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BUILDING COMMUNITY ‘ONE FRONT YARD AT A TIME’ By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com
On a stretch of Logan Avenue between the Armatage and Kenny neighborhoods, 26 kids ages 15 and under run between the yards. The action is often out front. One front yard has a play set. Another front yard has a trampoline, which has become the hit of the summer. “Chairs move around the neighborhood a lot. People come over with a drink and a chair,” said Beth Pfeifer. “It really builds a lot of camaraderie.” Whittier resident Max Musicant hopes to build more community camaraderie by encouraging welcoming front yards. His consulting firm offers a draft Friendly Fronts Toolkit to generate ideas. Musicant has already experimented with his own front yard. In the toolkit, he described exiting his apartment during
5 Max Musicant says all it takes is a couple of front yard chairs to build community. That’s how he met neighbors at his Whittier apartment building. Submitted photo
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Barton teacher claims retaliation by principal Online petition urges mediation in school dispute
By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@southwestjournal.com
The Minneapolis Police Department has launched its long-awaited police body camera program, starting with 1st Precinct officers who work downtown. Officers working in the 4th Precinct (North Minneapolis) will be wearing the cameras by the end of the month. The entire department will be outfitted with the equipment by fall. Police leaders and Mayor Betsy Hodges discussed the body camera rollout and demonstrated how officers use the cameras at the MPD’s 1st Precinct station in the Warehouse District on July 19. Police Chief Janeé Harteau said the body cameras have already been a useful crimefighting tool, capturing footage of gun seizures, among other things. Officers started wearing them July 11. They were helpful for officers who arrested
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Minneapolis police officer Kevin Feucht has been wearing a police body camera since July 11. Photo by Sarah McKenzie
a robbery suspect downtown after they interviewed the victim who had a hat and shoes SEE BODY CAMERAS / PAGE A16
A Barton Open School teacher and union steward said her month-long administrative leave in March was “retaliation” after she challenged the principal’s decision to release another teacher. The incident has some Barton parents calling for the ouster of Jonas Beugen, the school’s third principal in as many years. The teacher, Flory Sommers, a 29-veteran of Beugen Minneapolis Public Schools, filed a union grievance against the district and in May took the matter to the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which forwarded her complaint to the Office of Civil Rights, Sommers’ attorney, Gregg Corwin, said. Sommers was placed on administrative leave March 1 through March 27 “after a complaint was filed against her,” the district confirmed via email. A district investigation into the complaint is complete. The statement concluded: “There is no change in Jonas Beugen’s status as principal of Barton Open School at this time.” A group of Barton parents launched a change.org petition in mid-July in the form of a letter urging Beugen, Sommers and other Barton teachers swept into the controversy SEE BARTON / PAGE A10
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City officials have ordered construction to stop at an apartment project at 3118 W. Lake St. after discovering the building’s lumber does not meet code for fire resistance. The former Tryg’s restaurant site has been under construction for more than a year to create 230 apartments and a ground-floor restaurant. “The code-required labeling of the lumber was suspect, so the City of Minneapolis along with the architect of record required the lumber to be tested,” city spokesman Casper Hill said. “The test found the lumber did not meet minimum building code specifications for fire resistance. The contractor and design team … now needs to come up with a way to meet those specifications before this project can proceed.” Chris Grzybowski, vice president and managing director at Big-D Construction, said officials are still discussing how to fix the problem. Only the wood on the perimeter of the project would need to be removed and replaced, Grzybowski said, but it’s challenging because construction is so far along. “It’s going to be very complicated,” he said. Grzybowski said Big-D’s subcontractor, JL Schwieters, purchased material without the appropriate certification from supplier Chicago Flameproof. He said the lumber is fire-treated, and it passed 10-minute burn tests, but some of it failed 20-minute extended burn tests. “I’ve never heard of this ever, anywhere,” Dan McConnell, business manager of the Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council, said. “This is completely unprecedented.” In a press release, Chris Parsons, president of the Minnesota Professional Firefighters, said the lumber “points to what may be an alarming cost-cutting trend in the
construction industry.” In response, Grzybowski said the issue is not a cost-cutting strategy, adding his firm took action as soon as they were alerted by officials in June. The lumber also impacts local projects in Golden Valley and Minnetonka. “Somebody down the line from the distribution side made the decision and supplied the wrong material, and it slipped through the quality-control process,” he said. A statement from High Street Residential, a Trammell Crow subsidiary, said project participants are working together to address the issue. Craig Westgate, chair of the Cedar-IslesDean Neighborhood Association (CIDNA), said he’s concerned about the ramifications for Loop Calhoun, the condominium building next door. Residents there are currently suing for building damage they noticed after construction began. “Will they take care of the Loop?” Westgate said. “This can’t be a cheap fix.” Construction went on hold for several months in 2015 after residents noticed cracks in walls and ceilings. The developer reportedly signed an agreement to cover any damage caused by construction. But residents said no payments have been made, adding that the developer is now telling them damage is due to preexisting conditions. Trammell Crow declined to comment on pending litigation CIDNA recently passed a resolution urging the developer to investigate and repair damages at Loop Calhoun and the nearby Calhoun-Isles Condominiums. Prior to the city’s order to stop work, the completion date was set for January 2017. Grzybowski said contractors would try to keep that target date.
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“I can get higher by doing this stuff, literally and figuratively,” she said. Co-owner Koreen Valdovinos’ background includes marketing work at First Avenue, assisting a professional dominatrix and marketing for a colonoscopy software company. Open Minds offers classes in acroyoga conditioning, yoga focusing on inversions and arm balances, SomaSunsa Nude yoga (a co-ed naked class), and dark yoga (practiced in a dark room with “dark” music, ranging from metal to drone to classical).
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Xavi Restaurant The patio is now open at the new Xavi Restaurant, located in the former First Course space at 5607 Chicago Ave. S. The name Xavi is a derivative of the Basque language word meaning “the new place.” Short for Xavier, it also happens to be a name that didn’t make the cut for Chef Michael Agan’s twin boys. Agan grew up in Southwest Minneapolis, and remembers playing soccer at Pearl Park and biking to his grandmother’s house to mow her lawn (she lived three blocks away from the new restaurant). “We really want it to be a neighborhood place,” he said. Cofounders Agan and James Elm met back in 1999 when they were starting their careers, at D’Amico in Eden Prairie. Agan has worked as executive chef of Crave and spent time in restaurants including
Chambers Kitchen, Solera, Campiello, Café Lurcat and Masa. Elm has worked as the bar manager at Acqua in Forest Lake, as well as the Loring Pasta Bar and Dakota Jazz Club. “The timing was finally right,” Agan said. He said the lemongrass marinated pork loin seems to be a hit, which comes with a crunchy peach and arugula salad. Other favorite dishes include the monkfish, grilled lamb ribs and watermelon salad. Agan said they keep the food interesting with new entrees added every few weeks. Ninja figurines are available for kids. One of Agan’s four kids likes the mango salad, another pickier eater sticks with the grilled cheese and snap peas off the kids menu. “It’s not anything fancy. We want people to come here, relax, have some wine, a couple of small plates, dinner and enjoy themselves,” Agan said.
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t the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, USA gold and bronze medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously took to the medal stand and thrust their fists in the air in a salute of black power and unity. Smith wore a black scarf around his neck to represent black pride and black socks with no shoes, symbolizing black poverty, and Carlos wore beads in memory of lynching victims. With the United States embroiled in violent protests over the Vietnam War, the civil rights movements, the beating of protesters by Chicago police at the Democratic National Convention and freshly mourning the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, the two athletes were suspended from the U.S. team. But at a press conference immediately following the medal ceremony Smith said: “If I win I am an American, not a black American. But if I did something bad then they would say ‘a Negro.’ We are black and we are proud of being black. Black America will understand what we did tonight.” Almost 50 years later, America is still reckoning with its racist past, with the Black Lives Matter movement, which celebrates its third birthday this month, indefatigably shining a light on the same sort of economic and equity disparities, police profiling and institutional racism that Smith and Carlos raised their fists against. “It’s an amazing time right now. In historical perspective, it’s only the second era we’ve seen where athletes are stepping up to speak up and be a part of social movements,” said Doug Hartmann, a University of Minnesota professor and sociologist and the author of “Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their Aftermath” and “Midnight Basketball: Race, Sports, and Neoliberal Social Policy.” “Sixty-eight was the first time in our country when black athletes saw a need to speak out, and we’re seeing the fruits of that in today’s athletes,” Hartmann continued. “The summer of 1968, there had been a growing consciousness leading up to the Olympic games and talk of boycotting the games, and Smith and Carlos were inspired by Dr. King, so their act wasn’t individual. They were college athletes who were being educated about societal injustices, and they knew they were not being treated well and that they were being exploited, and that’s still a lot of what’s going on with black college athletes today. “But Smith and Carlos were hated when they returned to America. They were considered enemies of the state, and even though they were respected by black America and the Black Panthers and some other radical groups, I don’t think they really changed people’s minds or created policies. And I think that has not changed today.” In 2016, some of the most prominent athletes filling Smith and Carlos’s shoes work in Minnesota. On the night of July 9, in the wake of the Philando Castile and Alton Sterling killings, the Minnesota Lynx took to the court wearing black T-shirts that read on the front, “Change starts with us—Justice & Accountability.” On the back were the names of Castile and Sterling and a small Dallas police star in ING LIST NEW
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honor of the police officers murdered in Texas. Before the game, team captains Maya Moore, Rebekkah Brunson, Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus held a press conference. Brunson said, “In the wake of the tragedies that have continued to plague our society, we have decided it’s important to take a stand and raise our voices. Racial profiling is a problem. Senseless violence is a problem. The divide is way too big between our communities and those who have vowed to protect us. “Racism and unjust phobic fear and disregard of black females is very real. I’m scared for my brothers and sisters, my nieces and nephews, my future son or daughter. I’m scared I can’t teach them to stand up for themselves, to be young, proud, strong people.” The show of solidarity with Black Lives Matter was, and continues to be, the most courageous act of social protest ever staged by a group of Minnesota athletes — which, in an arena of mostly say-nothing jocks and the status quo’s “shut up and play ball” (or worse) mindset, makes it all the easier to passionately support these thoughtful take-no-guff heroines. Part of why we follow athletes is for their courage and competitive spirit, which has been on full display with the Lynx this summer, with the added bonus of knowing they’re gutty off court as well. Not only are they a great team (6-0 during the T-shirt “controversy”), they’re unified by actually standing for something and, unlike so many pro athletes, are obviously connected to their community as they go for the gold in Rio and a fourth WNBA championship. A team for the ages, in other words. A team worth rooting for. “I was really proud and impressed by the Lynx, because this was embraced by the whole team and coaching staff, and they have this cross-racial coalition and that’s pretty unique,” said Hartmann. “And it’s not accidental that it’s a women’s group that did that, because women athletes have been more aware about injustices around them, and it’s reflective of how they’re treated as second-class citizens in this masculine arena, so there’s a certain level of higher awareness and consciousness. “As a team, the Lynx is a coalition of white and black players and a white coach, and that will be
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2016 City Election
A primary primer Kahn faces competitive primary race for House 60B seat
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The Aug. 9 primary election will determine which candidates will advance to the general election on Nov. 8. In Minneapolis, the primary features both partisan and nonpartisan races. The partisan offices on the ballot include U.S. Representative (District 5); Minnesota State Senator (Districts 59 and 62); and Minnesota State Representative (District 59A and 60B). The nonpartisan race is Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice (Seat 6). One of the most noteworthy primary races is the battle for House 60B. The district includes Nicollet Island, neighborhoods along the riverfront, the U of M area and Cedar-Riverside. Veteran lawmaker Phyllis Kahn, who was first elected to the Legislature in 1972, faces competition from fellow DFLers Ilhan Omar and Mohamud Noor. Omar nearly secured the DFL endorsement in April for the seat, but was just shy of the 60 percent of delegate vote required. She currently works as director of the Women Organizing Women Network, which advocates for East African women to take on civic leadership roles and become more active in their communities. She previously worked as an aide to City Council Member Andrew Johnson (Ward 12). “I am motivated by the belief that our district can be a place of prosperity and equity, where everyone has opportunities, whether you are a long term resident, a new American or a student,” she said. “I am dedicated to advancing an agenda
2016 PRIMARY ELECTION When: Tuesday, Aug. 9, 7 a.m.–8 p.m. What: The primary election will determine which candidates will advance to the general election on Nov. 8. Voter resources: To download a sample ballot and find out where to vote, among other things, go to vote.minneapolismn.gov.
