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Shir Tikvah synagogue hosts Ramadan dinner for members of Minneapolis mosque

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By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com

Congregants of Shir Tikvah synagogue in Lynnhurst filled their sanctuary June 7 for a post-sunset dinner. They weren’t celebrating a Jewish holiday, however. The congregants hosted about 60 members of

the Cedar-Riverside mosque Dar Al-Hijrah, also known as the Islamic Civil Society of America, on what was the 12th day of Ramadan. Muslims mark the holy month with daily fasting from dawn to sunset, and Shir Tikvah congregants prepared a late-night meal of beef kebobs,

chicken shawarma and other Middle Eastern dishes to share with their guests. “To welcome is so foundational to who we are,” longtime Shir Tikvah congregant Amy Lange said. “This is a wonderful container to

Major I-35W project: ‘It’s a reality this time’ August marks the start of more than four years of construction

Mayoral candidates talk taxes, business and banking A Humphrey School forum focuses on the city’s business and economic environment

By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com

August marks the start of more than four years of construction on Interstate 35W between Downtown and 43rd Street. The roughly $265-million project is similar in scale to the Crosstown reconstruction of I-35W and Highway 62 a decade ago. It will involve shutting down I-35W access to Downtown via Highway 65 in mid-2018 (after the Super Bowl), diverting vehicles and buses to neighborhood streets. I-35W will remain open throughout the project with lane reductions beginning in 2018. Bridges that cross the highway will close one by one for reconstruction or re-decking, with the Franklin Avenue Bridge among the first wave of closures. “It’s important that folks know it’s coming,

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Shir Tikvah congregants Matt Belsky and Ariel Eason talk with Amiin Harun, a congregant of the Islamic Civic Society of America/ Dar Al-Hijrah mosque, on June 7 at a post-fast Ramadan dinner at the Lynnhurst synagogue. Photo by Nate Gotlieb

because we’ve been talking about it for so long,” said Jeni Hager, the city’s director of transportation planning and programming. When the project is completed in the fall of 2021, a new transit station will stand at Lake Street. New exit ramps will send vehicles toward the Lake Street business district from I-35W southbound to Lake Street and I-35W northbound to 28th Street. Officials from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and other agencies are visiting neighborhood groups to report that after two decades of planning, funding is in place and construction is imminent. “It’s a reality this time,” said MnDOT Project Manager Scott Pedersen. SEE I-35W CONSTRUCTION / PAGE A16

By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@southwestjournalc.om

Seven of the candidates seeking the Minneapolis mayor’s office met June 6 to discuss economics and the city’s business environment at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs on the University of Minnesota campus. Star Tribune business columnist Lee Schafer and Professor Larry Jacobs of the Humphrey School moderated what was billed as a “conversation” rather than a debate between the candidates, and their questions touched on the relationship between business and City Hall, the

impending municipal minimum wage ordinance and property taxes. Invited to participate were Mayor Betsy Hodges, state Rep. Raymond Dehn, filmmaker Aswar Rahman, community organizer Al Flowers, former law professor and president of the Minneapolis NAACP Nekima Levy-Pounds, Ward 3 City Council Member Jacob Frey and former Hennepin Theater Trust CEO Tom Hoch. A mayoral candidate who wasn’t on stage, Jonathan Honerbrink, posted messages to Twitter SEE MAYORAL FORUM / PAGE A22

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Staff take a break prior to the soft open of The Lynhall. Photo by Michelle Bruch

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The Lynhall The Lynhall officially opened the doors June 14 where Equator Coffee is brewing, lemon custard and chocolate gateau are under glass, bakers are working sunup to sundown, rotisserie meals are prepped for takeout orders and five cameras point at a television studio kitchen range. “I just built a really fun playground,” said founder Anne Spaeth. Building sightlines stretch into the kitchen, where entrepreneurs can work and produce products for the in-house marketplace. “We have such an amazing team of people,” Spaeth said. Executive Chef Shane Oporto created a Mediterranean menu mixed with North African spices. There are crisp French rolls, strawberry pistachio brioche from the bakery and toasted English muffins with bacon, jack cheese and caramelized onion jam. The lunch and dinner menu features rotisserie smoked brisket and open-faced sandwiches with lamb belly, pickled cucumber and romesco aioli on seeded wheat. The Bittercube team developed a selection of spritzers, and taps include Farmstead Sangria with seasonal fruit. Spaeth decided to incorporate the television studio into The Lynhall to give entrepreneurs a chance to create their own videos — or give

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families a chance to shoot a legacy video of grandma’s cooking. “In this day and age, everybody wants to be on YouTube,” she said. “I feel like Rachael Ray right now,” said one baker who peeked into the space last week. Spaeth lived in London for five years and drew inspiration for The Lynhall from public markets like the Portobello Road Market and the Borough Market by the River Thames. In keeping with the market mentality, patrons will use dishes that are also for sale by Holly Van Santen Knipe. WAAM Industries produced wooden boxes for carrying loaves of bread and jams, and Willful provided a line of bowls and spoons dipped in color. Bronze pieces by Shawn Monroe Rice are featured in dining room cabinets. The Lynhall will also sell its own products, ranging from stocks and soups to jams and branded merchandise. The kitchen includes staff from People Serving People’s 13-week culinary training program. Designed by James Dayton Design, the 60-seat venue at 2640 Lyndale Ave. S. is based in the building formerly home to Zeus Jones (now located near 25th & Nicollet) and the Soo Visual Arts Center (now at 29th & Bryant).

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Kids are taking to the water this summer as part of North Star Community Rowing, which also offers an adaptive program for youth and adults with disabilities. Classes are open to the general public, but North Star is particularly interested in drawing kids from disadvantaged backgrounds. “We use sports as a hook to work with these kids in all aspects of development,” said Executive Director Annie Trimberger, a Lyndale neighborhood resident. As part of a recent regatta in Madison, for example, they toured the University of Wisconsin campus. Women’s rowing is an NCAA sport and girls can receive rowing scholarships. Trimberger said the odds of a high school girl receiving a rowing scholarship are much higher than sports like basketball. Five women co-founders — rowers, a teacher, a lawyer and physical therapists — gathered around a kitchen table and decided to launch the rowing organization about two years ago, and the nonprofit officially formed in 2016. They loosely modeled the program after

Row New York, which combines rowing with academic support and college counseling. They folded in a local adaptive rowing pilot program as well. “We decided to try to do them together with the idea of expanding access to this sport that we all love,” said Trimberger. “… Rowing is a really great sport for people with disabilities. It’s easy to make it adaptive.” The adaptive rowing program was based at Lake Nokomis last year, and the club continues to explore site options for 2017. The youth program includes swimming lessons taught free of charge at the North Community YMCA, which Trimberger said is another big benefit for kids with disadvantaged backgrounds. “Minnesota leads the country in minority drowning,” she said. “It’s really important to have real swim lessons and feel confident in the water.” Youth summer practices begin June 20. For more information, visit northstarcommunityrowing.org.

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Michael’s Lamp Studio remains open for business, despite a car accident June 6 that sent a vehicle crashing into the store. General Manager TR Sarp said he believes a vehicle ran a red light and collided with another vehicle in the intersection. Sarp stood nearby as a car came through the window, but no staff members were injured. “It was just loud,” he said. He said they ducked down for cover and looked up to see heavy dust and shattered glass everywhere, reaching far into the street.

“The radiator is kind of what stopped [the car],” he said. The business hardly lost a day of operation, however. The accident took place at about 10 a.m., and by 3:30 p.m., a cleanup crew had removed the glass and installed temporary walls. The shop continues to operate under regular business hours. Sarp said he’s still tallying the damages in lost merchandise, but the value currently stands at $10,000.

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Council plans $15 minimum wage in ﬁve years The City Council has a plan to raise the minimum wage for all Minneapolis workers to $15 by July 1, 2022. Several of the key remaining details of a municipal minimum wage ordinance were sketched in by council members during a special June 6 Committee of the Whole meeting, including the timing and pace for phasing-in higher wages. Those were some of the last missing pieces in the proposed ordinance, which is set for a vote following a public hearing later this month. Under the plan described by City Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden (Ward 8), the ramp-up to a higher minimum wage would start more quickly at large businesses — those with more than 100 employees — than smaller businesses, where the wage floor would rise more slowly and then take a larger jump in the fifth year of implementation. More than 90 percent of Minneapolis businesses — and 88 percent in the foodservice category, including bars and restaurants — have 100 or fewer employees and would fall into the small business tier. Together, those business employ about 110,000 of Minneapolis’ estimated 301,820 workers, or just over 36 percent of the workforce. About 71,000 Minneapolis workers currently earn less than $15 an hour, according to a city report. Latino and African-American workers are disproportionately represented in those low-wage jobs and would stand to benefit from a hike in the minimum wage. Council members had previously agreed that a tiered implementation system was the best way to ease the burden of rising wages on small business owners, but when they instructed staff to draft a municipal minimum wage ordinance in May, they didn’t say where to draw the line. The draft ordinance returned to the council in June didn’t answer the question; it was a policy issue that had to be settled by the council. Glidden said drawing the line at 100 employees was “not a perfect differentiator,” but she and the co-authors of the proposal, council members Lisa Bender (Ward 10) and Abdi Warsame (Ward 6), weighed a number of choices and decided it was the best option. The majority of municipal minimum wage laws enacted around the country so far do not treat small and large businesses differently, Glidden said.

Bender said she aimed to make the ordinance simple and easily understandable for both workers and employers and to get as many people to $15 as quickly as possible. Bender said she wanted a policy that didn’t “leave behind” too many workers but also responded to calls from small business owners who wanted more time to adjust to rising payroll costs. Ward 2 City Council Member Cam Gordon said he preferred a plan that got large businesses to $15 in four years, but said having both small and large employers arrive at that point in five years — rather than giving small businesses a 6- or 7-year phase-in period — “is a plus” for the Glidden proposal. Gordon said he may still propose an amendment to the ordinance that would lower the dividing line between small and large businesses, so that more workers might benefit from the ordinance sooner. Under the proposal, the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights is charged with enforcing the ordinance. The City Council approved an amendment authored by Jacob Frey of Ward 3 to allow for individuals to sue in the case of ordinance violations. The draft ordinance was cheered by 15 Now Minnesota, a group that attempted to enact a $15 minimum wage via charter amendment last fall. That effort was blocked by the Minnesota Supreme Court, ruling that the minimum wage was a matter of policy that had to be handled in ordinance and not the charter. Others are still pressing the council to include an exception for tipped workers in the minimum wage ordinance, including Pathway to $15, a group that represents dozens of local restaurant owners. Pathway to $15 advocates what is alternately called a tip credit or a tip penalty — in either case, it allows restaurants to count tips toward the wages of servers and bartenders. The group argues that many tipped employees already make more than $15 when wages and tips are combined and that requiring a $15 minimum wage would force restaurants to lay-off employees, switch to counter service or even close. A public hearing on the ordinance is planned for June 22. Comments may be submitted in person or via email to minwage@ minneapolismn.gov. The council meets June 28 to make final revisions to the ordinance ahead of a June 30 vote.

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Transit collaborative moves ahead with breakup The Counties Transit Improvement Board voted to dissolve May 31 and is now on its way to ending a nine-year collaboration that planned and helped to pay for metro-area transit projects. The breakup has been framed by some board members as a move to sidestep Republicans at the state capitol, who have slowed or blocked funding for metro-area transit project, including Southwest Light Rail Transit. But the board was also dealing with internal tensions; less than a year ago, Dakota County announced its plan to pull out of the collaborative over questions about how CTIB distributed funds around the region. The breakup becomes official only after it’s approved by the boards of all five members counties, which include Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka and Washington in addition to Dakota. Hennepin’s board approved the dissolution June 13. CTIB funded transit projects using a quartercent sales tax and a $20 motor vehicle sales tax levied in all five member counties. On their own, those member counties will be able to double the quarter-cent sales tax to a half-cent, and the Hennepin County Board approved that action in June. State law also allows the counties to spend the sales-tax revenue on road and bridge projects in addition to transit.

The tax swap, once approved by the Minnesota Department of Revenue, would take effect October 1. Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin, who also chairs the CTIB board, hailed the decision to end the collaboration in a statement released May 31, which he said would “remove the biggest road block to expanding transit in this region,” a reference to the state legislature. “Today we voted to remove an obstacle and continue working together as counties to complete a regional vision for a modern, connected transit system that meets the needs of our residents and employers,” McLaughlin said. CTIB paid for 30 percent of construction costs and 50 percent of ongoing operating costs for area rail and bus rapid transit projects. The member counties have spent the last few CTIB meetings deciding how to split up both CTIB’s fund balance and its ongoing funding obligations. For Hennepin County, it means taking on even a greater portion of the $1.86-billion Southwest Light Rail Transit Project, increasing its contribution to nearly $290 million.

