Aug. 11, 2016 by The Journal

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CITY COUNCIL BLOCKS $15 MINIMUM WAGE BALLOT MEASURE An alternative plan establishing a new city minimum wage ordinance moves ahead

By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com While expressing strong support for increasing wages in the city, the City Council voted Aug. 5 to block a proposed charter amendment from the ballot this fall that would let voters decide to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Council members cited an advisory legal opinion from City Attorney Susan Segal arguing that the proposal is not a “proper subject” for the city’s charter since it doesn’t allow for ordinances via citizen petitions. The initial vote on the ballot measure came during an emotionally charged meeting in City Council chambers Aug. 3 that drew a packed crowd supportive of increasing the city’s minimum wage. Protesters chanted throughout the meeting and interrupted proceedings over the lunch hour, prompting the Council to take a short recess. Some carried signs reading: “Don’t let City Hall

steal your vote!” The vote on blocking the measure from the ballot was 10-2. Council Members Cam Gordon (Ward 2) and Alondra Cano (Ward 9) voted no, arguing the city’s residents should have the opportunity to vote on the issue. City Council Member Lisa Goodman (Ward 10) was absent due to a funeral. Council Members Jacob Frey (Ward 3), Lisa Bender (Ward 10) and Abdi Warsame (Ward 6) brought forward an alternative measure that would get the ball rolling on establishing an ordinance raising the wage that would be voted on by the Council in 2017. The full Council affirmed the Committee of the Whole’s vote on Aug. 5. The staff direction directs the City Coordinator’s office to recommend a

Michelle Gross speaks during a rally in support of proposed charter amendments outside City Hall on Aug. 3. Photo by Carter Jones

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Velodrome proposal still alive for Shoreham Yards

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By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com A group of cyclists once pitched a grand vision to transform a historic rail yard into a world-class biking and entertainment destination right on Central Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis. Now, a few years later, that dream is still alive. The MN Cycling Center (MNCC) is planning a multi-purpose center anchored by an indoor velodrome in the eastern corner of the Shoreham Yards rail yard that could host everything from student groups to national cycling events. Not much has changed with the proposal since it was first announced in 2013. The volunteer-run nonprofit of biking enthusiasts is proposing to build a velodrome, or a

banked track designed for fixed-gear bicycle racing, that would be able to house a multipurpose sports field on the infield. The complex would also be home to an outdoor BMX biking course, commercial space for several businesses and a ruins garden incorporating parts of the site’s historic Roundhouse building. Jason Lardy, president of the MNCC, said the project is needed to forge connections to the next generation of more diverse cyclists. Lardy, whose marketing company works with the National Sports Center in Blaine, said the velodrome there is reaching the end of its useful life and they now have the opportunity to connect with kids in under-

served communities. “Blaine is a long way from downtown Minneapolis and the other neighborhoods,” he told The Journal. “Our goal is to build a facility that is much more accessible for kids and the community as a whole.” The velodrome, which, if built, would be the country’s only indoor velodrome outside of Los Angeles, would have support from roughly 20,000 square feet of revenuegenerating commercial space, enough for about three or four community-oriented businesses, Lardy said. The complex would also be home to industrial spaces and event spaces that could host weddings, convenSEE SHOREHAM YARDS / PAGE 12

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Building community ‘one front yard at a time’ By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@journalmpls.com On a stretch of Logan Avenue between the Armatage and Kenny neighborhoods, 26 kids ages 15 and under run between the yards. The action is often out front. One front yard has a play set. Another front yard has a trampoline, which has become the hit of the summer. “Chairs move around the neighborhood a lot. People come over with a drink and a chair,” said Beth Pfeifer. “It really builds a lot of camaraderie.” Whittier resident Max Musicant hopes to build more community camaraderie by encouraging welcoming front yards. His consulting firm offers a draft Friendly Fronts Toolkit to generate ideas. Musicant has already experimented with his own front yard. In the toolkit, he described exiting his apartment during a fire alarm and realizing he knew little about his neighbors beyond a few first names. The following weekend, he bought two bucket chairs from the hardware store and scrawled in permanent marker: “Please sit here!” “And then I sat down,” he writes. “That evening, I returned with a book and read in those chairs for an hour. The next afternoon I did the same thing with the newspaper, and then decided to eat my dinner there as well.” Musicant said he started meeting people immediately, and before long, residents had added a third chair, a Weber grill and

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(Top) Max Musicant near his Whittier apartment. (Above) A packed trampoline on Logan Avenue. Submitted photos community tongs. “The chairs transformed the social dynamics of our entire building and block,” he said. “… So, if you can do only one thing, get a few chairs, put them outside, sit down, and be present in your yard and in your community. Then you’re ready to start talking to people as they walk by.” The community-building ideas go beyond

Tips for a friendlier front yard  Add movable seating.  Eat outside. Keep the sun in mind when placing tables and chairs.  Consider storing games and entertainment in the front yard. Ideas include a Little Free Library, a toy-sharing box, lawn games and sidewalk chalk. Provide many things to do.  Create a workshop area to write on a laptop or perform construction projects.  Set up dynamic and inviting edges to the yard, perhaps through plantings or low walls for seating. If an edge doesn’t feel inviting, people are less likely to venture further into a yard.  Take advantage of large umbrellas, tree cover or porches so people don’t feel too exposed in the front yard. People enjoy semi-enclosure, similar to cozy booths at a restaurant. (For more info, go to musicantgroup.com)

single-family homes. The Whittier Alliance is reaching out to apartment properties along Blaisdell, Pillsbury and Pleasant avenues to find owners willing to try front yard improvements. The neighborhood group has set aside more than $3,000 for the pilot project. Paul Shanafelt, Whittier Alliance community engagement manager, said many Whittier apartments do not have any community spaces for residents. “You can walk a good eight to 10 blocks without anywhere to sit,” he said. “Something as simple as placing tables and chairs goes a long way.” Landlord Dale Howey said he’s interested in making changes. At 2440 Harriet Ave., he’s already created “foodscaping, instead of landscaping,” where residents can garden and pick fresh produce. Pfeifer, the Logan Avenue resident, said her block could be a model case study for the front yard project. Last summer, residents held a barbecue every Sunday night. A different host each week would provide the grill and paper products, and each family would bring something to grill and a side to share.

“Whoever is home can come and hang out,” Pfeifer said. During the winter, Sunday night is soup night, where neighbors take turns cooking enough soup to feed the entire block. One summer, residents put up a volleyball net between two yards. They occasionally hang a sheet with chip clips and project movies for the kids, while the parents have a bonfire. Or they make an omelet bar, cooking together on a camping grill. If a house is listed for sale, Pfeifer said neighbors are sure to send the kids out to play during the Open House, so there are no surprises for new homeowners. “We picked this neighborhood because we knew this neighborhood was like this,” she said. The Knight Cities Challenge awarded an $82,000 grant to The Musicant Group for its Front Lawn Placemaking Platform. The foundation invests with the goal of helping cities attract talented people, expand economic opportunity and boost engagement. The pilot is done in partnership with the Friendly Streets Initiative in St. Paul. The group is planning a Friendly Front Yard Festival on Sunday, Sept. 18, featuring walking tours of welcoming front yards.

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Twin Spirits Distillery will have four bottled ﬂagship spirits: vodka, gin, rum and whiskey. Photo by Eric Best

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About a year after Michelle Winchester planned to open Twin Spirits Distillery, the Northeast Minneapolis distillery and cocktail room is nearly ready. Winchester had signed the purchase agreement the home of her cocktail room and distillery during Art-A-Whirl 2015 with a plan to open in the fall. Then that season came and went, and various building updates to the previously boarded-up, 1920s-era building delayed the business into winter, and then spring. Now, with just a couple more weeks of construction, Twin Spirits Distillery, the city’s first solely woman-owned distillery, is finally set to serve some of its flagship spirits by the end of the season. “It was just unfathomable to me how long it took,” Winchester said. That’s not to say the one-woman distillery (with one part-time person) won’t see more construction down the line. The roughly 1,600-square-foot distillery and cocktail lounge, located at 2931 Central Ave. in the Audubon Park neighborhood, is just a part of what Winchester said could be a multibuilding complex with outdoor gardens. She also bought the neighboring 4,700-squarefoot building at 2919 Central Ave. NE, which could house warehouse and event spaces. But in the meantime, Winchester is focusing on the liquor. Twin Spirits will have four flagship spirits — a vodka, a gin, a white rum and a rye whiskey — but Winchester, armed with her copper stills, is also getting creative with moonshine and infusions. Winchester bottled an earlier version of her sugar cane-based vodka in July, though she added that she’s still tinkering with the recipe. “It’s definitely a different vodka,” she said. “It’s sweet and smooth. It doesn’t have that burn going on.” Winchester also has a passion for moonshines, which she will have available only in the cocktail room. She plans to distill her Momma’s Moonshine, a specialty honeyflavored spirit she makes from an underfermented mead, each month during the full moon, which can come at any time of day. “Right now I’m kind of hell-bent on doing it at that time,” she said. For gin, Winchester plans to produce unique infusions with shiitake and pheasant back mushrooms, which she said have different flavors akin to the duality behind her Twin Spirits brand. The first has an earthy or meaty flavor while the second tastes like citrus or even cucumber. “With the shiitake you know there’s a mushroom in that,” she said. “With

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Michelle Winchester. Photo by Eric Best the pheasant back you have no idea it’s a mushroom.” For Winchester, who has developed her skills through classes, tastings and trial and error over recent years, her own palate is her guide in crafting the spirits. “I’m not going to make something that I don’t like. How could I tell someone to taste it and enjoy it?” she said. Twin Spirits is slated to open around the end of August after Winchester has the bar, new flooring and other upgrades installed. Vodka and gin will be available when the cocktail room opens and the white rum should be ready in October or November, Winchester said. Twin Spirits will seat 26 inside and 16 outside. Like its Northeast Minneapolis counterparts, the distillery will be home to food trucks, though Winchester is looking into partnerships with local restaurants. The area is now home to several microdistilleries, such as Tattersall Distilling Co. in the Thorp Building, and Norseman Distillery and Wander North Distillery in the Mid-City Industrial neighborhood. Winchester said she welcomes the friendly competition. “I think we’re all bringing something different to the table. All of our spaces are very different,” she said. “It’s fun to see everything and see what other people are doing too.” For those who want an early peek inside, Winchester and her one part-time employee are selling 375ml bottles of the vodka and giving tours from 2-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2-8 p.m. on Saturdays. One $15 bottle is available per person per day. For more information on Twin Spirits Distillery, visit twinspirits.us.

