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he iconic pedestrian bridge connecting Loring Park and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden re-opened in August after a three-month makeover. The Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge, designed by Siah Armajani, will be in top shape for the Sept. 9 opening of “Follow This Line,” the Walker Art Center’s retrospective on the Minneapolis-based artist’s work. The 375-foot bridge, which spans 16 lanes of traffic over Interstate 94, underwent a $2.5 million reconditioning by the Minnesota Department of Transportation starting in early May. The renovations were mostly cosmetic: repainting the bridge’s distinctive colors — blue, yellow and green — installing a new wooden deck and replacing the metal letters of a poem by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet John Ashbery that lines the walkway.

The Walker also plans on adding a string of lights across the steel headframe in the coming weeks, illuminating the bridge for the first time, a detail from the artist’s original vision. The bridge, named after a prominent Twin Cities arts patron, was commissioned by then-Walker director Martin Friedman for the opening of the sculpture garden in 1988. Armajani designed the walking bridge “to knit together” different parts of Minneapolis, Walker curator Victoria Sung said. “The bridge has become somewhat of an icon to the Twin Cities,” Sung said, even if many people don’t know its history. “So many people drive under, walk across, bike across that may not have SEE WALKER BRIDGE / PAGE 2

40-story condo tower clears lengthy legal challenges Alatus proposal will bring 214 condos to Marcy-Holmes By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com Alatus’ proposal for a 40-story condominium tower in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood has survived nearly two years of challenges in court. The Minnesota Supreme Court denied a neighborhood group’s petition in early August, clearing the way for the Minneapolis-based developer’s project to move forward after more than 20 months in legal limbo and four years since Alatus first shared preliminary ideas for the building. The 214-unit luxury residential tower, tentatively named 200 Central for its address, will rise at 2nd & Central, a site Alatus bought in 2015 for $3 million. The developer estimates prices at the units starting at $375,000. Penthouse units had been quoted at more than $2 million.

Director of Development Chris Osmundson said Alatus plans to break ground in the first half of 2019. The developer will announce the building’s name Oct. 4. The glass tower, to be built atop a fourstory limestone podium, will have groundfloor retail and restaurant spaces and underground parking for residents. Alatus is proposing resident amenities like a pool deck, fitness center, wine and bike storage and pet amenities. Some penthouse units will have their own small private pools. Principal Bob Lux said they used the time to tour condo projects throughout the continent and to refine the tower’s proposed layouts and finishes. “The quality of homes and lifestyle that SEE ALATUS / PAGE 14

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2 journalmpls.com / August 23–September 5, 2018 The bridge reopened in August after more than three months of work. Photo by Austen Macalus

FROM WALKER BRIDGE / PAGE 1 registered that it’s a work of art as much as it is a functioning bridge.” The bridge is a “sculptural-architectural hybrid” made up of a rectangular frame with crossed steel beams and opposing arches that join together in the middle. “When you look at the bridge, it actually takes different types of bridges and puts them together in a single bridge,” Sung said, pointing out aspects of a suspension bridge are combined with an arch bridge. “While it’s functional, it also has quite a bit of Armajani’s artistic sensibility,” she said. Armajani and the Walker worked closely with MnDOT during the renovation to ensure repairs matched the artist’s aspirations, an

experience that doesn’t usually happen for the typical project, said Christian Hoberg, a MnDOT project manager. “As an agency of engineers, we approach [repairs] from an engineering perspective,” Hoberg said. Armajani, on the other hand, provided more artistic direction. “He just wanted to return [the bridge] to his original conception,” Hoberg added. The partnership was especially important during the repainting process. Armajani originally painted the bridge in what he referred to as “Jefferson yellow,” a color derived from Monticello, and a “light pale blue,” a reference to Minnesota’s blue skies, Sung said. Because the colors had faded over time,

MnDOT could not simply sample the current colors and paint over the bridge. Instead they did a full reconditioning, covering the bridge with a plastic drape to blast down the paint off the steel beams and re-apply new colors, carefully selected and meticulously painted to match the artist’s design. “We certainly did our homework … before we removed any paint,” Hoberg said. “[We wanted] to make sure the colors that were going to end up on the bridge were correct in [Armajani’s] eyes.” In addition to other fixes, Hoberg’s team made minor structural repairs to concrete and small steel sections that corroded over time. The new tune-ups should last about two decades. “With the passage of time, things deteriorate,” he said. Sung was excited to show off the finished project, which she said will “give people the experience of walking across the bridge that the artist intended.” On a warm Friday afternoon a week after it reopened, the bridge was bustling with visitors of all ages walking, running and biking across the walkway, many stopping to take photos against the skyline of the city. Bev Hagen, a 54-year-old visiting from Hudson, Wisconsin, was visiting the bridge for her first time. Hagen said she enjoyed seeing the architecture, which she’s driven

by for years but has “never taken the time to actually see it.” “It’s like a living piece of art,” she said, admiring the Ashbery poem in particular. “It’s really beautiful.” Nardos Senbeta was showing off the bridge to a visitor from Ethiopia, who said, “Seeing it, I love it.” Paul Anderson, an architect from Bloomington who works near the Walker, remembered when the bridge was first built. “I’ve always enjoyed it,” he said. “It’s an impressive sculpture.” Anderson and his family said they would likely come back to see the Armajani exhibit, which covers the artist’s work over the course of 60 years. The show, Sung said, will highlight Armajani’s outdoor projects as well as his studio work, which includes painting, sculptures, drawings and smaller architectural designs. “We really wanted to show people the other side of Armajani’s practice,” Sung said. But the Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge will still serve as one of Armajani’s most recognizable works in Minneapolis. And with its new facelift, Sung thinks even more people will take notice. “With this new refurbishment,” she said, “it’s something we’re trying to highlight again, bring people’s attention to again.”

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to the peanut butter semifreddo. “Trends really start in restaurants. They recognize that trend,” she said. Edwards Dessert Kitchen opened around the end of July in the Lowry Morrison Building, a formerly dilapidated building at Washington & 2nd that owner John Rimarcik recently renovated. The fine-casual restaurant’s interior was designed by Minneapolisbased Shea Design with cactuses from Northeast-based Madre Cacti Co., a “Sweet Vibes Only” neon sign and marble countertops. For the bar, Edwards Dessert Kitchen partnered with Northeast’s Tattersall Distilling Co. to create a cocktail menu that could pair well with sweet desserts. The selection of $12 cocktails features two on tap, including an Old Fashioned and the Black Forest, a tequila-based drink with Tattersall’s sour cherry liqueur. There are several local beer and wine options. The restaurant gets its coffee beans from St. Paul-based True Stone Coffee Roasters. Kaelberer said they didn’t overlook the cow’s milk, which comes from Kapper’s Big Red Barn of Chatfield, Minnesota. For non-dairy alternatives, there are four nut-based milks available. “(Kapper’s milk) just really amplifies the coffee that we’ve picked,” she said. The North Loop is a prime home for the restaurant, Kaelberer said, because of its food and beverage scene, which, despite its density, doesn’t have many dessert-focused options. After a meal, Edwards Dessert Kitchen is a place where you can go when “you’re out and you don’t want to go home” beyond a bar or club, she added. And because of the finecasual, counter-based model, diners won’t have to wait long to indulge their sweet tooth. “We felt like there was a need here in the community for that, a place you can go after dinner,” she said. Edwards Dessert Kitchen, at 200 N. Washington Ave., is open 2 p.m.–10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 2 p.m.–midnight Friday, 10 am.–midnight Saturday and 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Sunday. It is closed Monday.