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Sing a song of the summer solstice on Make Music Day June 21

trolling through Kingfield on a perfect summer evening last Thursday, every other block, house or storefront was a-happening with free live music as hundreds of musicians, bands, songwriters and other various pickers, grinners and drinkers took to front yards and porches for the third-annual Kingfield Porchfest, in which absolutely everyone and anyone is encouraged to pick up an instrument and fill the neighborhood with song. It was an old-timey lovefest for real, with talk of gratitude and white privilege and politics mixing in with the music and an overall vibe that suggested a blast to a past before music was recorded or sold. There was no cover charge or hype, just an extremely organic and groovy party brought together by word of mouth, social media and organizers the Kingfield Neighborhood Association (kingfield.org/ porchfest) and lots of happy people stumbling upon (and to) the sounds of their neighbors playing music, sweet music. So easy, so chill, so heartening, so good. Porchfest was followed the next night by the Beloved Belfast Cowboys’ third-annual party at the Lake Harriet Band Shell Friday night, in which thousands danced to the town’s best big band under another perfect summer night with a cherry-on-top strawberry moon. “It doesn’t get any better than this,” was the refrain in the crowd throughout the night, as a cool breeze pushed sailboats on the lake and sea gulls in the air, all of which danced to songs like “Looking For The Northern Lights,” “Harriet,” “Bright Side Of The Road” and “Into The Mystic.” So heart-ripping, so soul-filling, so super sweet, so good. “Lucky us,” said my brother and head Cowboy Terry Walsh, and ain’t it the truth: Given the chaotic and sometimes downright mean world we live in, we are fortunate indeed to be living in this town and in these times, when free live outdoor and/or indoor music and singing has the power to feed the soul like nothing else. (Speaking of which, here’s another reminder that the Belfast Cowboys/St. Dominic’s Trio play every Tuesday at the Driftwood Char Bar along with John Eller’s swinging piano bar, a Nye’s Polonaise Room-launched sing-along that

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Terry Walsh and Joe Baumgart of the Belfast Cowboys bringing joy to the world and destroying the Lake Harriet Band Shell June 9 in Minneapolis. Photo by Scott Burns

invites singers of all stripes to croon a tune, cut loose at the end of the work day and harmonize with friends and strangers). It all got this live music junkie’s juices flowing and wanting more of the good tribal aural goodness. Wish granted, fair warning, let’s do this: Make Music Day — or “Fête de la Musique,” as it was christened when it launched in 1982 in France — happens June 21. From makemusicday.org: “In 1982, Jack Lang and his staff at the Ministry of Culture dreamed up an idea for a new kind of musical holiday. They imagined a day where free live music would be everywhere: street corners and parks, rooftops and gardens, store fronts and mountaintops. And, unlike a typical music festival, anyone and everyone would be invited to join and play music, or host performances. The event would take place on the summer solstice, June 21, and would be called Fête de la Musique. (In French, the name means both ‘festival of music’ and ‘make music’). “Amazingly enough, this dream has come true. The Fête has turned into a true national holiday: France shuts down on the summer solstice and musicians take over. Almost 8 percent of the country (5 million people) have played an instrument or sung in public for the Fête de la Musique. Three decades later, the holiday has spread throughout the world and is now celebrated in more than 120 countries.” Minneapolis and St. Paul participated for the first time last year, along with over 750 cities around the world, but it’s been relatively under the radar in the twin towns. Not this year. Thanks to the local organizing chapter Make Music Day Twin Cities (makemusicday. org/twincities), homegrown singers and

songwriters and bands are gearing up to play in homes and yards and at presenting venues such as The Warming House, McNally Smith College, Studio 2 Café, Northern Vineyards Winery, Valley Bookseller, the Landmark Center, the Commons by U.S. Bank Stadium, Rice Park, the state capitol and more. “Jack Lang started it on June 21st because that’s the day with the most light,” said Caitlin Marlotte, who organized last year’s local edition of Make Music Day with her friend Andrienne Hovland, who discovered the fête while living in Paris. “The idea was a day to encourage people to play music — not necessarily professionals, but amateurs and just to create a culture to sit on your stoop or porch and play music or go to a coffee shop or a library or car wash parking lot — you can go anywhere and play music. Of course, every day is Play Music Day in the Twin Cities. I could be biased, like, ‘Do we really need a day for making music?’ Because it happens all the time.” True enough, and I speak from personal experience that playing live music with/for friends and strangers is one of the best things in life and shouldn’t be relegated to singing in church, the shower or the car. It’s an embarrassment of riches in this burg, and in that spirit, for Make Music Day Twin Cities, Marlotte suggests South Minneapolitans sign up for the Warming House’s open mic, take to Studio 2 Café’s open stage or grow some funk of their own. Groth Music in Bloomington will host an open stage, and events in Hastings and Stillwater go all day starting at 7:30 a.m. “It really took off last year, with several places hosting music,” said Marlotte, a fiddle player and executive director of Vega, a non-profit music education program whose mission is to provide elementary and high school students with musical instruments. “We had some surprise guests at the events, including [local music luminaries] Dan Israel and Julius Collins, and we’re hoping for more musicians everywhere this year — and good weather. “I look forward to seeing people playing music where they might not otherwise be, and also to seeing people just happening upon music. I think it really underscores how important it is to our community and our culture for people to go place-to-place seeing and playing music. I’ve seen what can happen when we get to put a musical instrument in a student’s hand. “What we saw happen at the first Make Music Day last year is that it connects people in a way that people otherwise wouldn’t connect. It’s almost like words aren’t enough. That ability to collaborate and work together and create a song or sound and for other people to be part of it — it’s like a new level of connection.” Jim Walsh lives and grew up in South Minneaopolis. He can be reached at jimwalsh086@gmail.com

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Voices

More homes eligible for plane noise mitigation Fairness and bike lanes In your last issue, a letter writer opposed the extension of protected bike lanes on 26th and 28th streets, calling it a “biased and unfair plan.” What is unfair is for a child to have to cross two lanes of high-speed traffic with zero visibility. What is unfair is not being able to ride a bike safely on those streets as they are now. Extending the protected bike lanes to Hennepin Avenue will make 26th and 28th streets better places for

people, especially for children and families. It “completes” those streets for all users, and that is fair. Jeff Carlson Whittier (The writer lives one half-block from where cyclist Jessica Hanson was killed in July 2013, while riding her bike on 28th Street.)

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Nearly 300 homes near Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Parkway recently became eligible for mitigation packages to quiet airplane noise. Options include central air and new windows for homes that experience average plane noise levels of 60 decibels for three consecutive years. Council Member Linea Palmisano (Ward 13) said the primary driver of the change is an increase in nighttime flights between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., which are weighted more heavily in noise calculations. “It only takes a small number of these flights to make a big impact on average noise,” Palmisano said in a statement. Nighttime arrivals on one runway over Southwest Minneapolis, for example, have fluctuated between 12 and 18 flights in the past five years, she said. “So, it is not necessarily a huge increase in terms of numbers, but it has a big impact on the model, and it has a big impact on people’s lives,” she said. To see whether a particular home is eligible, visit msp.macenvironment.org/mitigation. Palmisano said the airport is increasingly using a “mixed flow” model that routes arrivals and departures away from Minneapolis during slower traffic periods, typically before the morning rush and in the evening. The Metropolitan Airports Commission recently launched an interactive reporting tool at macenvironment.org/reports that provides an overview of operations, complaints and sound monitoring. — Michelle Bruch

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Moments in Minneapolis

By Cedar Imboden Phillips

A park of many names

homas Lowry Park, located in Lowry Hill, has been known by several names over the years. It was called Douglas Triangle in 1907, then Mount Curve Triangle in 1925; it retained that name until 1984, when the name was changed yet again, this time to Thomas Lowry Park. This photograph is undated, but shows the result of an ambitious $100,000 project in the mid-1920s to add a pergola, brick terraces and landscaping. Observant readers may notice that the photograph is labeled “Douglas Park”; the name continued to pop up from time to time for several decades following its original name change. (Photograph by Kammerdiener.) Cedar Imboden Phillips is executive director of the Hennepin History Museum. Learn more about the museum and its offerings at hennepinhistory.org or 870-1329.

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‘Scaffold’ comes down After protests and apologies, the work is removed from Minneapolis Sculpture Garden By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com

The dismantling of the controversial sculpture “Scaffold” began June 2, although initial plans for it to be burned as part of a Native American ceremony were in flux one week later. The new addition to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden evoked emotional protests from Native Americans and others for its representation of the gallows that hanged 38 Dakota men in the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. It was created by Los Angeles-based artist Sam Durant and had previously been exhibited in Europe. “This is a critical part of history for our Dakota people, which includes the overt acts of genocide directed at our people — not something to be depicted in the sculpture garden next to a giant rooster or a spoon with a cherry,” said Cheyanne St. John, who works in the Lower Sioux Community Tribal Historic Preservation Office. The Walker institution will become more diverse so something like this doesn’t happen again, said Walker Executive Director Olga Viso. Viso said they will create a more diverse board and staff and will hold advisory forums. The Walker will also commission Native artwork for the campus, she said. The Dakota 38 is one of seven executions embodied in Durant’s sculpture, and he said he included the incident because it remains the largest execution in U.S. history. Durant apologized and said if he could do it over, he never would have included the Mankato story. He’s done historical research, he said, but never personally met with people

The crowd cheered as a worker removed a plank from the sculpture.

An all-native construction crew began dismantling “Scaffold” June 2 following a ceremony led by Dakota elders. Photos by Dylan Thomas

living with the history for 500 years. “The work is really primarily for a mainstream audience that’s not aware of these things. … So many people don’t know that history,” he said. Lack of historical knowledge played a huge role in the installation of “Scaffold,” said Sheldon Wolfchild, a Dakota historian, filmmaker and artist. Wolfchild said that three years after the

Dakota 38 died, officials hanged two more Dakota at a scaffold near Fort Snelling. One of those men is his ancestor, Medicine Bottle. Wolfchild said Medicine Bottle’s neck didn’t break immediately, and he dangled for 10 minutes before he died. “If you have the courage to understand that feeling, then that is what our people are going through,” he said. Wolfchild said his people have the country’s

highest suicide rate; his reservation recently held a memorial for a 12-year-old girl who strangled herself. He said “Scaffold” is not an image he wants young people to see at a mainstream institution. “There also has to be a balance when you do a message in art — there has to be positive and negative, not just negative,” he said. The sculpture’s dismantling began in a June ceremony led by Dakota spiritual leaders and elders. A Native construction company spent several days removing the wood. If or when it will be burned in a ceremony at Fort Snelling was not clear at press time. The mediated resolution came through consultation with Dakota spiritual and traditional elders, representatives of Minnesota’s four federally recognized tribes, the Park Board, Durant and Walker Art Center.

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REMODELING SHOWCASE

HOMEOWNER MESHES WITH DESIGNER TO CRAFT HER VISION Castle Building & Remodeling provides perfect mix of collaboration

racy Maas is a hands-on homeowner, and that’s fine with Castle Building & Remodeling. The Minneapolis-based company doesn’t mind if homeowners are willing to put some sweat equity into their projects, as long as they choose the right aspects of the job for themselves. (Demolition, cleanup, painting and even tile-setting are in, but the work done by licensed contractors such as plumbing and electric are out. There’s a longer list on the company’s website.) Maas is no stranger to household projects. She grew up on a farm and helped her parents build their home. She bought her 1925 Minneapolis house in 2011 and set to work. “I’ve redone the roof, re-stuccoed, did all the landscaping, redid the front steps, redid the brick in the front, added a new garage door, then I went inside,” she said. Maas selected Castle to remodel the kitchen and to add a bathroom on the second floor of her Northrop neighborhood home. She spent months searching for the right backsplash tile before settling on hand-fired, teal-colored tile made by Clay Squared in northeast Minneapolis. She did the painting herself, and chose a cabinet style from a magazine cover. Bayer Interior Woods of Sauk Centre custombuilt the cabinets. The lower cabinets are separated by stiles, or vertical pieces of wood that serve as frames. Maas chose to have those stiles

Bayer Interior Woods of Sauk Centre custombuilt the cabinets. The lower cabinets are separated by stiles, or vertical pieces of wood that serve as frames. Tracy Maas chose to have those stiles extend to the floor with footings to lend the cabinets a furniture look. Photos courtesy Castle Building & Remodeling

extend to the floor with footings to lend the cabinets a furniture look. The oak floor was feathered to match that in the dining room, according to Castle designer Natalie Hanson. Like many older Minneapolis homes, the original kitchen had two interior doors, one leading from the stairs and one from the dining room. Castle removed both and created an expanded doorway to the dining room for better aesthetics and traffic flow. The company also removed a peninsula in the kitchen to make room for a dishwasher. Maas kept the kitchen’s original banquette, selecting a new table top and painting

the base. She also wanted a separate cabinet built for trash, recycling and composting. The house’s second floor had no bathroom, so Castle added a 75-square-foot room with a walk-in shower and ample storage space. The homeowner had picked out the sink, light fixtures, medicine cabinet, and the marble for the vanity and shower. The company also extended a hallway closet to eight feet in length, improved the heat flow to the upstairs bedrooms and insulated the wall between the shower and master bedroom, so Maas doesn’t have to hear the shower when her sister is getting ready for work.