EARLY VOTING FOR PRIMARY Early voting for the primary is available at the city’s Early Vote Center, 217 S. 3rd St. through Aug. 8. Hours are 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. During the final two weeks before the primary, there will be extended hours. The Early Vote Center will be open Saturday, July 30 and Saturday, Aug. 6, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. For the final day of early voting on Monday, Aug. 8, hours will be 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
focused on economic, social, racial and environmental justice so that we can move forward together. When elected, I will be a powerful advocate at the Capitol for the diverse voices of our community.” As for top priorities, Omar said she would focus on closing the opportunity gap by “creating a holistic cradle-to-career approach and investing in wrap-around services” and making higher education more affordable by pushing for more funding, expanding programs that provide debt forgiveness for public students and capping student loan interest at a reasonable rate. Kahn said her more than four decades of experience at the Capitol make her the best person
to represent the district. She also has a Ph.D. in biophysics from Yale and master of public administration from the J.F.K School of Government at Harvard. She posted the following vision for the next two years on her campaign website: “I will fight for strengthening our Minnesota tradition of clean, fair, and transparent elections by insuring the broadest participation possible. ... I will fight for economic justice for all workers protecting the right to form and join unions and strengthening the middle class.” As for her legislative accomplishments, she points to her work as chief author of the Minnesota Clean Indoor Act in 1975, which banned
smoking in indoor public places and became a model for other states. She also points to a strong record on the environment, gender equity and support for funding of parks, trails and historic preservation, among other things. Noor previously ran against Kahn for the House seat, but lost to her in a primary election in 2014. He is the executive director of the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota and a former Minneapolis School Board member. Noor’s platform focuses on pushing for an expansion of high-quality and affordable childcare and early childhood education, improved healthcare, a “living wage” for workers and environmental and racial justice. A proposed state constitutional amendment asks voters: Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to remove state lawmakers’ power to set their own salaries, and instead establish an independent, citizens-only council to prescribe salaries of lawmakers? There have also been petition drives to put two proposed amendments to the Minneapolis charter on the ballot. One would require police officers to carry professional liability insurance and the other would raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. There will also be a Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) referendum on the ballot asking voters to renewing the existing levy, which makes up 13 percent of the MPS budget. The referendum would provide $74 million annually to the district.
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to resolve the issue in meditation. The petition, which garnered 139 signatures in six days, was launched after some Barton parents and students questioned Beugen’s leadership during the public comment period of the July 12 Board of Education meeting. “He does not deserve to be back at Barton,” Mark Lindholm, a Barton parent, said through tears. “We deserve better.” His son, Ted, said he was a pupil in Sommers’ language arts, Spanish and debate classes, describing her as an “amazing teacher.” When students weren’t given an explanation for Sommers’ absence, some wondered whether she’d had a relapse of the cancer she underwent treatment for three years ago, he said. “This lack of communication went against the normal openness of our community and incited suspicion into the rationale behind Flory’s removal,” he told the board.
Put on leave Sommers said the incident began Feb. 26 when a colleague, who is black, told Sommers her teaching position had been reclassified to one that didn’t match her licensure and that she’d been excessed, meaning she would no longer have a job at the school. Sommers, a union steward, went to Beugen. “Administration said all decisions would be made through a racial-equity lens, and there were only two black teachers,” Sommers said. She described their meeting as a “short conversation” during which she offered “suggestions” for ways to keep the teacher on staff. Sommers said she also contacted the union to discuss those scenarios. She said Beugen sent her a message after school released for the day. “Later on that day I got an email that I was not to talk about this anymore and that I would need union representation,” she said. Sommers said she was removed from her classroom at the beginning of the next school day and brought into a second meeting with Beugen. She said she was “asked questions about conversations with black employees (and) my colleague’s employment discrimination concerns” and presented with a Tennessen warning notice informing her of her data privacy rights. Sommers was put on leave but given “no reason” for the decision, she said. “I was told I could have no contact with anyone in MPS: no student, no teacher, no colleague — anybody in the MPS community,” she said. “And I was also told there was a provision in the Tennessen that prohibited me from talking about any of this, although on the paper
I was given there was nothing saying that.” Corwin said in pressuring a union steward to divulge private conversations with other employees the district engaged in an unfair labor practice. Its attempts to “muzzle” Sommers violated her free speech rights, he added. Corwin said the district had expressed willingness to mediate Sommers’ complaint. The district won’t confirm that, citing state laws governing personnel data. Ten other Barton teachers sat through interviews similar to hers, Sommers asserted, conversations that she said were recorded by Beugen. Both Beugen and the district said they could not provide a full response to Sommers’ complaints without her consent to reveal data considered private under state law. Asked to grant that consent for this story, Sommers and her attorney declined. Sommers’ leave ended just before spring break, delaying her return to Barton until April 8. “So many kids came up and gave me hugs,” she said. “My colleagues had put a welcome mat outside my door.”
Principal changes If Beugen were to leave Barton, it would prolong an unusual period of instability for the popular and highly sought-after school. For 20 years, Barton had just one person occupy the principal’s office, Steve DeLapp. When he retired in the spring of 2012, DeLapp was the district’s longest-tenured principal, and the district has struggled to find a long-term
replacement for him. DeLapp’s successor, Patrick Duff y, served for two years and then left to take a leadership role in the administration of St. Paul Public Schools. Former Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson was criticized for the limited parent involvement in her decision to appoint Paul Scanlon as Duff y’s replacement. Scanlon lasted just one year at Barton, announcing his resignation in April 2015. He spent last year as an instructional specialist at Armatage Montessori, and was recently named that school’s assistant principal. Beugen became the third Barton principal in as many years when he was assigned to the school ahead of the 2015–2016 school year. “I think that we’ve all been hoping for some stability in our leadership at Barton, so I think many parents were surprised to hear requests for his removal,” Sheila Eldred, a parent who serves on the school’s leadership council, said. Eldred said some “overlap” in administration helped steady Barton during all the changes, but now assistant principal Holly Kleppe has left the school to take over principal duties at Jefferson Community School this fall. Eldred said most parents “want the same thing”: for the district to step in, help resolve the current conflict and be more open about the process. Reached via email July 26 for comment, Beugen said he that day “had a productive conversation with (Chief of Schools) Michael Thomas and others.” “This is going to help us in working with the Barton community to restore a focus on students at Barton moving forward,” Beugen
Barton teacher Flory Sommers embraced a supporter after addressing the Board of Education.
wrote, adding that he “thoroughly enjoy(s) working with the students and the outstanding staff at Clara Barton.” In a separate statement, Thomas said he “wanted to work with an outside partner to investigate district practices/processes after hearing their (Barton parents’) concerns to see how we can make improvements.” “Based upon this, I would render a decision as to next steps with the Barton community,” he wrote. “My desire is to restore a positive culture at Barton to regain our focus of supporting students.”
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AFT conventioneers march to honor Castile Protesters also highlighted the role of banking in the criminal justice system
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Teachers union members from around the country joined local activists July 19 in a march through downtown Minneapolis to protest the death of Philando Castile, a St. Paul Public Schools employee shot and killed by a police officer during traffic stop less than two weeks earlier. Chanting “Black lives matter” and “Philando matters” as they blocked rush-hour traffic, protesters spoke out against police violence and also highlighted the role of banks in a criminal justice system they said treats people of color unfairly. “We have banks that profit every time a black or brown man is arrested,” Denise Rodriguez, president of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers, said. “We have a government that balances its budgets on the back of court fees and court fines. … Do we wonder, maybe, why so many black and brown men are arrested in this country?” The marchers set off at 4:30 p.m. from the Minneapolis Convention Center, site of the July 18–21 American Federation of Teachers national convention, and looped through downtown. They paused at 8th & Nicollet, where 21 protesters locked arms and sat in the middle of the intersection until they were arrested by Minneapolis Police. Police spokesman Scott Seroka said they were “willingly arrested” after officers on the scene issued “several” dispersal orders. The were cited under a public nuisance ordinance and released. Protest organizers said the 21 people led onto police bus idling a half-block from the intersection included teachers, community members and clergy. Among those arrested was new Minneapolis Federation of Teachers President Michelle Wiese. Before she was arrested, Wiese called on teachers to “end systems of oppression that hurt us all.” “As educators, we must address systems of institutional racism starting with our own practices and then extend this work outside the classroom,” she said, speaking through a public address system carried by a protester’s pickup. A joint statement released by the St. Paul
As educators, we must address systems of institutional racism starting with our own practices and then extend this work outside the classroom — Michelle Wiese
and Minneapolis police unions a day later denounced the march. Police union leaders said they were “appalled” teachers “choose to protest against their union brothers and sisters.” “Educators should demonstrate more common sense than rushing to judgment along with radical activists hell-bent on destabilizing our communities,” they wrote. One goal of the arrests was to draw attention to the role of banks in “unjust and violent systems that are taking the lives of people of color,” according to a press release issued by Neighborhoods Organizing for Change. The nonprofit organized the march in conjunction with the Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers unions. Specifically targeted were Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank, which both maintain a large presence in downtown Minneapolis. Organizers said both banks underwrite the bonds cities issue to help pay for police misconduct settlements and provide financing for the for-profit prison industry. They said U.S. Bank profits from operating an online system used in Minnesota to collect payments on traffic tickets and fines. The Associated Press found Castile was frequently pulled over by police in the years leading up to his death, often for minor infractions, prompting some to raise questions about racial profiling by police. Wiese said banks were “profiting on the
A march protesting the death of Philando Castile, who was shot by a police officer July 19, wound its way though downtown Minneapolis. Photo by Dylan Thomas
unfair treatment and the police brutality that our black communities are suffering at the hands of some police.” “This process steals money from our schools and our communities,” she said. “It is time to end this.” Spokespersons for both banks declined to comment. The march drew teachers from around the country in town for the AFT convention. Among them was Pat Washington, who teaches first grade in Miami, Fla. and marched carrying a sign that read: “In my pain, an Activist arises.” Washington said the emotion experienced by students and coworkers after Castile’s death was the “same pain we were feeling for Trayvon.” Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old high school student, was unarmed when he was shot to death in 2012 by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch member in Sanford, Fla., about a four-hour drive north from Miami. Asked how she discusses incidents like the deaths of Martin and Castile with her
students, Washington responded that she tells them sometimes people do things that aren’t right, “but we still have to find the good in people.” Castile was a cafeteria worker at J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School in St. Paul. Following his death, one J.J. Hill parent described Castile to reporters as “Mr. Rodgers with dreadlocks.” That description struck Liz Dahl, a former Minneapolis teacher who now works in Nicaragua. Back home for a visit, Dahl marched through Minneapolis carrying a sign that read: “The fabric of our society is torn apart by racism.” Dahl said it was important for educators to stand together and provide an example for their students. Rodriguez, the St. Paul teachers union president, said Castile was “beloved” at his school. “He cannot be just another name on a list,” she said.
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done.” “She understands the need to build relationships and balance competing interests,” she said. City Council President Barb Johnson (Ward 4), who had earlier expressed reservations about Hutcheson’s nomination, also expressed support for her. Johnson said she had a chance to meet with Hutcheson and got positive reviews from other people who have worked with her. Again, Johnson noted the large size and scope of the public works department. In addition to the city’s street infrastructure, the department oversees the Water Works division, a municipal parking system and Solid Waste and Recycling, among other things. Hutcheson also joins the city at a time when city leaders are pressing ahead on goals requiring significant transformational change, including a new “complete streets” policy, a commitment to equity and a climate action plan that sets a target of reducing citywide greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent or more by 2050.
