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Simpson shelter is here to stay
By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com
“You could lose those toes,” said shelter manager Robert Hofmann, inviting a man with frostbitten, black toes to sleep inside Simpson Church. He circulated through the shelter on a recent January night, grabbing soap from a supply closet, interviewing a job candidate and chatting with residents while volunteers prepared dinner. Hofmann said he’s feeling more confident about the
66-bed shelter’s future. As land becomes increasingly more valuable around Simpson, located at 28th & 1st, the shelter now has more certainty that it will remain in place for years to come. Simpson United Methodist Church, where members are declining, has decided to gift the building to the shelter’s
Buses preserved at Lyndale after parent push By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com
Minneapolis Public Schools will preserve two bus routes to Lyndale Community School for another school year after parents protested their planned removal. Superintendent Ed Graff announced the decision to keep the buses in late December, a couple weeks after parents spoke out at the December School Board meeting. He stressed in an email that the change is for 2018–2019 only and will be re-evaluated during the comprehensive assessment of all MPS programs and services that is currently underway. The planned changes were part of a transition to a more community-based model of schooling, according to a district spokesman. The two buses transport students from the Jefferson Community School zone who are Somali speakers receiving English-language support. The district has been phasing out transportation to out-of-attendancezone schools in recent years, since it has added
English-language support in all of its schools. Lyndale is a pre-K–5 community school in its namesake neighborhood with about 489 K–5 students. Parents say they appreciate the school’s strong programming, stable and friendly staff and diverse student-body makeup. They note offerings such as band, orchestra and Arabic and say the school presents opportunities for students of different backgrounds to get to know one another. “All the parents and all the staff, we’re always watching each other’s back,” said Farhiya Del, a second-grade teacher and parent at the school. “… We support each other from top to bottom.”
A long tradition Lyndale has been providing services to Somali students for about 25 years, Del said, adding that Somali families have a long tradition of attending SEE LYNDALE BUSES / PAGE A12
Simpson United Methodist Church is giving the building at 2740 1st Ave. S. to Simpson Housing Services. Photo by Michelle Bruch
SEE SIMPSON SHELTER / PAGE A11
Seven vie to fill Clark’s big shoes at the Capitol A group of candidates reflects the diversity of 62A By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@southwestjournal.com
Rep. Karen Clark was first elected to the legislature in 1980, and she was serving her 19th term in office when she announced in December she would not seek re-election. There are now seven DFL candidates seeking to fill Clark’s seat representing District 62A, a diverse section of South and Southwest Minneapolis. And the frequency with which they mentioned Clark’s “big shoes” and “legacy” in recent interviews indicates many of them view her as a role model. District 62A includes the neighborhoods of Stevens Square, Whittier, Ventura Village,
Phillips West, Midtown Phillips and East Phillips, as well as small portions of Powderhorn Park and Seward. It is the lowestincome legislative district in the state, with a median household income $29,651. Forty-nine percent of the district’s 41,359 residents identified as white in recent U.S. Census surveys, while 30 percent identified as black. About 24 percent of the district is Hispanic or Latino, and more than 4 percent is Native American. Six of the announced candidates spoke about their backgrounds and priorities SEE DISTRICT 62A / PAGE A10
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Moments in Minneapolis
By Cedar Imboden Phillips
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ne benefit of Minnesota’s cold winters is ice skating in neighborhood parks and on city lakes. Here, skaters take to the ice at Bryant Square Park. During the 1910s, maintaining an adequate ice surface at Bryant Square Park was difficult. The park, situated as it was in a deep sunken pit, had drainage problems and an uneven topography. Neighborhood children flooded the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board with complaints of ash and sand being dumped on what ice surface they did have. By the 1920s, however, the park had been improved, a new field house had been constructed and the Park Board had fully committed to creating and maintaining a useable rink. In 1925, the Park Board maintained 30 rinks with warming houses at parks across the city, including this one at Bryant Square.
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Heartfelt Heartfelt — part craft workshop, art supply store, toy store and treehouse — is expanding into the former Christian Science reading room space. Heartfelt will take down part of the wall between the storefronts and create more space for crafty birthday parties, dyed wools, beads (in-demand since Bead Monkey closed) and other products. Locals need not travel to a big box store to find basics like a needle and thread, said owner Lisa MacMartin. She’s been hoping to expand for some time, and said the shop was bustling during the holidays. “We were just packed in here with crafters,” she said. Current crafts at the shop include miniature ice shanties and Antarctic winterscapes, complete with tiny penguins and floating ice
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made of branch slices. Another craft involves a trio of baby mice tucked into a mint tin. “Children just love the small things,” MacMartin said. Artists on staff create the shop window displays using white paper cut-outs to catch the eye at night. They’re thinking about ideas for an exterior mural and a wildly colored bathroom. “It’s kind of a blank slate right now,” MacMartin said. Heartfelt opened in 2011, and some of the early customers have grown to become teenagers. MacMartin said she cherishes the moments with young crafters. “It’s fleeting, and it’s lovely,” she said. The shop aims to finish the build-out by spring.
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The founder of Catalyst Mental Health can explain why their new building at 1915 Lyndale Ave. S. was vacant for so long. It once housed retailers like Dunn Bros., Quiznos and a tattoo parlor before it entered foreclosure and funding fell through on a subsequent sale. “They were trying the wrong kind of businesses,” said David Townes, citing the one-way street. “This is great for us.” Townes said patients at Catalyst often don’t fit into a particular “box” or diagnosis, and his therapists can handle complex cases. They treat issues ranging from anxiety and mood
Catalyst Mental Health founder David Townes and therapist Theresa Crawford at Catalyst’s new office on Lyndale. Photo by Michelle Bruch
disorders to chemical dependency, eating disorders, attention disorders, relationship conflicts, and issues related to gender identity and post-traumatic stress. (Some of Catalyst’s therapists have appeared on “The Doctors” and “Dr. Phil” to treat clients on-screen.) Therapists also see clients with obsessive compulsive disorder and adults with autism, areas where Townes said there is a shortage of providers. “A lot of people in this neighborhood are open to therapy,” said therapist Theresa Crawford, whose specialties include working with multicultural families. Catalyst was previously based in a mansion at 22nd & Dupont, and when the mansion went up for sale, Townes decided to look elsewhere to avoid becoming priced out of the neighborhood. That problem appears to be solved now that Catalyst owns its own building, which can hold double the number of offices. Before Townes started his practice in 2011, he had seen burnout and organizational dysfunction in the industry. He set out to create an environment that was hospitable to service providers, allowing them to work on flex hours, and reduced tension between the clinical and business sides of the practice. Catalyst’s therapists earned long wait lists and opened a second location in Bloomington. But that didn’t shift the Uptown caseload. “It turns out people who live in Uptown don’t want to leave Uptown,” Townes said.
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designer and member Brianne Boettner, founder of Timber & Tulip, who specializes in live edge pieces and exotic woods. ModernWell’s members include a photographer, independent marketing consultants, designers, a meditation expert and lots of writers. “The Twin Cities Writing Studio are my core members here,” Burton said. She and Nina Badzin co-founded the writing community in 2015 for women to support each other as they published articles and books. After the presidential election, Burton felt urgency to further support women. “Women need to be united right now,” she said. “It feels very supportive to be here,” said Kate Hopper, a freelance writer, editor and writing coach. She’s teaching an eight-week Women’s Memoir Writing Class beginning Jan. 30 at ModernWell. Betsy Weiner of Amrita Health and Wellness is leading workshops this winter on the “Yoga of Fulfillment.” She also consults with women one-on-one to help them find a deeper sense of purpose. ModernWell is hosting a literary conference Jan. 28 featuring authors Lorna Landvik, Andrea Jarrell and Jodi Livon. Grants are available to help offset membership costs. For more information, visit modernwell.spaces.nexudus.com. The ModernWell co-working space for women hosts a yoga studio, meditation room and literary workshops.
NOTED: Saguaro closed this month after three years at 5309 Lyndale Ave. S. The owners thanked friends, employees and guests in a social media post, saying all good things must come to an end. “Someday soon we hope to build another
place where friends can gather and share the meaningful moments of their lives with good food, good drinks and good company,” states the post. “And when we do, we hope to see you there.”
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A years-long effort to rename Lake Calhoun now has the support of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr announced Jan. 18 he has approved a plan to restore the lake’s Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska, often translated as “white earth lake.” The DNR acted after the Hennepin County Board on Nov. 28 passed a resolution calling on the department to “take the steps necessary to change the name of Lake Calhoun.” The signed order issued by Landwehr states that the county followed the proper protocols and that the renaming “will serve the public interest.” A week earlier, a citizens group calling itself Save Lake Calhoun initiated legal action seeking to halt the name change. In a letter to Landwehr, the group argued that Hennepin County Board members “ignored the opposition” when they voted 4–3 to change the lake’s name and failed to follow the proper legal procedures. “The debate over renaming landmarks to meet an agenda-based standard of political correctness is not the issue here,” said Erick Kaardal, the attorney representing Save Lake Calhoun, in a letter. “The established process for properly seeking a landmark name change has not been followed in this instance and the rights of community residents are being usurped by those who would circumvent the system.” The same group also has challenged the widely accepted story that the lake was named for South Carolina statesman and former U.S. Secretary of War John C. Calhoun. All 15 state legislators representing Minneapolis are on record in support of the change. In their own letter to Landwehr, the legislators wrote that the lake’s current name “was chosen to dignify a man that represents a very undignified part of our American experience.” During his lifetime, Calhoun was an outspoken proponent of slavery, describing the institution as a “positive good” in one essay. He was also a key figure in the development of the Indian Removal Act, which was used to force some Native American tribes from territories in the Southeast to west of the Mississippi River. One of the most infamous examples of forced resettlement was the Trail of Tears. “John C. Calhoun was an advocate for slavery, white supremacy, and the extermination of Indigenous Americans,” the Minneapolis legislators wrote in their letter. “The history of Calhoun as a political or historical figure is not
honored or dignified by Minnesotans now, nor should it ever have been.” Save Lake Calhoun leader Tom Austin has argued the lake was actually named for a U.S Army lieutenant, not the secretary of war, offering as evidence an 1890 newspaper editorial others have described as not factual. Landwehr’s order notes that it is “unknown precisely when” Lake Calhoun was named, but adds that written references date to the 1820s and that at least one contemporary account affirms it was named for John C. Calhoun. Calhoun was an author of the plan that led to the construction of Fort Snelling near modern-day Minneapolis. Austin said his survey of people who own homes and businesses near Lake Calhoun determined that nearly 80 percent opposed the name change. Austin is CEO and managing partner of F2 Intelligence Group, Inc., a venture capital and private equity firm headquartered in Uptown’s MoZaic building. In a statement released by Save Lake Calhoun, Austin said, “They were overwhelmingly disgusted that public officials were spending all of this time and energy on the lake renaming issue when there are so many other pressing problems facing the community that need to be addressed.” Reached by email in January, Austin declined to comment further. He said he was ill and out of the country. Landwehr’s order is just the next step in the name-change process. The name Bde Maka Ska becomes official in Minnesota when it is recorded and published in the state register. The DNR will then submit the order and Hennepin County’s resolution to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names to change the name at the federal level. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board endorsed the name change when it adopted a master plan for the lake last year. It added Bde Maka Ska to signage around the lake in 2015. Save Lake Calhoun noted that decision in its statement. “In fact, Lake Calhoun currently carries the additional name Bde Maka Ska, which Save Lake Calhoun representatives say eliminates the need to change anything,” it states. But the letter from Kaardal took issue with the Park Board’s decision to post the signs, describing the action as “impermissibly ‘jumping the gun’ on the DNR’s exclusive authority to approve a name change if any.”
