March 10, 2016 by The Journal

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$300 million is needed over the next 10 years just to maintain a ‘fair’ pavement condition rating

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Minneapolis faces a $300 million funding gap over the next decade for street projects. Photo by Sarah McKenzie

By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com Minneapolis faces a $30 million annual funding gap to keep pace with street repairs and reconstruction projects. An additional $300 million investment is needed over the next 10 years to ensure that the city’s average pavement condition index (PCI) would be around 70, which is considered “fair,” said Lisa Cerney, deputy director of the city’s Public Works Department during a presentation before a City Council committee March 1. If the city’s current projected funding for street projects remains the same, the street’s average PCI would dip to around 10 by 2033—a level considered “very poor.” The city’s street network includes 630.9 miles of residential streets,

378 miles of alleys, 206.7 miles of Municipal State Aid (MSA) streets and 65.8 miles of local streets. The city’s current annual funding level for street work is about $25 million for reconstruction, resurfacing and preventative projects. Public Works leaders say $55 million is needed each year to keep the streets in “fair” condition. Public Works Director Steve Kotke said in coming years the city will have to invest more in reconstruction projects. In the past eight years the city has focused on resurfacing projects because the cost of reconstruction is so high. SEE STREET REPAIRS / PAGE 10

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Neighborhood Sp tlight Sheridan

SHERIDAN’S HIDDEN GEMS By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com

Eat My Words Bookstore is one of several unique shops in Sheridan. Photo by Eric Best

You’ve savored the pub grub at Anchor Fish & Chips. You bellied up to the bar at Dangerous Man. But the Sheridan neighborhood has plenty of charm tucked away in these lesser-known spots. Here’s a roundup of some of the neighborhood’s most charming and under-the-radar spaces. SEE HIDDEN GEMS / PAGE 14

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Presidential race drives strong turnout for caucuses By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com Turnout was massive at caucuses in Minneapolis and throughout the state March 1. In Minneapolis, especially high turnout was reported at precincts near the U of M and in South Minneapolis with many firsttime caucus-goers participating. The long lines frustrated voters, prompting many to call for reforms and a switch to a primary voting process. The DFL turnout for state Senate Districts 59-63, which include Minneapolis neighborhoods and portions of first-ring suburbs, was nearly 50,000. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a substantial lead in the presidential preference poll with 33,159 votes compared to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 16,500. Overall, 206,078 people turned out for DFL precinct caucuses around the state, the second largest turnout in the party’s history, said DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin. “There were thousands of first-time participants who showed up, waited in long lines, and made their voices heard because they were inspired by our candidates’ message for the future,” he said. As for Republican caucuses in Minneapolisarea Senate districts, 4,927 people voted. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio led with 2,618 votes followed by Cruz with 921 votes, according to turnout results posted on the Secretary of State website. Statewide, turnout for Republican caucuses was more than 115,000, according to the Republican Party of Minnesota — 75 percent higher than its previous record

Bernie Sanders (left) and Marco Rubio. Submitted photos turnout in 2008. Sanders won a decisive victory in the state’s DFL caucuses, leading in all of the congressional districts, and Rubio won with 36 percent of the vote followed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz with 29 percent and Donald Trump with 21 percent in the Republican caucuses. Minnesota’s voting patterns bucked trends elsewhere in the country. Overall, Clinton won the majority of the states holding Democratic primaries and caucuses Super Tuesday while Republican candidate Donald Trump claimed most of the Republican states. Clinton won victories in seven states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont. Besides Minnesota, Sanders prevailed in Colorado, Oklahoma and Vermont. Trump chalked up victories in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee,

Vermont and Virginia. Cruz won Alaska, Oklahoma and Texas. Rubio’s sole victory was in Minnesota. Sanders fired up 2,000 supporters during a campaign event at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Feb. 29 — one day before political parties in the state held caucuses to endorse candidates. Sanders also outlined what he considers key differences between his record and campaign and that of his political rival Clinton. He criticized former Secretary of State Clinton for raking in millions in campaign cash from super PACs, Wall Street and fossil fuel industries while he has relied on small donations averaging about $27 per contribution. He’s received more than $4 million in campaign contributions. Clinton also made stops in Minneapolis on Super Tuesday, including a tour at the Midtown Global Market with Mayor Betsy

Hodges, Gov. Mark Dayton and Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, who are all backing her campaign. No major rallies were scheduled, however. Republican candidate Marco Rubio also visited the state on Super Tuesday with an appearance in Andover. Sanders also took aim at Trump whose campaign continues to gain steam during his stop in Minneapolis. “If folks come out here in Minnesota and we do well in future primaries and caucuses in the coming weeks and months, we can win the Democratic nomination,” Sanders said. “And if that happens, there’s nothing more I’d love to do than run against Donald Trump.” He criticized Trump’s economic policies and mocked him for his denial of climate change and for calling it a “hoax created by the Chinese.” Sanders also announced opposition to two proposed oil pipeline projects that would impact Minnesota — Enbridge’s Sandpiper and Alberta Clipper pipelines. The Vermont senator also condemned Trump’s treatment of Mexicans and Muslim Americans. “Bringing our people together trumps divisiveness,” he said. Before Sanders’ speech, several local leaders, including City Council Member Lisa Bender (Ward 10), state Rep. Frank Hornstein, environmentalist Winona LaDuke and Congressman Keith Ellison stumped for Sanders and urged people to turn out to the caucuses to support Sanders and tell their friends and family members to do the same.

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Norseman Distillery’s large cocktail room (above) and chalkboard menu (below).