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Blackeye Roasting Company has opened a second branded cafe, this time in the skyway. Photo by Eric Best

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Blackeye Roasting Company recently opened its skyway café in downtown’s Towle Building. Founder Matt McGinn modeled the 21-seat café, located at 2nd Avenue South & 4th Street South, after taprooms and bars, but instead of cocktails the Twin Citiesbased company will serve its nitro cold brew coffee, nitro iced teas and other nonalcoholic drinks on 10 tap lines. On top of the traditional hot coffee and espresso-based drinks, Blackeye serves teas from Verdant Tea, several tap kombuchas from Prohibition Kombucha, its house horchata and a rotating selection of non-alcoholic draft cocktails, including a nitro tonic drink inspired by Bittercube combining coffee, bolivar bitters and tonic water. Additional nods toward the bar scene, including counter seating and drink flights, aren’t lost on McGinn. “This is a coffee shop, but it’s super focused like a taproom,” he told The Journal.

“So it’s a way to showcase our product.” The café at 330 2nd Ave. S. also offers 12-ounce bags of coffee beans and other Blackeye-branded retail products. Twin Cities coffee drinkers may already know the name Blackeye from its cans of cold brew available in retailers like Whole Foods, Lunds & Byerly’s or Super America, or its tapped brews in local restaurants like Red Cow. McGinn launched Blackeye in 2014 out of St. Paul’s Quixotic Coffee, which he co-owns. McGinn has been busy this year expanding the Twin Cities-based roasting company with a new production facility in St. Louis Park and its first branded café at 38th & Chicago in the former Blue Ox Coffee space. The company plans to grow quickly in the next few years with a target of opening two locations a year for the next four years and to get its cans into 16 states in the next 8-12 months, McGinn said.

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Independent theater company Nimbus Theatre has found a new home across Northeast Minneapolis after leaving its Central Avenue location last year. Co-artistic directors Liz Neerland and Josh Cragun have signed a lease for a 7,000-squarefoot space at 2303 Kennedy St. NE in the Mid-City Industrial neighborhood. The space is nearly twice the size of Nimbus’ former home across Central from the Thorp Building, which the company left late last year after negotiations fell through with its landlord. The new space will expand Nimbus’ production, staging and public spaces, and will be available to rent, according to a release. “In five short years, we simply began to

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outgrow the space on [Central] Avenue. We were getting more rental requests than we could [accommodate], and our audiences grew year over year,” Cragun said in a statement. Nimbus will begin to move into the space in early August and present its inaugural production, a new original work called “The Kalevala,” in October. The company, founded in 2001 following a Minnesota Fringe Festival show, produces about three four-week shows annually and hosts several smaller companies. The neighborhood has welcomed several new tenants in the past year, notably local micro-distillers Norseman Distillery and Wander North Distillery.

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Restaurant Alma is temporarily closing for the rest of the summer in order to prepare the building for a new café and hotel expansion. Chef Alex Roberts will close the restaurant, located on University Avenue in the MarcyHolmes neighborhood, after Friday, Aug. 12 for the next few months. During the hiatus, the restaurant will see a new connection to the café and “significant” equipment upgrades, Alma’s website says. “At the same time, the dining room will be undergoing renovations to improve the

comfort of the guest experience, while also preserving the feel and layout of the original space,” it reads. Roberts has been planning a new six-room boutique hotel upstairs and a café next door in the former Dunn Bros. Coffee space. Alma’s bakery team has been previewing some of the café’s bakery program at occasional pop-up stands and at the Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market at the Grain Belt Apartments. The restaurant is expected to reopen this fall with the café.

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A new barbershop has quietly opened in the North Loop’s high-end menswear retailer MartinPatrick3. The men’s salon, dubbed Marty’s Style by Jon Charles, opened in early July. The small, three-chair shop is a permanent pop-up location from longtime salon owner Jon Charles, who runs salons in Uptown and Wayzata. The salon offers hair styling and some trimming, highlighting, grey reduction and waxing services. The Marty, a basic barberstyle haircut without shampoo, runs $35 and The Maxx, its signature haircut with shampoo and a scalp massage, costs $50. The old-school salon features 31-year-old barbershop chairs and the iconic striped light. “I wanted to create an experience for men that harkens back to another time, like the

old Dayton’s shopping experience where you could shop for clothes and have other personal care experiences, whether it was a bite to eat, tailoring, or bill paying,” Charles said in a statement. Marty’s Style by Jon Charles, which is accessible through MartinPatrick3’s main entry, has the same hours as the store: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday. MartinPatrick3, located 212 3rd Ave. N. in the Colonial Warehouse building, has expanded its footprint and services several times since first opening. In June, the retailer debuted a collection from luxury linen company Colette Jaffe. Last November, the shop opened a 6,000-square-foot expansion with a lounge.

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Blarney Pub & Grill

Dinkytown’s Blarney Pub & Grill is opening a second location near U.S. Bank Stadium in Downtown East. The nearly 3,300-square-foot Irish pub will open at 903 Washington Ave., about two blocks from the new home of the Minnesota Vikings. The bar and restaurant will cater to football fans and East Town residents, offering a mix of traditional Irish food, burgers and Minnesota favorites like walleye, according to a release from Cushman & Wakefield/ NorthMarq. For beer, the new Blarney will have 20 beer taps including local craft beers and Guinness. “When we look at opening a new restaurant, we value the principles of creative food, superior service, relaxed atmosphere and unique neighborhood locations,” said Blarney

owner Mike Mulrooney in a statement. The 903 Washington building is already home to restaurant tenants Wasabi Fusion and Sanctuary. Mike and Ann Roess, local real estate developers and landlords of the building, shared plans last November to develop a 10-story independent hotel, dubbed The Stone Arch Hotel, that would connect to 903 Washington. Mike told The Journal those plans are currently on hold as they work on another project. Blarney’s original bar and restaurant is located in the heart of Dinkytown near the University of Minnesota campus where it caters toward the college student crowd. Blarney plans to open the Downtown East location in time for the Vikings’ first regular season home game on Sept. 18.

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HENNEPIN THEATRE TRUST PLANS NEW HOME INSIDE SOLERA BUILDING By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com The Hennepin Theatre Trust is looking to get closer to its historic theaters by making the former Solera building its permanent home. The nonprofit, which owns the Orpheum, Pantages and State theaters on Hennepin Avenue, has filed plans to buy and renovate the threestory building at the corner of 9th & Hennepin to create new offices and event spaces. The 31,000-square-foot building has sat vacant since the Spanish restaurant closed in January 2015 after a decade in business. The nonprofit plans to use the main floor to serve donors and subscribers, and to expand the lobby and lounge in the adjacent Orpheum Theatre, according to plans submitted to the City Council’s Community Development & Regulatory Services Committee. The second floor would house its offices and the third floor would have theatrical arts and education uses.

The Trust plans to use the building’s rooftop as an outdoor lounge and classroom. The Trust currently has offices in City Center where it also operates the approximately 300-seat New Century Theatre. The Trust is looking for a $2.8 million loan and a $250,000 grant from the city for the approximately $3.3 million project, which would include $2.3 million to acquire the building and $1 million for planning and renovation costs. It also plans to use $250,000 of its own funding. The City Council approved the loan and grant Aug. 5. The nonprofit plans to raise $5 million over the next decade as part of a capital campaign, with a “major component” coming from the naming rights for the first-floor donor lounge. A spokesman said they anticipate fundraising and design work to begin as early as September.

Tom Hoch, the Trust’s president and CEO, told council members that the project will give them room to expand and will increase property values in the area. It’s also an ideal location for the organization, Hoch said, because of their projects to activate Hennepin Avenue, including storefront art initiative Made Here, its WeDo cultural district and works like the Bob Dylan mural from artist Eduardo Kobra. “This is going to give us a great hub for doing that,” he said. Council Member John Quincy (Ward 11) said the loan has little risk due to the city’s strong partnership with the nonprofit, which has owned the theaters for over a decade. “I think from a financial point of view it’s commons sense for the city to take care of some of our greatest assets,” he said.

Council to consider bird-safe skyway ordinance By Nate Gotlieb The Minneapolis Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Aug. 15 on a proposed ordinance that would require bird-safety measures for future skyways built in the city. The ordinance would require new skyway owners to use a bird-safe glazing or a combination of physical structures and glass patterns that are visible on the outside. It would not require current skyway owners to retrofit their structures, however. Council Members Cam Gordon (Ward 2) and Linea Palmisano (Ward 13) introduced the ordinance last year as part of an effort to reduce the crashes with buildings that kill hundreds of millions of birds each year in the U.S. “It struck us as a reasonable place to start the conversation about bird-safe glass,” said Robin Garwood, Gordon’s policy aide. The Council members developed the ordinance after efforts by bird groups to get the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority to use bird-safe fritted glass on the new Minnesota Vikings stadium. The authority ultimately decided against using the special glass, but Palmisano said she received a lot of positive feedback from constituents who supported the effort. “Skyways seemed like a logical place to start,” she said of the subsequent ordinance. Minneapolis has about 130 skyways, including

The City Council is expected to vote in September on the proposed bird-safe skyway ordinance. Photo by Sarah McKenzie

about 100 downtown, Palmisano said. She said the city anticipates 10-15 new skyways in downtown over the next few years. Birds are unable to distinguish glass from the natural sky, according to the National Audubon Society, so they are susceptible to crash into reflective surfaces. Collisions with windows are the largest manmade threat to birds after habitat loss, according to the society. Minneapolis sits on the Mississippi Flyway, a key migration and stopover area for birds, according to Audubon Minnesota. About onethird of all North American bird species use the flyway on their spring and fall migrations.