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The opening week went so well at Edwards Dessert Kitchen, the patisserie had to limit its hours over its first weekend to renew its supply of desserts. Pastry chef Christina Kaelberer said she envisions the new North Loop pastry shop as a destination for post-dinner treats. The restaurant, which shares the name of a retail line of pies from Marshall, Minnesota-based Schwan’s Co., will also serve as a test hub for the company to develop desserts down the line. “(Schwan’s) said, ‘I don’t want to give you a box that you have to work in,’” Kaelberer said. “It was very much ‘go and do and we’ll figure it out later.’” Despite the connection to the frozen food maker, Edwards Dessert Kitchen’s high-end confections are made in house. Kaelberer, who is part of the company’s Chef’s Collective along with local chefs Ann Kim and Jamie Malone, designed the menu around elevating recognizable desserts with new flavors that the St. Louis Park native picked up throughout her career, which has taken her to restaurants across Boston, San Francisco, New York and Miami. There are novelties ($5) like a roasted strawberry shortcake pop; bars and cookies ($5) including caramel and Chinese five spice snickerdoodles; verrines ($10) like a vanilla bean mousse; house-made ice cream ($10) in flavors like cinnamon toast swirl and a few savory items like paninis and tartines ($10). There’s a selection of $15 made-to-order dishes like a passionfruit sorbet and a cheese plate. Kaelberer said some of the most popular items have been the more traditional salted butter chocolate chunk cookie ($5) and the more unusual mango coconut crème pie puff ($10). “It’s fun and interesting and something unexpected,” she said. Eventually, the restaurant will work with staff from Schwan’s to see what popular items could be emulated on the retail side. Some desserts may work particularly well, Kaelberer said, from a miso caramel pudding

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Warby Parker has opened a new stand-alone showroom on Washington Avenue after leaving Askov Finlayson earlier this summer. The New York-based eyewear retailer’s North Loop store, its first stand-alone location in the Twin Cities, is several times larger than its previous store-within-a-store inside Eric and Andrew Dayton’s menswear boutique located just a few blocks away on 1st Street. The full-sized store, which opened Aug. 11 in the former home of Roe Wolfe, keeps its library décor with hundreds of books assorted by color for decoration, in addition to several titles that are available for purchase. Warby Parker offers gender-neutral eyewear and sunglasses arranged by fit and shape. The store is the brand’s first to open with its new line of kids classes, which come in Jr. sizes for kids ages 8 and up and Jr.Jr. sizes for younger children 4–7. The shop carries an exclusive North Loop frame, the brand’s best-selling Haskell frame in a Whiskey Tortoise color with mirrored blue lenses. Warby Parker hired Bill Rebholz, a New York-based illustrator who graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, to design a mural for the store’s back wall.

The piece features the Stone Arch Bridge, cyclists, music and plenty of eyewear, even a pair with three lenses that Prince was known to wear. The shop will have an in-house optometrist in the back for eye exams. Warby Parker is currently hiring for those positions. Warby Parker joins a block known for attracting national retailers and e-commerce brands. The stretch of Washington Avenue was home to Kit & Ace, formerly located above where Warby Park is now. In 2016, menswear company Bonobos opened a “guideshop” near the corner of Washington & 2nd. Bike gear retailer Chrome had been in the storefront next to Warby Parker, but it closed the store in 2016. The brand first opened in Minneapolis in 2015 after bringing its mobile store — a yellow school bus — to the Twin Cities in 2013. The company participates in a buy-onegive-one program, and it says it has distributed more than 4 million pairs of glasses since being founded in 2010. Warby Parker, at 113 N. Washington Ave., is open 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon–6 p.m. Sunday.

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117 N. 8th Ave., is open 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday and noon–4 p.m. Sunday. Hazel & Rose isn’t the only women’s boutique moving across the river. While Parc owner Thao Nguyen is waiting for work to finish on her new space, the store is hosting a pop-up shop in The Washington at 121 N. Washington Ave. It is open 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and noon–4 p.m. Sunday. Parc, which had been located on East Hennepin Avenue, is preparing a new location at the former Campbell-Logan Bindery building a few blocks away at 212 N. 2nd St. The 10-year-old store carries independently designed clothing, shoes and jewelry.

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There’s a new taproom in the North Loop where patrons serve themselves, whether they want a craft beer, tap wine or hard cider. First Draft Taproom & Kitchen opened earlier this summer on the ground floor of the new Variant apartment building along 4th Street between 7th and 8th avenues. Besides a brewing facility and bartenders, co-owners Andrew Valen, Joe Maselter and Mark Slattery envision First Draft as having the traditional taproom experience with more drink choices, food and variation. “(We wanted) three things a brewery doesn’t have: Really good food made in house, wine and TVs,” Valen, a local partner, said. “We have all those things here.” Patrons get a wristband when they walk in that will track their spending. First Draft offers 54 taps of craft beer from many Minnesota-based breweries and others from across the country, along with several tap wines, ciders and kombucha teas. There are coasters from local breweries across the taproom highlighting some of First Draft’s Minneapolis-based offerings. “We’re obviously very supportive of craft beer in Minnesota,” Valen said, but “we bring in great beers that you can’t access in the great state of Minnesota.” Above each tap is a screen that displays the drink’s costs, origin and ABV. Beers cost roughly 50–70 cents per ounce, while wines tend to be quite a bit more. The taproom serves an “over-the-top Minnesota” menu designed by chef Jason Littlefield. It features dishes like walleye sliders, a “North Loop Cobb” salad with blue cheese and Minnesota sushi, or what the taproom calls pickles wrapped in prosciutto,

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In first budget, Frey focuses on affordable housing Mayor Jacob Frey unveiled his 2019 city budget recommendations on Aug. 15, emphasizing investments affordable housing, community partnerships and improving city government operations. Frey described the $1.55 billion proposed budget as “laying a strong foundation for a stronger city.” It represents an increase of 9.8 percent, or $139.1 million, over the 2018 budget adopted by the City Council in December. The mayor delivered his address while standing in front of a curtain of notes delivered by Make Homes Happen, a local housing advocacy coalition, each describing the importance of stable housing to an individual or family. He said the $40 million in his budget earmarked for affordable housing tripled any previous budget’s investment in what is currently one of the city’s most pressing needs. “In 2018 alone, our city has already received 16 applications for support from our Affordable Housing Trust Fund, totaling $23 million. Now, that’s a record high for our city,” Frey said. “So, the good news is that people want to build affordable housing here in Minneapolis. The bad news is that this year we did not have the resources to support many of those requests.” An infusion of one-time funds in Frey’s budget would push the trust fund, which is used to encourage the development and preservation of affordable and mixed-income housing, above $20 million in 2019. Frey would also expand the budget of Minneapolis Homes, a homebuyer assistance program that aims to reduce racial disparities in homeownership, to $5 million. Turning to his budget’s proposals for community programs, Frey highlighted the work of Group Violence Intervention, a Health Department-led initiative to intervene in gang violence. He proposed more than doubling its budget to $660,000 to continue operations in the 4th Precinct and expanding the program into the 3rd Precinct. Frey also set aside $200,000 for development of a city identification card. City staff have been since late last year studying the development of a municipal photo ID, which could make activi-