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A bird-safe glass study on U.S. Bank Stadium begins next year. File photo
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Memory Café provides an outlet for connection Walker Methodist adds new resource for patients with memory loss and their families
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Small tables, cookies, conversation, soft music, sweet aromas and coffee are all elements of the new “memory café” at Walker Methodist. The Southwest Minneapolis senior health center opened Pastime, a café-style gathering place for residents with memory loss and their loved ones, in July. With the café, Walker is adopting a concept that originated in Holland and is now being used for memory care around the world. “This is just one more item in our toolbox of how we can support people who have dementia, or (who are) taking care of someone who has dementia, to be able to stay in the community and live as long as possible,” Shelli Bakken, director of support services at Walker Methodist, said. Open to the public, the memory cafés will be held at 3:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. Walker’s café debuted July 19. Walker is hosting the gatherings in its Walker Methodist Senior Club, located near the main entrance on Bryant Avenue. The goal is for neighbors who are in the beginning stages of memory loss, or those who have a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, to gather at the café, relax, talk and connect. Bakken said she hopes the memory café environment will be inviting and stress free. “I love hanging out in a coffee shop and just the sense of community that comes from that — playing board games, hearing acoustic
music, connecting with people. It’s something that appeals to me,” Bakken said. “If I had memory loss, it is something that I would hope to have. I want to give this to people.” The café is intended to be more of a “social outlet” than a “typical support group,” she said. “I’m excited to see it evolve into something where people that attend look forward to it on a monthly basis,” she said. “We expect the memory café to evolve based on the personalities of those who attend.” Alzheimer’s Speaks founder Lori La Bey brought the memory café idea across the ocean from Holland, where it began. Alzheimer’s Speaks is an organization designed to help people understand the disease, communicate through it and connect with others. “The biggest outcome of the memory café is the sense of community, sense of belonging that comes from the café,” La Bey said. “Most people with memory loss feel isolated and society pushes them away, so they tend to stay close to home. “Family often doesn’t understand it. So the memory café is all about letting them be who they are.” La Bey said other outcomes are empowerment and support. “A lot of times, people don’t realize what kind of knowledge they have,” La Bey said. “The community brings meaning to the disease. It helps people realize that we can’t
Walker Methodist debuted its new memory cafe in July. Photo by Megan Cavanaugh
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The Commons makes its official debut By Sarah McKenzie / smckenzie@southwestjournal.com
A sweltering celebration featuring a ceremonial Frisbee toss, dancing and enthusiastic remarks from community leaders praising new green space for the city signaled the grand opening of the Commons park on July 21. The Commons’ eastern block opened to the public in time for the grand opening festivities of U.S. Bank Stadium. The western block bordered by the new Edition apartments remains under construction and will open later in August. “This is a transformative public place for downtown Minneapolis and for the east side of downtown,” Mayor Betsy Hodges said at the grand opening celebration. “Ten years ago, or even five years ago, I don’t think anybody would have thought it would have looked like this around here — and here we are. This is remarkable.” The 4.2-acre block is surrounded by the new Wells Fargo towers, the stadium, new housing and the Armory. “This is a park for everybody,” Hodges said, adding the park has helped the city land the Super Bowl in 2018, the NCAA Final Four in 2019 and, most recently, the X Games in 2017 and 2018. The mayor thanked the business community, including Ryan Companies, the City Council and former Mayor R.T. Rybak for his “vision” for the park. Pat Ryan, CEO of Ryan Companies, which developed the Wells Fargo towers and new housing next to the Commons, outlined high expectations for the Commons, hoping it becomes one of the “most memorable in the country.” He credited the Vikings with sparking renewed interest in the area by choosing to build the new stadium downtown. “The economic development initiative that was put into place to attract the Vikings stadium continues to generate economic opportunities far beyond this six-block area,” he said. Minnesota Vikings president and
Every world-class city has a world-class downtown, and every world-class downtown is not complete without a downtown central park. I’m so proud that as of right now we’re going to have our own.
The eastern block of the Commons is now open to the public. Photo by Sarah McKenzie
A ceremonial Frisbee toss was held for the park’s grand opening festivities. Photo courtesy of the City of Minneapolis
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co-owner Mark Wilf called the Commons a centerpiece of the new East Town. “We hope families, young people, old people, all walks of life come here to enjoy this park for generations to come,” he said. Mary Margaret Jones, president of Hargreaves Associates, the park’s lead designer, said she’s excited to see the entire park open to the public in coming weeks. “This is just the beginning because in just a few weeks the other block will open as well and you’ll be able to experience the amazing difference between the two halves of the park. This open space for play and then in the other block a more intimate system of valleys and hills and trees and shade,” she said. Other amenities, including bathrooms and another shade structure, are planned for the future. City Council Member Jacob Frey (Ward 3) said he’d had a phenomenal few weeks, noting he’d gotten married and had a honeymoon while the city secured the X Games and the Wells Fargo complex opened, and then the community got to celebrate the Commons. “Every world-class city has a world-class
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ESPN’S X GAMES ARE COMING TO U.S. BANK STADIUM By Eric Best / ebest@southwestjournal.com
Right before it opens to football fans, U.S. Bank Stadium is attracting attention for another high-profile sporting event. The stadium will host ESPN’s X Games in July of both 2017 and 2018, its first major sporting event among a roster that includes 2018’s Super Bowl and the NCAA’s Final Four in 2019. The annual event combines extreme sports like skateboarding, BMX, mountain biking and motor sports. ESPN and officials with Sports Minneapolis — the sport arm of the city’s convention and visitor association, Meet Minneapolis — announced the decision at a July 20 ceremony. “We intend to put on such a great event that we hope they consider making U.S. Bank Stadium their permanent home,” said Michele Kelm-Helgen, chair of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, in a statement. The events will take place July 13-16, 2017 and July 19-22, 2018. It’s anticipated a majority of the competition will be inside the stadium, the outdoor Medtronic Plaza and the adjacent Commons park. A schedule of X Games events will be announced in the “near future,” ESPN said. Council Member Jacob Frey, chair of Sports Minneapolis and the area’s representative on the City Council, said in a statement that the event will bring “unparalleled media attention to highlight our city.”
“We are going to be able to highlight that which sets us apart,” he told reporters. Tim Reed, vice president of ESPN X Games, credited the Minneapolis team that put together the bid package for its “resources, support, fit and passion” in its win of a “very competitive” bid process. “We believe that teaming up with the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Sports Facility Authority, SMG and Meet Minneapolis and the truly impressive new, state-of-the-art U.S. Bank Stadium will provide an extraordinary opportunity to grow the X Games in a new region of the country and in a city that’s quickly becoming recognized as a premier sports and entertainment destination,” he said. Local leaders took to social media to welcome the competition. “Minnesota is thrilled to welcome the excitement of the #XGames to U.S. Bank Stadium next year,” Gov. Mark Dayton wrote on Twitter. “The X Games are coming! For two years! This is, of course, huge news for our city and our region,” Mayor Betsy Hodges said on Facebook. The X Games have been held in Austin, Texas the past three summers. Athletes of ESPN’s X Games showed off their skills at a July 20 press event outside U.S. Bank Stadium. The stadium will host the games in 2017 and 2018. Photo by Eric Best
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stolen, she said. The officers later found the suspect wearing the victim’s hat and holding the shoes. “What was great about that is not only could you see the individual captured on video, but prosecution and charging happened rather quickly because investigators didn’t have to go out and again talk to victims and talk to witnesses,” she said. “The evidence was right there captured on that body camera. That is invaluable.” Harteau and Hodges noted that it’s taken some time for the city to get the program up and running. “This is a long time coming,” Hodges said, adding the community has been asking for cameras for many years and she pushed for them during her mayoral campaign in 2013. “They are a tool that can increase trust and transparency between officers and the community. They are a tool that can help hold everybody accountable in their actions with the police.” In a recent letter to residents, Hodges and Harteau outlined the benefits of police body cameras, noting they have resulted in fewer use-of-force complaints for other police departments that have rolled out programs. “Officer-worn body cameras are merely a tool for improving police-community relations; they are not a solution in themselves. But body cameras are an important tool, one that will help us continue to transform the relationship between police and community for the better. They are not the final step in transparency, but they are a big step toward it,” they wrote. Hodges and Harteau also explained their process for adopting a police body camera policy. The Police Conduct Oversight Commission (PCOC) held four community meetings to gather feedback on body cameras, and the city’s Department of Neighborhood and Community Relations also held six meetings to gather thoughts from the public.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau discusses the new police body camera program at the 1st Precinct on July 19. Photo by Sarah McKenzie
“We weighed heavily the recommendations of the PCOC and the conclusions of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, took input from the City Council, and made sure that the policy is in line with the goals of the National Initiative for Building Trust and Justice, of which Minneapolis is the leading participating city,” they wrote. The MPD also studied body camera programs in several cities across the country and in Minnesota, including Duluth and Burnsville. The Minneapolis City Council approved a five-year, $4-million contract with Taser International to outfit officers with body cameras in February. The contract allowed the MPD to buy 587 body cameras, docking stations and storage.
The MPD ran a body camera pilot project between November 2014 and May 2015. Thirty-six officers from the 1st, 4th & 5th precincts participated in the program and captured more than 7,000 videos. As for who has access to footage, MPD Deputy Chief Travis Glampe said it’s limited to people shown in videos. The public, however, can request to see footage if an officer causes someone “substantial bodily harm,” under a new law recently signed by Gov. Mark Dayton. Someone included in a nonpublic video could choose to make the video public after police have concluded investigations. Officers are required to activate their body cameras in several situations, including for
traffic stops, prior to use of force, searches, vehicle pursuits, any contact involving criminal activity and when advising a suspect of Miranda rights, among other things. Officers are also encouraged to let people know when they are being recorded by a body camera. The MPD’s body camera policy also prohibits officers from viewing body camera footage of critical incidents involving deadly force by or against a police officer or ones that involve great bodily harm or death unless approved by the assigned investigating agency.
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A front yard trampoline attracts all the kids on a Logan Avenue block (left). Kids on the block gather for movie nights (right). Submitted photos
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a fire alarm and realizing he knew little about his neighbors beyond a few first names. The following weekend, he bought two bucket chairs from the hardware store and scrawled in permanent marker: “Please sit here!” “And then I sat down,” he writes. “That evening, I returned with a book and read in those chairs for an hour. The next afternoon I did the same thing with the newspaper, and then decided to eat my dinner there as well.” Musicant said he started meeting people immediately, and before long, residents had added a third chair, a Weber grill and community tongs. “The chairs transformed the social dynamics of our entire building and block,” he said. “… So, if you can do only one thing, get a few chairs, put them outside, sit down, and be present in your yard and in your community. Then you’re ready to start talking to people as they walk by.” The community-building ideas go beyond single-family homes. The Whittier Alliance is reaching out to apartment properties along Blaisdell, Pillsbury and Pleasant avenues to find owners willing to try front yard improvements. The neighborhood group has set aside more than $3,000 for the pilot project. Paul Shanafelt, Whittier Alliance community engagement manager, said many Whittier apartments do not have any community spaces for residents. “You can walk a good eight to 10 blocks without anywhere to sit,” he said. “Something as simple as placing tables and chairs goes a
TIPS FOR A FRIENDLIER FRONT YARD Add movable seating. Eat outside. Keep the sun in mind when placing tables and chairs. Consider storing games and entertainment in the front yard. Ideas include a Little Free Library, a toy-sharing box, lawn games and sidewalk chalk. Provide many things to do. Create a workshop area to write on a laptop or perform construction projects. Set up dynamic and inviting edges to the yard, perhaps through plantings or low walls for seating. If an edge doesn’t feel inviting, people are less likely to venture further into a yard. Take advantage of large umbrellas, tree cover or porches so people don’t feel too exposed in the front yard. People enjoy semi-enclosure, similar to cozy booths at a restaurant. (For more info, go to musicantgroup.com)
long way.” Landlord Dale Howey said he’s interested in making changes. At 2440 Harriet Ave., he’s already created “foodscaping, instead of landscaping,” where residents can garden and pick fresh produce. Pfeifer, the Logan Avenue resident, said her block could be a model case study for the front yard project. Last summer, residents held a barbecue every Sunday night. A different host each week would provide the grill and paper products, and each family would bring something to grill and a side to share. “Whoever is home can come and hang out,” Pfeifer said. During the winter, Sunday night is soup night, where neighbors take turns cooking
enough soup to feed the entire block. One summer, residents put up a volleyball net between two yards. They occasionally hang a sheet with chip clips and project movies for the kids, while the parents have a bonfire. Or they make an omelet bar, cooking together on a camping grill. If a house is listed for sale, Pfeifer said neighbors are sure to send the kids out to play during the Open House, so there are no surprises for new homeowners. “We picked this neighborhood because we knew this neighborhood was like this,” she said. The Knight Cities Challenge awarded an $82,000 grant to The Musicant Group for its Front Lawn Placemaking Platform. The foundation invests with the goal of helping cities
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In your opinion, what’s the biggest challenge we face right now as a society?
