conversation piece above my couch. However, it would be incorrect to mistake his interpretations as fairy tale. Moroni may take liberty with narrative, much like novelists he admires such as James Michener, Ken Follett and Dan Brown, but the underpinning of his work is solid scholarship mixed with his heartfelt desire to evoke critical questions about urban life. Moroni bristles with that Bauhaus analytical idealism that maintains: “Art asks, design offers solutions, and architects and engineers implement.” Such a cerebral stance combined with sharp sculptural prowess accounts for Moroni’s exulted status as a Minnesota arts trifecta honoree. He’s earned the McKnight, Jerome and Bush Fellowships, and, going for the grand slam, the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest Award. This is no small feat. SEE ALDO MORONI / PAGE 15

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Geography, geology and geopolitics His vision and scope is epitomized in his opus, “This River, This Place,” a 6,000-pound epic stoneware wall sculpture commissioned by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. The work is a topographical map of the bank’s service area, the entire Ninth Federal Reserve District. Exemplifying Moroni’s quest for historical detail and meaning, “This River, This Place” can be read on multiple levels, as a geographical map of the six district states and as cultural and historical microcosms. “Major geographical features such as Lake Superior, Isle Royale, the Rocky Mountains, Lake Oahe, the national forests of northwestern Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula, the Mississippi and Missouri rivers can be easily identified by the naked eye from any vantage point in the Federal Reserve Bank’s lobby.” Yet, on closer observation viewed with binoculars, telescope or a zoom lens, Moroni’s various landmarks, such as Paul Bunyon’s statue in Bemidji, Minnesota; a herd of buffalo (including a Sacred White Buffalo) in North Dakota; motorcyclists gathered in Sturgis, South Dakota; the Capitol at Bismarck (the tallest building in North Dakota); the Wounded Knee Monument in South Dakota; an overﬂowing Red River in

Grand Forks, North Dakota — and much more, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis — have been incorporated in his archetypal style. Originally commissioned in 1996, the 33.5-by-12.5-inch piece, composed of 270 brick-shaped tiles, made of Minnesota white stoneware, fired and glazed, and covering 396 square feet of reinforced wall space, took Moroni four months of research and six months to execute with a team of seven artists. Such collaboration is also a hallmark of Moroni’s ethic. Known as an activist, he embraces numerous lifelong relationships, mentors and guides others in their art and projects, and serves indefatigably in the service of social justice, environmentalism and inclusion. Moroni is a wildly beloved and respected local legend. Moroni creates from a place of passion so deep and true that he captivates those lucky enough to enter his sphere with his fascination for how, why and where civilizations rise and fall and what role arts plays in this thrust of history. A three-dimensional mythmaker, Moroni’s worlds bring thoughtful examination about urban progress and sustainability.

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Basilica Block Party Started in 1995 as a fundraiser to restore the Basilica of Saint Mary, the Basilica Block Party has been going strong for over 20 years, bringing in stellar musical acts as a way to raise money for the Minneapolis landmark’s preservation. Funds also go to St. Vincent de Paul’s outreach program. This year, Cake and Jason Isbell are headlining the two-day party, with other performances by The Revolution, Kid Dakota, Third Eye Blind and more.

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When: 5 p.m. Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7. Where: Basilica of Saint Mary, 88 17th St. N. Cost: $70–$125 Info: basilicablockparty.org

Driftwomen A group of musicians and theater performers invite audiences to a performance at Cedar Lake Beach, where they bring to life the story of Alice Mabel Gray, aka Diana of the Dunes, a turn-ofthe-20th-century woman who, through her notoriety due to her unconventional lifestyle, brought attention to the Indiana Dunes, helping to preserve them. When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30 Where: Cedar Lake Point Beach, 2101 Cedar Lake Parkway Cost: $10–$20 Info: bpt.me/3460502

Best Summer Ever at CTC Master storyteller Kevin Kling teams up with the Children’s Theatre Company for a new production that celebrates songs, singa-longs and heartwarming storytelling. Directed by Peter C. Brosius, with music by Victor Zupanc and animations by Liz Schachterle, the show features everything from Norwegian summer camp, mosquito interviews and teenage driving. It’s packed full with stories about family, growing up and wonder. When: Through July 29; previews 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11 and Thursday, July 12 Where: Children’s Theatre Company, 2400 3rd Ave. S. Cost: $15–$32, adults; $15 previews Info: childrenstheatre.org

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Dog lovers and art lovers unite for this pooch-themed day of art at the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, ﬁlled with music, arts activities, movement and more. If you bring your pup, they can be a part of the Pooch Parade with the Brass Messengers, or you can try your hand and drawing dog portraits with trained animals courtesy local dog training company K9SF. There’s also critter mask making, a performance by Brooklyn-based children’s music group Mil’s Trills and tours of the park, as well as free admission to the museum.