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REMODELING SHOWCASE Maas worked with Hanson on the kitchen and bath. “We picked out the flooring and she ran a lot of stuff by me,” Hanson said of the bathroom project, including detail items like hardware and towel bar selection. “It’s fun working with people who have a vision.” The 6-inch-by-24-inch porcelain floor tiles were laid in a travertine pattern. In the spacious shower, the herringbone-pattern floor contrasts with the subway-tile walls, all in shades of gray. “As far as designers and how they’re involved in the project, it just depends on the homeowner,” Hanson said. “For some projects I pick everything out, whereas with Tracy, she had a very definite vision.” For customer convenience, Castle has three design showrooms in the Twin Cities. The company also owns the Natural Built Home store in Minneapolis, featuring environmentally friendly home finishes. You won’t usually find their work on the large regional home tours, however. Castle stages its own tour every year. Maas’ home will be on the next Castle tour, scheduled for this fall. “We just take a collection of some special projects that we’ve done throughout the year, and we open them up for a weekend,” Hanson said. “It’s more of an educational home tour, so people can learn a little bit about remodeling rather than just looking at pretty spaces.” Castle provides a timeframe for each project, creating a flowchart that starts from the first meeting with the homeowner through completion of the final checklist items. As tasks are completed, the Castle team member who completes the task initials and dates the flowchart. Maas’ project took 12 weeks, finishing up right on schedule, just before Christmas 2016. Maas had invited her family for the holiday. “The first meal was Christmas dinner in the new oven,” she said. “Beef tenderloin, and it was perfect.” Now that the kitchen and second-floor bath projects

are complete, Maas is planning remodeling projects for the first-floor bathroom and basement. She will probably use Castle again, and sh e’ll probably be pretty involved. That’s fine by Hanson. “We love working with people like her,” she said. “It definitely makes my job easy, especially when the selections they’ve made are good selections.”

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meet people and hopefully build relationships.” The event came about because of the relationship between Shir Tikvah Senior Rabbi Michael Latz and Imam Sharif Mohamed of Dar Al-Hijrah. The two met while serving on Mayor Betsy Hodges’ transition team and stayed in touch over the years, with Shir Tikvah providing support to the mosque when a fire damaged it in 2014. Mohamed said in remarks before dinner that the event represented “what America is all about,” adding, “America is not a place to divide us, a place to hate one another and a place to have suspicion.” “Yes, we have different belief systems,” he said, “but ultimately we are human beings. We are brothers and sisters in humanity. … We are brothers and sisters in our country.”

30 days of fasting Ramadan falls during the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar and lasts 29 or 30 days, depending on the year. Its purpose is to remember God and bring about consciousness, patience, empathy, sacrifice and humility, Mohamed and Wali Dirie, executive director of the Islamic Civil Society of America, explained to Shir Tikvah members during an April visit. Fasting is one of the five pillars, or basic rules, of Islam. The elderly, the ill, children and women who are pregnant or lactating are exempt from fasting but are encouraged to provide charity and feed a poor person if they are able. Judaism also has several holidays that require fasting, notably Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. None last for weeks like Ramadan. Members of each congregation explained those details to one another during conversation before and during dinner. Shir Tikvah congregant Matt Blesky asked Amiin Harun

of Dar Al-Hijrah if Muslims are allowed to drink water during the fast. Harun, meanwhile, wanted to know how many books were in the Torah, the Jewish holy book. Belsky, his wife, Ariel Eason, and Harun talked about the similarities between the two religions and Harun’s work as an immigration attorney. Harun said that people are worried about President Trump’s executive order on immigration, even those who are citizens of the U.S. Eason asked Harun if he was looking for more clients, adding that she works with many Somali immigrants in her career as a physician’s assistant. The three later figured out they are about the same age. “It’s easy to forget how much you have in common with other people until you have a conversation,” Harun said.

‘Reflection of who we are’ That was a theme the clergy repeated in their remarks to the group. Latz said people made derogatory remarks about Jews in the early 20th century, similar to what some Muslims have experienced today. He said the idea of loving your neighbor as yourself isn’t an optional one. Mohamed said Islam is a religion of tolerance, coexistence and love for one another. He said the event would show the community that “we are brothers and sisters, no matter what we see in the news.” About 50 Shir Tikvah congregants dined with members of the mosque. Also in attendance was State Rep. Erin Murphy (DFL–St. Paul) who is running for governor in 2018. Murphy, a friend of Latz’s and a Catholic, said the event brings attention to the common ground people share.

“There’s no better way to bridge the divides that separate us than by breaking bread together,” she said. Lange, the longtime Shir Tivkah congregant, appeared to agree with that message. There was a sense in the aftermath of the 2016 election, she said, that “we didn’t know our neighbor,” adding that people were enthusiastic about the event as soon as Latz proposed it. The congregation has seen an influx of new members since the election, she said, and has even become a sanctuary congregation. It plans to continue its relationship with the mosque by attending an event there this winter to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. “It’s a way to show hospitality and to help a community that doesn’t feel very welcomed here right now feel welcome,” Lange said of the event. “… This is a reflection of who we are.”

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Mill City Cooks

Recipes and food news from the Mill City Farmers Market

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VEGGIE NOODLE PASTA SALAD WITH ‘SHAKE THE BOTTLE’ VINAIGRETTE

pring is the perfect time to take a fresh spin on some comfort food favorites. Pasta can be one of those comfort foods that you just do not want to give up, but what if you didn’t have to? Veggie noodles have been an emerging food trend for the past few years, and they are a fun and healthy way to get extra vegetables in your (and even your kids’) daily diet. Zucchini, carrots, cucumber and butternut squash are the most common vegetables to use as veggie noodles because they make a firm noodle shape when put through a spiralizer. A spiralizer is a simple, handheld kitchen utensil that will cut vegetables into a long noodle shape. Once you have your veggie cut into noodles, you have the choice to cook or keep the veggie noodles raw depending on your preference. To cook veggie noodles, sauté them in a pan on medium heat for 5–15 minutes for desired tenderness. Each vegetable brings it own unique benefits to a meal when used as a substitute for noodles. Carrots are a good source of vitamin A and beta-carotene, which promotes eye, immune and skin health. If you choose zucchini, it is rich in fiber and water, making you feel fuller faster. Plus, zucchini helps lower homocysteine levels, lowering the risk of blood clotting and heart disease. Squash is a great source of B vitamins and also has

By market chef Heather Hartman

Ingredients 2-4 zucchinis, spiralized 2-4 carrots, spiralized 2 cups chopped market greens, chopped (baby kale, spinach, etc.) ½ cup fresh basil, torn Fresh goat cheese curds from Singing Hills, chopped For Vinaigrette 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon honey from Ames Farm 1 clove minced fresh garlic (optional) ⅓ cup vinegar, we love balsamic, but apple cider, or red wine vinegar works too! Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons minced herbs (basil and thyme is nice) ½ cup good extra virgin olive oil

Zucchini is a good choice for the spiralizer. Submitted photo

omega-3 and omega-6, which help prevent inflammation in the body. Cucumbers have anti-inflammatory properties that promote brain health along with having vitamin A and beta-carotene. Making veggie noodles is easy, especially with local and organic carrots, zucchini and cucumbers in season at the Mill City Farmers Market. The recipe below is from the Mill City Farmers Market’s free weekly cooking

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Directions

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Combine veggie noodles, chopped greens, basil and cheese in a large bowl. Set aside. Place all the vinaigrette ingredients in a jar and shake until well combined. Pour desired amount on vinaigrette (or about 2/3 cup) over veggie noodle mixture. I also like to add a minced fresh tomato, extra herbs and green onions as well. Pasta salad will last in the fridge for 2 days.

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The neighborhood impact Neighbors are bracing for construction. “Anytime there is a major construction project it’s going to impact business,” said Aaron Meyerring, co-owner of Electric Fetus. The record shop will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year in the midst of construction. “It’s just going to be another hurdle that we’re going to

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The final rendition of the project has been a long time coming. The previous $400-millionplus plan never secured full funding and proved controversial due to cost, an idea to relocate ramps to 38th Street, and a focus on freeway expansion rather than transit. Longfellow resident Lisa Vecoli worked on the project on-and-off for 15 years, serving as part of the project advisory committee. She noted that the original freeway construction cut through the center of the city. “There is a lot more awareness around the

Construction starts in August 2017 with bridge closures at Franklin Avenue, 38th Street and Portland Avenue. Following the Super Bowl in the spring of 2018, the construction impact becomes a little more painful. I-35W access to Downtown Minneapolis via Highway 65 closes entirely. I-35W and I-94 will remain open throughout construction with lane reductions. “One of the biggest impacts is the detour of the regional buses from 35W to the local streets during that time frame,” Pedersen said. Traffic will detour to city streets including 31st Street, Blaisdell Avenue, Grand Avenue, 1st Avenue, Park Avenue and Portland Avenue. Contractors will have financial incentives to reopen Downtown access as soon as possible, and MnDOT staff hope they can limit the Downtown closure to a single construction season. Blocking access to Downtown provides room for bridge reconstruction. Two are flagged in critical need of replacement: the “flyover” bridge from northbound I-35W to westbound I-94, and the I-35W “braid” bridge near 24th Street. The bridges were highlighted as a top priority in a review that followed the 2007 collapse of the I-35W river bridge. Also in mid-2018, the number of lanes will shrink on I-94. Bridges slated for closure include the 26th Street bridge, 24th Street pedestrian bridge and 40th Street pedestrian bridge. Ramps at 35th Street will close, in addition to the 36th Street ramp to southbound I-35W. Construction on the Lake Street transit station is tentatively slated for 2020. Pedersen said Lake Street would lose a lane in each direction during construction, but Lake Street would remain open through the duration of the project. The construction timeline will be finalized following selection of the contractor later this summer. Several local streets and sidewalks would be reconstructed around the highway. Bridge reconstruction includes pedestrian-scale lighting and wrought-iron railings replacing chain link fencing. Along the freeway, seven out of eight neighborhoods voted against construction of new noise walls where they don’t exist today. The Phillips West neighborhood did vote to add a noise wall along 2nd Avenue between Lake Street and the Greenway.

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have to get past.” At an April meeting of the Lyndale Neighborhood Association, residents asked questions about lighting and pedestrian safety during detours. “There are lots of parks and schools along these routes,” said one attendee. Pedersen said they expect traffic diverted to local streets will span from Hiawatha Avenue on the east to Lyndale Avenue on the west. Workers don’t plan to take away parking or bike lanes to speed commutes, he said. For more information and project updates, visit dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/ i35wminneapolis.

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“The coolest thing about this is the transit station at Lake Street,” Hager said. Like the bus station at 46th Street, the Lake Street station will stand in the middle of the interstate, featuring two levels and an indoor waiting area. It will accommodate the Orange Line, an all-day bus rapid transit line that will connect Minneapolis to Richfield, Bloomington and Burnsville along I-35W — about 14,000 daily rides. A transit-only access ramp will streamline the path between the transit station and Downtown for 700 buses each weekday, including METRO Orange Line bus rapid transit. Soren Jensen, executive director of the Midtown Greenway Coalition, said advocates wanted to make sure the new transit center would not create a dark, foreboding place under the highway. He didn’t want to see “Hiawatha-Lake 2.0,” a reference to the unloved intersection located about two miles east down Lake Street. The station will include a ramp to the Greenway along the west side of the freeway next to Stevens Avenue, and funding for public art on the Greenway ramp is secured. The project doesn’t require the acquisition of any homes. (Officials didn’t add a ramp from Lake Street to northbound I-35W to avoid taking homes north of McDonald’s, according to Hennepin County Engineer Jim Grube.) The new southbound ramp to Lake Street will displace Krav Maga Minneapolis and the Good Grocer, however. The Good Grocer is currently working to purchase a property near the current store, and the transaction is not yet finalized. Krav Maga did not respond for comment. Grube said original freeway construction in the 1960s did not include access to Lake Street because planners thought the Lowry Tunnel couldn’t handle the additional traffic demand. Officials have now proved the extra traffic won’t be as bad as people thought, he said.

an afternoon peak hour crash rate 15 times the metro average. The combination of heavy traffic, quick merging and travel demand patterns contribute to more than 1,000 crashes per year. To help improve safety, the “flyover” bridge from northbound I-35W to westbound I-94 will shift to the left side of the highway, to eliminate the widespread merging that most traffic currently takes ahead of the Hennepin/Lyndale exit on I-94. Pedersen said residents should not expect to see the end of traffic slowdowns on I-35W, however, given the roadway’s high demand. He said the highway is not adding capacity. “We’re making small improvements that are going to improve the safety, but you’re not going to eliminate congestion,” he said, explaining that rear-end crashes related to congestion are a big cause of accidents in the area. Average daily traffic on I-35W approached 200,000 in 2013, according to MnDOT, and traffic is projected to hit 257,700 in 2038.

