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f you’ve taken the light rail downtown or driven down Hennepin Avenue recently, you’ve likely seen the work of Ken Avidor. Over the past year the Twin Cities-based sketch artist and illustrator has brought a vacant building on the corner of Hennepin & 5th to life with colorful pieces that depict the daily happenings of downtown Minneapolis. The seasonal project is part of an initiative of the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District to turn underutilized pieces of the public realm into positive influences.

 Artist Ken Avidor’s winter-themed depiction of Minneapolis shows a cast of characters ice skating in Loring Park. Image by Ken Avidor

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Met Council facing deﬁcit in transportation budget

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By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com Metropolitan Council is facing a $89-million projected deficit in its 2018– 2019 transportation budget, and that may mean fare increases or reduced bus and light rail service are on the horizon for Twin Cities transit users. The deficit is due to a projected shortfall in the motor vehicle sales tax, a major source of revenue for the council’s Metro Transit operations. It takes an estimated six to nine months to institute fare increases or service cutbacks, but the public engagement required to make those changes is expected to start soon.

“I would say it was, on the one hand, not a surprise that there was a shortfall, but on the other hand, the shock was for us was how large the gap was and how much the shortfall had grown,” Met Council Chair Adam Duininck said, adding that the gap had doubled in size since this spring, when the shortfall was projected at about $50 million. Met Council is already drawing on regional transit reserves to prop up a structural imbalance in its 2017 transit budget, council CFO Mary Bogie told members of the regional planning organi-

zation when they met Dec. 14. Bogie said Met Council has also cut administrative costs and immediately instituted a targeted hiring freeze in its transportation department. That hiring freeze isn’t expected to impact current transit operations; Metro Transit is still filling open bus driver positions, for instance. Met Council is also reviewing its slate of projects planned for 2017. Although the state is projecting a $1.4billion surplus for the next biennium, SEE BUDGET DEFICIT / PAGE 2

THE HUMAN BEHIND HUMANS OF MINNEAPOLIS Stephanie Glaros’ street portraiture and interviews are collected in a new book PAGE 13

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Park Board names new assistant superintendent of environmental stewardship The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announced Dec. 14 that it has named Jeremy Barrick as its next assistant superintendent of environmental stewardship. Barrick, who will begin the job in January, will lead the division responsible for the maintenance of the park system’s physical infrastructure, equipment, natural areas, water resources, urban forest, volunteer coordination and environmental education. It’s a pivotal time for the department as the board is set to begin ramping up investments to better maintain neighborhood park infrastructure

over the next two decades through the 20 Year Neighborhood Park Plan. Though he began his career working for rural and suburban municipalities in Minnesota, Barrick comes to the position from the City of San Diego Planning Department where he served as the urban forestry program manager. He previously held several positions with the New York City Parks Department, including borough forester, arborist for its capital design and construction division and then deputy chief of forestry, horticulture and natural resources. Barrick is also a past presi-

dent of the Society of Municipal Arborists. “I’m excited to have Jeremy join the Park Board team,” Superintendent Jayne Miller said in a statement. “Jeremy will further our work in protecting and maintaining the parkland, lakes and natural resources that draw residents and visitors alike. His urban park experience and his extensive knowledge of forestry and natural resource management will serve the organization and the community well.” Barrick succeeds Justin Long, who has held the position since the fall of 2013. Long is moving to a position with the City

of San Jose’s Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services Department, according to a board spokeswoman. “I am ecstatic to join the number one park system in the country,” Barrick said. “Throughout my career I’ve aspired to return home and work with such an amazing organization. And what an exciting time to do it with the 20 Year Neighborhood Park Plan coming on line. I sincerely look forward to meeting and working with everyone.” He will begin the job Jan. 16, 2017.

Park Board evaluates using goats to control invasive plants Since launching an investigation last spring into using goats in its fight against invasive plants in the city’s parks, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is at least several months off from having the hoofed animals chomping away at weeds. Park Board staff recently gave commissioners an update on the possibility of using goats on two sites, the westernmost area at Theodore Wirth Regional Park known as the “back 40” and the slopes at Riverside Park. Staff are now developing a request for proposals for a goat contractor to have the animals graze next summer during the growing season. There are several obstacles still ahead for

what would be the board’s first use of goats to control invasive species. Both the City of Minneapolis and Golden Valley have ordinances against hoofed animals and barbed wire or electric fencing. Among the questions still before staff are how many goats would be necessary, how to restore the sites and how the board could use the trial as an education opportunity. The proposal did get Commissioner Jon Olson’s goat. The District 2 commissioner said while goats were worth looking into, there are too many things that could go wrong compared to using more practical methods to control invasive species. “I honestly think this is just the silliest,

stupidest thing that I’ve heard in a while,” Olson said. “If we want to deal with buckthorn, let’s be real about it. It’s an urban area. This is just not going to work well in our system.” Park staff looked at implementing goats at six other locations, including Minnehaha Park’s “deer pen” area and below the Franklin Avenue Bridge along the Mississippi River’s east bank. But both selected sites are far from busy streets, accessible for potential contractors and full of plants goats love to eat. While buckthorn is enemy No. 1 for the goats, garlic mustard, wild parsnip, burdock and other woody vegetation were targets at other sites. The trial comes as the board is changing its strategies to control weeds and invasive

FROM BUDGET DEFICIT / PAGE 1 the forecast also calls for slower economic growth. Motor vehicle sales tax revenue already was projected to be lower last February, but updated projections in November revised those revenues downward again by $8.9 million. Revenue from the sales tax accounted for 44 percent, or $225 million, of the council’s 2016 transit operating budget of $517 million. “We knew this was coming,” Bogie said. “We knew MVST was a very volatile revenue source that relies on consumers to buy big-ticket items even when the economy is in a downturn.” Duinick said Met Council is in talks with the state Department of Human Services tap Medical Assistance funds to help cover some of the cost of its Metro Mobility service. He declined to say how much new revenue the deal could produce, but said “it would be significant.” He said a better, longer-term solution would be for the legislature to pass Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposed half-cent metrowide sales tax for transit. That could raise $280 million annually for bus and light rail operations. The Counties Transit Improvement Board currently funds capital costs and a portion of operating costs for light rail, commuter rail and some bus corridors using a quarter-cent metro-area sales tax. But the board is in a state of flux prompted by Dakota County’s decision to withdraw, and Duininck said changes to CTIB could allow it to direct more funding to other transit operations.

species. At the same time commissioners voted to pursue goats last April they also banned glyphosate-based herbicides in neighborhood parks. The board is currently looking at the next growing season to begin the trial run of the grazing program. The implementation of the goats could coincide with the Greater & Greener 2017, an international urban parks conference from the City Parks Alliance that will come to the Twin Cities July 29 through Aug. 2. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the most effective time to cut or treat buckthorn is in the late summer and fall.

Public engagement around fare hikes and service reductions could begin soon, although either change wouldn’t take effect for at least six to nine months. Photo by Dylan Thomas

Metro Transit fares haven’t increased since 2008. While many transit systems aim for fares to recover about 28 percent of costs, that rate has slipped to about 22 or 23 percent for Metro Transit, Bogie said. “I’m not the biggest fan of raising fares … but if it’s what we have to do to be fiscally responsible, it’s something we have to take a look at,” Duininck said. He said fare increases have been shown to increase revenue, but the immediate effect is typically a drop-off in ridership. It can take Metro Transit 12–18 months to recover those riders after a fare increase, he said, adding that the fare hike does

eventually produce more revenue. Metro Transit General Manager Brian Lamb said the earliest service reductions could be made is September 2017. Council Member Jennifer Munt, who represents western Hennepin County, described the combination of fare hikes and service cutbacks as a “nightmare.” “Imagine saying to our customers you get to pay more for less,” Munt said. “Their response will be, I’ll just buy a car because I know my car is there for me. “I don’t want to have to do this.” Council Member Gary Cunningham of Minneapolis said service cutbacks would

affect “the most needy in our population,” and that low-income transit riders should be shielded as much as possible from the changes. Bogie responded that fare hikes and service reductions alone won’t solve the deficit problem. Duininck noted that the deficit in the transit budget, while significant, amounted to just 7 percent of Met Council’s overall budget. “We don’t want to overstate the problem, either, and say the sky is falling,” he said. “There are still ways to plan for that.”

