April 7, 2016 by The Journal

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Legendary bar has served its last pierogi and jumbo cocktail

LAST CALL By Eric Best / ebest@journalmpls.com After 66 years, Nye’s Polonaise Room has closed its doors for good. The news was a long time coming for the legendary bar’s regulars, whether they had their first Nye’s martini five or 50 years ago. For the past year, fans have flocked from around the Twin Cities to have one last pierogi, packing it in to sing at the piano bar one last time or dance just once more polka in its tiny dance hall. If fans didn’t make it into Nye’s before it closed, many others chose to commiserate online. Many took to Facebook or Instagram to share photos, memories and stories with others who had also wandered into the bar only to have it leave a lasting impression. For South Minneapolis resident Amy Engler, Nye’s was the place she went with her grandparents, immigrants who made Nicollet Island and Northeast Minneapolis home decades ago “when it wasn’t cool and hip,” she said. Engler took to the “Save Nye’s Polonaise” Facebook group, an online community of about 9,000 that sprang up after the initial closing announcement in 2014, to share photos of her wedding party last fall. Engler and husband Kevin chose Nye’s to have their first drink

The iconic neon signs of Nye’s Polonaise Room have welcomed those from downtown into Northeast Minneapolis for decades. Photo by Eric Best

SEE LAST CALL / PAGE 22

FEDERAL PROBE CONTINUES IN JAMAR CLARK CASE

INSIDE Neighborhood Sp tlight

By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com Federal authorities continue to investigate the fatal police shooting of Jamar Clark. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office are reviewing evidence to determine if Clark’s death involved any violations of criminal civil rights statutes. Once that process ends, the Minneapolis Police Department will continue its internal affairs process to determine if any discipline is warranted against the officers involved in Clark’s shooting death, according to city officials. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced March 30 that he won’t be filing charges against Minne-

apolis police officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze, both white, in the fatal shooting of Clark, a 24-year-old black man, in North Minneapolis on Nov. 15. The incident sparked an outpouring of grief and intense protests throughout the city, including an 18-day occupation of the MPD’s 4th Precinct police station. While some have applauded Freeman for his transparency and decision to determine whether charges were warranted without using a grand jury, many community leaders and supporters of Clark have expressed anger and frustration about the process and have challenged Freeman’s conclusions in the case.

The Minneapolis chapters of the NAACP and Black Lives Matter have called for the reopening of the investigation into Clark’s shooting and the appointment of a special prosecutor for the case. Nekima Levy-Pounds, president of the Minneapolis NAACP, has been heavily critical of Freeman’s decision to not press charges against the police officers involved in Clark’s fatal shooting. She pointed to recent statements by RayAnne Hayes, who denies police accounts that Clark assaulted her and was in a relationship with her, and other witness accounts disputing that Clark was SEE JAMAR CLARK / PAGE 8

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Modist Brewing Company puts the finishing touches on its new North Loop taproom. Photo by Eric Best

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Modist Brewing Company will soon open the doors of its North Loop taproom. While the North Loop and Warehouse District are slated to get a few new breweries, from Inbound Brewco to Clockwerks Brewing, Modist intends to make a name for itself with its style-defying beers. The name, a play on words referencing modify, comes from the founders’ love of making things their own. The founders behind Modist all have strong connections to the local brewing community. Keigan Knee, a Dangerous Man Brewing Company veteran, leads the brewing operation. John Donnelly and Kale Anderson from Lucid Brewing (now called North Loop BrewCo) serve as head of sales and operations, respectively. Eric Paredes, chief manager, was last at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, but also volunteered at Harriet Brewing and tended the bar at Dangerous Man. The four chose a vacant 18,000-squarefoot warehouse at 505 N. 3rd St. to build out their brewery, which leaves plenty of room for future growth. The approximately 2,000-square-foot taproom, which abuts the brewing operations, has seating for about 180 people and an outdoor patio for another 40. An alcove near the entrance could also host small events. The staff, keeping with the tinker theme, made their own tables and even did their own welding. Where Modist does the most tinkering though is in the brewing operations. Paredes said they aren’t brewing to styles, such as an IPA or porter, but rather to flavors. The taproom will have what Paredes calls an education center, a place where guests can hear more about and sample beers, as a way of navigating the unique brews. “We are huge proponents of education in general, a Beer 101 type of thing. This is also going to be about not just our beers and the process, but beer in general.” Paredes said. Beyond not brewing by style, Modist also uses unique methods to make their brews. Rather than relying on traditional lautering, which requires larger grains to keep from clogging up, Modist processes its grains into something that resembles flour and sends its brews through a multi-chambered mash filter. The process produces extremely efficient beer, Paredes said. The entire process uses about half as much water as traditional methods. “We’re incredibly efficient in our use of raw materials, including water,” Paredes said. On the wall, Modist breaks down its defini-

tion as “a modern artistic expression utilizing modification to achieve a self-conscious and intentional break from the conventional.” While the philosophy won’t win them any awards, Paredes said it will make for distinctive beer. Knee said they’ll open with five beers: their calibration beer (traditionally the “control” beer breweries initially run through a new system) and four of Modist’s five flagship brews. The calibration beer is a simple hybrid between a traditional lager and traditional ale, he said. While other breweries might not sell this initial brew, Modist will offer its own when the taproom opens. Their most approachable flagship beer, pHresh, is a “gateway sour” that’s full of fruit flavors and low on alcohol. Knee said it’s their answer to a pilsner or blonde ale. Toats, a hoppy oat session ale, is “something you can drink all day,” he said. The beer is 68 percent oats, which is far and away more than other breweries (usually 10-15 percent for an oatmeal stout), thanks to Modist’s unique brewing operation. Toats is orange in color and has a creamy citrus taste. Modist makes its rye beer, Wasteland, with a similarly high percentage of rye. The hoppy beer has a 7-8 percent ABV. Smoove is a sea salt and caramel dessert lager with toffee, caramel and bread notes. Parades said the sea salt gives the beer a softer, smoother taste. While it’s still brewing, Modist will soon be serving First Call, a cold press coffee lager. The beer starts as a simple lager, which is then used to cold brew the coffee beans. “It’s the perfect brunch beer,” Knee said. Modist is working to add cans 6-8 months after opening, and it already has space in the back for the canning line. Paredes said they’re looking to collaborate with makers and artists to make the cans. Modist plans to start distributing to bars about a month after opening. Instead of growlers, Modist, in keeping with its sustainable practices, plans to have 750ml crowlers, but they’ll fill clean growlers. Modist will host food trucks, and Paredes said they plan to collaborate with the trucks to pair food with Modist’s beer. Modist officially opens Friday, April 15, but Paredes said if people are walking around the neighborhood before the Twins home opener on Monday, April 11, they’ll welcome their first customers.

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Cotton & Whim

Two locals are spinning fresh takes of a triedand-true treat: cotton candy. Chelcy Walker and Nicole Palser have recently launched Cotton & Whim, a mobile cotton candy cart and catering service. The two are doing the fair treat differently with flavors like vanilla pear, honey rose, raspberry almond and — their personal favorite — coconut, rather than the traditional, usually singular option. “We also wanted to experiment with different flavors of cotton candy because you kind of just get one option when you go to the fair. We’re always developing new options,” Walker said. Cotton & Whim is a side job for the two, who come from event planning backgrounds, and so far they’ve served their reinvented desserts at launch parties, business openings and kids events. They also want to do more weddings because the treat makes for a good cocktail hour snack. Walker said they got into making cotton candy because, from their event planning point of view, it’s a total package of novelty and spectacle. “It’s a little whimsical, it’s kind of creative and it makes for a great photo,” Walker said. Cotton & Whim uses Corner Coffee in the North Loop as a home base. That’s where the two produce the natural flavors and organic

Cotton & Whim churns out the delicate treat in unique flavors. Submitted photo sugars they pour into their commercialgrade cotton candy machine, which spins out the airy candy via its 450-degree cooker. With its catering license, Cotton & Whim won’t be popping up at farmers markets, but the mobile cart is available for private events.