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Page celebrates Ramsey rename with students Justice Alan Page, meet Justice Page Middle School. That’s exactly what happened June 14, a day after the Minneapolis Board of Education voted to rename the school after the ex-Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and Minnesota Vikings Hall of Fame football player. Page was on hand on the last day of the school year to meet students and teachers. He stood outside the school’s Nicollet Avenue entrance, over which the name of the school’s former namesake, Minnesota’s second governor, Alexander Ramsey, is engraved, and shook hands and took pictures with students and staff. “Just to have been considered was pretty exciting,” Page said. “To have it actually happen was beyond anything I could have hoped for.” Page’s appearance capped a student-driven campaign to rename the school, which began

in earnest at the beginning of the year. Students hosted community meetings throughout the year, gathered feedback from the school community and raised money to pay for new signage and other costs. The school’s site council voted in favor of the rename in March, and Superintendent Ed Graff expressed his support in April for naming the school after Page. Page was the first African-American justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, serving on the court from 1993 until his retirement in 2015. His service came after a Hall of Fame football career with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. Page replaces Ramsey, who has gained notoriety because of the state’s treatment of the Dakota Indians in the mid-19th century, as the school’s namesake. Ramsey negotiated the treaties with the Dakota Indians that displaced them

Ex-Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and Minnesota Vikings Hall of Fame football player Alan Page shakes hands with students outside of Justice Page Middle School on June 14. Photo by Nate Gotlieb

from their lands in Minnesota and was governor during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. He declared during the war that, “the Sioux Indians of Minnesota must be exterminated or driven forever beyond the borders of Minnesota.” Thirty-eight Dakota men were hung in the war’s aftermath, and thousands more Dakota were displaced. Students appeared excited about the change. Eighth-grader Nicholas Chung predicted that more students would want to come to the school, adding that it could inspire other kids to make change. He said he learned from the experience that kids could make a powerful change in the world. “You can make a big change if you work hard,” eighth-grader Corinne Sidebottom said. Added sixth-grader Sylvia Thompson: “I’m kind of in awe of what we’ve done.”

School Board approves 2017–2018 budget The Minneapolis Board of Education approved Minneapolis Public Schools’ 2017–2018 budget at its June 13 meeting. The district is projecting to take in $845.8 million in revenue and have $864.4 million in expenses next school year. It would use $18.6 million in fund balance to make up the difference. Nearly 70 percent of the district’s revenue, about $590.6 million, would go toward the general operating fund, which pays for education, student transportation, facility maintenance, equipment purchases and health and safety projects. The fund faces a budget gap of $16.5 million for 2017–2018, which the district plans to cover with its fund balance, or reserves. The district also faces a $2.1-million gap in its community education fund, which it uses to account for services provided for recreation, civic activities, nonpublic students, veterans, adult and early childhood programs and more. The district projects about $30.9 million in expenses for that fund.

MPS expects to receive about $22.2 million for its food service fund, with expenses about $67,000 below that amount. It’s expecting to receive about $126.1 million and $78.1 million for its capital projects fund and debt service fund, respectively, with expenses totaling the same amount. The district uses the capital projects fund for building-construction activity and the debt service fund for most costs relating to bonding. First-year Superintendent Ed Graff in February initially projected next year’s budget gap to be $28 million, which he attributed to increased special education compliance costs, salary increases, additional transportation costs and inflationary increases. Graff proposed a 10-percent reduction to the district’s central services and a 2.5-percent reduction to school allocations, which decreased the gap to about $21 million. The Minnesota Legislature last month passed a two-percent increase in the basic education-funding formula, which further decreased the gap.

MPS also faces a $13-million deficit for the 2016–2017 school year, which Chief Financial Officer Ibrahima Diop attributed to the district’s under-budgeting for negotiated contract increases and under-funding services such as transportation and utilities. The board on June 13 voted to allow the district to use $13 million in fund balance to cover this year’s deficit. That usage would bring the district’s fund balance down to about $41 million, or 7 percent of the total general fund budget. The fund balance would lower to about 4.1 percent of the total budget after tapping reserves to cover the 2017-18 gap. MPS policy requires the district’s fund balance to be between 8 and 13 percent of its total budget. The district can dip below that number if the superintendent demonstrates cost-containment efforts, but it needs to have a plan to replenish the minimum fund balance to at least 8 percent. Graff said in April that the district has

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waste material. The process generates a lot of heat, causing the windrows to heat up to as high as 160–170 degrees, even in the middle of winter. SET monitors the temperature of the windrows daily to ensure they don’t become too hot and kill the good bacteria, Ludvik said. State law requires the windrows to stay at least 131 degrees for seven straight days, a temperature and timeframe that will kill any pathogens and bacteria. SET keeps its windrows at 140–160 degrees for 45–60 days, Ludvik said. The company then takes the windrows down and puts the compost mixture into curing piles, where it sits for about six months. It’s during that process that paper products break down, Ludvik said. The curing piles get turned over several times, with the mixture gradually cooling. SET screens all of its compost after the curing process, testing each batch before it’s ready for market, Ludvik said. It makes the testing data available to its customers, should they want compost with a specific pH level. The company will deliver its products anywhere in the Twin Cities metro area, Ludvik said. It gives more than 600 yards of free compost to Minneapolis for community gardens annually and also sells compost to community gardens at a 50-percent discount. SET took in over 17,000 pounds of food

waste last year and sold about 65,000 yards of material at several sites, Ludvik said. She said the company’s 37-acre site in Dakota County is ideal, even though it’s next to a dog park. The site doesn’t have much of an odor because of the oxygen pumped through the windrows, and the company hasn’t received a single odor complaint in the past eight years. SET has been open since the 1980s, when Minnesota passed a ban on putting yard waste into landfills, and began taking food waste in 1997. The company received a full solidwaste composting permit in 2001 and recently applied for a new tier of compost permitting. The permit would allow the site to double its capacity, Ludvik said. SET contracts with Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, private companies and the general public for composting services. Minneapolis began curbside collection of organics in fall 2015 and has reduced over 256,000 gallons of garbage volume over that stretch, according to Kellie Kish, the city’s recycling coordinator. About 45,000 households, or 42.6 percent of those in the city, have opted into the program, which Kish said is an extremely high rate. That participation has led to a decrease in garbage carts, Kish added. She stressed that plastic-lined paper, such as

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Northeast artist Rivard brings sharpies, skateboards to schools By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com

Mark Rivard drew his first skateboard artwork about 13 years ago, when he was holed up in his mom’s basement while recovering from a skiing injury. Since that time, the Northeast-based artist has gained international recognition for his Sharpie-on-skateboard drawings, starring in commercials for the brand and opening his own art education business. Rivard recently wrapped up projects at the Downtown-based FAIR School and the Prospect Park-based charter school Venture Academies, helping students put on an art show June 1 at Cal Surf in Uptown. He said his goal wasn’t just to have students create art but also to help them realize that they can potentially make a career out of their passions. “My goal is to influence thinkers. To motivate youth to innovate. To push new ideas creatively,” he wrote on Facebook earlier this year. “It doesn’t always work. ... But when it does it’s pretty cool to see.” Rivard’s journey into the art world began in about 2003, after he underwent a full knee replacement. He took one of his old skateboards and drew a black-and-white rendition of the Minneapolis skyline on it, a work that drew praise from friends. Eventually, he and some friends formed an art group, putting together their first show in June 2004 at the now-defunct South Minneapolis nightclub Blue Nile. “We kind of went a little crazy and hung black curtains all along the wall,” Rivard said of the

Northeastbased artist Mark Rivard has drawn international attention for his Sharpie-onskateboard artwork. Rivard helped students from several local high schools host an art show earlier this month. Photo by Nate Gotlieb

show, which happened on a Wednesday night. “It was basically a low-budget, do-it-yourself-style art show.” He and his friends weren’t deterred, however. Rivard and some buddies got a house in Uptown and continued to be creative, an atmosphere he described as “just a big party house, basically, with a bunch of artist kids living there.” He moved back to Colorado in 2005 after his leg

healed, but he continued to do art, piquing the interest of an investor. It was around that time that Rivard had his first contact with Sharpie, thanks to his aunt, an office-supplies manager. His aunt had mentioned Rivard and his work to a Sharpie sales representative, leading the brand to reach out to him about hosting a workshop in Breckinridge. Rivard continued to stay in contact with

the Sharpie after the workshop, pitching it on the idea of endorsing artists in the same way companies such as Red Bull endorse athletes. He became part of the “Sharpie Squad,” a group of artists worldwide who promoted the brand, in 2009 and part of a smaller group of Sharpie artists in 2010. Sharpie consolidated that group down to four SEE SKATEBOARD SHOW / PAGE A20

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Daniels wants to eventually work for DC and create Batman comics. He is planning on attending Winona State in the fall and studying art. “Mark’s just always supportive of what we do,” he said. Eleventh-grader Cecilia Speranzella has worked with Rivard since the beginning of the year and said that “everyone was excited” for his program, “even people who don’t do art.” “He’s so smart and resourceful,” Speranzella said of Rivard. Venture Academy ninth-grader Aaron Cardenas said he felt like Rivard’s program could motivate people “to do what they dream of and try new things in life.” “It was a whole lot of fun,” Cardenas said. “I loved it. Hope I can do it again.” For his part, Rivard plans on continuing his work with youth, starting with an event for 40 Minneapolis Public Schools students that’s tentatively scheduled for July 6. Students would create skateboards that would be hung Downtown during the X Games. The students would also get free passes to the games, which are July 14–16 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Rivard is planning to go on a 10-base tour with the U.S. Air Force after that. He said he’s already pitched the Air Force for a second round of touring and will be looking to continue working with youth. Visit markrivardart.com to learn more about his art and education work.

artists, including Rivard, in 2011, building an ad campaign called “Starts with Sharpie” around their stories. It produced mini-documentaries about each of the artists and included them in advertisements that had a national and international reach. “I was sort of the face of Sharpie for a year,” said Rivard, whose ad was featured in publications such as US Weekly. “It definitely increased the visibility of my artwork.” That increased visibility led a Woodbury school to contact Rivard about coming to talk with its students. Rivard ended up writing a short curriculum and working with students at the school for a week, leading to other educational projects. Nowadays, Rivard works with schools, nonprofits and library systems across the Twin Cities and even with several across the country and internationally. He brings in what’s left of his once-massive Sharpie collection and blank skateboards to the sites, giving the students the freedom to draw what they like. The goal isn’t just to teach art, Rivard said, but it’s also to help kids recognize their dreams and realize that it’s possible to follow them. His students appear to appreciate his passion and insight. Erik Daniels, a 12th-grader at FAIR, said Rivard helped him get better at drawing superhero characters, such as the Marvel and DC Comics characters that were on his skateboards at the Cal Surf show.

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Park commissioners approve new Water Works plan New park site would include the park system’s ﬁrst restaurant open all year

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is finalizing a plan for Water Works, a new destination park site that will begin to overhaul the downtown Minneapolis riverfront later this year. The Park Board’s Planning Committee unanimously voted June 7 to approve a revised plan for the project, which would bring a new glass building and the park system’s first year-round restaurant to an area along West River Parkway just east of the Third Avenue Bridge. The new plan, as unveiled earlier this spring, raises the price tag of Water Works to about $30 million, including about $19.6 million for a first “mezzanine” phase that includes the one-story restaurant pavilion. So far, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation, the board’s philanthropic partner tasked with fundraising for the project, has raised about $12.5 million in committed donations and gifts. A second phase would cost about $10.2 million. Tom Evers, the foundation’s executive director, plans to wrap up a fundraising campaign for the first phase in December. The pavilion would be embedded into what’s left of the Basset and Columbia mills buried beneath the Fuji Ya building, once home to the state’s first Japanese restaurant. The Park Board may move to demolish much of building as early as this September. In addition to an undetermined restaurant, the pavilion would be home to bathrooms,

An updated version of Water Works calls for a glassy restaurant pavilion embedded in preserved mill ruins. Image courtesy Minneapolis Parks Foundation

meeting space and a green roof. To increase access to the riverfront, it would have a glass elevator to bring people down from First Street to West River Parkway. Around the building, the board is planning a series of trails and sidewalks to further connect Minneapolis residents to the increasingly popular area near the Stone Arch Bridge and Mill Ruins Park. As part of the Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park, the sliver of parkland is one of the most-visited places in the state’s regional park system with more than 2.5 million annual visitors. An important piece of Water Works is balancing the history and stories of people who

came to the riverfront during the city’s heyday and the future residents of its growing downtown. “It’s a place where people come to gather and a place for telling stories — the stories of the past, but also making your own stories when you’re here,” said Janette Law, the foundation’s director of communications and strategic partnerships. In addition to the legacy of milling and manufacturing, Evers said they’ve been uncovering the history of the area’s African-American workers and Native American communities. “We know this is one of the most culturally enriched places in Minnesota,” he said. “What we’re standing on now has been rebuilt many times over.”

Other additions to the 6-acre site include improvements to West River Parkway, a kayak launch, an entry plaza from the street and places for small performances spaces. The board also plans to extend a walking bridge from the site to the Stone Arch Bridge. The project would connect with a woonerf — a shared street or plaza for pedestrians, cyclists and cars — between the Abiitan Mill City and Mill City Quarter communities. The site, which would host much of the closest parking to the restaurant pavilion, was dedicated to public use under a park dedication ordinance. Previous plans for Water Works showed a stand-alone café pavilion, but that changed after a contractor found significantly more intact mill ruins left beneath the Fuji Ya building. Changes, which are anticipated to be financed by private contributions, were well received by park commissioners. “I truly think that this is a better project all round,” said At-Large Commissioner Meg Forney, who chairs the board’s Planning Committee, at a June 7 public hearing. Construction on the park is slated to begin next summer or fall and be completed in 2019. The board is requesting expressions of interest from food vendors to run the restaurant at Water Works. More information is available at mplsparksfoundation.org/projects/water-works.