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Mike Noble has put his mark on the hotel and restaurant that has been in his family for three generations. Noble, innkeeper of Normandy Inn & Suites in downtown Minneapolis, recently reopened the hotel’s restaurant, Normandy Kitchen & Bar, following a year-long refresh to the historic space. The restaurant, which saw the first of Noble’s renovations a decade ago, now boasts some of hotel’s original 1925 architecture, from 14-foot ceilings to its brick façade. There are also floor-to-ceiling windows that will open for sidewalk dining in the warmer months and an expanded bar and dining area. In the kitchen, executive chef Tim Favre serves a menu full of classic comfort foods,

including rotisserie chicken and a veal meatloaf with a sauce that takes three days to make. The restaurant still offers its house burger named for Henry VIII. Located on the corner of 8th & 4th near the Elliot Park neighborhood, the restaurant is part of the 199-room Normandy Inn, which was converted into a Best Western franchise several decades ago. Normandy Kitchen, 405 S. 8th St., is open for breakfast Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m.–11 a.m. and 7 a.m.–2 p.m. on weekends, for lunch from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. daily and for dinner Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m.–10 p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 5 p.m.–11 p.m. There’s a happy hour from 3 p.m.–6 p.m. during the week.

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Broadway Pizza hopes to capture a slice of the skyway’s fast-casual pizza market next year by reopening its U.S. Bank Plaza restaurant as a new made-to-order pizza concept. Broadway Fast & Fresh will offer customizable 10-inch personal pizzas made in just a few minutes for busy oﬃce workers. Customers will also have the options of making their own salads, wraps and fresh pasta dishes. Jim Kruizenga, Broadway Pizza’s president and CEO, said the concept offers several new twists on the well-known restaurant chain’s offerings. “My goal is to offer enough fresh, quality food made the way people want for themselves in a quick, eﬃcient manner,” he told The Journal. “The beauty of your first [restaurant] is that there is no precedent set… I’m going to go slow, listen to the customer and hear what they’re saying.” The restaurant will have a gluten-free crust option and several vegetarian choices for diners to tailor to their needs, Kruizenga

said. Oﬃce workers will be able to get larger orders catered. Broadway Fast & Fresh is one of several new concepts to have opened in U.S Bank Plaza in recent years. It joins One Two Three Sushi, a fast-casual sushi concept from the company behind Masu Sushi & Robata, and Naf Naf Grill, a growing Middle Eastern food chain. Kruizenga said the area has become a food destination that gets 30,000 people to walk past the restaurant daily. “There are people looking for variety. Our hope is that we get into your rotation,” he said. Broadway Pizza operates 15 other pizza restaurants in the state, primarily around the Twin Cities metro. While the company isn’t actively expanding the Broadway Fast & Fresh concept, Kruizenga said there is room for two or three more locations in the skyway. Broadway Fast & Fresh is expected to open in mid-January on the skyway level of U.S. Bank Plaza at 200 S. 6th St.

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Oxman’s Twin City Luggage There are plans to demolish the former Oxman’s Twin City Luggage building to make way for a new gas station. Photo by Eric Best

Susan Oxman, the third-generation owner of Oxman’s Twin City Luggage, has closed her family’s business after 84 years. Known by many of her clients as the Twin Cities Bag Lady, Oxman has operated the luggage company for 32 years, including exactly 29 years in its last home along Central Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis. After decades of developers approaching her about selling the current Oxman’s building, she said the latest deal, this time from Holiday Stationstores, was too good to pass up. Oxman called it a “double whammy from an emotional point of view.” “It’s been very, very bittersweet on my part. I’ve had a lot of tearful moments, obviously being that not only the fact that I was tied to that building for so many years, but of course the business for much longer,” she told The Journal. “I’m going to miss my customers, the many relationships that I had made with so many customers, so many people over the years. That’s what I’m going to miss the most.” The sale of the building near Central &

7th to Bloomington-based Holiday was filed earlier this month, according to a certification of real estate value. Holiday, which operates a gas station adjacent to the Oxman’s building, has proposed expanding its location as a joint project with White Castle. Plans submitted to the City Planning Commission in August called for the two companies to demolish their current buildings, the Oxman’s building and another low-rise building. In their place would go a similarly sized White Castle restaurant and a nearly 6,000-square-foot Holiday station — four times larger than the previous station — with a carwash. Oxman’s grandfather, Joe Oxman, founded the business in Minneapolis in 1932. The store at 620 Central Ave. NE in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood closed in mid-November. Oxman went into just a short time of retirement before applying for a job, she said, and she’ll soon start working at a Twin Cities department store.

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It’s endings and beginnings for revered chef Doug Flicker and his wife, Amy Greely, who announced in December that their awardwinning restaurant Piccolo is set to close. While foodies will surely despair at the loss of the fine-dining establishment, it also marks the beginning of new things for both Flicker and Greely, and for the space, where two former staff members will start up a new venture. “It’s very emotional, but I wouldn’t say it’s sad,” said Greely, who runs the business end of things, while Flicker focuses on the art of food. “Sometimes when a restaurant closes, you have to close. We don’t have to, but we are choosing to for many reasons.” According to Greely, the dining scene in the Twin Cities has changed a lot in the last seven years. With the closing of other fine dining restaurants like La Belle Vie, Saffron and Heartland, Greely said, “we could stay open for another year or two, but we definitely see the patterns of people only coming for their birthday, or for their anniversary.” Greely added, “You don’t have to go to fine dining to get that kind of food anymore. A lot of people are doing farm-to-table, the fresh food, the more interesting things. The accessibility to really good food is kind of everywhere right now.” But change isn’t always bad. With the closing of Piccolo come new adventures

for the couple, including a new consultancy at the Walker Art Center. They’re working through the management company Culinaire International, which also runs Fika and Sea Change at other arts institutions in town. “They are a great company that focuses on quality,” Greely said. “They want museums to represent what they are, and find the people that can make that happen.” Flicker has written the menu for Esker Grove, the Walker’s new restaurant, and has set the theme and hired the staff. He’ll be a consultant there for five years, but “won’t be the guy that will be there five days a week,” said Greely. Meanwhile, Piccolo will switch hands to a couple of Flicker’s former staff, Cameron Cecchini and Grisha Hammes. “They are making it even smaller,” said Greely, who described a 16-seat restaurant with a bar and an open kitchen, without any servers. Meanwhile, Greely and Flicker still own the building, and have their eyes out for the next opportunity. “We would like to open another place, but it has to be the right place on our terms,” she said. “Piccolo was Doug’s dream and it was on his own terms. Change is hard, but change is good.”

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Pivoting, Hodges now supports a citywide minimum wage hike Mayor Betsy Hodges pivoted from her former position on a citywide minimum wage proposal, announcing Dec. 19 she now supports a wage hike as long as it includes tipped workers. Hodges previously opposed the city taking a go-it-alone approach, which some argue would put Minneapolis employers at a competitive disadvantage. But in a statement the mayor acknowledged Republican victories in November made the path to a regional minimum-wage agreement “far narrower,” while at the same time the City Council is likely to pass a minimum wage ordinance in the first half of 2017. “In the context of the dramatically changed state and national political landscape, I support a responsible, sustainable, single fair wage that does not penalize tipped workers,” she said. Although several community groups have waged a months-long campaign for a $15 citywide minimum wage, it’s not clear whether the Council will land on that number next spring. That’s when they are expected to take up debate on the matter after a period of study and consultation with businesses and community members. Also unsettled is the pace at which higher wages would be phased-in. Many of the City Council candidates who have already announced plans to run in 2017 support a $15 minimum wage. The vote, however, is expected in the second quarter of next year, several months before city elections. Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, a leader in the local movement for a $15 minimum wage, described Hodges’ statement as “a step in the right direction that wouldn’t have happened without thousands of Minneapolis workers signing petitions, contacting their council members, and taking their case to the Minnesota Supreme Court.”