ties like banking or renting an apartment easier for people without access to a state-issued ID. The mayor proposed $500,000 for Village Trust Financial Cooperative, the state’s first and only black-owned and led financial institution, which he said would help reduce economic inequality. His budget also directed $25,000 toward the development of an African American Museum and Center for Racial Equity in South Minneapolis. Among the good governance initiatives funded in Frey’s budget is an expansion of the city’s mental health co-responder program, which pairs mental health professionals with police officers responding to mental health crisis calls. The additional $280,000 in Frey’s budget would continue the program in the 3rd and 5th precincts and expand it to the 1st Precinct. Instead of directly funding new police officer positions, Frey proposed directing $1 million toward placing civilians in non-policing positions within the Minneapolis Police Department, freeing up eight sworn officers to work on the street. He said sworn officers cost the city on average $28,000 more per year than civilian employees, not counting training and insurance.

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“Converting these positions not only frees up sworn officers to build better relationships, it also results in more efficient and cost-effective work done by individuals specifically trained and educated in their fields, like crime lab forensics, body worn camera technicians and a new LGBTQIA liaison,” Frey said. Spending on city operations goes up about 5 percent under Frey’s proposal, with inflation, proposed new spending and police and fire retirement fund obligations driving the increase, according to the mayor’s office. The mayor’s budget comes with a proposed 5.6 percent hike in the city’s property tax levy. New development has increased the city’s property tax base by about 10 percent, meaning the overall tax rate is decreasing. Those property owners who haven’t seen the assessed value of their homes increase may end up owing less on their next tax bill from the city, Frey said. Frey said he reined in the potential property tax hike by cutting or replacing city programs that “did not have the data to justify continued funding.” Those cuts included the $350,000 invested last year to develop collaborative safety strategies with Minneapolis neighborhoods, $250,000 for community-based policing strategies in the Downtown Improvement District and $200,000 in one-time funding for two health inspectors added last year in response to an expanding hotel and restaurant industry. Frey’s budget also reduces funding for Vision Zero, a Public Works initiative launched last year that aims to eliminate severe injuries and fatalities in crashes. This was Frey’s first opportunity to craft a budget since winning election to the mayor’s office in November. The 2018 budget outlined by his predecessor, former Mayor Betsy Hodges, required a 5.5 percent increase in the property tax levy. The 2019 budget is now in the hands of the City Council, which will review Frey’s recommendations for several months. A vote to adopt the budget is scheduled for December.

Police charter amendment delayed A proposal to give the City Council more direct authority over police likely won’t go up for a vote this fall. Any chance that a question would appear on the ballot in November seemed to be closed off by the Charter Commission, whose members decided in August to schedule a series of at least three public hearings on the matter. The first hearing was scheduled to take place at City Hall on Sept. 5, nearly two weeks beyond the Aug. 24 deadline to forward a 2018 ballot question to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office. Introduced in late June by Ward 2 City Council Member Cam Gordon, the amendment would strike language from the city charter that

gives the mayor “complete” power over police. It would also clarify that the City Council “may make rules and regulations” for police, subject to the mayor’s veto. Gordon described the current arrangement as “outdated” and said it was time to give the City Council the same oversight and policymaking role with police as it has with other city departments. Both Mayor Jacob Frey and police Chief Medaria Arradondo were on record opposing the amendment. The next chance to place a charter amendment question on the ballot comes in 2020. In addition to scheduling public hearings, the Charter Commission plans to organize

a taskforce to review some of the key questions raised by Gordon’s proposal, including whether and how other similar-sized cities share authority over police between the mayor and council. A final report from the taskforce is due to the Charter Commission by Jan. 2. The City Council is also doing its own research and plans to share its findings with the commission. Council members in August directed City Attorney Susan Segal to examine the current roles of the council and mayor with regard to the police department, as well as the potential effects of Gordon’s charter amendment, and report back by Sept. 28.

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Two on the ballot in Hennepin County’s District 3 Incumbent Marion Greene faces a challenge from LaDonna Redmond By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com Four years ago, Marion Greene won her seat representing District 3 on the Hennepin County Board two times — once in a spring 2014 special election and then again in the general election that fall. As she seeks re-election to a second full term, the former state representative is facing a challenge from LaDonna Redmond, an activist and community organizer who works as diversity and community engagement manager for the Seward Community Co-op. Like several other candidates seeking county board seats this year, Redmond said she was inspired to run at least in part by the chance to be the first person of color to serve on the board in its history. District 3 includes most of Southwest Minneapolis, plus a portion of downtown and the city of St. Louis Park. Unlike the District 2 and District 4 races also on the ballot this year, the nonpartisan, two-person District 3 race did not require a primary, so Redmond and Greene face off for the first time on Election Day, Nov. 6.

now there’s this sense of like, OK, what’s our next year of work? I think this falls neatly into that category,” she said. Greene said another priority is seeking out “the next innovation” for Hennepin Health, which has already had success in reducing healthcare costs by, for instance, targeting aid to frequent emergency room users. She’s interested in positioning the countyrun HMO to become the public option for Hennepin residents, possibly by first opening it to all county employees, but said “there are lots of big steps … between here and there.”

led her to file to run in District 3. “I like systems change,” she said. “I believe that’s going to get the most benefit to our communities immediately.” Redmond, who lives in the Armatage neighborhood, said equitable access to effective transit options is one of her top priorities. With the cost of the Southwest Light Rail Transit project continuing to increase, even as Metro Transit recently announced route reductions due to a driver shortage, Redmond said it’s time to pause and re-evaluate the county’s commitment to the state’s largest-ever transportation project.

Marion Greene mariongreene.org By the time she moved to Minnesota for a job in healthcare finance, Marion Greene had built a resume of work in politics and policy, including a position as New Mexico field director for the 1996 Clinton-Gore re-election campaign. She won election to a state House seat in 2010 and joined the county board in 2014, winning a special election to replace

Gail Dorfman, the former District 3 commissioner who now heads St. Stephen’s. Greene, who lives in Uptown with her husband and stepdaughter, said her top priority if re-elected is to end the system of cash bail. She said bail should be used to limit the risk of flight or re-offense, but too often it penalizes offenders who simply can’t afford to pay up — threatening their employment, disrupting their personal lives and making a bad situation worse. Greene said she’s also interested in transitioning the county fleet to electric vehicles as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions. While there don’t yet appear to be options for an electric snowplow, she said, transitioning the majority of county vehicles to electric could pay for itself within about 10 years. “Before I got to the county, the board had established goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and a lot of the bigger, easier things have been done, so

“There are many people who have some serious concerns about the project, its cost, its direction, its location,” she said. Another priority for Redmond would be to put the county at the forefront of recognizing and responding to police brutality. She said some of the county budget could be redirected from law enforcement to public health to better address issues like mental health and substance abuse that can be contributing

LaDonna Redmond ladonnaredmond.org LaDonna Redmond has a track record of activism here and in Chicago, focusing on issues like access to food and reproductive healthcare and ending gun violence. But she had never seriously considered running for office until after the election of President Donald Trump. Distraught, Redmond said, she resolved to “find a way to do more” — a search that

factors to violent interactions between law enforcement and community members. If elected, Redmond would also make equity a top priority. She said the county could convene a board of civilian experts to help devise strategies for reducing disparities in everything from health and employment to the county’s contracts with local businesses. “My work experience has prepared me to understand what has to happen on the ground but also what has to happen in the system,” she said.