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Norseman Distillery has opened its massive cocktail room in the Mid-City Industrial neighborhood of Northeast Minneapolis. Architect-turned-distiller Scott Ervin relocated his distillery — the state’s first craft micro-distillery — last winter to a huge new space where he has since been hosting tours and tastings. Over the past year, Ervin has patiently built out one of the city’s largest cocktail room and distillery spaces. Keith Mrotek, Norseman’s beverage director, has put together a cocktail menu of classic drinks with the distillery’s vodka, rum, gin and aquavit. Mrotek, a veteran of the North Loop’s Marvel Bar, hopes that patrons can try these simple drinks — gimlets, martinis, etc. — and try mixing the spirits themselves. “The intent was to showcase Norseman spirits in a way that you can bring those home,” he told The Journal. Norseman’s opening menu features $8–$10 cocktails (that’s with tax included) to keep the menu approachable. If patrons like the drinks, they can mix them at home with 375ml bottles of the gin, rum or vodka. The law limits patrons from buying more than one per person per day. The cocktail lounge seats more than 200 people — they have a whopping 30,000

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Spitz, a Mediterranean street-food concept, is moving into the former Wilde Roast Cafe space on East Hennepin Avenue. Founders Robert Wicklund and Bryce Rademan started the small chain of restaurants in Los Angeles after studying abroad in Spain while at Occidental College. That’s where the two had access to döner kebab — shaved meat from a vertical broiler — which is the restaurant’s signature dish (“Spitz” refers to the spits of meat). The two are planning to expand the concept to the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood with a roughly 2,600-square-foot, 90-seat restaurant early this summer. Wicklund, who grew up in St. Cloud, is opening the new location, their first Minnesota location, with his brother-in-law. “This feels like a homecoming that was a long-time coming and I couldn’t be more excited. Plus, it feels very special to be keeping things in the family,” he said in an email. Spitz offers breakfast/brunch, lunch, dinner and catering services. The restaurant serves sandwiches and salads with beef, lamb and chicken döner kebab meat, along with falafel and Mediterranean-style salads and fries. Spitz has local craft beers, homemade sangrias and

Spitz founders Robert Wicklund (left) and Bryce Rademan. Submitted photo house cocktails. The two started the line of Spitz restaurants a decade ago and have since expanded it with four locations in California and two in Salt Lake City, Utah. Spitz is expected to open at 518 E. Hennepin Ave. near R Taco (formerly Rusty Taco). The space was the former home of Wilde Roast Cafe before it moved to Main Street.

Jack Link’s Protein Snacks is planning a restaurant, a new office and store in Mayo Clinic Square. Submitted image

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Jerky producer Jack Link’s Protein Snacks is opening a unique office and store in Mayo Clinic Square. The Wisconsin-based company has signed a lease for 78,000 square feet of space where it plans to relocate its Twin Cities office and open an interactive retail store, a product innovation lab and a restaurant and bar with another partner. Jack Link’s expects to grow the new, more visible office from 150 to 300 employees, capitalizing on the strength of its meat snack brand. “We’ve experienced phenomenal growth over the last few years, and this new space will continue to fuel future growth,” CEO and president Troy Link said in a statement. “Staying directly connected with people who buy our products is key to fueling our passion and will ensure that even as we grow, we don’t become corporate stiffs. We also have an opportunity with our customers to showcase how we’re growing the protein snack category with unique offerings and innovations.” The site is located near 6th & Hennepin in the recently renovated building, now home to new tenants like architecture and engineering firm HDR, restaurant and bar City Works and the practice facilities of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx. Camelot LLC renovated the

building, formerly known as Block E, last year. “With Jack Link’s, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine and the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, we now have three internationally recognized anchor tenants, which is a testament to the vibrancy and health of the downtown Minneapolis business community,” said Phillip Jaffe, lead representative for Camelot. Jack Link’s collaborated with the basketball teams, Mayo Clinic, Camelot and other partners to develop the space. The space is in line with a direction set by the City Council to break up large restaurant and other tenant spaces into smaller storefronts. “I’m pleased we can retain up to 300 jobs downtown through a growing, innovative company like Jack Link’s,” said Council Member Jacob Frey, whose ward stretches to the edge of the building’s block. The company plans to complete construction by the end of 2016. Jack Link’s will announce the restaurant and bar partner and additional details at a later date. “We’re very excited to welcome Jack Link’s to their new downtown space. It’s going to be a fun and unique experience for the downtown community and, of course, jerky lover,” said Council Member Lisa Goodman, who represents the other part of downtown.

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Project for Pride in Living is looking to adapt the Bunge tower into artist housing. Rendering courtesy of UrbanWorks Architecture

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Apartments slated for Bunge tower site IN DEVELOPMENT

Under Project for Pride in Living’s control, the Bunge tower has largely sat unused for the past decade, but now the nonprofit housing developer is looking to demolish much of the 80-year-old grain elevator complex. While PPL hopes to retain much of the iconic tower, the developer is considering demolishing portions of the grain elevator and building artist housing on top of the foundation and within an adjacent 1935 headhouse building. The last plan to reuse the tower site came in 2006 when a partner of PPL looked to build condos, but after the partner backed out of the project, PPL has since succeeded in developing three-story and four-story apartment buildings near the site. Chris Wilson, PPL’s senior director of real estate development, said they’ve been trying to sell the remaining buildings for the past few years. “I t.hink we’ve gotten to the point where we’ve given up on anyone else doing it so we’re just going to go ahead ourselves,” he said. PPL’s preliminary plans call for demolishing 90 feet of the 115-foot-tall Bunge grain elevator and building a five-story addition on the remaining foundation. The developer would also convert the adjacent headhouse building into lobby and studio spaces, and build a new low-rise building. Current concepts show a new three-story building, but Wilson said they’re now considering five stories. Concepts before the Heritage Preservation Commission show 93 units of housing. PPL is planning for a majority of the units to be affordable artist housing, while another portion, which is shown to be family student housing in concepts, might end up as market-rate rental or another affordable component, Wilson said. The plans also call for 119 parking stalls split between an underground parking level and 10 surface spaces.

I think we’ve gotten to the point where we’ve given up on anyone else doing it so we’re just going to go ahead ourselves. — Chris Wilson, PPL’s senior director of real estate development

Mary Novak, a senior project manager with PPL, said keeping a portion of the Bunge elevator would add a “uniqueness factor” to the project similar to the A-Mill Artist Lofts nearby. Minneapolis-based UrbanWorks Architecture is handling the project’s design. The firm also designed PPL’s earlier development proposal. PPL argues in its application that the demolition is necessary given the recent history of vandalism and security issues with the grain elevator and the headhouse. Since 2005, two people have died in the tower. “Since it seems unlikely a buyer will emerge, PPL is applying for a demolition permit in order to allow for a reuse of the site which will increase the assessed value of the property; improve community safety, appeal and neighborhood stability,” the developer wrote in its application. If the HPC approves the demolition application, PPL will finalize its plan for the site. The developer had a preliminary meeting with the HPC on March 8. The project’s first public hearing before the HPC is slated for March 22. Wilson said they would then plan to meet with neighborhood groups within the next few months.

