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Development fees could fund the Commons CITY EYES POTENTIALLY MILLIONS IN UNTAPPED PARK DEDICATION FEES FOR THE COMMONS

Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com The City of Minneapolis is looking to tap a Park Board fund for park improvements to raise money for the Commons, the two-block park near the Minnesota Vikings stadium. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s park dedication fees, dollars collected as assessments from new developments across the city, could generate several million dollars for the park as city officials raise the remaining money to build the final pieces of the Commons.

It’s a unique partnership between two government bodies that have not always seen eye to eye, especially given the fact that just two years ago many park commissioners wanted little to do with the city’s plan for the park. Park Board President Anita Tabb said elected officials said the agreement was made “in keeping with trying to do the best government can do.” “Now some time has passed and cooler heads can

The west block of the Commons opened last summer in Downtown East. Photo by Eric Best

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Members credit workers and advocates for pressing them on the ordinance By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com Tens of thousands of low-wage Minneapolis workers will see a pay bump next year as the city begins the phase-in of a $15 minimum wage. The City Council on June 30 voted 11–1 to adopt a municipal minimum wage ordinance that will raise the minimum wage to $15 in five years for large businesses and seven years for small businesses, defined as those with 100 or fewer employees. An amendment adopted before the vote puts franchises with at least 10 locations on the faster track even if they employ 100 or fewer people in the city. Advocates cheered the vote as a moment of promise, particularly for the estimated 71,000 Minneapolis workers currently earning less than $15 an hour. Representing more than one-fifth of the city’s workforce, they are disproportionately black and Latino.

Others saw peril in raising the cost of starting a small business and making Minneapolis an island of higher wages in the region. Even supporters acknowledged that Minneapolis is taking a risk with its go-italone approach on wages, a response to pressure from workers and inaction at the state and federal levels of government. Mayor Betsy Hodges, who previously opposed the move on those grounds before changing her mind late last year, said passage of the municipal minimum wage ordinance was “also a beginning of a push to increase the minimum wage region-wide, statewide and nationwide.” During a celebratory press conference inside City Hall, advocates said they would next take their fight to St. Paul, the suburbs and Minnesota’s regional economic hubs, like

Duluth. Guillermo Lindsay, who joined the minimum wage movement while working at a local McDonalds, marveled at how they had disproved the skeptics. “A lot of people called this nuts, bizarre, dreaming, even crazy,” Lindsay said. “But look at us today.” “This is going to bring up wages for 71,000 underpaid people in the City of Minneapolis,” said Veronica Mendez Moore, co-director of CTUL, a local nonprofit that organizes workers to advocate for better wages and working conditions. “These are families that are 42 percent black, 54 percent Latino, 29 percent single moms. (They) are going to see significant increases in their wages so they can pay their bills.” Minneapolis joins dozens of cities and SEE MINIMUM WAGE / PAGE 7

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A Tradition of Trust for 50 Years and Three Generations By Eric Best ebest@journalmpls.com @ericthebest Sue Hewitson

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The Kenwood chef Don Saunders has opened his latest restaurant concept, a lounge and private dining rooms in the former La Belle Vie space in Loring Park. The restaurant, 510 Lounge & Private Dining, will complement Saunders’ Kenwood neighborhood spot with event space for private parties and the revival of the lounge at La Belle Vie. The acclaimed restaurant, once one of the state’s top finedining destinations, closed in 2015 after 17 years in business. The approximately 65-seat lounge offers a menu of small, shareable dishes split into sections for caviar, oysters, cheese, charcuterie and more. Daniel Keenan leads the kitchen, and Marcus Brandt and Jo Garrison have come on as its sous chef and pastry chef, respectively. Saunders and general manager Peter Beard have a few signature seasonal cocktails for the beverage program, which will primarily Colorful new paint, furniture and lighting deﬁne the focus on classic drinks like martinis renovated lounge at the newly opened 510 Lounge & Private Dining. Submitted photo and mint juleps. On the private dining side, 510 has two rooms, the 64-person Gray Room and a soft opening between June 29 and July 1. the Swift Room, which seats up to 48 people. The lounge is open 4:30 p.m.–1 a.m. Monday Aaron Dahl, the private dining coordinator, through Saturday and 4:30 p.m.–11 p.m. has started booking events. on Sundays. 510 Lounge & Private Dining officially Information on booking the private dining opened July 6 at 510 Groveland Ave. following spaces is available at 510mpls.com.

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Target opened its new liquor store on Nicollet Mall June 30 just as Sunday sales began in Minnesota. The store, located on the first floor of Target’s department store at Nicollet & 9th, is part of a $10-million renovation to the downtown Minneapolis location. It replaced restaurant space on the main level. The approximately 3,600-square-foot store carries nearly 2,000 items, about half of which are wine products. About one-third of its beer selection will be craft beer from local breweries like Surly Brewing Co., Indeed Brewing Co. and Summit Brewing Co. The liquor store, the eighth Target location in Minnesota to sell booze, is part of a rapidly growing segment of Target’s business. The adult beverage division was the

fastest growing last year, largely due to craft beer sales. The business plans to expand its liquor sales at more than 300 stores through similar remodels, expansions and new liquor licenses, a spokeswoman said. The store, at 900 Nicollet Mall, will be open 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Sundays. Liquor stores across the state were able to sell spirits on Sundays beginning July 2 after the Legislature reversed the longstanding ban earlier this year. The rest of the store overhaul is set to open Sept. 1. The project will add a larger grocery department with grab-and-go options on the street level, an order pickup area on the skyway level and expanded Starbucks and CVS Pharmacy locations.

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HopCat, a Michigan-based chain of tap beerfocused restaurants, will open a Minneapolis location on July 29. The restaurant has been taking shape this year on the ground floor of Nic on Fifth, a 26-story apartment near located near the light rail station at Nicollet & 5th. HopCat boasts it will open with 80 Minnesota-made craft beers and ciders, which will take up 30 taps after the grand opening. The restaurant is also known for its Crack Fries

and will be giving a year’s worth of fries to the first 200 guests to attend a July 29 grand opening. Everyone who visits the restaurant, located at 435 Nicollet Mall, during the opening event will get a free order of the fries, which are battered in light beer and sprinkled with a black pepper seasoning. The chain of restaurants is growing and now lists 15 locations primarily across the Midwest.

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sofas are common backdrops at weddings and editorial photos shoots, especially a royal gold lounge sofa named Vivian. “She’s sort of a little starlet,” Loudon said. Instead of buying new, one-off furniture, Loudon said their service offers event planners a chance to rework old pieces into their gatherings. “We’re reusing stuff or recycling stuff, so there’s something ‘green’ about it,” she said. Sierralta brings his experience as an artistic sculptor to build unique rustic pieces, such as rare ceremony doors made from barn wood. He also designs and builds custom items specific for events. On Solid Ground’s pieces have attracted ad agencies, event centers and florists, including big names like Macy’s and even comedian Jim Belushi, who needed props for a local show. The business has no minimum rental and clients can put together wishlists online before ordering. On Solid Ground, at 451 Taft St. NE, is open for appointments and drop-ins. Information on pieces and prices is available at onsolidgroundrentals.com.