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Sick time violation earns worker $11,000 settlement A violation of the city’s new sick and safe time ordinance has for the first time resulted in a settlement for a Minneapolis worker who was improperly denied sick leave. The city’s Department of Civil Rights reached an $11,000 settlement for the worker about three months after he filed a complaint against his former employer, a local gas station. The settlement was meant to compensate the worker for lost wages. The city’s sick and safe time ordinance, which took effect in July, requires all Minneapolis employers to offer a minimum amount of time off for workers to care for themselves or their family members. That time off must be paid at all businesses with at least six employees, who earn at least one hour of paid time off for every 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year. According to the city, the worker involved in the settlement had requested sick leave from the gas station where he was employed but was denied time off and then removed from the work schedule, in effect losing his job. The loss of income led to the worker being evicted from his apartment. He now lives with family members. Mayor Jacob Frey, who voted in favor of
the ordinance while serving as the Ward 3 City Council member, praised the action taken by the Department of Civil Rights. “The quickest way to erode public trust is to fail to enforce a policy that people helped shape and that the City promised to implement,” Frey said. “Our Civil Rights Department is fully committed to enforcing the landmark policies that help boost health and safety for people who live and work in our city. They have my full support in doing so.” The supervisor who denied the time-off request in this case is no longer with the company, according to the city. The Department of Civil Rights plans to conduct separate in-person training sessions with gas station management and employees and will monitor its compliance with the ordinance. While the ordinance was written to include almost all businesses that operate within Minneapolis, the city is currently prohibited from enforcing the ordinance against employers based outside of city limits. That’s the result of a temporary injunction granted last year by the Hennepin County District Court judge overseeing a lawsuit filed against the city by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
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hem. Ugh. So, yes, I was a fool, again. They broke my heart, again. Now I’m back to ignoring the NFL, again. But… and for sure this is straight out of the silver linings playbook, but after much woundlicking and soul-searching, I’ve come to the conclusion that I wouldn’t trade the Minneapolis Miracle and the feeling it gave me and the entire state for absolutely anything. I mean, how much once-in-a-lifetime fun was that? You watch sports your whole life to feel that particular jolt of adrenaline, disbelief and joy, therefore my going-forward mantra is: Never mind the Philly Fiasco, and never forget the Minneapolis Miracle. Yes, a hometown Super Bowl appearance would have been a good party, but the Patriots and Eagles and corporate America and the NFL and all the big winners can suck it; I’ll take those 10 seconds that led to that unprecedented feeling of universal elation shooting through the land, a thing of amazing, incredible and singular beauty whose memory will forever bring a jumpstart to my heart and a smile to my face, and, like the song said and like many Vikings fans have said since, they can’t take that away from me. Seriously. Unlike most Super Bowls, people will be talking about Case-to-Diggs for the rest of their lives, because we, yes we, went from heartbreak to elation in the blink of an eye and everybody went to bed that night dreaming their impossible dreams, realizing that prayers do get answered and knowing that we’d live to fight another day. Oh, what a feeling! Loser talk, I can hear the Brady-Trump brigade saying, and I’m sure snickering Patriots fans everywhere are bored with all their winning ways and titles by now, but the truth is that those sad bastards will never know the good-for-the-soul, tried-and-true ritual of putting a positive spin on a huge pile of poop. That’s how we do here. We like it here. We put the “oof” in “uff da.” “The great tragedy is always better,” philosophized my nephew Matt during the third quarter of Sunday’s Vikings-Eagles game viewing party-Irish wake. Our heroes were still within 17 points, but the lad, schooled as he has been on the lovable loserdom lore of his home state, was already doing what every Vikings fan learns to do from birth: dealing with another soul-crushing loss by whatever means necessary, and dealing with it fast. The day after, he doubled-down on the tragedy theme by posting the definition: “Tragedy (from the Greek, tragoidia) is a form of drama based on human suffering that invokes an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in audiences. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term tragedy often refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the selfdefinition of Western Civilization.” It we, and we’re far from alone. One of the most rabid Vikings fans I know, Matt, cuts hair
Stefon Diggs on his way to the end zone and into our broken purple hearts forever. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings
at Winston’s Barbershop in Uptown and talks to his clients about life, philosophy and the Shakespearean nature of the purple and gold. My time in his chair is often spent talking about how the Vikings bring our family together and how it gives strangers something to talk about. Something painful and tragic, but something. “We’ve known for years in psychology that feeling connections and affiliations with others is important for well-being,” Daniel Wann, author of “Sports Fans: The Psychology and Social Impact of Spectators,” told the Huffington Post in 2016 (the year the Vikings collapsed after a 5-0 start). “What fandom allows you to do is to gain those connections, which then in turn provides you with social and psychological health. All these people are going to be your friends and your comrades, even though you don’t know their names, you’ve never seen them before, and you’re probably never going to see them again. But you feel this important sense of connection to the world around you.” The truth is, I’ve never felt more of a connection with my fellow beleaguered Vikings fans than I did that Sunday night of the Minneapolis Miracle. I witnessed it from a bar at the bottom of Lutsen Mountain, as desolate a winter location as there exists on this planet, and found myself jumping up and down and hugging my brother, buddies and strangers like never before. In that moment, an antenna connected the lot of us and we were all on the same purple passion frequency. Friends who were at USBS reported unfettered joy and open weeping. Friends from across the state and all over the country posted their purple euphoria. A public defender buddy of
mine told me about a client of his who described watching the Miracle in prison as “amazing.” Lo and verily, for one brief shining moment we were all Stefon Diggs, racing into the end zone towards hope and endless possibility. Hours afterwards, I lay in my Lutsen hotel room, grinning to the sound of my bedmate and brother giggling in his sleep and his muttering, “I can’t believe they won that [bleeping] game.” We were in Lutsen to play a gig the next night, and as he laughed-snored, I gazed out at the snow falling on the mountain and the stars over Minnesota, and thought about how good life was at that very moment, and made a promise to myself right then and there that no matter what happened next, I would keep that diamond in my heart forever. Especially over the next two weeks, when reminders of the Woulda Coulda Shoulda Bowl mock us from every street corner. Jim Walsh lives and grew up in South Minneapolis. He can be reached at jimwalsh086@gmail.com
CORRECTION An incorrect byline ran with Meet the Market on page B5 of the Jan. 11–24 edition. The column was written by Rebecca Noble.
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Choosing neighborhood health over density People who are surprised to hear criticism of development projects seem blind to the real concern about livability. The issue is not about whether more people are accommodated in the city (increased density), nor access to goods and services, nor any good thing to which supporters of unbridled development seek to turn the discussion. The issue is about scale and what limits on development are necessary to support the good things of a community — including the unique character of some rather fragile inner-city neighborhoods. The city government should be protecting neighborhoods from a “bigger is better” mentality that stems from the drive for higher profit, not about what is good for the neighborhood. What sense does it make to destroy or damage the very thing that makes a neighborhood attractive? Even highly developed areas, like Uptown, cannot accept unrestricted development and retain the features that make the neighborhood unique and attractive. Developers pay lip service and have community meetings, but they are only willing to make small changes that do not affect the bottom line much. If a development cannot make a profit within the bounds of what is healthy for a neighborhood, then it should not be approved.
This is where people, via organizing and protesting, can have a role. People clearly differ in opinion about what is healthy for a neighborhood, but the concerns of the people who live there certainly are a valid part of that discussion. We need to have that discussion and not make it about development versus no development. I challenge defenders of development projects to identify what is too big for a specific location prior to simply defending a proposed development on vague ideological grounds like increased density. Robert L. Jorczak Linden Hills
An invitation to caucus Local leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties want to jointly invite the voters of Minneapolis to attend precinct caucuses Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Precinct caucuses are public meetings to discuss political party platforms, vote in a straw poll for governor and run to be delegates to party conventions that will officially endorse candidates. The only requirements to participate in precinct caucuses are that you are eligible to vote in the upcoming November election, live in the precinct and are in general agreement with the principles of the political party.
To find your local caucus location visit: mnvotesinfo.sos.state.mn.us/voters/ precinct-caucus/. Andy Rich Chair, GOP Senate District 61 Scott Graham Chair, DFL Senate District 61
A woman’s voice It’s been just over a year since Donald Trump took office. Women from all over the country took to the streets to send a message to the new administration that women’s rights are human rights and women will not be silenced. One thing we can do to make women’s voices heard in 2018 is elect more women to the Minnesota legislature. Less than one-third of Minnesota state legislators are women. Here in District 61B, we have the chance to elect a woman to represent us, and we urge you to join us and caucus for Meggie Wittorf on Tuesday, Feb. 6. We are supporting Meggie because of the combination of her business acumen, her history of effective advocacy and her ability to get things done. Having worked at General Mills as a finance and marketing professional for the past nine years, Meggie knows how to manage a
budget and build consensus around a brand, which will be tremendous assets to achieve legislative success. She understands that in order to create equity for women and people of color, we must create sustainable programs, like the women’s mentorship program she chaired at the University of Minnesota when she was earning her MBA. As a board member at OutFront Minnesota, Meggie fights to protect and strengthen LGBTQ rights. That includes creating safe and inclusive schools for youth and building a wide net of resources for those experiencing crisis. Meggie also has a fluency in Greater Minnesota that comes from her parents who grew up in a small farming community. They intentionally moved to Wayzata because they wanted their three daughters to get a good education and have the chance to go to college because they didn’t. We need Meggie’s voice at the Capitol. She will advance an agenda focused on economic equity and advocacy that will benefit those of us who live in 61B and all Minnesotans. Ann Tobin and David Booth Lynnhurst
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for this story. Multiple attempts to arrange an interview with a seventh candidate, Guhaad Said, were unsuccessful. Candidates have been invited to participate in a Jan. 30 forum at Sabathani Community Center, 310 E. 38th St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the forum runs 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Osman Ahmed osmanformn.com
Although this is his first run for public office, Osman Ahmed has been involved in politics since not long after his arrival in the United States in 2004. Born in Somalia, Ahmed grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp before immigrating to the U.S. with his family. By his senior year of high school, he was campaigning to re-elect President Barack Obama. He was a community organizer for Congressman Keith Ellison after graduating from the University of Minnesota, worked on various local campaigns and most recently was employed as a field representative in Hennepin and Ramsey counties for former Sen. Al Franken. “I believe it’s the right time for me to step up to leadership,” he said, noting his history of “working with progressive leaders.” Ahmed, a decade-long resident of the Whittier neighborhood, where he, his wife and son are renters, said his top priorities if elected would be renters rights and addressing statewide housing challenges. He would be speaking up for a group that does not always use its voice, he said. “In this district, it’s 90 percent renters, and the voting turnout is usually 50 percent or less than that,” he said. Ahmed said he is focused on increasing voter turnout in District 62A and is among a number of Minneapolis legislative candidates who support restoring the right to vote to felons who have served their time. Ahmed said would also prioritize defending his neighbors from the Trump administration, working as a “coalition builder” to unite the district’s various communities. “I will work for people in my district regardless of religion, immigration status or gender,” he said. “This is a diverse community, and I want to represent everyone in my district, with the concern that the administration is attacking one community at a time.”
Omar Fateh omarfateh.com
This is Omar Fateh’s second attempt to win public office. Three years ago, as a 24-yearold, he ran for an at-large school board seat in
Fairfax County, Virginia, where he lived before moving to Minnesota. “It was a county of 1 million people and it had 600,000 voters, so it was a good experience,” he said. A Stevens Square resident, Fateh is a state program administrator in the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s property tax division. He has also been active in local government, working with the local East African community as a City of Minneapolis community specialist and serving as vice-chair of the Hennepin County 2040 Comprehensive Plan committee. Fateh said addressing affordable housing issues would be a top priority for him in office because rents are rising faster than wages for many. He said housing is an issue with diverse challenges, and legislators need also to expand programs that create subsidized housing and prevent homelessness while opening new pathways to homeownership. Noting 62A is one of the poorest districts in the state, Fateh said its next representative must focus on employment, possibly by opening an opportunity center. Residents value the area’s diversity, he said, but “without a good-paying job, you’re not going to be able to remain in the district.” Fateh said education was his other top priority, and said legislators should seek to give everyone the opportunity to earn a degree, in part through making the state’s community colleges more accessible. It was a priority he said was shaped by his own struggles as a student; after graduating high school with a “very low GPA,” Fateh attended community college, transferred to a four-year school and eventually earned first a bachelors and then a Master of Public Administration degree from George Mason University. “Giving everyone the opportunity to pursue community college or a certificate or even a four-year degree, I think that’s important,” he said.
Hodan Hassan hodanforhouse.com
Hodan Hassan said she was shaped by her arrival in the U.S. as an immigrant over 20 years ago, when she was greeted by “people who have big hearts and are committed to serving others.” “Ever since then, I’ve had a heart for service,” she said. A mental health clinician who lives in Ventura Village, Hassan founded and serves as executive director for Pathways 2 Prosperity, an organization that works to close systemic gaps in mental health services for immigrant communities and also trains providers to work in those communities. Hassan also works at PrairieCare, a psychiatric care facility affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical School. Hassan said affordable housing would be her top priority if elected, and said she would both advocate for renters rights at the Capitol and seek to change a state law that restricts cities from setting rent control policies. “There has to be some sort of way we can control how much rent can increase,” she said, adding that she’s spoken with district residents who have experienced dramatic rent increases without any improvements to their buildings. Citing her background in healthcare, Hassan said she would also make affordable and accessible healthcare a top priority. She said the state should invest more in preventative care and accessible mental health programs.
Hassan would also seek what she called a “holistic approach to eliminating the achievement gap,” an approach that would take into consideration the unmet housing and healthcare needs of students. “It’s all tied together,” she said. “if we are not providing affordable housing to families and families are not stable, kids are brining that issue to the classroom, and that disrupts their education.”