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Developers unveil new concepts for Upper Harbor Terminal amphitheater A new concept plan for the Upper Harbor Terminal shows an updated vision for the nearly 50-acre site in North Minneapolis, including renderings of a proposed performing arts center. The concepts mark an opportunity for the public to give feedback on how they think a team of private developers should build out the site into a hub of private development, marketrate and affordable housing and new parks. The City of Minneapolis picked a development team headed by Minneapolis-based United Properties that includes THOR Cos. and First Avenue Productions to form a plan for the former shipping terminal. New renderings show the proposed performing arts center and its business practices in greater detail. First Avenue Productions, the company associated with the downtown music venue, and the development team are planning a performing arts center whose 10,000-person capacity — 6,000 seated

and 4,000 in the outdoor space — would be open and accessible to the public for an estimated 315 non-ticketed show days a year. Ticket fees would support free programming in the center, according to the plan. Many of the positions in the venue would be filled through Step Up, a local program that connects young people with jobs. Phase one of the concept plan calls for the performing arts center, a low-rise mixed-use building, a hotel, a five-story commercial office building and a community innovation hub. At least 20 percent of the residential units would be affordable for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. A second phase would feature more private development, job opportunities and enhancements to the riverfront. A third phase focused on building out the site’s southern half hasn’t been finalized. The total cost of the first phase is about $125 million, including $15 million in state

Park Board to buy $1 million home on Northeast riverfront The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board approved a purchase agreement Aug. 15 for a Northeast Minneapolis home that’s worth $1 million. The board will add roughly .75 acres at 22nd & Marshall in the Bottineau neighborhood to its collection of riverfront properties, which, under its Above the Falls Regional Plan, will one day be developed into new parks and trails along the North and Northeast banks of the river. “This is a patchwork quilt, and it’s a beautiful one. I’m so excited about this,” said At-Large Commissioner Meg Forney. The Park Board won’t actually pay $1 million for the property. The seller is donating $150,000, bringing down the price to $850,000. The board plans to pay an initial $250,000 then pay the remaining $600,000 over four years.

Part of the property’s cost stems from its high-density R6 zoning, which park staff said would allow a developer to buy the property and turn it into a 50-unit building. “It does sting a little bit,” President Brad Bourn (District 6) said. “It does seem like we’re spending more to get less, but everything will cost more tomorrow than it does today.” The board is assessing what it can do with a two-and-a-half-story home built in 1896 and a commercial building that’s being leased as a single-family residence until the land can be developed. Park staff said they could rent them out or even sell the older building to someone who would move it to another site. In total, the property features approximately 120 linear feet of Mississippi riverfront. It sits between Edgewater Park at Lowry & Marshall and Gluek Park, which sits just south of 22nd Avenue Northeast.

The Upper Harbor Terminal development team is comparing its proposed performing arts center to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles or the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Submitted image bonding money and $16 million in local contributions from the City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The city and Park Board will host community meetings 6 p.m.–8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 at

the board headquarters, 2117 W. River Road N., and 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at the North Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave. N. The draft concept plan is available at upperharbormpls.com.

Off-leash dog area considered at Wirth The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is in the preliminary steps to bring an off-leash dog area to Theodore Wirth Regional Park. Commissioners approved a resolution Aug. 15 to begin exploring a partnership with the Animal Humane Society and City of Golden Valley to bring the pet amenity to the corner of the park just north of Highway 55 near the nonprofit’s building. The project was first proposed in a 2015 master plan for the park. The board hasn’t committed any funds yet to the project. District 2 Commissioner Kale Severson said he’s “cautiously supportive” of the dog area, but it would displace a free golf chipping green, which he’d like to see relocated to another part of Wirth. “I think it’s a great idea. There’s a high need for dog parks, and lots of requests,” he said. Citywide Commissioner LaTrisha Vetaw said the dog area would be another

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200 Central Alatus is moving forward with a 40-story residential tower proposal after the Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed a petition against the project in August. The Minneapolis-based developer has been fighting litigation against the 214-unit condo project for nearly two years. The glass tower, proposed for the former WashburnMcReavy Funeral Home and the St. Anthony Athletic Club site in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, would be built atop of a fourstory podium, which would feature groundfloor retail and restaurant spaces. Director of Development Chris Osmundson said Alatus plans to break ground in the first half of 2019.

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Ox-Op Residences The City Planning Commission approved via its consent agenda a plan from Curt Gunsbury’s Solhem Cos. to build a 153-unit mixed-use apartment building that would surround Day Block Brewing in Downtown East. The nine-story, marketrate building would displace a one-story commercial building home to Grumpy’s Bar and a surface parking lot. The new construction would have one commercial space for an Ox-Op Gallery. Gunsbury expects to break ground this fall and complete construction in the spring of 2020. The proposal only required one variance to reduce a loading requirement from one small space to zero spaces.

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Marshall Apts* The City Planning Commission voted Aug. 13 to approve two proposals from M Club Properties for two low-rise apartment buildings built side by side in the Sheridan neighborhood. The two three-story buildings would form a complex of eight units with a shared driveway. Each unit would occupy two floors and have four bedrooms. The projects required a rezoning from an R2B Two-Family District to R3 Multi-family District. DJR Architecture is responsible for the buildings’ design.

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Falcon Ridge Partners is on track to open the rehabilitated Campbell-Logan Bindery building as the 21-unit Smyth Lofts this fall. Amanda Hawn, a partner with the firm, said the unit mix of the building includes one-bedroom, two-bedroom and threebedroom units. The project has already attracted several commercial tenants, with another soon to be announced. Parc Boutique and Mulberry’s Garment Care are slated to open on the ground floor. A restaurant tenant will occupy the one-story annex connected to the fourstory building. Downtown Resource Group is handling the initial residential leases.

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Clientek Voyageur Investments is proposing several changes to a three-story brick building in the Warehouse District. The building owned by software company Clientek, its sole tenant, is located among several much taller oﬃce buildings along 2nd Avenue next door to Cowboy Jack’s. A plan submitted to the Heritage Preservation Commission calls for adding a wide metal canopy, removing entry steps that were built in 2004, installing exterior lighting and putting in signage. The building, known originally as the F.B. Scott Wholesale Grocery, was last rehabilitated in 2004.