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SKYWAY

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Maison Darras

Skyway sandwich shop Maison Darras has closed its downtown Minneapolis location. The popular lunch stop, located in the Baker Center, closed its doors at the end of March. The Baker Center will go through significant renovations that will take out the restaurant's space. Owners Dee and Xavier Darras announced the closing on Facebook. Their original location in St. Paul and catering services will remain open.

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Alex Boehm of Misfit Coffee Company makes a pourover coffee in the shop’s trailer, which is now out for the summer. Photo by Eric Best

"It has been wonderful working here with such exceptional customers and we will miss you very much," they wrote in a post. "It has been a pleasure serving you for these past two years. Come across the river and visit!” Maison Darras opened in the Baker Center in 2014. The restaurant at 733 Marquette Ave. served soups, paninis and other sandwiches.

Misfit Coffee Company

With the warmer weather nearly in full swing Misfit Coffee Company is moving back to its trailer from Izzy’s Ice Cream in the Mill District. Founder Marcus Parkansky has switched the business to summer hours. The trailer will be located near the Mill City Museum and Guthrie Theater during the morning hours and near Gold Medal Park in the afternoon. The trailer will also be close to the Mill City Farmers Market on Saturdays. The trailer, which launched last year as the state’s only mobile specialty coffee shop, the founders say, will have new refillable growlers (32-ounce, 64-ounce and gallon sizes) with cold

brew coffee. Its winter home, Izzy’s at 2nd & 11th, will also serve Misfit’s nitro cold brew coffee and floats made from the coffee. Misfit is also rebranding its retail coffee beans with a unique partnership. The coffee trailer serves Milwaukee-based Valentine Coffee Co., which Parkansky previously worked with in Wisconsin, and will now offer an exclusive line of Misfit beans roasted by Valentine. Izzy’s will carry four kinds of 12-ounce bags of coffee beans. Coffee fans will also find Misfit out at music and movies in Father Hennepin Bluff Park on Tuesdays, Parkansky said.

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Riddle Room proprietor Art Allen built out his Starship game last year. Submitted illustration

NICOLLET ISLAND-EAST BANK

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Riddle Room

Riddle Room in Northeast Minneapolis is expanding its live puzzle room game. Proprietor Art Allen has run Riddle Room, a series of live, concept-driven challenges in locked rooms, near the Nicollet Island-East Bank neighborhood for the past couple years, including last year’s Starship, which had groups of would-be space cadets solving puzzles in a realistic spaceship-themed room. Due to growing demand from larger and larger groups, Allen will be expanding Modern Antics, his umbrella business Allen for projects like Riddle Room, into the neighboring vacant storefront at 509 Central Ave. In the additional 3,000 square feet Allen is planning four more Riddle Rooms, this time reengineered versions of Bunker, his original

puzzle game. With more rooms, Allen will be able to host groups of up 40-50 people who can attempt to solve the missile control room-style puzzles concurrently. For fans of Starship, the new Bunker concept might be a little easier, Allen said, but don’t expect a cakewalk. “It was definitely built to be challenging,” he said. Along with the expansion and new Riddle Rooms, Allen will be reformatting the retail portion of Modern Antics with a lounge area so people can socialize or play games while they wait. The retail shop offers comedy records, games and novelty items. The novelty shop opened in 2014 at 507 Hennepin Ave. Since then, the block has welcomed clothing stores Golden Pearl Vintage and Urban Violet. Allen is planning to open the expansion in mid or late April. A new Starship scenario is expected to open in late May or early June.

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Stem Wine Bar

Ivy Taheri, a partner at The Tangiers, is planning to open a wine bar in the Nicollet Island-East Bank neighborhood. Taheri’s Stem Wine Bar & Eatery will be a full-service restaurant, bar and lounge specializing in French and Italian wines. The concept is opening this spring next door to JL Beers on University Avenue Northeast. The approximately 60-seat wine bar will serve a wide variety of wines, many curated by Minneapolis-based Small Lot Wine, by the glass and bottle. For those who aren’t wine drinkers, Stem will also offer a city-centric list of beers. On the restaurant side, it will serve an American-fusion menu of small plates, from crab cakes to jambalaya to unique charcuterie and cheese selections. Taheri told The Journal that the neighborhood-centric Stem is all about warmth and comfort. “Stem Wine Bar will offer a dining experience featuring a hybrid of contemporary meets vintage interior, with warm,

ambient lighting, richly hued colors and candles creating a glowing, cozy and inviting interior,” she wrote in a liquor license application. Rather than a nightclub spot like The Tangiers, Taheri said Stem will feel more like a relaxed lounge, with larger booths and a small bar area, for an older crowd. The wine bar will have some outdoor seating and valet service. “One of my personal goals was always to have my own little boutique, posh wine bar,” Taheri said. She plans to open Stem Wine Bar & Eatery at 24 University Ave. NE in May.

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By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com Planners working on the $150.2 million I-35W Transit/Access Project are holding an open house April 19 at the Colin Powell Center to update the community on the project. The project includes a new bus rapid transit (BRT) station in the median of I-35W near Lake Street, a Green Crescent pedestrian/bicycle connection between the Midtown Greenway and Lake Street, new bridges, a new southbound exit ramp to Lake Street and a new northbound exit ramp to 28th Street. Construction is expected to start in 2017. The BRT station at the freeway level is expected to serve 90-100 buses during high traffic times during the work week. Another 25 buses will serve riders traveling in the reverse direction during peak travel times. It will also link riders to bus service on Lake Street and other regional routes. It would also serve the proposed Orange Line BRT — a 17-mile line linking downtown Minneapolis with Burnsville expected to open in 2019. The line would feature frequent service for riders seven days a week. In addition to that project, other major projects are also planned for the area, including the replacement of the I-35W “braid” bridge and the I-35W “flyover” bridge connecting northbound I-35W to I-94 westbound. Work on the $130 million project is also expected to start in 2017. Additionally, MnDOT is planning to do pavement replacement and other rehab work on I-35W between 42nd and 32nd streets. Again, work will start in 2017 on the $65 million project.

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Hennepin County is also planning to reconstruct Lake Street between Blaisdell and 5th Avenue. Hennepin County engineer Jim Grube said project planners are already encouraging commuters to plan ahead and consider telecommuting, car sharing and using transit to ease congestion in the corridor. Construction in the area is expected to last four years. He said the I-35W Transit/Access Project will go before the Minneapolis City Council and Hennepin County Board in May for approvals. An environmental assessment document will be available for review beginning Monday, March 28. The project, which has been in the planning stages for years, has generated a lot of controversy, but planners are hopeful the current plan will have wide support. Soren Jensen, executive director of the Midtown Greenway Coalition, said the organization is pleased to see plans for the Green Crescent bicycle and pedestrian access ramp, but has concerns about the Lake Street connection. “The proposed design for Lake Street under the new I-35W transit station reminds us of the Lake Street-Hiawatha intersection, which is widely acknowledged as a design failure,” he said. “That area is dark, confusing, and uninviting for pedestrians, cyclists, and even people in cars. The proposed design for Lake Street under the new I-35W transit center looks disturbingly similar.”

Jensen said there are a lot of ideas that should be considered to “humanize” the area, including adding lighting, public art and more active public spaces. Ricardo McCurley, executive director of Whittier Alliance, said he also has questions about the art budget for the project and what role the community will have in reviewing public art proposals. Jason Lord, a member of the Midtown Greenway board of director and CARAG’s land use and transportation committee, has concerns about the lack of community engagement to date for the project and the design plan. He said he’s worried the project as currently designed will make it more difficult for people to cross Lake Street and further separate neighborhoods on either side of I-35W. “This project as currently laid out is really Hiawatha and Lake 2.0,” he said, adding that the current design is a “forbidding no-mans land for the transit entrance and Greenway connection.” Lord agrees with Jensen that a number of changes could make the design more friendly, including adding spaces for small shops and food trucks next to the transit station entrance under the bridge to make it more inviting and vibrant. “Many large cities have areas of vibrant shops near transit stations, often under overpasses, and this seems like the perfect spot to do it,” he said.