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MPLS MAKE comes out of the woodwork Membership-based woodworking studio MPLS MAKE relocates in Northeast Minneapolis.

By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com Theo Knaeble is unlike most small business owners. The 25-year-old entrepreneur went to school to learn physics, but ended up building custom furniture, teaching people to ski and even creating a Shakespearian card game. Now Knaeble is doubling down on his latest venture: a membership-driven woodworking workshop. Knaeble founded MPLS MAKE last year in the Northrup King Building, and is now relocating the community workshop to its own much larger space on Central Avenue in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. Since opening, MPLS MAKE has garnered a small handful of members, from young hobbyists to professionals who need access to more space and tools. “It was very apparent very quickly that there was a need in the community to have a space that wasn’t your apartment to build something in,” he told The Journal. “It filled up super fast and everybody who’s a member is super jazzed about it.” MPLS MAKE is a membership-based studio with all the tools and room to craft most woodworking projects. Much like a gym membership, MPLS MAKE members have unlimited access to tools — everything from a couple table saws to rarer and more expensive tools — and shared studio space for $200 a month, or $150 for early adopters. While building custom furniture with a friend — another business of Knaeble’s — he found himself with open studio space and woodworking tools, and then MPLS MAKE was born. The organization reopened March 1 at 1858 Central Ave. NE in the Logan Park neighborhood. The 4,000-square-foot space, a former auto garage, offers plenty of room for expansion from the 500 square feet Knaeble had previously. While not necessarily a new model to Northeast Minneapolis, Knaeble was inspired by a community workshop he was a member of in California. What sets MPLS MAKE apart, he says, is its community of woodworkers. If a member doesn’t know how to use a tool or start a project then they have plenty of others to turn to for help. “If they don’t [know], everybody else in the room probably knows how to do it. Everybody wants to help,” he said. “I see that as something that’s going to grow and grow as we get more members. People are here because they want a community to create with, and they want to learn from each other too.” So far the concept has attracted a handful of young woodworkers who have taken the craft on as a hobby, in addition to a few seasoned professionals. Knaeble wants the cost to be approachable for both people who make money off their work and those just learning the trade. Now the space churns out butcher blocks, wooden spoons —even furniture for Japanese gardens. Jake Hemstad has been a member for the past few months and builds his own furniture, largely

MPLS MAKE founder Theo Knaeble (top) has relocated his community workshop of woodworking tools (left). Submitted photo and photo by Eric Best

FYI A list of tools and other details on MPLS MAKE membership are available at mplsmake.com. with hand tools. For the 25-year-old doctoral student studying computer science, woodworking isn’t a source of income, so splitting the cost of studio space and tools among fellow members has made it possible to continue his passion. “I wouldn’t be able to have something like this built up until I was retired. To have it now at 25 is incredible,” he said. Hemstad said the monthly dues are also less than what it would cost for him to move into a larger apartment or even outfit a woodworking space with tools at home. For Kyle Huberty, MPLS MAKE made it possible for him to build models as an intern at an architecture firm. The firm doesn’t have its own infrastructure to create the models necessary for some projects, so it turned to Knaeble’s workshop for a couple months. As a student, Huberty mainly worked in the

evenings — sometimes until 4 a.m. Members can get into the MPLS MAKE studio 24/7 using an app on their phone. “I liked having the flexibility,” he said. Beyond an open studio space, Knaeble envisions MPLS MAKE as a resource for his member-woodworkers to sell their crafts. With a location set in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, Knaeble is planning to show off the concept at events like Art-A-Whirl. He’ll also showcase members and their work on the website at mplsmake.com. “We want people to come here and make cool stuff,” he said. The people who’ve already signed onto the concept say it’s the down-to-earth quality of MPLS MAKE and Knaeble’s vision that have them sharing tools. “I’ve really jumped wholesale into what very much feels like [a community],” Hemstad said. “I think that’s a product of the people and Theo especially, and the atmosphere that has built up because of that.”

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Neighborhood Sketchbook By Sarah McKenzie smckenzie@journalmpls.com @smckenzie21

Council approves $4 million police body camera contract The Minneapolis City Council approved a fiveyear, $4 million contract with Taser International on Feb. 25 to outfit Minneapolis police officers with body cameras. The MPD plans to roll out the body camera program in May, starting with police officers in the 1st Precinct (downtown). The entire department is expected to have the body cameras by late fall. The contract approved by the Council will allow the MPD to purchase 587 body cameras, docking stations and storage. The MPD released a draft of its body camera

policy March 1. It can be found at insidempd. com/bodycams. It outlines when officers should activate and deactivate their body cameras. Feedback on the proposed policy can be sent to police@minneapolismn.gov. The Office of the City Clerk and the Communications Department have also been tasked with developing a plan for helping the public access body camera data, including a budget recommendation for managing and responding to data requests.

Workplace Partnership Group granted extension for paid sick time recommendations The Workplace Regulations Partnership Group has been given more time to prepare recommendations for a mandatory citywide paid sick time policy. The city-appointed group is now expected to deliver its report to the City Council’s Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, March 16. The City Council initially gave the group a deadline of Feb. 24 after voting to create the 15-member committee Oct. 23. Group chair Liz Doyle, associate director of TakeAction Minnesota, said the committee needs more time to reflect on research about paid sick policies in comparable cities, potential impacts throughout the metro area and the “significant volume” of public feedback gathered during listening sessions held throughout Minneapolis. “The additional time would enable us to refine our recommendations and provide time to reflect those recommendations to the various stakeholder groups that the part-

nership was designed to represent,” Doyle wrote to the Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden, chair of the Committee of the Whole. “At the same time, the partnership is keenly aware our work is of significant interest to the community, and we are sensitive to the need not to delay our work much beyond the original due date.” Mayor Betsy Hodges first outlined a vision for paid sick time for all Minneapolis workers as part of a Working Families Agenda in April 2015. The Council later passed a resolution calling on city staff to develop policy proposals supporting paid sick time, fair scheduling and wage theft prevention. Staff were also directed to study establishing a minimum wage locally and regionally. So far, the paid sick proposal has the most momentum. About 40 percent of Minneapolis workers lack access to paid sick days, according to city leaders, and they are disproportionately women and people of color.