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Extreme training, theatrical lighting and energizing music are all aspects of the class experience envisioned by the founders of ALTR, a new fitness studio coming to the North Loop. Founders Kari Ament and Vincent Amendola each spent nearly a decade at CorePower Yoga before they sought to open their own fitness company. The result, the duo says, is a studio that combines dynamic high-intensity interval training and the mindfulness of yoga to create a goal-oriented group class experience. “You can keep working out really hard, but you’re not getting any further in terms of your fitness goals. People plateau,” Ament said. “There is a real science behind the workouts. It’s results driven.” ALTR, pronounced like “alter,” is set to open this summer in The Washington, the office and retail redevelopment of the Sex World building that has so far attracted men’s apparel retailer Bonobos and Upstairs Circus, an arts and crafts bar. The 4,500-square-foot studio will front Washington Avenue. “If someone wants to take it as ‘altar’, a place to dedicate to themselves … that’s cool, too,” Amendola said. During the studio’s signature 50-minute classes and 30-minute lunch sessions, up to 32 clients will move quickly between intense workouts, which will utilize suspension training, rowing and Nordic skier machines. Two coaches, which ALTR calls pros, will lead

group classes with the aid of a lighting system, a sprung subfloor system and music that will push guests further, he added. Ament describes the workouts as a “kickass, immersive experience” that will get people to crave ALTR classes. The small student-to-teacher ratio will combine the benefits of personal training and group fitness, she added. “It’s like going to a concert, but you did something really healthy for yourself,” she said. “It’s a total sensory experience.” ALTR will have an 1,850-square-foot fitness room and a communal locker room, dubbed Social Change, though the studio will still have private showers, changing rooms and a blow dry bar. A small retail space will have branded merchandise, apparel and other items for clients in case they forget them at home. Unlimited monthly memberships will run guests $199, though ALTR is offering founding memberships for $149 per month to the first 100 members. The studio will not have contracts, commitments or additional fees. The two intend the North Loop location to be the first of what could be many ALTR locations across Minneapolis, St. Paul and firstring suburbs. ALTR will open in mid-August at 121 Washington Ave. N. Membership information and a class schedule is available at altrfit.com.

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Bindery to move, sell longtime North Loop home to developer When Greg Campbell moved his father’s binding business into the North Loop in the late 1970s, the neighborhood looked very different. People played flag football in the middle of street because so few cars drove by. Instead of boutique retailers and creative agencies, manufacturers churned out stoves and industrial goods nearby and a food distributor operated across the street. The area, Campbell said, was a “little dicey.” “It was a pretty rough-and-tumble neighborhood,” he said. Now the Campbell-Logan Bindery is leaving the neighborhood for Fridley and he is selling the building that the business has been in for nearly 39 years. The buyer, Falcon Ridge Partners, plans to rehabilitate the 1885 building for commercial tenants on the ground floor and apartments on the upper three floors. Campbell never listed the building, but said he was forced to consider selling it with growing financial pressures. The building’s drum-wind elevator, which he surmises is one of the oldest elevators in Minneapolis, is not compliant with city code and would require a half-a-million-dollar fix and closing down the business for several months. The binding industry has also changed, Campbell said, moving away from magazines, periodicals and academic publications to a boutique service for private publishers, printers and household clients nationwide. Local major universities and Mayo Clinic Libraries remain some of the bindery’s clients. Much of the work is done by hand, he added. These issues, compounded with rising property taxes, led Campbell to accept an offer. “I didn’t want to sell the building. I loved the building,” Campbell said. “I wanted to drop dead in here binding books.” The move this summer will see a “radical downsize” for the bindery’s services and workforce of nine people, Campbell said. At one point, the bindery had occupied half the building. The bindery is just one business that has called the building home during its 132-year history. The building, designed by prolific Minneapolis architect William Whitney, had been known for Baker Importing Co., which occupied the entire building around the turn of the 20th century. The firm, one of the first companies west of Chicago to exclusively import and prepare coffee, supplied instant coffee to the U.S. Army during both world wars, according to a memo from historical consultant Hess, Roise and Co.

Falcon Ridge Partners is looking to renovate the 132-year-old building in the North Loop. Image courtesy RoehrSchmitt Architecture The CampbellLogan Bindery still does much of its book binding work by hand. Submitted photo

The Campbell-Logan Binder building at 212 N. 2nd St. Photo by Eric Best

A shoe maker, a spice importer and a book shop have moved in over the years. In the bindery’s time, artist lofts, graphic art companies and office users have occupied the rest of the building. Amanda Hawn, a partner at Falcon Ridge Partners, said in an email that it’s a “great building on a great street in a great neighborhood.”

“It also has a wonderful history as the production site for steel cut coffee and, more recently, book arts of all kinds. We’re hoping to keep some of that history alive in the building’s next era,” Hawn said in an email. The firm’s vision includes 21 apartments and commercial space across the first floor and a one-story addition. A surface parking lot would remain on the site. “One hundred plus years from now, we will just be another one of those names, but I hope the building will still be there to evidence some of our investment and belief in it,” she said.

RoehrSchmitt Architecture is designing the project. Falcon Ridge has applied for historic tax credits, according to submitted plans approved by the Heritage Preservation Commission in late June. The firm is also rehabilitating the former Sex World building in the neighborhood. The project, dubbed The Washington, has gradually attracted tenants in the past year, including menswear retailer Bonobos, Upstairs Circus and, most recently, fitness studio ALTR. Hawn said Bank of America plans to open a location in the building at 121 Washington Ave. N.

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Energy-conservation programs see increased participation in 2016 Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy saw increased participation in their conservation programs last year in Minneapolis, according to a report released last month. About 30,000 participants in CenterPoint’s conservation program combined to save over $2.8 million in natural gas costs, according to the report. About 7,600 participants in Xcel’s program saved more than 78 million kilowatt hours of electricity and $7.8 million in electricity costs. The report was the second annual by

the Clean Energy Partnership, a collaboration between the city and the two utility companies. The aim is to help Minneapolis reach its greenhouse gas reduction goals, which include a 30-percent reduction in emissions by 2025 based on using 2006 numbers as a baseline. The report noted several highlights of the past year, including Minneapolis’ Building Energy Challenge. The challenge is an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in large commercial buildings 15 percent by 2020,

using 2014 as a baseline. Fifteen buildings signed up for the challenge in 2016, while the city’s Green Business Cost Share program incentivized 12 buildings to invest in energyefficient projects Residential electric use increased by 2.6 percent in 2016, according to the report, but natural gas use dropped 7.9 percent from 2015 levels. Both Excel and CenterPoint saw increased energy savings and rebate spending for multi-family participants in their conservation programs.

The report also noted a program that assisted 122 low-income properties with weatherization upgrades and another that provided rebates for insulation and air sealing in 277 homes. The Clean Energy Partnership received several awards for its work, including awards from the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Visit mplscleanenergypartnership.org to learn more.

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From one city council to (maybe) another Tim Bildsoe said he and his wife “thought it was time to enjoy a different lifestyle” when about two years ago they sold their home in Plymouth — a suburb with about one-fifth the population of Minneapolis — and moved 15 miles east to the North Loop neighborhood. Bildsoe was just coming off the last of his four terms and 16 years on the Plymouth City Council, and it didn’t take him long to shift into a familiar role in his new city. After attending a few North Loop Neighborhood Association meetings, he ran for and won a seat on the association’s board, for which he now serves as president. But Bildsoe isn’t stopping there. In June, he became the latest candidate to announce a run for the Ward 3 City Council seat Jacob Frey will vacate after his run for mayor. In an interview earlier this month, Bildsoe emphasized the importance of cities delivering on basic services like street maintenance and public safety while making cost-effective use of taxpayer dollars. And he said his nuts-and-bolts experience as a city elected official sets him apart in the race. Asked how he was drawn back into politics, Bildsoe said it had to do with the poor condition of the North Loop’s streets. He dug into the city’s capital improvement projects schedule hoping to see repairs were imminent — and when he didn’t, he reached out to Frey’s office. “It became clear to me that the basic services that the city should be providing were not in the dialogue,” he said. “And so, I thought, this is an opportunity for me to bring my experience to the City of Minneapolis.” Bildsoe was a delegate to the Minneapolis DFL City Convention in July, but his decision to enter the race came too late to vie for the party’s endorsement in Ward 3. That was won by technology consultant Steve Fletcher in May. Among Bildsoe’s priorities if elected is improving safety downtown.