3Stephanie Ellstrom, Minneapolis Society trusting one another and seeing the good in people has been a real challenge. I have a daughter who is fourteen [Bella, left] and I fear for her safety in public places based on what happened in Nice, France. I feel anxiety now that she’s older and I’m not always with her. She’s very much a downtown, city dweller and she loves being out. She’s on the bus, she’s in public places a lot. I talk to her and listen to her fear and apprehension sometimes about being out and about. But she also knows she can’t just live inside and be sheltered all of the time. It’s hard as a parent since it’s so different than how it was when I was growing up. I’m originally from a small town in Oklahoma. I hate that kids don’t have that freedom or that trust that goes along with being a kid. But it also gives us an opportunity to talk about it and I think it’s helped us develop a stronger bond than we otherwise would have had. There are conversations I never had with my own mother that my daughter and I have to have now. She feels very sad about what she sees and hears, but it’s kind of all she’s known. Kids these days haven’t experienced what it was like to not have the heightened tension that there is today. I wish all kids could know a different world than what exists now.
5Tiana Towns, Minneapolis 5Matthew Graves, Minneapolis We’re all alienated from each other. There are systematic barriers that have been put up between individuals in all kinds of different ways. Race, gender. Certain points of view take precedence over others. But I feel like everyone has a story to tell and a great perspective. I almost don’t even want to share my perspective, because I feel like as a white, straight male my perspective has been overdone. You don’t need it. We need to hear more voices from people who are marginalized. It’s just a frustrating situation. I wish it wasn’t the way that it is. But we have to face that and deal with it and find a way to come together from there.
We definitely have things that have come to light in terms of racial tensions in our nation. I feel like there’s been a lot more pushback than I would’ve expected from a lot of folks in terms of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ phrasing. There’s some friction with that, even within the organization who labeled themselves as such. But I hope more folks will get on board and understand that there are some things we have to work on in terms of making sure that everybody is comfortable being here. And that goes for our Muslim brothers and sisters, too. They’re still not completely comfortable in our nation given the derogatory things that are said about them. I think there are a lot of different things that could happen, like maybe some way that different types of people from different backgrounds could get to interact with each other. I think that’s a start, because you have to shift your whole mental framework after living your life the way you’ve lived it. Some of it is just how you grew up. I think that’s very tough. Even in a workplace. There’s so many things I could say about my professional experiences, and I know some of that could be mitigated through having programs that are geared towards diversity. Finding ways that people of different backgrounds can interact more often.
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By Elizabeth O’Sullivan
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arlier this month, our third major storm in a month rolled through. I was heading out across the driveway with an egg basket in my hand when I met our hired man John with his wife and children, all heading for my house. They stay in a trailer and were on their way to our basement. I turned around with the egg basket and walked back to the house with them as the rain started to pelt us. Then I tried to be a good hostess in our musty, cluttered old basement. I tried ineffectually to find some folding chairs and was wondering if I should try to bring down a tea pot when the power went off. A good hostess surely distributes flashlights at times like this, I thought, but I was almost too flustered to find them. Losing power at our house is a huge deal. We have 600 fluffy chicks, less than a week old, who depend on heat lamps. We have thousands of dollars of frozen meat in a fleet of chest freezers, and more money tied up in refrigerated eggs. My husband, Ian, who was driving the children back from a family reunion in Wisconsin, was stuck at a restaurant in Hudson because of the storm, but thankfully the cell phones worked, so we were able to hatch a plan while waiting out the rain and wind. As soon as the weather allowed, John and I were to go out and buy the large generator we’ve been saying for years that we need. Ian thought we’d better hurry to the store because generators might be in high demand with everyone’s power out. My hands were almost shaky from all the
Two hogs on the author’s farm in Dundas. Photo courtesy of Auntie Annie’s Fields
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excitement. I pictured elbowing my way through crowds of people pushing their way over the generators in Menards. I pictured a full Menards parking lot, just like Black Friday. John said he should go with me, which I thought was not very necessary, but he was friendly and prevailed. We arrived in a perfectly deserted, rainy parking lot and made our way through the cavernous isles, which were not overrun with people even when we stood before the towering display of generators. I think we might have been the only customers in the place.
But in my flustered state of mind, I had forgotten my purse. The store would have closed by the time I drove back home and returned with it, so John talked to the manager. We were able to make the purchase with just the credit card number. Then came the weighty challenge. Moving that big machine from its shelf to the truck was one of the unbelievable feats of engineering that working people pull off every single day without applause. John is an expert at these things, and the generator was safely packed in the truck. I might have been able to get the job done myself — with some very serious kindness and help from the people who worked there. But I was grateful for John’s help. As we drove home around tree branches, the sun came out above the horizon and lit the whole world up with an orange glow. Turning down our road, we saw a perfect double rainbow in that
orange sky with lightening flashing inside it. Ian finally pulled into the driveway with our children, and soon the small generator that we’ve had for years was roaring to give heat to our baby chicks. I did evening chicken chores with my daughter while my older son put my younger son to bed. By the time my girl and I walked back across the driveway with buckets full of eggs, it was pitch black outside. We saw Ian and John bending over the new generator, headlamps glowing in the darkness. It was a gorgeous sight to me — impressive and comforting. The darkness pressed around them, but the white lights from their headlamps bobbed and turned. I was grateful for their attention and skill. Then the whole night came flooding back to me — the amazing sky and the frantic drive through the rain. I could almost feel the leaves moving peacefully in the gentle wind after the storm, and I took great comfort in the impressive roar of the little old generator. I felt life pouring through us and around us, and my heart was barely big enough to hold the wonder of it. I went inside to help my big son with my little son, who was still awake and scared of the dark. “Thank you,” I thought as I held my littlest in my arms. “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.” Elizabeth O’Sullivan raises chicken and hogs at her farm Auntie Annie’s Fields in rural Dundas. Find her or her daughter, Emily, at the Fulton Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. More of her writing appears on the farm website: auntieanniesfields.com.
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Celebrate bees at the 2016 Pollinator Party The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has a sweet celebration planned for Lyndale Park Gardens on July 28. The Pollinator Party is a fun way to learn more about bees and the critical role the tiny pollinators play in American agriculture. The celebration in the park, located on the east side of Lake Harriet, will include samples of honey foods and products, activities, games, music and an appearance by the 2016 American Honey Princess, Tabitha Mansker, whose family manages 16 hives on their small Nevada, Tex., farm. Attendees will be invited to sample Minnesota honey and catch, identify and release wild bees in the park. Representa-
tives from Mother Earth Gardens will be on hand to talk with gardeners about beefriendly native plants for their yards. The Brass Messengers and Dreamland Faces are scheduled to perform. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from Twin Cities Paella. The event is cosponsored by the Park Board, the University of Minnesota Bee Lab and Bee Squad, a university team that educates and mentors urban beekeepers in the metro area. The Pollinator Party is free and runs 5 p.m.–8 p.m. in Lyndale Park Gardens, 1300 W. 42nd St. For more information, go to minneapolisparks.org.
Creek cleanup breaks records The annual Minnehaha Creek Cleanup’s appeal as a volunteer opportunity shows no signs of fading after a decade. The 10th-annual cleanup, held July 24, set a record for participation. Two thousand people turned out on a warm, sunny Sunday morning to collect trash along Minnehaha Creek between its Lake Minnetonka headwaters and where it enters the Mississippi River in south Minneapolis. They collected 5 tons of trash, exceeding
by a full ton the goal set by cleanup organizers at the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. “The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is grateful for everyone’s hard work to keep the creek and surrounding lakes clean,” wrote district spokesperson Telly Mamayek in an email. The annual event concludes each year with a celebratory lunch at Lake Hiawatha and weigh-in of all of the collected trash.
Raise a glass to the Midtown Greenway The Midtown Greenway Coalition’s August fundraiser is a bicycle brewery crawl along the Greenway and the Lake Street corridor. Craft Beer* Peddler runs noon–5 p.m. Aug. 6. There’s an asterisk in the event’s title because the self-guided tour includes local producers of sake, spirits and wine in addition to craft brewers. This fundraiser is limited to coalition supporters age 21 and older. There are nine stops on the rain-or-shine tour but participants don’t have to have a drink at every single one. The coalition, a
nonprofit that works to promote and protect the Midtown Greenway, is encouraging participants to ride responsibly. Registration is $25 through July 28 and $35 after July 28. Coalition members get $5 off their ticket. The ticket buys participants one free drink voucher (good at one of two stops), food specials and discounts at locations near the tour, entry into a drawing for prizes and a reusable event cup good for drink discounts at participating breweries. For more information, or to register for the event, go to midtowngreenway.org.
Metro Blooms seeking best Minneapolis gardens Nominations are now open for Metro Blooms’ 2016 Minneapolis Garden Awards. More than 1,000 gardens across the city were nominated for awards in nine categories last year, according to the nonprofit. Volunteer garden evaluators will be reviewing nominees for this year’s awards during the months of July
and August. To add a garden to the evaluators’ list, go to metroblooms.org and complete a nomination form. Find the forms by clicking on the “Garden Awards” tab at the top of the page. Awards categories include: Best Pollinator Garden; Best Alley Garden; Best Whimsical
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Tabb, Erwin elected to lead Park Board Park commissioners chose new leadership July 20 following the resignations of its top elected officials. Commissioners elected Anita Tabb president of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and Commissioner John Erwin, a former board president, was selected to be vice president. Commissioners Liz Wielinski and Scott Vreeland submitted letters July 15 resigning from the nine-member board’s president and vice president positions, respectively, though the two maintain their board seats. Commissioners voted 7-1 in each instance. Interruptions from audience members who called for public input on the leadership selections temporarily derailed the meeting, causing a short recess. The elections follow several intense months for the board. Earlier this year, the board, under Wielinski’s leadership, secured a long-term funding plan — known as the 20 Year Neighborhood Parks Plan— for maintaining neighborhood parks, praised by commissioners and their peers on the City Council as a historic agreement between the traditionally distant governing bodies. Commissioners recently approved racial and economic equity criteria to guide the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of investments into the system. They’ve also maintained the honor of the country’s top park system. But activists and community members have criticized the board for inequitable investments into neighborhood parks and a lack
of diversity in its leadership, among other concerns, at meetings in recent months. Conversations tensed between the board and activists Tabb when Wielinski and Nekima Levy-Pounds, president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP and one of the audience members calling for Erwin public input, had a publicly heated exchange during a May park meeting. Several speakers at the July 20 meeting reiterated calls that the all-white board doesn’t reflect the population of Minneapolis. In a letter to Superintendent Jayne Miller and fellow commissioners, Wielinski, who represents Minneapolis east of the Mississippi River, cited health concerns as reason to leave the board’s helm. “Unfortunately, my position and the pressures involved have taken a heavy toll on my health. This is most certainly not the way I hoped to wrap up my tenure as president of the board, but after consultation with my doctor and family members, and with consideration for the importance of the board for the parks in this city, I have decided this move is best at this juncture in my
There’s nothing small about the neighborhood parks plan, which President Wielinski championed and really was able to get through. — Anita Tabb
life,” she wrote. As vice president, Vreeland would have been her successor, but in his letter declined the post and resigned from his leadership position. “Although I would be honored to serve as President of this great organization, I would like to decline that opportunity,” he wrote. Commissioner Brad Bourn, who often disagrees with others on the board, nominated himself for vice president, but didn’t receive support from other commissioners despite the backing of several people in the audience. In a last-minute speech to fellow commissioners, Bourn said he would have used the position “to try to build a bridge with some of our critics.” “I would be happy to put whatever credibility that I have on the line with some of our critics to try to advance some common solutions,” he told fellow commissioners before the vote.