Mayor Betsy Hodges said she still supports a regional approach to raising the minimum wage, but acknowledged Minneapolis is likely to move ahead of its neighbors. File photo

NOC was one of the groups trying to get a $15 minimum wage question placed on the November ballot via a proposed charter amendment, but in August the state Supreme Court sided with Minneapolis City Attorney Susan Segal, who argued it was not a “proper subject” for the city’s charter. NOC then shifted its focus to passing a wage hike through an ordinance, organizing a series of rallies to pressure city policymakers. Noting Hodges hadn’t said how high she’d like to see the city’s minimum wage set, NOC posted on its Facebook page Tuesday: “We need a $15 minimum wage to even begin to come close to the cost of living in Minneapolis.” The Minnesota Restaurant Association released a statement expressing support for a “pathway” to a $15 minimum wage “over time.” But the association argued it was important that a wage policy “recognize restaurants and bars are a different type of business” because many employees earn a mix of hourly wages and tips. The statement continued: “Our concern is that Mayor Hodges misunderstands how a tiered wage policy would benefit tipped workers by protecting their jobs and income.”

In her statement, Hodges argued tipped workers must be included because an ordinance passed in Minnesota’s largest city could set a template for statewide legislation. Noting that women make up a majority of workers earning some portion of their income in tips, she said a tiered wage structure could set a “harmful precedent that will hurt tipped workers statewide.” “A Minneapolis minimum wage must do no harm,” she said. Minneapolis Downtown Council CEO Steve Cramer said the mayor called him Monday before releasing the statement to explain her evolving thoughts on a minimum wage ordinance. While understanding Hodges wants to shape a policy that appears likely to have majority support on the Council, Cramer said the “island effect” of a Minneapolis-only wage hike remains a concern for the business community. Asked how they would respond, Cramer said leaders in the business community continue to meet to discuss the matter and planned to remain actively involved in the development of any wage policy.

Attorney Zachary Wefel joins Ward 1 race Zachary Wefel, a 28-year-old attorney who lives in Windom Park, is joining the race for City Council Member Kevin Reich’s Ward 1 seat. Wefel is the second person to announce his intention to run against Reich after Jillia Pessenda, who also lives in Windom Park and recently served as finance director on state representative-elect Ilhan Omar’s District 60B campaign. Reich previously said he plans to run for a third term. Wefel is serving his second term as a director on the Windom Park Citizens in Action board and is a co-founder of the Northeast Minneapolis Tool Library, a non-profit organization that gives members access to an inventory of tools housed in the Thorp Building. He said both

experiences have prepared him to take on the role of council member. Wefel said he’s joining the race because there are a number of issues the city is not addressing proactively. “‘Proactive’ in my mind means not just waiting to see what’s going happen, who’s going to be a deciding vote,” he said. “It’s about going out and changing minds and articulating a vision for what Minneapolis can be.” He said if elected he would make police accountability a top issue. He said the City Council has some leverage to influence department policies when reviewing and approving SEE WEFEL / PAGE 7

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Foshay Tower, Minneapolis, December 1928 The future was looking bright for Minneapolis’s Foshay Tower when this photograph was taken in late December 1928. While the interior remained under construction, the 32-story shell was complete enough to host holiday lights that would have been visible for miles. Unfortunately, the good times did not last; the Foshay opened for business two months before that year’s stock crash launched the nation into the Great Depression. When the W.B. Foshay Company closed, its iconic oﬃce tower was put up for auction. Image and text provided by Hennepin History Museum. Learn more at hennepinhistory.org.

FROM WEFEL / PAGE 6 the mayor’s pick for chief of police. “I think we’ve had year after year where the city has been settling misconduct suits, and we just have no mechanism for disciplining those oﬃcers, ensuring that, going forward, we’re not going to have the same kind of misconduct suits,” he said. Wefel said he would also push the city to fully live up to its adopted Complete Streets Policy, which prioritizes non-motorized transportation and transit over cars in public right-of-way use. He would “focus our decision-making on mobility, safety and health,” he said. Wefel said he would advocate even more even more aggressive goals for reducing energy use. He described the Clean Energy Partnership — a city collaboration with util-

ities Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy to reduce energy use, improve eﬃciency and cut greenhouse gas emissions — as a “great thing,” but said the city should set firm targets and “front-load” emissions reduction goals for the greatest impact. “If people believe climate change is real and a challenge we need to address, we need to develop a plan with definite goals and a path to achieving those goals.” An Andover native, Wefel attending St. Thomas University in St. Paul and earned his law degree at Creighton University in Omaha. He said growing up in a rightleaning hometown taught him to work with others who may have very different political views. “Being a Democrat in Andover is a very lonely experience,” he said. “So, I have a lot of experience in talking to people who abso-

lutely do not agree with me on any number of issues (and) finding a way that we can come together.” Wefel said he’s the “detail guy” in the Ward 1 race. “I think I am putting forward the most detailed policy platform of any of the candidates in this race,” he said, adding that he’s advocating for issues no one else is talking about, like a feed-in tariff system to encourage renewable energy production. He also supports municipal bank for Minneapolis, an idea pushed during a December budget hearings by advocates for divesting city funds from Wells Fargo. Another thing that sets him apart, he said, is his strong support for neighborhood organizations. Asked about surveys that show neighborhood boards lack diversity, Wefel said that’s a “valid criticism,” but added that

his neighborhood organization is one of many that have been searching for ways to be more inclusive. “The city’s goal should be making sure the neighborhood organizations do a better job of reaching out and finding ways to bring everyone in so it truly is a representative process.” After graduating from Creighton three years ago, Wefel returned to Minneapolis with his wife and established his law practice, where he specializes in estate and small business planning and civil litigation. A Wefel for Ward 1 campaign committee was registered Dec. 1, according to county records.

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SCHOOLS NOTEBOOK

By Nate Gotlieb ngotlieb@journalmpls.com @NateGotlieb

School Board passes sanctuary resolution The Minneapolis Board of Education passed a resolution Dec. 13 that bars district staff, contractors, volunteers and representatives from coordinating with federal immigration officials to deport people who are undocumented. The resolution passed unanimously on a voice vote. Board members Jenny Arneson, Nelson Inz and Siad Ali introduced the resolution, which also bars people associated with the district from inquiring about a student’s or a parent’s immigration status. The resolution reinforces current district policy, Arneson said, adding that it’s not the district’s policy to enquire about a person’s documented status. “We really want to make sure it’s our mission to educate every student who comes through our doors,” she said. “We know that in this climate, that is not the message that everyone is receiving, which is why we think it’s important for our board to say it.” Immigration officers are referred to the Office of the General Counsel if they inquire about a student’s status, Arneson said. The office requires the agencies to demonstrate “appropriate authority” before giving up any information, according to General Counsel Amy Moore. Arneson said it’s pretty rare for immigration officials to ask the district for information. The resolution came a month after the election of Donald Trump, who campaigned

in part on a promise to deport undocumented immigrants. School Board members voiced approval for the resolution in discussion before the vote. Ali, an immigrant, said the U.S. has and will continue to be a country of immigrants, noting that he wants all students to feel safe in MPS. Board member Don Samuels recalled his own experience of immigrating to the U.S., noting how the stress was so bad that even passing a police oﬃcer on the street caused angst. Board member Tracine Asberry said the current situation is different than the situation for past immigrants who came to the U.S, noting how they were able to “become white.” “It’s such a bold and outrageous sense of hatred and denial of humanity and connectedness,” Asberry said. “There’s so much fear, and when people are afraid, things happen.” Superintendent Ed Graff said he would reach out to Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau about coordination on the policy with MPS school resource oﬃcers. Speakers at the meeting voiced support for the resolution, stressing that schools should be a safe place for students and their families. Wellstone International High School social worker Marisol Campusano said students came to school crying and thinking they would need to go somewhere else during the week after the election. She said the resolu-

tion would help students feel safe in school. Parent Patricia Almaraz, who emigrated to the U.S. 17 years ago and is not a citizen, has four kids in MPS, all of whom are citizens. She said her kids have felt stressed about their parents’ status. “They feel overwhelmed,” she said. “They feel stressed, alone.” A parent named Maribel, who did not want to give her last name, said she and her kids also worry about their family being divided. “Now I have to conduct my life with a lot more caution,” she said through Briana MacPhee, a cultural liaison with MPS. MacPhee said students are still afraid, even more than four weeks after the election, noting the uncertainty that still exists. Deputy Education Officer Elia DimayugaBruggeman said she’s telling students they must go on as usual. She said she’s continuing to advise them to apply for deferred-action status, despite Donald Trump’s promise to repeal the program, and for Minnesota’s DREAM Act, which allows undocumented students to access financial aid for higher education. Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges last month released a statement saying that Minneapolis police officers “will not do the work of the federal government” and Immigration and Customs Enforcement when it comes to immigration status. City code already bars officers from such work.