Jen Kader Kader4house.org
Jen Kader said she’s spent most of her professional life as a community organizer, and in that role she has worked with communities — urban, suburban and rural — to foster relationships and help members address shared challenges together. Her ability to “convene diverse viewpoints” will be an asset at the Capitol, she said. “While there are a lot of challenges, I also see a lot of opportunities to make change happen,” she said. Kader lives in Whittier and previously worked as a community organizer for the Whittier Alliance neighborhood organization. In her current position, she’s a program manager for Freshwater Society, a St. Paul-based nonprofit that works to protect freshwater and watersheds. A master water steward, she also co-chairs the board of directors for the Women’s Environmental Institute, an educational and environmental justice nonprofit co-founded by Clark. The institute has been working East Phillips residents to develop green jobs at the former Roof Depot site on East 28th Street, and Kader said she would work to advance the neighborhood’s vision if elected. Kader said her top priority as District 62A’s representative would be “finding systems-level solutions to equity.” That means addressing the challenge on multiple fronts; not just raising the minimum wage, as Minneapolis has, but finding ways to decrease expenses so earnings aren’t eaten up by healthcare and childcare costs. It also means working to improve the education system and access to housing, she added. Another priority for Kader would be addressing climate change. She said that requires strategies to both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to help communities adapt to the effects of a warming planet. Kader said another focus of her time at the Capitol would be building the relationships and coalitions required to pass progressive legislation — work that would build on her community organizing skills and experience.
Farhio Khalif facebook.com/Farhiokh
A prominent advocate for the local East African community, Farhio Khalif said hosting
her own public-access television talk show from 2010 to 2017 gave her insight into the many issues that lie just below the surface. “Through my taking pictures over the years and interviewing people and talking to people, I learned about so many things that are not really talked about in our community, including violence against women, sexual trafficking, youth issues,” she said. Beginning in 2011, Khalif worked in Council Member Cam Gordon’s Ward 2 office, focusing much of her attention on the Cedar-Riverside area. She first met Clark that same year, joining the campaign to defeat the marriage and voter ID amendments to the state constitution. Khalif founded Voice of East African Women in 2012, an organization that works with survivors of domestic violence. The nonprofit serves over 1,000 people a year and now operates Farhio House, a shelter for East African and Muslim women and their children. “I’ve always been an activist and advocate for a lot of issues we care about in our community,” she said. If elected, Khalif said she would be an advocate for victims of domestic violence at the Capitol, “making sure when they come to the capitol, their issues are being looked at.” She said violence against women is an issue that ties into the needs for increased access to both affordable housing and healthcare. Khalif would also prioritize environmental justice. She said fighting for clean air and water was a way of carrying on Clarks’ legacy in 62A. Khalif said she would advocate for youth, speaking up for education and healthcare policies that give young people “a better chance.”
Margarita Ortega (no photo provided) margaritaortega.org
Born and raised in District 62A, Margarita Ortega said she intimately understands both its strengths and struggles. A highly diverse community, it is also home to many lowincome residents, and the area can struggle to attract the resources it needs, she said. “I am completely invested in the people, the community and everything that helps improve the lives that live here,” she said. An East Phillips resident, Ortega works in City Council Member Alondra Cano’s Ward 9 office. She also served for two years on the East Phillips Coalition Board in the vice chair position, collaborating with Clark on environmental and sex trafficking policies, she said. Ortega said she would want to carry on Clark’s legacy if elected the district’s new representative. For her, that means focusing on environmental justice, homelessness, criminal justice reform and education. In terms of environmental justice, Ortega said she would prioritize “addressing polluting industries that are within the district,” including Smith Foundry on East 28th Street. She’d also work to execute a community vision for the city-owned Roof Depot site, also located on East 28th Street, including “green jobs for low-income families and youth.” Ortega’s top criminal justice reform priorities include removing the barriers felons face in finding employment and housing. She also supports marijuana legalization. Ortega said she would work to increase funding for early learning programs. Gov. Mark Dayton made a push for universal prekindergarten, but Ortega said pre-kindergarten is still out of reach for many middleclass families at the funding levels set by the legislature. If elected, she would also explore options for a student loan forgiveness program. “I would like everyone to know I’m a candidate of unity,” she said. “I’m Native American, and our culture is to unify all of the cultures here. … It’s who I am, and I wouldn’t stray from it.”
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nonprofit. The transaction only became possible in 2015 when the City Council voted to allow shelters outside downtown to exist separately from religious institutions. Now, Simpson staff members are mulling whether to renovate the building or consider new construction. They would continue to operate the church food pantry, and church members would continue to worship onsite for the foreseeable future, said Steve Horsfield, executive director of Simpson Housing Services. Horsfield said he doesn’t expect to expand the number of people they serve, currently 44 men and 22 women. Carlyle Bowker, a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder, said he needs to stay alert all night at other shelters, but at Simpson he feels comfortable taking medication to help him sleep. “I feel safe here, compared to other shelters I’ve been at,” he said. Several residents said the food at Simpson is the best of any shelter. Volunteers peek at other groups’ menus to try to best them. A favorite group is the Tzu Chi Foundation, which rolls scratch-made eggrolls by hand. Simpson recently held a wake and funeral for Adalberto P. Morillo, a former resident who died Dec. 30.
It’s a lot easier to keep someone in housing than to get back into housing. For a lot of people, their biggest resource is each other. — Robert Hofmann, shelter manager
Angela HernandezNegron (right) talks with her friend Jo Ann Johnson at Simpson Housing Services shelter in Whittier. Photo by Michelle Bruch
“He’s the kind of person who would give you the shirt off his back or give you the last dime, if he had a last dime,” said his girlfriend Angela Hernandez-Negron, a Simpson resident who said she never lets anyone see her cry. Hernandez-Negron is preparing to work as a security guard at the Super Bowl. “This is a family here, wonderful people,” she said. Residents stay at Simpson without strings attached, so long as they follow a basic code of conduct. They arrive at 5 p.m. and eat dinner together at 7 p.m. Alumni with apartments of their own often return for dinner as well. Hofmann said they serve as role models for people working to get back on their feet, and in return, Simpson provides a supportive community and a free meal as people move on. “It’s a lot easier to keep someone in housing than to get back into housing,” Hofmann said.
“For a lot of people, their biggest resource is each other.” Lights out is 9 p.m. Residents sleep in the same bed each night, and use a locker to store belongings. “They know where they’re sleeping, and they know the person above them,” Hofmann said. Staff work with residents to get their paperwork in order and help them find a permanent housing solution. Hofmann said the process can take 120–150 days. The shelter launched in the winter of 1981 — legend has it that while men sought permission from City Hall, the women went ahead and invited people inside. Hofmann said he doesn’t think they ever envisioned the shelter would be around so long. “The need stayed, so the shelter stayed,” he said. The nonprofit formed in the early ’90s, and
the emergency shelter has become only a small facet of the work done by Simpson Housing Services, which keeps offices at 2100 Pillsbury Ave. S. Simpson subsidizes supportive housing across the metro for 210 families and up to 100 single adults, expanding at a rate of about 15 percent each year. In overhauling the shelter space, Horsfield said they could look at more spaces tailored for seniors or young people. They could also deepen relationships with groups that visit on a weekly basis, such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, nurses, a chiropractor and a psychologist. “For a lot of people, this experience is an experience of uncertainty,” Hofmann said, explaining that people who become homeless can become so focused on survival they live only in the present. “Maybe there’s a metaphor in there for us too. We realize now, we have this foundation. … It’s a foundation for dreaming.”
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By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com
District proposes changing bell times at 20 schools Minneapolis Public Schools is proposing to change start and end times at 20 schools for 2018–2019 as part of its plan to reduce its projected $33 million budget deficit. The proposal would shift starting times at 17 schools 35–70 minutes later in the morning. It would also shift three schools to earlier start times. The district said the proposal would save $2 million by creating a more efficient busing system. It would create more balance between the number of schools that start earlier in the morning and the number that start later in the morning, allowing allow more drivers to do multiple runs. “The more runs we can get with one bus, the more efficient the system is,” said MPS Chief Operations Officer Karen DeVet. The proposed bell time changes would affect seven elementary schools, all seven MPS middle schools, four K–8 schools and two alternative schools. No high schools would see changes in starting and ending times. (MPS does not use school buses to transport high school students who are in regular-education classes. High school students who are eligible for transportation receive Go-To Cards to use on Metro Transit.) Schools across the district would be affected, including five in what the district calls Zone 3, which includes most of Southwest Minneapolis. Those five are: Kenwood Elementary School (K–5), Jefferson Community School (K–8), Clara Barton Open School (K–8), Justice Page Middle School (6–8) and Anthony Middle School (6–8). Anwatin Middle School (6–8) and Bryn Mawr Elementary School (pre-K–5) would also be affected. The change would mean a shorter school day for the seven middle schools. Currently each has a school day of between six hours,
PROPOSED START AND END TIMES CHANGES IN MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS School
Grades
Current Start Time
Proposed Start Time
Proposed End Time
Current End Time
Anishinabe
K-8
8:05 a.m.
8:40 a.m.
3:10 p.m.
2:35 p.m.
Anthony
MS
8:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:50 p.m.
Anwatin
MS
8:50 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Bancroft
Elem
7:30 a.m.
8:40 a.m.
3:10 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Barton
K-8
7:30 a.m.
8:40 a.m.
3:10 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Bethune
Elem
8:40 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
3:40 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
Bryn Mawr
Elem
7:30 a.m.
8:40 a.m.
3:10 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Franklin
MS
8:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Jefferson
K-8
9:40 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
Jenny Lind
Elem
8:35 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:05 p.m.
Justice Page
MS
8:50 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Kenwood
Elem
7:30 a.m.
8:05 a.m.
2:35 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Northeast
MS
8:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Olson
MS
8:45 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Pratt
Elem
9:40 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
3:40 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
Sanford
MS
8:45 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Sullivan
K-8
8:05 a.m.
8:40 a.m.
3:10 p.m.
2:35 p.m.
Transition Plus Alt
9:00 a.m.
9:40 a.m.
4:10 p.m.
3:20 p.m.
Wenonah
Elem
9:30 a.m.
9:35 a.m.
4:05 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Wilder Metro
Alt
8:00 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
3:40 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
55 minutes and seven hours, 20 minutes. The school day would run six hours, 30 minutes for each under the proposal, with each starting at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. The district said the plan would mean less driver turnover and a more stable driver workforce. That would allow drivers to forge better relationships with students and result in safer buses, it said. The district added that the goal is to keep
changes to starting and ending times to no more than one hour. MPS owns about one-third of its buses and utilizes contractors for the remaining twothirds, DeVet said. Its median annual cost for transportation per school is $494,000. DeVet said the district has talked with the union representing the bus drivers in general about the proposal. She said she expects the proposal would allow some drivers to get
more hours, adding that there is an industrywide shortage of drivers. Asked if elementary schools could expect changes, DeVet said it would be premature to comment on additional changes pending the outcome of MPS’ district-wide comprehensive assessment. The assessment is a study of the district’s programs, boundary zones, staffing levels, facilities utilization and more. But DeVet did say more changes are likely. MPS staff met with parent councils in coming up with the bell time proposal. The district also convened an internal committee of department leaders and principals. It is encouraging families who need to consider a new school option to work with the district’s Student Placement Services (studentplacement.mpls.k12.mn.us/) to find the best option. Choosing a new school can happen any time of year, but families will get their best options by submitting a school choice card by Feb. 17, the district said. Choice cards can be submitted online at schoolrequest.mpls.k12.mn.us. District leaders will present their proposal to the School Board Finance Committee on Jan. 25. The board will hear an update on the overall 2018–2019 budget recommendation on Feb. 13 and will review the budget in April or May. It will vote on a final 2018–2019 budget in June. In other budget news, district leaders in January pitched plans for a pair of referenda that would raise $30 million annually. One would establish a capital projects levy for technology, which is projected to generate $12 million annually. The other would raise an additional $18 million annually for the district’s operating budget. District leaders aim to get the referenda on the ballot in November.
District plans community budget conversations Minneapolis Public Schools will hold a series of community discussions around its budget situation in February. The conversations will center on the district’s plan to address its projected $33 million budget deficit for 2018–2019. They will also touch on how those plans could affect individual schools.
District leaders are hoping to get ideas from community members on how to make any changes easier. The meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m.–8 p.m Feb. 7, Feb. 8 and Feb. 15. The Feb. 7 meeting will be at Southwest High School, 3414 W. 47th St.; the Feb. 8 meeting will be at the Davis Center,1250 W. Broadway Ave.; and
the Feb. 15 meeting will be at Transition Plus Wilder Complex, 3320 Elliot Ave. Light refreshments, beverages, childcare and interpretation services will be available. If accommodations or transportation is needed, please contact Shantel Shorter at 668-0128 or shantel.shorter@mpls.k12.mn.us at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Meetings will not be rescheduled if there is bad weather. The district’s parent advisory councils and CityWide Student Leadership Board are also talking about budgets at their January and February meetings. Visit mpls.k12.mn.us/ community_discussions to learn more.