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Tabb (District 4) is in her second term representing an area of the city that stretches from the downtown Minneapolis riverfront to neighborhoods surrounding Cedar Lake, Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun. She praised Wielinski for her lobbying effort with the city to get additional funding for neighborhood parks and Vreeland for his “genuine love of our parks.” “There’s nothing small about the neighborhood parks plan, which President Wielinski championed and really was able to get through,” she said. “I know this won’t be easy, and we will move forward in the very best way we can do that.” Tabb joined the board following time with Park Watch, a neighborhood activist group and blog that Wielinski and other Minneapolis residents started in 2004 in to make the Park Board more transparent. Both ran for the board in 2009 and won. Erwin, a University of Minnesota horticulture professor, is an at-large commissioner and was president of the board for four consecutive oneyear terms prior to Wielinski, who previously served as vice president. “I am honored to serve in a leadership role again,” Erwin said in a statement. “My hope is that we can take a moment to ‘reset’ to insure that all communities are heard and their concerns addressed. Along with this, we have much work to do on the 20 Year Neighborhood Parks Plan, youth programming, greening and increasing wildlife habitat.”
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Hand-painted Black Lives Matter signs show support in Southwest A handful of women in Kingfield and CARAG are painting lawn signs with the words “Black Lives Matter.” Kingfield resident Betty Tisel said there is “overwhelming” interest in the signs so far. She said the signs are meant to demonstrate awareness. “It does show support, especially if you’re in a neighborhood that is more white,” she said. A limited number of signs have been available at the ColorWheel Gallery, 319 W. 46th St., in exchange for a donation to Black Lives Matter. An artist is painting donated lawn signs black at her studio. When the paint dries after 24 hours, volunteers are painting the letters. The women are asking neighbors to check their basements for old lawn signs, and they’re seeking a hardware store willing to sell paint at cost. The publishing house Beyond Repair at
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Betty Tisel has attended events and protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but she wanted to do something closer to home. “This corner of Kingfield is pretty darn white,” Tisel said. “I was scratching my head trying to think of something I could do here.” She started a group that reads together out loud. That way there is no homework, no obligation to buy a book and no side conversations. “It forces people to really focus on the subject matter,” Tisel said. “To be honest, the anti-racism topic was outside of my comfort zone at first,” said resident Amy Lenarz. “But with everything going on in our country and right here in Minneapolis lately, participating in this group has been a timely and extremely relevant learning experience for me.” Rachel Breen said it was a powerful experience for a group of white homeowners to read about red-lining and other practices that historically prevented black families from building wealth through homeownership.
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New Spirit Homes is seeking to increase the occupancy from six to 20 people at Merlin’s House Sober Living Home, 1200-02 W. 28th St. The 2.5-story side-by-side duplex is used for people recovering from alcoholism or drug addiction who have completed in-patient treatment. There are 10 bedrooms in the 3,800-square-foot structure, with paved parking space for three cars in back. City staff approved the request to expand the occupancy in May, and a neighbor filed an appeal. The matter goes before the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment on July 28. City staff recommended denying the appeal, citing the federal Fair Housing Act, which requires reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities seeking fair and equal access to housing. As a condition of the sober house’s expansion, city staff said the home exterior and
yard should be kept in excellent condition. In filing the appeal, a neighbor said the city has not allowed other nearby duplexes to double or triple in density, marking a fundamental change to the neighborhood. He said the property has been an eyesore on the block for many decades. At a sober living home, alcohol use is forbidden, according to the city. In the application, New Spirit Homes said less than 10 percent of residents typically have cars. Property owner Jon Bartelt said he doesn’t want to draw attention to the property. “The guys just want to live and work and be sober,” he said. “There is a strong need for it. … There are people in recovery that live everywhere. This is just a place where they can choose to live in early recovery.”
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Project with most parking wins vote in Lyndale By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com
Lyndale neighborhood residents heard two competing development concepts Monday for the city-owned lot at 3329 Nicollet Ave. and voted 20-11 in favor of the pitch that provided the most parking. The developers’ concepts ranged from eightunit townhouses rising three stories with garages to a four-story apartment building with at least 32 units and nine surface parking spaces. “That block of Nicollet is pretty jammed for parking,” Carol Greenwood, who owns rental property in the area, said. Greenwood said her vacant apartments are filled within a day. “A lot of people are wanting to live here,” she said. “And they all have cars, and they all want a parking spot.” Some residents cited Minneapolis’ growth. “Minneapolis is outpacing suburbs for the first time in generations,” resident Philip Schwartz said. “I think it’s really important to build more housing for more people. What we’re losing when we gain more parking is housing affordability.” “Everybody has cars because we live in a cardependent city,” resident Josh Dibley said. “If we continue to build a car-dependent city, we will continue to have car-dependent residents.” Another resident, Michael Nelson, said given the bedroom count (24 in the townhouses, or 30-plus for the apartments), the resulting density is fairly close. “You’re just hitting people at different phases
of their life,” Nelson said. He said he liked the unique aspect of the livework townhouse project. Nine residents abstained from the July 25 vote. “This is a vote of preference on concept,” Brad Bourn, executive director of the Lyndale Neighborhood Association, said. “Our vote will have some influence, but it will not be the final say.” The following summarizes each proposal:
Live-work townhouse concept by Pocket Properties, one of two proposals under consideration for 3329 Nicollet Ave. Designed by Wells & Company Architects
Pocket Properties townhouse proposal • Two buildings of three stories, with a shared central courtyard and a front yard sculpture garden. The courtyard would serve as a “woonerf” open to resident pedestrians, bikes and cars. • Eight townhouses, each with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The unit size is meant to allow family growth.
Developer Randy Hobbs presents a fourstory apartment concept for 3329 Nicollet Ave. Photo by Michelle Bruch
in Minneapolis, according to the architect. • The project would require city approval for a variance for smaller front- and side-yard setbacks.
bedroom unit. • Nine surface parking spaces would be available. Hobbs said he is not opposed to providing parking, although the lot sits on a transit corridor and parking accommodation is not required.
Randy Hobbs proposal
• A ground-floor two-car garage for each unit could double as a studio. “It’s designed specifically for people who work from home,” architect William Wells said. • Rents are estimated under $2 per square foot. Developer Jeremy Edwards said he expects rents to be less expensive than market rates. • Edwards owns a couple of smaller buildings
• The unit count would be 32-34 in a four-story building.
• The project would request city approval for a zoning change to R5 from R4 to accommodate the size of the development.
• Hobbs is planning a communal laundry room as well as outdoor tables and benches. Following the meeting, Hobbs said he’s interested in providing space for residents on the roof.
• Exterior materials include brick and Hardie board siding.
• Pet-friendly with pet wash station; locallydesigned cabinets.
• Hobbs is currently opening a 78-unit apartment building in the North Loop featuring bike storage and a bike repair shop.
• Rents would be $900-$1,100 for a one-
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Neighborhood Spotlight. Whittier
A WALKER’S WONDERLAND By Janelle Nivens
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the largest and most populous neighborhood of Minneapolis, Whittier scores high on walkability. Most of my requirements for fun urban hikes are met within Whittier’s 81 square blocks. You’ll find historic
landmarks, arts and cultural organizations, interesting architecture, public art including murals and sculptures, and local shops and restaurants. Perhaps what makes walking in Whittier most enjoyable is the people who live, work, and play here. Though you can
find quiet spaces for solitude, I like that I’m rarely alone when walking in Whittier. It was difficult but I managed to whittle down my list of suggested stop to this list of top 10. SEE WALKING / PAGE B6
Where We Live
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students from across the state attended OutFront Minnesota’s rally in the Capitol rotunda in 2014. Photo by Anne Hodson
A strong advocate for the LGBTQ community
OutFront Minnesota is a leader in the fight for equality Evan Thomas was born female but knew he was male by the time he got to preschool. The 64-year-old St. Paul resident transitioned a few years ago but could not undergo surgery because his state-funded Medical Assistance does not cover it. Thomas connected with Phil Duran, legal director of OutFront Minnesota, which joined him in a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on transition-related surgery for public health care programs. “He really worked his tail off to make sure this happened,” Thomas said of Duran. “It’s just a great organization.” For nearly 30 years, OutFront Minnesota has advocated for the LGBTQ community, operating a crisis line, connecting people with resources and advocating at the state Capitol. The nonprofit played a key role in defeating a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in 2012 and more recently helped strengthen the state’s anti-bullying law. “So many people still, they feel like there’s something wrong with being who they are,” said Monica Meyer, OutFront execuLocation tive director. “Our society loses so much by having people have to feel that way.” 310 E. 38th St., OutFront Minnesota began in 1987 with the intent of becoming a central organizing point for the state’s gay and lesbian Suite 209, community, said Ann DeGroot, the organization’s founding director. She said a major focus in the early years was helping Minneapolis people come out in a safe space, noting that society wasn’t as accepting of LGBTQ people when the organization got its start. “The idea was to get ourselves to put a face to the issue,” DeGroot said. “We were kind of a mystery to a lot of people.” Contact The nonprofit began working to secure domestic-partner benefits for gay and lesbian couples and began establishing safe 612-822-0127 spaces for students at schools and colleges. It also led a campaign to amend the Minnesota Human Rights Act to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people in areas such as education, employment, public services and public accommodations. Gov. Website Arne Carlson signed the bill in 1993. outfront.org In 2003, the organization began its nearly 10-year fight against a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. OutFront Minnesota fought off the amendment until 2011, when the Legislature decided to bring it to voters. Year Founded Meyer said OutFront Minnesota saw the vote as a chance to mobilize thousands of Minnesotans in support of same-sex 1987 marriage, an opportunity the organization could not have produced on its own. OutFront Minnesota teamed with Project 515 to form Minnesotans United for All Families, the main campaign working to defeat the amendment. More than 700 organizations across Minnesota signed onto their coalition, as did tens of thousands of volunteers and donors. “It was the campaign that caught people’s hearts,” Meyer said. “People felt really good about being involved.” The grassroots efforts paid off, as 52.8 percent of Minnesota voters rejected the amendment in November 2012. The Legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage in 2013. OutFront Minnesota next worked on passing a stronger anti-bullying law in Minnesota. The state had one of the weakest anti-bullying laws in the country at the time, Meyer said. She added that the organization wanted a law requiring schools to say they were against bullying and intimidation of all groups in the Human Rights Act. “In some ways, it was more difficult than marriage,” Meyer said of the bill, adding that the opposition argued that such a law would corrupt kids. “It was really the underlying current against all of it.” The “Safe Schools” bill passed in 2014.
By the numbers
700
Number of organizations and business involved in the Minnesotans United for All Families coalition, which was spearheaded by OutFront Minnesota.
800
Approximate number of people affected by anti-LGBTQ bias crimes or domestic violence that OutFront Minnesota assists each year.
70,000
Approximate number of donors to the Minnesotans United for All Families campaign.
560
Approximate number of students at OutFront Minnesota’s 2016 youth summit.
55
Percent of U.S. adults who favor same-sex marriage, according to a 2016 Pew Research Center poll. That’s compared to 35 percent in 2001.
What you can do The organization looks for volunteers to help with events, anti-violence advocacy and more. Learn more about LGBTQ issues by having an OutFront Minnesota speaker come to your workplace or school. Attend one of OutFront Minnesota’s annual community events, such as its annual gala or Twin Cities Pride.