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Support from business Schafer began the 75-minute conversation by asking the candidates if they were actively seeking the support of business owners and leaders for their campaigns. Most answered in the affirmative, including Hodges, who said a vital business community was “one of the reasons we’re doing well.” Frey said the record number of new business openings in Ward 3 were evidence his “collaborative work” with the business community was having an impact. The only candidate to answer no, Flowers, said he was “seeking the support of the people this election,” adding that his focus was on equity concerns in the city. Levy-Pounds also mentioned disparities in her response, noting that Minneapolis businesses are disproportionately white-owned. Although she will seek support from the business community, she said, “I sometimes speak a truth that the business community doesn’t always want to hear.” Dehn, too, noted that prosperity hasn’t been equally shared among Minneapolis residents and neighborhoods, adding that the city needs to do more to maintain and build a diverse workforce.

‘Deaf ears’ Schafer next asked the candidates whether they agreed with what he described as a widespread perception: that the collective voice of business “falls on deaf ears at City Hall,” that it’s hard to do business in Minneapolis and that some elected officials even view business as a “negative force.” Levy-Pounds said she agreed with Schafer that “city government hasn’t been the most responsive to our business community,” prompting a follow-up question from Jacobs, who asked how improving that relationship fit into a campaign platform that calls for making the city a national leader in equity. Levy-Pounds said business played a key part in her push for economic justice, in part by changing hiring practices that she argued block qualified candidates of color from well-paying jobs. Hodges agreed that Minneapolis is a “challenging environment” for business, and said that was why she introduced the Business Made Simple initiative in her 2014 State of the City address, calling for a streamlining of rules and regulations. But Hodges didn’t buy Schafer’s suggestion that City Hall was filled with deaf ears, adding, “disagreement doesn’t mean deafness.” Jacobs asked Hodges about a specific instance

when the business community felt they were not heard at City Hall — early in Hodges’ term, when she backed a proposed fair scheduling ordinance in her Working Families Agenda. Hodges pulled her support for the ordinance, which would’ve required employers to set employee schedules weeks in advance, after pushback from business owners. The mayor told Jacobs that was actually an example of the conversation in action. “Pulling it off the table was listening,” she said. Flowers again said he was focused on people over business, arguing it was the voices of people living on the North Side that had fallen on deaf ears. Flowers said the city was pushing to address crime downtown ahead of hosting the Super Bowl in February when its attention was needed elsewhere. “The biggest issue in this city is about people dying,” he said. “… If you don’t fix that, then you’re going to have problems downtown forever.” Hoch said the lead-up to this month’s introduction of a municipal minimum wage ordinance was a prime example of how City Hall ignores the voices of business, arguing that Hodges and a majority on the City Council had already made up their minds to support a wage hike before the city launched a series of listening sessions to gather community input. Picking up from Hoch, Jacobs then asked Hodges if that was the case. Hodges acknowledged that this winter she came out clearly against an exemption for tipped workers in the minimum wage ordinance, but noted that other key provisions — including how quickly higher wages would be phased-in — were still being discussed by Council members. Rahman said Minneapolis has a “done-to rather than work-with” attitude toward business, agreeing that the deaf ears allegation “rings absolutely true.” He said the drive to raise the minimum wage “steamrolled” over legitimate small business concerns.

Who pays for higher wages? Schafer’s next question to the candidates asked them who, ultimately, would pay for a higher city minimum wage, adding that it seemed like “common sense” that a rise in wages would be accompanied by fewer hours worked and fewer jobs. Dehn said “no one was freaking out” when the state’s minimum wage rose to $9.50 an hour for large employers last year from just $6.15 in 2013, adding that most businesses adjusted to the higher wages. He said both customers and businesses “will pay a little more” when Minneapolis wages increase and, when pressed by Jacobs, said $15 phased-in over multiple years was “really not a drastic change.” Hoch, describing the passages of a city-

wide minimum wage ordinance as a certainty, said the city doesn’t know enough about the potential impacts of the change, but that it will be the next mayor’s job to make sure the new ordinance is enforced and to stay on top of the possible consequences. Schafer noted that Levy-Pounds said last fall that even $15 might not be enough of a hike, and asked if the candidate had shared that view with business owners. Levy-Pounds responded by telling about a recent visit to the Herbivorous Butcher, a vegan restaurant, where an employee excitedly told her the business wasn’t waiting for the city to act to move employee wages toward $15. “That, to me, is the kind of mentality we need from our business community,” she said. Jacobs then joined in, noting that some businesses have warned the wage hike will be too costly, forcing them to close or relocate to the suburbs. Levy-Pounds said she agreed with Hodges, who had long supported a regional wage hike over the go-it-alone approach for Minneapolis, but said the city in this instance had to be a leader. Frey said he went on record in support of a wage hike two years ago, and that the long debate leading up to a vote later this month helped to ensure “we’re going to do it right.” He predicted there would be no exodus of business from the city. Jacobs noted Frey recently reversed his support of an exception for tipped workers in the minimum wage ordinance, which he now opposes, and wondered if that said something about his “consistency” as a politician. “It’s difficult leading the way on some of this stuff,” Frey responded, adding that, until Hodges “flipped” her own position over the winter, there wasn’t clear support among elected officials for giving tipped workers $15 an hour. Hodges predicted a “trough” following passage of the ordinance, all but a certainty later this month, but added, “On the other side, we will all be better off,” noting taxpayers make up the difference when workers are earning poverty wages. Flowers described the municipal minimum wage ordinance as “the biggest ruse” of the election, predicting it “will kill a lot of small businesses” and ultimately hurt people of color. He said the city should tackle other equity issues, like access to affordable housing, before wages. “Al called it a ruse; it’s also a trap,” Rahman said, arguing that many of the small businesses owned by and employing people of color won’t be able to afford $15 an hour wages. He described the push for a municipal minimum wage as “ham-fisted political opportunism.”

their opinions on the 5.5-percent property tax increase set in the city’s 2017 budget. Rahman, noting that property taxes were up twice that over Hodges’ term, said the people who suffer the most with that level of increase are the people who have been suffering the longest. But Dehn countered that the rise was “probably not as drastic as we’d like to think,” noting the devaluation of property and years of smaller property tax hikes that followed the 2008 financial crisis. He said property taxes contribute to the city’s rising rents, but added that lack of housing is another significant factor and that the city may need to consider property tax abatement or some other steps to hold rents steady. Jacobs pressed Dehn to say how much property taxes would rise under his leadership if elected, and Dehn’s response noted that mayors have to weigh spending on city needs against the burden of taxes. “My goal would be to limit property tax increases as much as possible,” Hoch, who took the question next, said. He compared the mayor to an orchestra conductor who has to balance out the players. Frey agreed with Hoch’s characterization of property taxes as “the most regressive form of tax,” but said any discussion of rising property taxes had to acknowledge that the city’s tax base had expanded significantly in recent years, limiting the impact of a higher levy on individual property owners. Asked by Jacobs how he would balance spending needs against the impact of higher taxes on low-income families, Frey said his approach would be to ensure taxes were being used “efficiently.” “With all due respect to Jacob, I’m not sure you’re living in the real world,” Levy-Pounds responded, drawing links between rising property taxes, higher rents and the gentrification she argued was “displacing” residents in some neighborhoods. She said she was “stunned” when she heard about the 5.5-percent hike for 2017. Levy-Pounds asked why the city was holding onto hundreds of vacant lots when the city was facing an affordable housing crisis. Hodges said the value she carried with her during budget debates was making sure that city resources were invested in residents and invested well. She noted that state cuts to Local Government Aid for Minneapolis had forced tough budget choices. Flowers, arguing the city had “squandered” millions in federal dollars on the North Side — possibly a reference to the “Promise Zone” designation awarded during the Obama administration — argued against future property tax hikes.

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After 45 years, the Twin Cities’ Pride festival is still political By Eric Best / ebest@southwestjournal.com

Forty-five years ago, a handful of people marched security measures, such as blockades on the through downtown Minneapolis to mark the street, but plans to scale back the parade’s third anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a series police presence following listening sessions of demonstrations in New York credited for with its community. jumpstarting the LGBT rights movement. “While that made white people extra safe, it Today, that march — now a parade — and made people of color and transgender people the Twin Cities Pride Festival are the largest feel less safe,” Brockman said. free pride events in the country, drawing about The organization continues to make Pride one-third of a million people to downtown more inclusive, introducing gender pronoun Minneapolis each year. stickers this year and doing extra training Decades later, the annual event hasn’t lost its with festival vendors to avoid using incorpolitical roots. This year’s theme, “Love Revolurect pronouns with attendees. There will be tion,” is meant to resist what Amy Brockman, an “escape space” tent for people with autism the external relations manager for the event’s and other needs to relax away from the festival organizer, Twin Cities Pride, says is a resurcrowds. Brockman, who is bisexual, said they gence in a permission to hate people and act on plan to add transgender and bisexual flags to those opinions. the parade’s color guard this year, in addition to “We just really want to empower people the rainbow Pride and Leather Pride flags. to react in a way that’s positive and just These are pieces to further welcome all kinds remember that what we’re about is love. We’re of people to the Pride festivals, which LGBT about supporting people loving who they leaders say provide a safe space for people to love,” she said. come out and have fun with others. The past two years have been emotional “Pride is such an important experience for the festival and Pride celebrafor the community and a very important tions across the country. In experience for people, no matter 2015, the U.S. Supreme what their age, who are going Court ruled that through their own jourthe Constitution neys of self-identity IF YOU GO guarantees a and figuring out who right to samethey are,” said Jeff What: 2017 Ashely Rukes LGBT Pride sex marriage Heine, the execuParade just two tive director Where: Hennepin Avenue between days of the Twin Washington Avenue and Loring Park before the Cities Gay When: Sunday, June 25 at 11 a.m. parade, Men’s Chorus, Info: tcpride.org leading to which is based a record in downtown What: Twin Cities Pride Festival attendance. Minneapolis Where: Loring Park, 1382 Willow St. Last June, 49 and performs people were during the parade. When: June 24–25 killed at the Heine said Pride Info: tcpride.org Pulse nightclub played an important in Orlando, Florida role in his own journey in the deadliest inciand today offers time to relax dence of violence against and connect with the community. LGBT people. “If you live in the Twin Cities, no matter This year, Twin Cities Pride is taking extra how you identify you can’t help but be aware of

the Pride festival and celebrations,” he said. Pride is also a tradition for Andrea Jenkins, who leads the University of Minnesota’s Transgender Oral History Project and is running for a seat on the City Council this year. Jenkins, who is a black transgender woman, said going to the festival’s Power to the People Stage is like going to a “family reunion” with friends and fellow queer people of color. For more than 15 years, the stage has been an “incubator” for artists of color at the festival, Brockman said. “People just hang out there all day, talk and reminisce,” Jenkins said. The political side is not lost on Jenkins, who as the parade’s grand marshal in 2015 staged a die-in on Hennepin Avenue to protest violence against her community. Even in gay spaces like Pride transgender people of color can feel lonely and marginalized, she added. “For me, [Pride] is always a political act,” she said. “We have not achieved the outcome that I believe Pride was originally intended for, and that is fairness and equality for all people.” This year’s grand marshal, KARE 11 anchor Jana Shortal, said Pride has changed for her over the years, from a “big, irreverent party” when she came out as gay in her mid 20s to a month-long fight for equality today. As a young person, Pride was a glimpse into a community she didn’t have access to while growing up in a small town, Shortal added. “I had never seen anyone who was queer, bi or trans,” she said. “Pride just kind of blew my mind.” Since then, Pride has become more mainstream, she said, drawing politicians who show support for the community and becoming “something we’re all proud of.” Now Pride’s grand marshal, Shortal said she found herself grateful for those before her who fought for equality “without a parade.” “This ride down Hennepin will be the sweetest I’ve ever taken. And I promise you, it will be for all of you, who came before me,” she said.