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from the Jefferson and Green Central zones to continue to enroll there. The district began phasing out the exemptions a few years ago as it started providing language support in all schools, according to district Chief Operations Officer Karen DeVet. The policy contributed to a 77-student decline in enrollment at Lyndale from the 2015– 2016 school year to 2016–2017. Alarmed by the school’s dip in students, Lyndale’s site council requested a boundary change last March. “Without structural change this year’s $850,000 budget cut will just be the beginning,” site council members wrote to the School Board. “With low Kindergarten enrollment it is hard to see how we will be able to sustain 4 Kindergarten classes.” The boundary change never happened, and this fall the district informed parents that it would end the final two buses from the
Jefferson zone after this school year. Lyndale parents decided to protest, holding a meeting about the changes and speaking out at the School Board meeting. “Somali families who have lost buses are making difficult decisions about jobs and enduring hardships in order to drive kids to school because they love Lyndale,” Del told the School Board. She added that she thinks families would leave MPS for charter schools because of the cut in busing.
enrolled in Lyndale, adding that she thinks diversity changes the experience for everyone. Anderson noted how Lyndale’s younger grades have a growing proportion of white students, expressing concern about the school losing its diversity. She said the school could expect to lose more staff if its enrollment drops again, which would impact the culture at the school. Anderson said parents are hoping to increase Lyndale’s enrollment while supporting the district as it makes decisions on structural changes. She noted an open house on Jan. 25 at the school for prospective parents, set for 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Parents also want to make sure they are advocating for students of color, Anderson added. “Our kids need racial mirrors for healthy identity,” she said. “If you don’t see that, how do you set a dream?”
the school. At the December School Board meeting, she said the school is held with such esteem that is has a reputation in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu. For years, the school had a student population that was nearly 90 percent students of color, as families in Lyndale — which is about 48 percent white, according to recent Census estimates — and nearby neighborhoods enrolled at other schools in Southwest Minneapolis. But a 2009 enrollment plan designed to encourage more district families to attend community schools coincided with an increase in the enrollment of white students at Lyndale. The district ended Lyndale’s citywide Somali EL program in 2010, according to site council member and longtime parent David Weingartner, but it allowed Somali EL students
A ‘healthy identity’ Heather Anderson, a white parent of two black children at Lyndale, said her family moved to the Minneapolis district a year-and-a-half ago because they were looking for diversity and racial mirrors in a school. In an interview, she said she’s seen her kids become more confident since they
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By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com
Planning Commission approves applications for Sons of Norway project The City Planning Commission on Jan. 22 approved six applications for the proposed Sons of Norway mixed-use project on Lake Street in Uptown. The commission unanimously approved applications to allow for a conditional-use permit and to rezone part of the site to allow for more density and a taller building. It also approved a variance to allow for a larger building footprint, among other applications. “This is one of the most urban and walkable places in the city of Minneapolis,” Planning Commissioner Sam Rockwell said. “… If this kind of development isn’t appropriate here, I’m not sure where it is appropriate.” Ryan Companies has proposed a twobuilding, 319-unit project for the site, which includes most of the block between Lake and 31st streets and Holmes and Humboldt avenues. The project would have 23,000 square feet for commercial uses, including 16,000 feet for Sons of Norway, the fraternal and cultural organization that currently resides in a building on the site. The two buildings would be connected by a five-story glass walkway. The northern building would include all of the retail and commercial uses, which would be located at ground level along Lake Street. The southern building would be five stories and 59 feet tall
and would include ground floor walk-up units and ground-level parking. The project would also include one level of underground parking spanning the entirety of the project site and a total of 323 parking spaces. In addition, there would be 15,000 square feet of backyard space, which would include green space and a skating rink in the winter. Tony Barranco, vice president of real estate development for Ryan Companies, said the project is a great opportunity to “bring life” to the site. He noted that the site currently has environmental contamination and no active stormwater management. Barranco said there has been wide support for the project, except from East Calhoun residents who are concerned about height near the southern edge of the site. He said Ryan Companies eliminated an entire story of the southern building to address those concerns. In meetings and public comments, East Calhoun residents have also expressed concerns that the project would exacerbate traffic congestion in an already busy neighborhood. Several dozen wrote to city officials urging them to reject Ryan Companies’ application to rezone the site to allow for higher density. “While we recognize the desire of the City to facilitate new housing construction, we feel developers are excessively targeting this desir-
able neighborhood such that it will become undesirable,” the East Calhoun Community Organization board wrote. In their letter, the ECCO board noted that the southern half of the site is zoned to allow for buildings up to four stories. They asked what the purpose is of a comprehensive plan if the city ignores it. The ECCO board also questioned the veracity of the traffic study done in conjunction with the project. They said that it did not take into account seasonal traffic and planned construction projects, such as the upcoming Hennepin Avenue reconstruction. In a staff report, Senior City Planner Peter Crandall wrote that the traffic study concluded that the project would have a minimal impact on traffic and road functionality in the area. Crandall also wrote that the project is in line with the city’s comprehensive plan, which guides plans for development. He said the project would allow for a greater density of housing units in a high-demand area of the city. Planning Commissioners appeared to agree with Crandall’s assessment. At the Jan. 22 meeting, Rockwell said the city has an obligation to think about creating developments for people who don’t have cars. Commission Vice President John Slack said he thinks the site is the one in the Uptown area that needs to be denser.
Planning commissioners did attach three conditions to Ryan Companies’ conditionaluse permit, including one requiring parts of the southern building’s fifth floor to be set back six feet. But Barranco said Ryan Companies will be able to make that work, though it will likely lead to fewer units. “We’re very excited,” he said about the project. “… We’re just excited to take the next steps in the process, with the hopes of getting started this spring.”
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By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com
Neighbors provide education on road salt A group of community members in Southwest Minneapolis is teaching local businesses best practices for using salt on sidewalks. The group is canvassing business nodes to provide business owners and managers educational materials on ways to reduce salt use. They’re handing out posters and pamphlets with information such as best practices for clearing sidewalks and how to hire a contractor that uses less salt. “This is science-based, pretty basic stuff, but a lot of people don’t think about the ramifications of the products they use,” said Lowry Hill East resident Joe Knaeble, who’s leading the efforts. Knaeble, a master water steward, said he got the idea for the campaign from a meeting with city officials, including Council Member Kevin Reich, who chairs the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Board of Commissioners. He said that Reich and public works officials highlighted the opportunities for salt education outside of the city’s larger business districts, some of which already provide snowremoval services. Knaeble wrote a grant to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District this past year for the salt education campaign and received $10,000. He and fellow volunteers began surveying
local businesses late last winter, discovering that a number were already aware of the issues with road salt. This winter, the group has been returning to the businesses with its educational materials. They try to leave posters at every business they visit, Knaeble said, and encourage business owners to put them near where they keep their de-icing materials. The poster goes through best practices for keeping sidewalks clear, such as shoveling and scraping often, selecting the right tools and only using salt on ice. It also covers the negative effects of agents such as sodium chloride, which is harmful to plants, harmful to concrete and corrosive to metal. Darren Lochner, education program manager for the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, said the group’s work is a great example of local citizens coming together to look for solutions to an issue. A lot of cities have been doing a good job looking at ways to reduce salt, Lochner said, but it’s trickier to build awareness among contractors. People often don’t know the impact that salt can have, Lochner added, noting that it affects infrastructure in addition to water. “It’s a win for everyone if we work on
Joe Knaeble and his fellow volunteers are handing out posters with information on how to reduce salt use. Photo by Nate Gotlieb
reducing the amount of salt we’re applying,” he said. “Joe’s group has been doing a great job of getting the message out.” Contractors often over-salt because of liability issues, Knaeble said. He noted efforts of another group working on legislation to reduce the damage limit for lawsuits filed over salting. Over 35 people have been directly involved
in the education efforts, Knaeble said. That includes volunteers from the Lynnhurst, Whittier and CARAG neighborhoods. The grant ends at the end of the month, but Knaeble said he hopes to cover most of Southwest Minneapolis.
Nice Ride chooses dockless bike-share provider Nice Ride Minnesota has chosen a vendor to start and operate a dockless bike-sharing system in the Twin Cities. The nonprofit announced Jan. 16 that Brooklyn-based Motivate will lead the transition to a dockless system. Motivate will add dockless bikes beginning this summer while continuing to operate Nice Ride’s station-based system through 2021. The transition plan is subject to approval by Nice Ride’s federal funders, the City of Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Nice Ride operates a system with over
1,850 bikes and 200 docking stations spread across Minneapolis and St. Paul, thanks to a combination of private and public funding. The nonprofit began operating the system in summer 2010. This past summer, Nice Ride decided to start transitioning to a dockless bike-sharing model, spurred by trends in the industry. It envisioned a board of directors with representatives from the Twin Cities’ right-of-way owners, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, the University of Minnesota and the Park Board. The nonprofit issued a request for proposals to vendors this past fall and settled on Motivate
this past December. St. Paul decided to embark on its own process, though it could also end up with a dockless system, Nice Ride Executive Director Bill Dossett said. Nice Ride says it expects to double the number of shared bikes in Minneapolis in 2018 and that it envisions a five-fold expansion by 2020. Motivate operates bike-sharing systems in eight cities, including New York, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area. Julie Wood, the company’s vice president of communications and external affairs, said this would be Motivate’s first dockless system.
“They’ve been very thoughtful on how they’re approaching this,” she said of Nice Ride. “It makes a lot of sense to make good use of the equipment that’s already on the ground there now.” The dockless bike-share bikes will be similar to Nice Ride’s green bikes, Wood said, but will have ring locks on the back of them. Wood added that Motivate is also looking at piloting eBikes in Minneapolis, something it’s introducing to its San Francisco system in April.
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Mary Merrill named interim park superintendent The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has a temporary replacement for outgoing Superintendent Jayne Miller, and she won’t be new to the role. Commissioners voted to name Superintendent Emeritus Mary Merrill as interim superintendent. The former commissioner and parks executive will begin the work next month and serve until a permanent successor is expected to begin this November. This agreement represents the first step of a largely new Park Board in its search for the next superintendent over the coming months. Miller announced in December that she would resign in February to take a job as CEO of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, just as commissioners take office. Merrill said she will play a role in helping the six new commissioners and three returning commissioners form a plan for the road ahead. “It will be really important as you move
forward and looking ahead to the future that this board really develop a shared vision over the next years,” she said at the Jan. 17 meeting. Merrill served more than four years as superintendent between 1999 and 2003 and one subsequent term as a commissioner. Fresh out of college, Merrill began her long history with the parks as a recreation director at Powderhorn Park in 1972. She would eventually work her way up to being the first woman and first person of color to lead the system as superintendent. Merrill is one of three people to earn the title of superintendent emeritus. Citywide Commissioner LaTrisha Vetaw said naming Merrill to the post was a “complete full-circle moment for a young African-American girl.” “I could’ve never imagined this in my life. That I would sitting here and you would be standing there and I would be voting on you being interim superintendent,” she said. “This
is the highlight of my tenure on the board — all three weeks.” Citywide Commissioner Londel French said with Merrill’s help the board could change perceptions that it’s closed off to some communities. “There couldn’t be a better scenario if you lost a superintendent for you to be just available and waiting, ready to step up,” he said. President Brad Bourn said this year would prove to be especially important as the Park Board begins the first full year of a 20-year plan to invest $800 million into neighborhood parks and prepares a new comprehensive plan. Many commissioners promised more youth programming and investment on the campaign trail, and Merrill helped design many of the board’s programs, such as the Youthline Outreach Mentorship Program, Teen Teamworks and Phat Summer. “This a board has an incredibly short
runway. And we have a lot to do and we can’t stand still,” he said. Merrill will serve as a consultant until Miller departs on Feb. 4. She’ll then serve as interim superintendent from Feb. 5 to Oct. 31. At the same meeting, commissioners approved six months of severance pay — more than $85,000 — stipulated in Miller’s contract. Merrill said searching for the next superintendent would be “agenda item No. 1.” The board will need to identify what skills and experiences the next leader will need, she said, so that they “will be a real knockout.” “[There’s a] lot of hard work ahead of you. A lot of hard work. But I have every faith that this board will be a smashing success in terms of doing what needs to be done with this city for now,” she said.
Kite Festival set to take over Lake Harriet skies Kites will add a splash of color to the frozen waters of Lake Harriet for the 17th-annual Kite Festival. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s yearly tradition will see experts from the Minnesota Kite Society demonstrate
THE KITE FESTIVAL Where: Near Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W. Lake Harriet Parkway When: Saturday, Jan. 27 noon–4 p.m. Cost: Free
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A Loppet in the limelight The Masters World Cup and Super Bowl launch the festival to new heights
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The Loppet Foundation’s annual winter celebration features cross-country ski races, skijoring events and the Southwest Journal Snow Sculpture Contest. Submitted photos
snowy winter, an international skiing competition and a Super Bowl make for a one-of-a-kind City of Lakes Loppet Ski Festival. The Loppet Foundation, the nonprofit that puts on the annual cross-country competition and winter sports celebration, is getting a taste of the global spotlight with the Masters World Cup, the unofficial world championships for skiers over 30. Right as the Loppet is done with that event, which is bringing more than 1,000 skiers from more than 20 countries to the Twin Cities through Jan. 26, it will reach a new audience before the big game on Feb. 4. “Usually you’d think of events like [the Masters World Cup] happening in a place like Bend, Oregon,” said John Munger, the Loppet’s executive director. “To get to the World Masters [Cross-Country Ski] Association to say, ‘We want to come to Minneapolis,’ was a big feather in our cap.” Minneapolis is an unusual host city for the race, which is typically hosted in smaller European cities. The United States has only hosted the Masters World Cup five times before this year and never in an urban setting — especially not one on the verge of hosting the sport world’s biggest event. J.D. Downing, president of the World Masters Association, said Minneapolis is a “unique opportunity” for the organization and its competitors to enjoy everything the metro has to offer. “Athletes can fly into the Minneapolis airport, take the light rail downtown, enjoy great skiing by day, and fine dining and culture in the evening,” he said in a statement. Munger, who said he planned to ski in the race, said the Loppet provides a perfect backdrop for local skiers to connect with fellow amateur athletes. “They’re here to compete, but they’re also here because it’s a great social occasion to see people from all the countries of the world who are interested in skiing,” he said. By this time, Munger was hoping the Loppet would be able to show off the Trail-
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head, a new 14,000-square-foot adventure center it is building at Theodore Wirth Regional Park in partnership with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The $8.5 million project hit a snag last summer when soil tests showed they would have to replace 30 feet of dirt before moving ahead. It delayed the opening about two months. Now the Trailhead, which will include some Loppet offices, community space, a bike and ski shop and a Cajun Twist eatery, is on track to open this March. The foundation’s other improvements at the park are ready for skiers. The organization has invested in new snow-making infrastructure, from new pipes and snow guns to a cooling tower, to produce all the fresh powder necessary to put on the festival, which runs Jan. 27 through Feb. 4.