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he greenway was a great gift to our neighborhood,” said Stephen Lewis, who lives on the block of Irving Avenue North where a yearlong test of replacing a street with a park and trail ran last year. The temporary greenway test was part of continued engagement efforts around the proposed Northside Greenway, a 3.5-mile linear park and trail replacing parts of Irving and Humboldt avenues. Lewis was not alone in supporting the greenway test and wanting to see it made permanent. A recent Minneapolis Health Department report found 57 percent of residents on the greenway test block wanted a full greenway while only 19 percent wanted no greenway at all. The report said 73 percent of residents along a broader area of the potential route support some sort of greenway on their street. This latest report echoes previous engagement reports that have shown support for the Northside Greenway from a strong majority of Northside residents across all ages and backgrounds. “It’s now time to build the greenway,” said Will Lumpkins, who has been engaging people

around the idea for nearly five years and is working with a new entity called Northside Greenway Now. Hundreds of Northside Greenway Now yard signs have been placed across North Minneapolis, and the group has collected nearly a thousand postcards in support. This support emerged after the greenway idea prompted some strong opposition a couple years ago. While opponents still exist, Lumpkins said having a one-year break in engagement around the greenway helped. “Most of the sensationalism against the greenway has died down, and now we can focus on details of making it work,” he said. “The Greenway isn’t being pushed on us. This is for us, and we need to own it.” Lumpkins said residents are connecting with the long-term benefits of the greenway, including reduced health disparities (life expectancy in North Minneapolis is more than six years lower than the Twin Cities overall), safe access for kids and increased connectivity. Lewis saw some of the benefits during the temporary greenway test. “Kids were playing safely outside, families were riding by on bicycles and there was

none of the stress of having cars zooming by in front of our house,” he said. Being proactive about addressing the potential displacement of residents due to increased property values along the greenway is part of Lumpkins’ work to make sure the greenway is built to benefit local residents. “We have more work to do to get ahead of gentrification, and we are working to think outside the box on solutions,” he said.

Greenway eﬀorts prompt Minneapolis study In addition to the potential Northside Greenway, there are other community-driven efforts for greenways in Minneapolis, including: • the Southside Greenway, envisioned to run between downtown and Minnehaha Parkway in the vicinity of 10th and 11th avenues; • the Min Hi Line trail planned near Hiawatha Avenue; • and the Great Northern Greenway trail running east to west along 26th Avenue North and 18th Avenue Northeast.

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There is also the potential of converting individual blocks of residential streets into greenways. Currently, the City of Minneapolis does not have a policy or process to allow a long stretch of street to be converted to a greenway. With the community interest in greenways growing, the city is looking to sort out how to manage and approach the requests. Minneapolis Public Works is finalizing a greenways study that will inform policy around greenways and will be considered part of the city’s update to the Transportation Action Plan. The study is expected to be released this fall and will examine the different types of greenways, existing policy that impacts greenways, current communitydriven greenway ideas, greenways in other cities and some recommendations. A draft of any greenway policy would be released with the draft Transportation Action Plan in early 2019. Northside Greenway Now and advocates for other greenways are hoping the policy provides a path greenways can follow from just an idea with community support to actually being built. Long-time greenway leader Matthew Hendricks hopes for even more options. “I’d like the city to enable people to convert the pavement on their blocks into green space,” he said. “I’d also love to see neighborhood greenways that provide safer ways for people to walk or bike to school, or work, or to the nearest park.” That vision for greenways is closer than ever to becoming reality in Minneapolis.

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Rep. Karen Clark was won by Hodan Hassan with 2,207 votes (28.4 percent). Hassan will face Republican Bruce Lundeen in November. In another district that is likely to remain DFL-controlled, Aisha Gomez won an uncontested DFL primary to succeed retiring 62B Rep. Susan Allen. Facing off against Gomez in November will be Rondald Peterson, who took 196 votes (67.8 percent) in the Republican primary. 62B also includes a mix of South and Southwest neighborhoods. Irene Fernando (9,577 votes; 33.2 percent) and Blong Yang (7,593 votes; 26.3 percent) were the top two vote-getters in the five-way race for the nonpartisan District 2 Hennepin County Board seat and will advance to the general election. Hennepin County District 4 voters advanced incumbent Peter McLaughlin (16,122 votes; 45.4 percent) and Angela Conley (14,976 votes; 42.2 percent). The primary also narrowed the race for county sheriff to two from three candidates, advancing incumbent Rich Stanek (99,431 votes; 49.2 percent) and challenger Dave Hutch (69,899 votes; 34.6 percent). Minneapolis voters also advanced four at-large School Board candidates to the general election. Kimberly Caprini, Rebecca Gagnon, Josh Pauly and Sharon El-Amin were the top-four vote-getters in the five-candidate primary. The four will vie for two open at-large School Board seats on Election Day. Caprini, an active parent, was the top vote-getter with 36,113 votes (29.9 percent), followed by Gagnon, a two-term incumbent, with 26,390 votes (21.8 percent). Pauly, a former MPS teacher, was third with 25,071 votes (20.8 percent), followed by El-Amin, who’s also an active parent, with 24,912 votes (20.6 percent). A fifth candidate, Doug Mann, received 8,355 votes (6.9 percent) and was eliminated. Minneapolis has nine School Board members, including six elected from districts and three serving at-large. Up to two candidates can be on the general-election ballot for each seat in districts that hold a primary, such as Minneapolis. Voters in districts 1, 3 and 5, all on the eastern half of Minneapolis, will also elect board members in November. Incumbents Jenny Arneson, Siad Ali and Nelson Inz are each unopposed in their bids for re-election to those seats.

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FROM ALATUS / PAGE 1 200 Central offers will be beyond anything in this market or region,” he said in a statement. Osmundson said they’ve been working on integrating transit services into the site planning, as well as tinkering with the layout of the commercial spaces to further add to the neighborhood. “What we have been working to refine as a team is the interior programming of the building and how community amenity spaces will be positioned in order to be intimate but appropriately sized and give residents an experience that doesn’t exist in the Midwest as of yet,” he said in an email. In 2016, the city’s Heritage Preservation Commission denied Alatus a certificate of appropriateness to build the tower due to its height, but a City Council committee overturned the decision. The group that filed the petition was Neighbors for East Bank Livability, which describes itself as a coalition of residents from the Nicollet Island-East Bank and Marcy-Holmes neighborhoods. Citing St. Anthony Falls Historic District guidelines and the zoning code, the group brought two tracks of litigation regarding the project’s scale and its relation to the area and nearby historic properties. Erich Wunderlich, a representative from the group who also serves on the MarcyHolmes Neighborhood Association board, said they also saw a brick building that once housed the St. Anthony Commercial Club on the site as a contributing resource to the historic district. The city’s Heritage Preservation Commission disagreed. “That was a very unfortunate loss, to lose that structure,” he said.

The Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association’s membership previously voted to support the project. Alatus said it already has the necessary approvals from the City of Minneapolis to move forward and submit construction documents. Grant Simons, a renter in the neighborhood and a University of Minnesota student appointed to the neighborhood board, said he doesn’t see the tower conflicting with historic buildings but as an opportunity to bring more people and business to the neighborhood. Rather than argue about details like height and parking, which determine a project’s financial viability, Simons said neighborhood groups will be better served

by offering constructive feedback to improve proposals. “If we don’t complain constantly about the market factor issues, then you can start making a project look like what you want to see,” he said. The 200 Central building would hardly be the only large residential project being built in the area, but so far it is the tallest. Doran Cos. and CSM Corp. are constructing The Expo, a 25-story apartment complex, on the neighboring block. A 26-story high-rise, this time an apartment building from Mortenson, is rising a few blocks away at 333 Hennepin Ave. E. in the Nicollet Island-East Bank neighborhood.