Pride Presents: Tig Notaro with Fortune Feimster Known for her dark humor, the “One Mississippi” actress and famed stand-up comedienne will take the stage in downtown Minneapolis with “The Mindy Project” regular Fortune Feimster. Where: State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave. When: Thursday, June 22 at 8 p.m. Cost: $30-$79 Info: tcpride.org Pride in Concert: En Vogue En Vogue, the girl group of another generation, is headlining the Twin Cities Pride lineup this year with “America’s Got Talent” alum Brian Justin Crum, British electro-pop artist Luciana and local rockers Rebel Queens. Burlesque performer Sweetpea and her Vigilantease Collective will host the 18-plus event. Where: Loring Park, 1382 Willow St. When: Saturday, June 24 from 6 p.m.–10 p.m. Cost: $10–$79 Info: tcpride.org Rainbow Run A 5K run is one way to prepare for the long walk of the festival. Now in its sixth year, the Rainbow Run has rainbow-clad runners dash between the Northeast Minneapolis riverfront and the festival in Loring Park. Where: Boom Island Park, 724 Sibley St. NE When: Sunday, June 25 at 9:30 a.m. Cost: $30 Info: tcpride.org Pride Night at the Lynx The Lynx are celebrating pride with a game against the Connecticut Sun. Tickets to a special section include a Lynx hat and admission to a postgame celebration with forward Rebekkah Brunson. Where: Xcel Energy Center, 199 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul When: Saturday, June 17 from 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Cost: $47 Info: lynx.wbna.com

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We love Southwest Minneapolis. You do, too, and you let us know by submitting dozens of entries to this year’s Best of Southwest poll. This year’s list includes many returning favorites and several first-time winners. It’s a sampling of the best our community offers for recreation, dining and shopping. Thank you to all who shared their personal best-of lists with us! — By Dylan Thomas, Eric Best, Michelle Bruch and Nate Gotlieb — PAGE B4

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Creative Class

By Susan Schaefer

High wire ac t THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF KRISTI SWEE KUDER’S WOVEN MESH

Southwest Minneapolis-based artist Kristi Swee Kuder’s work on display in the Inez Greenberg Gallery at the Bloomington Center for the Arts. Photo by Susan Schaefer

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CREATIVE ARTS IN MINNEAPOLIS ASTONISHES. Estimated at over $4.5 billion in sales, or eight times that of Minneapolis’ sports sector according to the 2015 Creative Vitality Index (CVI), an economic measure used by the city, it has earned our region a lofty place as a national creative mecca. ¶ Behind such stunning statistics toil humans whose creativity and innovation fuel this so-called creative class, dubbed by author Richard Florida. Frequently laboring for the sheer love of their craft, many visual and performing artists, directors, inventors and innovators produce from an inner creative core more likely fueled by passion than personal gain. These makers are marked by an almost holy drive to create – and when their artistry and intent collide, it often yields something extraordinary in its wake.

Unraveling the artistic soul — thread by thread In 2011, Southwest Minneapolis-based fabric artist Kristi Swee Kuder found two elements that dominate her life: her missing son and wire mesh. By the time I met Kuder during our 2016 summer intensive at St. Catherine University Women’s Art Institute (WAI), she seemed a master of this material most individuals think of as keeping the flies from entering our back porch screen doors. Kuder’s deft hands elevate this humble material to art museum fare. Like many creatives, her departure from working with soft folds of cloth to sharp slivers of wire has its provenance in grappling with life-altering issues — in this case, the her son’s mental health. About six years ago, Kuder began wrestling with the effects of mental illness on her youngest son, who had returned to Minnesota after having disappeared for several years. “Because of his illness, it was difficult to apply logic to his reasoning and actions.

UPCOMING SHOWS: Through June 23, 2017: Artistry Theater and Visual Arts, Inez Greenberg Gallery, Bloomington Sept. 7–Oct. 21, 2017: Textile Center Studio Gallery, Minneapolis Feb. 8–May 6, 2018: Hudson Healing Arts Gallery, Hudson, Wis. May 7–July 12, 2018: Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls Sept. 13–Oct. 20, 2019: Phipps Art Center, Hudson, Wis.

Conversations with him were often obscure and puzzling,” she offers. And though her fiber work had been a therapeutic outlet for expressing the ambiguous and frustrating state of affairs she was experiencing at that time, soon she would discover that wrestling wire better suited both her artistic talents and emotional state.

Kuder explains that unlike natural fibers, which lie flat or hang limp after they are unraveled, wire has “the strength to defy gravity, producing energy which interacts with space. This deconstruction of the weave was an artistic breakthrough for me. I love the messiness, casual air and general looseness that deconstructed wire mesh expresses.”

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Often the threads of our lives seem woven by destiny. The year of her son’s return, the Surface Design Association held their national conference in the Twin Cities, and Seattle wire mesh artist Lanny Bergner was leading one of the workshops. Thinking that wire might have some interesting possibilities, Kuder signed up for his class, and after spending a few days learning his tricks and methods, she ordered a few 100-foot rolls of mesh online. “At that point it was a leap of faith,” she admits. Though she’d ordered all that mesh, Kuder states, “I wasn’t convinced I would be in it for the long haul.” Almost instantly, however, she became seduced by the indiscernible characteristics wire mesh presented. “I loved that it had transparency, and also how it reflected light. It was delicate but strong, smooth to the touch, but also could draw blood if not handled properly. And it defined space as well as allowed space to flow freely,” she clarifies. Here were the ambiguous qualities she had been seeking. After several months of bending and twisting wire fibers as she had been taught, she felt her work was merely an echo of Bergner’s — not her own. “It was when I began deconstructing the weave of the mesh that I heard my muse,” she said.

Although wire mesh is not a typical material for artists, wire itself has been used by a number of gifted artists over the years. Alexander Calder used wire to create sculptures and mobiles. Ruth Asawa crocheted beautiful large looped wire sculptures that have become iconic. Locally, there are some very talented wire artists including Karen Searle and Tracy Krumm who knit and crochet with wire. As for wire mesh, Kuder cites a few favorites: “Lanny Bergner, of course, who has mastered the art of fire-treating stainless steel to create richly patterned vessels and hangings.” She is also inspired by what Austrian artist Ursula Gerber Senger does with mesh. “The way she handles it allows her work to easily be mistaken for fabric,” Kuder observes, “And there is Seung Mo Park, who makes incredible large-scale portraits by tediously snipping away at layers of mesh, and Christina Chalmers and Tanya Lyons who use copper wire mesh to form beautiful dresses.” Although Kuder sometimes works with aluminum mesh, a much softer metal, she prefers working with stainless steel mesh. Not

available in local hardware stores, she sources it from Darby and Sons Wire Mesh Company, a Philadelphia-based company she discovered through Bergner. “I prefer stainless steel because of how it responds to heat, Kuder explains. “I can produce some incredible coloration by torching the stainless steel fibers.”

Rural Minnesota shapes a worldview and an art form During our art residency at St. Kate’s WAI last summer, Kuder spoke a lot about the influence of her rural western Minnesota upbringing, with its unique landform, natural elements and native plains habitat. “My parents owned a small department store in Breckenridge when I was growing up,” she tells, “when it was a thriving railroad town and at the hub of a vast network of prosperous farms and villages along the Red River Valley. Folks bought local then. No shopping malls or Internet at that time. “The Sagness Department store carried most things a family would need, including men’s and women’s clothing, jewelry, candy, toys and a complete fabric and notions department. Lots of people sewed back then, and my mother loved to stock a wide variety of fabrics for them to pick from. She had racks and racks tightly lined with bolts of assorted fabrics. “I spent a fair amount of time behind the counter helping out, browsing through the pattern books and dreaming about all the possibilities.” She notes she was fortunate to travel periodically with her mom and dad to the Twin Cities, where they would buy for the store. Her mother always made a stop at Amluxens Fabrics. Kuder “loved that store. It was a treasure.” And so an art form took root. Kuder didn’t, however, connect fiber to being a medium for artistic expression until much later. Like many artists, she thought being a serious artist meant you worked with paint, marble or clay, not yarn or fabric. In spite of that, when Kuder graduated from Moorhead State College in 1975, nearly half of her senior show consisted of fiber pieces, making her feel she wasn’t as accomplished an artist as those who worked with more respected artist materials. As we stand in the midst “unravel/unearth,” a world-class show she shares with the work of local artist James Edward Scherbarth, currently running through June 23 at the prestigious Inez Greenberg Gallery at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, she gently muses, “I now know otherwise. “I was doing in my little corner of the world art processes and expressions that other women artists, such as Louise Bourgeois, Ruth Asawa and Magdalena Abakanowicz were doing at that same time.”

Drawing out the threads I have found textile artists to be among the most generous in sharing sources, techniques and contacts, as well as in working collaboratively among the various arts. Perhaps this generosity of cooperation comes from the rich history of quilting bees and sewing circles, but even as these fabric artists have become “surface designers,” moving their art from craft into fine arts, they continue to manifest a sense of cooperation over competition that is entirely refreshing in the world of arts rivalry. At her Bloomington Center for the Arts opening, Kuder was busy with an interactive, hands-on installation that drew considerable attention as viewers became makers, learning and feeling how satisfying it is to draw out one thread at a time. Indeed, such unraveling is an apt metaphor for handling any of life’s trying moments.

HOW TO CONTACT THE ARTIST: Kristi Swee Kuder // kristi@kskuder.com // kskuder.com // 940-5796

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Originating at Lake Minnetonka in the western suburbs, Minnehaha Creek splashes along for 22 miles on its way to the Mississippi River. The trail that follows its wooded, winding course through 10 South and Southwest Minneapolis neighborhoods offers an escape from bustling city year round.

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Lake Harriet The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board completed its purchase of Lake Harriet’s shoreline in 1888, according to a Park Board history, making it the first in the city’s Chain of Lakes to become entirely public parkland. Southwest residents obviously love the area — they voted Lake Harriet best lake and best park in this year’s poll — but that’s been true for more than a century, now. In addition to the nearly 3 miles of bicycle and pedestrian trails circling its waters, the bandshell, playgrounds and beaches draw people to Lake Harriet — even in the winter, when the frozen lake hosts the annual winter kite festival, a wonderful excuse to head outdoors in January. 4135 W. Lake Harriet Parkway

With its locations on Lyndale and Nicollet avenues, two of Southwest’s busiest thoroughfares, Vicinity Coffee can add convenience to a list of attributes that also includes its intriguing selection of specialty drinks and pastries, both house-made and sourced from the expert bakers at Patisserie 46. The spacious Lyndale Avenue store in the CARAG neighborhood came first. It opened in 2011 as Bull Run Coffee Bar but rebranded itself last year to maintain a separate identity from Bull Run Roasting. Then came the Kingfield café on Nicollet Avenue, in 2014, adding scratch-made breakfast and lunch and Sebastian Joe’s ice creams to Bull Run’s successful formula. 3350 Lyndale Ave. S. and 4301 Nicollet Ave. S. 545-5972 (Lyndale store) / 353-5369 (Nicollet store) vicinitycoffee.com

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Lynnhurst Lynnhurst residents have done it again, voting their neighborhood the Best of Southwest for the second year in a row. They have plenty to be proud of: a swath of Lake Harriet shoreline, a stretch of Minnehaha Creek, one of the city’s most sought-after elementary schools and a large, centrally located park, among other amenities. They’ve got George and the Dragon, voted best neighborhood restaurant and best bar this year (not to mention the 2017 Best Wine Bar, Terzo, and a few other best-of winners a short walk away). What more can you ask for?

BEST TRAIL

Minnehaha Creek Like a rainbow with a pot of gold at the end, the paved bicycle and pedestrian trails along Minnehaha Creek carry travelers to Minnehaha Falls and Sea Salt Eatery, one of the city’s must-see landmarks next to what is arguably the park system’s finest dining location. But the journey is at least as worthwhile as the destination.

Who won best bakery in 2016? Patisserie 46. In 2015? Patisserie 46. How about 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011? You guessed it. 2010? Trick question; the multiple-award-winning Kingfield bakery didn’t open until that July, one month after the Best of Southwest feature ran in this paper. It may be time to retire the category. Because when a bakery isn’t just the best of Southwest or the best of the city or the best of the state but a world-class destination, it just doesn’t seem fair. To his many accolades, baker and owner John Kraus last year added an invitation to join the Relais Desserts, an association of the 100 top pastry chefs in the world. If any baker in Southwest has a chance at taking best-of honors from Kraus, it may be Kraus, who last year opened Rose Street Patisserie in Linden Hills. 4552 Grand Ave. S. | 354-3257 | patisserie46.com

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BEST BREAKFAST

Victor’s 1959 Café What’s behind the devotion to Victor’s 1959 Café, yet another neighborhood favorite that ends up on this Best of Southwest list again and again? Is it the mango pancakes, or maybe the uncommon option of breakfast with a side of plantains? Is it the warm feeling of settling into one of the cramped but cozy, graffiticovered booths? Is it the patio, shaded by a ceiling of umbrellas and walls of potted tropical plants, that attracts crowds to this quirky Cuban bistro morning after weekend morning? Whatever it is, Victor’s has it. 3756 Grand Ave. S. | 827-8948 victors1959cafe.com

BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Broders’ Pasta Bar Family has always played an important role in Italian cuisine, and the Broder family carries on this legacy in its own family of restaurants: Broders’ Pasta Bar, Terzo and Broders’ Cucina Italiana. Across from their deli, Tom, the restaurant’s second-generation chef, whips up daily specials and fresh egg pasta and his brother Charlie brings out curated bottles of rich wines. Regulars know well the date night special Sunday through Thursday, as well as the front-row seats on the pasta bar’s patio, one of the best places for outdoor eats in Southwest Minneapolis. 5000 Penn Ave. S. | 925-9202 | broderspastabar.com

BEST THAI RESTAURANT (TIE)

BEST VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT

When it came to Southwest’s best Thai food, our readers couldn’t decide. We’ll call it a win-win. Amazing Thailand offers a killer happy hour and a wide selection of Thai classics in the heart of Uptown. Located in Linden Hills, Naviya’s is renowned for its skillful Thai-meets-seasonal-Midwest cooking, particularly when it comes to vegetables. Try them both and play tiebreaker for us.