Loppet goes downtown The Loppet will get its first foray into downtown Minneapolis this year with Super Bowl Live, the 10-day festival on Nicollet Mall leading up to the game. The foundation is programming a snowcovered Birkie Bridge with snow tubing, skijoring races with skiers and their dogs and kubb, a Scandinavian lawn game similar to horseshoes or lawn bowling. The Loppet Trail at Super Bowl Live stretches two downtown blocks and goes over 9th Street. The downtown fun isn’t the only thing being added around the Super Bowl. The night before the game, the Loppet will host its annual Luminary Loppet, the festival’s marquee event, which is expected to draw a record 10,000 guests to Lake of the Isles. This year, the foundation is inviting ice sculptor Trevor Pearson to create instruments out of ice. Percussionist Marc Anderson will play the ice drums, horns, whistles and shakers at a cold concert made possible through a Minnesota State Arts Board grant. “I’ve made music on exotic instruments
from every corner of the world, but I’ve never played ice,” he said. The annual celebration of winter, which will have additional time slots to account for people in town for the game, will feature large-scale ice installations, from an Enchanted Forest to Ice-Henge and the Luminary Pyramid. A traveling family of penguins will join a glowing puppet polar bear and the hundreds of luminaries spread throughout the lake.
Snowballing festivities This year is the second year the Loppet will be a part of the Great Northern, an effort spearheaded by Eric Dayton to rebrand winter as a selling point of the Twin Cities to attract tourists and locals alike. The festival combines the Loppet with other wintertime attractions like the St. Paul Winter Carnival and U.S. Pond Hockey Championships. With hundreds of thousands of people coming to town for the Super Bowl, the Masters World Cup and other festivities this year, Munger said next year will be a test to see if the Loppet and its partner events will draw people back to Minneapolis without the football game. “They’ll go, ‘Oh, you know what, next year I am going to come back,’” he said. All the attention begs the question: What’s next on the Loppet Foundation’s horizon? Munger said one day he would like to host a FIS Cross-Country World Cup and see Olympic medalist and Minnesotan Jessie Diggins compete. “She’s one of the greatest skiers in the world and she’s from Minnesota,” he said. It’s one step toward realizing the vision of Theodore Wirth, the city’s first park superintendent, to bring a Winter Olympic Games to the North Star State. Until then, this year’s events will be enough. “We definitely have a lot on our plate,” Munger said.
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Art on ice By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com
The shanty town is up and running on Lake Unma (Lake Harriet). Thousands of visitors are finding their sea legs inside a swaying ship, playing Twister, viewing five-minute plays and powering swings that move sculpture. There are tiny art car parades, monarch butterfly bicycles and dance parties. A Sound Shanty mixes audio with a feed from two hydrophones under the ice.
“Let’s keep people outside and get them interacting,” said Derek Ahlberg, one of the creators of the “Thwing.” Previously based on White Bear Lake, Art Shanty Projects expects to draw 25,000 visitors to its new location this year. The event runs every Saturday and Sunday (no matter the weather) from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. through Feb. 11.
The Tomb of the Unknown Minnow By Nicholas Maurstad, Angela Maki North and Mike Taus
A mausoleum honors nature’s seemingly insignificant sacrifices for peoples’ food and comfort — including minnows used as fishing bait.
Cinema Shanty and Ice Box Studios By Vanessa Miles and Jeff Sherman
A six-foot diameter zoetrope shows a changing series of animations. Participants can create animations in the Soundstage 18 shanty next door.
Rocky Sea Shanty By Alan Engler, Beth Kalin, Stacey Kelly and David Smith
The Twin Cities Sailing Club and Lake Harriet Yacht Club created a rocking boat to give people a seafaring experience. “It really does give you a feeling of stepping onto a boat,” said member Jamie Fraser. “We miss having water here.”
Thwing By Derek Ahlberg, Jeff Berg and Paul Owen
It’s a combination “thing” and “swing,” and the swings power a kinetic sculpture. A graphic designer and two photographers brought seesaws to the Art Shanty ice in 2014, and their designs have continued to evolve since then. “This is kind of our outlet,” said Derek Ahlberg.
10,000 Lakes Twister By Jared Haberer and Evan Hall
Architects Jared Haberer and Evan Hall spent a single weekend creating the “10,000 Lakes Twister” and assembled the structure on the ice. Windows punched on all sides of the shanty represent Minnesota lakes from across the state. Participants play Twister inside, placing hands and feet on lake-shaped primary colors. Lake Superior’s outline serves as a skylight. Haberer said they were inspired by James Turrell’s “Sky Pesher” piece embedded in a hill at the Walker Art Center, which blurs the line between ceiling and sky.
The Lonely Whale Shanty By Giuliana Pinto
Artist Giuliana Pinto created the shanty based on scientists’ discovery of a whale song recorded in the Pacific Ocean at 52 hertz — a frequency higher than any other whale song, believed to be unheard by other whales. Photos by Michelle Bruch
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By Emily Lund
Support local farmers all year round
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new year invites us to reflect on the past and envision the future. For me, this year brings an amazing opportunity to work for an organization that shares my personal passion for local food. I am honored to serve as the new executive director of Neighborhood Roots, a small nonprofit that is best known for operating Kingfield Farmers Market, Fulton Farmers Market and Nokomis Farmers Market. Our mission is to bring neighbors together to buy, eat and learn about local food. We support local farmers and small businesses, promote vibrant community and effect important changes in food and agriculture policy. You might associate farmers markets with summertime in Minneapolis, but our farmers are working all year to bring you local produce, meat and dairy products. Join us at the Neighborhood Roots Winter Farmers Markets the Saturdays of Jan. 27, Feb. 24 and March 24. All markets will take place 9:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in the Bachman’s greenhouse at 6010 Lyndale Ave. S. Our winter markets are a great opportunity support our farmers and celebrate local agriculture.
Something for everyone The meat lovers can stock up on chicken, pork, beef and lamb from Auntie Annie’s Fields, Sunshine Harvest Farm and Johnson Family Pastures. On average, our meat vendors travel less than 50 miles to reach the market. They
A bustling Neighborhood Roots Winter Market takes over the Bachman’s greenhouse. Submitted photo
are all family operations who are committed to raising their livestock humanely and sustainably. Can’t get enough of their products? Consider signing up for a farm share in 2018. It’s like a CSA (community-supported agriculture) program for meat producers. Ask the farmers for more details. It wouldn’t be a Midwest farmers market without cheese. Take your pick of cow, goat or sheep.
Love Tree Farmstead specializes in cage-aged sheep milk cheeses and European-style dried lamb. They also hold pizza parties on their farm during the summer that feature cave-aged dough. Singing Hills Goat Dairy makes chèvre, feta, curds and yogurt with the help of a couple dozen Saanen and Nubian goats. Try their chevre with herbs in olive oil on a crusty bread for a real treat.
Head over to Cosmic Wheel Creamery for grassfed cow’s milk cheeses. They make everything from manchego to ricotta, so there is always something new to try. Got a sweet tooth? We got you covered. Groveland Confection will be there for all our chocolate lovers with treats like chocolate dipped s’mores and coffee dark chocolate bark. For those who like simple sweetness, Walsh Ridge Farm will have jam, syrup and honey for sale. Did you know that Bogart’s Donuts Co. got its start at Kingfield Farmers Market? They’ll be with us again at the January market, slinging donuts to go with your Cafe Palmira coffee. Don’t forget to eat your fruits and vegetables. The Bachman’s greenhouse will be jammed packed with dried, pickled and fermented produce, as well as fresh apples, squash and root vegetables. Spice things up with hot picked vegetables from Martha’s Joy or add some color with rainbow carrots and purple daikon radish from Whetstone Farm. You can still eat local, even in January. The market is completely indoors, kidfriendly and fully accessible. There is also plenty of seating if you need to take a break. Bachman’s is located on the Metro Transit Route 4 bus line, and parking is available. If shopping is making you hungry, grab a bite from Twin Cities Paella or Root to Rise Kitchen. Add a few drinks from Able Brewing and music from folks like the Roe Family Singers, and we have ourselves a party. See you Saturday!
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Recipes and food news from the Mill City Farmers Market
Bringing the Pacific to Minnesota
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ommunity-supported agriculture, or CSA, is a term now ubiquitous with foodies and local food enthusiasts, but many may be unaware of its cousin — the CSF. Community-supported fisheries take the guesswork and uncertainty out of buying sustainable fish, arguably one of the most confusing food markets, because the fish comes directly from the angler. If you’re looking for high-quality, direct-to-consumer fish in Minnesota (and you don’t have a friend with an ice house), you can’t get much fresher than a CSF like Wild Run Salmon.
Wild salmon and cod filets from Wild Run Salmon. Submitted photo
After retiring from his corporate job in 2004, Matt Oxford set out to start Wild Run Salmon, fishing out of Homer, Alaska for wild salmon and cod. Unlike many with boats of his size, Matt and his three sons not only fish on their boat, the Blue Ox, but they also process and freeze fish on board (rather than sending their catch to a processer). His customers can always trust they are getting his sushi-grade, sustainably caught fish. Matt travels back to Minnesota during the off-season and sells frozen salmon and cod fillets at the Mill City Farmers Market. You can sign up for one of Wild Run Salmon’s CSF shares to get a discount on 10 or 20 pounds of Sockeye, Coho and Chinook salmon. Paying in advance like this gives the fisher money at the beginning of the season when expenses (licenses, permits, equipment, etc.) are significantly higher. And don’t worry about freezer space — Matt will store your fillets in his freezer and you can pick them up as often as you like. Visit the Mill City Farmers Market inside the Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St., on Jan. 27, Feb. 10, March 10 or March 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to chat with Matt about the upcoming fishing season and grab some salmon to take home. More information can be found at millcityfarmersmarket.org. — Jenny Heck
POACHED WILD SALMON WITH ARUGULA WALNUT PESTO By chef Heather Meyer Ingredients (for the pesto) 1/2 cup walnuts 2 cups arugula (about 2 pounds), large stems discarded 4 garlic cloves, smashed 4 ounces grated Manchego cheese from Shepherd’s Way Farm at the Mill City Farmers Market Zest and juice of 1 lemon 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
Ingredients (for the salmon) 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/2 a medium-sized onion, thinly sliced 1 lemon with seeds removed, thinly sliced 1/4 teaspoon sea salt A pinch of black peppercorns 1 sprig each of fresh rosemary, dill, parsley and sage 2 5-ounce salmon fillets from Wild Run Salmon at the Mill City Farmers Market Salad greens (for serving)
Method Toast the walnuts in a pie plate for about 8 minutes at 350° or until golden and fragrant. Let cool completely.
In a food processor, pulse the arugula leaves with the toasted walnuts and smashed garlic cloves until finely chopped. Add the cheese, lemon zest and juice and pulse until combined. With the machine on, add the olive oil in a steady stream and process to a smooth paste. Season the pesto with salt and pepper and set aside. To poach the fish, combine 2 ½ cups of water with the onion, lemon, salt, peppercorns and herbs in a large skillet over high heat and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium, cover and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add the salmon, cover and continue to gently simmer for 5 minutes (a little longer for fillets or steaks that are thicker than ½ inch) or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Lift the fillets from the pan with a spatula, discard the poaching liquid and serve atop a mixed green salad with a generous spoonful of pesto.