Tenant voter registration notification ordinance goes into effect A new city ordinance ordinance requiring landlords to provide voter registration information to tenants went into effect March 1. Landlords must provide new tenants voter registration applications and information sheets about voting resources and upcoming key election dates. The documents are available in English, Spanish, Somali and Hmong.

The goal is to encourage more people to turnout to elections. Renters who move frequently often face logistical hurdles when voting. Voters are required to re-register when they move to a new address. More than half of all Minneapolis residents rent their homes, according to city officials.

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Park Board continues tree removal to fight emerald ash borer The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board anticipates removing and replacing 5,000 ash trees each year for the next eight years in an effort to prevent the spread of emerald ash borer. Since beginning the effort in 2014, the Park Board has designated approximately 30,000 ash trees on Minneapolis boulevards and an additional 10,000 on park property as being destined for emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation. Forestry crews have pre-emptively removed a fourth of those trees in order to prevent large-scale tree loss across the city. Throughout 2016, Park Board will remove trees and stumps that don’t show symptoms of EAB infestation with a

green “X” removed. Crews will then plan replacement trees next spring. Forestry staff paint infested ash trees with a green ring, while any other tree species slated for removal are marked with orange paint. Trees will remain marked for a minimum of five days before removal unless they presents a public hazard. Ralph Sievert, the Park Board’s director of forestry, said in a prepared statement that crews remove trees on a block-by-block basis. “Our goal is to replace approximately two to four ash trees on each block per season,” he said. “Foresters will choose trees for replacement throughout an entire block so that properties are affected as evenly as possible.”

The board will replace the trees with a diverse range of tree species. Minneapolis residents can request park staff to replace boulevard ash trees adjacent to their property at no direct charge. The board is funding the removal and replacement plan through a special levy that raised $1.7 million for this year. The levy, first passed in 2013, needs to be passed annually to fund the eight-year plan.

MORE ONLINE Neighborhood maps of boulevard ash trees are available on the Park Board’s website at minneapolisparks.org/eab

Park Board considers Upper Harbor Terminal engagement plan The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is laying the groundwork for the first steps in redeveloping 50 acres of cityowned land in North Minneapolis. Park commissioners considered a resolution March 2 authorizing the formation of an appointed community group to help guide the redevelopment of the upper riverfront land known as the Upper Harbor Terminal site. Though they sent it back to staff for additional work, the resolution is one of the board’s first steps in what is expected to be a multi-year planning effort to overhaul the former industrial land for a “first-class” regional park, among other uses. The Park Board has eyed the city-owned land with a goal of adopting the riverfront real estate under its Above the Falls Regional Park plans, which guide redevelopment of the Upper Harbor Terminal site for a mixture of park, business park and mixed uses. The site operated as a commercial barging terminal from the 1960s until the end of 2014.

The agreement between the city and board outlines a goal for the redevelopment to bring jobs for North Minneapolis residents. City planning staff estimate the site has the potential to attract $100 million in private development, bringing in thousands of jobs if the site sees a business park and other mixed-use development. The Park Board and City of Minneapolis will focus on developing the northern half of the site in an initial phase. Park officials said they’re planning to open a request for qualifications this spring or summer to potential developers with a response due sometime in the fall. The chosen team will then have exclusive rights to work on the overhaul. Both the city and board will have to approve a concept design and implementation plan. Before the end of 2017, the city plans to work with the developer in seeking tenants and other local partners. Park staff expect plans for an initial redevelopment phase to come before the board sometime in 2018 or 2019.

The Upper Harbor Terminal site on the north end of the city’s riverfront has been eyed for redevelopment. File photo

The Park Board and the city are currently finalizing the makeup of a community advisory committee, which is likely to include appointees from park commissioners, council members, Mayor Betsy Hodges’ office and neighborhood groups, among others.

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10 journalmpls.com / March 10–23, 2016 FROM STREET REPAIRS / PAGE 1 Many of the city’s streets were constructed or reconstructed during the 1960s and 1970s and are reaching the end of their lifespan. City Council Member Lisa Bender (Ward 10) called the discussion “timely” since city leaders are also mulling a $300 million referendum for the city’s parks to address a backlog of maintenance issues. “For me it’s really important when I’m making decisions about different funding requests to keep in mind this big picture of the city’s infrastructure needs,” she said. City Council Member Cam Gordon (Ward 2) also raised concerns about the challenges of repairing concrete residential streets — an issue he has faced in his ward. Mike Kennedy, the city’s director of transportation maintenance and repair, said the concrete streets are among the oldest in the city. Many of them are in need of aggressive renovation work or reconstruction. “Concrete streets tend to last longer than asphalt [streets], but when they go, they go hard,” he said. City leaders haven’t presented a formal plan to address the funding gap for street projects, but Kotke said there have been discussions with the Finance Department exploring possible ways to fill the gap. City Council Member Kevin Reich (Ward 1), chair of the Council’s Transportation and Public Works Committee, said the city is addressing the challenge “head-on.” “This is a statewide conversation,” Reich said, noting that bridges get a lot of attention, but the state’s streets need investment as well. David Prestwood, a spokesman for Mayor Betsy Hodges, said the mayor supports more funding for city streets and parks. She’s been having discussions with Council members to “gauge their appetite to finding a solution,” he said. “Infrastructure issues are obviously something that every city faces. After years of budget cuts, we need to rebuild that infrastructure and she’s open minded on

A closeup of 6th Avenue North in the North Loop, which is set for a makeover this summer. Photo by Sarah McKenzie

• The reconstruction of the Hennepin/ Lyndale corridor from Franklin Avenue to Dunwoody Boulevard is scheduled to start this spring. The goal of the project is to make the corridor friendly for pedestrians and bikers, improve the condition of the roadway and traffic flow. • In the North Loop, 6th Avenue North between the dead end north of Washington Avenue and 5th Street North will be fully reconstructed. The $2.94 million project will include new ADA-compliant sidewalks and curb ramps, new landscaping and new asphalt pavement outside the historic district. The project will also preserve the street’s historic paver brick surface, according to a city staff report.