The 200 Central project is similar in scope to the developer’s 41-story condo tower across the river, The Carlyle, which is among the state’s tallest residential buildings. The new Alatus project is among several large-scale projects bringing condos to the city’s urban core, which, thanks to the Great Recession, didn’t see much new supply until recent years. Ryan Cos. and local developer Luigi Bernardi have proposed the 39-story Eleven high-rise with 101 condominiums for the other side of the downtown Minneapolis riverfront. On the same block, Shamrock Development is adding 374 condos to the eastern corner of Downtown East with The Legacy.

The 200 Central project drew ire from a neighborhood group due to its height, which far exceeded a historic district guideline for the St. Anthony Main area. Rendering by ESG Architects

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Noor’s attorneys move to dismiss charges By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com Attorneys representing the former Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges for a July 2017 on-duty shooting filed motions Aug. 15 to dismiss the case on the grounds of prosecutorial misconduct and a failure to demonstrate probable cause. They allege public comments made by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman have undermined Mohamed Noor’s right to a fair trial. In a separate motion, Noor’s attorneys argued there wasn’t evidence to support the third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges the county attorney filed in March, after which Noor’s police job was terminated. Chuck Laszewski, a spokesperson for Freeman’s office, said they would not comment on a pending case but planned to file a response to the motions “in the coming weeks.” Last summer, Noor shot and killed 40-year-old Justine Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk, from the passenger seat of

a police SUV driven by his partner, Officer Matthew Harrity. Harrity told investigators they were “spooked” by a loud noise while driving through a dark alley behind Damond’s 51st & Washburn home in the Fulton neighborhood. “Knowing that the night of July 15th ended in tragedy, it is easy to second-guess the split second decision of Officer Noor to draw his firearm and shoot,” write Noor’s attorneys, Tom Plunkett and Peter Wold, in a Hennepin County District Court filing. But the attorneys contend Noor was attempting to defend himself and his partner when he shot. In state statute, third-degree murder is defined, in part, as “an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life” — language Noor’s attorneys zero-in on as they argue that Noor’s attempts to provide life-saving aid to Damond with CPR show “an officer distraught by his actions” and not a depraved mind.

Plunkett and Wold also argue Noor’s actions don’t rise to the standard of “culpable negligence” for second-degree manslaughter. While Noor declined to speak with investigators, the attorneys cite Harrity’s statements to claim the officers were frightened and note Noor fired his weapon only once in “an attempt to minimize the danger he and Officer Harrity believed was real at that moment.” “And after the fact, his shock and actions reveal a man with a heavy (conscience), not a man acting in a conscious disregard for the risk he was creating,” they add. In a separate filing, Plunkett and Wold strongly criticized Freeman’s public comments on the case, including statements the county attorney made during a September 2017 community meeting hosted by Ward 13 City Council Member Linea Palmisano, when he reportedly told a group of Damond’s neighbors he was “saddened” by her death. At that same meeting, Plunkett and Wold point out, Freeman reportedly said

a Ramsey County jury was wrong to clear Jeronimo Yanez, a St. Anthony police officer, of charges stemming from the shooting death of Philando Castile in a 2016 traffic stop. The court filing also raises Freeman’s comments at a December 2017 labor union holiday party when the county attorney, who claimed to be unaware he was being recorded, expressed frustration with Minneapolis police for not cooperating with the investigation. Freeman later described the comments as “ill advised” and apologized, but the next month he convened a grand jury to compel testimony from officers. Noor’s criminal trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 27. He is also named in a civil suit filed U.S. District Court in Minneapolis this summer by Damond’s family. They seek $50 million in damages. The attorneys representing Noor filed a motion Aug. 16 to stay the civil trial until after the completion of the criminal trial.

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Mill City Cooks / By Jenny Heck

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hahiya Chutney is a Minneapolisbased company that blends powerful Ethiopian flavors to create an exceptionally unique hot sauce. Owners Zahra Ismael and her son Ibrahim Mohamed bring their family recipe to downtown Minneapolis for the Mill City Farmers Market every Saturday. Shahiya Chutney, like the market, is working to create a community based on diversity, sustainability and strong communal values. “As a family that comes from a diverse background, we appreciate quality, beautiful and appetizing foods,” explains Ibrahim. “The integrity of our products comes from decades of traveling and influences from eastern traditions. With a Turkish, Greek, Amharic and Oromo (Ethiopian) background, we create a unique hot sauce.”

Ibrahim, who works as an urban farmer throughout the week, is able to source many of the ingredients in their small-batch hot sauce, or chutney, from local Minnesota farmers. Shahiya Chutneys also include some ingredients, such as berbere, made by family in Ethiopia where it is more flavorful. Ultimately, Ibrahim and his mom are hoping to replicate and make their own berbere here in Minneapolis using traditional methods. Shahiya Chutney, which comes in traditional hot, green mild and a variety of seasonal flavors like turmeric and gooseberry maple, can be incorporated into sauces and dressings like the recipe below or substituted for hot sauce in your favorite recipes. You can find Shahiya Chutney at the Mill City Farmers Market, 704 S. 2nd St., 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturdays. Learn more at millcityfarmersmarket.org

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Lamb merguez kebabs Recipe by market chef Beth Jones. Serves 4. These flavorful kebabs are full of North African flavors which pair perfectly with locally made sauces from our vendor Shahiya Chutney. Ingredients ½ teaspoon whole cumin seeds ½ teaspoon whole coriander seeds ½ teaspoon whole fennel seeds 1 pound ground lamb from Sunshine Harvest Farm 2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro 2 cloves garlic, or 2 Tablespoons garlic scapes, minced 1½ teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon paprika ½ teaspoon cayenne 2 Tablespoons sunflower oil 4 pitas 1 large tomato, halved and cut into slices 1 jar Shahiya Chutney Cucumber yogurt sauce 2 cups good quality yogurt, preferably Greek 1 Tablespoon minced scallion ½ cup small dice cucumbers Juice and zest from half a lemon 1 Tablespoon chopped mint 1 dash Shahiya Chutney Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic, or garlic scapes, minced

Method • Toast the cumin, coriander and fennel seeds in a dry saute pan until fragrant. Grind the seeds finely in a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle. Mix the spices with all the remaining ingredients and divide the meat into 8 equal portions, roughly 2 ounces each. Form into sausage shaped kebabs around 8 skewers. Chill the kebabs thoroughly, 1–2 hours. • Next, mix Cucumber Yogurt Sauce ingredients thoroughly and chill for 1 hour. • When kebabs are finished marinating, preheat the grill to medium high heat. Spray grill thoroughly just before putting the skewers on to cook. Grill for 2 minutes, then turn kebabs. Grill another 2–3 minutes and check the temperature. Kebabs should reach 160. Remove from the grill. Brush the pita lightly with oil and grill for 30 seconds on each side. • Serve the kebabs on the pita with, chutney, tomato and cucumber yogurt sauce.