MPS, St. Thomas announce special-education teacher residency MPS will partner with the University of St. Thomas on a special education teacher-residency program, it announced this month. The 15-month program is open to MPS employees with a bachelor’s degree who are interested in special education. Residents will

take classes at St. Thomas and co-teach at a Minneapolis school. Residents will receive a $26,000 stipend, have reduced tuition and will be eligible for district benefits. They will earn a master’s degree and teaching license in

special education. Applications are open Jan. 4 and are due March 3, and the program will start in June. Visit humanresources.mpls.k12.mn.us/ spedresidency to learn more.

Board approves levy increase of 2.78 percent The Minneapolis Board of Education this month approved a 2017 levy of nearly $191 million. The levy is a 2.78-percent increase from the 2016 levy of more than $185 million. It is less than the 4.59-percent increase the district initially projected, however. Chief Financial Oﬃcer Ibrahima Diop said the state recalculated the district’s maximum levy after the referendum passed last month. The referendum will provide the district about $74 million in revenue, or $1,604.31 per pupil, this year. The renewed referendum will increase each year by the rate of inflation and will last nine years.

Achieve Minneapolis receives top ranking Achieve Minneapolis has been rated among the top five K–12 education foundations in the U.S. for a second straight year. The nonprofit partner of Minneapolis Public Schools ranked third on the 2016 list by the Caruthers Institute, an education think tank. The study ranked foundations based on categories such as revenue, grant and program expenses and volunteers. Achieve Minneapolis runs career and college readiness programs, hosts public education events and manages donations and funds for the district. It ranked fifth in the Caruthers Institute’s 2015 rankings.

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Hodges will seek a second term, and Dehn plans to challenge A three-way mayoral race may get bigger soon

By Dylan Thomas and Nate Gotlieb Mayor Betsy Hodges made it oﬃcial Dec. 15, announcing she plans to seek a second term as mayor in an event at Urban Venture’s Colin Powell Leadership Center in the Phillips West neighborhood. Less than a week later, Rep. Raymond Dehn, a DFLer who represents parts of downtown and North Minneapolis in District 59B, announced he’s getting in, too. That makes it a three-way race — at least for now. In November, about a month after she stepped down as president of the Minneapolis NAACP, former University of St. Thomas law professor Nekima Levy-Pounds announced her intention to run. The field is likely to grow more crowded

as soon as Jan. 3, when Ward 3 City Council Member Jacob Frey hosts a rally at Dangerous Man Brewing Company in Northeast. Frey has not yet said he’s running for mayor, but the event — announced Dec. 21 on his Facebook page — looks like the announcement many have been expecting from the first-term council member for several months. “A great city rises when communities unite behind one bold vision,” he wrote in the post. “And I am ready to offer my vision for what Minneapolis can be in the coming years.” Hodges said she was running for re-election because she delivered on promises to narrow Minneapolis’ racial and socio-economic gaps, improve city operations and promote growth.

She said she had put “good policy before good politics” to support earned safe and sick time for Minneapolis workers, work toward improved police-community relations and promote racial equity in city government. Hodges previously served two terms as a City Council member representing Ward 13. She emerged from a field of more than 30 candidates to win her place in the mayor’s oﬃce in 2013, the second mayoral election to use ranked-choice voting. Dehn has served since 2012 in the Legislature, where he has worked on criminal justice issues such as restoring voting rights and ban-the-box legislation. An architect by trade, Dehn wrote in a Dec. 21 Facebook

post announcing his candidacy that he can “think strategically about how our economy, schools, justice system, infrastructure, and public spaces impact both current and future generations.” He also wrote that he has strong relationships with Gov. Mark Dayton and legislators from both parties, something he believes he can leverage. “My goal will be to build a city that works for everyone,” he wrote. “To do so, I am making you a simple promise: to proactively engage people of all colors, faiths, incomes and backgrounds.” For more on the candidates, go to journalmpls.com.

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Grad rates up, achievement flat in metro schools Generation Next measured schools in Minneapolis, St. Paul

By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@journalmpls.com High school graduation rates have increased, but achievement levels remain low for Minneapolis and St. Paul public school students, according to an annual report by the nonprofit Generation Next. The report found that 64 percent of Minneapolis and St. Paul public school students graduated in four years in 2016, up from 52 percent in 2013. It found that all races and ethnicities made a jump of at least nine percentage points, including a 20 percentagepoint increase by Hispanic students. Students continue to struggle to hit key educational benchmarks, however. The report found that the third-grade reading-proficiency rate has remained flat at 38 percent over the past four years. The eighth-grade math proficiency rate has decreased from 42 to 37 percent. Minority students continue to perform well behind their white peers in both categories. “We have not met our goal for racial equality and social justice,” Generation Next Executive Director Michelle Walker said. The report was the third by Minneapolisbased Generation Next, which aims to close the achievement gap in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The organization focuses on six areas: Kindergarten readiness, third-grade reading, eighth-grade math, social-emotional learning, high school graduation and postsecondary attainment. The report found improvements in three areas of kindergarten readiness: The number of slots for early-childhood programs, the number of 3-year-olds receiving a health and developmental screening and the number of kids waitlisted for subsidized child care. There were nearly 2,000 more early-childhood slots in 2016 than in 2015, according to the report. The number of kids waitlisted for subsidized child care dropped from 4,200 in 2013 to 2,800 this year. Generation Next also found that the number of 3-year-olds receiving a health

and developmental screening increased 24 percent. Screening is an important indicator of kindergarten readiness, the report says “The system is getting better,” Walker said. “There’s more understanding and conversation about screening.” Proficiency in reading and math has remained flat, however. The report found Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment scores have not improved over the past four years in third-grade reading or eighth-grade math. Generation Next looks at third-grade reading because that’s when students began reading to learn rather than learning to read, the report says. It looks at eighth-grade math because that’s when students are exposed to algebra, a subject that’s key to their future success, Walker said. More than 70 percent of white Minneapolis and St. Paul third-graders were proficient in reading in 2016, the report found. No minority group was above 45 percent proficient, and fewer than 20 percent of Hispanic students were proficient. The report found a similar pattern in eighth-grade math. About 55 percent of white eighth-graders were proficient in 2016, compared to about 25 percent of Hispanic eighth-graders and 20 percent of black eighth-graders. The report looked at all public-school students in Minneapolis and St. Paul, including students who attend charter schools.