Celebrate local, independent music with some terriﬁc performers taking the stage at the Cedar Cultural Center. Coming from divergent pop and punk ends of the spectrum, Mayda and Venus DeMars both share a talent for getting the audience revved up with their charisma. Meanwhile, Duluth-based Ingeborg von Agassiz shows oﬀ her skills as a one-woman band. Put on by the Minnesota Music Coalition, this show at the Cedar will be one you won’t want to miss. When: 8 p.m. Friday, June 29 Where: The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave. S. Cost: $12 advance, $15 day of the show Info: thecedar.org

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SOCCER FEVER Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that there’s this international sports competition going on right now that everybody is talking about. The World Cup only happens every four years, so you might as well get caught up in the madness as teams from around the world vie for the cup. Catch the action at some of the local venues showing games, including Morrissey’s, Midtown Global Market and Merlin’s Rest to name a few, and check out some of these soccer-related events to increase the excitement.

WORLD CUP STREET FAIR This all-day festival run by East Side Neighborhood Services is full of community and soccer, with food, music games happening all day, plus a massive screen showing the World Cup games. When: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday, June 30 Where: East Side Neighborhood Services, 1700 2nd St. NE Cost: Free Info: esns.org

TWIN CITIES FUTBOL FILM FESTIVAL From documentaries to inspiring narrative ﬁlms, the Twin Cities Futbol Festival is a week-long series of inspiring ﬁlms celebrating the world’s love of the beautiful game. When: June 29–July 8, various times Where: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Ave S.; Whittier Park, 425 W. 26th St.; and El Colegio High School, 4137 Bloomington Ave. Cost: Free Info: tcfutbolfest@gmail.com

2ND-ANNUAL SOCCER 4 SANCTUARY Parks and Power, Left Wing TC Soccer and other community partners get together for a day of soccer and community. When: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Wednesday, July 4 Where: Elliot Park, 1000 E. 14th St. Cost: Free Info: parksandpower@gmail.com

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A passport to summer

There’s a new kind of passport that will have you traveling and enjoying all that summer has to offer, but your trips won’t be far. These passports are from the Passport Program, a Denver, Colorado-based events company whose $20 field guides will get you two-for-one deals and other discounts at 40 restaurants and bars across Minneapolis. Sara Timmer, who operates the local program, said the summer passports, which are valid through Labor Day weekend, serve as pocket-sized bar guides to some of the best establishments in the city. “It encourages locals and visitors to explore different regions of different cities. It’s an extra incentive to get people to go explore our awesome bars and restaurants,” said Timmer, who just left her post as the bar manager of Bardo — one of the available destinations — to move back to Colorado. “This makes it fun to get out of our bubble.” The passports are available online at thepassportprogram.com/Minneapolis and can be shipped for about $3. They’re also available to pick up in person at Greater Goods, at 2515 Nicollet Ave., and Hi-Lo Diner, 4020 E. Lake St. If you miss out on the summer passport, don’t worry, because another will run of guides will come out this winter. Many of the restaurants are likely already regular destinations for downtown and Northeast residents. Across downtown, there is Borough and Parlour, the Freehouse, Tullibee, Dalton & Wade, Hell’s Kitchen, Mercury Dining Room & Rail, 4 Bells and Constantine. In Northeast, the program includes Al’s Place, Draft Horse, Hai Hai, Red Stag Supperclub, Bardo and Tattersall Distilling. A few “field trips,” what the guide calls a visit to St. Paul, include Can Can Wonderland, Pajarito and Heirloom Kitchen & Bar. At $20, Timmer said the passports make up the cost in just a couple visits to these establishments. “It pretty much pays for itself in one or two spots,” she said. “It’s a no-brainer.” The one-time discounts include two-for-one