Bildsoe. Submitted photo “I don’t think it’s pervasive through the whole downtown area, but there are certainly some parts of downtown that have safety issues, where people don’t feel comfortable,” he said. Bildsoe said he would seek ways to encourage more activity on downtown streets, and he questioned the city’s strategy of restricting motorvehicle traffic on parts of 1st Avenue at nights and on weekends. “I think more people, more vehicles, more activity has a way of mitigating some of the safety concerns,” he said. As someone who both lives and works downtown, Bildsoe said, he supports continued improvements to the city’s biking and walking infrastructure, and he would advocate for better bus service in his ward. But the city’s transition to a 21st century transportation network can’t come “at the expense of roads that automobiles

can drive on, as well,” he added. “We also have to acknowledge that cars are not going to go away, and so there needs to be parking available,” he said. “… When a developer builds a building, if they can add more parking, I think it’s something that they should be allowed to do, and the city discourages that.” Judy Johnson, a former Plymouth mayor and current member of the suburb’s city council, described Bildsoe as a “great communicator” who applied financial acumen and a problem-solving approach to the job of a councilmember. “A lot of people talk about politics, which is great, but he gets involved,” Johnson said. While serving as a city councilmember, Bildsoe launched the Plymouth Financial Extra, a section of the city newsletter that every spring detailed the city’s finances, in which Johnson said he combined his financial expertise with his drive to increase transparency in local government. In 2015, the extra won a Savvy Award from the City-County Communications & Marketing Association. “Fiscally, I’m probably more conservative,” he said. “I look at taxpayer dollars.” Bildsoe said Minneapolis property taxes are “extremely high compared to the rest of the state,” something he would keep an eye on if elected. “One way to lift folks economically is to be very sensitive to property taxes, making sure that money the city collects goes to good use,” he said. Bildsoe works in insurance for Wells Fargo. The company in June announced an agreement to sell its commercial insurance business to USI Insurance Services, a deal that is expected to be completed in November — which is also when Ward 3 voters will decide if they want Bildsoe to represent them at City Hall. “It’s going to be an interesting month for me, career-wise,” he said. “I’ll either be working for USI or the citizens of Ward 3.”

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DFL city convention ends without mayoral endorsement Delegates to the DFL city convention spent a long Saturday inside the Minneapolis Convention Center on July 8, but they left without endorsing a candidate for mayor. None of the candidates came close to winning over 60 percent of the delegates, the threshold for an endorsement. According to multiple reports from attendees, State Rep. Ray Dehn finished on top after the first ballot, with support from 32.4 percent of delegates, before the convention adjourned. The other top vote getters on the ballot were Ward 3 City Council Member Jacob Frey (27.8 percent), Mayor Betsy Hodges (24.2 percent) and former Hennepin Theatre Trust CEO Tom Hoch (10.6 percent). None of the three other candidates seeking the party’s endorsement

— Aswar Rahman, Al Flowers and Captain Jack Sparrow — won support from more than 2 percent of delegates. In a statement released shortly after the convention adjourned, Dehn, who represents portions of downtown and North Minneapolis at the state capitol, claimed he had the “momentum” in the mayor’s race. “Our victory tonight proves conventional wisdom wrong — big money is beatable, and even incumbency can be overcome with a people-first approach, powered by the passion of those willing to work hard for change in our city,” Dehn wrote. Candidates last filed campaign finance reports months ago, but Frey controlled the largest campaign war chest as of January, when

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journalmpls.com / July 13–26, 2017 7 CTUL Executive Director Veronica Mendez Moore celebrated with other advocates for a $15 minimum wage. On June 30, the City Council passed an ordinance that will rise the minimum wage to $15 over a period of 5–7 years, depending on business size. Photo by Dylan Thomas

FROM MINIMUM WAGE / PAGE 1 counties that have set their wage floors higher than what is called for at the state or federal level, including a smaller subset that are phasing-in a minimum of $15 or higher. Once the minimum reaches that point in Minneapolis, the ordinance calls for annual wage hikes indexed to inflation. Even then, Minneapolis will be playing catch-up with the actual cost of living. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has determined $15.25 is the current “living wage” for a single person in Hennepin County.

Disappointment amid the cheers Supporters of what is alternately known as a tip credit or a tip penalty were far less visible at City Hall on the day of the vote, even though they turned out in large numbers eight days earlier for a public hearing on the municipal minimum wage ordinance. They sought an exception in the ordinance for tipped workers that would allow tips to be counted toward their wages, but they lacked allies on the City Council. The tip credit was never included in draft versions of the ordinance, and it didn’t come up as City Council members debated a series of amendments over the course of two meetings. In a statement released after the vote, Red Rabbit bartender Jennifer Schellenberg echoed the concerns expressed for months by many in the service industry who warned that high labor costs would force restaurants to close or move out of the city. They predicted some restaurants would do away with tipping altogether to soften the impact of higher menu prices on their customers. “Instead of listening to our concerns, the council moved forward with a proposal that

“Because the rent won’t wait,” was one slogan used by advocates of a municipal minimum wage ordinance. Photo by Dylan Thomas

will put our income and our jobs in jeopardy,” Schellenberg wrote in the statement, released by Pathway to $15, a group representing dozens of local restaurant owners. “We won’t give up the fight but we remain disillusioned about how our concerns were dismissed for the sake of campaign politics.” City Council Member Blong Yang, who cast the lone “no” vote against the ordinance, acknowledged that his stance could put his re-election campaign in jeopardy. But Yang said he thought the ordinance was bad policy that “could hurt the North Side and Northsiders” — his constituents in Ward 5 — by making it even harder for people of color to start their own businesses. Yang warned that forcing employers to pay a higher wages would “stymie small business creation” and move Minneapolis in the direction of San Francisco and Seattle — two other cities progressing toward a $15 minimum — which he described as “playgrounds for upwardly mobile, white yuppies.” Ward 2 City Council Member Cam Gordon said elected officials must keep in mind the business community’s “serious fears and concerns” as they watch the minimum wage ordinance play out over the coming years. Gordon said he planned to spend more money at small and local businesses to help them adjust.

“It’s up to us to show ourselves how we can make it work,” he said. City Council members also pledged to help small businesses adjust to operating in a higher-cost environment. When it passed the ordinance, the council also approved a series of staff directions, including one that calls on the city to create a matching grant program to help restaurants and small businesses pay for sewer access charges and facilities improvements needed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Controversial amendment A last-minute amendment offered by Ward 3 City Council Member Jacob Frey proved controversial, with Ward 10 City Council Member Lisa Bender describing it as “a carve-out … for a relatively small number of businesses.” Approved 8–4, the amendment allows the multiple locations of a full-service restaurant to be counted individually, as long as the restaurant has fewer than 10 locations nationally. Gordon said it seemed to specifically benefit some of the city’s larger local restaurant groups, which might employ over 100 people in Minneapolis but no more than that at any single location. The vast majority of Minneapolis restau-

rants already fall into the small-business category, which means the minimum wage won’t reach $15 for their workers until 2024, as opposed to 2022 at large businesses. About 88 percent of Minneapolis restaurants and 90 percent of all Minneapolis businesses have 100 or fewer employees, according to a city report. The council backtracked on another amendment that would have put nonhospital residential health care facilities on the small-business track no matter the number of employees, which Council President Barbara Johnson (Ward 4) introduced at a previous Committee of the Whole meeting out of concern that their reliance on state and federal reimbursements would make it difficult to adjust to rising wages. The amendment was pulled from the final ordinance and instead city staff was directed to study the issue and report back in August. The council is also expecting a report on how the ordinance affects youth training programs, a response to concerns that fewer jobs and paid internships would be offered after wages rise. That is in addition to a study on the wider effects of the Minneapolis minimum wage ordinance; the council plans to issue a request for proposals to study the wage hike this summer.

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Greenway Glow set for July 29 Registration is open for the sixth-annual Greenway Glow bike ride and race, set for July 29. The event includes a community art festival, a 10-mile bike ride and a 5K race. The art festival is free while the bike ride and race have a registration fee that goes toward the Midtown Greenway Coalition, the nonprofit dedicated to advocating for the greenway. Executive Director Soren Jensen said the event typically draws several thousand people. This year’s event will include over two-dozen artists, an area for kids to create their own art projects, a “slow roll” bike ride and more, he said. There also will be a “ukulele army” with over two dozens ukuleles and a catapult that will launch water balloons with LED lights in them into the air. “It’s kind of a party on wheels or heels,” Jensen said. The bike ride and race comes with tacos from Taco Cat, beverages from Eastlake Brewery, ice cream and the ability to purchase the official event T-shirt. Eastlake will host an after-party. The event aims to support the coalition’s work, which includes supporting the trail watch night bike patrol and efforts to keep the greenway clean. The coali-

The sixthannual Greenway Glow is set for July 29. Photo by Erik Blume

tion also works to install artwork along the greenway, guide development along it, make street crossings safer and improve signage and wayfinding. The event also aims to bring more people to the Midtown Greenway, which stretches

5-and-a-half miles from the Chain of Lakes to paths along the Mississippi River. “When you say ‘Midtown Greenway,’ most people think about biking,” Jensen said. “But it really is so much more than that.” Visit glow2017.kintera.org/faf/home/default.

asp?ievent=1170389 to learn more about the event and register. People will receive discounted ride- and race-registration fees if they register by July 13. Visit midtowngreenway.org/ to learn more about the coalition.