Quang Restaurant Few restaurants have the cult following of Quang, a staple of Southwest Minneapolis for over 20 years. Whether it’s the crispy egg rolls or the cheap vermicelli bowls, Whittier residents and Quang’s fans around the city — food stars like Andrew Zimmern included — all have their favorite order. The real treasures here are the large bowls of pho complete with a healthy helping of meat, aromatic Thai basil and a savory broth that can soothe both an empty stomach and any bad day.

Amazing Thailand 3024 Hennepin Ave. S. | 822-5588 | amazingthailandusa.com

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BEST PIZZA

Red Wagon Pizza Co. Without naming all the names, we’ll just say the restaurants in this category faced the stiffest of competition. Southwest Minneapolis’ pizza game is, as the kids say, on point. So, major kudos to Red Wagon for coming out on top. Husband-and-wife owners Peter and Jacquie Campbell started slinging their pizzas at the Linden Hills Farmers Market and, with the help of Tilia chef and investor Steven Brown, opened their brick-and-mortar location in 2014. The Armatage restaurant’s wood-fired oven turns out inventive spins on the classic pizzapie formula, ranging from a classic Margherita spiked with a drizzle of fig balsamic to a banh mi-inspired pizza with all the Vietnamese sandwich’s classic fixings.

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BEST NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT

BEST BAR

George and The Dragon George and The Dragon has become a neighborhood establishment, and that’s not an accident. Modeled after the pubs and public houses of England, the bar and restaurant has welcomed both residents and travelers to the Tangletown area for the past six years. Owners Stacy and Fred Navarro serve a menu that’s truly their own with dishes from their very own kitchen, from the Asian Hangover — once something created to remedy Fred’s own hangover — to the bacon and onion dip. For families, there’s even a bookcase to entertain neighborhood kids. Yet, the neighborhood secret may no longer be a secret. It was recently the subject of the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.” 813 W. 50th St. | 208-1047 | ganddpub.com

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BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT (THREE-WAY TIE)

Terzo

Chef Hector Ruiz has put his own twist on Mexican Nouveau cuisine around town with restaurants like Café Ena and Rincon 38, and La Fresca is no different. The Tangletown neighborhood restaurant is known for its seafood, whether it’s the snapper ceviche or the smorgasbord of fish in the traditional mariscada. The longstanding Pepito’s, which has a location in the Nicollet Shop Mall, is known for its bestselling Nachos Lupitas, six-layer fritters with handmade shells and all of the cheesy goodness you could ask for. The Lynnhurst neighborhood restaurant Saguaro puts the southwest in Southwest Minneapolis with its Arizona-Mexican cuisine. Are you prepared for the ultimate taco Tuesday challenge at Saguaro? For $10 on Tuesdays diners can get as many tacos as they can eat.

If you were entranced by the wine bar escapades of Aziz Ansari’s character in “Master of None” this season, then perhaps it’s time to find a place to live your own Italian fantasy. For Neapolitan-minded Minneapolitans, look no further than Terzo. The wine bar, the latest addition to the Broder family dynasty at 50th & Penn, encapsulates the smells and flavors of contemporary Italy with local flare. The wine program has 300 or so vino varieties from regions across the Italian peninsula, including a huge range of wines by the glass. Because it’s a Broder establishment, you know the food is good too, from the hand-cut egg pasta to the slow-roasted pork sandwiches available at the Porchetteria window.

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Fuji Ya Minnesotans have flocked to Fuji Ya, the first Japanese restaurant to open in the state, for generations and for good reason. Nearly 60 years after founder Reiko Weston brought sushi to Minnesota, her family continues a legacy of authentic cooking techniques, eyepopping sushi specials and freshly served fish. And the Uptown restaurant at the corner of Lake & Lyndale knows how to pack people in. Regulars come for the Wednesday night ramen or book one of three private zashiki rooms with Tatami mats. But many come for the post-work and late-night happy hours. There are two Tuesday through Thursday and one on Friday and Sunday. 600 W. Lake St. | 871-4055 | fujiyasushi.com

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Michele Nadeau is out to prove that organic hair care is not a compromise. “It can be done in a high-quality way,” she said. “We’re doing it without the toxicity and without the chemicals, because we all have enough of that in our lives.” Nadeau’s eldest child was born shortly before she opened the salon in 2005 with her husband Tom. Each of their four children has a middle name that’s a variation of Jaide, which translates “I will help you” in French. The family lives eight blocks away, and the kids are dreaming up their own foot massage business ($4 for a yearlong membership) and bringing flowers to brighten up the salon. “Where did 12 years go?” Tom said. The organic products at Jaide include Eminence, voted favorite skincare line eight years running by American Spa magazine, and Ahnesti, a Minnesota company created by a former salon owner. 4651 Nicollet Ave. | 825-2696 | jaidesalon.com

BEST GIFT SHOP

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M inneapolis Institute of Art It’s hard to beat a museum that holds more than 89,000 works of art and offers free admission, not to mention a welcoming lobby with Dogwood coffee, Wi-Fi and a playroom for kids. The museum has enjoyed record attendance over the past five years. This summer, New York-based painter Aliza Nisenbaum will invite residents from the Whittier and Phillips neighborhoods to participate in large-scale group portraits for display in the fall.

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Electric Fetus Open 49 years and counting, Electric Fetus is a Minneapolis fixture. Last spring’s Record Store Day was its biggest event to date. The store makes it easy to shop new releases, and the staff members curate Spotify playlists to share what’s on their radar. The gift area is a good place to find oddities like Yoga Joes (green army men doing yoga poses), hand warmer mugs and a creative cursing book. And the shop enjoyed Prince’s endorsement. On his last visit before his death, Prince reportedly stood at the counter and said: “Electric Fetus... the best name ever.” 2000 4th Ave. S. | 870-9300 | electricfetus.com

BEST ART GALLERY

Weinstein Gallery The 20-year-old neighborhood gallery focuses on modern and contemporary photography. The current exhibition, running through July 1, features artwork by Ruben Nusz in which he shatters the canvas into pieces. The gallery quotes the artist saying: “Today, even our paintings are broken.” According to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, gallery founder Martin Weinstein’s passion lies in vintage black-and-white images from now-classic photographers like Elliott Erwitt, Gordon Parks and W. Eugene Smith. 908 W. 46th St. | 822-1722 | weinstein-gallery.com

BEST GARDEN SUPPLY STORE

Wagner Garden Center The fifth-generation family business began in 1901 with German immigrant August Cornelius’s greenhouse and field vegetables. Today the company ships plants across the country from its 4.5-acre production space in Minneapolis and another plot in Hugo. Local gardeners will find everything from hybrid tea roses and tomato plants to patio geraniums, evergreens, outdoor glazed pottery and garden accessories. A special section of the greenhouse is devoted to backyard edibles this season.

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Lagoon Cinema The 22-year-old, five-screen theater shows everything from blockbusters to documentaries and Royal Opera House shows. It’s part of the Landmark Theatres group, which includes the nearby Uptown Theatre and Edina Cinema. The auditoriums have the steepest inclines allowable, according to the theater website, to create a great view of the screens. Check out its website for a variety of special events and a gift card giveaway.

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CB2 The patio furniture is out at CB2, a shop that positions itself as a more affordable and modern offshoot of Crate and Barrel. The Uptown shop carries reindeer hide rugs sourced from farmers in Northern Finland, stilt high dining tables and Peruvian pottery. CB2 describes its aesthetic as spare and simple, with attention to detail.

BEST WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE

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Owners Michele Henry and Wesley Uthus founded Primp in 2010 with the idea that you shouldn’t have to spend big to be a snappy dresser. That credo has proved popular, with the duo opening a total of nine locations around Minnesota and South Dakota in the years since. Nothing in the stores is above $100, and stores typically only get six of each item. Henry and Uthus have also created two in-house lines, called Henry + Martin and Local Love. All locations are staffed with stylists who can personalize the shopping experience.

BEST BOOKSTORE

Magers & Quinn Magers & Quinn offers a mixture of new and used books that you wouldn’t see in a typical corporate bookstore. A 23-year fixture of Uptown, the store has special arrangements with publishers that allow it to be competitive with pricing, owner Denny Mager said. “It’s a very much book-oriented non-corporate atmosphere,” he said. “The bright and shiny fixtures aren’t the most important things. It’s the books.” The store hosts a constant stream of author events and book readings, about which information can be found on its website. Also there is a list of featured books — all below the publisher’s price. 3038 Hennepin Ave. S. | 822-4611 | magersandquinn.com

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BEST ANTIQUE STORE

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“The epitome of a neighborhood bike shop” is how owner Mike O’Leary described his store, and for good reason. The shop has bicycles for all ages and abilities and offers a complete list of repair services and rental options. The shop is located near Fuller Park and just a few minutes from Lake Harriet and the Chain of Lakes. It also support’s Southwest High School’s 612MTB mountain bike team. “At the end of the day, we really do cater to the neighborhood,” O’Leary said.

Kowalski’s has 11 locations across the Twin cities, including multiple markets in Minneapolis. You can find there all sorts of fresh and organic produce, all-natural meats and signature products such as cakes, specialty cheeses and fresh pasta sauces. The company also offers full-service catering, online shopping, classes and an assortment of online recipes. 5327 Lyndale Ave. S., 2440 Hennepin Ave. and 5615 Chicago Ave. S. 822-2935 (Lyndale store) 377-3448 (Uptown store) 824-2430 (Parkview store) kowalskis.com

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BEST YOGA STUDIO

Up Yoga Up Yoga may be one of Southwest Minneapolis’ newest studios, but that hasn’t stopped it from making quite the impression. Husband-and-wife duo Lindsay Grabb and John Sinna opened the studio in May and offer classes seven days a week. The studio teaches Vinyasa classes inspired by the Baptiste methodology and also offers longer workshops. It has a smartphone app for those who want to plan ahead and offers an unlimited first month of yoga to new students for $40.

BEST HARDWARE STORE

Settergren Ace Hardware Settergren bills itself as an old-fashioned hardware store, but that’s certainly not a bad thing. The store boasts strong customer service and just about every product you could expect from a hardware store, from LED light bulbs to all sorts of paints, lawn equipment and more. Plus, keep your eyes out for the store dog! 5405 Penn Ave. S. and 2813 W. 43rd St. 922-6055 (Penn store) / 920-2813 (Linden Hills) settergrenacehardware.com

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Minnesota rocks

ook out a nearby window right now. There’s a good chance you’ll see Minnesota rock. It could be the side of a Downtown skyscraper, stone pavers, a home’s foundation, a rock wall, or just some gravel on the street. Minnesota has a lot of rock. Our geologic history is rich and there are many places to learn about it. I’ve listed a few rockhound destinations here, but to help you understand how our geologic landscape was formed, here’s a brief synopsis. A couple billion years ago volcanoes spewed molten lava over what was to become Minnesota. The lava hardened into gray basalt seen on the North Shore and in smaller pieces nearly everywhere. Then a sea covered the area, depositing different minerals. Continents collided, mountains rose, heat was generated by all the pressure and earthquakes jarred the land. The rock broke apart, melted, turned different colors from nearby minerals, swirled together with other rocks, then cooled. If the stone cooled quickly, it has an even appearance. If it cooled slower, inside the earth, it shows different colored flecks and more of a dotted texture like granite. After the rock cooled here, glaciers gouged and scraped the land exposing rock previously buried underground. Congratulations if you made it all the way through that paragraph! You must collect rocks too.

ROCK TRIVIA Lake Superior agates formed inside air pockets in the rocks and were dislodged by glaciers and other kinds of weathering. Ely Greenstone is one of the oldest rocks in the world. Look for parallel streaks on the surface that show where glaciers pushed across the rock. Rocks with rings around them were broken up during earthquakes. Minerals filled in all the cracks, then the rock broke into smaller pieces again and were worn smooth and round.

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This roadside marker for Minnesota’s first granite quarry is located across Highway 10 from the actual site because the quarry is on St. Cloud Correctional Facility’s property.

Minnesota’s first granite quarry In 1868, ten years after Minnesota joined the union, Breen & Young opened the first granite quarry in the state. It was located just east of St. Cloud on Highway 10. About 20 years later, the state purchased the quarry and surrounding land to build the Minnesota Correctional Facility. Inmates cut, carved and stacked the granite blocks to create the prison buildings and a 22-foot-tall, 4-foot-thick wall around the property. This WPA-era monument lets visitors experience the rough, strong granite blocks up close.

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(1802 County Road 137, Waite Park) The St. Cloud area was know as “Granite City” because of all the quarries operating in the area beginning in the late 1800s. Much of the early rock was used for curbs, bridges and building foundations, but when new polishing techniques made it possible for the hard granite to take on an attractive sheen, it became used on building facades. Ranging from white with gray speckles to red with black streaks, granite from the area became popular on buildings of all sizes. Landmark Center and James J. Hill’s house in St. Paul both contain granite from quarries on this property.

This park’s quarrying ceased in the 1950s and it transitioned into a park and nature preserve in 1998. There are 18 quarry lakes designated for swimming, fishing and scuba diving (scuba permits are required; lakes feature unstable rock piles, cables and quarrying machinery). There are bike and walking trails, rock climbing, picnic areas, a boardwalk and quarry ruins and artifacts left throughout the park. See a mid1900s derrick, a cutting saw, unfinished stone pillars, hoists, hooks and grout piles.