For me it’s really important when I’m making decisions about different funding requests to keep in mind this big picture of the city’s infrastructure needs — City Council Member Lisa Bender (Ward 10)

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• While utility work is already underway, reconstruction of the new Nicollet Mall is expected to start this summer and wrap up late fall 2017. The $50 million project, financed by state bonding, city funds and property assessments, will feature a poured concrete street, new art installations and landscaping, among other things. • In downtown, 3rd Avenue South will be redesigned to feature the city’s first planter-protected bikeway. Three planted medians would be removed on the street to make way for the new bikeway and new sidewalk planter boxes and plastic posts would be installed to protect bikers from traffic. • Construction work is also on track to start this summer on the westbound lanes of Washington Avenue South (a county road) for a major reconstruction project from 5th Avenue South to Washington Avenue. Once complete, the street will have more space for pedestrians and a new protected bike lane. • The 5th Street ramp will be repurposed as “Samatar Crossing,” a new connection linking downtown and Cedar-Riverside. Another exit ramp from westbound I-94 to 7th Street South is under construction. Samatar Crossing will have an expanded pedestrian walkway, new landscaping and a protected bikeway.

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State leaders outline priorities for 2016 legislative session By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com Will 2016 be the year for transportation at the state Capitol? DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and state leaders from both parties at the Capitol have included it on their priority list for the upcoming 10-week legislative session, but DFL leaders expressed some skepticism about their ability to find common ground on a long-term funding plan at a pre-session press briefing. The 2016 legislative session kicked off Tuesday, March 8. It’s also a bonding year so lawmakers will consider what capital improvement projects to fund in a bonding bill. Dayton said he continues to support the transportation funding proposal he outlined last year, which would raise $6 billion for the state’s transportation system over the next decade by a 6.5 percent sales tax on gasoline (at the wholesale level) and an increase in car registration and license fees. He said he wants to see a long-term funding plan that doesn’t rely on money from the state’s general fund. “I’m pessimistic we’ll get a meaningful transportation bill,” Dayton said during the Feb. 25 press conference. House Speaker Kurt Daudt, a Republican from Crown, said he was more optimistic about the prospects of finding common ground on transportation. He said the focus should be on roads and bridges and said transit doesn’t have broad support throughout the state. Both Daudt and Senate Minority Leader David Hann, a Republican from Eden Prairie, said the general fund and the state budget surplus — now projected at $900 million — should be tapped for transportation needs. “We have the resources to pay for this,” Daudt said. “If we focus on what matters — roads and bridges — the funds are there and we can solve it.” Last year, Republican leaders proposed raising $7 billion for roads and bridges by drawing on motor vehicle-tax revenue in the general fund and the projected budget surplus. Senate Majority Tom Bakk, a DFLer from

(From left) House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, Gov. Mark Dayton, House Speaker Kurt Daudt and Senate Minority Leader David Hann. Photo by Andrew VonBank/ Courtesy of House Public Information Services

Cook, said he’s opposed to having transportation projects have to compete with other items funded by the general fund like education. In tight budget years, transportation will lose out to those other priorities, he said. House Minority Leader Paul Thissen, a DFLer who lives in the Lynnhurst neighborhood of Minneapolis, also criticized Daudt for his lack of support for transit. He said it’s supported by people throughout Minnesota, not just the metro area and said it’s only controversial in the “Tea Party wing of the Republican party.” In a recent interview with the Southwest Journal, Rep. Frank Hornstein, the ranking DFL member of the House Transportation committee, said he’ll continue to push for a long-term funding plan for roads, bridges and transit. “In order to move forward there’s going to have to be some compromises made,” he said, adding he has “cause for optimism” based on the relationship forged by DFL Sen. Scott Dibble and Republican Rep. Tim Kelly,

who lead transportation committees in their respective chambers. “They have been meeting and talking,” he said. “I think there’s a mutual commitment to move forward, but that’s not always reflective of the leadership.” As for other priorities for the session, Dayton said he’ll continue to push for more funding for early education and strategies for making higher education more affordable. Water quality is another top issue. Dayton held a water summit in St. Paul on Feb. 27 to call attention to challenges facing the state’s water supplies. Hornstein, who also serves on the House Environment and National Resources Policy and Finance Committee, said clean water has risen to the top of the agenda for many leaders. He said he’ll be advocating for more accountability from the chemical industry to prevent pollution and investments in wastewater treatment and infrastructure. “The Flint, Michigan example shows why

this is important,” he said. Republican leaders Daudt and Hann said tax relief is a top priority in addition to transportation funding. Bakk said he’s also focused on a passing a “robust bonding bill” in addition to making headway on transportation and additional investments in education. Thissen of Minneapolis said he shared Dayton and Bakk’s priorities and also added campaign finance to his list of top priorities. He has proposed an amendment to the state Constitution called the DISCLOSE Act — which stands for Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections. The amendment would close a loophole that currently exempts political groups from reporting spending on “issue-based” communications, even if they are supporting or opposing a particular candidate. If approved by a majority of both the House and Senate, the measure would appear on the ballot in November.