Master Water Stewards program open for applications A local nonprofit is accepting applications for a program in which volunteers are trained on protecting local waterways. The St. Paul-based Freshwater Society is accepting applications for its Master Water Stewards program through Sept. 30. Participants learn about water-related topics, lead a community-outreach event and complete a capstone project. The goal of the program is to create local expertise and get landowners to install community projects on their properties, program coordinator Deidre Coleman said.

“This program is dedicated to helping that stormwater runoff from private properties,” Coleman said. “We’re trying to infiltrate that stormwater runoff into the ground, before it can run off into our storm sewers.” Stormwater runoff is responsible for carrying a majority of pollutants into surface waters, Coleman said. That can lead to excessive nutrients in lakes and other water bodies and cause overly dense plant growth, creating poor environments for wildlife and recreation. Over 70 percent of land in Minne-

sota is privately owned, Coleman said in explaining the society’s emphasis on spurring private action. Master water stewards learn about topics such as hydrology, water policy and stormwater planning during the in-person classes. They are required to complete water-management project, 50 hours of community service in their initial year after certification and at least 25 hours each subsequent year. The Freshwater Society developed the program in 2013 and has certified more than

140 master water stewards in the past four years. Those volunteers have completed or planned 81 projects and have removed more than 540 pounds of sediments each year from Minnesota’s natural waters. The Freshwater Society partners with about 16 local government units on the program, including the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and Mississippi Watershed Management Organization. Visit masterwaterstewards.org to learn more or apply.

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A SINGING COWBOY FOR THE FIRST AQUATENNIAL

inneapolis launched its Aquatennial festival in summer 1940. Among that first year’s lead attractions was an eight-day rodeo, the first championship rodeo in the city’s history. “Singing cowboy” Gene Autry, along with his horse, Champion, flew in for the festivities. Horse and cowboy alike stayed at the elegant Hotel Nicollet. In addition to Autry, shown here, competitive cowboys from around the nation came to compete for $5,000 in prize money in 16 different rodeo events held at the Parade grounds. 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.

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Park Board gives ﬁnal approval for Water Works design Park commissioners recently voted to approve a plan for a new destination park site with little fanfare, but the move is years in the making. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board unanimously approved a revised design for the first phase of Water Works, a vision that features the city’s first year-round park restaurant. The move to overhaul the riverfront site along West River Parkway just east of the Third Avenue Bridge is a result of more than seven years of planning and fundraising from the board and its philanthropic partner, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation. The first phase of the roughly $30-million project focuses on demolishing much of the former restaurant building and building a glassy one-story restaurant pavilion in its place. The building, which would be

Water Works would forge new connections to the riverfront with trails and gathering space. Image courtesy Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board embedded in historic ruins buried beneath the Fuji-Ya building, would house bathrooms, meeting space and an elevator. The work will run the board nearly $20 million, and a second phase to build further

riverfront connections would cost about $10.2 million. As of June, the foundation has raised about $12.5 million in committed donations and gifts. The board is also responsible for bringing in part of the project’s funding.

Plans for Water Works have already moved to the city approval process. The Heritage Preservation Commission saw the proposal at a July 11 meeting. Demolition of the Fuji-Ya building is slated to begin this September and construction will begin early next year. The board plans to open the first phase in 2019. Water Works is just one element of the Park Board’s RiverFirst vision, a series of proposed riverfront improvements, trail connections and new destination parks that it has been developing since a 2010 design competition. The rebuilding of Hall’s Island at the Scherer site in Northeast Minneapolis and the redevelopment of the Upper Harbor Terminal, a barge shipping site in North Minneapolis, are also RiverFirst projects.

Memorial for sexual violence survivors planned for Boom Island Park A local group is proposing to fund a memorial for survivors of sexual violence to go in Boom Island Park in Northeast Minneapolis. Members of Break the Silence envision a permanent plaza with mosaic art pieces from a local artist, native plants and ceremonial columns that would serve as a gathering place for events in the park. The group says the memorial would be the first of its kind in the nation. Sarah Super, who is leading the charge on the project, said the memorial would be could be the “largest, loudest and most permanent message of support” that survivors have ever received. “We would like to help our city, our state and our nation take a huge step forward by creating this memorial that speaks a message that we so rarely hear: That we believe you and support you and stand with you,” she told commissioners. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation recently threw its support behind the project, approving an agreement with the group

A memorial proposed for Boom Island Park would be dedicated to survivors of sexual violence. Image courtesy Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

to give space for the memorial. The site is located at the intersection of several trails near the north end of a bridge between the park and Nicollet Island. The area’s neighborhood group, the St. Anthony West Neighborhood Organization, backed the project earlier this year. Break the Silence has raised $75,000 so far to build the $400,000 project. The memorial, which would stretch 30

feet across, would feature seating, art from mosaic artist Lori Greene and columns with stories of local survivors. Downtown Minneapolis-based Damon Farber Landscape Architects is designing the project. A Park Board plan proposes the site be used as an interpretive opportunity or flexible gathering space. District 5 Commissioner Brad Bourn suggested during the meeting directing $150,000 in reserve funds toward the project,

but the rest of the board, while personally supportive of the project, wanted to wait until the project was further along. “I know there are at least five other projects in the same district where this memorial is going that have been delayed and delayed and delayed and underfunded,” said Commissioner Liz Wielinski, whose District 1 includes the park. “We’re here for you at the end when you need that last little bit to get over.” At-Large Commissioner Meg Forney, who said she was almost raped in high school, said the project is a “very, very powerful thing” and requested the group send her a donation envelope. “[Sexual assault] wasn’t even a remote conversation back in those days, and I don’t think it’s that much today,” she said. Break the Silence plans to wrap up fundraising for the memorial later this year. Work on the project could be completed as soon as early next year.

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The Lowry-Morrison building at Washington & 2nd will see updates to its masonry, windows and more as part of a plan to prepare it for new retail and office tenants. Following demolition work in the spring, crews will now move to renovation work in July, said JoAnna Hicks, a principal at Element Commercial Real Estate. The threestory building has been largely vacant for the past 20 years, Hicks said, and much of it will be gutted beyond the brick and wood structure. After the shell of the building is rehabilitated by around the end of the year, Element hopes to attract office tenants to the top floors and retail tenants, possibility including a restaurant, to the main level. This is the first historic tax credit project from building owner John Rimarcik, who owns several local buildings and restaurants like the nearby Monte Carlo, Hicks said. Adsit Architecture and Planning is the architect and historical consultant on the project. Element lists the retail spaces, which range from 1,500 square feet to 5,000 square feet, for $35 per square foot. Rent for office spaces, which will be in 5,000-square-foot floor plates or split into 2,500-square-foot offices, will go for $20 per square foot.

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920 Third Affordable housing developer Aeon is proposing a six-story housing project near U.S. Bank Stadium, according to a Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Land Use Committee memo from mid-July. The project, located near Washington & 10th, would feature 72 units of affordable housing and 28 units of marketrate housing for a total of 100 apartments. Aeon anticipates the building would have a level of underground parking and amenities like a fitness room, business center and common lounge space.