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MPCA monitors detect troubling levels of lead in N. Mpls industrial area By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com Minnesota Pollution Control Agency air monitors near the Lowry Avenue bridge in an industrial area of North Minneapolis have recorded lead levels that are concerning to state officials. The two air monitors are on the west bank of the river near the Northern Metal Recycling scrap yard. The air monitors also detected levels of other metals, including chromium, cobalt and nickel, above health-based guidelines used by state and federal officials. MPCA Assistant Commissioner David Thornton said the agency has been concerned about the air quality in the area. “We’ve been concerned about the levels of particles and metals, but until recently we didn’t have enough data to compare them against health benchmarks for air quality,” he said. State environmental health manager James Kelly said the findings don’t “indicate a short-term health risk,” but officials are concerned about the “the potential for harm over the long term, particularly for those who work in the immediate area.” Potential health impacts related to poor air quality include lung damage and cancer, among other things. Lead exposure can cause cardiovascular problems in adults and development problems in children. “The residential neighborhood near this industrial area is known to have a higher rate of children with elevated blood lead levels,” Kelly noted. “The older housing stock in this area, which often has lead paint, is the major source of exposure to lead, however any additional sources of lead exposure should be taken seriously.” Thornton said the MPCA is trying to identify the exact source of the pollution. While Northern Metal Recycling is between the two monitors, there are other potential sources of pollution in the area, too. He said the agency has tried to work with industrial companies in the area to address the concerns.

MPCA air monitors have detected levels of lead and other metals that exceed health guidelines near the west bank of the river near the Lowry Avenue bridge. File photo

MORE ONLINE For more information about lead testing, residents are urged to call 311 or go to minneapolismn.gov/ health/homes/lead/index.htm “It clearly hasn’t been enough. We think there’s more they can do, including signing agreements with us,” he said. Northern Metal has filed lawsuits to try to stop MPCA’s air monitoring, but remains under court order to conduct testing to determine if they are complying with their MPCA-issued air emissions permit. “These are potentially serious permit

violations,” Thornton said. “We’ll be looking at all of our options including permit revocation.” The company did not return a request for comment. Mayor Betsy Hodges issued a statement expressing anger over the findings. “I am outraged to learn of this air quality violation in North Minneapolis,” Hodges said. “Make no mistake. This is an environmental justice issue impacting one of the most overburdened neighborhoods in our community. For too long, the health of our residents, including our children, has been determined by their ZIP code. I urge the MPCA to act swiftly to confirm the source of the lead particulate emissions and take

the strongest possible action, up to and including revoking permits and shutting down operations completely.” City officials have also requested a number of actions from the MPCA to hold North Metal Recycling accountable. “If you live near this industrial area, or any other Minneapolis neighborhood with older homes that may contain lead paint, please get your children tested,” Hodges said. “I invested in more lead testing in our homes in this year’s budget because I know that a lead-safe environment is critical to protecting our children’s futures.”

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8 journalmpls.com / April 7–20, 2016 FROM JAMAR CLARK / PAGE 1 resisting arrest as grounds for a new investigation. “I never got beaten. I never called the police and said I was beaten by my boyfriend,” Hayes said at a news conference April 4. “I don’t even know where that story came from. … I’m just sick of the rumors.” She said she was at a birthday party and injured her ankle after trying to disrupt a fight. She said she called 911 two hours later to report her injury, but didn’t say anything about being assaulted. Teto Wilson, an eyewitness to the shooting also spoke at the April 4 news conference. He said he could see Clark pinned to the ground and he wasn’t resisting arrest or reaching for a gun. Freeman said Hayes identified Clark as her assailant to paramedics. He said other civilian witnesses also characterized their relationship as “romantic or domestic in nature.” “The prosecutor’s job is to answer the narrow question whether the police officers reacted unreasonably and without justification at the moment they used deadly force. If the answer to this question is that the officers acted reasonably in fear of their lives or lives of others, the prosecutor, under Minnesota Statutes and Supreme Court cases, cannot bring the criminal charges against them,” Freeman said in a statement released April 4. “I am convinced that if one reads the entire record available online and applies the mandated legal standard they will agree that no charges can be brought against the police officers.” Freeman said DNA from Clark found on Ringgenberg’s gun was the most compelling piece of evidence gathered during the investigation. Ringgenberg said Clark was grabbing for his gun when the officer was on top of him, trying to restrain him. Schwarze then ordered Clark to remove his hand from the gun, but Clark refused, Freeman said. Clark reportedly said: “I’m ready to die,” when asked to remove his hand from the gun, Freeman said. Based on a Supreme Court legal standard, Freeman said he determined Schwarze was acting reasonably when he decided to use deadly force and shoot Clark because he feared for his partner’s safety. Clark was shot

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in the head. Freeman was questioned why there were no fingerprints on the handgun. He responded: “Fingerprints are a lot harder to get off of a gun normally.” Freeman also said he concluded that Clark was not handcuffed during the incident based on the evidence he reviewed. Eyewitnesses have offered conflicting accounts of whether he was handcuffed. Those who said Clark was handcuffed also offered different perspectives of how he was handcuffed. Police said Clark was interfering with paramedics who were treating his girlfriend, identified as Hayes, who he allegedly assaulted. When officers arrived, they asked Clark to remove his hands from his pockets and he refused. Hayes, however, has since disputed that account. Freeman showed video of Ringgenberg grabbing Clark and throwing him to the ground — footage that angered Clark supporters in attendance at the news conference. He said the whole incident took place in 61 seconds. “If Clark had taken his hands out of his pockets, he’d be alive today,” Freeman said during a conference call with reporters. Freeman said he hopes the incident leads police and community leaders to have more conversations about better ways for officers to de-escalate situations without turning to deadly force. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has released several videos and other evidence collected during the investigation to the public. Levy-Pounds and other leaders with Black Lives Matter Minneapolis challenged Freeman’s narrative during the press conference and said they were “shocked” to see how Clark was thrown down to the ground by Ringgenberg. Many Clark supporters left the press conference in tears. “We’re leaving here with more questions than answers,” Levy-Pounds said, who also criticized Freeman for failing to give more wait to non-law enforcement witnesses. “We came today expecting there would be no charges filed in this case. We know that there has been a pattern of a failure to hold officers who kill civilians accountable in the state of Minnesota, and today is no exception,” she told reporters after Freeman’s news conference. “It’s very unfortunate to see the accounts from the witnesses on the North Side of Minneapolis be discounted in a forum like this. If anyone was playing close attention to the narrative that Mike Freeman put forward he did not give credence to the things

Minneapolis NAACP President Nekima Levy-Pounds speaks with reporters after Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced he won’t be charging officers involved in the shooting death of Jamar Clark. Photo by Sarah McKenzie that the witnesses had to say.” Mica Grimm of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis said elected officials will face challengers in the next election. “I hope that Mike Freeman knows that he is on notice; that he will not be getting reelected — that he needs to start looking for a new job because we are coming for him,” she said. “We are coming for every elected official that cannot support us and seek justice and truth. … Any elected that does not believe that black lives matter is on notice. They will be out.” Freeman said he planned to run again for county attorney when asked by a reporter during a conference call.

Community leaders react to Freeman’s decision Mayor Betsy Hodges, who has been criticized by activists for her response to protests following Clark’s shooting death, said it’s a “hard day for everyone in Minneapolis.”