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NEW NORTH-SOUTH BIKEWAY WOULD LINK GOLD MEDAL PARK TO DIAMOND LAKE

iven we live in Minneapolis, it’s not crazy to imagine a park that stretches across the whole city. In fact green features like the Mississippi National River & Recreational Area, Chain of Lakes and Minnehaha Creek are part of what many of us love the most about our city. But could Minneapolis do even better? Some Southside residents think so and are embracing a proposal to create a northsouth greenway beginning downtown at Gold Medal Park and ending at Highway 62. A greenway is a “high-quality linear park that attracts people biking and walking because it is convenient, fast and feels safe,” said Matthew Hendricks, a founder of Twin Cities Greenways, a group of people who have come together to promote the concept and identify potential greenway routes in the Twin Cities, including the proposed Northside Greenway. Greenways take a variety of forms. For example, Milwaukee Avenue is a full streetto-park conversion in Seward. A similar concept is proposed for the Northside Greenway. An initial report on the Southside Greenway proposes three different types of facilities along the Southside Greenway route, including streets that are fully converted to parks, protected bike lanes and traffic calmed streets. The idea for the Southside Greenway came about a few years ago when Hendricks and other Twin Cities residents

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interested in street-to-park conversions came together to promote the concept and identify routes where conversions might be possible. Last year, Twin Cities Greenways surveyed 162 Southside residents whose demographics roughly reflect that of the area. Their survey found 63 percent “love” the idea of a Southside Greenway and another 31 percent “like it.” Erik Swenson is a resident of the Powderhorn neighborhood, one of the neighborhoods through which the proposed greenway would run. Swenson commutes to a job downtown, and he sees opportunity for the Greenway, especially around Powderhorn Park where he noted there is not as much demand for on-street parking as you might find in other neighborhoods. He said Portland and Park are efficient north-south routes, but he really doesn’t feel comfortable riding with his 3 and 5 year olds on these streets. A greenway on the other hand would offer “more adventure” for the kids, a safer and more pleasant commute and the opportunity to drive less. The proposed greenway could also help his children reach existing safe east-west routes to their school. Amy Brugh is another Southside resident who is supportive of greenways primarily because she is a mother. Amy said she sees the need for car-free spaces “where I could truly feel that my kids are safe going by bike.” As a mother of 9 and 11 year-old kids, she pointed out that it becomes more challenging to be a biking family as children mature and ride on their own, instead of on their parent’s bikes. Brugh is also supportive of neighbors coming together and share ideas about making the places

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where they live better. “We need more dreamspace,” she said. “This will by my first foray into more active participation,” Swenson said about getting involved in the proposed project. Residents interested in getting involved are invited to join the next Southside Greenway Council meeting to be held Wednesday, April 20. The Council has been formed to help develop the grassroots support identified through the 2015 survey. Hendricks said the Council is looking for residents who want to get involved in shaping the design and route as well as residents who would be willing to act as local liaisons explaining the project to their neighbors. A one-year pilot version of the greenway is a next step identified in the Minneapolis Southside Greenway Exploratory Committee Report 2015. Similar to the proposed Northside Greenway pilot, the hope is to use a pilot to gather community

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Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy

 Youth rally at the state Capitol to call for a solar energy standard in Minnesota, singing a song to the tune of “Here Comes the Sun.” Photo courtesy of Climate Generation

Climate Generation is a state leader in advancing climate literacy

Building climate awareness through education and action Not many nonprofit organizations have worked with governors to develop clean-energy policy, reached Location thousands of youth through an emerging leaders program and taken trips to the Canadian Arctic and Paris climate talks. 2801 21st Ave. S., Suite 110 Minneapolis-based Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy has. The 10-year-old nonprofit has been working for years to build climate literacy and action among educators, youth and Contact the broader public. It’s reached more than 52,000 teachers and students in that time, engaging them on an issue that affects 612-278-7147 everything from Minnesota moose populations to global temperatures and the frequency of extreme weather events. “You might not feel like you can fully see [climate change],” said the organization’s executive director Nicole Rom. Website “[But] it affects everything from food and electricity to way of life and recreation.” climategen.org For nearly 10 years, the Climate Generation staff has been working to raise awareness of those effects. They’ve built on the work of Steger, a Minnesota native and polar explorer who started the organization in 2006. It was known as the Year Founded Will Steger Foundation until 2015. 2006 Steger led dogsled expeditions across the North Pole and Antarctica in the 1980s, spending 1,000 days on Arctic ice. In 2002, he read an article about the collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf, which he had crossed years earlier. “He was just shocked to learn of that ice shelf going,” Rom said. “Every ice shelf he crossed has since disintegrated.” She said that inspired Steger to start the organization. He moved from Ely to the Twin Cities, speaking to thousands of people in the early years about climate change’s effects. The organization coordinated expeditions to the Canadian Arctic in 2007 and 2008 and has continued to lead trips over the past 10 years, most recently taking 10 teachers to Paris for the United Nations climate change conference. It has also created a free online climate-change curriculum for grades 3-12, worked with Minnesota’s governors to develop clean-energy policy and developed an annual summer institute for educators. The organization has especially focused on engaging youth, developing an emerging leaders program in 2008 that has reached thousands of students. It also coordinates an annual youth lobby day, during which students meet with the governor and state legislators. Climate Generation will host its 2016 Youth Lobby Day on March 14. “Youth is really where that hope lies,” Rom said. “We really believe that they’re our leaders.” Climate Generation looked to generate awareness and action in rural Minnesota over the past year, hosting 12 climate convenings around the state. The events featured local speakers and presentations on climate-change solutions that changed depending on the community. Siegner said the project highlighted the need for more awareness and opportunities to engage in climate-change solutions. “There’s so much interest and so much more potential for action,” Siegner said. “It’s really shown us that there needs to be deeper engagement around climate change all across the state.”

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What you can do Attend a Climate Generation community event, a complete list of which can be found at climategen.org/what-we-do/education/public-outreach/community-events. Follow Climate generation on Twitter (@climategenorg), Facebook (fb.com/climategen) and Instagram (@climategenorg) for the latest news and events. Reduce your ecological impact through small actions, such as recycling, taking shorter showers and unplugging electronic devices when not in use. Climate Generation has a more detailed list on its website.