Garwood said the bird-safe glazing makes glass look more opaque, limiting collisions. He said adding texture to a building’s exterior also helps limit collisions. Jerry Bahls, president of the Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis said the ordinance could set the tone for new construction in the city. He said he hasn’t heard of any real pushback on the ordinance. The ordinance would also create new city and zoning code requirements for the design of new skyways. It would limit skyways to the second floors of buildings, regulate their placement on streets, temperatures and public hours.

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Kayak-sharing pilot project coming to the river By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com A new kayak-sharing pilot program similar to the Nice Ride bike-sharing program is coming to the Mississippi riverfront later this summer. As part of the Mississippi Paddle Share program, people will be able to rent kayaks from stations located at North Mississippi Regional Park (near the Kroening Interpretive Center) or the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Stormwater Park and Learning Center, 2522 Marshall St. NE. Kayaks must be returned to stations at Boom Island near Nice Ride bike stations, which will allow people to bike back to their kayak trip starting point. A kayak ride from the North Mississippi Regional Park to Boom Island is about 4 miles. Pending final approvals, the goal is to launch the program the end of August. Partners involved in the project include the National Park Service’s nonprofit charitable partner Mississippi Park Connection, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the Mississippi Watershed Organization. It’s the first paddle share program on the Mississippi and the first of its kind in a national park. Susan Overson, the National Park Service Paddle Share project manager, said the goal is to connect more people to the river and the Mississippi National River and Recreation

Area — a 72-mile corridor that runs through the Twin Cities. “The National Park Service is thrilled to work with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Mississippi Park Connection, and many other partners, to bring this innovative paddle share program to the Twin Cities,” she said. The pilot project will continue through the fall. If successful, Overson said the goal is to expand it to other sections of the river. To rent a kayak, users need to go online at paddleshare.org, select a rental time, watch a safety video, sign a waiver and pay for the reservation. A four-hour rental is $30 and a full-day rental is $60. Users must be at least 18. Once paid, the users will get a code that will unlock equipment at the stations — the kayak, paddles and life jacket. The program is designed for people with experience paddling. Beginners are encouraged to go out with guides before trying the paddle share program. In the case of bad weather and unsafe river conditions, the stations will be shut down. Park Board Superintendent Jayne Miller said it’s “another indication of building momentum” along the city’s upper riverfront. “We’re fortunate to have so many innovative

Mississippi Paddle Share  What: A kayak-sharing pilot project expected to launch late August. Stations are located at North Mississippi Regional Park (near the Kroening Interpretive Center) and the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Stormwater Park and Learning Center, 2522 Marshall St. NE. Return stations are at Boom Island.  How it works: Users reserve a kayak online ($30 for a half-day; $60 for a full-day)  Website: paddleshare.org

organizations and generous partners working toward opening up the Mississippi River to new generations of park users,” she said. The costs of the pilot project are being covered by a $175,000 grant from the National Park Service’s Transportation Program and a $40,000 grant from REI. Doug Snyder, executive director of the

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, said he hopes people get a chance to experience the river in a new way. “The MWMO is excited about the chance to participate in this pilot program, to get people on the river and to have them discover the incredible natural resource they have in the heart of an urban area,” he said.

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Winter sports center for Theodore Wirth moves forward After months of planning, park commissioners have given preliminary approval for a proposed winter sports and outdoor recreation center at Theodore Wirth Regional Park. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Administration & Finance Committee approved several agreements with the Loppet Foundation to allow the nonprofit to build and operate a new multi-purpose building and then donate it back to the board. The full board is expected to vote on the project later this month. The board approved schematic designs for the 14,000-square-foot building last summer that would serve as an epicenter for cross-country skiers, mountain bikers, snowboarders and par 3 golfers to buy and rent equipment, use locker rooms and refuel at a café. The building, which the Loppet is calling The Trailhead, would replace a small golf clubhouse and occupy the site of the course’s last two holes. Beyond the recreation center, the proposed project would add about four miles of mountain bike event trails with a learning area and untangle ski trails from the 18-hole golf course in order to reduce conflicts. The board also plans to build a 30-stall and a 100-stall parking lot, according to previous plans. The cost to build the center and related utility services are roughly $5.3 million, of which the Loppet has raised more than $3.8 million so far. The foundation is proposing to recognize donors by naming features of the center via plaques and trail map listings. So far, the foundation has identified the building’s 300-square-foot conference room, an overlook and trail segments for naming opportunities. The Loppet intends to host the Masters World Cup cross-country skiing event at the center in January or February of 2018. It would require an expansion of the park’s ski loop to 12.5 kilometers, four more than it is now, which the board is considering making permanent. The event, estimated to bring in about 1,200 athletes, has never been held in a major city in North America. For the board’s part of the project, it intends to use reserves from its Enterprise Fund and state and Metropolitan Council bonds for

funding. The Park Board had looked to the Legislature for 2017 regional parks funding for site work, but lawmakers haven’t appropriated the money. The board expects to award a contract for construction of site improvements in early September and wrap up that work by next spring, if not by the end of the year. As part of its agreements, the Loppet would be the center’s primary operator and programmer, and would take on maintenance of mountain bike and ski trails. The foundation would pay rent equal to 18 percent of its net income annually on top of a lump sum of $6,500, which would increase $1,000 every 10 years of the lease. To cover long-term maintenance, Assistant Superintend Michael Schroeder said the foundation would pay $20,000 a year in preparation for when they have to repair or replace the facility down the line. It would also provide operating staff for the par-3 course, which would be headquartered in the building. Despite the additional support, Superintended Jayne Miller said the 10 maintenance staff and parkkeepers at Wirth would be assigned other tasks during the winter. She even plans to add a staff person in the 2017 budget.

The Loppet Foundation is planning a 14,000-squarefoot sports center in Theodore Wirth Park. Images courtesy of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

The board says the project would deliver programming above and beyond what either entity could provide by itself. “I think we need to take this chance, just like we needed to take the chance at Tin Fish, the chance at Sea Salt [Eatery] to give us a chance to get the Park Board operating efficiently in a way the taxpayers get the best bang for their buck,” said Commissioner Liz Wielinski (District 1). President John Erwin lauded the foundation for its donation. “You singlehandedly have added a great new

asset to the Minneapolis park system,” he said. If the board approves the agreements at its Aug. 17 meeting, the Loppet anticipates beginning construction later this month with a completion of the building in early 2017. “The public-private partnership between the Loppet Foundation and the MPRB leverages our respective strengths and creates opportunities for area residents to get outside and active in the heart of the city,” said John Munger, the foundation’s executive director, in a statement. “We are excited to see The Trailhead come to fruition.”

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Chairs for the greater good By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com “Sit. Breathe. Contemplate. Meditate.” In our hectic, digital-centric lives, we don’t often see messages like this in the course of our day. New benches around Lake of the Isles and in Currie Park in South Minneapolis are inscribed with these words and similar messages as part of The Minneapolis Good Chair Project — the brainchild of Mark Addicks, who recently retired from General Mills after serving as chief marketing officer. The goal is to encourage people to take time to sit, relax and get a chance to meet new people. Addicks noticed how movable chairs at St. Olaf and rocking chairs in airports across the country changed people’s behavior and humanized spaces, encouraging people to take time for conversations and contemplation. “We have beautiful parks, but my own behavior with the parks was my work behavior,” he said, noting he’d get home, change and head for a walk around the lake without slowing down to absorb all the beauty around him. He got the idea to create special chairs for the parks, collaborating with the Park Board and custom furniture designer Willie Willette. There are 30 white oak chairs around Lake of the Isles and in Currie Park. The chairs have enough space for two to sit comfortably. “I think the encouragement to stop, relax and think is something that’s been greatly forgotten,” Willette said. “People are always working when they are going around the lake — they are either on the phone, walking really quickly, running or pushing their baby cart.”

FYI To learn more about The Minneapolis Good Chair Project, go to Facebook.com/Mplsgoodchair

Good Chair Project chairs near Lake of the Isles. Photos by Sarah McKenzie He also pointed out that it can be challenging to get Minnesotans to stop, sit and interact with strangers. “If you make people feel like they’re comfortable, maybe they will act like they are, too,” he said. “And the benches are comfortable.” So far, Addicks has contributed funding for them. The chairs will be stored over the winter and return next summer. There are plans for a Kickstarter campaign to help raise money for additional chairs to be placed at parks next summer. Addicks plans to use social media to encourage people to meet up at the chairs for events like book club meetings. He also would like to find volunteers to help with the project. Park Board President Anita Tabb said people have shown great appreciation for the benches, especially in Currie Park. “It’s really fun when an idea comes from the community and it turns out we can work together and do something that serves the community well,” she said.

Willie Willette (left) and Mark Addicks (right) prepare to place chairs near Lake of the Isles. Submitted photo

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Hennepin County’s challenge: One year, zero waste Hennepin County is seeking up to 50 households willing to commit one full year to its Zero Waste Challenge. The challenge is this: Record how much waste your household produces every week for a year and, with the support and advice of county experts, try to recycle or compost as much of it as possible. Participants earn a $350 stipend if they make it a full 12 months, and in exchange the county gets deeper insight into the everyday challenges and triumphs of dealing with household waste. “We’re calling it a challenge, but really it’s a study,” said Carolyn Collopy, the county’s senior environmentalist. The county has its own challenge to meet, but on a slightly longer timeline.