Anoka County Gem & Mineral Club In a couple weeks, this dedicated group of rock and mineral collectors will hold their 18th-annual rock sale and swap event. Follow them on Facebook to hear about upcoming lectures, meetings or events and to see beautiful photos about recent rock discoveries. Sale and swap: 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, June 24, Osseo United Methodist Church parking lot (16 2nd Ave. SE, Osseo).

Moose Lake (about 100 miles north on Interstate 35W) We all love Lake Superior Agates, but have you

been to the Agate and Geological Interpretive Center at Moose Lake State Park? It has wonderful interpretive displays about the rocks, minerals and geology of Minnesota. The town is known as the “Agate Capital of the World,” and has the largest agate ever recorded. The giant 108-pound agate is on display at First National Bank. The third weekend of July ( July 15–16, 2017) the town hosts its annual Agate Days Festival. Two dump trucks slowly drive along Elm Avenue emptying their loads of rock that are mixed with agates and quarters. Kids and adults line the streets awaiting the spill then hunt for treasures.

I never got over my rock-collecting hobby from when I was a kid. Hundreds of rocks were stashed in my closet in old coffee cans. When I found out about Minnesota quarries I started collecting slabs. Granite showrooms are filled with slices of stone in all sorts of colors and textures from Minnesota and around the world. Tables and counters in my homes have included two colors of St. Cloud granite, Mesabi Black granite, Morton Gneiss, Kasota limestone from Mankato, travertine from Winona and Sioux Quartzite from a quarry near Pipestone. I’m very lucky to have a metal worker for a friend — she makes a lot of table bases for me. Summer is a great time for seasoned and emerging rockhounds. And in case you didn’t know, Lake Superior agates can be found throughout the Twin Cities area. When you walk toward the sun, look for the light to shine through them. Happy hunting! Next issue: Twin Cities buildings featuring rock from Minnesota quarries

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fter we process chickens, we often pick up the frozen meat and drive it to a meat locker about half an hour to the west of us. This is an intense job and not my favorite. It has interesting moments though. When we first rented the lockers about a year ago, I unloaded a truckload of chicken into the frozen room with my 3-year-old. Because we had not done this before, we were not dressed for the job and had to borrow coats to walk into the below-zero room that holds dozens of drawers of meat. My little guy wore an oversized red wool coat and looked kind of like an elf. We were both impressed by the deer head that sat in the corner of that cold room on top of some boxes, looking stately and strange with a full rack of antlers. We passed it dozens of times as we negotiated the narrow aisles of the frigid room and unpacked our meat. Then we came home cold and tired. Unlike the 3-yearold, I also came home crabby. On the same day, our friend had been talking to us about the camping trip she had taken with her family. In my cranky state of mind, I was unusually frustrated that I could not share a similar vacation story with her because I am always so focused on the farm. I said to my husband, “We are not getting out and taking our children places!” “What are you saying?” he answered. “Weren’t you telling me that just today you took our son to a cold place with a deer head in it? How many parents can say that?” I almost doubled over laughing. Who can argue with that?

Last week, my husband and I were back at that cold room with our same son who is now 4 years old. I did not see the deer head, but my husband saw an antler peeking out of a bag in the corner. So the tradition was maintained. We were not without the company of our little mascot. It rained as we were moving boxes out of the truck, and the rain was serious. It pelted down and turned the streets into rivers. Even after the worst had passed, water rushed down the sides of the street and into storm drains. Our little guy was fascinated by this and wanted me to

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older gentleman used a machine to fill plastic bags with hamburger. Again, I was asked to stand and watch this. “Just watch him fill one bag,” my son begged. I stood beside my boy, grateful for a chance to warm my hands, and we watched the gentleman working in a steady, unhurried way that reminded me of something from another era. He had a cunning machine with a spigot, and when he slipped a bag over the spigot, the little white bag filled with just the perfect amount of meat. Then he slowly ran the loose edges of the bag through another machine, which slipped a band around the plastic and tied it shut. We were fascinated. There was something absolutely satisfying about watching those plastic bags fill. Finally our meat was all unloaded. Driving away, I was so grateful for my boy. When I felt tense and focused, he made me appreciate that water runs in the streets and surreal deer heads sit in cold rooms and old men work steadily with fascinating machines. Wonder courses around us and splashes and dives down into the past. If we make just a little bit of time for it, we can stand on the sidewalk and watch it happen. Elizabeth O’Sullivan raises chickens and a few hogs at her farm, Auntie Annie’s Fields, in rural Dundas. Find Elizabeth or her family members selling their goods at the Fulton Farmers Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. More of her writing appears on the farm website: auntieanniesfields.com.

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NORTH STAR BICYCLE FESTIVAL Every year, the North Star Bicycle Festival gathers hundreds of cyclists and thousands of spectators for a weeklong series of races, health and wellness expos and entertainment across Minnesota. Dubbed the North Star Grand Prix, the professional bicycle races feature teams from across the country and as far away as New Zealand and Argentina, starting with trials in St. Paul on June 14 before heading to Cannon Falls, Uptown Minneapolis, Mankato and Stillwater. Spectator events at each stop include live music, food trucks, beer gardens, a bike expo, health and wellness expos and interactive programming, plus an amateur race in Stillwater and a ride benefiting Special Olympics Minnesota as part of the Minneapolis event.

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Local fans of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” have lucked out — a cavalcade of drag queens from the hit reality competition are touching down at this year’s Twin Cities Pride week. On Wednesday, season 4 and “All Stars 1” favorite Latrice Royale performs alongside several top Minnesota drag queens at Hell’s Kitchen (80 S. 9th St., 9 p.m., 21+, $18 advance, $20 door at eventbrite.com). On Friday, Aja from the current season of the show performs at Flip Phone’s “Planet Glitter” event at Union (731 Hennepin Ave., 9 p.m., 21+, $10–$18 advance at eventbrite.com) and season 6 queen BenDeLaCreme performs at Lush’s block party (990 Central Ave. NE, 9 p.m. & 11:30 p.m., 21+, $10 at lushmpls.com). On Saturday, Valentina from the show’s current season performs along with Max of season 7 at Flip Phone’s “XXL Pride” party at First Avenue (701 N. 1st Ave., 9 p.m., 18+, $12 advance, $14 door) and BenDeLaCreme and Shangela of seasons 2 and 3 perform at Lush (9 p.m.–11:30 p.m., 21+, $15, lushmpls.com). On Sunday, Kimora Blac from season 9 and Coco Montrese of season 5 and “All Stars 2” perform at Mercy’s Pride patio party (901 Hennepin Ave., 9 a.m.–3 p.m., $5 at the door). Also on Sunday, Bebe Zahara Benet, Minneapolis native and winner of season 1, hosts and performs on the main stage at Twin Cities Pride in Loring Park (1382 Willow St., 10 a.m.–6 p.m). Plus, “Drag Race” judge Carson Kressley will host the Saloon’s block party main stage on Friday and Saturday (830 Hennepin Ave., noon–2 a.m. daily, $20 each day at saloonmn.com).

‘SHIFT’ Tap is one of the oldest forms of dance, but thanks to innovators like Kaleena Miller, it continues to evolve. The Twin Cities tapper and choreographer, who was recently named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch,” brings her unconventional approach to her second evening-length production since her solo debut, 2016’s “Here and Now.” While that show signified defiance through agitated movements and improvisation, the concept behind Miller’s latest work rebels against one of tap’s standard practices. Instead of creating a dance to a pre-existing song, “Shift” challenges four different musicians, including jazz drummer J.T. Bates and hip-hop duo Kill the Vultures, to create an original soundtrack to accompany the same dance. The sure-to-be lively performance by Miller and her dance troupe will be accompanied by a different composition each night.

When: Thursday, June 22–Saturday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 25 at 2 p.m. Where: The Southern Theater, 1420 S. Washington Ave. Cost: $20 advance, $24 door, $15 students, ARTshare members free, or $60 for all four performances Info: southerntheater.org

‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’ Among the best-known works of famed German composer Felix Mendelssohn is his magical, dreamlike composition for Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” In honor of the Bard’s 400th birthday, the classic romantic comedy that centers around four young lovers caught in a quarrel between the king and queen of the faeries has been reimagined as a ballet by the Metropolitan Ballet of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The show features original choreography by Jennifer Hart, whose spirited arrangements reflect the precision and lightness of the composition. The show opens with “A Classic Gala” featuring performances from “The Black Swan,” “Spectre de la Rose,” “Afternoon of a Faun” and more.

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‘JIMMIE DURHAM: AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD’ “At the Center of the World” marks the first exhibition in more than two decades from Jimmie Durham since his self-imposed exile to Italy. The work of the 76-year-old, American-born artist of Cherokee heritage examines the idea of citizenship, the connection between art and activism and the role of art and artists in society through witty wordplay and totemic sculptures made from wood, stone and found animal skulls painted in bright colors and embellished with beads. Following its debut at L.A.’s Hammer Museum, the retrospective of 175 works from the artist’s body of work — including prints, collage, drawings, photography, video and sculptures — has made its way to the Walker Art Center, where its timing couldn’t be more apt. The Walker recently ignited controversy with its installation (and subsequent dismantling) in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden of “Scaffold,” an artwork that was partially based on the gallows used to execute 38 Dakota men in Mankato in 1862. With his history as an activist critical of the U.S. government and his leadership in the American Indian Movement of the 1970s, Durham’s work is as relevant today as it was 40 years ago.

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While the annual Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade still draws a big crowd streetside, many are opting to take in the festivities from the comfort of a rooftop. Rooftop parade viewing parties not only offer a bird’s-view of the parade, they also offer drinks, food, DJs and drag queens galore.

When: Sunday, June 25, parade begins at 11 a.m.

BITCH N BRUNCH PRIDE PARTY Minneapolis drag queen Bitch Flowers hosts her annual party on Seven’s rooftop, complete with brunch, two full bars, live sets by DJ Greenery and a kid-friendly environment.

When: 9 a.m.–11 p.m. Where: Steakhouse Sushi Ultralounge Skybar, 700 Hennepin Ave. Cost: $10 advance or $15 door (includes a complimentary mimosa or bloody mary); kids 8 and younger free Info: eventbrite.com

LOVE ON TOP Bey Dance Party & Rooftop Parade Viewing: Flip Phone also hosts this 21+ party, which features a Beyoncé-inspired set from DJ Miss Brit and half of ticket sales benefiting OutFront Minnesota.

When: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Where: Union Rooftop, 731 Hennepin Ave. Cost: $10 (includes a complimentary Absolut cocktail or Bud Light) Info: facebook.com/flipphone

PRIDE IN THE SKY Twin Cities promoters Flip Phone always throw a mean rooftop party. For Pride, it hosts a day of food, drinks, all-day DJ sets and a party til sundown on Crave’s swanky rooftop, with half of ticket sales benefiting GLBT community organization OutFront Minnesota.

SAINTS & SINNERS PRIDE PATIO PARTY & MIX ROOFTOP PARADE VIEWING PARTY Mercy at Le Méridien Chambers hotel hosts parties on its street-level patio and rooftop, including appearances by drag queens Coco Montrese and Kimora Blac of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” fame and local favorites Sunny Kiriyama and Julia Starr, plus DJ sets from Leif and Lenka Paris and a brunch buffet.

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e all loved the country French cuisine that nourished both body and soul, the warm care of its on-the-spot owners. When it came time for them to part with that sweet piece of real estate, we wept. Well, those days of mourning are over — and how! The good news is the new Grand Cafe is even grander. It’s now the domain of another couple — the James Beard Award-nominated Erik Anderson and Jamie Malone. (Among their combined credits: La Belle Vie, Sea Change and Nashville’s Catbird Seat — voted best in the entire Southeast — and even an assignment at Copenhagen’s Noma, rated best on the entire planet by those who rate those things.) It’s a sea change from the grand old days, all right — and far more ambitious. Midway into the year, I’ll step out on a limb and declare it the best new restaurant of 2017. It’s not for the faint of palate, nor budget. Your first clue is the wine list — which

carries a welcome Austrian accent — virtually all above $35. Never mind. Just enjoy the evening, and go back to peanut butter later. Start with some of the inspired inventions called Little Things ($5–$10). In fact, start with the foie gras royale; order it again for your main course and yet again for dessert, it’s that delicious. What it is, is an innocentlooking eggshell filled with the most satiny, beyond-rich foie gras mousse ever, then given a generous cap of crème Gitanes. The only Gitanes I know of are wicked-strong French cigarettes, and yes: turns out this is a (lightly) tobacco-flavored topping. Don’t think this through, just order it. And then — as Chef Erik, strolling by, strongly suggested — the chicken jambonette. It’s a glorified meatball pierced not with a cocktail stick, but a chicken bone, and presented with a dollop of bold mustard. Next time, I’ll add the Paris Brest pastry filled with chicken liver and painted with a black honey glaze. Or the … oh, stop! Bypassing a pair of salads ($8–$10), we chose a suite of options off the For the Table list ($12–$18). First, a slender slice of sturdy

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