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DFL endorsements could mean big changes for Park Board Fresh faces trounced incumbents at the city’s DFL convention

Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com DFLers rejected several incumbents of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, instead opting for a new generation of firsttime park candidates at the party’s July 8 city convention. Just two incumbents were able to clinch a nomination from the party: District 6 Commissioner Brad Bourn and District 5 Commissioner Steffanie Musich, who seek third and second terms representing South Minneapolis areas on the nine-member board, respectively. Several incumbents chose to vacate their positions, opening seats on a board that has seen pressure from activists to diversify and strengthen community connections in recent years. For District 1, which includes all of Minneapolis east of the Mississippi River, DFLers endorsed Chris Meyer over the incumbent, Liz Wielinski, who was running for a third term, with 75 percent of the vote. Wielinski previously led the board as vice president and president before stepping down last summer amid growing pressure from activists and community groups to resign. The Northeast Minneapolis commissioner was one of the central figures behind the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan, a massive agreement with the City Council to fund neighborhood park repairs and maintenance across the city for the next two decades. Meyer, a Marcy-Holmes resident, promised a “more progressive direction” for the district, rallying around police reform, greater access to youth athletics and investment in underserved communities. On the topic of park accessibility — one of the biggest issues this election season — Meyer said the city needs parks designed for the disabled, recreation centers with air conditioning and shoveled sidewalks in the winter, which he called a “literal survival issue.” The District 2 seat was left open this year after Commissioner Jon Olson decided not to run for re-election after four terms representing North Minneapolis and part of the North Loop neighborhood. Kale Severson handily won the nomination with support from 78 percent of delegates over Mike Tate, a longtime coach with the Park Board. Severson, once a Green Party candidate for City Council, championed putting solar power systems on park buildings and giving more Park Board jobs to people of color. The North Community High School alumnus said he was committed to building relationships to improve North Minneapolis parks.

Park Board candidates vying for the DFL’s nomination answered delegatesubmitted questions on park accessibility and neighborhood park funding prior to the nomination process. Photos by Eric Best

There was no endorsement in District 3, which encompasses the Cedar-Riverside, Seward and Longfellow neighborhoods in East Minneapolis. Commissioner Scott Vreeland decided against running again for the seat, bowing out, he said, to give a person of color a chance at it. After three ballots, Abdikadir “AK” Hassan and Abdi “Gurhan” Mohamed were nearly tied at about 51 percent and 49 percent, respectively. Candidates must reach 60 percent to win the nomination. Gurhan, who said he grew up in a refugee camp, said he wanted to keep parks open on Sundays and make sure all children have safe access to recreation programs. “I want to give my son the chance I never had,” he said. Park accessibility was also a primary issue for Hassan, who stressed multi-lingual signage and greater community involvement on the campaign trail. “I was never included in the park system, and I want to change that,” he said. Jono Cowgill, a Lowry Hill East resident and urban planner, won the nomination for District 4, which stretches from Cedar Lake and Lakes of the Isles across downtown to the Mississippi River. Anita Tabb, the board’s current president and a one-term commissioner, did not run for re-election and supported Jeanette Colby to lead the district. Cowgill garnered 70 percent of the vote,

while Colby had 22 percent. Cowgill said he is running to support a park system “that works for everyone today and for generations to come” and said the board should invest in intergenerational programming, organizations led by people of color to activate parks and community policing. “It’s so important for our parks to feel that they are connected to the localized communities that they are in,” he said at a convention forum. Musich, the South Minneapolis incumbent, won the nomination over challenger Bill Shroyer, a Park Board staffer, with about 70 percent of the vote. The District 5 commissioner championed youth sports reform and the board’s commitment to reaching out to traditionally underrepresented communities. District 6 incumbent Brad Bourn had a smooth DFL convention, running unopposed for the nomination. Bourn will likely win a third term representing the area stretching from Uptown to the southwestern tip of the city. Russ Henry, Londel French and Devin Hogan beat out incumbent Meg Forney and District 3 Commissioner Scott Vreeland for nominations to the board’s three at-large seats. Two current at-large members, Vice President John Erwin and Commissioner Annie Young, are leaving the board. Erwin will have served three non-sequential terms.

Delegates grabbed seats early at the city’s DFL convention, often a full-day process to nominate the party’s next candidates.

Young, one of the board’s longest serving commissioners, will have served seven terms spanning nearly three decades. Sustainability activist and business owner Russ Henry garnered 72 percent of the vote for the at-large endorsement. Henry has appealed to the board over the years to drop its use of pesticides and herbicides. At the convention, the candidate said he would target administrative bloat, bolster staff at recreation centers and support “peoplepowered parks.” “Everyone should feel the benefits of our park system,” he said. French, a Minneapolis teacher and former Park Board recreation worker, rallied the most DFL delegates among at-large candidates with nearly 77 percent. As a commissioner, French said he would advocate for expanded park hours to support youth. He ran a campaign focused on racial, economic, gender and social justice. “Let’s give the power back to the people,” he said. Devin Hogan, a small business consultant and Lyndale neighborhood resident, won the DFL nomination with 63 percent of delegate support. Hogan, who identifies as non-binary genderqueer, ran on a “neoliberal-free Park Board” sentiment and said, as commissioner, he would support reviewing the board’s lurking and spitting ordinances. Hogan also targeted administrative bloat and park accessibility in his remarks at the convention. “We can’t access the parks we already have,” he said. “Let’s do the work to make it work.” All candidates other than Bob Fine, an at-large candidate, said they would abide by the party’s nominations. Several endorsed or leading candidates were supported by Our Revolution Twin Cities, a local group dedicated to the platform of former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont), including Meyer, Severson, Hassan, Cowgill, Bourn and all at-large nominees, Henry, Hogan and French. The Nov. 7 election will bring huge changes to the makeup of the board, which will likely see at least seven of the nine incumbents vacate their seats. For the past seven years, Jayne Miller has lead the park system as superintendent, a board-appointed position. The Park Board has about 558 full-time employees and, between its operating, enterprise, capital project and special revenue funds, operates a roughly $100-million budget.

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unique new fashions. Where to find him? At Cosmos, out of sight and out of mind (but not for long) on the fourth floor of Loews Hotel at the epicenter of the Warehouse District. It’s an old-school setting, but the staffers — both front and back of the house — are anything but. Best option, for those who can spare the time and money: the five-course tasting menu, over which I swooned. But it changes nightly, so I returned to write about the regular list. Both lift off with several complimentary amuses, like a taste of bone marrow and caramelized onions implanted in a mini creampuff. Then, a super-sweet roasted fig with venison baton licked by creamy mascarpone. Other starters (most $8–$12) range from steelhead crudo to walleye cake, plus our choices: a lick-your-dish composition incorporating sweet scallops dusted with black trumpet mushroom powder cozying up to

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prevail,” Tabb said. “We looked at the whole thing as adults.” The board’s park dedication fund is a relatively new and untapped source of money for park improvements. Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, the board has collected the funds specifically to enhance neighborhood and regional parks for new residents and employees moving to the city. For that reason, the collected dollars

sponsorship opportunities to provide free programming at the Commons. Daily amenities at the park might include reading carts, ping-pong tables and games, and weekly events include reading time for children and hip-hop dance classes for teens. The park has begun hosting movie nights when, under a new ordinance crafted by Ward 3 Council Member Jacob Frey, guests can bring their own beer and wine. “Our role is to activate this park and create

can only go toward capital and cannot cover operating or rehabilitation costs. The Park Board owns the land the Commons is on and leases it to the city, so, Tabb said, “it really is our park.” There are other restrictions on the fees, including a rule that they can only be spent on improvements to parks in the same neighborhood. Luckily for the city, the Commons is bisected by Portland Avenue, the neighborhood boundary between Downtown East and Downtown West. However, Michael Schroder, assistant superintendent of planning services, said the proposed agreement would only pull dollars from developments in a smaller zone within the neighborhoods. The deal, recently considered by the board’s Planning Committee, would direct fees from the area to the Commons for 10 years or raise $8 million, whatever happens first. Chuck Lutz, deputy director of the city’s Community Planning and Economic Development department, said he estimates the agreement would collect nowhere nearly $8 million, but something in the ballpark of $1.2 million–$1.5 million. Park staff has identified roughly $875,000 in park dedication fees accumulated as of April of this year that could be directed toward the Commons. Fees would come from nearly a dozen projects. The East End Apartments project from Sherman Associates, a development that will bring a Trader Joe’s to the Downtown East neighborhood, brought in $273,000,

the downtown destination park that the city and civic leaders envisioned,” Shogren said. Frey, a Commons booster who has fundraised for the project, said buzz around the park is spreading via word of mouth and people are recognizing its value firsthand. Food trucks, for example, have come to the park to take advantage of nearby office workers and residents. “There’s an increasing generation of buzz every day,” he said. Officials say a rising number of residents and employees in the area surrounding the park make a case to use the park dedication fees for the Commons. The downtown population grew by more than 28 percent between 2006 and 2016, and is now home to nearly 40,000 people, according to the Minneapolis Downtown Council. New office developments like the two 17-story Wells Fargo towers have brought thousands of workers to the blocks surrounding the park. The Commons is the front yard for dozens of residents who call the Edition Apartments and other nearby buildings home. Whether it’s technically a Park Board park or a City of Minneapolis park makes little difference to them, she said. The line between the two is “blurry.” “This is a neighborhood park for many of those residents,” Tabb said. The Park Board and City Council are expected to take up identical versions of the agreement this summer.