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“Many people are feeling hurt, anger, disappointment, frustration,” she said in a statement. “My heart breaks for the loss of Jamar Clark’s life, and for the pain felt by everyone involved in this incident. There is a tear that has ripped through our community, one we cannot sew back up. And together as a city and a people, we can walk through this tear to build what we all want — a city that is safe and equitable for everyone.” She also reiterated her support for peaceful protests and thanked Freeman for “his transparency, his professionalism, and his willingness to be publicly accountable for his decision.” Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau, who has also faced sharp criticism from Black Lives Matter leaders, said protecting public safety, including those expressing their First Amendments rights, is the city’s top priority. “This is a tragedy for everyone, including the Clark family and our officers,” she

journalmpls.com / April 7–20, 2016 9 said. “We value our residents exercising their constitutional rights while also being safe and being treated with dignity and respect. Our highest priority will be keeping everyone — demonstrators, the public and police officers — safe as the city reacts to this decision.” Protesters returned to Plymouth Avenue after Freeman announced his decision and hundreds demonstrated in Elliot Park and at the Government Center. Congressman Keith Ellison, a North Minneapolis resident, commended Freeman for his transparency and explaining his decision to the public. “This decision to decline charges does not absolve our broken criminal justice system. It does not foreclose federal action or civil action for violation of Jamar Clark’s civil rights. It does not change the persistent, systemic disparities facing the residents of North Minneapolis, some of which are the worst in the nation,” he said. He went on to emphasize the importance of police body cameras, which the MPD is in the process of rolling out, and better training and policies to emphasize “de-escalation tactics.” “Jamar Clark’s death has brought pain to his family, friends, neighbors, and community. Nothing about County Attorney Freeman’s decision to decline criminal charges diminishes the importance of Jamar’s contributions in this world or the sadness of his death,” he said. Charles Samuelson, executive director of the ACLU-MN, said Clark was one of 13 people killed by law enforcement in Minnesota in 2015. He said people of color are killed by officers at much higher rates than white people. “We are glad that County Attorney Freeman has published all of the videos and the evidence used in this case. It is important that there is transparency in the process the county attorney used in their decision,” Samuelson said. “However, Jamar Clark was shot within 61 seconds of officers arriving on

It is unsettling that he was shot so quickly. Officers should have allowed for more time to address the situation fully. — Charles Samuelson, executive director of the ACLU-MN

This is the same language used to criminalize young black men in everything from lowlevel arrests to fatal police shootings all over the country,” the organization said. “… Freeman’s decision not to charge these officers is a political choice that shows that police officers are still above the law, and that their fear of young black men will continue to be an acceptable legal basis for killing them.” City Council Member Blong Yang (Ward 5), who represents the area where Clark was shot, said Freeman’s decision to release evidence gathered during the investigation is a “huge step towards a fairer, more transparent justice system.” “I am deeply saddened by this news. My deepest condolences to the Clark family and the families of the officers involved. Nobody wins and it may take some time for our community to recover. I am committed to working towards making sure that incidents like these no longer happen in our city,” he wrote on his Facebook page. “I pray for healing in our City. I have faith that the arc of the moral universe, though long, bends towards justice.”

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announces his decision March 30 not to charge the two Minneapolis police officers involved in Jamar Clark’s shooting death. Photo by Sarah McKenzie the scene. It is unsettling that he was shot so quickly. Officers should have allowed for more time to address the situation fully.” State Rep. Raymond Dehn (DFL-59B), who represents downtown and North Minneapolis neighborhoods, said he’s upset that Freeman declined to file charges. “I’m asking those frustrated and angry with this decision to join me in focusing on positive actions that will bring about the changes of existing systems we’ve been seeking. We all know that the criminal justice system disproportionately negatively impacts communities of color, but now isn’t the time to weaken our message with violence,” he said. Minneapolis City Council Member Alondra Cano (Ward 9) also criticized Freeman’s decision not to indict the officers. She said

she believes the officers weren’t justified in shooting Clark, who was unarmed and restrained, “in the head within 61 seconds of arriving on the scene.” “I want to thank the community for their bravery in continuing to stay engaged in the struggle for Justice for Jamar despite criticism and political pressure, and despite shocking white supremacist violence,” she wrote on her Facebook page. North Minneapolis-based Neighborhoods Organizing for Change also condemned Freeman’s decision in a statement. “Fidgeting, having one’s hands in one’s pockets, and staring off into space are not criminal offenses. These are the reasons the officers gave for escalating so violently and immediately upon encountering Jamar Clark.

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Hodges, Quincy offer another park funding proposal Minneapolis park commissioners now have three proposals before them in addressing a growing backlog of maintenance investments into the city’s neighborhood parks. In addition to a fall referendum and a developing 20-year investment plan, Mayor Betsy Hodges and City Council Member John Quincy (Ward 11) recently unveiled a plan that would raise two-thirds of the Park Board’s roughly $15 million annual funding shortfall for 10 years, in addition to bolstering the city’s investment into street repairs. Leaders from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board criticized the plan in a letter saying the mayor’s plan is too risky and does not go far enough to guarantee money to reverse more than a decade of unmet neighborhood park needs. The plan from Hodges and Quincy would raise a total of $300 million, translating to $10 million for the Park Board and $20 million for street repairs annually over the next decade. It’s based on a roughly 1.4 percent increase to the city’s property tax levy each year over the next 10 years on top of the city’s forecasted average of 3.5 percent. The plan, which could be renewed, also addresses two-thirds of an annual $30 million need to maintain the city’s street infrastructure, as the city’s Public Works department told council members earlier this year. “Earlier generations of city leaders built this great city on a vision that included great parks and safe streets,” Hodges said in a statement. “It is our duty to not allow their investments to crumble. We must reinvest in the Minneapolis we love.” Quincy said in a statement that the plan’s 10-year lifespan would give the Park Board and City of Minneapolis time to prove the need for the investment. “Fixing both park and street systems’ capital gap is a critical priority, and I’m happy to offer a solution,” he said. “In order to make sure we are making these commitments with our eyes wide open I expect we will have a full, transparent discussion about the long-term impacts during the budget process.” The plan comes as the Park Board is considering a referendum this November to

City and park leaders are crafting their own proposals to bolster investments into the city’s aging neighborhood parks, such as Windom Northeast Park. Photo courtesy of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board raise the additional funds for repairing, operating and investing in its neighborhood park infrastructure. Over the past two years, park officials have held public meetings with Minneapolis residents about aging neighborhood assets like ball fields and basketball courts. Among the most vulnerable parts in the system of 157 neighborhood parks are recreation centers and wading pools, which must meet certain standards to stay open, park officials said. In January, park commissioners directed Superintendent Jayne Miller to begin drafting ballot language for a referendum. While the semi-autonomous Park Board cannot get on the ballot by itself, Miller has been in talks with council members, the Charter Commission, state lawmakers and a citizen advocacy group to move the referendum proposal forward. Hodges vetoed a resolution regarding the referendum and the Park Board overrode her decision in February. The referendum would raise roughly $300 million over 20 years, or about $15 million per year, based on an increase to the city’s taxy levy that Miller said would translate to an additional $66 for taxpayers with a home

price of $190,000. Then in mid-March, Council President Barb Johnson (Ward 4) and Council Member Lisa Goodman (Ward 7) revealed their own plan, known as the 20 Year Neighborhood Park Plan, that would guarantee, by city ordinance, about $11 million in additional funding for the Park Board from various city resources. The proposed agreement, which would need both City Council and Park Board approval, would devote $8 million to the board, in addition to maintaining about $2.5 million the board historically has received from the city. The city would also recommend that the Board of Estimate and Taxation increase the board’s annual tax levy by $3 million for the life of the ordinances, in addition to annual increments. The increase, based on a 1 percent increase of the city’s 2016 tax levies, is intended for the board’s operating costs. Authors Johnson and Goodman said the plan could have several funding sources, including a combination of levy, cash or bond proceeds. The Johnson-Goodman proposal would begin sooner than the other plans before the

board with an initial $1.5 million in startup money for parks by the end of 2016. It would then run for 20 years through 2036 with review from the two parties every five years. The agreement would preclude the referendum effort. Park commissioners unanimously voted to begin drafting their part of the agreement, but Hodges vetoed the resolution. The board is expected to override her decision during its April 6 meeting, after this issue went to press. The mayor’s proposal has drawn criticism from President Liz Wielinski and Miller for its short lifespan — one decade versus two — and lack of guarantees, which they say make it unable to address a 15-year backlog of neighborhood park needs. “After 10 years only one half of the city will be served; we worry that as many as 40 of our neighborhoods would be left behind. We do not believe that is a fair approach,” they wrote. “The Park Board needs to ensure that the funding needed to provide quality neighborhood parks will not be in jeopardy in the future.” They also took issue with the fact that Hodges’ plan, which would go through next year’s budget process, would come too late for the board to move forward with a referendum. Save Our Minneapolis Parks, the citizen group supporting the board’s funding efforts, voiced a similar concern, announcing that it supports the Johnson-Goodman plan and, if that were to fail, the referendum. The group, chaired by former Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew, would then lead a petition that could put the referendum on the November ballot. “After two years of study and months of deliberation, we must take action now to maintain our neighborhood parks for the tens of thousands of children who use them each year,” he said in a statement. There will be a public hearing on the 20 Year Neighborhood Park Plan on April 13 during the City Council’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Council members are expected to vote on it April 15.