Social-emotional learning added Generation Next recently added socialemotional learning to its benchmark list, noting its importance to student achievement. The organization did not have data past 2013 on this measure, and it only had data from St. Paul. Minneapolis tracks social-emotional measures, such as school connectedness and persistence, on its spring survey Execu-

tive Director of Research, Evaluation and Accountability Eric Moore said. The district is working with a Chicago-based organization on social-emotional learning measures. The report also found that while high school graduation rates have increased, ACT scores have remained flat. Minneapolis students averaged a 20.4 on the ACT in 2015, compared to 21.1 in 2013. The report also looked at post-secondary attainment among the high school graduating class of 2008. It found that 38 percent of those students had earned an associate’s degree or higher, compared with a metrowide attainment rate of 51 percent among 25through 64-year-olds. Fifty-two percent of white students attained a degree, while 26 percent of black students and 24 percent of Hispanic students had one. Generation Next is working with the Minneapolis and St. Paul districts to better identify ninth-graders who are not on track to graduate. Ninth-grade outcomes are the greatest predictor of students graduating on time, Minneapolis Associate Superintendent Cecilia Saddler said at a recent School Board meeting. The Minneapolis and St. Paul districts worked with Generation Next to implement a system for tracking and helping ninthgraders who are behind. Minneapolis began its program last year at Patrick Henry and Roosevelt high schools and implemented it at its nine core high schools this fall. It appears to be working. The number of ninth-graders who failed a class fell six percentage points in quarter one of this year compared to the first quarter last year, according to the district. That included an 11 percentage-point decrease for Hispanic ninth-graders and an eight percentage-point decreases for African American ninth-graders. “It’s a great start, and now we’re digging into the programming,” Moore said. “It’s been a great learning process.”

Generation Next annual report key findings

64%

3RD GRADE READING: Students Meeting 3rd Grade Reading Benchmarks

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION: Students Graduating from High School in Four Years (2015)

38%

8TH GRADE MATH: Students Meeting 8th Grade Math Benchmarks

POST-SECONDARY ATTAINMENT: Students Attaining a Post-Secondary Credential in Six Years (Class of 2008)

37%

Source: Generation Next

PROGRAM KEEPS NINTHGRADERS ON TRACK Ninth-grade academic performance is among the best predictors of high school graduation, according to University of Chicago research. A new Minneapolis Public Schools initiative is helping ninth-graders stay on track. The district rolled out its On-Track program this fall at all nine of its core high schools as part of an effort to boost graduation rates. The early results have been promising: The number of ninth-graders who failed a course fell six percentage points in the first quarter of 2016 compared to last year. The rate was even better for minority students. As part of the program, ninth-grade teachers and support staff meet regularly to discuss students and plan for interventions. They utilize data to identify off-track students and track interventions used to support them. The district deems students “on track” if they meet four thresholds: They have a C- or higher in all classes, attendance of at least 91 percent and no suspensions or referrals. Students are labeled “focus” if they have a D- to D+ in any course, attendance between 85 and 90 percent or a referral. They are deemed “priority” if they have an F, attendance below 85 percent, a suspension or two referrals. Fifth-nine percent of ninth-graders were “on track” after the first quarter of this school year. Nineteen percent were deemed “focus” and 23 percent were deemed “priority.” Southwest had the highest percentage of on-track students at 68 percent, while North had the lowest at 34 percent. The district saw the biggest student improvement in science and social studies. Those courses had a failure rate that was three percentage points lower in the first quarter of 2016 than it was in the first quarter of 2015. English course-failure remained at 10 percent, while math increased from 7 to 8 percent. Supt. Ed Graff said at this month’s School Board meeting that the district has focused on social studies and science because staff saw a lot of failure there. Edison principal Eryn Warne said her school has focused particularly on ninth-grade physical science, looking at their assessments, for example, to see if they are good indicators of proficiency. That focus led to a 24 percentagepoint drop in ninth-grade science failure at Edison, from 57 to 23 percent. The On-Track program has come with an emphasis on social-emotional learning. Edison ninth-grade team lead Kyle Resler said his team not only talks about how students are doing academically but also about who they are as people. “We have this belief that if we can somehow connect students to something at Edison, they will stay with us,” he said. Patrick Henry Assistant Principal Bjorn Lundgren said students almost never fail because of a lack of skills. Rather, it’s often because of trauma, mental health or a lack of engagement to school. “It’s rare that it’s a true skill issue,” he said. That engagement comes through working with counselors and advisors and by schools working with families. Jim Bierma, one of the district’s lead counselors, said he will make a positive phone call home when the students meet their goal, for example. He said the goal is for students to hit their goals 80 percent of the time. MPS Chief of Schools Michael Thomas said the district is looking at how it can scale positive results across the schools.

12 journalmpls.com / December 29, 2016–January 11, 2017 FROM AVIDOR / PAGE 1 Whether it’s ice skating across Loring Pond at the Holidazzle or catching a Minnesota Timberwolves game at Target Center, Avidor’s work captures a snapshot of Minneapolis culture in his own, often wacky, style. “For me, it’s placemaking. It’s getting people excited. And it’s educating them about what’s going on in their city,” Avidor told The Journal. “I’m happy to be a part of their celebrating of downtown.” The project began last summer when the DID partnered with the property owner of the vacant building kitty corner from the Bob Dylan mural. Kristi Haug, the manager of stakeholder operations for the DID, said the blank wall along the busy stretch of Hennepin offered an opportunity to turn a negative space into a useful addition of the public realm. For the past few years, the organization’s Tactical Urbanism initiative, which addresses real and perceived safety concerns downtown, has put on several projects to liven up such spaces, from adding uniquely designed pianos for the public to play on the street to turning a downtown bus stop into a cozy living room with tea and cookies. In addition to Avidor’s art, the DID has put in more lighting and wayfinding at the large street corner in the Warehouse District. The organization and city leaders are in the process of implementing new safety measures in the area, which in recent years has been a hotspot for gun violence. While the comic book artist taps into regular fixtures of downtown — the new

An autumn wall graphic shows Minneapolitans celebrating Halloween, Oktoberfest and more. Image by Ken Avidor

U.S. Bank Stadium, the skyways and even winter bikers — there’s also some uniquely Avidor iconography. From Godzilla roaming the streets of Minneapolis to Billy Idol biking through the downtown Open Streets festival, the pieces aren’t your typical depictions of downtown. And the DID is completely OK with that. Other than for a few DID ambassadors and its #playdowntown hashtag, Haug said the pieces are mostly driven by Avidor’s creativity.

“I love things that make no sense at all,” Avidor said. “Unlike a lot of commercial work when they don’t want me to be crazy, these guys are different. They want me to be crazier.” The St. Paul resident started the project with calendars of artistic representations of daily events, which Haug said they may revive next summer when there are more people out and about. Since the fall Avidor has done seasonal pieces that depict a hodge-

Illustrator Ken Avidor is bringing seasonal pieces to a blank wall on Hennepin Avenue. Photo by Eric Best

podge of goings-on. Each piece, which instead of a mural is actually a vinyl graphic that is installed in about an hour, can be a nearly two-week process, Avidor said. The current winter wall art shows Tiny Tim from “A Christmas Carol” at the Guthrie Theater, Valentine’s Day lovers and Father Time ice skating with Timberwolves player Karl-Anthony Towns and DID ambassadors. While many real-life locals may have not noticed themselves on the wall, comedienne Kathy Griﬃn supposedly took notice of herself when she was performing during the Twin Cities Pride festival and took a photo. “The fun thing about downtown is that people have a lot of fun here. And [the DID] want to make it really fun, and that’s why it was fun to work on,” Avidor said. The initiative is continuing on a month-tomonth basis until the space, located near the Warehouse District light rail station, is leased, Haug said. “We think it’s been a nice addition,” she said. Beyond the project, Avidor is an avid sketcher, often illustrating what he sees as a biker and transit-user in journals, and is an active courtroom sketch artist. He is currently wrapping up a graphic novel, “Bicyclopolis,” which should be finished by the spring, and is part of a couple groups of urban sketchers, artists who draw the people and places around them.