About the Where We Live project This project is an ongoing series spearheaded by Journals’ publisher Janis Hall showcasing Minneapolis nonprofits doing important work in the community. The editorial team has selected organizations to spotlight. Nate Gotlieb is the writer for the project. To read previous features, go to southwestjournal.com/section/focus/where-we-live
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Neighborhood Spotlight. Whittier
A destination for decades CEDAR LAKE
In the 21st century, one of the neighborhood’s major destinations is Karmel Plaza, a bustling marketplace catering to the Somali immigrant community. The mall contains scores of shops, eateries and businesses and a third-floor mosque that building owner Sabri Properties says is one of the largest in the city. Boundaries: Whittier stretches from Lake Street in the south to Franklin Avenue in the north, and Interstate 35W and Lyndale Avenue define its east and west boundaries, respectively. Get involved: The Whittier Alliance, a non-profit neighborhood organization, hosts several monthly meetings. The town hall-style Community Issues meeting on the second Monday of each month typically draws the biggest crowd. The Business Association meets on the second Wednesday and the Board of Directors on the fourth Thursday of every month. For more information, go to whittieralliance.org. Demographics: The Whittier neighborhood’s population is 13,970, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau figures compiled by Minnesota Compass. More than 80 percent of the neighborhood is renters. Median household income was $36,455 in 2014.
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Named for the 19th-century Quaker poet, editor and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, the Whittier neighborhood is one of the city’s largest, both in terms of geography and population. Whittier’s modern identity is in large part defined by Nicollet Avenue, the north-south thoroughfare that cuts through the core of the neighborhood. Home to a multicultural multitude of restaurants and markets, it was rebranded “Eat Street” in the 1990s by the Whittier Alliance neighborhood organization. Long before Eat Street’s evolution, Whittier was an arts hub. The neighborhood is home to the 101-yearold Minneapolis Institute of Art, Children’s Theatre Company and Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose combined campuses occupy a full square block. In the late 19th century, when Whittier was on the edge of developed Minneapolis, the neighborhood was settled by some of the city’s wealthiest and most prominent families. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, the Washburn–Fair Oaks Historic District contains seven remaining examples of the mansion-like residences constructed during and just after the Victorian era.
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A market for community building The Whittier Farmers Market, one of the city’s newest weekly farmers markets, opened in June and will run 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturdays through October 25. Market manager Emily Lund said the neighborhood had been clamoring for a market for years when Calvary Baptist Church decided to play host. An average of 15 vendors, including
three local farms committed for the full growing season, fill the church’s parking lot at 26th & Blaisdell, just a block off of Eat Street. “Most of our vendors have a direct tie to the Whittier neighborhood in some way, whether they’re residents or are opening a brick-andmortar store on Eat Street within the next year or so or they belong to the Calvary congrega-
tion,” Lund said. “So it’s very Whittier oriented.” She said about 300 people showed up to the first market in June and attendance has continued to grow since then. The market regularly features fresh breads baked at The Wedge Table, a variety of freshly prepared foods and other local products. Visitors can also expect live music most Saturdays,
family friendly activities hosted by the Calvary preschool staff and local master gardeners who can answer questions and offer advice. “The church really, really supports this project as a community-building opportunity, a space for neighbors to meet each other every week, have long term conversations or learn more about food,” Lund said.
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Neighborhood Spotlight. Whittier By Linda Koutsky
Arts and culture honor Whittier’s namesake
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treets and neighborhoods in Minneapolis are named after all kinds of people: explorers, presidents, literary characters, clergy, landowners, early industrialists, founders of our fair city and a poet. I’ve passed through the Whittier neighborhood a million times but just learned it was named for poet John Greenleaf Whittier. According to the Whittier Alliance, the area bounded by Franklin, Lake Street, Lyndale and I-35W is an “International Neighborhood,” with 15,000 residents representing 30 countries. It’s also home to numerous stores and organizations whose missions support education, history, spirituality, social justice, theater, literature, music and the arts. The neighborhood named after him would make John Greenleaf Whittier proud. In 1807, 51 years before Minnesota became a state, John Greenleaf Whittier was born in Haverhill, Mass. He was raised in a 17th-century farmhouse built by his grandfather. His family followed the Quaker faith and Whittier embraced the liberal ideas early in life. The Quaker movement began in England in the late 1600s when people questioned the established church and wanted a simpler, more direct way to express their faith. Though it has roots in Christianity, Quakers don’t adhere to a strict set of rules but encourage individual exploration with God or a divine will. Today’s followers often incorporate spiritual concepts from other religions, too, though most believe that a higher power touches each person
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directly and is part of them. Being aware of that connection guides Quakers in their daily lives. Typically Quakers have a commitment to nonviolence, are conscientious objectors to war, live a life of simplicity, care for the earth, promote peace and equality and vow to help better their communities. In 1688 the Quakers were the first organized religious group to take a stand against slavery. There are three Quaker groups in Minneapolis. As a child, Whittier attended a small country school for 12 weeks a year. He was an avid reader and writer and by the time he turned 19 his first poem was printed in the Newburyport Free Press. “The Exile’s Departure” expressed the sadness of an immigrant’s move. With encouragement from the paper’s publisher, Whittier continued writing and worked as a shoemaker and teacher to pay for a year at Haverhill Academy. In 1833 Whittier joined the abolitionist cause and was a delegate and secretary at the first National Anti-Slavery Convention in Philadelphia. A broadside of his antislavery poem, “Our Countrymen in Chains,” is in the collections of the Library of Congress. Whittier was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and also served in the Massachusetts State Legislature. He worked as an editor for several newspapers and magazines and helped found Atlantic Monthly. Whittier’s poems exemplify his Quaker upbringing. His widely distributed poetry addressed and documented the people, places and issues of the growing United States. Many are about freeing slaves, promoting rights and equality for all people, and events leading up to and after the Civil War. (The following stanzas are excerpts from larger poems.) Go, leave behind thee all that mars The work below of man for man; With the white legions of the stars Do service such as angels can. Wherever wrong shall right deny Or suffering spirits urge their plea, Be thine a voice to smite the lie, A hand to set the captive free! In 1866 Whittier published his long poem, “Snow-Bound,” an homage to his family, Quaker beliefs, war and a winter storm. It was a national best-seller and sold 20,000 copies. With its release Whittier became one of the country’s most popular poets. The traveller owns the grateful sense Of sweetness near, he knows not whence, And, pausing, takes with forehead bare The benediction of the air. Although Quakers don’t regularly sing, Whittier’s poems were often turned into hymns and he specifically wrote at least 100 more that are still today sung in Protestant churches. Spirituality, simplicity and being content with life’s situations are inherent in Quaker principles. Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess
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American poet John Greenleaf Whittier was a noted abolitionist and helped found Atlantic Monthly magazine.
The beauty of thy peace. Breathe through the heats of our desire Thy coolness and thy balm; Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; Speak through the earthquake, wind and fire, O still small voice of calm! With his charged poems, Whittier made many enemies. Once they torched the anti-slavery newspaper office where he worked as an editor and it burned to the ground. He had many more admirers though. Sales of his books of poems, and their placement in various publications, provided an ample living. He had numerous friends, including many other poets and writers. Several of them showed up for his 70th birthday, including James Russell Lowell, William Dean Howells, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Mark Twain. Along with Whittier, many of these people were considered part of the Fireside Poets—the first group of American poets whose writings were more popular than the reigning British poets of the era. They were known for their moral and political themes and the rhyming stanzas that were easy to remember. Though he never married, Whittier lived a long life, nearly twice the life expectancy of the time. He died while visiting a friend in New Hampshire in 1892 at age 84. Both his birthplace in Haverhill and his home in Amesbury are historic sites and open for tours. There should be a statue of John Greenleaf Whittier in the Whittier neighborhood but there isn’t. There is however, a statue of George Washington in Washburn-Fair Oaks Park. Whittier admired the first president and even wrote a poem about him that was read in 1889 at the centennial celebration of Washington’s inauguration. The sword was sheathed: in April’s sun Lay green the fields by Freedom won; And severed sections, weary of debates, Joined hands at last and were United States.
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An advocate for justice, tolerance and humanitarianism, John Greenleaf Whittier is a great reminder for us that the arts are a powerful tool for change. Up, laggards of Freedom!—our free flag is cast To the blaze of the sun and the wings of the blast; Will ye turn from a struggle so bravely begun, From a foe that is breaking, a field that’s half won? Come forth all together! come old and come young, Freedom’s vote in each hand, and her song on each tongue; Truth naked is stronger than Falsehood in mail; The Wrong cannot prosper, the Right cannot fail! For more local culture, follow Linda Koutsky on Facebook.
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Neighborhood Spotlight. Whittier
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The Hennepin History Museum hosts special after-hours events, like a recent night dedicated to bees.
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Near the southern end of Whittier, you can hop onto the Midtown Greenway — a 5.5-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail that runs parallel to Lake Street. Access points are near West 29th Street at Bryant Avenue on the west and Nicollet Avenue on the east. Two favorite spots on the Midtown Greenway are the gardens near Lyndale Avenue: Vera’s Garden and the Soo Line Community Garden. When walking on Lyndale Avenue, I like to pause when crossing the Midtown Greenway to watch people go by on their bikes, skateboards and on foot.
Once Upon A Crime 604 W. 26th St. / onceuponacrimebooks.com
Located a half-block east of Lyndale Avenue, Once Upon A Crime is a nationally known bookstore and has been in Whittier since 1987. The shop is located in a beautiful brick apartment building and though it is in the basement it manages to engage passersby with its awning, signage and book event posters. Step inside and you’ll likely be greeted by one of the owners eager to help and welcome you to take your time while perusing thousands of titles.
Herbert on Harriet 2304 Harriet Ave. S.
On a recent early morning stroll, I happened upon Herbert, a beautiful ivy covered brick apartment building. On the north side there is a green space with a row of trees hugging the building. Since falling in love with Herbert, I have started walking through the neighborhood to discover other houses and buildings with architectural details I admire. Whittier is full of places that make me stop to snap a photo. Many homes have charming porches and balconies that seem to be put to good use. Craftsmanship from the early 1900s can be found in the artistic masonry, and grand columns mark entries into some of the most beautiful homes in Minneapolis. Lovers of typography will enjoy the lettering in stone or etched on doors.
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Within the historic district is the Hennepin History Museum. Founded by the Hennepin County Historical Society in 1938, the museum has been in the George Christian Mansion since 1958. With several exhibits and a calendar full of special events, a stop at the Hennepin History Museum is well worth your time. Afterward, take the advice of museum director Cedar Imboden Phillips and visit St. Stephen’s Whittier Community Garden behind the museum on Clinton Avenue.
Washburn-Fair Oaks Historic District East Franklin Avenue on the north, Interstate 35W on the east, East 26th Street on the south and the alley between Nicollet Avenue and First Avenue South on the west
One of my favorite places to walk in Minneapolis is the Washburn-Fair Oaks Historic District with the Washburn-Fair Oaks park at its core. The park and district are named after Senator W. D. Washburn’s estate “Fair Oaks.” As you watch people read on colorful benches or practice tai chi, you can try to imagine the grandiose castle-like mansion that once stood on this site. Visit Hennepin County Library’s Tumblr blog to see photos of Fair Oaks and check out a copy of Larry Millet’s “Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities.” Most of the homes in this historic district were built between 1870 and 1930. My favorite stretch of mansions is on the north side of the park along 22nd Street between 1st and 3rd Avenues. Once homes of prominent Minneapolitans, the mansions now house organizations like National Federation of the Blind and the American Association for University Women.