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Mill Place ICM Realty Group has purchased the Mill Place building and two other 19th-centry buildings in downtown Minneapolis. The purchase is the second investment into the Twin Cities market from the Calgary, Alberta-based real estate firm. Along with the Mill Place building, ICM bought the two-story Dunn Bros. coffee shop, also known as the Freight House building, at 201 3rd Ave. S. and a long building behind Mill Place at 333 1st St. S. The buildings are fully leased. ICM is also planning a $1.5 million renovation to bring Mill Place back to its original “brick and timber roots” and to add amenities like a fitness center and a collaborative working space in the building’s four-story atrium.

Nicollet Hotel Block Bloomington-based United Properties is expected to bring new designs of its Nicollet Hotel Block proposal to a Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association meeting in April, after this issue went to press. The developer released massing concepts of its proposal, dubbed The Gateway, earlier this year. The developer has asked for flexibility in the building’s height, but designs have shown a 36-story mixed-use tower. It would have several retail spaces on the street level, along with restaurant and lobby spaces. The DMNA says the developer is sharing designs prior to moving forward with final city approval and purchasing the city-owned land, which is worth about $10.4 million.

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City Council passes ban on single-use plastic bags The Minneapolis City Council voted 10-3 on April 1 to ban city retailers from offering customers single-use plastic bags. The “Bring Your Own Bag” ordinance, authored by City Council Members Cam Gordon (Ward 2) and Abdi Warsame (Ward 6), requires retailers to offer recyclable paper, compostable or reusable bags for 5 cents. As amended, the ordinance will go into effect June 1, 2017. The Council also approved an amendment to the ordinance that allows businesses to donate the 5-cent fee toward litter cleanup efforts in the city. City staff have also been directed to report back to the Council by Jan. 31, 2017 with information about the financial impacts to the city and businesses to implement the ordinance. City Council President Barb Johnson (Ward 4) voted against the ordinance along with Council Members Blong Yang (Ward 5) and John Quincy (Ward 11). Johnson predicted the ban would increase the cost of groceries in the city because paper bags are more expensive than plastic bags. She also said shoppers will likely go to stores outside of Minneapolis for the convenience of using plastic bags. “It’s really all about people’s bottom line,” she said. Yang offered similar criticism about the impact on businesses and also cast doubt on the city’s ability to enforce the ban. The Council also passed a measure

offered by Council President Johnson that will create a new comprehensive recycling program for plastic bags and thin film plastics. In Minneapolis, many plastic bags end up at the downtown garbage burner. They also are a major source of litter and get caught in gears at the single-sort recycling facilities, prompting them to shut down. Minnesotans throw away about 87,000 tons of plastic bags each year, according to a city staff report. “Let’s take this simple incremental step toward having a zero-waste city,” Warsame said before the Council vote. Plastic bags exempted from the ban include bags for newspapers, take-out food, dry cleaning, produce and those sold in packages for garbage, pet and yard waste. Following the Council’s vote, Lee Califf, executive director of the American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA), issued a statement critical of the ordinance. “By approving this bill, the Minneapolis City Council put politics above smart policymaking,” Califf said. “This law will not only be ineffective in helping Minneapolis achieve sustainability goals, it will hurt hardworking low- and middle-class families whose grocery bills are already too expensive as well as small businesses that will face more burdens and red tape.” Gordon said plastic industry representatives mounted an aggressive lobbying

Minneapolis retailers will be banned from offering customers single-use plastic bags beginning June 1, 2017. Submitted photo

campaign against the ordinance. He said the Minneapolis ordinance incorporated lessons from other cities that have implemented similar bans. “With this ordinance we want to give customers incentives to bring [their] own reusable bags, which will reduce the waste, litter, and other negative environmental impacts of carryout bags. We’ve heard that the people of Minneapolis want this change, and that similar laws have worked well in other cities,” Gordon said. More than 160 U.S. cities have adopted similar bans or fees on plastic bags, including Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San

Francisco and Seattle. Minneapolis is the first city in Minnesota to pass a ban on single-use plastic bags. The St. Louis Park City Council also considered a plastic bag ban in 2015, but tabled it in favor of a Zero Waste Packaging Ordinance. Beginning Jan. 1 2017, food establishments will be required to use reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging for takeout food. The Minneapolis City Council passed a ban on polystyrene takeout containers that went into effect April 22, 2015.

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Pet memorabilia on display at the Hennepin History Museum. Photo by Liz Anderson

A few times in the early 1900s, Hiawatha the lion would run out of the Longfellow Zoological Gardens and stroll up and down Hiawatha Avenue in South Minneapolis. His owner, Robert “Fish” Jones would always find him, put him back in the gardens and continue to house him as his pet. The lion’s story, and his pelt, are part of a new exhibit at the Hennepin History Museum, “Hennepin County Wags its Tail,” which tells Hiawatha’s story and showcases the 150-year-old history of Minneapolis pets and their owners. “As far as the care of animals goes and the relationships between people and their pets, it’s pretty much unchanged,” said museum curator Jack Kabrud. Visitors can see how pets lived in the 20th and 21st centuries through different photographs, documents, and pet-themed memorabilia that were collected from the Hennepin History Museum archive. Hennepin County residents were able to donate photographs to the exhibit. One of the donors, Melissa Anderson, gave Kabrud pictures of her mother and her dogs as a way to preserve her family’s history. “We’re thrilled that they’re in here. My family just loved dogs,” Anderson said. Kabrud said he wanted to show pets as members of a family, rather than as a decoration. “Often times, people are snickered at because they develop these wonderful, close relationships with their animals, and people think it’s silly. But it’s really not,” Kabrud said. Cedar Imboden Phillips, the museum’s executive director, added that while the outward appearance of pets can change, the connection and love of animals between the past and the present remains the same. “You look at all these pictures and stories from the past and you realize that even if people weren’t buying their dogs a swag bag or a designer coat, their pets were still part of their family,” Imboden Phillips said. The exhibit is also a place where current or prospective pet owners can come and appreciate the history of animals, Kabrud added, all

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If you go The exhibit runs through Sept. 18. There are plans for a pet festival May 22. ``Where: Hennepin History Museum, 2303 3rd Ave. ``When: Open Tuesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday 1 to 5, Thursday 1 to 8 and Friday through Sunday 1 to 5. ``Cost: $5, $3 for seniors and students ``Info: hennepinhistory.org while learning more about the best ways to care for pets. “I feel good that we’re supporting and bringing attention to those types of organizations,” Kabrud said. He said that MN Snap is a statewide organization that offers spaying and neutering services. The exhibit room is lined with trees, while a soundtrack of dogs barking, birds chirping and other outdoor noises are playing. “I sort of wanted to evoke the outdoors. Creating the kind of ambiance of a dog park or a park where you would walk your dog softens the edges and makes the exhibit a little more welcoming,” Kabrud said.

Liz Anderson is studying journalism at the University of Minnesota.