By 2030, the state wants to see the county’s waste diversion rate hit 75 percent, meaning three-quarters of all waste is diverted away from the landfill or incinerator and into recycling or compost. As of 2015, the diversion rate was 46 percent, according to the county’s April 2016 Recycling Progress Report. Fortythree percent of waste was recycled (up from about 41 percent in 2014) and just 3 percent was composted (a rate unchanged from the previous year). Collopy said one way to boost the countywide diversion rate is by identifying the barriers individual households face in their own waste-reduction efforts. That’s where the challenge comes in. The Zero Waste Challenge runs Sept.

15, 2016–Sept. 15, 2017. Each participant agrees to attend one of five introductory workshops scheduled in September, plus three more waste-reduction workshops over the course of the year. Participating households will get a free scale to weigh their trash, recycling and compost each week, plus a variety of recycling and composting supplies. They’ll also receive visits from a county expert who will coach them in waste-reduction strategies. Collopy said the stipend is meant to reimburse each household for a year’s worth of solid waste and recycling fees. To fill out an online application before the Aug. 26 deadline, go to hennepin.us/ zerowastechallenge.

The 2016 Choose to Reuse coupon book offering discounts at local “reuse retailers” was available as of Aug. 1. Hennepin County partners with local retailers on the annual promotion, which encourages shoppers to reuse whenever possible instead of buying new as a waste-reduction strategy. The more than 50 participating businesses are places that offer rentals or repairs or deal in used goods. The deals offered in the coupon book are good through Oct. 31. Go online to hennepin.us/choosetoreuse to order a copy of the Choose to Reuse coupon book in either print or app form. Choose to Reuse coupon books are also available at participating retailers, libraries and Three Rivers Park District sites.

journalmpls.com / August 11-24, 2016 11 Supporters of the $15 minimum wage ballot measure march outside City Hall. Photo by Carter Jones

FROM MINIMUM WAGE / PAGE 1 minimum wage policy after reviewing policies from other cities and working with stakeholders for Council consideration by the second quarter of 2017. A plan for community engagement is due to the Council by Oct. 5, 2016. “I support an increased minimum wage,” Frey said. “But I support taking the reins, showing leadership as an elected, and doing it the right way by conducting engagement, drafting a policy, and hammering out microdetails to pass a policy that helps people and is functional.” Warsame said the Council should take an approach similar to the way the city crafted the paid sick time ordinance. A work group made up of a variety of stakeholders made recommendations to the Council for the policy, which requires employers with at least six workers in Minneapolis to provide up to 48 hours of paid sick time annually. The ordinance goes into effect July 1, 2017. “We recognize the urgency of this issue and have taken an historic step towards enacting a municipal minimum wage in Minneapolis,” Warsame said. “Important issues start with collaboration and this one is no different.” The Council also voted not allow a proposed charter amendment requiring police officers to carry professional liability insurance on the ballot, concurring with a legal opinion from Segal arguing the proposal conflicts with state law. Both campaigns — the $15 for Minneapolis coalition and the group pushing officers to carry professional liability insurance — have pledged legal action to get the proposals on the ballot in November. 15 Now Minnesota, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change and Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL) announced it had filed a lawsuit in Hennepin County District Court on Aug. 8, asking the court to order the city to put the measure on the ballot in November. The group has assembled a legal team that includes the National Employment Law Project and local attorneys. Mike Griffin, a field director for NOC, was critical of the staff direction offered by Frey, Bender and Warsame for failing to mention $15 and lacking urgency. The coalition delivered nearly 20,000 signatures to City Hall for the petition seeking to put the measure on the ballot. As proposed, it would establish a $15 minimum wage in the city by 2020 for employers with 500 or more employees and by 2022 for employers with

fewer than 500 workers. Organizers estimate the increase would impact 113,500 workers in the city. Steven Suffridge, a member of CTUL and a long-time fast food worker, pleaded with Council members to take action before they took the vote. “I don’t know much about government or how the government works but I know that we need this money,” he said. “We have to constantly find ways to make ends meet. We don’t get a chance to have the full opportunity that we deserve to be fully independent when we are not making enough money to survive. City Council members don’t have to worry about that kind of stuff like myself, my co-workers, and so many other people in Minneapolis.”

A CHALLENGING VOTE Council members who voted to block the proposed charter amendments faced a barrage of boos and hostile words when they explained how they came to their decision on the issue. City Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden (Ward 8) called the proposed $15 minimum wage charter amendment issue one of the most difficult she’s faced during her Council tenure. She said she faced a conflict between her “head and heart” on the issue, noting she

strongly supports raising the minimum wage, but the vote ultimately was about whether it’s legal to use the charter as a vehicle to accomplish that goal — not the merits of increasing wages. Glidden also credited community organizers with getting more Council members on board with establishing a city minimum wage. “This is a huge turnaround for some of my council colleagues — who until recently were not open to a city minimum wage — and it is due to the voice and pressure of the community,” she wrote on her Facebook page. “Community voice will be important as — public and private, worker and business — as we work together to develop a minimum wage ordinance. I will spend my energy to get the job done, as I know a majority of my constituents demand.” Bender said it would have been the “politically easy” vote to allow the ballot measure, but ultimately not the right way to move ahead. She said she has been in “awe” of the organizing work on the issue and wants to work with the coalition to raise the wage through the city ordinance process in a similar way to her efforts on the paid sick time ordinance. “Workers in our city deserve a living wage, and I am committed to working with my colleagues, our business community and workers to pass a city minimum wage in 2017,” Bender said. “I have been an early and

strong supporter of a city minimum wage. I know that a majority of my constituents are in favor of raising wages as more and more families struggle to make ends meet.” Meanwhile, Cano and Gordon argued that the Council shouldn’t block voters from having their say. Cano noted that the state’s minimum wage — even with the recent increases that took effect Aug. 1 for large and small employers — falls below the federal poverty level. She also pointed out that one in four Minneapolis residents are in poverty. “How many Council members can make a living, feed their children and send them to school on that wage?” she asked. Minnesota’s large employers must pay workers at least $9.50 an hour and small employers must pay at least $7.75 an hour. Gordon said whatever happens, there will be legal action and ultimately a judge will determine the legality of amending the charter to raise the wage. “My job is to air on the side of fairness and democracy and put it out there [for voters],” he said. The City Council is expected to review a minimum wage study in September that examines the impact of raising the wage in Minneapolis and increasing it regionally in Hennepin and Ramsey counties. It will look at raising the wage to $12 and $15 — both phased in over a five-year period.

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GREEN DIGEST Register your Community Garden Day celebration Community Garden Day 2016 is right around the corner, and if your garden has a party planned Gardening Matters is urging you to register the event by Aug. 15. There are more than 570 community gardens and urban agricultural plots in the Twin Cities, according to the local nonprofit’s tally, and on Sept. 17 many of them plan to host events to celebrate the gardens’ role in their communities. Many community gardeners open up their green spaces for tours, tastings, performances, potlucks and other activities. Each year, Gardening Matters puts together a directory of Community

Taste those tomatoes

Garden Day celebrations. For more information on Community Garden Day, or to get your garden’s celebration added to the guide, go to gardeningmatters.org.

Tiny Diner is hosting its third-annual tomato tasting Aug. 21 to benefit Seed Sages, a local project that aims to spread seed saving, growing and breeding skills. The restaurant plans to offer samples of more than 30 varieties of tomatoes, all grown locally. In addition to a kids tent and music, the event will feature Seed

Sages educators on hand to share information about saving tomato seeds. The tomato tasting runs noon–2 p.m. at Tiny Diner, 1024 E. 38th St. There is a suggested donation of $5, and the money raised will be used by Seed Sages to fund scholarships for local gardeners and farmers.

12 journalmpls.com / August 11-24, 2016 area has a “Northeast cool,” Reich said, with its own proclivity for biking, popular events like Art-A-Whirl and an expanding commercial corridor. “You just have this real downhome, kind of small-town thing going on in the big city, which they could be a part of,” he said. It also has young people, Lardy said, with an estimated 4,000 students within a few miles of the site. The MNCC would employ youth through a bike-centered job-training program and offer a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, athletics and math) curriculum to students. Local leaders and residents groups have been open to the proposal, including Jane McCarney, co-chair of the Columbia Park Neighborhood Association, and the Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. The latter wrote a letter of support following a July community meeting. The MN Cycling Center wants to open the facility by the December of 2019. With roughly 14 months of construction, Lardy said they’re hoping to break ground by fall 2018 if state support comes through in the next sessions.

FROM SHOREHAM YARDS / PAGE 1 tions and concerts. On top of ample bike parking, MNCC is currently planning room for about 450 vehicles, though that could change dramatically as the proposal develops. The MNCC is proposing the project on about 12 acres of land near Central & 28th, just a tiny corner of the 230-acre Shoreham Yards site owned by Canadian Pacific. The group intends to partially preserve the semi-circular Roundhouse, an 1887 storage building for steam locomotives, into a plaza much like Mill Ruins Park, Lardy said. In 2000, the City of Minneapolis designated the little-known landmark — the last remaining roundhouse in the city — after the railroad company attempted to demolish it. Lardy estimates the project would cost somewhere between an estimated $35 million and $40 million. That’s up from the $20 million to $25 million price tag originally pitched to community members, which is due to higher estimated costs associated with historic preservation and parking, he said. The MNCC is ultimately looking for $25 million in state bonding money for the project. First it’s asking lawmakers for $250,000 in pre-design work. Sen. Kari Dziedzic (DFL-60), who represents Northeast Minneapolis, and Rep. Tim Sanders

The MN Cycling Center has been planning an indoor velodrome in Northeast Minneapolis since 2013. Images courtesy of the MN Cycling Center (R-37B) of Blaine were chief authors of that request in the Senate and House, respectively. The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission, which manages the National Sports Center, is the MNCC’s fiscal agent, Lardy said. Council Member Kevin Reich, who represents much of Northeast Minneapolis, was

there early on in conversations and pitched the site to the MN Cycling Center. He touts the site for its connectivity, a central tenet of MNCC’s proposal. Central Avenue is a state highway with bike facilities, connections to the Grand Rounds and some of the city’s most popular transit routes. On top of that, there’s the culture. The

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Changes at The Journal This is the last edition of The Journal I will edit in my 10-year tenure here. I am moving on to start a new job with the City of Minneapolis’ Communications Department. Dylan Thomas, who has long served as our assistant editor, is taking the reins of the newspaper as the new editor. I am confident he will do an awesome job with both The Journal and the Southwest Journal.