Minnesota College of Art and Design (MCAD) 2501 Stevens Ave. / mcad.edu
MCAD (Minnesota College of Art and Design) dates back to 1886 when it was known as Minneapolis School of Art. The campus has eight buildings, including the historic Julia Morrison Memorial Building (built in 1916) and the more contemporary 1970s Main Building designed by the late Japanese architect, Kenzo Tange. Along 26th Street on the south end of campus, you’ll find a sculpture garden featuring permanent and rotating works of public art by MCAD students and alumni. One of my favorite traditions is going to the annual MCAD Art sale the weekend before Thanksgiving. SEE WALKING / PAGE B8
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Neighborhood Spotlight. Whittier
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If you’re an observant walker, you will likely find a few things that spark your curiosity. I like to think of these as mysteries as if I’m the first person to make the discovery. When I return home, I like to go on fact finding missions with Google as my trusty assistant. On a recent walk, the building on the northwest corner of 25th Street and Pillsbury Avenue South caught my eye. The building itself is distinctive and the barely there lettering above the entry spelling out “Minnesota Commercial Men’s Association” captured my interest. Thanks to a Hennepin County Library Tumblr post (hclib.tumblr.com), I learned that it was built in 1901 as a telephone exchange for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. It wasn’t until 1935 that it became an office for Minnesota Commercial Men’s Association, an insurance company. It has gone through many renovations including one by architectural firm Liebenberg & Kaplan, best known for its theaters. Though it started as a commercial building, it is now residential. In 2007, Dwell Magazine featured the transformation by Greg Martin, owner of the Urban Bean coffee shops.
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Perhaps because of its proximity to prominent arts institutions, the corner of East 25th Street and 1st Avenue South has several quirky details that make this a favorite stop. A large zebra sculpture, merry-go-round horses perched on a fence and a wild boar guardian statue have all been my Instagram subjects. Aside from animal statuary, Pontchartrain Apartments and its balconies and bikes are also a delight.
Before entering the museum, I suggest walking around the block to fully appreciate the size and architectural significance of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). It is impossible for me to walk along the north side of the building on 24th Street without taking a photo of the columns and Chinese guardian lions. Once inside, I make my way to the third floor for one of my favorite views of downtown Minneapolis. I love visiting the museum year round, but during the colder, darker months of the year it is a great place to walk and cure the winter blues. With the exception of the special exhibits, admission to the museum is free.
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Eats on The Street By Carla Waldemar
Whoever said you can’t have it all clearly never wandered Eat Street. If the U.N. ever relocated to Minneapolis, they’d stake out this avenue (officially Nicollet) to assure no member would turn homesick for his homeland’s cooking. Oh, a few enticing new upstarts serve New American fare (we’ll get to those in a minute), but most in the lineup that stretches from 24th to Lake Street celebrate cuisines from far-away nations, drawing diners richer in the spirit of adventure than what’s in their wallets to explore menus that gallivant from pho to sauerbraten. That quintessential sweet-sour, long-marinated beef is one of the uberGerman specialties hallowed at The Black Forest Inn, 1 E. 26th St., established by Bavarian butcher Erich Christ and his wife in 1965 — long before Eat Street earned its title. MCAD profs and students beat a path to its door (and arbor patio) to dispel hunger with platters of schnitzel and kalbshaxe, spaetzle and strudel and beer steins that require gym membership to lift. Another Eat Street long-timer is Rainbow, 2739 Nicollet Ave. S., pioneer in offering authentic Chinese fare not yet showcased elsewhere around town when it debuted in 1987. It quickly became a foodie’s destination—still is—under the guidance of Tammy Wong, who added Asian artifacts and composed the menu that marries contemporary fare with classics, including walleye in black bean sauce, Szechuan spiced shrimp, dumplings rich with chives and chicken and lots of vegetarian specialties. Other Asian establishments soon followed. Among them, Evergreen, 2424 Nicollet Ave. S., in its modest setting, is the go-to place for familiar Cantonese fare such as lo mein and sweet and sour chicken, as well as the “grandma” cooking favored by chef Connie Fan, spotlighted in more off-center dishes like steamed pigs’ ear, drunken chicken “served cold, like revenge” and bamboo/pork belly stew. Dim sum, too. Among the street’s many Asian kitchens, Pho 79, 2529 Nicollet Ave. S., stands out for its popular Vietnamese lunch buffet, banh mi sandwiches and vermicelli salads, as well as its namesake soup; choose from rare beef to combos including brisket, tendons and tripe. Pho is also the magnet on the menu of Vietnamese favorites at Quang, 2719 Nicollet Ave. S., a spacious setting that’s served as an Eat Street beacon since 1989. It’s served with a side of fresh bean sprouts, jalapeno, lime and springs of Thai basil amid family groups from the homeland who know a good thing when they taste it. Head also to Krungthep, 2523 Nicollet Ave. S., for Thai dishes and Peninsula, 2608 Nicollet Ave. S., for luscious Malaysian specialties. I’ve been welcomed by the Karkases—Gus and Carol—since 1988, when their iconic Christos, 2632 Nicollet Ave. S., restaurant opened, fast becoming a destination for generous Greek and (even mores sensuous) Cypriot dishes in an airy, blue-and-white taverna setting. I’m crazy for the moussaka, the tangy avgolemono soup, the fresh Greek salads and especially the sampler plates for folks, like yours truly, who cannot bear to make decisions (Spanikopita? Dolmathes? Eggplant dip? Just say yes). You crave Mex? Me, too. Little Tijuana, 17 E. 26th St., has stood the test of time—it opened way back in 1964, when the mighty-few
Mexican kitchens in town were considered exotic, serving only the daring diner. Today, what’s become staple Mex and Tex-Mex fare still anchors the menu, but bar food such as onion rings and chicken fingers share the list with the tacos, chimis and burritos under those vintage hand-painted murals. Pancho Villa, 2539 Nicollet Ave. S., named in honor of the Mexican Revolutionary general, is your go-to place for humungous, share-able platters of seafood (try the soup called Seven Mares and/or the Parrilla of Mariscos) as well as homemade guac. Stroll over to the Karmel Square Somali Mall at Lake & Pillsbury for more imported taste treats. Its main restaurant serves goat, beef and chicken with cardamom-raisin rice, salad and bananas—easily enough eats for two. The second building is home to a bakery and source of spicy kebabs. Then there are those American menus to fill the gap, starting with Black Sheep Pizza, 2550 Nicollet Ave. S. (Nothing says USA more than a slice, right?) Black Sheep Coal Fired Pizza fuels its ovens the way they do in Brooklyn, with anthracite. Results ramble from simple cheese and sauce atop the smoky crust to equally blazing toppings, like hot salami with dried chilies. Eat Street Social, 18 W. 26th St., rules the gastro-sphere with a hyper-foodie menu that segues from roasted bone marrow with housemade kraut to duck breast with fig risotto, caramelized Brussels sprouts and strawberry gastrique. Live music and summertime patio, too. Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave. S., divides its claim to fame between live music and its Modern American kitchen, serving pork belly with mussels and pappardelle with smoked lambs’ neck ragout among the starters, followed by lobster gnocchi, Tuscan pork chop or features from the chef’s corner, ranging from scallops to short ribs to—yes, right here on Eat Street— foie gras. Crafty cocktails, too. No foie at The Copper Hen, 2515 Nicollet Ave. S., no siree bob. Here the mantra is farm-to-table, from bounteous meat and cheese boards to granny entrees like pot pie, mac and cheese and roast chicken. But you really came here for the cakes, right? Choose cupcakes or Mason jar cakes in flavors ranging from carrot to Red Velvet to vanilla-raspberry buttercream. Booze, too. But wait! Your Inner Glutton always counseled you to eat dessert first. The place to be is Glam Doll Donuts, 2605 Nicollet Ave. S., where co-owners Arwyn dreamed up the décor while Teresa concocted the flavors. Choose (I dare you) between raised (salted caramel and chocolate), filled (provolone and muenster) and cake (PB and sriracha) styles. Intelligentsia coffee, too. Finally, a word about burgers. And milk shakes. And eggs. Tuna melts and Reubens. Those diner classics are the bricks and mortar of the short-order kitchen called, with a side of snark, The Bad Waitress, 2 E. 26th St. Every ingredient possible is local and organic, including the staff. (Stats: 80 percent bike or walk to work; 22 boast college degrees; 17 sport tattoos.) It’s more than a diner; it’s the enviro-focused help center of the ’hood.
5 Fare at The Copper Hen includes “bounteous meat and cheese boards.”
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Legal tips for bike accident victims By Daniel Brazil
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ne of the most common questions that lawyers get from bike accident victims is this: How do I cover the costs of bike repairs and medical bills? It’s a complex question because the answer is different in every situation. The best answer is that the insurance company—either your own insurer or the insurance company for the driver who hit you— should cover those costs. Reaching a settlement with an insurance company can take months, however. If you have to take the driver and the driver’s insurance company to trial, that timeline extends even further. In the meantime, your bills will likely start stacking up. If you have the money, it is often best to pay bills as they come in and to keep careful records so that you can be reimbursed later. Always keep all related records, including bills, invoices and receipts—even if you think it’s possible that you won’t need them later. Also keeps copies of the police and medical reports, as you will need them as supporting documents when you file for compensation. You may also be able to pursue compensation through your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance if you were injured while biking for your job. Many bike messengers and delivery people are covered by workers’ comp insurance.
Getting your bike repaired The at-fault driver’s insurance company should reimburse you for damage to your
bike. You are entitled to different forms of compensation, depending on the damage: If the damage to your bike is relatively minor and can be repaired for less than the bike was worth before the accident, you can claim the cost of repairs. If your bike is damaged in a way that repairs cannot bring it back to its pre-accident value, you may also file a claim for diminution of value. An expert’s help might be needed to prove this to the insurance company. If your bike suffered severe damage, you may need to write it off. Your claim will then be equal to the bike’s value before the accident. Beware that the insurance company may try to compensate you only for the bike’s lower, “depreciated” value. Again, records are always important. The insurance company will probably insist that you provide proof of purchase. You may need to show them your bank statement, credit card bill or the original receipt for the bike. Getting estimates of the repair cost from several bicycle repair shops is a good idea. Save the estimates to provide to the insurance company. Make sure that they detail the make and model of your bicycle, the extent of the damage and an estimate of your bike’s pre-accident value. Before you get the bike repaired, take pictures of the damage.
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Paying for medical care For many people, the biggest bills are the ones that come from medical care. At first, you may face huge bills from an emergency room visit or hospital stay. Later, the bills will be smaller: physical therapy, chiropractor visits and other ongoing care. Your insurance or the insurance of a negligent driver should cover the cost of all medical care, including past and future medical bills, as well as out-of-pocket expenses like prescriptions. These costs may include emergency room treatment, radiology expenses (X-rays and CT scans), hospital stays, surgery, doctor’s visits and other medical expenses. You may be tempted to settle with the insurance company so that you can receive compensation for the medical bills that are coming due. Know this: Once you settle, you will not be able to ask for more compensation in the future. If your injuries turn out to be worse than you think, or if you need more care than you planned, you could end up paying for those costs yourself. Worse, you could end up missing out on needed care because you can’t afford it. The best course of action is often to negotiate
with your healthcare providers and pay bills as you can, keeping careful records. Then you can work with an attorney to take legal action against the insurance company. That way you are sure that you get the full amount of compensation needed to cover your care. Many attorneys will also help you manage costs until a settlement or verdict can be reached. If you have any questions about how to get needed compensation for bike repairs and medical bills, you can always contact a local, cycling-conscious personal injury attorney for advice. Attorney Daniel J. Brazil of The Law Offices of Daniel J. Brazil is an experienced personal injury attorney with offices located in Uptown. He has a passion for the outdoors, especially cycling and climbing. Learn more about Dan and his practice by following him on Twitter (@LawDanielBrazil and #MplsBikeAttorney). This post first appeared on the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition’s website: mplsbike.org
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Ask the Nurse Practitioner
By Michelle Napral
Is cholesterol a thing for people under 40? Q
My athletic mom just had a heart attack at 64. Thankfully she’s fine. I’ve never thought about getting my heart checked. Should I?
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es, it’s absolutely a thing! The American Heart Association recommends that all adults ages 20 and older have their cholesterol checked once every five years. Even we healthcare providers need to check our cholesterol. Screening for elevated cholesterol is widely recommended to identify those who are at increased risk for heart disease. Because you now have a family history of heart disease, it’s even more important you not only check your cholesterol, but also reduce your own risk factors.