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Pet owners and their pups get set to start the annual Fast and the Furry race at Harriet Island in St. Paul. The event raises money for the Minneapolis pet food shelf People & Pets Together. Photo courtesy of People & Pets Together

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Powerful advocates for pets Minneapolis resident Darrell Scott walked 56 blocks to the People & Pets Together food shelf on a recent Saturday morning for specialty food for his cockatiel. The self-described animal lover said the food helped him keep his bird fed when finances were tight. “It was a blessing they were able to have cockatiel food,” he said. The Minneapolis nonprofit organization helps ensure that pet owners can receive those benefits through tough Location financial times. 3755 Bloomington Ave. S. People & Pets Together provides pet food, vaccinations and supplies at no cost to people who need the extra help caring for their pets. Contact This January, the organization opened the first pet food shelf in Minnesota, from which it distributes food and supplies peopleandpetstogether to food shelves around the metro. @gmail.com “People often feed their pets over themselves, and we want to make sure they’re not having to make that choice,” said 612-722-9998 Dr. Adam Bennett, a veterinarian and board member. “If you take care of the animals, you’re taking care of the people.” People & Pets Together developed out of the passion of Kim Carrier, a pet lover who wanted to ensure people could Website keep their pets through hard times. In 2009, she began collecting pet food and donating it to people in need. Her efforts led peopleandpetstogether.org to the creation of a nonprofit called the Pet Project. The organization collected about 25,000 pounds of food in its first five months and began hosting vaccination clinics and fundraising events. Year Founded This past summer, it changed its name to People & Pets Together and announced its intentions of opening the 2009 food shelf in Minneapolis. “We found that having our own space really lent us a sense of legitimacy for potential donors,” Carrier said. “When you’re working out of homes and coffee shops with a P.O. Box for an address, people are hesitant to help fund the vision. It’s easy to drop off food donations, too, when you have a destination.” The organization decided to open the food shelf in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood, an area Carrier described as a “food desert.” Carrier also operates a hair salon in the neighborhood. People & Pets opened the space in January and has continued to distribute about 5,000 pounds of food per month to nine local food shelves. Program director Laura Atneosen said dozens of Powderhorn and Phillips neighborhood residents have signed up for monthly services since the opening. To qualify, clients must be accepting some kind of public assistance or make below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Once a month, they can pick up food, a treat, a toy and one additional item such as cat litter. People & Pets also offers quarterly vaccination clinics and will help pay veterinarian bills in limited situations. The organization relies entirely on donations and volunteers for its supplies and distribution and has one part-time staffer in Atneosen. About 400 families ask for pet food each month at ICA Food Shelf in Hopkins, according to associated director Jason Palm. People & Pets provides food to ICA, which Palm said is greatly appreciated. “For a family that views their pet as a member of the family, that’s something they’re not going to give up,” he said. “We really value what they do.”

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What you can do Volunteer to help plan an event, write a grant, maintain the website or more. Drop off pet food at the food shelf. People & Pets accepts donations from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Participate in the Fast and the Furry Races and Pet Expo on May 21 at Harriet Island in St. Paul.

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

journalmpls.com / April 7–20, 2016 17 I do that a lot with my social media, but I miss being a shameless huckster for my hometown. That was a fun part of the job. I miss doing the budget. It used to ruin my summers, but I got to think it was a $1.4 billion values puzzle — put the dollars on the things that matter. I got to love that.

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Photo by Tracy Walsh Photography By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@journalmpls.com R.T. Rybak is a fan of the popular Netflix political drama “House of Cards,” but he doesn’t want young people to think it’s an accurate portrayal of a life in politics. Sure, he’s run across people with questionable ethics and oversized egos, but that’s true in any profession, he said. He said he wants to make sure that the young people he’s mentored understand that public service is “noble work.” That people, despite their flaws, can achieve great things in politics. In his new book, “Pothole Confidential: My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis,” he offers readers an inside look at the highs and lows of his experiences as mayor for 12 years. Rybak currently serves as executive director of Minneapolis-based Generation Next, a coalition of community leaders working on closing the achievement gap in the Twin Cities. Here are highlights of a recent interview with Rybak.

Q: What do you hope people get out of reading the book? Rybak: First off, I had the choice to either be a washed up politician telling war stories or a journalist embedded for 12 years in City Hall. I felt I wanted to tell the story as I saw it, and the only way I could do that was if I put a wall around expediency and comfort and just lay it out there. I exposed a lot more vulnerabilities and mistakes than I might have — I exposed a little more of the pain that builds sometimes. I gave people some insight into the fun parts of it, but mostly I just wanted to flat out tell people what it’s like.

Is there anything that stands out in terms of the vulnerabilities you describe? Of the vulnerabilities, one is I really wanted men to see examples of working really hard, but still putting your family first. I referenced John Pellegrin — the big brand guru who really made the Target brand. When I had decided not to run because of our kids, I was working with John and I saw in my mind the first super successful man I could see who really put family first. Another vulnerability was talking about the consequence of constantly hurling yourself into places with deep trauma. It was the only way I knew how to do the job. It’s difficult to say this — especially in a book that people will read — but it takes its toll. Obviously what I went through was nothing compared to the people who were dying on bridges or having their children dead. … When the bridge collapsed so many people would come up to me on the street, clearly in grief, and ask: ‘What can I do?’ There really wasn’t that much to do, and in an odd way, it’s a privilege to be in a position where on behalf of all these people you can just hug someone and say, ‘I’m sorry.’ So a lot of times I would show up — not as R.T., but as the collective city wrapping their arms around someone.

You describe your current role as being your most political job. What do you mean by that? I don’t mean ‘House of Cards’ politics, I mean getting systems working together. There is so

BOOK LAUNCH FOR “POTHOLE CONFIDENTIAL” When: April 13, doors open at 6 p.m. Where: First Avenue Mainroom, 701 N. 1st Ave. Details: Rybak will discuss his book in between songs from musicians, including Big Trouble + dVRG, Lucy Michelle, the World’s Most Dangerous Polka Band and others TBA. There will also be books available for purchase and free ice cream scoops from Sebastian Joe’s, including Rybak’s favorite — the Flavor Formerly Known as Nicollet Avenue Pothole. Cost: $10 (proceeds will benefit the city’s STEP-UP youth employment program) More info: upress.umn.edu

much good intent in this community with schools, philanthropy, community groups and volunteers, but we’re not moving as far as we need to. My job is to map, gap and role. What’s the map (everything happening), what’s the gap and whose role is to fix what — and that’s what I do. So Generation Next is trying to move compassion into impact. Thank god I had the mayor’s job to warm up for the politics of trying to get the youth ecosystem moving toward better results.

What are you currently working on at Generation Next? We laid out six goals all the way from early childhood to career. We take the big issue of the achievement gap and break it down into digestible chunks. In early childhood, we’re doing an effort to screen every 3 year old so we identify issues before school and then improve the quality of childcare in small, multicultural settings. In literacy, we’ve had a couple years of unifying literacy organizations and sharing what works with kids of color. We’re now improving all the volunteer practices and working with school districts on how to help weave that together. In high school we’re doing something really exciting — helping both school districts build tracking systems and identify kids behind in credits, not in their junior or senior year, but in ninth grade when they don’t pass a test. We’re also doing some really deep research in social and emotional learning. So basically it’s taking a big issue and breaking it into digestible chunks and identifying who’s working in what area. I love the work. It’s just a super thorny issue that’s not going to be solved with a single action, but it is really clear that it’s a new day with people’s willingness to work together to solve this crisis.

What are some of the things you miss most about being mayor? I have to admit, I really miss selling the city — the convention business, the branding, the opening of a new business, but I realized I can still do that as R.T.

I’m really happy with how it’s evolving. I had to stand at the Capitol for two years when people were laughing at me and saying nothing will ever get built around the stadium, and for one of those years I knew we had Wells Fargo, but I couldn’t say it. … When I go back to what it was like when Barb Johnson and I stood up at Target Center and said we’re going to redo Target Center and we were literally laughed out of the room. … The stadium was not the point. The stadium was the vehicle to get control of sales taxes that were about to be stolen from our city and use it to ground the Vikings, ground Wells Fargo, redo Target Center, get Target Center off the property tax rolls and create what I called in [the book] the big bang.

Are you still optimistic about the Commons park? For the last year I was negotiating with the Vikings. They wanted more time and I said no, and we went back and forth and back and forth. What I thought was a final deal, I gave them a few more days then I was comfortable with. Then a month after I leave office, they took advantage of the transition and struck what I think is a ridiculous deal, and I still think it’s a ridiculous deal. The Vikings are not going to use all those days — they don’t need all those days. And it’s counter productive for the relationship with the city.