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New policy makes more city-owned lots available to urban farmers and community gardens in 2016

By Meleah Maynard Vacant city lots are rarely considered neighborhood amenities. But with the Minneapolis City Council’s adoption of the Community Garden, Market Garden and Urban Farm Policy last November, that’s just what they may become. Like San Francisco and a handful of other progressive cities, Minneapolis already leases some vacant, city-owned lots to community gardening groups through the Homegrown Minneapolis initiative, which was launched in 2010. The new policy expands that effort in several ways, including increasing the available number of city-owned lots; extending lease terms for some types of parcels; and defining, reducing, and streamlining administrative and insurance fees. Most notably, it also makes city-owned lots available for lease to urban farmers and market gardens (such as commercial growers who offer community-supported-agriculture (CSA) shares) for the first time. “This change not only will turn vacant lots into gardens, it makes Minneapolis a more sustainable and healthier place to live and may lead to more urban food production,” says Russ Henry, one of many activists, urban farmers, community members and others who have worked on this issue for the past four years. The process was facilitated by the Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council—part of Homegrown Minneapolis, a city-community partnership working to build and expand a healthy, local, sustainable food system. Groups involved in supporting the new policy include: Appetite For Change; the Land Stewardship Project; Waite House; Hope Community; and many urban farms, including Stone’s Throw Urban Farm, which currently leases 16 vacant lots in Minneapolis and St. Paul from private landowners. Though community gardens will continue to have priority access to available city-owned lots, the decision to also lease city-owned land to urban farmers and market gardens creates new entrepreneurial opportunities for people interested in starting up or expanding an urban agriculture-based business on lots that might otherwise be unaffordable. “Land is so expensive in the city, people usually can’t make enough from what they grow to pay the rent or pay a mortgage,” Henry says. “This puts undevelopable lots to the best use, urban food production.”

FYI Anyone interested in finding out more about reserving a lot for spring can contact Karuna Mahajan in real estate development services at Minneapolis’ Community Planning and Economic Development office (612) 673-5051 or Karuna.Mahajan@ minneapolimn.gov. It also opens up the potential for changing the way Minneapolis, and other cities, think about using urban land for agriculture, says Caroline Devany, one of Stone’s Throw’s fulltime employees. “Up until now, the leases that have been available to businesses like ours are the result of foreclosures, or other issues, and are temporary. Under longer-term leases, Stone’s Throw hopes to continue to refine practices for growing food in the city and establish a viable economic model.” At the same time, the new policy also benefits taxpayers. According to recent estimates, Minneapolis spends around $3,000 to $4,000 a year to maintain city-owned lots, which are often acquired through tax forfeiture following catastrophic events like the tornado that tore through North Minneapolis in 2011. Under the new policy, farmers and community gardens leasing the lots will be responsible for property maintenance such as lawn mowing and snow shoveling. City Council Member Cam Gordon (Ward 2), a member of the Food Council, has long supported the use of vacant, city-owned land for food growing and hopes the shift in policy will increase urban food production over time. “When we looked at the land we had and the city was holding onto, we realized there was plenty that could be held back for other uses while some could be leased for community gardens and commercial growers,” he explains. “The longer-term leases are much more agreeable to growers because before they weren’t really interested in putting time and money into soil remediation for a lease that was just one year.” Eventually, activists like Henry hope that permanent growing areas will be established in the city, allowing neighbors to get together and grow food close to home. Soil tests are already underway on all of the lots available for lease in 2016 to determine what types of soil remediation may be needed.

Meleah Maynard is a freelance writer and editor and author of the Southwest Journal’s Everyday Gardener column.

(Top) Growing Lots Urban Farm operates a 1-acre CSA and market garden in the Seward neighborhood. (Above) Hoop houses help extend the growing season at one of Stone’s Throw Urban Farm’s growing spaces in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood. Submitted photos

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The bread man Christopher MacLeod is a one-man bakery

By Loren Green Christopher MacLeod has spent a lot of time in the back of bakeries, shaping dough and baking out of the customer’s sight. After each day’s effort, he would watch a portion of his work going into the wastebasket. “As a baker it’s really frustrating to see your product go to waste,” he reflects. “To see a percent of every day’s labor go into the trash can is one of the most frustrating things about this industry.” Along with forging a stronger connection with his customers, that commitment to reducing waste is a driving force behind his subscription-based bicycle delivery company, Laune Bread.

Christopher MacLeod of Laune Bread.

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Laune, a German word meaning “mood or vibes,” explains the good feelings that MacLeod gets from his work. He delivers whole grain sourdough breads, naturally leavened, and made using sustainably grown ingredients from within 250 miles. He delivers throughout south Minneapolis by bicycle, as well as to drop-off points in Downtown (Open Book) and Northeast Minneapolis (Anelace Coffee). The idea formed over years working in bakeries, first in Portland and then in northern California. MacLeod moved to Minneapolis in 2014 on a mission to learn the region while employed at Rustica. “I moved here with the idea of starting something,” he says, but first he needed connections and access to local ingredients. He launched Laune in October and has been baking his breads in a one-man operation, using Sunstreet Breads’ facilities during closed hours, and delivering roughly 40 loaves each bicycle trip. While health and carbon footprint are important to MacLeod, one element that’s stood out in his delivery is the impact it makes on his customers. While he typically leaves a bag of bread hanging on the doorknob for folks who are away at work, he’s often greeted by enthusiastic customers. “It’s something special,” he says. “It’s a lot of families because my loaves are sort of big. … Kids want to go pick it up. Instead of the milkman it’s the bread man.” Making that connection with his customers is something he didn’t get at other bakeries, and he’s working to develop a deeper relationship, one that increases awareness and appreciation of handmade products. He includes literature along with his bread, sharing facts about the Moorhead farm that grows the wheat, the varieties used, and other bread histories and information such as the milling process. “I’ve put all this work into trying to find local sources and to create a healthy product. It would be nice for people to know the work and not just the bread, to understand the