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Green Minneapolis has begun hosting bring-your-own-beverage movie nights at the Commons. Submitted photo

according to Park Board’s park dedication fee map. The developer’s Encore, another luxury development located closer to the riverfront, brought in $184,500. Ryan Cos. recently opened the Millwright Building, a four-story office building where it now has its corporate headquarters and regional office, generating $86,000 in park dedication fees. City officials are still fundraising to build proposed improvements to the park, primarily a park pavilion and building for concessions. The city put both structures and other features envisioned by park designer Hargreaves Associates on hold last year until additional funding becomes available. Lutz said the interim has allowed them to observe how park-goers are using the Commons, which gives them an opportunity to refine plans for what the city will eventu-

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ally build. It’s unclear how much the buildings will cost, when they will be built or how much officials will have to raise before the city moves forward with them. Beth Shogren, executive director of Green Minneapolis, the group now tasked with managing the park, said officials have raised approximately $14 million of a $22 million goal in gifts and committed donations. The last public update from a park fundraising committee, a group co-chaired by Mayor Betsy Hodges and Pat Ryan of Ryan Cos., came last year. Green Minneapolis, a conservancy created by the Minneapolis Downtown Council, operates through a city contribution and fundraised dollars, Shogren said. In addition to supporting the fundraising effort, the organization is looking for

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Comedy show satirizes Minnesota news ‘Minnesota Tonight’ aims to inform, engage on local topics

By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@journalmpls.com A group of local comedians, writers and actors is hosting a monthly show satirizing the people and topics making news in Minnesota. “Minnesota Tonight” features in-depth reports, interviews, musical guests and correspondent segments on issues affecting the state. The goal is to entertain, inform and hopefully move audiences to act, the show’s leaders say. “I believe that the best way to inform people … is through comedy and through something that’s entertaining,” said Jonathan Gershberg, the show’s host and executive producer. “Mainly I hope that the show acts as a conduit for people to find a more engaging way to interact with the issues and events that are happening in their state.” Gershberg, 25, founded the show in 2015, inspired by satirical news shows such as “The Daily Show” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” He lamented that these shows didn’t cover local issues and decided to start his own. Gershberg and three others produced the first episode in October 2015, enticing people to come with free beer and pizza. They modeled the show after satire programs, emulating Oliver’s style in a segment on gay conversion therapy, for example. They also interviewed a nonprofit leader and performed a roundup of Minnesota news in the style of Weekend Update, the recurring “Saturday Night Live” segment. “We didn’t really know what we were doing at first,” Gershberg said, “but I had a clear idea of what I thought the show could be.” The show has retained many of the same elements over the past two years, with Gershberg continuing to host the Oliver-style segment on a topic making local news. The team has added new elements, such as the correspondent segments, and tweaked others, such as the Minnesota news recap.

Audience members enjoy the June taping of “Minnesota Tonight,” a comedy show that satirizes current events in the state. Photos by Nate Gotlieb

Jonathan Gershberg, founder, host and executive producer of “Minnesota Tonight.”

Gershberg tackled the issues of hunger and food insecurity in the in-depth segment in June, noting how one in 10 Minnesotans doesn’t have enough food to eat. The show also featured a segment from technical director Mustafa Hassan on misinformation spread by “anti-vaxxers,” a musical performance, an interview and correspondent pieces. In between, Gershberg and Hassan peppered the crowd with jokes on current events. Audience members appeared to appreciate the mix of humor and information. Patron Ashley Wells said she enjoys that the show brings the late-night comedy formula to a local level. Her favorite part of the show’s first half was when Gershberg showed a picture of U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer photoshopped onto a red delicious apple. Marty Corbett and Rachel Neverman came to the show after seeing videos on social

media. Neverman said she liked how the show interwove the video segments and that she was impressed with the performers’ ability to improvise. Corbett said he enjoyed the performance of writer Bobby Gardner, who played an overwhelmed intern forced to entertain the crowd. Gardner, who only recently introduced the character, said he’s excited about the show’s direction. “It’s kind of like being on the ground floor of something that’s really great,” he said. Gershberg and other show leaders appeared to share that enthusiasm. The show’s staff has expanded from four to 25 over the past two years, and Gershberg and producer Sally Foster just closed another round of applications. Show attendance has been climbing, too. Gershberg said the team tries not to present Minnesota in a singular voice,

working to have a diverse group of actors and writers. The show takes a more liberal bent, he said, but talks about issues that “cut through noise of partisan national issues.” “When we’re talking about an issue like rural broadband, the partisan lines don’t hold as much weight,” he said. The hope, he and other leaders said, is that the segments inspire people to stay informed and involved. “We really pride ourselves on being more than just a comedy show for comedy’s sake,” Foster said. “Our hope is that it’s a call for action. … It’s definitely a more tangible impact that watching (“Daily Show” host) Trevor Noah and hearing a Trump joke.” “Minnesota Tonight” has monthly tapings at Brave New Workshop, and all segments can be seen on the show’s YouTube channel. The next taping is July 26. Visit mntonight. com to buy tickets or learn more.

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Ask Dr. Rachel / By Rachel Allyn

FEELING PRESSURED TO LOOK YOUNGER

As a woman on the cusp of turning 40, I have felt the eﬀects of middle age creep in. I’m also beginning to feel overwhelmed with increasing expectations to ﬁght the appearance of aging. Where is the balance between looking my best but not going overboard and spending so much time and money in order to look younger?

his can be a rabbit hole. Your question points to a common internal conflict for the mindful and budgetconscious modern woman. Kudos for checking-in with yourself before getting mired in one procedure after another. I always shriek when I see the woman whose addiction to plastic surgery has turned her face into a hybrid of a cheetah and Bozo the clown, or the over-Botoxed woman who looks like an emotionless cyborg with lips stung by a hive of bees. Sadly, her lack of expression prevents her from connecting as one human to another, one person’s furrowed brow to another person’s smile dimples. We must be careful when we tamper with our finely evolved bodily systems: You mess

with one, you confuse another. You might balk at the bizarre beauty rituals luring the aging American woman while at the same time find them hard to resist. Similar to mothers who insist they will raise their daughters gender neutral and free from Barbie doll culture (only to find little Suzie obsessed with tutu skirts and princesses) there is a pernicious force that leads even the most natural woman to resign herself to an age-preventing beauty technique here and there. Which is just fine, as long as you are not enslaved to them. Men are not immune to the pressures to look younger, but since our culture prioritizes power and financial success for men over appearance, the standards are not as stringent. Men can let their weight or hairline rise and still be seen as attractive as long as they are professionally successful. If you feel you cannot keep up with all the waxing, lasering, tweezing, coloring, cutting, curling, bleaching, tanning, painting and exfoliating (which can cost a mini-fortune), stop and ask yourself, “Who am I doing this for, anyway?” If your crow’s-feet or claw foot is a deal breaker for someone, they are not worth your time. Also ask yourself, where is the pressure

coming from? Your friends, partner, media or from within? Messages to defy aging are ubiquitous in the media. I suggest you stop reading fashion magazines and avoid television commercials and certain feeds on social media. Notice just how much time the whole beauty rigamarole adds up to over the course of a week. Then think about all the other ways you could spend that time. That being said, you get to pick and choose which of these regimens might be fun on occasion. Maybe you enjoy a pedicure because it feels good on your aching feet? In which case do it, enjoy it and feel no guilt. Now for my bumper sticker-esque proverb: How you feel within determines your outer beauty. The more passion and gratitude you have for your life and your purpose, the younger you will look. Inner zest and peace begets outer vitality — that, plus sleep, hydration, reducing stress, healthy eating and exercise.