I have loved this job so much and put out well over 500 newspapers during my time as editor. Thanks so much to all of our readers and the many amazing people in the community who have shared their stories with me over the years. I will be forever grateful to our publishers Janis Hall and Terry Gahan for giving me this opportunity. I am also thrilled to be joining the city at a time of so much transformational change. My time at the Journals has given me a chance to learn so much about Minneapolis — a city I love very much. I have had the opportunity to cover so many important and dramatic events in

the recent history of our city, including the tragic I-35W bridge collapse in 2007, the crowded 2013 mayoral race and the recent protests over the shooting deaths of Jamar Clark and Philando Castile. We have also published many special in-depth projects that have examined critical issues in Minneapolis, including reports on gun violence, youth homelessness and rail safety. I am very proud of our work on these stories. It takes a strong and committed team to put out the Journals, and I have been honored to work with so many talented people, including our publishers, a design team led by Dana Croatt, a stellar sales

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205 Park The Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association has thrown its support behind one of two proposals for a city-owned parcel near U.S. Bank Stadium. Earlier this summer, the city released the names of the two developers that offered proposals, Sherman Associates and Grand Real Estate Advisors. The local neighborhood group voted to recommend Grand Real Estate Advisors, which is planning to build an approximately 50-unit residential building with retail space fronting Washington Avenue. The other proposal features a six-story building with 115 units — including some affordable — and restaurant and bakery concepts from restaurateur Kim Bartmann.

The city’s Planning Commission has approved plans from First Covenant Church, Ryan Companies and Community Housing Development Corp. (CHDC) to build a six-story affordable housing project on a downtown surface parking lot near U.S. Bank Stadium. The development team’s latest plans call for a building with 159 units affordable housing and 12,400 square feet of commercial space along 6th Street South. Tony Barranco, Ryan’s vice president of development, told The Journal earlier this summer the church has done the preliminary work for a land swap with Hubert’s Café and Sports Bar, which will give it control of the entire block. The proposed project would have 131 underground stalls for paid commercial parking and 48 surface spots for accessory parking for the church and retail tenants.

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Solera building The Hennepin Theatre Trust is moving closer to its historic theaters by relocating its oﬃces to the former Solera building at 9th & Hennepin. The nonprofit, which owns the Orpheum, Pantages and State theaters, has filed plans to buy and renovate the three-story building into a donor lounge, oﬃces and educational space. The 31,000-square-foot building will also see a rooftop lounge and classroom. The Trust asked the City of Minneapolis for a $2.8 million loan and a $250,000 grant for the approximately $3.3 million project, which will also see the nonprofit putting in its own $250,000. The City Council approved the loan and grant Aug. 5.

Franklin Street Properties has released more details on its plans for the TCF Bank building at 8th & Marquette. The Massachusettsbased real estate investment firm told investors that interior demolition and construction work is expected to begin during the third quarter (July-September). During that time, it also anticipates launching a marketing campaign with CBRE, which is handling leasing. The firm said it expects project, which would result in about 120,000 rentable square feet, to run between $15 million and $20 million with leasing expenses. Rents would be approximately $15 to $18 per square foot. Last month, Franklin Street Properties purchased the Plaza Seven building for $82 million.

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Hilton Minneapolis Maryland-based DiamondRock Hospitality Company announced last month that it has sold the 821-room Hilton Minneapolis — the state’s largest hotel — for $143 million. The real estate investment trust paid a total of $155.5 million for the property back in 2010. The 25-story hotel, built in 1992, also has 77,000 square feet of meeting space. The buyer was Walton Street Capital of Chicago.

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Coze Flats Solhem Companies has sold its Coze Flats apartment building in the MarcyHolmes neighborhood for $9.4 million. CBRE Multifamily, which announced the transaction, arranged the sale of the 48-unit apartment building near the University of Minnesota. Coze Flats is known for its smaller units, known as Nicollet Island micro units, that start at about 400 square East Bank feet and average 469 square feet. The building was 96 percent occupied at the Loring Park The purchase prices works out time of sale. to $419 per rentable square foot. Downtown East

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The surprising urban geography of Pokemon Go By Bill Lindeke You see them chasing digital dreams, shadows of their childhood. Young people ambling slowly with faces pressed to their phones, clumps plotting on benches. It’s Pokemon Go, the new game! Half digital, half material, and a sign of things to come. I don’t have to explain it to you, because a hundred hot takes have done this already. But I can tell you about the world of PoGo, how and why the Pokemon are where they are. The Pokestops are not spread evenly through the city. Instead they center in certain places, hang out in neighborhoods. There’s no grand conspiracy, but there are some logics at work that can help make sense of the world of Pokemon Go. But first, an admission. I have only played Pokemon Go for a hot minute, but I spent six months or so playing its predecessor, Ingress. Partly this was in preparation for an article I was working on about the connection between walking and mobile technology, and partly this was because the game is fun and addictive. But the map of “Pokestops” and Pokemon gyms” is based almost completely on the Ingress map of “portals.”

Some Pokemon Go ground rules:  You can play while walking. Pay attention to busy streets, but wherever Pokestops are clustered, being on foot is the key.  You can play from a bike. This is probably the best way of covering a lot of Pokemon ground in a short time.  You can play from a train. The Green Line stops are just long enough to grab a Pokemon, if there is one. Buses, too.  You can play on a skateboard. I’m just guessing here. Unicycles seem ideal.  If you played PoGo on a pogo stick, that would be pretty cool.  My Death Star fantasy? I’d love to see Pokemon Go pedal pubs. (Bwahahaha!) They go slowly enough, people could focus on their phones, and you could still be mobile, hopping from gym to gym waging war.

As with Ingress portals, Pokestops are not evenly distributed. Here are some patterns that emerge.

1. Pokestops are walkable The first rule of thumb forPokestops is that they require walkability. There are far more Pokestops in areas with sidewalks and a street grid than in the curving suburban culs-de-sac.

That means that downtowns, college campuses, and main streets have tons of Pokestops. For example, Lake Street or Hennepin Avenue are Pokemon hot beds, as is the entire downtown Minneapolis area. The University of Minnesota is chock full of Pokestops, offering one of the densest clusters in the entire metro. The Uptown area: Lake, Hennepin, and Lyndale are Pokestop hotbeds.

2. Pokestops depend on placemaking Ingress portals (aka Pokestops) were originally intended to be based on public art or public buildings. For example, just about every piece of art in the Walker Sculpture Garden is a Pokestop. Eventually, as players added portals into the database, they expanded to include things like local businesses, interesting architecture, and parks. In fact, Pokestops can be found at just about anything that is NOT a plain residen-

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journalmpls.com / August 11-24, 2016 15 tial building. (This is why the State Fairgrounds, where everything is a “landmark” offers the densest collections of Pokestops in the metro area.) In this way, Pokestops reflect placemaking. Utility boxes with art on them. Decorative benches. Any kind of plaque. Little Free Libraries are a great example, as they quickly became one of the easiest ways to geographically spread Ingress portals (aka Pokestops) into more residential neighborhoods. If you have something interesting to offer the public realm, you might have a Pokestop. Take my neighborhood, where the closest Pokestops to my house are, in this order: a church a block away, a little free library, the empty yoga studio, another little free library, the empty coffee shop, the Catholic church plus the Catholic church school and the church rectory (for a total of three Pokestops on the same block), etc. Eventually you get down to Harriet Island, full of Pokestops, or the businesses along Cesar Chavez Street, a bunch of other parks, etc. The equation: place equals Pokemon, which is another reason why homogenous neighborhoods in the suburbs are largely Pokemon deserts.

Where to go Minnesota Parent magazine (The Journal’s sister publication) asked their readers last month to name some of their favorite Twin Cities pokestops. Heres what they had to say:  “I heard Como is full of Pikachus!”  “Downtown St. Paul and the Mall of America have a ton of Pokestops!”  “We were delighted with how many were around CHS Field when we went to the Saints game last night! Coming from the suburbs with very few, it felt like a bonanza of blue pokestops, and we had fun reading all the plaques on the cultural markers they corresponded with. Mears Park was very active also!”  “Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.”  “The Macalester/St. Thomas area is dense with stops, and is not only a safe area, but beautiful, too — close to the river if you want to hike.”