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The human behind Humans of Minneapolis Stephanie Glaros’ street portraiture and interviews are collected in a new book

By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@journalmpls.com Somehow, Stephanie Glaros became known for talking to strangers. This is surprising, especially to her. When the photographer began posting her street portraiture online in 2010, the idea of having a conversation with one of her photo subjects was “absolutely frightening,” Glaros said. But the book she released in November — collecting photos and interviews from her popular Tumblr page, Humans of Minneapolis — demonstrates just how skilled Glaros has become at connecting with the people she encounters, so that they feel comfortable divulging the most intimate of details: battles with addiction, cancer diagnoses, parents who walked out and never came back. Many facets of the human experience shine in Glaros’ interviews. A beaming high school graduate tells Glaros how he persevered to earn his diploma, even as he shuttled between foster homes. A Kenyan immigrant tells her about his job at Target’s corporate headquarters, proud and amazed that a kid who grew up in a village without water or electricity is employed at a Fortune 500 company. “By the time I get to the point where I take their picture, we already feel like we know each other,” she said. “... Sometimes they’re telling me things that they’ve never told anybody before. Sometime they’re telling me things that they’ve never thought about before.” Glaros is an instructor at Minneapolis Community and Technical College where she returned to school to study graphic design after earning an undergraduate degree in women’s studies from the University of Minnesota–Duluth. She also teaches photography and social media classes and leads workshops that center on empathy. She previously spent a decade as art director of the Utne Reader — basically the magazine’s one-woman art department. Glaros said photography has been her primary creative outlet since childhood. “I grew up with a father who was a serious hobbyist, so we actually had a darkroom in our house,” she said. “I grew up watching my dad develop and print his own black-and-white 35mm film.” Sometime around the fifth grade, Glaros got a compact 110 camera, her first, and began shooting photos. “In high school, I learned how to develop and print my own black-and-white film and just absolutely loved it,” she said. “And my whole school career, photography was the only thing that really captured my interest.” Glaros said she didn’t share her photos, and she wasn’t known as a photographer outside of her family. But she kept shooting, and by the mid-2000s her main subject was “abstract urban stuff,” as she described it — pictures of architecture, urban detritus and random messages scrawled on the cityscape. “I was more reflecting back the things I saw in my environment, but not so much the people,” she said. That changed after she began attending a local photo salon hosted by Wing Young Huie in 2008. Huie, an award-winning photographer who has made the diverse

“My kids are grown, so I’m learning how to take care of me.”

“If you judge other people, you lose by not knowing what they’re really about.” Photos by Stephanie Glaros

residents of the Twin Cities his subjects in documentary projects that explored Lake Street, University Avenue and St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood, encouraged Glaros to spend more time interacting with the people around her. “When I brought my very first pictures I took of people on the street to his salon, he very gently kind of nudged me in that direction,” Glaros said. “He was like, ‘Yeah, you should keep doing this.’ “In part, I was trying to impress him, really.” In 2010, Glaros started a new series of street portraits on her Tumblr page. She called it Minneapolis Strangers, and most of her photo subjects were people she encountered on the walk between her home in the Warehouse District and the oﬃces of the Utne Reader on Hennepin & 12th. “The reason I started approaching people and asking to take their picture is that I was running into the same people every day, but we weren’t interacting,” she said. “... Day after day, I would see the same people and just became uncomfortable with that and decided I was going to use my camera to break through that social barrier.” Around the same time, New York City photographer Brandon Stanton launched his photo blog Humans of New York, and within months his combination of street portraiture and interviews became a social media sensation. Other “Humans of” pages began popping up all over the Internet, each documenting the people of a different city.

“I said to myself, somebody is going to do Humans of Minneapolis. Why not me?” Glaros recalled. It wasn’t long before Minneapolis Strangers morphed into Humans of Minneapolis. Her photos and interviews also appeared regularly in the Southwest Journal’s City Voices column. “I was getting so much out of it,” she said. “It was satisfying something both creatively but also just as a person. Making these connections was almost addicting to me, and talking to strangers was my thing.” Glaros’ empathy is the common theme that runs through all the photos. You see it in the open, unguarded expressions of her subjects — an emotional connection between photographer and subject made visible. Glaros spent most of 2016 assembling the book, and she said the process uncovered themes in her work: mental health, identity, her passion for social justice. While Humans of New York tends to focus on what makes each individual unique, Glaros said she’s more interested in the things we all share in common. “Photography is a mirror,” she said. “You’re not just seeing the person; you’re seeing me reflected in the person.”

“Humans of Minneapolis” is available for purchase at stephanieglaros.com. The book is also stocked at Mill City Museum and Hennepin History Museum. To see more photos from Humans of Minneapolis, go to humansofminneapolis. tumblr.com.

“I’m from Malaysia. My parents are really strict. I moved here for school, but then I stayed. I could have gone crazy over here because my parents couldn’t see me. I could’ve gotten pregnant. Did drugs. Robbed a bank. And nobody would know.”

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received?

“If you hang around nine broke people, you’ll be the tenth.”

Where We Live

MIWRC

A JOURNAL COMMITMENT TO HIGHLIGHTING GREAT COMMUNITY CAUSES

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inside the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center. Submitted photo

A resource for health and healing for the Native community in the Twin Cities

MIWRC supports Native American women and their families Substance abuse counseling has been one of the key services of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center (MIWRC) since its founding in 1984. Cindy Smith, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor for the center, has spent her career working exclusively with substance abuse in Native people. “We see addiction as a symptom of the historical trauma members of the Native American community has faced over generations,” Smith said. She told the story of one woman who graduated from the center’s chemical dependency program, a crack addict and alcoholic who had some major trauma issues dealing with sexual abuse as a child. “She had been given a name from one of her abusers that was her legal name, so she decided to change it back to her original Native name that was on her birth certificate,” Smith recalled. “It was like she was given a whole new identity.”

‘Focusing on the concerns of Native women and their families’

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In 1982, a report by Native American research firm, First Phoenix American Corporation, identified a need for treatment 2300 15th Ave. S. centers that focused on care for Native women in Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN 55404 Two years later, the document led to the creation of MIWRC, which offers support for Native women and their families. The agency, located in the East Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, provides outpatient treatment for women to prevent Contact the need for children to be removed from their home and educates child protection workers on how Native families function. 728-2000 Up until the passing of the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978, a high number of Native children were being removed from their homes by government agencies. Among the facts divulged to the U.S. Senate Committee on the ICWA was that Website between the years 1969 and 1974, 25–35 percent of all Native American children were separated from their families and miwrc.org placed in non–Native American homes or other institutions. “MIWRC was started to improve the capacity of government workers to do right by Native families,” said Laura Jones, Year Founded director of programs at the nonprofit. “The founders didn’t feel there were services specifically focusing on the concerns of 1984 Native women and their families.” After MIWRC’s founding, the organization started branching out into other aspects of family services. In 1991, it purchased its current building, a former nurses dormitory for the Lutheran Deconess Hospital the nonprofit bought for $1 at auction (although a substantial sum went toward rehabbing it, said Jones). The new building provided the group with opportunity to provide a dozen affordable housing units to families within the local Native American community. While the housing units are paid for by government contracts and federal grants, very little of that will allow for general operating expenses, such as administration, finance and repairs. “A good round of bedbugs will set us back $5,000,” said Jones.

By the numbers

$3,189,554 revenue and support raised in 2014

$670,922 spent on outpatient substance abuse program in 2014

‘Come back and learn who you are’

A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians with 30 percent Native blood, Smith has experienced her share of the identity issues that often accompany those with partial Native American heritage. “If you didn’t grow up on the reservation, some will say you’re not Indian enough,” she said. “I have also had my identity issues, having blue eyes and not being recognized as Native. But you can’t let others define you.” Among the community events MIWRC hosts is a powwow for Native people who have been adopted out of the Native community or raised in foster care. “Identity issues in an urban area are complicated and painful for a lot of people,” said Jones. Like MIWRC’s similarly warm, open-arms approach, she said the powwow is a big welcoming — “as if to say, ‘We’re sorry we lost you, come back and learn who you are.’”

What you can do Donate online. Financial contributions help with the costs of operations, which aren’t covered by grants or government funds. Donate a gift package, including street outreach kits, healthy snacks for kids, transportation assistance and arts and crafts supplies. Volunteer your time and expertise to help MIWRC put together a capital campaign or development plan.