Schools

Spero Academy opens new school in Northeast Charter school specializes in teaching students with disabilities

By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com Class is already in session at the new $18 million Spero Academy in Northeast Minneapolis, a charter school that specializes in teaching young people with disabilities, especially autism. From need-specific programs to less stimulating areas meant not to overwhelm students, the school is designed around a student body with diverse needs. About 90 percent of the school’s students at the K–6 school have some sort of disability. Director Curtis Windham said the concept behind Spero was a place “where both students with disabilities and neurotypical students could come together and support one another.” “Our vision for Spero Academy is to become a 21st century learning center with an integrated individualized academic curriculum and a social learning curriculum with supportive

therapeutic services,” he said in a statement. For the past eight years, Spero has occupied about 22,000 square feet of the former Holland Elementary School building, which has been the Grace Center for Community Life since 2010. Before that, the school had partnered with two other local churches. Windham said the school “nickel and dimed” its way through retrofitting these spaces for its student body. Spero’s new facility puts it less than a mile away from its previous location. The twostory, 63,500-square-foot building occupies a formerly vacant block at 27th & California. “We were very fortunate to find four acres of empty land in Northeast,” Windham said. The school has 21 classrooms, or three for each grade. Each grade has three programs with its own room, including a traditional

classroom, an additional support room for students who need one-on-one instruction some of the time and a personalized learning room for students who need individualized instruction throughout the school day. Spero has rooms for speech, music, occupational and physical therapy programs. There’s a gym with a track on the second floor, a cafeteria and a fenced-in schoolyard — the school abuts railroad tracks — with a playground. The project was possible through state and federal funding. Spero is authorized through the University of St. Thomas, which serves as the intermediary between the school and the Minnesota Department of Education. HDR is responsible for the school’s unique design. Windham said they chose the architecture firm because of its port-

folio of schools and clinics that support children with autism. The new facility was an opportunity to bring those two expertise together, he added. The larger space means Spero will have room for 65 more students for a capacity of 168 students, or eight students per classroom. Its enrollment this year is 132 students, Windham said, or about four for every teacher. This year, students started school in midAugust, about a week late. The school has an 11-month academic calendar with every Friday and one month during the summer off. Windham said there’s a need for schools that can accommodate students with disabilities. Spero’s waitlist jumped to 60 students this year from about 20. “We’ll have plenty of room to expand for our kids or students that come in,” he said.

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Kathleen Novak reading Hear local writer Kathleen Novak, originally from the Iron Range of Minnesota, read from her latest novel, “The Autobiography of Corrine Bernard” at this meet and greet. The sequel to Novak’s last novel, “Do Not Find Me,” begins in Paris when a young woman is conceived during the Nazi occupation of World War II. The story follows the woman’s journey of selfdiscovery from actress to wife to world traveler. At this event, you’ll hear Novak read from her novel, in addition to having time for socializing and checking out the gallery. When: 6 p.m.–8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 Where: Jimmy Wilson Gallery, 4304 S. Upton Ave. Cost: Free Info: jimmypicture.com

Leonard Bernstein’s 100th Birthday Soiree Raise your glass for the 100th birthday of one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. Chronofon Productions and Open Eye Figure Theatre are toasting the old master in style with an evening of songs and libations. It all starts with a pre-show cocktail hour, followed by a performance of “DEAR LENNY: Bernstein’s Life in Songs & Letters.” The theatrical concert stars singers Dan Chouinard, Diana Grasselli, Bradley Greenwald and Prudence Johnson, who help tell the story of Bernstein’s remarkable life through his letters with other great artists of his day (such as Aaron Copeland, Steven Sondheim, Bette Davis and more) and his wonderful music. After the show, head to the garden in the back of the Open Eye Figure Theatre, where there will be champagne, birthday cake and a sing-a-long to music from West Side Story. When: 6:30 p.m.–10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25; additional performances Aug. 16–26 Where: Open Eye Figure Theatre, 506 E. 24th St. Cost: $55 for the birthday party, $26 for the rest of the run. Info: openeyefiguretheatre.org

‘Faces of Change: Artistic Expression’ by Natalia Berglund

The Museum of Russian Art presents a short run of Minneapolis-based artist Natalia Berglund’s artwork, which fuses historic Russian religion iconography with contemporary glamour and sensual portraiture present in popular culture. The intriguing juxtapositions Berglund has created are bolstered by a musical soundscape created by Berglund’s composer husband, Alexander Berglund. The month-long exhibition launches with an opening reception featuring a cash bar.

‘Art for Sale’ at Truckstop Gallery Artist Peter Geyen will be showing an eclectic mix of his own art and collaboratively created works made with Caitlin Karolczak, Brandon Martin and Jonathan Aller at Truck Stop Gallery, a little art haven located on Nicollet Island. From cast iron and slumped glass to fiberglass forms and mixed media, there will be lots to see, including Geyen’s fantastical creatures and possibly some pie-related art. You’ll also be able to enjoy live musical performances by Patty & the Buttons, Gabe Barnett & Them Rounders and Kiss the Tiger. When: 5 p.m.–10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 Where: Truckstop Gallery, 20 Grove St. Cost: Free Info: truckstop.gallery

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‘A WRINKLE IN TIME’ at PERSHING FIELD

THE SUBURBS at LAKE HARRIET BANDSHELL

Give your inner child a treat with an outdoor screening of this new adaptation of the classic novel.

Legendary new wave and punk band The Suburbs, a staple of the Minneapolis music scene of the 1970s and ’80s will be taking over the Lake Harriet Bandshell for a free concert.

When: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 Where: Pershing Park, 3900 W. 39th St. Cost: Free Info: mplsmoviesandmusic.com

CIRCUS IN THE PARK If you need more aerial in your life, this is the event for you. From trapeze to silks to lycra and more, 2 Defy Gravity and other local performers show their acrobatic skills at this fun event. When: 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26 Where: Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Ave. S. Cost: Free Info: 2defygravity.com

When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 Where: Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W. Lake Harriet Parkway Cost: Free Info: thesuburbsband.com

We’re sad to report that summer is coming to an end. School is about to start and before you know it, we’ll start seeing different colors in the trees. But don’t despair. Instead, get outdoors for these precious days of summer we have left. Here are a few suggestions for entertainment that you can do out in the open air.

SCULPTURE GARDEN SHINDIG Make wind sculptures and learn to play the ukulele at this day in the Sculpture Garden. When: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 Where: Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, 725 Vineland Place Cost: Free Info: walkerart.org

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Lacks options 6 Passion 10 Asian holidays 14 When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are last seen in “Hamlet” 15 Super-large film format 16 Tons 17 Give some space 19 Filmmaker Wertmüller 20 The blacksmith was busted for __ 22 Chow line? 24 Clamor 25 Pistons great Thomas 26 The miner was busted for __ 31 Pattern for some school uniforms 32 French peak

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It takes two

When there’s just two people in a band no one gets the majority vote. Luckily for Chris Wald and Zach Gonet, they’ve been able to make music together without having to sacrifice on their vision. The two Richfield residents and high school friends formed Telamones nearly three years ago when they couldn’t find dependable bandmates.