Are you thinking of running for governor or another office? I don’t know — I really don’t. This is the first time in my life where I haven’t intentionally set out the path for what’s next. Honestly since I was 13 years old, I always had [being mayor] as my goal. I love politics and I love running — it’s a riot. Even more than a politician, I’m a civic person. So what I was doing as mayor and what I’m doing now is civic work — one of them happens to be politics. I’m always going to do civic work and I’m always going to be here. No matter what, I’m always going to be in some way involved in this issue of kids and closing gaps. So that’s always going to be part of my work.

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The app is the biggest thing this year. We received a grant through the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and built a partnership with a local firm, VON91. The number one thing that we’re seeing, as the event gets larger and there’s more participants, is that it feels overwhelming for some people to navigate the event. Our number one question is “Where do I go?” You have a map in there and you have a listing of artists by medium, location and alphabetical. You’ll be able to see familyfriendly events, where the nearest restaurants are, the trolley route and the stops. We’ll also have an events listing where different art events and demonstrations are happening by day. I’ll get that whole FOMO (fear of missing out) thing happening all weekend — “Oh, I heard about this, but not until too late.” So hopefully that events listing will help you understand what’s happening by day.

What else should we expect at Art-A-Whirl? So if you purchase a piece of artwork from a NEMAA artist, they’ll give you a little “I Bought Art” sticker and local businesses are offering discounts if you wear that sticker. That’s part of the reciprocal relationship we want to evolve between artists at the event, which are the core, and businesses that are

participating and benefiting from it. It’s about buying local. It says this is an important resource that we have here in Northeast, this is a vital, vibrant important artist community, and the way we can support it is not just by visiting, but by investing 52 in it. What could be a better outcome than to buy something for your home, office or 94 for someone else than here during art-AWhirl? That’s the best way you’re going to keep the artists here.

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It’s not too late, and the more you plan ahead, the better. We need close to 200 volunteers. On our website we have a Google form you can fill out. A majority of the shifts are helping support the info booths, which is really fun. I know I’m biased, but every volunteer that’s attended and helped us out has had fun. We’ve had people volunteer for years and years. If I was not working the entire event, working as a trolley guide would be one of my favorite volunteer shifts. You basically ride the trolley, welcome people on and announce upcoming stops. Some people have a lot of knowledge of Northeast buildings and history so sometimes they’ll give you a little history. 52

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Pelinka: Every year our membership goes up. We’re seeing a lot more guest artists or artists who don’t have a studio join. I think they just want to really want to be a part of this community and of what we’re building here. We’re trying to find ways that we can support them. I hear all the time that Northeast feels like a small town. Northeast has that kind of feel of being very tight knit, people being very loyal, being very connected, so the social capital here is really strong. Also a majority of our members are between 40-65. We’re also thinking, if artists eventually retire, how can we support the next generation of artists to sustain the community here — from student memberships or partnering mentors with mentees.

Let’s get to Art-A-Whirl, which is fast approaching. What’s new this year?

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Art-A-Whirl brings tens of thousands of people into the artist studios of Northeast Minneapolis each spring. Photo by Jayme Halbritter

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At the core of the Northeast Minneapolis’ art scene is NEMAA, the Bottineau-based Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association. Its leader, executive director Alejandra Pelinka, is tasked with guiding the roughly 900-member organization that serves as the glue that binds together the region’s artists, studio buildings and businesses. Chief among her duties is throwing Art-A-Whirl, the largest open studio tour in the country, which brings hundreds of artists and some 50,000 fans to the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District each May. But NEMAA is evolving to be much more than Art-AWhirl. Since Pelinka took the helm more than five years ago Pelinka as the organization’s first year-round staff member, it has presented art events throughout the year, adding the biennial Wintertide exhibition last year. With more and more interest in Northeast’s artists, NEMAA is also growing, Pelinka told The Journal, and not just within the district. A-Mill Artist Lofts in Southeast Minneapolis has already brought dozens of members to the collective of artists, business owners and nonprofits. Even guest artists outside the area are joining so they too can share their art or find a studio for themselves. We caught up with Pelinka to talk about Art-A-Whirl and the dynamic arts community.

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BIKING, PEDESTRIAN ADVOCATES RALLY FOR 3RD AVENUE REDESIGN

or the city of lakes, our downtown is not particularly verdant. The City of Minneapolis, Park Board and others have been working to change that. There is an effort called the “Downtown Public Realm Framework,” which will be a guide “for the management of the pedestrian experience” downtown. The Downtown Council has a Greening and Public Realm Committee, and Green Minneapolis is a new organization working to support new parks and green space downtown. A proposal to redesign 3rd Avenue from the river to 16th Street ties into these efforts as well and has led to a discussion of the balance of greening on streets downtown. The city’s original proposal for 3rd Avenue would add 10 percent more landscaping and include the first planterprotected bike lanes in the city. Mayor Hodges and the City Council have budgeted $3 million to build the project this summer. Recently, there have been some concerns raised about potential congestion that may result from the redesign. Specifically this is in the section south of 8th Street, where the proposal is to keep green center medians while reducing a lane of traffic,

An illustration of a redesigned 3rd Avenue near 8th Street. Submitted image adding right-turn lanes and keeping leftturn lanes where appropriate. According to a traffic analysis commissioned by the Public Works Department: “Maintaining the ‘center’ medians and adding the protected bike lanes south of 8th Street is expected to operate at a reasonable level during normal weekdays.” The analysis does note: “The impact to parking ingress/ egress may be the primary concern.” It’s delay to parking access that has principally led some businesses to ask that the proposed design be altered. Specifically, those who object have proposed keeping the fourth lane of traffic and removing the

planted medians and planters along the protected bike lanes south of 8th Street. Business leaders have said they hope to add additional greening near buildings to make up for the lost greening, but no details of that are yet available. Minneapolis has made the decision to move from four to three lanes before. There were similar concerns about delaying traffic before Lyndale Avenue was redesigned. Instead, we ended up with a functional street, additional green space and improved safety conditions. According to the Federal Highway Administration, crashes are 19 to 47 percent higher on four lane undivided streets — the altered proposal — than on two-lane streets with turn lanes, as is proposed. This update would be especially important for improving pedestrian safety and 420 people had signed a petition as of March 24 supporting the original 3rd Avenue redesign. Read more here: http:// chn.ge/1pQGszp. The Pedestrian Advisory Committees (PAC), which includes a group of Minneapolis residents and business owners who advise the city on related issues, has passed a resolution supporting the original proposal, as has the city’s Bicycle Advisory Committee. PAC Chair Greta Alquist said the green medians and planter-protected bike lanes are also good for pedestrians because they provide an additional buffer, reduce crossing distance — especially important for mobility impaired pedestrians — and potential points of conflict between cars, bikes and pedestrians. “The PAC supports making the public realm more welcoming so the experience of walking is more pleasant,” Alquist said. Alquist pointed out the opportunity to “showcase our city and communicate what we value” on a street that includes the convention center, City Hall and destina-

tions that draw visitors to our city and residents to downtown. The PAC is also seeking to widen the sidewalk next to the city hall, which is so narrow it’s difficult to walk two abreast. Andy Coldwell, Land Use and Transportation Committee chair for the Sierra Club’s North Star Chapter said his organization supports the redesign, especially because it would encourage people to get outside in a green space and cater to those who would like to use bikes but are concerned about their safety in traffic when using on-street facilities. “This feeds right into the city’s climate action plan by increasing walkability, bikeability and physical activity, and as a byproduct decreasing local pollution in the city center,” Coldwell said. The city’s Climate Action Plan calls for reducing emissions 30 percent from 2006 by 2025. As a bicycle advocacy organization, the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition supports the original proposal and the creation of a north-south bike route that is safe and convenient for riders of all abilities, but this project is about more than a bike facility. It is about transforming our downtown into a place that maximizes green and prioritizes the need for accessible and safe mobility while still allowing vehicles to travel efficiently. The City Council is expected to vote on a final layout April 15.

Annie Van Cleve is a freelance writer, blogger and volunteer with the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition.