The city’s parks and neighborhoods are hotbeds for Pokestops. Submitted photos

3. Pokestops reﬂect the tastes of educated white men The final rule-of-thumb is that Ingress appealed to tech nerds and gamers, who are overwhelmingly whiter, younger, wealthier, and better-educated than the population as a whole. These people tend to live and work in certain areas, and so the Ingress portals (aka Pokestops) are going to reflect their tastes and movement patterns — thus the focus on downtowns, tech areas, universities, brewery-proximate neighborhoods, etc. And there’s surely a reverse tendency of areas with less frequent tech yuppie types, such as neighborhoods with a lot of poverty, to be neglected. That said, if you actually look at the geographic map and spread of Ingress portals (aka Pokestops), they cover the globe and there are Pokestops just about everywhere, from the Aleutian Islands to Nimrod, Minn. (Population 69). Still, I think the urban Pokemon geography might surprise most people. There was a recent article that criticized the geography of Pokemon Go, claiming that the Pokestops avoid neighborhoods of color. The article used a map of Detroit to show how Pokestops were clustered on the north side of Eight Mile Road. I don’t know Detroit very well, but I

do know Minneapolis, and I’d say that, if anything, Pokemon tend to avoid boring white suburban sprawl. Pokemon favor walkability and placemaking so much that it outweighs any wealthy white male bias. What’s more, thanks to years of Ingress players scouring most city neighborhoods, the coverage of portals is fairly thorough. The result? If anything, Pokemon Go has a reverse income and race disparity. It turns out that Pokemon are urban creatures who love diversity, sidewalks, and mixed-use neighborhoods. They don’t really shy away from poor “inner city” areas. Instead, they thrive on placemaking, and they flee from white suburban sprawl. You’ll never catch a Pokemon in a gated community.

Don’t hate on Pokemon Go, but PLEASE GOD Don’t PoGo and Drive! Here’s the takeaway. Like pedal pubs and segways, Pokemon Go can be a convenient scapegoat for cultural criticism. The millennial phone zombies walking around Victory Memorial Drive on Minneapolis’ northern border are easy fodder for anyone who doesn’t know what a Porygon is, or thinks kids today bury their faces in their screens like so many ostriches.

While many of those critiques are perfectly valid, it’s also safe to say that more people have spent time on the wide weird empty “green space” boulevards of Victory Memorial Drive in the past two weeks than in the previous year put together. The game legitimately encourages people to walk around and explore urban spaces. There’s only one problem: Driving. The game can be addictive, and can lead to dangerous situations. There were plenty of times playing Ingress where I felt tempted to “hack” a portal while stopped at a red light. (In fact, I did it regularly, I’ll admit. And it’s not OK.) The problem is that, particularly anyone driving with a smart phone within reach, the temptation of grabbing a Pokemon while behind the wheel is going to be acute and deadly. (Note: There is a speed limit, and apparently it’s pretty slow. Like 10 miles per hour slow.) Double plus un-good. Other than that, welcome to your new future, America. Or not. After about six months, I got bored with Ingress. Once you reach a certain level, there wasn’t much point in collecting expe-

 “Handke Center in Elk River. We’ve got a battle gym!”  “The State Fairgrounds have a ton of stops!”  “The Walker Art Center and Loring Park are HUGE, even though the Walker sculpture garden is under construction.”

rience points, and with only two teams, it presented the definition of an endless zerosum game. Any victories were temporary, and there was no way to really win. I felt like the computer playing tic-tac-toe in War Games, where the only winning move is to quit. And since then, I’ve been spending a lot more time actually looking at and enjoying the world around me. (And, who am I kidding, staring at Twitter too much.)

Bill Lindeke is an urban geographer. This story ﬁrst appeared at Streets.mn.

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Ask the Nurse Practitioner / By Michelle Napral

WHAT’S MAKING THE BOTTOM OF MY FOOT HURT?

I have a wincing pain that shoots through the bottom of one of my feet when I get out of bed in the morning. It’s tolerable, but I have a half-marathon coming up in two months. What should I do?

pain may be sharp, like a knife sticking in the bottom of your foot, or it may feel like a dull ache. Plantar fasciitis can develop gradually or suddenly. It usually affects one foot at a time, but occasionally it occurs in both feet.

Runners are at increased risk for developing heel and foot pain. One of the most common causes of foot pain in adults is called plantar fasciitis. A band of tissue called the plantar fascia connects the heel bone to the toes. The plantar fascia supports the foot bones in an arched position. When there is pain in the bottom of the foot or heel, it may be due to the plantar fascia being inflamed, irritated or swollen. Plantar fasciitis is typically caused by poor foot mechanics. For example, if the foot flattens too much, the fascia may overstretch and swell, or if the foot flattens too little, the fascia may ache from being pulled too tight. It occurs when the tissue tears or pulls away from the bone, or when swelling causes the tiny fibers to fray. Common symptoms include pain under the heel and sole of the foot. The pain is worse in the morning when you first get out of bed and improves with walking. The pain may return when you get up after being seated for an extended period of time. The

What might you be doing to exacerbate this? If this sounds familiar, consider ways to both reduce the pain and address the underlying condition. Your top priority: avoid activities that cause the pain. Standing for long periods of time, running, walking, tennis and other weight-bearing sports can put stress on the heels and tear the tissue. Ice your heel for 20 minutes up to four times a day. Take pain medication that reduces inflammation, such as Ibuprofen. Shoes with poor cushioning, high heels or poor arch support can add to your risk. Wearing thin, flat sandals or flip flops this time of year is tempting, but may exacerbate the problem. Wear sturdy shoes with good arch and heel support and shock absorbency. Also, tight lower leg muscles or Achilles tendon can contribute to heel pain. First thing in the morning and before being active, stretch the bottom of your feet by gently flexing your ankle so the foot moves toward your knee.

Other factors that can contribute to plantar fasciitis include arthritis, diabetes, obesity, recent weight gain, flat feet or having high arches.

What if nothing helps? Our active patients are often frustrated to hear that it may take up to nine months of reduced activity before their plantar fasciitis goes away. It’s best to take care of the problem fully so that it is less likely to reoccur. If your symptoms do not improve, see your provider to confirm a diagnosis and discuss what other treatments are appropriate. There is no test for plantar fasciitis, but we can tell if you have it by

learning your symptoms, doing an exam and possibly ordering a radiology test if the diagnosis is unclear. We may recommend shoe inserts (off the shelf or custom), night splints, taping the foot to help provide support. In rare cases, surgery may be needed. Talk to you provider today if you have unrelieved foot and heel pain.

Michelle Napral is a nurse practitioner at the University of Minnesota Health Nurse Practitioners Clinic, 3rd Street & Chicago. Send questions to nursnews@umn.edu.

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Voices

Ask Dr. Rachel / By Rachel Allyn

PERPLEXED BY FRIENDS’ OBSESSION WITH MARRIAGE

I have noticed many women my age (mid 20s) are obsessed about getting married. It seems they are hyper-focused on this goal so much that they’re missing out on actually being present in their relationship or focusing on taking their time to be with a person who is right for them. I don’t understand their impatience or know what to tell them when they vent to me. How do you suggest I talk with my friends about this, given I can’t relate to their urgency?

The institution of marriage is evolving, however, in the Midwest there is still a norm to get married and have children at a younger age compared to other regions of the country. You are at a different stage in life than your friends and probably have less traditional views on the timing or necessity of marriage. Your friends confound you on this matter because your interests are focused on living in the here-and-now whereas their interests are future-oriented. I imagine you are also concerned they will settle for Mr./ Ms. Right Now versus Mr./Ms. Right. Your friends are grasping for something. Whether it’s to have the Hollywood fantasy of love that lasts forever, societal permission to start a family, live in accordance with their religious doctrine, feel a sense of security, have lasting companionship, or all of the above. Whatever the reason, you don’t enjoy being a bystander as they distract from savoring the present moment, lack gratitude for their current experience, and foolishly rush into a huge commitment. I doubt their obsession is working in their favor; let’s face it, most people who start dating someone do not find desperation very attractive in a prospective mate. Recognize what is fueling your friends

as a way to help you let go of judgment toward them. In a nutshell, humans have an existential fear of being alone. Not the kind of alone where we’re sitting at a restaurant waiting for our date to arrive and they’re 20 minutes late — although that is bothersome — but the kind that resides in our subconscious and is always focused on primal needs of survival. For some uncoupled individuals, not being settled down and “chosen” by someone becomes equated with being less worthy and makes them questions their sense of belonging (even though they may have other non-romanic sources of love in their life). Our beliefs about how our life is supposed to look and the timeline we’re supposed to stick to can vary greatly; not having a serious partner in one’s 20s can mean freedom for some and trigger anxiety for others. Let me normalize how you feel. Just because they might be intent on a fast track to marriage does not mean there’s anything wrong with you for not. I’ve definitely seen clients come to therapy to recover from taking the plunge too young before they truly knew themselves. Marriages that start before the age of 29 and end quickly have been called “starter marriages” and have the highest divorce rate for both men and women. This is a solid argument for people taking their sweet time before getting hitched. We need to respect those who follow their own path with regard to relationships. Traditional or conventional relationships are not for everyone. Recognize your own timing for when, who, how and if you decide to be coupled. Knowing whether marriage is right for you comes from knowing your own self, and most individuals in their mid 20s are still figuring that out. How can you be in conversation with your friends around these issues? Offer support by listening to them and being a

Our beliefs about how our life is supposed to look and the timeline we’re supposed to stick to can vary greatly; not having a serious partner in one’s 20s can mean freedom for some and trigger anxiety for others.

compassionate witness to their yearnings, but beyond that it’s not your responsibility to convince them otherwise. Their drive for marriage at this age is deeply rooted in their childhood and attachment needs. Your job is to be authentic and model a life that is true to your own self, one full of meaning, purpose, and pleasure, and this is absolutely possible whether you are married, single, divorced, polyamorous or some other culturally constructed label in between.