Christopher MacLeod runs a microbakery and delivers his breads by bike. Photos courtesy of Samuel Hanson

whole process,” MacLeod says. “All the breads I make are versatile,” he stresses, keeping ingredients basic and free of sugars, dairy, and eggs. While he uses a sourdough base, it’s mild and easily palatable. “I think whole grains taste better than white flour,” MacLeod says of his ingredient choice, with each bread variety comprised of at least 50 percent whole grains. He also notes their nutritional and digestive benefits. “And it lasts longer,” he says, which answers the biggest challenge of the baking industry: keeping products fresh. Laune makes only bread (no pastries) due to his emphasis on health, but also because he enjoys the process and product. “There are so many things you can tweak,” he says, referencing recipes and baking conditions. “It’s scientific but it’s also how to shape it: using your hands and how it feels,” he says, a perfect meeting of art and science. His process is continually evolving, and new breads are added into his different subscriptions. While a storefront may be more profitable, he prefers the subscription and delivery model because there is no unsold bread to discard at the end of the day. “By biking and trying to source locally, I

have these limits. They force me to consider how I run the business,” he says. Meeting those limitations is a blessing and a curse. He has room to grow, as baking a double batch would be a minimal work increase— primarily in baking and dough-shaping time—but with the bicycle model, there is a limit to his reach. He enjoys keeping active on the bike, but it’s labor intensive, which is why downtown and Northeast are pick-up locations. House delivery is closer to his home in the Bancroft neighborhood. “I start with 40 loaves of bread so I have 80 pounds behind me,” he says, and the start-stop of biking in downtown is especially hard. “When I start and finish it feels like I’m pulling the same amount of weight. The amount of bread I get rid of and my energy level crisscross.” He’s eager to see what kind of potential his business has. “Once I hit my threshold, how can I do this?” he asks, looking ahead. “In some ways limits are really good and I appreciate the limits that I have, but in some other ways it’s really frustrating because there’s a realization you just can’t do everything.”

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Minneapolis is finally warming up, and a spring run gives you a good reason to break out the outdoor running attire. The Hot Dash 5K and 10 Mile is meant to reward tough Minnesotans for making it through the winter — even though we’ve had it easy this year — and celebrate the warmer weather. A short and sweet 5K is best for first-timer racers and the longer 10-mile race, which will take runners along Main Street to the Plymouth Avenue Bridge and back along the Stone Arch Bridge, is best for experienced runners. The Hot Dash will also have a lumberjack costume contest, winter beard and Minnesota-themed competitions.

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Taylor Mac, a one-of-a-kind performer, social critical and artist, presents part of Mac’s “A 24-decade History of Popular Music” as part of the Guthrie Theater’s Singular Voices, Plural Perspectives series. Mac, know locally for producing the dark comedy “Hir” at Mixed Blood Theatre last year, envisioned the piece as a 24-hour performance, with one hour dedicated to each decade. Mac will bring an abridged version of the national show to the Guthrie for a night of history, ambitious storytelling and outrageous entertainment. Where: Guthrie Theater, 818 2nd St. S. When: March 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $25-45 Info: guthrietheater.org

Southwest Home Improvement Fair Need some ideas to update your home? The Southwest Journal’s 11th Annual Home Improvement Fair will have more than 40 exhibitors who can help you with landscaping, remodeling, plumbing and much more to update your home. Several home experts will host presentations on home improvement throughout the day to get you prepared for your project, large or small. Where: Burroughs Community School, 1601 W. 50th St. When: Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: Free Info: southwestjournal.com/home-fair

Greetings On any given occasion people will pick up a greeting card and not think much of it, but Minneapolis was once at the center of the nation’s greeting card industry. The Hennepin History Museum’s latest exhibit, “Greetings,” details the story of the Minneapolis-based Buzza Company, the one-time publishing giant of the country’s greeting cards in the 1920s and 1930s. The colorful exhibit features framed pieces, gift books and plenty of greeting cards from the company, which once shipped millions of items from its Lake Street headquarters each year (the building still stands as apartments). Where: Hennepin History Museum, 2303 3rd Ave. When: Runs through July 3 Cost: $5, $3 for seniors and students Info: hennepinhistory.org

The How and The Why “The How and The Why,” a thoughtprovoking production focusing on science, family and survival of the fittest, will get its local debut at the New Century Theatre. The play, a co-production between Theatre Unbound and the Hennepin Theatre Trust, details two women scientists exploring the difficult choices that women of every generation face. “The How and The Why” writer Sarah Treem is known for writing for Showtime’s “The Affair” and Netflix’s “House of Cards.” Where: New Century Theatre, 615 Hennepin Ave. When: March 10 through March 20 Cost: $17-19 Info: hennepintheatretrust.org

ST. PATRICK’S DAY Minneapolis is going green this St. Patrick’s Day with a parade, a leprechaun contest and one lucky race.

Wee Leprechaun Contest Do you and your family have a little Irish in them, whether by birth or by choice? The Normandy Inn is hosting the Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association’s Wee Leprechaun Contest. The family-friendly contest is open to kids age 2-7, in addition to a family category, who can dress in their best leprechaun attire. A winner will be picked in several age groups for both boys and girls, and two overall winners will get a Wii U system and a trophy. Each entrant will also get a goodie bag. Where: The Normandy Inn, 405 S. 8th St. When: Saturday, March 12 at 2 p.m. Cost: Free Info: mplsstpats.org

St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association puts on a family-friendly parade each year, an annual tradition for those around Minneapolis. The parade stretches along Marquette Avenue between 11th and 5th streets, not too far from Dan Kelly’s Pub, Brit’s Pub or Kieran’s Irish Pub, if you want to take in downtown’s Irish-inspired hotspots. There’s a $25 fee if you’d like to be in the parade. Where: Marquette & 11th When: Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Info: mplsstpats.org

Get Lucky 7K The Get Lucky 7K returns to the downtown Minneapolis riverfront with one of the world’s largest 7K races. The walker-friendly race begins near 2nd Street & 5th Avenue near the Mill District and winds around over the river and back. Runners done their green and Irish-themed running attire and cruise over the picturesque Stone Arch Bridge. Afterward, several bars, including Kieran’s Irish Pub, The Local and The Lowry are giving out a free Finnegan’s or green mimosas to Get Lucky runners who wear their race bibs to the bar. Where: The Depot Renaissance, 225 3rd Ave. S. When: Saturday, March 12 at 8:30 a.m. Cost: $25-100 Info: getluckytc.org

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117 12th Street S.

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Walker Art Center

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