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By Steve Brandt
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y relationship with the National Football League goes back to sometime in the 1950s. I have a vague memory of watching the Chicago (later St. Louis and then Arizona) Cardinals on a black-and-white console television in our living room on St. Paul’s Wheelock Parkway. I was an impressionable 9 years old when the Minnesota Vikings beached their longboat in Minnesota. I’ve followed the team closely, but passively, never buying a game ticket but catching a majority of games on television, especially as the weather turns colder. It has been a relationship of great joy, punctuated by abject disappointment. I’m old enough to have suffered through all four Super Bowl losses and countless playoff disappointments. But I’ve kept faith, despite increasing unease over longterm impacts on players’ brains, and reveled in this year’s success. I give this history as a precursor to my fundamental opposition to the hosting of the Super Bowl as it has unfolded this time around. I’d have no issue with playing the game here if the teams simply showed up, played four quarters, and got out of town. But the big cigars in the Twin Cities were bent on joining a long list of metro areas sucker enough to divert tens of millions of dollars from donors for the privilege of meeting a long list of demands by a league encrusted with wealth — impact on the public be damned. It’s a triumph for elitocracy. Organizers typically flaunt two impressive numbers. Their economic analyses suggest that
1 million visitors will spend $340 million to line the pockets of the Twin Cities economy. Forget that many of those visitors likely are duplicates — the same people visiting multiple events. Or that many likely will go home to their own beds rather than a hotel if they venture downtown on a weeknight for the much- ballyhooed Super Bowl Live concerts on Nicollet Mall or the Super Bowl Experience (sans concussions) at the Minneapolis Convention Center. But what’s the opportunity cost? What good could the more than $50 million reportedly raised by the local Super Bowl host committee have accomplished in addressing the metro area’s racial disparities, in financing innovative efforts to reduce homelessness, in improving school preparedness? What’s the impact on public trust when the very pitch made by the host committee to the NFL is shielded from public view, a stunning lack of transparency? How does one measure the impact of shunting dozens of homeless people from their normal shelter inside the Minneapolis security perimeter to makeshift quarters blocks away? Or of bouncing several dozen St. Paul homeless schoolkids from their normal motels to shelters and churches? Or the diversion from more important tasks of the workforce at a public agency such as the Metropolitan Airports Commission, with 29 subcommittees working on the logistics of handling air travelers, or at Metro Transit? What does it say to the regular Route 18 bus rider, newly restored to the Nicollet Mall, to be bounced back over the Hennepin Avenue again?
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Or to the commuter booted from the Blue and Green light rail lines to buses on game day so that those who can afford a Super Bowl ticket need not mix with the hoi polloi. Or that those ticketholders who can afford the $30 train ticket will ride in sealed trains, with all that connotes? Or that freeway entrances running near the stadium will be closed? What does it say that several hundred rollerbladers and runners are booted from the stadium for more than a month before the game while fans holding tickets for the New Orleans playoff game got access? Or when a bar owner inside the security perimeter has to fight the NFL cartel for the right to sell booze in his own properly licensed building? What does it say that the football stadium itself will be surrounded by five miles of chainlink fencing reaching 12 feet high? Or that surrounding rooftops will sprout law enforcement snipers? Finally, what does it say when the NFL’s special events chief declares the 2018 Super Bowl the most complicated event in NFL history, due to its urban setting, weather and tight footprint. It’s an incredible statement, given that Minneapolis had the same urban setting, same weather and a smaller stadium the last time the game was played here. That complication might suggest that the most reasonable course would be to forego holding the game in Minneapolis rather than shoehorning it into a complicated corner of downtown, public be damned. Despite that, the host committee plays the
event as a civic achievement for the Twin Cities. And it expects us to like it. That’s despite two-thirds of the planned events listed in the announcement of the bid submittal constituting pay-to-play or by-invitation-only events. In other words, the public gets the privilege of forking over more money or being excluded while also being inconvenienced. People get to pony up $35 a head ($25 for kids) to traipse through the convention center, which the public built and subsidizes, “to get a feel for the game and the excitement of the NFL.” But this ersatz experience is a bargain compared to the game itself. At this writing, tickets to The People’s Stadium on game day could be had for $4,200 a seat. High rollers could pay as much as $25,000. Yet we rubes turn out by the thousands to volunteer to point them in the right direction. The overarching selling point for hosting the game and its ancillary events is that we need the publicity. But if the Twin Cities hosted the Super Bowl in 1992 and that didn’t put us on the map, is the fame really that lasting? Quick, name a corporation that moved here because of the 1992 game. Name a co-worker or a neighbor who moved here for that reason. If those gorgeous halftime shots all season of the Stone Arch Bridge or Minnehaha Falls aren’t enough to draw people, do we really want people drawn by artificial glitz? Yes, I’ll be watching the Big Game, especially if the Vikings make it past Philadelphia. If not, at least there will be the commercials. But next time, let’s just say no.
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By Mikki Morrissette
How to avoid civil war, Nelson Mandela style
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hen Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in South Africa, he read about the philosophy of spiral dynamics — as it is referred to now — as a way to understand the mindsets and values of entire societies. The theories stemmed from the work of New York developmental psychologist Clare Graves in the 1970s. After Mandela was released from prison, he used the concept to rebuild his country alongside Zulu tribal leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi and President F.W. de Klerk. Together their teams peacefully redesigned economic, political and educational systems and structures. In simplistic terms, the result was a postapartheid South Africa that did not devolve into civil war. How does a country that consists of individual factions, often polarized into entrenched camps, avoid splitting violently into pieces? Can divisive issues of race, ethnicity and nationalism ever be relaxed into collaboration? Inquiring American minds might want to know.
What is spiral dynamics? The basic idea behind spiral dynamics is that: • All individuals and societies have values based on experiences, not genes. • We can connect around thinking patterns, rather than skin pigmentation.
• It is more important to understand how people think than what they think. • The way a person thinks can evolve in an almost predictable way. As American Don Beck, who took dozens of trips to help design post-apartheid South Africa, explained it: “What we’re trying to describe is simply how humans are able, when things get bad enough, to adapt to their situation by creating greater complexities of thinking to handle new problems.” Beck had done a doctorate in social psychology about the polarization that resulted in the U.S. Civil War. He found eight political positions prior to 1850 that led to two viewpoints — North and South — and found those same worldviews in South Africa. He wanted to apply Graves’ concepts with Mandela’s efforts to try to avoid civil war. One program developed in the redesign of society involved Middelburg Steel and Alloys, a large mining corporation, and an entrepreneurial system for young black men. ArabAmerican futurist Elza Maalouf wrote about it, indicating that Bishop Desmond Tutu was brought to tears by the program, seeing “young black men working side by side with white men, engaging with each other as equals and partners.” Community building across issues of race, class, gender, religion and identity is,
of course, complex. Yet the idea is to see the psychological way that people and nations develop as part of a spiral. Our values and actions are based on the times and conditions we are in. There is not a hierarchy of “better.” All are necessary levels, emergent based on circumstances of our lives. The trick is to transcend and include, not reject, one’s origins and kin. The concept has eight phases — generally identified by colors in the more official model — that I’ve simplistically outlined (and selfnamed) here: • Survival: reactive, a band of community in search of food, water, warmth • Tribal: fierce loyalty to leaders, inclined toward accepting mystery and magic • Self-assertive: sometimes ruthless fighting for dominance, impulsive thinking, need to be best • Authoritative: in search of stability and the “right” way, sacrificing for future reward • Maker: making change in order to grow, strategic, practical • Egalitarian: seeking consensus, moving away from materialism and dogmatism • Transcendent: reaching flow that accepts chaos and complexity, acceptance of multiple viewpoints
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What might this mean? These concepts were discussed at a recent IONS MN monthly meeting at Lake Harriet Spiritual Community. Moderator Dave Perry suggested that one reason the U.S. might be struggling right now is that our “Egalitarian” mindset has tended to reject the makers, the self-assertive and those seeking authority and stability. When any group attempts to move away from the others, it does not work. “Ultimately, all levels would be in conversation with each other, with some level of acceptance and recognition of validity,” Perry says. Otherwise we are doomed to keep repeating conflicts. (The movie “Groundhog Day” comes to mind. As does the 2016 election.) If we’re honest, those of us who want to welcome Survival communities who seek to escape conflict in their homelands might need to also accept alternative levels of being in our own country. Mandela seemed able to help his country be mindful of those in different stages, with teams that helped to connect — not reject. Mikki Morrissette is the new owner/editor of Minnesota Women’s Press. This is part of her long-standing series that explores how we might build stronger communities.
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Cold-weather plant lust A few intriguing plants to think about while trying not to freeze to death
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t’s January, so that means we are trapped inside and there’s plenty of time to think about what to plant once the weather warms up. My list of “Wow, I love that!” plants gets longer all the time, so I just pick a few to try each year. No firm decisions have been made yet, but here are a few of 2018’s contenders, in case you’d like to look them up and see if you like them too. One thing to note: These are not new plants, just a bunch of not-often-seen lovelies that I’m thinking about.
Othello ligularia (Ligularia dentata ‘Othello’) I love ligularia for its gorgeous lily pad-like foliage and wonderful yellow flowers that open later in the summer when other things are tired and ragged. This variety seems particularly nice because its blooms look a lot like daisies and it grows to only about 2–3 feet tall and 18–24 inches wide. Like all ligularias, Othello does best in shade to partial shade and requires more moisture than many perennials. So plant this with other water-loving shade plants like astilbe, foxglove, black snakeroot, Rodger’s flower (Rodgersia) and foam flower. Plants are hardy to Zone 4.
Raydon’s Favorite aromatic aster is pretty, compact and bees will love it. Submitted photo
Raydon’s Favorite aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’) Asters get a bad rap for being tall and gangly. But there are many asters out there that don’t behave like that. This one is among them, growing to just 2–3 feet tall and wide. If you’d like to keep bees happy with fall flowers, Raydon’s Favorite is a great choice with its lovely lavender blooms. Full sun is best, and plants are hardy to Zone 4.
Purple Japanese burnet (Sanguisorba tenuifolia ‘Purpurea’) I’m not totally sure about this one. Look it up online and you’ll see what I mean. With its little pipe cleaner-like purple blooms perched atop long grassy spikes, it’s
enough good things about these pretty perennials. Like most other epimediums, Purple Prince has dainty, heart-shaped leaves that last all season and look great. Purple, almost orchid-like flowers appear in spring and plants grow 12–15 inches tall and wide. Full sun to partial shade is best, and plants are hardy to Zone 4.
either cool looking or just too weedy for my taste. But I keep going back to it because those little pipe cleaners are pretty neat. Plants grow to 3–4 feet tall and 2 feet wide. The long stems emerge from a nice-looking clump of foliage close to the ground. Hardy to Zone 4, this beauty should be planted in full sun and needs moist soil.
Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
Golden Fleece goldenrod (Solidago sphacelata ‘Golden Fleece’) If you haven’t yet noticed, I can be a sucker for lateblooming flowers. Not only do I appreciate having something in bloom from August into fall, I love to see bees happily finding something to nourish themselves when other flowers are long spent. Goldenrod is always a bee favorite and Golden Fleece is unique in that it grows to only 12–18 inches tall and wide, making it much more compact that other varieties. Plants will do best in full sun but can take partial shade and are hardy to Zone 4.
Purple Prince epimedium (Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Purple Prince’)
Cup plant is a prairie native that is striking because plants can grow to 8 to 10 feet tall and about 3 feet wide or more. I’ve seen these in the back of people’s gardens a few times, and I’m always wowed by them. The name comes from the cup-like shape that is formed where the leaves of the plant meet the stems. It is said that wildlife and pollinators can sometimes get a sip of water from those rain-filled cups. That’s a reason to buy this plant, right there! The yellow blooms look like a cross between daisies and sunflowers. If you want to try these, put them in the back of the garden in a sunny spot. To keep them from being too tall and gangly, I recommend cutting them back by half in early summer before they set blooms. Plants are hardy to Zone 4.
If you don’t have epimedium in your garden, run out and get some as soon as spring comes. I’ve only recently added some at my house, and I can’t say
Meleah Maynard is a writer, editor and master gardener. Visit her blog, everydaygardener.com, for more gardening ideas and tips.