No matter how much money or time you spend competing or comparing yourself to others who look younger than you, I am here from the future to tell you that we all lose the battle against the clock. You are getting older, end of story. Put your energy toward living out your bucket list and spending time with people you love. Beyond that, hats off to enjoying the feeling of shaved legs, a new pedicure or a youthful looking outfit from time to time if you choose, knowing that these can be fun momentarily but are not going to turn back time. These activities can never hide the truth behind each of your wrinkles, which represent the hard-earned wisdom of a life well lived.

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

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Mill City Cooks / By Taiya Brown

HEIRLOOM TOMATOES: WHAT A HISTORY Don’t ya know, Minnesota can grow tomatoes! Heirloom tomatoes are a farmers market staple around the country, but Jeff Nistler, owner of Nistler Farms and a vendor at the Mill City Farmers Market, is perfecting the crop for Minnesota’s cold climate. Jeff has constructed several high-tunnel greenhouses over the years at his farm in Maple Plain in order to extend the growing season for his melons and tomatoes. This year, with help from the Mill City Farmers Market’s Farmer grants, Jeff is experimenting with tomato grafts to combat common fungal diseases that affect his crop. The results of the labor are clear, as Nistler Farms has some of the best looking and tasting tomatoes in town. The farmer grants from the market’s charitable fund can be used to help local, sustainable farms in times of hardship or with projects like organic certification, infrastructure advances, on-farm research and more. The main difference between heirloom and hybrid tomatoes is how they are produced. Typically, hybrid tomatoes are intentionally cross-pollinated so that the new plant will contain the desirable traits from both parent plants, whereas heirloom tomatoes are open-pollinated by insects and the wind, not humans. Heirloom tomatoes have their own

unique benefits, and places like Nistler Farms are working to preserve these varieties and their qualities. So, why choose heirloom tomatoes? First, heirloom tomatoes come from a seed that is required to be at least 50 years old. Talk about history! If the seed is not that old, it must be associated with a specific region or place. Second, the nutrition and flavor of heirloom tomatoes is incomparable with hybrid tomatoes. One medium-sized heirloom tomato contains about 20 percent of your recommended intake of vitamin A and 40 percent of your recommended intake of vitamin C. Heirloom tomatoes also contain a greater percentage of lycopene, which is a carotenoid that aids in the prevention of cancer. Heirloom tomatoes from Nistler Farms are available 8 a.m.–1 p.m. every Saturday at the Mill City Farmers Market and at the new Mill City Night Market, opening July 18 at The Commons. Find dozens of prepared food vendors, farmers and artisans 3:30 p.m.– 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday until the end of September at this new market, located in the green space next to the U.S. Bank Stadium. For more information, visit millcityfarmersmarket.org.

A grant from the Mill City Farmers Market is helping a local tomato farmer improve his crop. Submitted photo

Chilled tomato soup with cucumber and basil Recipe by market chef Heather Hartman Serves 6 Ingredients 1 medium red or white onion, peeled and coarsely chopped 3 pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped 3 large garlic cloves 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar (you can also use fresh lemon juice) Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 cucumbers peeled and remove seeds if needed. Cut into very small dice. Fresh basil, sliced into ribbons

Method Place onions in a small bowl and add cold water to cover. Let rest for 5 minutes, then drain. Place the tomatoes, onion, carrot, garlic, vinegar, salt and pepper in a blender and blend until smooth. Taste and add more salt or vinegar if needed. Set in refrigerator to chill for 1 hour to allow flavors to combine. To serve, place soup in chilled bowls and garnish with a drizzle of olive oil, diced cucumbers and basil.

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Governor names new Met Council chair Gov. Mark Dayton appointed State Rail Director Alene Tchourumoff to a new position as chair of the Metropolitan Council on June 27. Tchourumoff will replace outgoing Met Council Chair Adam Duininck, who is taking a new job as director of government affairs for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, a union representing 26,000

carpenters in Minnesota and five other states. Duininck joined the council in 2011 and was appointed chair in January 2015. Tchourumoff served as director of the planning department for Hennepin County Public Works before Dayton named her the state’s first-ever rail director in 2016. The position was created in response to concerns over oilby-rail shipping, and Tchourumoff was tasked

with monitoring statewide rail traffic and coordinating safety improvements. In a statement released by the governor’s office, Dayton said Tchourumoff’s experiences in the post would be “invaluable” to her as Met Council chair. The Met Council is currently working on extensions of both the METRO Blue and METRO Green light rail lines. In addition to its work on transit, The Met

Council is also involved in infrastructure and housing projects across the seven-county metropolitan region. Duininck’s last day with the Met Council is July 31. He was the first chair to serve full time since the Met Council was formed in 1967.

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ArtCar and ArtBike Parade According to ArtCar artist (and founder of the ArtCar Fest in San Francisco) Philo Northrup, ArtCars are deﬁned as “street-legal vehicles that have been permanently transformed into mobile sculptures.” See these painted and bedazzled cars and bicycles as they cruise around Lake Harriet during the 23rd-annual ArtCar and ArtBike Parade. One of the longest-running, largest events of its kind in the country, the Minneapolis parade features around 50 eye-popping creations on two and four wheels. Look for art mobiles decorated with everything from coins to cats, including Patti Paulson’s lipstick ArtCar – covered in 1,501 kisses, lipstick tubes, compact cases and a six-foot lipstick sculpture on the roof – artist Toni Warner’s dragon-themed car and puppeteer Duane Tougas’s ArtBike, crafted from cardboard and papier-mâché. When: Saturday, July 22; cars line up at 5 p.m.; cruise begins at 6 p.m. Where: Starts at Harriet Island Rose Garden, 4124 Roseway Road Cost: Free Info: artcarparade.com

Momentum: New Dance Works

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“Momentum” is one of the major dance events of the year in the Twin Cities, spotlighting new works from the emerging local and national dance-makers. This year, the Walker Art Center, in partnership with the Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts and the Southern Theater, has commissioned pieces by four artistically and culturally diverse emerging artists and dance collectives that push the boundaries of the art form. The ﬁrst weekend of the festival includes performance duo Fire Drill, which teams up with L.A.based sound poet Tom Comitta for “Bill: The Musikill,” an experimental musical set in a dystopian tech commune, and the Minneapolis-based dance troupe BLAQ, which celebrates black sisterhood in “Taneber/BLAQ Wall Street.” The following weekend features Twin Cities experimental performance groups STRONGmovement and Cathedral. When: July 13–15 and July 20–22 Where: The Southern Theater, 1420 S. Washington Ave. Cost: $20 Info: thecowlescenter.org

Since 1940, the Minneapolis Aquatennial has highlighted summer activities in and around the lakes and rivers of the city. The civic tradition continues with four days of festivities lining the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis. The best-attended events are the CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade (Wednesday, July 19 from 8:30-10:30 p.m.), with floats, bands and costumed characters making their way down Hennepin Avenue and a fireworks display sponsored by Target Corporation (Saturday, July 22 at 10 p.m.), said to be one of the largest in the country. The more than 25 events throughout the four-day festival include the Aquatennial Tennis Classic, Twin Cities River Rats water ski shows, Twin Cities Carifest (a Caribbean festival that includes traditional food, music, arts and a carnival parade), the AquaJam skateboarding competition and a canine film festival, plus pre-fireworks festivities featuring food trucks and live music. When: July 19–22 Where: Various locations in downtown Minneapolis and along the Mississippi River Cost: Free Info: aquatennial.com

Joe Sinness: The Flowers Minneapolis artist Joe Sinness, a recipient of a 2013/14 McKnight Visual Artists Fellowship, continues to explore themes of sexual desire, narcissism and cinematic performance in “The Flowers,” a solo exhibition presented by the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at Minneapolis Institute of Art. Working with his signature colored pencil photorealistic style, his newest work mines old Hollywood, vintage physique magazines and iconic ﬁlms such as “Cruising.” The series of portraits, still lifes, cinematic panoramas and theatrical sculptures transforms real people into fantasy characters against the backdrop of queer, ethereal settings, blurring the line between traditional portraiture and performance. When: On view July 20–Oct. 29. Opening reception: Thursday, July 20 from 6 p.m.–9 p.m. Artist talk: Thursday, September 21 at 7 p.m. Where: MAEP Galleries at Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Ave. S. Cost: Free Info: artsmia.org