Telamones, guitarist Chris Wald (left) and drummer Zach Gonet, will play songs from the band’s new album “Uff Da” at First Avenue’s 7th Street entry on Thursday, Aug. 30. Photo by Sean Micheal Donohue

“We just wanted to do a lot more. We were kind of like a Lennon-McCartney thing. We always had a rotating cast of bassists and drummers,” Gonet said. Telamones, formerly Homebrew, sounds like a head-bobbing, gritty indie rock band with twice as many members, but it’s just Wald and Gonet doubling up on singing and instruments, Gonet on drums and Wald on guitar or bass. The two said they don’t want their music to feel empty just because they’re the only ones on stage. “A lot of the comments we get are, ‘You guys don’t sound like two people,’” Gonet said. “You kind of get to play with people’s expectations. Even if people aren’t that into the music or the songs, I think that’s been a big thing that we’ve found, that we tend to surprise people with how big our sound can be.” On top of the duo’s “say yes to everything” mentality that’s led to shows in most small local venues, the band has been a regular fixture of the Twin Cities do-it-yourself music scene since its inception. So far, the band has focused on churning out singles and an EP, but a debut album is on the horizon. “Uff Da” will largely be new to anyone who’s seen Telamones perform before. Just two songs carry over from the band’s history, including “Surprise It’s Me.” Gonet’s hair is gone, and it’s because the two recently filmed a video for the song, which he describes as an

“introvert’s album” in the vein of Tame Impala’s “Solitude is Bliss.” One of Wald’s stand-out tracks is “We’re All Going to Die,” which they wrote in a major key, a rarity for the band, they said. It gives it a “peppy” energy. “I’m excited for ‘We’re All Going to Die’ because… we are,” he said. “It’s very much ‘just do what you want to do.’” Beyond introversion and death, there aren’t lofty concepts at work across “Uff Da,” the two said. They aren’t that kind of “calculated” band to produce a concept album. They write about their experiences and pursue every idea, whether they share them or not. At their core, Wald said, there’s frankness and honesty. “One song is about ‘Wow. It’s awesome to meet you’ and another song is like ‘I don’t want to go out today — at all,’” he said. “We don’t get married to (an idea) or say that it has to be. You just let it go if the other person’s not into it. Sometimes you don’t even have to say it.” Telamones will take the stage of First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry on Aug. 30 for an “Uff Da” release show featuring “ground pop” three-piece Annex Panda, the newly minted Proper and Last Import, a Minneapolis-punk trio that recently opened for Foster The People. The 18-plus show starts at 7 p.m. Pre-orders for “Uff Da” will be available at the show. Buyers will get their physical copies in a couple weeks, the band said.

FOOD

Brunch, Edomae style

Kado no Mise is getting into the brunch game with a new weekend menu. With its Japanese whisky bar and meticulously presented kaiseki restaurant upstairs, the Japanese fine-dining establishment may not be your first thought on a weekend brunch outing, but I’d say you should give it a chance. On a recent trip to grab coffee at the Bachelor Farmer café and check out the newly reopened Askov Finlayson, I was surprised to see people eating inside Kado no Mise so early in the morning. I decided to try out the new menu. Brunch at Kado no Mise means tamago, a custard-like omelette, or flavorful salads with golden beets and silky-smooth tofu. I opted for the okonomiyaki, a savory pancake made of sweet cabbage, flour

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Ask Dr. Rachel / By Rachel Allyn

WHEN THE SEXUAL SPARK FIZZLES

I’ve been with my husband for 11 years now. Although our lives are crazy with our jobs and two children, we get along well and rarely fight. The problem is I’m just not attracted to him anymore and haven’t been for quite a while. Yet I find myself fantasizing about other men at times. I think it’s essential to have physical intimacy in my relationship, but I’m scared to end the marriage and say goodbye to the good aspects of our partnership for that reason alone. What should I do?

I’ve had clients report to me that they no longer enjoy sex with their partner. To which I counter, “Is it that you don’t like sex altogether, or you just don’t like the sex you’ve been having?” Your sex drive isn’t dead (if it was, you wouldn’t be writing me), it’s just stalled and wants a jumpstart. Your body is the ultimate truth teller, so listen to what your languishing libido is saying regarding how you feel toward your husband. You are in what relationship therapists call a “companionate marriage,” meaning you are buddies and roommates, but you want more. You are still a sexual being, which is an important part of overall human wellbeing, even though your marriage lacks passion.

Sexual energy sparks creativity, life-force energy and intimacy with another. While intimacy without sex is certainly possible, intimacy without any form of touch is much tougher. In order to endure stressful phases over the course of a relationship, couples need the release of oxytocin — an attachment hormone — which is triggered by sex and other forms of touch (a hug that lasts at least 20 seconds can do the trick) in order to bond and close the distance. You and your husband lack this. Which presents the chicken-or-the-egg question: Did your lack of physical intimacy lead to disconnection or the other way around? As much as you may feel stuck, you’ve got options. You can choose to stay in the marriage and work to break down the barriers that prevent you from desiring your husband (poor communication, different emotional styles, no longer having anything in common, he’s too available, he’s not available enough, his overall personality triggers you, you’ve simply drifted apart or you don’t like his sexual repertoire — to name a few). Also investigate whether the problem is due to your mood issues, hormones, lack of work-life balance or shaming religious or cultural messages you received about sex as a youth. Sexual issues are really a symptom of a larger issue or issues. Based on those factors, you may eventually decide to dissolve the relationship in search

of someone you feel a sexual spark for. But don’t fool yourself; passion changes over time in every long-term relationship. You could find yourself in this same situation in another 11 years down the road, especially if you don’t look inward and take responsibility for your role in your current relationship. Another option is to stay together and have an open marriage or polyamorous relationship. This has its own set of complications and benefits. If you’re able to co-parent and be friends while married, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to negotiate the transition to living apart respectfully. That being said, it gets trickier when one or both of you move on to someone new. Plus, finances will change, and not for the better. Many people also choose to stay together once the passion is gone due to finances, children or because they no longer care about whether they have physical intimacy with their partner — because they’re getting that

need met elsewhere or they’ve shut down that part of themselves. Let’s face it, day-to-day life isn’t particularly sexy, and this is especially true with the demands of small children. The challenge is to stay intrigued and excited about this person whom you see all the time now that the chase, mystery or novelty is gone. In the meantime, as you weigh your options, find the balance between prioritizing your own needs and self-care while also having playful quality time with your partner. Arrange “play dates” together to engaging in novel and fun activities to see if you can re-ignite the flame.

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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Moments in Minneapolis By Cedar Imboden Phillips

THE FAIR IN WARTIME

inneapolitans, like Minnesotans across the state, turned their thoughts to the Minnesota State Fair in late August 1917. The throngs of fair attendees shown here had more on their minds than just roasted corn and prize-winning pigs, though. The United States was now formally at war, and Minnesotans were already feeling the impact. Red Cross nurses fresh from the front lines in Europe demonstrated techniques for tending to injured soldiers. Machinery Hill’s focus shifted to helping farmers adjust to labor shortages. And home gardening and canning demonstrations took on a new sense of urgency. Earlier in the year there had been concern that the federal government would order all state fairs closed due to the war, but — luckily for fair fans — fairs were deemed ideal locations to provide information and training to promote war efforts. The federal government ultimately used the 1917 Minnesota State Fair to launch a new food initiative intended, among other things, to encourage Americans to grow and preserve their own food and to eat less wheat and meat at home so that it could be sent abroad.

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