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Sawatdee founder Supenn Harrison and daughter and business partner Cyndy Harrison are ringing in the Thai New Year, Songkran, at the downtown Minneapolis Thai restaurant. Supenn is emceeing two free nights of Thai dancing and festivities, which will also celebrate the restaurant’s three decades on Washington Avenue. Sawatdee, which suggests dinner before the shows start at 7 p.m. each evening, will have an additional menu for the event on top of regular fare. The Thai New Year (April 13-15) is also a festival of water, and Sawatdee’s event will be an authentic way of experiencing the celebration.

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Beer fans, look no further than the Minnesota Craft Beer Festival for the easiest way of tasting new and rare craft brews from across the state and region. The festival features more than 80 breweries pouring 220+ beers from Minneapolis and abroad, and each one has been asked to bring rare, limited or taproom-only options for festivalgoers. A ticket gets guests unlimited pours across the four-hour tasting. Erik Berry of Duluth’s Trampled by Turtles is also slated to perform at the festival in the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Harvey” tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd and his unusual best friend, a 6-foot-tall invisible rabbit named Harvey. When Elwood’s sister Veta hosts a social gathering to launch her daughter into society, Elwood’s idiosyncrasies threaten to upset the family’s reputation, the story goes. The charming, family-friendly comedy, written by Mary Chase in 1994, gets the Guthrie Theater treatment under director Libby Appel. “Harvey” went on to become a motion picture in 1950 and was revived on Broadway in 1970. The play was last produced at the Guthrie in the 1989-1990 season. Previews begin Saturday, April 9 and the play opens Friday, April 15.

Where: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave. S. When: Saturday, April 23 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $19.99-49.99 Info: beerfests.com

Twin Home Opener The Minnesota Twins are kicking off their baseball season with an April 11 game against the team’s division rival, the Chicago White Sox. While the game is sold out, the team says a limited number of tickets may become available online. Twins legend and National Baseball Hall of Farmer Rod Carew will throw the ceremonial first pitch. The first 30,000 fans in attendance will receive a red Twins hoodie and several other events will go one as gates open at 1 p.m. From noon to 2:15 p.m. DJ Mad Mardigan will perform on the balcony that overlooks Target Plaza and local singer Caroline Smith will sing the National Anthem. Where: Target Field, 1 Twins Way When: Monday, April 11 at 3:10 p.m. Cost: Limited tickets available Info: twinsbaseball.com

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Pig on the Porch Tailgate FireLake Grill House & Cocktail Bar is kicking off the Minnesota Twins home opener with the restaurant’s sixth annual tailgate. FireLake, located inside the downtown Minneapolis Radisson Blu hotel, is making the event even bigger this year with a “Pig on the Porch,” the roasting of a whole hog on the patio. Executive chef Jim Kyndberg is serving pulled pork sandwiches and pork tacos for this tailgate event, complete with pre-game coverage from KFAN Sports Radio FM 100.3. Where: FireLake Grill House & Cocktail Bar, 31 S. 7th St. When: Monday, April 11 at 11:30 a.m. Cost: Free Info: firelakerestaurant.com

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Fashion Week MN Fashion Week MN kicks of its second semi-annual week of fashion events around the Twin Cities on April 8 with a party at Cliché (2403 Lyndale Ave. S.) from 7-9 p.m. The week begins Saturday, April 9 with Envision, a long-running fashion show with an art-andmusic edge, at Orchestra Hall (1111 Nicollet Mall) at 9 p.m. The presentations continue with an event each day, with notable events like #Minnstafashion, a free social media-themed event featuring pop-up shop with local retailers and designers, at The Living Room in the W Minneapolis hotel (821 Marquette Ave.) from 7-10 p.m. The week ends with Rooted, a show with inspiration from Hmong art, at Public Functionary (1400 12th Ave. NE) from 6-10 p.m. Where: Various venues / When: April 9-16 / Cost: Free, ticketed events and RSVPs recommended / Info: fashionweekmn.com

Lorca’s Women Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre brings a cast of internationally known flamenco dancers to the Cowles Center for three evenings of spectacular dance and music. Omayra Amaya, the grand-niece of the greatest flamenco dancer who ever lived (Carman Amaya), gypsy flamenco guitar master Josa Valle “Chuscales” of Granada, Spain and flamenco singer Kina Mendez of Jerez, Spain, will take the stage in downtown Minneapolis. A flamenco community fiesta will take place on Sunday, April 17 following the 2 p.m. matinee performance. Where: The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, 528 Hennepin Ave. When: April 15-17 Cost: $30, fees included Info: zorongo.org

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year with events from April 7-2, including the North American premiere of “A Man Called Ove.” The Swedish blockbuster, a both touching and humorous portrait of an isolated widower from director Hannes Holm, will debut at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 7 at the festival’s main venue, the St. Anthony Main Theatre. Following the film, Aster Café will host an opening night party at 9 p.m. with complimentary appetizers and wine tastings by Sileni Estates. This year’s festival will feature more than 200 featurelength films, documentaries and more from over 60 countries. Where: Various venues When: April 7-23 Cost: $13, $7 for students and children under 12, passes available Info: mspfilm.org

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FROM LAST CALL / PAGE 1 as a married couple, just as her parents had done. It’s a tradition she hoped to continue. “I think in 2016 it was super unique. It felt almost untouched. When you’re going in there it feels like you’re going back in time,” she said. Engler said she’s disappointed with the closing, but she’s been able to come back to the bar despite the crowds. She fondly remembers closing the bar down on her wedding night, listening to polka with the bar’s longtime musicians and singing — awfully, she said — to the cheers and admiration from other guests. “You can’t find that everywhere,” she said. Nye’s hasn’t just been the birthplace of married couples and family traditions, but also political careers. When Council Member Jacob Frey moved to the area he would end up leading on the City Council, he settled about two blocks from the bar. It’s where he eventually started his campaign, and Frey’s office continues to hold events in the basement. It holds a special place in his heart, he said. “The nostalgia that the business emits is unparalleled. You get the idea that losing Nye’s is like losing a child for some people,” he said. The cultural landmark has been a fixture for special occasions and rites of passage for many in the community, Frey said. “Everybody’s had a hot first date there,” he said. “Nye’s has been an institution in the neighborhood and Minneapolis as a whole for decades.” It’s one of many reasons why he isn’t done fighting to keep Nye’s around in some form. While the business is closed, some of its historic infrastructure will live on. “If the general public says ‘we can’t do without you,’ there’s, as a private business, incentive to stick around,” he said. Brothers Rob and Tony Jacob have owned Nye’s since 1999 and have been working with North Loop-based Schafer Richardson to redevelop the group of historic and nonhistoric buildings. The developer plans to demolish two of the four Nye’s buildings and preserve the other two, the three-story Harness Shop building and the two-story building on the corner. In its place, the developer plans to build a six-story apartment complex with an infill building between the two preserved structures, which will continue to house retail spaces on the main level. Some day soon, people will a chance to live on

the upper floors of the Nye’s buildings, according to the most recent plans. The developer dramatically scaled back the 72-unit project from initial plans for a 29-story tower after opposition from local church, residential and preservationist groups. It’s one of many developments slated for the evolving area. This season, Lennar Multifamily is set to break ground on a 20-story tower development on the Superior Plating site at 1st & University. The project will bring about 280 apartments into the Nicollet IslandEast Bank neighborhood. Mortenson has pitched the idea of a 28-story apartment tower a few blocks

(Left) The characteristic piano bar sign on Nye’s is a landmark of the Nicollet Island-East Bank neighborhood. (Above) A developer is planning to build a six-story apartment complex on the Nye’s site. Submitted image by ESG Architects down from Nye’s on Hennepin & 4th. And Alatus is planning to begin building a roughly 40-story condo tower later this year on the site of the Washburn-McReavy Funeral Home and the St. Anthony Athletic Club, two neighborhood relics. Maureen Michalski, Schafer Richardson’s director of development, said a 14-month

construction on the Nye’s project could begin early this summer. And until then, Nye’s will continue to stand the test of time. For now, one of the bar’s signs displays a fitting sentiment: “Thanks for the memories!”

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