Night Market at the Commons Downtown’s new 4.2-acre green space, the Commons, is adding a new nighttime farmers market in partnership with the Mill City Farmers Market. Pick up organic produce from local farms, artisanal food products and handmade arts and crafts, or bring a picnic blanket and stay for live music, kids activities and meals from prepared food vendors. When: Tuesdays July 18–26 from 3:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Where: The Commons, 425 Portland Ave. S. Cost: Free Info: commonsmpls.com

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Red Hot Art Festival: This art and music festival with an emphasis on diversity celebrates its 16th anniversary with a lineup of more than 100 artists including painters, potters, print artists, photographers and jewelry designers, plus 20 bands and performers, food trucks, interactive games and hands-on demonstrations for all ages against the idyllic backdrop of Stevens Square Park. With most artists’ work priced between $5 and $50, this festival gives more people the opportunity to interact with local art at an accessible price point. When: Saturday, July 23 from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. and Sunday, July 24 from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Where: Stevens Square Park, 1801 Stevens Ave. Cost: Free Info: facebook.com/RedHotArt

festival roundup The art fair season is in full swing in Minneapolis, with a steady stream of festivals taking place throughout the city. Whether you’re interested in buying local art and handmade goods or looking for a fun, family-friendly outdoor activity, these fairs have something for everyone.

Loring Park Art Festival: Founded in 2000, the Loring Park Art Festival showcases more than 140 visual artists selling original paintings, pottery, jewelry and textiles, as well as strolling musicians, stage performances, children’s activities and food from 17 vendors. When: Saturday, July 29 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sunday, July 30 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Where: Loring Park, 1382 Willow St. Cost: Free Info: loringparkartfestival.com

FLOW Northside Arts Crawl: The West Broadway Business and Area Coalition’s FLOW Northside Arts Crawl shines a spotlight on the Northside neighborhood of Minneapolis. In its 12th year, the festival features gallery receptions, public performances and pop-up art shows at 35 sites featuring works from more than 300 artists of color, the West Broadway Farmers Market, a fashion show and pop-up boutique and the unveiling of the Eastern Gateway Public Art Installation. When: Preview party: Thursday, July 27 from 6 p.m.–10 p.m. Crawl: Friday, July 28 from 3 p.m.–10 p.m. and Saturday, July 29 from 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Where: Preview party: 2400-2418 Plymouth Ave. N.; crawl goes along W. Broadway Ave. from the Mississippi River to Penn Ave. N. Cost: Free; some events ticketed Info: flownorthside.org

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Before her band tiny deaths, Claire de Lune didn’t so much navigate the Minneapolis music scene as she did fall into a series of happy accidents. The singer, a native New Yorker and Southwest Minneapolis resident, put out a solo record years ago and made headlines with short-lived hip-hop group The Chalice (Lizzo, Sophia Eris). Performing R&B hooks was a costume she did for a job. It was fun, she said, but not her.

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“It’s never where I saw myself making music. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do,” she said. Then she met Grant Cutler, a Brooklyn-based musician and composer, and suddenly she had an opportunity to do something that felt more like her — something intentional, de Lune said — for the first time. The duo, dubbed tiny deaths after “petites morts,” a French expression for an orgasm, found quick success, releasing an EP, “Night Flowers,” last year and a debut album, “Elegies,” earlier this year. “It’s as me as the food in my fridge and the clothes in my closet. It’s me and my life. When you hear those songs, I’m letting you into the deepest, truest part of my soul, which nothing I’ve done is anything like that,” she said. The difference with the vocalist’s earlier work is stark. Instead of rap beats, the band intertwines instrumentals, production and de Lune’s voice into an atmospheric dream pop and slow indie rock. The lyrics are just as different. While you might expect an album called “Elegies” from a band named tiny deaths to be a little morbid, you’d be wrong. The release, de Lune said, is actually a breakup record, but not the one you’ve heard from Adele. As de Lune said, the eight songs on “Elegies” are “celebrating relationships in all of their flawed glory.” “As a society, we’re really obsessed with forever and things lasting forever,” she said. “I wish we were less obsessed with how long things last and more obsessed with the quality of what was going on while it happened.” The tracks explore the end of relationships with sincerity and understanding — even revelry. On “The Gardener,” de Lune flips the script, exploring the viewpoint of someone who’s broken a heart, complete with a catchy chorus (“Let me know if you change your mind / Let me know if you lose your mind”). On “Ever,” the duo celebrates a short-lived relationship doomed to fail, even as the lovers see their future laid before them (“We got in / a car as if to drive / but we let / it take us for a ride”). “Away” sees one lover giving everything they have to someone, losing themselves in another person.

Minneapolis-based singer Claire de Lune is one half of tiny deaths, her band with New Yorkbased musician Grant Cutler. Submitted photo

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While some may hear Purity Ring or Phantogram in this music, I might hear Sylan Esso, School of Seven Bells or local singer Aby Wolf. Regardless of what you hear, tiny deaths and their debut album have unique, well-composed music that deserves a listen.

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Nearly two years ago, when I heard that La Belle Vie was going to close, I snatched up a reservation to get in before it shuttered its doors. I had never been a regular at the lounge, but I made sure to stop in there too. The reputation of La Belle Vie is hard to get by, so that’s why I’m glad to see Don Saunders going in a diﬀerent direction with his newly opened 510 Lounge & Private Dining. First of all, the décor is a step in the right direction. The lounge keeps so much of the restaurant’s elegance, but opens it up and adds color. There are monochromatic bluegray walls, large windows and fresh art. Secondly, the menu, while clearly not for those looking for a multi-course tasting menu, has interesting items at a variety of price points. Yes, if you want to spend $100 on caviar, there are options for you, but you could just as easily get a burger and a beer and leave for less than $30. Being a lounge, 510’s menu is decidedly bar snacks and small plates with categories like cheese and charcuterie. On the “alternative fare” menu are black rice croquettes ($9), which came out like simple fried dough ball, but quickly revealed earthy, creamy black rice. The lounge is Saunders’ ﬁrst opportunity to play with a full bar, and he’s opted to master the classics with 510. For $12, diners can get

The band will play First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry on Saturday, July 29 with Teenage Moods, DJ Andrew Broder and Gay Henry, who, while not a musician per se, collages music, themes and characters into a live performance. “I’ve been waiting opportunity to have a show where it made sense to bring him on to do his thing,” she said. For tiny deaths fans, the duo has already recorded a second album that should be out sometime next year. For readers, de Lune recommends checking out Invisible Boy, a project from Chris Bierden, a member of Polica and touring member or recording artist with Har Mar Superstar, Bones and Beaker, and Vampire Hands. Then there’s Web of Sunsets, a local acid-folk band comprised of Sara Bischoﬀ, Chris Rose and Sarah Nienaber, which make music, de Lune said, that’s a “perfect soundtrack to listen to in the desert.” The trio put out their fourth album, the dreamy and melancholy “Chaos Waltz,” earlier this year.

The lounge at 510 Groveland has reopened under the direction of The Kenwood chef Don Saunders. Photo by Eric Best a French 75 or Manhattan, or they can go for one of the rotating house cocktails. One of these unique creations, the refreshing Parasoll, balances rose-hued Peychaud’s Bitters on top of aquavit and grapefruit. The Loring Park bar is a quick post-work trip from a downtown oﬃce or, if you’re checking out the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, just a short walk from the Walker Art Center.

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The women at Glam Doll Donuts are throwing their own variety show at First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry and inviting a lineup of bands to the stage just as unique as their donuts. The July 23 show, the ﬁrst ever show of its kind from everybody’s favorite donut shop, will see performances from garage punk and alternative rock band Pierre (Alex Dunn, Lucas Margulies, Kevan Larson), neo-emo band Gully Boys and Smooth, among others. If you’re a Glam Doll regular, you don’t have to go far to buy a ticket. Both the Eat Street and Northeast Minneapolis locations have them available.

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