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Among the 10,000-plus volunteers who signed up to join Crew 52 and serve as citizen ambassadors to the Super Bowl crowds was former Philadelphian Jay Moran. Moran joined a few dozen Crew 52 members at a Jan. 18 training session in the former Sports Authority on Nicollet Mall. It had been just four days since Stefon Diggs’ remarkable 61-yard catch-and-run earned the Minnesota Vikings an appearance in the NFC Championship Game — to be played against the Philadelphia Eagles on their home turf at Lincoln Financial Field. Moran, who moved to Minneapolis last year, was now in the awkward position of rooting for Philly’s Eagles in a state gripped with Vikings fever. “I bleed green, but I have a little purple blood, too,” he said, diplomatically. Whatever his feelings on the local squad may be, Moran is an unabashed fan of both the NFL and his new city. He signed up for Crew 52 for the chance to be close to the Super Bowl festivities and to show off his new community to visitors, he said. “It’s almost like you’re helping people have fun,” he said. “What more could you ask for?” Recruited by the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee last year, the 10,000-plus Crew 52 members will be highly visible in the days leading up to Super Bowl 52 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Volunteers in blue-and-purple uniforms will be stationed at the Mall of America and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, in area hotels, throughout the downtown Minneapolis skyway system and all along Nicollet Mall, host to a 10-day Super Bowl Live event expected to draw thousands
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Locals will feel the Super Bowl’s impact well beyond game day. “It’s much more than a game now. We’ve 5th turned it into a 10-day festival,” said Kyle Chank, St Wa the Super Bowl Host Committee’s vice president sh ing of operations and logistics. “… It’s the second ton most high-profile event in the United States, just Av 394 7th e behind the inauguration.” St Several downtown streets have already closed, 55 with more to come. Most detours end by Feb. 9. e Chank said more than 150,000vtourists are U.S. Bank A n Stadium i expected to visit Minneapolis, many of them p ne Although 1 million n staying four nights or more. He visitors is often the number cited, Chank said that’s a marketing term encompassing everyone 12t hS from local residents who glance at Super Bowl t signs to people who buy merchandise. At a recent Super Bowl Host Committee 35W Grant St meeting for downtown residents, one man said he planned to escape to Stillwater. Wendy Cook wondered how difficult it might be to get Convention groceries. A Marquette Place resident wanted to Center Lane Restriction Road Closure (Gameday Weekend Only) know if he’d have to take an eight-block detour to Road Closure Local Traffic Only reach his garage. Intermittent Closures Other residents were enthusiastic. Tara Nussmeier said she lives close to Nicollet Mall, and 94 DOWNTOWN CLOSURES she plans to check out the festivities. 55 35W 55 crossing Nicollet (sixth to 12th) will remain open “We’ll have a party this year,” she said. “We’re • Nicollet Mall from Sixth Street to 12th Street will be closed • The streets going to see what happens — we don’t want to for Super Bowl LIVE, planned for Jan. 26-Feb. 4, along with during the event, but will be reduced from three to two lanes. 94 make people come downtown unless they want Eighth Street between LaSalle and Marquette avenues. • Second Avenue and Grant Street adjacent to the Convention to. I think it will be interesting.” • The streets around the Convention Center on all sides will Center will be closed Jan. 24-Feb. 7 for Super Bowl Experience. Residents at the Bridgewater Lofts have spent have intermittent closures, including First Avenue South, • Some street closures around U.S. Bank Stadium will two years planning for the Super Bowl. They Franklin Ave changed bylaws to allow condo rentals, rented Third Avenue South and 16th Street East. continue through Feb. 11. out the top-floor community room overlooking the stadium (for $125,000) and crafted an extensive security plan. There are cameras at all doors, • In front of the Minneapolis ConvenThe entire Blue Line and part of the Green primarily overriding contract parkers on game wristbands required for entry and a security tion Center, Grant Street and 2nd Avenue Line is closed to the public on Feb. 4, and it will day, Cramer said. seminar to boost residents’ street smarts. will close Jan. 24–Feb. 7, and the roads exclusively move up to 20,000 ticketed guests The situation varies by ramp. In some city55 “There is a lot of security and a lot of educasurrounding the center will see intermitt35W ent to and from the stadium. On the Green Line, owned ramps, half of stalls will remain open to tion,” said Pam McCrea. “At the same time, we’re closures through Feb. 4. normal public operations will be available only contract parkers and half will be dedicated to trying to keep it festive.” between the Stadium Village and Union Depot Super Bowl guests, and contract parkers will be • Detour signs will be posted. The neighborhood experienced a taste of the stations, with buses covering the rest of the route. provided with alternative locations, according festive atmosphere — despite frigid weather — The public can access free buses stopping at to Council Member Lisa Goodman’s office. when the Vikings won the playoff game against every station along rail lines, just as when lines Some of the metered parking around Nicollet Can I go to work? the Saints on Jan. 14. are closed for maintenance. Buses will arrive Mall, the stadium and convention center will be “There are no entries into downtown that are “It’s interesting how a football team, even for every 10 minutes. Buses will not be allowed hooded. Super Bowl ticket holders are reserving closed at any time,” Chank said. “… Our motto people who aren’t heavily engaged in football, near the stadium and instead will stop on Washparking permits online at prices ranging from is ‘business as usual.’” how it brings people together,” McCrea said. ington Avenue. $25–$150. He said commutes may take an extra The following covers the Super Bowl Metro Transit will operate five suburban Park 10–15 minutes. Host Committee’s answers to frequently & Ride lots running every 30 minutes on Jan. Some employers are allowing staff to work asked questions: What about other changes 27, Jan. 28 and Feb. 3. remotely or take vacation days to lighten the For more information about parking, to transit? traffic, said Steve Cramer, president of the Nicollet Mall buses have shifted to Hennepin visit minneapolismn.gov/superbowl. Which streets are closing? Downtown Council. Avenue, similar to the shift during Nicollet Mall • 8th Street between Marquette and LaSalle construction. Many downtown bus routes have avenues is closed now until Feb. 9. It will be detours or closed stops, and details for local Will there be space for tailgating? Which events are free and open the site of a concert stage. riders are available at metrotransit.org/superNo. Tailgate lots will be devoted to Super to the public? bowl-riders. Bowl operations. • Nicollet Mall is closed through Feb. 9 as Super Bowl Live on Nicollet Mall is open to all. Buses on standby will help handle major part of a 10-day fan festival. The street will The west side of The Commons park near the delays or higher-than-expected ridership. remain open to pedestrians. Aside from 8th stadium will remain open to non-ticketed guests. Metro Transit will run more trains and Where are public restrooms? Lake St Street, all other cross streets will remain expanded hours, arriving every 10 minutes until More than 250 bathrooms will be set up near open with lane reductions. 11:30 p.m. through Feb. 4. Light rail will not the mall, including 197 bathrooms behind Where is the no-go zone? 35W stop at the U.S. Bank Stadium station beginning • Several street closures around the stadium the Young-Quinlan building at the Marq 9 lot. The Super Bowl Host Committee isn’t the evening of Feb. 2. include Chicago Avenue, currently closed publishing the precise security perimeter, Uber will take over part of a University of St. between 4th and 6th streets. Similar but road closures provide a sense of the perimThomas parking lot, providing heated tents and to regular-season football game days, What are skyway hours? eter (see map). 4th Street from Park Avenue to Interstate staff to help people call for rides. The arrangeSkyway hours are extended from 6 a.m. to 35W will close Jan. 27–Feb. 5. During the ment will help customers avoid surge pricing at midnight. The timeframe was a compromise — same period, 6th Street between Chicago that location, Chank said. the NFL wanted the skyways to remain open When does light rail close and 11th avenues will close, with detours to 24 hours. to the public? 8th Street. 11th Avenue behind the stadium Super Bowl Sunday. Citing security between 3rd and 6th streets will close for the What about parking? For more information, visit the Super Bowl’s concerns, Chank said the U.S. Bank light rail Powderhorn same period of time. Ramps are largely honoring contract parking “Know Before You Go” transportation guide at Lake station is too close to the stadium for public use. for employees throughout the work week, mnsuperbowl.com/transportation.
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GAME ON! Welcome to Minneapolis, football fans A guide to make the most of your Minneapolis moment By Eric Best / ebest@southwestjournal.com
option than Marvel Bar, the basement bar below the Bachelor Farmer. The sleek hangout spot has a charming, dimly lit atmosphere and completely original drink menus. Some of the city’s most talented bartenders sling drinks like the Ladykiller with dry vermouth, apricot and Beefeater gin or the Good Witch, a beverage boasting tamari, lime and Strega liqueur.
Minneapolitans still dreaming of a Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl may not give the most enthusiastic welcome, but the Twin Cities have been preparing for the big game for years now — and it’s finally here. Football fans have a lot to see in the North Star State, from nightly concerts on Nicollet Mall to big-name parties at pop-up venues. But there’s a lot more to Minneapolis than Super Bowl 52. Spend a day outside the hotel walking around the east side of downtown. Or head west to the North Loop where nationally recognized restaurants and bars can be found on each corner. Finally, Southwest Minneapolis is worth the trek with its restaurants that double as hip hangouts and gaming corners.
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More than a stadium Beyond U.S. Bank Stadium, there’s a lot more to Downtown East, or what some locals call East Town. For breakfast, try out Northern Coffeeworks at Washington & 11th where you can sample Intelligentsia coffee or something from one of the shop’s guest roasters. The pastries — a lovely Bostock among them — are good start to any day. After that, the Guthrie Theater is one of the city’s best places to capture one-of-a-kind photos of the Minneapolis riverfront. Head up to the theater’s Endless Bridge or the Dowling Studio on the top floor, also known as the yellow room to locals, to catch the views. Head downstairs and toward the Mill City Museum, a museum built into the ruins of the former Washburn A-Mill that exploded back in 1874. Take a tour and get hungry for lunch at Bushel & Peck on the ground floor. The newly opened café offers lunch and a weekend brunch. The eye-popping avocado toast is dressed up with radishes, greens and a gooey seven-minute egg. For something more substantive, the house burger comes served with the works on a potato roll. Lucky for downtowners, the east side of downtown is home to the city’s one-and-only pingpong bar, Hop21. Found in a basement off Washington, the family-friendly bar has plenty of tables to work on your serve or set up an informal tournament — just be sure to check if it’s not closed for a private event. If hunger strikes, Hop21 serves pizza and beer — exactly what the doctor ordered. As the day winds down, head a block down to Zen Box Izakaya. The glassy Japanese ramen pub boasts hundreds of action figures, Japanese toys and more from chef John Ng and general manager Lina Goh’s collection. The highly
The Mill City Museum’s new restaurant, Bushel & Peck at 702 S. 2nd St., serves lunch, dinner and a weekend brunch. File photos
shareable menu features crowd-pleasing plates like the avocado tempura or edamame for some quick protein. Try a Japanese beer or, for those not looking to imbibe, one of the bar’s zeroproof cocktails, such as the Rain in Spain with “gin” bitters and tonic.
A day in the bustling North Loop The city’s hippest neighborhood is just a short walk from a downtown hotel. The North Loop is full of historic Minneapolis warehouses and newly renovated or constructed addresses, and with those have come award-winning restaurants, unique boutiques and more. Start the day with coffee and quiche or another starter at Moose & Sadie’s. Or, if you don’t mind the trek, check out Spyhouse Coffee on the far end of the neighborhood. The Instagram-worthy coffeehouse carries its own coffee bean blends and crafts its own cocktail-style lattes and drinks. The Spygirl, a latte made with lavender and honey flavors, is a favorite of the shop’s regulars. From there, take advantage of some of the city’s best shopping opportunities. Guys can find
rare and high-end duds at MartinPatrick3 in the Colonial Warehouse Building. The sale section is a great place to find luxury wares for a low price. For a different style, Atmosfere on Washington Avenue boasts affordable fashion couture for men. Ladies can check out Statement Boutique where they can find jewelry made in the Twin Cities, perfume, eyewear and clothing. For a midday meal, Tullibee in the Hewing Hotel creates North Woods-inspired meals with an elegant touch. The woodsy hotel restaurant offers some of the best lefse made outside grandma’s house. Chef Bradley Day wraps falafel made from cauliflower, curry yogurt and greens into the traditional Norwegian flatbread. Make sure you bring home a souvenir by making it yourself at Upstairs Circus. The newly opened arts-and-crafts bar gives patrons all the supplies they need to make the perfect gift or décor for their house, from a print of Prince’s silhouette to Minnesota string art. Guests reserve time to pick a craft while drinking and dining, whether from snacks they’ve brought themselves or from the bar’s menu of flatbreads and shareable plates. For an evening cocktail, there’s no better
The southwest corner of the city boasts an engaging small business culture with plenty of places only found in Minneapolis. The LynLake area is an activity hub featuring several restaurants, stores and more. Start the day with a brew from Urban Bean, located at Lake & Bryant. The clean, minimalist coffeehouse crafts its own signature beverages. If you’re warm enough, the café’s cold brew can be mixed with housemade vanilla and a splash of cream for a morning treat. For something to power you through the day, Urban Bean makes a smoothie with protein powder, fresh fruit and yogurt. From there, walk east toward Lyndale Avenue to find Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater. The combination theater, restaurant and bowling alley is the place to find the latest independent stage productions and vegan eats. In back, you’ll find a small bowling alley. The venue even recommends its own wacky ways to play, such as playing on your knees, playing as slowly as possible or spinning around twice before you toss your ball down the lane. For lunch, head north on Lyndale to Muddy Waters Bar & Eatery where the lunch menu features bits and pieces of food culture from around the world. Start with shareable yucca fries or black bean hummus, then order a baba ganoush burger with Greek yogurt or one of the restaurant’s pizzas. If the breakfasts foods still catch your eye, the rosemary butterscotch waffle has strawberries and candied almonds, making it an extra treat. Spend the afternoon at Up-Down Minneapolis, a 21-plus arcade and craft beer bar where each game only costs 25 cents. Pinball wizards will be happy to see the collection of classic games in the arcade, from “Ghostbusters” to “The Addams Family,” along with newer machines based off “Game of Thrones” or “The Walking Dead.” Groups can get into skee-ball or set up a tournament around “Mortal Kombat.” If you can find it, check out Volstead’s Emporium. The literally hidden gem is a speakeasy like no other in the city. Find a door with a red light and go in to find an old-fashioned atmosphere and Prohibition-era cocktails. The North Loop’s Colonial Warehouse Building is home to MartinPatrick3, Statement Boutique, Moose & Sadie’s and more.