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. Jahna Peloquin is the writer for the project. To read previous features, go to southwestjournal.com/section/focus/where-we-live

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Namaste Apartments* Project for Pride in Living has received a portion of the funding necessary to redevelop the Bunge tower in Southeast Minneapolis into mixed-income housing. The non-profit developer, which has owned the 80-year-old grain elevator complex for the past decade, is looking to turn the historic building into 150 units of affordable housing. Centered around the idea of being a sanctuary, Namaste Apartments would feature amenities like yoga studios, meditation spaces and outdoor gardens, according to Mary Novak, a senior project manager with PPL. The project, which will house residents making below 50 to 60 percent of the area median income, received $1.2 million through the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund in November. It is similar to the developer’s Rising Cedar building, although that building features supportive housing and care for adults with serious mental illness. If the project is fully funded, Novak said they expect to break ground by mid-2018.

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T3 The first office tenant of the North Loop’s latest office building has officially been announced. Zipnosis, a company that provides a platform for health facilities to give virtual care, recently announced it will move to Hines’ T3 next April. The new office is nearly twice the size of the company’s current home at 3rd Street North and 1st Avenue North in downtown Minneapolis. The building, whose name stands for timber, transit and technology, is the largest modern timber office building in the United States. T3 is currently home to The Bar Method, a San Francisco-based barre fitness company. Brent Robertson, a managing director with JLL, said the building is primarily drawing interest from tech and creative firms.

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Peavey Plaza The City Council has approved a nearly $900,000 contract with a landscape architecture firm to rehabilitate Peavey Plaza on Nicollet Mall. Council members voted Dec. 9 to award the work to Minneapolisbased Coen+Partners, which will refurbish the plaza’s fountains and reﬂecting basin, repair concrete and make the area more accessible to people with disabilities. The 42-year-old plaza, located on the south end of the mall at Nicollet & 12th, has fallen into disrepair, with its cascading fountain and pools having been out of commission for years. The city’s goal is to finish reconstruction work by the end of 2018.

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695 Lowry Avenue* The City of Minneapolis is seeking development proposals for two vacant commercial buildings located along Lowry Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis. The two Holland neighborhood buildings offer potential developers nearly one-third of an acre with 108 feet of frontage on Lowry. Developers have the option of demolishing the entire site for new construction or renovating the existing buildings. The due date for proposals is Feb. 2, 2017. The city will host an optional informal meeting at the Crown Roller Mill Building on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 at 3 p.m.

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729 Washington The Heritage Preservation Commission has granted a certificate of appropriateness to United Properties for a proposal to build a 10-story oﬃce building in the North

The 700 Central development is roughly half-leased about a month after opening to residents, said Keith Jerome with Steve Scott Management, the building’s property manager. The apartment complex at the corner of 7th & Central in Northeast Minneapolis is home to 80 units, which are mostly one-bedroom apartments. Construction is wrapping up on the property’s rooftop deck and The Bad Waitress, the café and restaurant slated to open early next year on the ground ﬂoor. The property, which comprises two roughly century-old warehouse buildings, features 176 parking spaces for residents and commercial tenants, a fitness center and a community lounge. Kaas Wilson Architects designed the residential community.

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Loop. The Bloomington-based developer is planning to build the office building, which will feature retail space on the ground floor, fronting Washington Avenue between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue. Another building, this time facing 3rd Street North, would include parking and approximately 44 units of housing. In total, the proposal features 184,000 square feet of office space, 15,000 square feet of retail space and 408 parking spaces, according to plans submitted to the HPC. Parking used by office tenants during the day would be available to visitors and residents during non–office hours.

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Barrel House ICM Realty Group is proposing to rebrand the Mill Place building into the Barrel House. The Calgary, Alberta-based real estate firm bought the building, along with the adjacent building at 333 1st St. S. and the two-story Freight House building now home to a Dunn Bros. coffee shop, last March. ICM plans to rebrand the building as a nod toward Hall and Dann Barrel Co., a barrel manufacturer that originally occupied Mill Place in 1880. ICM declined to comment on the rebranding. The firm is putting in interior and exterior updates to the building, including adding modern amenities and renovating its atrium.

CPM Cos. has begun leasing Spectrum, one of its latest student housing communities near the University of Minnesota, for next fall. The complex features a 102-unit apartment building and 16 four-bedroom townhomes on the north end of the MarcyHolmes neighborhood. The amenity-laden building includes an outdoor swimming pool, rooftop grill and gardens, a patio cinema, a fitness studio, a dog park and a bocce ball court. The project, whose units are named after Instagram filters, replaced several homes and two Quonset buildings near the corner of 8th & 9th.

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Local15 Apartments* CPM is pre-leasing an approximately 30-unit student apartment building in the Como neighborhood for next fall. The developer broke ground in the fall on Local15, which replaced the Como Imports Auto Repair shop on the corner of 15th & Como. The building targets University of Minnesota students and features some walk-out units and about a dozen enclosed parking spaces. Local15’s amenities include a community Nicollet Island lounge and an outdoor patio. East Bank

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Lowry & Morrison Block The Heritage Preservation Commission has approved a certificate of appropriateness to allow for the rehabilitation of a dilapidated North Loop building at the increasingly high-profile corner of Washington & 2nd. Restaurateur John Rimarcik, who owns the Monte Carlo a couple blocks away from the site, is proposing to overhaul a three-story1879 building known as the

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The tragic story of Jacob Wetterling and the investigation to find him got its last chapter in 2016, and the popular APM Reports podcast “In the Dark” was there to examine every last detail. Reporters Madeleine Baran and Samara Freemark, who in the podcast asked the question of why it took 27 years to solve the state’s most notorious crime, will discuss the experience of making the podcast with author and “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” host Nora McInerny Purmort moderating.

Interrupted Landscapes In the Form + Content Gallery’s latest exhibition photographer Steve Ozone uses landscapes as a backdrop in examining the journeys of immigrants. “Interrupted Landscapes” disconnects its subjects with a blank canvas to call attention to the fact that we, excluding Native Americans, were all immigrants to the United States at one time.

Where: University of Minnesota, Murphy Hall, 206 Church St. SE When: Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 5:30 p.m.–8 p.m. Cost: Free Info: sjmc.umn.edu

Where: Form + Content Gallery, 210 2nd St. N. When: Through Jan. 21 Cost: Free Info: formandcontent.org

The Bodyguard Grammy Award-nominee and R&B singer Deborah Cox stars in this Broadway staging of the hit film “The Bodyguard.” The musical features classic after classic — “Saving All My Love,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and, of course, “I Will Always Love You” — as it tells the story of a bodyguard and former Secret Service agent falling in love with the superstar who he’s hired to protect. Where: Orpheum Theatre, 910 Hennepin Ave. When: Jan. 10-15 Cost: $39–$134 Info: hennepintheatretrust.org Photo by Joan Marcus

Gender History in the Nordic Countries The Nordic countries are often synonymous with progressivism, but problems — segregation in the workforce, violence against women — exist. Pirjo Markkola, professor of History at the University of Tampere, Finland, and visiting Finnish Studies professor at the University of Minnesota, will discuss the gender politics of Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Denmark. The talk will mark the 110th anniversary of the ﬁrst female members of parliament in Finland and the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence. Where: American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Ave. When: Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $10, advanced registration recommended Info: asimn.org

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Downtown Viva Knievel bring in the New Year in style with a champagne toast at midnight. Hewing Hotel, 300 Washington Ave. N. / Free

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Constantine rings in 2017 with a ’70s-themed disco party, plus a free cocktail and champagne toast. Constantine, 1115 2nd Ave. N. $15 in advance, $20 at the door Dress in your best black and white for Dream Ultra Lounge’s Harlem Nightsthemed night. Dream Ultra Lounge, 26 N. 5th St. / $10

Whether it has been a good year or bad year, 2016 is coming to a close and it’s time to ring in 2017 with our best foot forward — so why not a little party? From celebrating the end of 2016 with the musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra to dancing on the third ﬂoor of a downtown hotspot, there’s a place for you, wherever you want to start the year.

Fresh off their Grammy nomination, KING take the Fine Line with tiny deaths and more. Fine Line Music Café, 218 1st Ave. N. $20 in advance, $25 at the door Superstar singer Dawn Upshaw lends her voice to the Minnesota Orchestra for a special night. Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall. $45–$100

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Psycho Suzi’s Polynesian Passport starts your 2017 off with four cocktails, bites, Transmission music and more. Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge, 1900 Marshall St. NE. / $56 Pass on champagne and go for the beer at Northeast’s Fair State instead. Fair State Brewing Cooperative, 2506 Central Ave. NE. / Free

New Year’s Eve calls for a little mystery with a masquerade ball at 612Brew.