cocktails, wine or beers, or sometimes a specific house beverage. At Bardo, for example, the bar offers featured cocktails that change weekly under the program. Timmer said she encourages the venues to showcase something that they’re proud of. Ultimately, the program should “complement the bar and not complicate it,” she added. There’s also something in it for the businesses, Timmer said. They know that if diners are exploring the city, checking out new places and grabbing discounted drinks, they’ll probably order food as well. But for those already planning to wine and dine, Timmer said the passports are a fun activity on top of the food and drink. Especially for indecisive eaters, she said the passport narrows the range of restaurant options in a city packed with new and exciting bars. “I call it a treasure map,” she said. This is the first season the passports have been available in Minneapolis, and Timmer has said it’s been a “huge success.” The Passport Program printed 6,000 of the booklets and, as of mid-June, Timmer said it has sold more than 1,000 locally and given hundreds more away to 40 sites and through programs like No Kid Hungry. Having a passport is also a ticket to pop-ups, giveaways and private parties organized by the Passport Program. Previous events have included free tours and tasting at Du Nord Craft Spirits, one of the local sites. For fans of the program, other cities have their own $20–$25 passports to check out across the country. There are several programs in Colorado (Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and a “Mountain” passport for greater Colorado), Kansas City, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis. So far, I have two stamps on my passport and I’m looking forward to checking out at least a few more spots before the summer has come and gone. Cheers!

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The music isn’t the only thing that’s underground at one of downtown’s newest venues. The Basement Bar opened late last year below its main-level counterpart, Nolo’s Kitchen, in the former Gardner Hardware building, now the Maytag building. The North Loop bar is a quirky place ﬁlled with video games, darts and leather lounge furniture — even a giant license plate with the bar’s address. There are plenty of local beers on tap, including some from the neighborhood’s Modist Brewing, Fulton Beer and Pryes

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MHONPAJ’S GARDEN: INSPIRING ORGANIC FARMING

honpaj’s Garden is a long-time vendor at the Mill City Farmers Market. This certified-organic farm is owned by mother-daughter duo May and Mhonpaj Lee. They grow a variety of vegetables using organic practices for pest and weed management as well as practicing soil conservation, sustainable water usage and the many other things encompassed in USDA Organic Certification. In 1980, May, her husband, their children and May’s mother immigrated to the United

States from Loas as refugees. They found work farming conventionally, but when May’s mother was diagnosed with cancer after working with pesticides in the United States, May knew she needed to start farming organically. May’s daughter Mhonpaj was connected with the Minnesota Food Association (MFA) and learned about their New Immigrant Agriculture Program (now called the Farmer Education Program). They were accepted into the three-year program, which gave them access to the MFA’s 60-acre certified organic

incubator farm and connected them with a Hmong-speaking coordinator who helped them find resources and answer questions about organic farming. Together they resolved issues ranging from drip irrigation setup to product liability insurance to insect control. After “graduating” from the MFA program, Mhonpaj’s Garden went on to become the first Hmong-owned certified organic farm in Minnesota. May and her family now farm 9 acres of leased land along the St. Croix River. In addition to farming, May spends lots of

time educating other growers about organic practices through the MFA and as a Master Gardener volunteer. She and her family also share their culinary heritage through cooking demonstrations and classes. You can find May along with her children (and sometimes grandchildren) 8 a.m.–1 p.m. every Saturday at the Mill City Farmers Market, 704 S. 2nd St., with seasonal vegetables, like asparagus and garlic scapes used in the recipe below. Learn more at millcityfarmersmarket.org.

Grilled sirloin and asparagus with garlic scape chimichurri Ingredients ½ bunch parsley 1 bunch cilantro ½ cup olive oil 1⁄3 cup white wine vinegar 4 garlic scapes or 2 green garlic stems ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper ﬂakes ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon smoked paprika 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper 1 lb. sirloin steak from Sunshine Harvest Farm 1 lb. asparagus 4 cups salad greens, optional for serving

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• Rub salt and pepper into both sides of a 1-pound sirloin steak, then allow the meat to come to room temperature while you prepare the grill. • Start the grill and warm it until it is hot. Use your hand test: the grate will be hot enough when you can hold your palm 3–4 inches above the metal for no more than three seconds.

• Meanwhile grill the asparagus. Coat with olive oil and grill the asparagus for 7–10 minutes, until tender. • To serve, lay steak and asparagus on a bed of salad greens. Drizzle with chimichurri sauce and serve immediately.

• Brush steak with olive oil. Sear the steaks for 2–3 minutes on each side directly over the ﬂame, with the lid down. Then, move the

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