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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Weekend Tourist / By Linda Koutsky

ARTS AND CULTURE IN WHITTIER’S NEIGHBORHOOD HONORS ITS NAMESAKE

treets and neighborhoods in Minneapolis are named after all kinds of people: explorers, presidents, literary characters, clergy, landowners, early industrialists, founders of our fair city and a poet. I’ve passed through the Whittier neighborhood a million times but just learned it was named for poet John Greenleaf Whittier. According to the Whittier Alliance, the area bounded by Franklin, Lake Street, Lyndale and I-35W is an “International Neighborhood,” with 15,000 residents representing 30 countries. It’s also home to numerous stores and organizations whose missions support education, history, spirituality, social justice, theater, literature, music and the arts. The neighborhood named after him would make John Greenleaf Whittier proud. In 1807, 51 years before Minnesota became a state, John Greenleaf Whittier was born in Haverhill, Mass. He was raised in a 17th-century farmhouse built by his grandfather. His family followed the Quaker faith and Whittier embraced the liberal ideas early in life. The Quaker movement began in England in the late 1600s when people questioned the established church and wanted a simpler, more direct way to express their faith. Though it has roots in Christianity, Quakers don’t adhere to a strict set of rules but encouraged individual exploration with God or a divine will. Today’s followers often incorporate spiritual concepts from other religions, too, though most believe that a higher power touches each person directly and is part of them. Being aware of that connection guides Quakers in their daily lives. Typically Quakers have a commitment to nonviolence, are conscientious objectors to war, live a life of simplicity, care for the earth, promote peace and equality, and vow to help better their communities. In 1688 the Quakers were the first organized religious group to take a stand against slavery. There are three Quaker groups in Minneapolis. As a child, Whittier attended a small country school for 12 weeks a year. He was an avid reader and writer and by the time he turned 19 his first poem was printed in the Newburyport Free Press. “The Exile’s Departure” expressed the sadness of an immigrant’s move. With encourage-

ment from the paper’s publisher, Whittier continued writing and worked as a shoemaker and teacher to pay for a year at Haverhill Academy. In 1833 Whittier joined the abolitionist cause and was a delegate and secretary at the first National Anti-Slavery Convention in Philadelphia. A broadside of his antislavery poem, “Our Countrymen in Chains,” is in the collections of the Library of Congress. Whittier was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and also served in the Massachusetts State Legislature. He worked as an editor for several newspapers and magazines and helped found Atlantic Monthly. Whittier’s poems exemplify his Quaker upbringing. His widely distributed poetry addressed and documented the people, places, and issues of the growing United States. Many are about freeing slaves, promoting rights and equality for all people, and events leading up to and after the Civil War. (The following stanzas are excerpts from larger poems.) Go, leave behind thee all that mars The work below of man for man; With the white legions of the stars Do service such as angels can. Wherever wrong shall right deny Or suffering spirits urge their plea, Be thine a voice to smite the lie, A hand to set the captive free! In 1866 Whittier published his long poem, “Snow-Bound,” an homage to his family, Quaker beliefs, war, and a winter storm. It was a national best-seller and sold 20,000 copies. With its release Whittier became one of the country’s most popular poets. The traveller owns the grateful sense Of sweetness near, he knows not whence, And, pausing, takes with forehead bare The benediction of the air. Although Quakers don’t regularly sing, Whittier’s poems were often turned into hymns and he specifically wrote at least 100 more that are still today sung in Protestant churches. Spirituality, simplicity, and being content with life’s situations are inherent in Quaker principles.

LEARN MORE For a summer-read-style peek into Quaker faith and John Greenleaf Whittier, check out the recently released book “Delivering the Truth—A Quaker Midwife Mystery” by Edith Maxwell. The Amesbury, Mass. author spoke about her book at the Whittier Home and Museum in June to kick off Amesbury’s summer community read.

LUNCH TIP New on the street of many worlds: Kung Fu Noodle, serving Japanese-style ramen in a neat, orderly, sit-down restaurant. (2710 Nicollet Ave. S.) American poet John Greenleaf Whittier.

Whittier’s poet-namesake admired George Washington. A statue of the first president stands in Washburn-Fair Oaks Park. Photo by Linda Koutsky Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desire Thy coolness and thy balm; Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; Speak through the earthquake, wind and fire, O still small voice of calm!

There should be a statue of John Greenleaf Whittier in the Whittier neighborhood but there isn’t. There is however, a statue of George Washington in Washburn-Fair Oaks Park. Whittier admired the first president and even wrote a poem about him that was read in 1889 at the centennial celebration of Washington’s inauguration.

With his charged poems, Whittier made many enemies. Once they torched the antislavery newspaper office where he worked as an editor and it burned to the ground. He had many more admirers though. Sales of his books of poems, and their placement in various publications, provided an ample living. He had numerous friends including many other poets and writers. Several of them showed up for his 70th birthday including James Russell Lowell, William Dean Howells, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Mark Twain. Along with Whittier, many of these people were considered part of the Fireside Poets—the first group of American poets whose writings were more popular than the reigning British poets of the era. They were known for their moral and political themes and the rhyming stanzas that were easy to remember. Though he never married, Whittier lived a long life, nearly twice the life expectancy of the time. He died while visiting a friend in New Hampshire in 1892 at age 84. Both his birthplace in Haverhill and his home in Amesbury are historic sites and open for tours.

The sword was sheathed: in April’s sun Lay green the fields by Freedom won; And severed sections, weary of debates, Joined hands at last and were United States. An advocate for justice, tolerance, and humanitarianism, John Greenleaf Whittier is a great reminder for us that the arts are a powerful tool for change. Up, laggards of Freedom!—our free flag is cast To the blaze of the sun and the wings of the blast; Will ye turn from a struggle so bravely begun, From a foe that is breaking, a field that’s half won? Come forth all together! come old and come young, Freedom’s vote in each hand, and her song on each tongue; Truth naked is stronger than Falsehood in mail; The Wrong cannot prosper, the Right cannot fail!

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 Youngsters at Minneapolis Safety Camp receive bicycle helmets courtesy of People for Parks, a nonprofit dedicated to improving and enhancing Minneapolis parks, on Aug. 1 at Theodore Wirth Park. The organization supplied 200 helmets for campers. Photo by Nate Gotlieb

People for Parks is a leader in advocating for the city’s parks

Improving parks through activism People for Parks began in 1977 in an effort to fight the Dutch elm disease that was ravaging Minneapolis’ elm trees. The nonprofit has since grown into an organization that has funded more than $2 million in projects across the city, from the picnic shelter and benches at Lake Harriet to Arbor Day celebrations, cross country ski trails and sports equipment. The organization relies on donors and fundraisers such as its paver sales and 5K run to support its efforts. It provides about $40,000 funding each year for projects, serving as a fiscal agent for community groups and helping park directors respond to more immediate needs for equipment and supplies. “Somebody who needs art supplies now, it’s going to be next year before they get the art supplies through the normal channels,” treasurer Jay Halvorson said. “We can provide that flexibility.” People for Parks started in response to the Dutch elm epidemic that killed 30,000 of the city’s elm trees in 1977. The city partially funded the removal of the dead trees and planting of new ones, but it needed more for the effort. Some corporations were willing to help but were prohibited from donating directly to a government entity. Contact That led to the creation of the organization, first known as the Minneapolis Park Foundation. Corporations and 612-927-2750 their foundations donated more than $40,000 in the first two years, helping the Park Board plant more than 100,000 new trees from 1977 to 1982. Website In 1979, People for Parks expanded to fund and sponsor recreational programs across the city. Its early projects peopleforparks.net included creating lighted cross-country ski trails at Theodore Wirth Park, recreation programs at Stewart Park and funding the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra. Year Founded The organization was also a major force behind the improvements at the Lake Harriet Bandshell, raising money for 1977 benches, the permeable pavers, the sound system wiring and maintenance. It raised about $800,000 to keep the Pops Orchestra playing until the orchestra established its own fundraising organization in 2002. People for Parks also purchased for $50,000 a portable stage that can move to festivals across the city. In addition, the organization has been involved in countless horticulture projects in Minneapolis, from daffodil plantings, to buckthorn removal and Arbor Day. Since a less active period in the early 2000s, People for Parks has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to projects across the city, such as rebuilding tennis courts, installing outdoor chess tables and swimming scholarships. The organization more recently collaborated on an effort to build a universal access playground at the Wabun Picnic Area near Minnehaha Falls. The playground provides easy usage for people with limited mobility, from children to caregivers. It has wheelchair access to its highest platforms and kids with disabilities a place to interact with other kids in an active setting. “A dad in a wheelchair can be on the equipment with an able bodied child, so it kind of works all different ways,” Halvorson said. This past year, People for Parks began funding swimming scholarships in the city, providing lessons to more than 240 kids. It also donated bike helmets for more than 180 kids attending safety camp this summer and replaced basketball courts at several parks. “We’ve been able to jump in and replace those when they need to be because otherwise, they get unusable,” Halvorson said. Halvorson is part of an active board that meets monthly and decides which projects to fund. The organization includes people from across the city and this past spring hired a new executive director, Chriss Joyce. Joyce said the organization is working on developing its systems and has moved its paver and bench sales online. The organization is having a new fundraising event this year, a poster sale on Oct. 13, in addition to its annual 5K on Sept. 11.

By the numbers

$2 million

Approximate amount People for Parks has donated to projects for Minneapolis parks since 1977.

240

Number of swimming scholarships the organization has funded over the past two years.

$40,000

Amount in funding the organization provides annually to projects in the city.

100,000

Elm trees the organization helped plant from 1977 to 1982 after Dutch elm disease killed thousands of trees.

$800,000 Amount People for Parks raised for the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra to keep it solvent through 2002 until it established its own fundraising organization

What you can do Join the People for Parks board. The organization is looking for more members. Attend an upcoming event, such as its Sept. 11 walk/ run and Oct. 13 poster sale. Volunteer on one of People for Parks’ committees, join the park stewards program or purchase a bench or paver.

About the Where We Live project This project is an ongoing series spearheaded by Journals’ publisher Janis Hall showcasing Minneapolis nonprofits doing important work in the community. The editorial team has selected organizations to spotlight. Nate Gotlieb is the writer for the project. To read previous features, go to southwestjournal.com/section/focus/where-we-live

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In your opinion, what’s the biggest challenge we face right now as a society?