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and other Prince favorites. Prolific songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis curated the concert series. Other Minnesota-inspired attractions include larger-than-life ice sculptures, the American Birkebeiner International Bridge, a Prince pop-up exhibit, an ice rink in Peavey Plaza and the Vikings Longhouse. “Super Bowl Live presented by Verizon is our opportunity to showcase the best of Minnesota,” Host Committee CEO Maureen Bausch said in a statement. “… We created Super Bowl Live to intentionally invite our visitors to spend
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GAME ON! A super-sized security plan More than 3,000 officers from dozens of agencies will be deployed for Super Bowl festivities By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com
The Minneapolis Police Department has been working for more than two years to develop a plan for Super Bowl security. As a result, people should feel safe when they come downtown, said Commander Scott Gerlicher, who’s leading the security efforts. An estimated 1 million people will descend on the Twin Cities for the festivities, which include Super Bowl Live, the 10-day fan festival on Nicollet Mall that runs Jan. 26 through game day, Feb. 4. The festival will include free live concerts, national broadcasts, food, stunts and more. The Super Bowl Experience theme park will be at the Convention Center a few blocks away. About 3,000 officers will be deployed throughout the Twin Cities metro during the 10-day period, Gerlicher said. Most will be in typical police uniforms, although there will also be some officers in plainclothes and SWAT personnel. A majority of officers for the 10 days will actually come from outside Minneapolis. Since MPD has only about 870 officers, more than 2,000 will come from other state, local and federal agencies as well as the Minnesota National Guard. Even with the festivities, MPD will maintain a robust presence within its precincts outside of downtown, Gerlicher said. All precincts will
Minneapolis Police Cmdr. Scott Gerlicher is leading the security efforts around the Super Bowl and the preceding fan festival. Photo courtesy Scott Gerlicher
have coverage that’s equal to or greater than normal, and all that coverage will be provided by Minneapolis officers, he said. Gerlicher said he doesn’t expect any mass protests during the game week, though a rally is planned for the afternoon of game day. He said agencies are ready to respond to protests and also to ensure protestors’ First Amendment rights. Some of the security plan for the week is under wraps, but visible measures will include fencing and concrete barriers and explosivedetection dogs. Officers will also be able to utilize tools such as 3-D maps, an abundance of security cameras and technology to track locations of officers in the field. The bill for all of the security will be about $3.1 million. The Super Bowl Host Committee
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will reimburse the city for the costs. The NFL will handle security at the game itself. Only ticketed fans will be allowed on the light rail that day. Fans will go through security checkpoints at either the Mall of America (Blue Line) or Stadium Village (Green Line). (Free replacement busses will operate instead of the Blue Line and the Green Line between Stadium Village and Target Field). Agencies are also reminding volunteers and fans to be on the lookout for anything unusual during game week. Several agencies created a video of security tips, narrated by two survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing, Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes. In the video, Kensky says their tips concern a person’s behavior, not his or her ethnicity or religious affiliation. She and Downes say fans
should be on the lookout and report people doing suspicious activities, such as photographing security checkpoints or asking questions beyond a reasonable level of curiosity. They add that people should report immediately if they lose their volunteer gear or credentials. People should also be on the lookout for any person or item that looks out of place, they say. Super Bowl events will be drone-free zones, they add. People who see drones flying over large crowds or see a person flying a drone should report that information immediately. Kensky and Downes also give tips on what to look for regarding suspicious vehicles and suspicious online behavior. “No observation is too insignificant,” Downes says. “First responders would rather you say something than not saying anything at all.” “Remember, trust your instincts, and report anyone and anything that seems suspicious,” Kensky adds. Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the police union, said officers are not allowed to take vacations or comp time during the festival. Kroll added that many officers will be doing off-duty work too during the festival.
SECURITY BY THE NUMBERS 870 — Approximate number of Minneapolis Police Department officers 3,000 — Approximate number of law enforcement personnel who will be involved in Super Bowl security $3.1 million — Approximate cost for Super Bowl security, to be paid for by the Super Bowl Host Committee Source: Cmdr. Scott Gerlicher
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LIVE MUSIC Downtown nightclub Privé hosts the debut Twin Cities show from hip-hop darling Cardi B (Feb. 1 at 10 p.m., $150–$250, ticketfly.com), plus a two-night event featuring rappers Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz and Fabolos, reality star Blac Chyna and boxer Floyd Mayweather (Feb. 2 and Feb. 4, $515– $15,450, bbebiggame.com). Aqua nightclub features two nights of performances by Fabolos and Rick Ross (Feb. 2 and Feb. 4, $515–$15,450, bbebiggame. com). Migos performs at the Rolling Stone Super Bowl party at International Market Square (Feb. 2, $650–$30,000, fanhospitality.com). Rapper Post Malone and DJ Marshmello perform at the Maxim Super Bowl Party in a pop-up “dome” at a downtown Minneapolis parking lot (Feb. 3, $750–$21,000). The Lumber Exchange Building in downtown hosts three nights of entertainment, featuring appearances from Jamie Foxx, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Rick Ross, Nick Cannon, Kaskade and DJ Diesel (aka Shaquille O’Neal) (Feb. 1–Feb. 3, $249.99–$10,000, biggamempls.com). The Dakota Jazz Club hosts several Prince-focused shows throughout Super Bowl weekend, including fDeluxe (aka the Family) on Jan. 31 ($45–$100) and the New Power Generation on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 ($60– $100, dakotacooks.com). Minneapolis Prince tribute band the Purple Xperience performs at Fine Line Music Café (Jan. 30, $19.99–$55, finelinemusic.com).
TASTE OF THE NFL The Taste of the NFL, which debuted in Minneapolis when the city first hosted the Super Bowl in 1992, has a novel premise: A chef from each NFL city serves their signature dish alongside a current or former NFL player. The annual strolling wine and food event features more than 35 food stations where guests can sample fine cuisine while mingling with renowned chefs and NFL greats. This year’s hosts are Minnesota’s own celeb chef and restaurateur, Andrew Zimmern, and retired player (and former Minnesota Viking) Ben Leber. If the $700 ticket price seems steep, rest assured some of the proceeds from ticket sales and a silent auction of sports memorabilia go toward a good cause — food banks in the NFL’s 32 participating cities.
When: Saturday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. Where: Saint Paul River Centre, 175 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul Cost: $700 Info: tasteofthenfl.com
When: Feb. 1–Feb. 4 Where: Various locations
SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE DRIVEN BY GENESIS Football fans of all ages looking for a more affordable way to experience the Super Bowl will flock to this interactive theme park, which features both real and virtual NFL-inspired experiences. Ticket holders can take part in NFL flag clinics and interactive football games, plus get free autographs from 50 NFL players, take a photo with the Vince Lombardi Trophy, take part in NFL flag clinics, hit the Play 60 kids’ activity zone and browse an NFL merch shop.
When: Jan. 27–Feb. 3 Where: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave. S. Cost: $35 adults, $25 kids 12 and under, $55 for fast pass Info: mnsuperbowl.com
THE GREAT NORTHERN Several of Minnesota’s signature winter events have joined forces to create the Great Northern, a collaboration that encompasses the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships and the City of Lakes Loppet Ski Festival. This year’s Winter Carnival highlights include the festival’s first ice palace since 2004 — a 70-foot-tall structure made from 4,000 blocks of ice at St. Paul’s Rice Park. The festival also features parades, ice carving and snow sculpting competitions, a giant snow slide, barstool ski races and more. The City of Lakes Loppet Ski Festival includes cross-country ski events, ice installations, snow sculpting contests, dog sledding, snowshoeing and winter bike races, while the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships gathers hockey enthusiasts from throughout North America with makeshift rink tourneys on the frozen Lake Nokomis.
When: Jan. 25–Feb. 4 Where: Across Minneapolis & St. Paul Cost: Free to attend, registration required to participate Info: thegreatnorthernfestival.com
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More than a million people are expected to flock to the Twin Cities for the big game, and local retailers aren’t letting the opportunity to pass them by. Popping up in downtown’s City Center is North Local Market, which features handcrafted goods from 25 top local makers including Leather Works Minnesota leather accessories, Worker B honey and skincare, Spinning Wylde gourmet cotton candy, Eyebobs eyewear, Sven Clogs and J.W. Hulme Co. bags (Jan. 26–Feb. 4, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. daily). Minneapolis nonprofit Smile Network International is bringing its fair-trade gift shop to the City Center for the Super Bowl. Proceeds help provide cleft lip and cleft palate reconstructive surgery to children in developing countries.
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As Super Bowl 52 descends on Minneapolis, so will a slew of supporting events spanning live music, interactive installations, wintry activities and even a Prince pop-up exhibit, plus food, shopping and fan events. Here’s a roundup of the biggest and best events taking place in Minneapolis.
SUPER BOWL LIVE This 10-day free fan festival dedicated to the “Bold North” spans six blocks of Nicollet Mall in downtown with a mix of live music, food trucks, snowmobile stunts and more.
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Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl performance may be the hottest ticket of the week, but Super Bowl Live’s music lineup packs a serious punch. (Plus, it’s free.) The lineup was put together by legendary producers Jimmy “Jam” Harris and Terry Lewis, who got their start in Minneapolis and worked with Prince in their early years. The duo will spotlight Minnesota music talent, including several Prince-affiliated acts on Jan. 29: Sheila E., the Revolution, New Power Generation and Morris Day and the Time. Other performers include Idina Menzel, Soul Asylum, Dessa, Idina Menzel, Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü, VocalEssence, Esera Tuaolo (“The Voice”), Mint Condition, and iconic Minnesota R&B acts Sounds of Blackness, the Steeles and the Jets.
More than 25 food trucks and stands will dot the mall and the first floor of the Dayton’s Project building, with options ranging from pizzas and pierogi to Juicy Lucys and jerk chicken. Local food truck favorites, including Butcher Salt, Chef Shack, Gastrotruck and Hot Indian Foods, will serve up more than 100 food offerings, like bison burgers and smoked mac and cheese. Look for T-Rex Cookie Company’s oversized cookies, Nordic Waffle House’s waffle dogs, specialty cocktails and Delta Grill, a food truck styled like a Delta airplane that will serve up grilled sausages.
When: Jan. 26–Feb. 4 Where: Nicollet Mall at 8th St. Cost: Free
The Polaris Upside Down exhibition will feature professional snowmobile stars doing stunts on a specially constructed ramp, meet-andgreets and giveaways. The highlight: Professional snowmobile athlete Levi LaVallee performing his signature backflip over the mall at 1:30 p.m. When: Saturday, Feb. 3, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Where: Nicollet Mall at 11th Street Cost: Free
NFL jerseys encased within largerthan-life ice sculptures, a footballshaped walk-in snow globe for selfie takers, an ice rink with free skates, a Vikings Longhouse featuring virtual tours of U.S. Bank Stadium, a heated lounge with fire pits, colorful sky-searching lights that imitate the Aurora Borealis, a project-mapping light show, an IMAX-style dome that allows fans to experience football in the round, live broadcasts from ESPN and others, a “Kitten Bowl” and a pop-up Prince exhibit with artifacts from Paisley Park.
When: Saturday, Feb. 3, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Where: Nicollet Mall between 6th and 12th streets Cost: Free
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presence of wet weather (snow, sleet, rain). Dogs’ fur provides warmth, but when the fur is wet or matted it does not provide as effective insulation. Furthermore, if a dog’s fur gets soaked, the moisture can actually draw heat
away from its body, making it even colder. Keeping a dog’s fur well-groomed and dry can increase its cold tolerance. Wind chill also plays a role. On very cold and windy days, wind draws heat more quickly from
the outer surfaces of a dog’s body, decreasing the amount of time it can safely be outdoors. A waterproof coat can provide an added layer of insulation, a wind barrier and can repel moisture. Although it may seem silly to dress a dog in a coat, a waterproof coat with good coverage — from a dog’s neck to the base of its tail, and covering its abdomen — can greatly impact the temperatures a dog can safely tolerate. Dogs also lose heat through their footpads. Winter booties, if accepted by your dog, can provide additional warmth as well as protection from ice chunks and de-icing chemicals that can cause irritation to dogs’ paws and can be toxic if ingested. When pets are exposed to cold weather for too long, they can suffer from hypothermia or frostbite, which can be life threatening. It is important to use common sense. If your dog starts to shiver, seems anxious or uncomfortable outside or if their extremities seem cold, bring your dog indoors and get them warm and dry as soon as possible. A side note: Since cats are less tolerant of near-freezing temperatures, it is safest for them to be strictly indoors during the colder parts of winter. Outdoor cats may seek warmth and shelter from the cold by settling under the hoods of cars or in wheel wells, which can be deadly. If your vehicle is accessible to cats, before starting your car, bang on the car hood or honk the horn to startle any cats or wildlife to give them a chance to escape without injury.
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