Lolo’s Ghost, Faye Goulet and more celebrate New Year’s Eve in LynLake.

612Brew, 945 Broadway St. NE. / Free

LynLake Brewery, 2934 Lyndale Ave. S. / $10

Betty goes ’80s with DJ Jan Marschke and romantic sleigh rides in the sky.

The DJs of You Oughta Know and The 90s Preservation Society are throwing a bash from yesteryear.

Betty Danger’s Country Club, 2501 Marshall St. NE. / $40

James Ballentine VFW, 2916 Lyndale Ave. S. $10–$15

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The sweetness of Union’s year-end party is inspired by equal parts Candy Land and Willy Wonka.

Calhoun Beach Club Event Center, 2925 Dean Parkway. / $25–$40

Union Restaurant, 731 Hennepin Ave. $25

Coup d’État offers a party without all the prices thanks to an all-you-can-drink ticket.

New Year’s at Seven offers everything from a casual dance night to a VIP experience with unlimited sushi.

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Sims bares a brutal dance on ‘More Than Ever’

When rappers disparage their haters, they’re often other rappers or Twitter trolls. But “More Than Ever” — the latest album from Sims — has the Doomtree rapper weighing a wider mineﬁeld of haters, or a ﬂoor of hairpins in this case, on his mind, from clichés to mortality.

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Sims made the 13-track album, produced with Doomtree regulars Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger in addition to ICETEP, last winter at a time death and sickness clouded his friends and family. With some brutal honesty, Sims takes a trip up and down the valleys between nihilistic grief and creative enlightenment on “More Than Ever.” The album opens with two tracks depicting Sims as “A Bad Flying Bird” and “Icarus,” a piece of “living art” impatiently escaping doubt and pettiness — the haters on these tracks. On the latter, one of a few singles released early from the record, the hip-hop artist nimbly moves between inspirations in Pizza Rat and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” backed by a horn-driven production. But even when he’s ﬂying high, Sims is able to burn as “Flash Paper,” a track that has him, in the words of T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men,” ruminating on his mortality and on leaving a legacy. The tone of the rapper’s deep dive into his own self-conscious changes when he steps outside of himself — even the atmosphere — to find enlightenment on the album’s back half. “Did not intend to get so morbid, but I never felt more out here in orbit,” says the rapper, reeling on “Spinning Away,” an airy, house-style track. The solace Sims finds is in art and independence. The album is steeped in it, from Shakespeare’s sonnets to “The Sandlot,” and a legacy of enlightened thinkers, from Voltaire to Franz Kafka. On the final track, “Gosper Island,” Sims is left basking in colors — the life outside the “50 shades of beige” from the opening tune — and the infinite fractals of the Gosper curve of life. Ultimately, “More Than Ever,” one of the strongest local rap albums of the year, gives listeners more than enough to chew on while enjoying some of Sim’s best solo work. Sims will take to the First Avenue mainroom for a Friday, Jan. 6 album release show. Special guests include Milwaukee-based hip-hop artist WebsterX, Air Credits — the pairing of Chicago’s The Hood Internet and rapper ShowYouSuck — and Nazeem & Spencer Joles.

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You’ve probably heard that idiom that starts out like “Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day.” Well, what if you teach a person comedy? Will they make themselves laugh for a lifetime? Brave New Workshop is hosting a free improv sampler that will introduce guests to the basics of improv with a bunch of other beginners. The 90-minute session, held at the Brave New Workshop Student Union on Hennepin Avenue near the comedy venue, will take place on Jan. 3, Jan. 12 and Jan. 30 from 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m. The class sounds best for a crash course into comedy if you’ve ever been curious, but never known where to start.

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Drinking like a horse

Just outside downtown, the Food Building has kept secret a humble, but surprisingly good cocktail program at its locally minded restaurant, The Draft Horse. The restaurant is known for showcasing ingredients made in the building, from Baker’s Field Flour & Bread baked goods to cheese from The Lone Grazer Creamery, but much of the same local attention carries over to the drinks. The Orion ($10) combines espresso from fellow Northeasters Spyhouse Coffee Roasters with vodka, vanilla and coffee liqueur to make a frothy treat for any coffee lover, me included. The house bloody mary ($9) is a great result of all the Food Building’s efforts thanks to salami from Red Table Meat Co. and Lone Grazer cheese curds. There’s even a nod to founder Kieran Folliard’s past with 2 Gingers Whiskey in The Draft Horse’s Manhattan ($9). Overall, the restaurant is well worth a trip just across the river if you’re looking for a new watering hole to try.

The Orion. Photo by Eric Best

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Bison wild rice cocktail meatballs with ginger glaze

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COOKING WITH NATIVE INGREDIENTS

uch can be said about the benefits of eating local food, but what about cooking with ingredients that are native to Minnesota? In our cold and long winters, it is important to take advantage of the delicious things we do have: lean and tasty bison meat and wild rice. Buffalo By Bike brings humanely raised, 100-percent grass-fed bison to the Mill City Farmers Market all year long. Nicholas Heimer, owner of Buffalo By Bike, transports products like buffalo steaks, ground buffalo and buffalo hide leather on his bicycle trailer in order to keep his carbon footprint low. The Wild Idea Buffalo Ranch, where Nicholas

By Chef Nick Schneider The rice will expand three times after cooking, so you will need at least 1/4 cup raw rice. I recommend cooking a larger batch (1 cup raw) and removing the 3/4 cup cooked rice because a small batch of raw rice requires different ratios of water. Cook the wild rice a day or an hour before and allow it to cool.

sources his product, also actively supports the environment through grassland restoration. Their bison eat nothing but nutrient-dense fresh pasture grass, making their meat delicious, healthy and rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Additionally, bison restore the land they graze to a greater level of biodiversity. You can find Nicholas, check out his bike trailer full of bison and get the other ingredients you need for this recipe at the Mill City Farmers Market’s indoor winter markets, which run January through April. Find dates and more market details at millcityfarmersmarket.org.

Meatball ingredients 1 lb ground bison from Buffalo By Bike 3/4 cup cooked wild rice from Birchberry or Prairie Hollow kosher salt (generous pinch) and fresh cracked black pepper to taste 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 1 large egg 1/3 cup finely chopped green onion, white and green parts 2 teaspoons tamari or soy sauce

These meatballs get a sticky ginger glaze. Submitted photo

Ginger glaze ingredients 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice 1 cup stock or water 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1/3 cup light brown sugar 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled & minced well

Directions for the meatballs  Preheat the oven to 350 F. Rinse the rice briefly in a sieve. Add rice, pinch of salt and enough water or stock to cover the rice by ¾ inch to a pot that is as wide as it is tall. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce to a simmer for approximately 25-30 minutes. The rice should be light and fluffy.  Mix the bison, spices, egg, onion and rice thoroughly by hand in a bowl. Form into meatballs approximately 1 ounce (1 inch) size for cocktail or canapés or larger for use in an entre of pasta with sauce, for example. The meatballs can be frozen flat on a sheet tray raw at this point.  Cook the meatballs by heating 3 tablespoons cooking oil in a large oven-proof sauté pan. When hot, add the meatballs in two to three batches. Allow them to brown a little on several sides, stirring or shaking the pan after the browning occurs. Put the pan in the pre-heated oven for 8-10 minutes until done. When they come out of the oven, add the some of the glaze to the pan, toss to coat and put onto tray or another bowl. Repeat next batch with clean pan.

Directions for the ginger glaze  Combine all the glaze ingredients and add to a saucepan. Reduce until thickened, approximately 10 minutes. This can cook on the back of stove while the meatballs are sautéing.  Toss or brush the meatballs with the glaze, insert toothpicks and serve.

Buffalo By Bike products arrive at the market by pedal power. Submitted photo

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