Photos and interviews by Stephanie Glaros

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TIANA TOWNS, MINNEAPOLIS5 We definitely have things that have come to light in terms of racial tensions in our nation. I feel like there’s been a lot more pushback than I would’ve expected from a lot of folks in terms of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ phrasing. There’s some friction with that, even within the organization who labeled themselves as such. But I hope more folks will get on board and understand that there are some things we have to work on in terms of making sure that everybody is comfortable being here. And that goes for our Muslim brothers and sisters, too. They’re still not completely comfortable in our nation given the derogatory things that are said about them. I think there are a lot of different things that could happen, like maybe some way that different types of people from different backgrounds could get to interact with each other. I think that’s a start, because you have to shift your whole mental framework after living your life the way you’ve lived it. Some of it is just how you grew up. I think that’s very tough. Even in a workplace. There’s so many things I could say about my professional experiences, and I know some of that could be mitigated through having programs that are geared towards diversity. Finding ways that people of different backgrounds can interact more often.

MATTHEW GRAVES, MINNEAPOLIS4 We’re all alienated from each other. There are systematic barriers that have been put up between individuals in all kinds of different ways. Race, gender. Certain points of view take precedence over others. But I feel like everyone has a story to tell and a great perspective. I almost don’t even want to share my perspective, because I feel like as a white, straight male my perspective has been overdone. You don’t need it. We need to hear more voices from people who are marginalized. It’s just a frustrating situation. I wish it wasn’t the way that it is. But we have to face that and deal with it and find a way to come together from there.

Society trusting one another and seeing the good in people has been a real challenge. I have a daughter who is fourteen [Bella, left] and I fear for her safety in public places based on what happened in Nice, France. I feel anxiety now that she’s older and I’m not always with her. She’s very much a downtown, city dweller and she loves being out. She’s on the bus, she’s in public places a lot. I talk to her and listen to her fear and apprehension sometimes about being out and about. But she also knows she can’t just live inside and be sheltered all of the time. It’s hard as a parent since it’s so different than how it was when I was growing up. I’m originally from a small town in Oklahoma. I hate that kids don’t have that freedom or that trust that goes along with being a kid. But it also gives us an opportunity to talk about it and I think it’s helped us develop a stronger bond than we otherwise would have had. There are conversations I never had with my own mother that my daughter and I have to have now. She feels very sad about what she sees and hears, but it’s kind of all she’s known. Kids these days haven’t experienced what it was like to not have the heightened tension that there is today. I wish all kids could know a different world than what exists now.

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MINNESOTA NICE-OISE 6 local ingredients that make the iconic French Niçoise Salad our own

Although the view from our cabins and patios may not be the beautiful French Rivera, we can still delight in the flavors of a classic Niçoise Salad with local ingredients from our very own “North Coast.” 1. Salad greens: While a traditional Niçoise Salad can be served with or without a bed of greens, take advantage of our local farmers’ ability to grow fresh greens yearround with heated greenhouses in winter and shade cloth in the heat of summer. Experiment with a mixture of beautiful heirloom lettuces, spinach and arugula. Including romaine lettuce will add a sturdy texture to the salad. 2. Smoked trout: Smoked trout, with its sweet and rustic flavor is a perfect Midwestern substitute for fresh tuna. Buy local fish directly from producers and fishers to ensure quality and sustainability. Northern Waters Smokehaus, Star Prairie Trout Farm, and Wild Run Salmon are three trusted fish vendors at the Mill City Farmers Market. 3. Potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, and more! In the heat of summer, there are plenty of local vegetables to choose for this salad. Depending on the time of year consider substituting locally grown asparagus for green beans or adding sweet corn and chopped peppers! Vegetables can be grilled tender or served raw for a more authentic Niçoise salad. 4. Eggs — boiled, poached, or heck—even fried (this is the Midwest, after all)! Eggs are not only a staple to this French salad but also to our mayonnaise-loving grandmothers. Enjoy the beautiful deep-yellow yolks of local eggs, which can be picked up from several of the farmers at the Mill City Farmers Market. 5. Pickled vegetables: Even though the hot, cold and humid Midwest is lacking in acres of olive groves, adding artisan pickled

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The Mill City Farmers Market, located in between the Mill City Museum and the Guthrie Theater, is your destination for fresh, local food! Join Chefs at the Mill City Farmers Market every Saturday from 10:30–11 a.m. for free cooking demonstrations. More information is available at millcityfarmersmarket.org vegetables, like baby cucumbers, radishes, or spicy Brussels sprouts, to a Niçoise salad is arguably even better than the original! Try one of the many varieties of pickles from Martha’s Joy at the Mill City Farmers Market. 6. Maple syrup: This last one may seem a little odd, but as one of the only places that produces maple syrup in the world, why not enjoy this natural sweetener in as many ways as possible. The vinaigrette recipe below uses maple syrup, and is delicious on all kinds of salads or directly on raw or cooked vegetables. Stick to buying maple syrup directly from local producers like Horner’s Corner at the Mill City Farmers Market. Cheap supermarket imitations are made from corn syrup and usually contain zero percent maple syrup.

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Salad Ingredients 1 bunch garlic scapes 1 red onion, thickly sliced 8 ounces smoked trout or salmon from Star Prairie Trout Farm 6 medium potatoes, quartered 1 large tomato or a handful of cherry tomatoes 4 eggs, soft boiled 1 cup pickled vegetables from Martha’s Joy 1/2 to 1 pound salad greens, spinach and/or arugula 1/4 cup basil leaves, chopped 1/2 pound green beans in summer or 1 bunch asparagus in spring Olive oil salt and pepper Dressing Ingredients 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup prepared mustard 6 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup lemon juice salt and pepper Directions  Brush vegetables with olive oil, salt and pepper and grill until nicely charred, Potatoes will take the longest (15 minutes). Set aside to cool.  If using smoked trout or salmon, de-bone the fillet carefully, being sure to remove all the tiny bones. Remove skin and crumble with hands.  If you are choosing to use fresh fish, brush fish with oil, salt and pepper and grill over high ﬂame-about 8 minutes per side. It should be thoroughly cooked, but not overcooked and tough. Set aside to cool.  To prepare salad, place greens on plate, arrange vegetables on top of greens, sprinkle with toppings and pour dressing on top. Alternately, dress greens before plating, then pour lightly over vegetables.

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In Cahoots! Block Party Kim Bartmann is throwing yet another summer block party, this time the third year of her craft beer collaboration festival, In Cahoots! A dozen Minnesota craft breweries, combined to form six teams, have come together to create collaborative brews to debut at Red Stag Supperclub. And the event has a musical lineup of local favorites, including psychedelic indie rock band Night Moves, theatrical Minneapolis legend Mark Mallman and Doomtree rapper Sims. Black Market Brass, Farewell Milwaukee and BradyScott are also on the entertainment bill. For food, the restaurant will offer brats, pulled pork sandwiches, fish tacos and more.

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The Summer Beer Dabbler returns for its eighth year, bringing more than 100 breweries and 300 beers to the home of the St. Paul Saints. Beer aficionados can try unlimited samples from just about every brewery in town, from 2 Towns Ciderhouse to Wasatch Brewery. Beyond the brews, the Dabbler will feature performances from Nooky Jones (8-9 p.m.), K.Raydio (7-7:45 p.m.), Porno Wolves (6-6:45 p.m.) and Hipshaker (5-6 p.m.), not to mention an all-day silent disco and a fireworks show at 9 p.m. Concession stands from CHS Field will also be serving up ballpark fare.

The Twin Cities Polish Festival returns to bring all things Polish to Main Street. This year’s celebrations feature two stages of polka music and traditional Polish folk dancers. The fest will also be home to exhibitions, including those from artists Liliana Chwistek and Dorota Wojcik, and has hosted the Minnesota State Amateur Polka Dance Championships and Chopin concerts. The free fest runs Friday, Aug. 12 from 5-10 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 13 from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 14 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Where: Nicollet Island-East Bank riverfront, 43 SE Main St. When: Aug. 12-14 Cost: Free Info: tcpolishfestival.org

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50 Year Mission Tour It may seem like light-years ago, but “Star Trek” has now been dazzling would-be space cadets for 50 years. Whether it was the latest “Beyond” movie or Gene Roddenberry’s “The Original Series,” the universe of Captain James Kirk and the final frontier have continued to captivate audiences and create the most diehard fans. For Trekkies, the 50 Year Mission Tour convention is taking over downtown’s Hyatt Regency hotel with appearances from the franchise’s biggest names — William Shatner included — along with parties, panels and more. Where: Hyatt Regency, 1300 Nicollet Mall When: Aug. 12-14 Cost: $25-35 per day, VIP and packages available Info: creationent.com

Concerts at U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolitans have had to watch U.S. Bank Stadium slowly take form for the past few years, and now it’s finally open. After a sold-out soccer game in early August, the new home of the Minnesota Vikings is set to see two wildly different back-to-back concerts — not to mention fans. Plus, it’ll get its national TV debut during week three of the Vikings’ pre-season with a Sunday, Aug. 28 game against the San Diego Chargers.

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Luke Bryan, one of country music’s most popular figures today, will be U.S. Bank Stadium’s first concert — the stadium’s first big-ticket non-sporting event. The Georgiaborn singer-songwriter is touring on last year’s full-length release “Kill the Lights” — known for singles “Kick the Dust Up,” “Strip it Down” and “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” — backed by Alabama-based group Little Big Town and “Mind Reader” singer Dustin Lynch.

Hardcore Metallica fans may look a little more like hardcore Minnesota Vikings fans than Luke Bryan’s listeners. The legendary thrash metal band — one of the genre’s founders — will take the football stadium as its first rock show and one of the band’s only shows of the year following their years on hiatus. Fellow Californiaborn metal band Avenged Sevenfold and tour mate Volbeat — a Danish hard rock band — will open the currently sold-out show.

Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, 401 Chicago Ave. When: Friday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $37.50-$123 Info: lukebryan.com/tour

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