What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. Some cholesterol is healthy. But when there’s too much in the blood, it inflames the vessels and sticks to the walls of arteries, which forms plaque. The plaque narrows these vessels that bring blood to the heart muscles. If the heart doesn’t get enough blood because plaque is restricting flow, it can increase the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or coronary artery disease. A cholesterol test measures different kinds of cholesterol. HDL is sometimes called the “good” cholesterol because having higher levels lowers the risk of heart disease. It moves out of the bloodstream and does not block your arteries. HDL levels are affected by activity level
and diet. LDL is sometimes referred to as the “bad” cholesterol because it can stick to artery walls and block blood flow. LDL levels are affected by diet. Triglycerides are also measured during cholesterol tests. Although they’re not technically cholesterol, triglycerides are a type of fat the body uses to store energy. Having high triglycerides increases the risk of heart disease.
a parent, sister or brother who got heart disease at a young age, aging and diabetes. At our clinic, we review cholesterol numbers and risk factors with patients to determine risk of heart disease. If your cholesterol is high, we may also assess for other conditions that are closely linked to high cholesterol, such as diabetes, alcoholism, and thyroid, liver and kidney disease.
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Choices for a healthy heart
Talk with your provider about having your cholesterol checked. It’s an easy way to measure your risk for heart disease. But a good cholesterol result does not guarantee you are in the clear. Other cardiovascular disease risk factors include cigarette smoking, high blood pressure,
If you are a young adult with high cholesterol, now is the time to make some lifestyle choices to reduce your risk for heart disease. Cholesterol can be lowered through diet and exercise. Reduce the amount of fat in your meals by eating more whole grains, and fresh vegetables
and fruits. Eat lean proteins such as fish, poultry, and legumes, and eat less red meat and processed meats. Use low-fat dairy products and use oils instead of solid fats when cooking. Limit sweets and processed foods like chips, cookies and baked goods. Exercise raises your good cholesterol, lowers your bad cholesterol, and helps the blood flow better through your body. Be active and choose activities you enjoy. Work up to 40 minutes of moderate to high intensity physical activity at least three days per week. Some activity is better than none. Medication to lower cholesterol levels is effective and safe, but it is not a substitute for a healthy diet and activity. Not everyone with high cholesterol needs cholesterol medication. Based on your risk factors and cholesterol levels, your provider will help you determine if starting cholesterol lowering medication is appropriate for you. Cholesterol-lowering medication is typically recommended in people who have already had a heart attack or stroke, have known heart disease and diabetes. Heart disease is a concern for adults of all ages. Be sure to know and understand your risk for heart disease. If you have questions or concerns, see your provider. Michelle Napral is a nurse practitioner at the University of Minnesota Health Nurse Practitioners Clinic, 3rd Street & Chicago. Send questions to nursnews@umn.edu
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t this point in the season, tomatoes are either doing great or tipping toward disaster. So in addition to offering some growing tips to help make tomatoes happy and healthy, I’ll explain some of the common things that can go wrong. Probably the most important thing you need when growing tomatoes is sunlight— eight hours or more is best, but six will allow plants to produce a fair amount of fruit. If you don’t have a spot that gets even six hours of sun and someone is home a lot during the day, consider buying a few round, rolling plant stands. I got mine (which look like metal Frisbees on wheels) at Ikea, but most garden centers sell them now, too. Put your tomatoes in large pots, set them on the rolling plant stands and move them into the sun as it moves throughout the day. Soil is key to tomato success too. They thrive in healthy soil, so it’s a good idea to work some compost and composted manure into the area before planting. If you’re planting in pots, just add those things into your potting mix. Halfway through the season, scratch a little more compost into the top of the soil around plants, but don’t add more manure. Too much nitrogen (N) will give you lots of leaves and little fruit. You want a fertilizer with more potassium (K) than nitrogen in it. Phosphorous (P) can also be on the low side, usually, since compost supplies a good amount of that. Product labels always show the N-P-K ratio like this: 10-10-10 or 5-2-1. You want something more like: 1-0-4 or 1-1-3. Seaweed (powdered or liquid kelp) is a great choice and is usually 1-0-4. Tomatoes like water, but not too much. Water plants deeply but not so often, or so much, that you end up with soggy soil. That can lead to disease problems and, later in the season, to tomatoes that don’t taste like much because all that water got channeled into the plant’s fruit. If you’re growing tomatoes in pots, stop watering when you see water running out of the bottom of the pot. Watering consistently, every few days in hot weather— more often if plants are growing in pots—will also help prevent the dreaded blossom end rot. You know you have this common problem when your tomatoes have black spots on their bottoms. Consistent watering allows the fruits to get the calcium they need from the soil to develop properly. Did you bury the stem at planting time? If
Soil is key to tomato success too. They thrive in healthy soil, so it’s a good idea to work some compost and composted manure into the area before planting.
not, do that next year by gently plucking off the plant’s branches below the top flush of leaves. Depending on the size of your transplant, you’re usually burying 2 to 6 inches of stem, and that’s a good thing because new roots will sprout all along that stem and help your tomatoes be strong and healthy. Pruning tomatoes doesn’t need to be as complicated as it is often described. Tomatoes are classified by growth habit: determinate tomatoes—also called bush tomatoes—are bred to be more compact, usually about 4 feet tall while indeterminate varieties—also known as climbing or vining types—can grow to 6 feet tall or more. Determinate tomatoes don’t need much pruning beyond removing all of the suckers below the first flower cluster. Indeterminate tomatoes benefit from some pruning, but you don’t need to grow crazy. Basically, if you pinch out suckers and pare plants down to around stems, you’ll get bigger fruit and less sprawling growth. If you let plants be more unruly than that, you’ll get more fruit but you’ll have to deal with a more tangled mess of vines. Either way if fine, so don’t sweat it a whole bunch. Are the leaves on your tomato plants curling up in hot weather? Don’t worry, that’s probably not a disease. It’s just how some tomato varieties react to the heat. This type of leaf roll usually starts on lower leaves and works its way up. It doesn’t look great, but it shouldn’t affect fruit development. Watering regularly and mulching the ground beneath your tomatoes can help keep this problem at bay. Check out Meleah’s blog: everydaygardener.com for more gardening tips or to email her a question or comment.
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Self care in turbulent times
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verwhelmed with tragedy, demoralized with protest, and too exhausted to engage in dialogue on social media, I reluctantly decided to shut off the world and watch “Finding Dori” last weekend. The premise of a lost surgeonfish with short term memory loss was entertaining for kids while the allegory of migrating diverse sea life in a vast borderless ocean was thought provoking enough for adults to connect to our current state of immigration and xenophobia. At first I was ridden with guilt for not being in St. Paul and doing something at a time when silence is violence. But I realized I’m no good to anyone if I’m not well myself. We must take care of ourselves if we are to take care of each other. I know too many people that spread themselves too thin. I worry about how this affects their mind, body and spirit. We are all experiencing trauma simply by being citizens of this broken country, and for those who are out fighting for change every day: Take care of yourselves. I’ve learned to grant myself the serenity to accept the things that I can’t change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. I’m not preaching self help, nor am I suggesting I know better than anyone. I’m just hoping that within the chaos we all can find moments of beauty and hope.
Be with others
Turn off social media
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It’s hard, but we have to do it. It’s a strange compulsion to feel the constant need to connect to information that only makes us feel bad, but if you allow yourself some respite sadly there will still be internet trolls to argue with tomorrow. Start with a day and see if you can work up to a whole weekend of unplugging.
I’m sure most can relate to the feeling of physical exhaustion and emotional well-being after a night of dancing. The vibration of sound moving through your body is visceral and, like art, connects us to our raw humanity. Dance like nobody is watching.
Breathe Once the barrage of stress from your Twitter feed is out of your life you will immediately slow down. Instead of scrolling through the world in constant search of the most vitriolic thing you can repost you will search for calm. Breathe, meditate, do nothing and bask in it.
Be alone Do you ever notice that people can’t just sit or stand in line by themselves without looking at their phone? When is the last time you sat on a bench and just felt the sun on your face, went for a walk to nowhere in particular or did whatever you wanted to do by yourself? We feel like we constantly need to be with others or connected to others on our cell phones, but it’s amazing how much you heal when you allow yourself to be in tune with you.
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I’m not preaching self help, nor am I suggesting I know better than anyone. I’m just hoping that within the chaos we all can find moments of beauty and hope.
Call your sibling. Have lunch with your grandmother. Make a surprise visit at your parents. After you’ve allowed yourself to be still with you, be with those who do not take more energy than they give. I’ve tried to balance out the people in my life who help me keep balance in my life. Energy is neither created or destroyed. Surround yourself with people who bounce positive energy between you and them. This one is even more important for those who are feeling hopeless about the state of our world. Be with those you trust, speak unapologetically about what you are feeling and process it. Don’t go through it alone. We are in this together.
Make art for nobody When encouraging people to make art you hear a lot of people say they are not artists, but everyone is an artist. Art is relative, and it is creation. Whether you paint, make music, write, perform, make people laugh — whatever — just do it. Creativity uses a part of our brains that, for many, has been in hibernation after years of cubicle conditioning. When we create we wake up an area of the brain that makes us feel human. Make art for someone or no one. It is the process that is what’s important.
Be outside It’s summer in Minnesota. As much as the violence we are witnessing every day can make you want to curl up in a ball and watch Netflix all day, get outside. Listen to music in the city, go hike around a state park or lay on the beach. There are a hundred things to do on any given day right now, and in a few months we will be stuck inside again. Allow yourself the time to be outside and soak up some vitamin D.
Spend time with youth Youth are everything. I am not a parent, but am around youth in my work and my life. Last week I was lucky enough to spend some time at the river with a friend and her 4-year-old nephew. His light and love was a reminder that we all enter this world without judgment, cynicism or hate. His ability to be joyful in such dark times was a reminder to me that we can find moments of hope and embrace it. It is OK for us to take time to turn off the world, appreciate what is in front of you and smile. Whether they are talking or not, listen to youth. They can teach us a lot. I’m not self help expert, and I’m not telling anyone what to do. I just see a lot of people in pain and want things to change. Despite everything, we still live in a beautiful world. Fight to make it better, and take the time to enjoy it. Ryan Stopera is a social worker and community organizer in Minneapolis. He is on the board of directors of MN Neighborhoods Organizing for Change.
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Focus
Bollywood Dance Scene electrified the crowd at the first Minnesota Fringe Festival preview night. Photo by Dylan Thomas
The Fringe’s next adventure New ticketing system could mean big changes for annual theatre festival
By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@southwestjournal.com
This year, the Minnesota Fringe Festival is changing the way it sells tickets. Big deal, right? Well, it might turn out to be a very big deal. Executive Director Jeff Larson said this year’s switch to day passes just might change the whole flavor of the annual performing arts festival, returning Aug. 4–14 for its 23rd year. Gone are the single tickets and multi-show passes, and gone, too, is the mandatory one-time purchase of a Fringe button. A Fringe day pass is good for up to four shows on a weekday and up to seven on Saturday or Sunday, and Larson said he hopes that will shift the Fringe experience to something more like a music festival. At Pitchfork or Coachella, a pass buys you a day’s worth of music from bands you
know you like, bands you know you don’t like and bands you’ve never heard of, and you’re free to wander from stage to stage. It’s a completely different experience buying tickets à la carte, Larson said. It feels like a waste of money when a show is disappointing or outright bad, and that financial sting makes audiences more conservative. “I think (switching to day passes) will drive the audience to take more chances, which will drive the artists to take more chances because they’ll know that they’re more likely to get an audience for it,” Larson said. “… Everyone will experience this as a festival instead of just one or two shows that they’re going to.” Larson predicted day passes would also help
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to ease the frantic crush some venues experience during the 30-minute changeover between performances, when ticket holders and ticket buyers can overwhelm Fringe staffers. It’s a major part of the logistical challenge for a festival that this year includes more than 850 performances of about 170 different shows at 15 venues spread across the city. That’s not the end of the changes Larson has in store for this year’s Fringe. He’s also raising the payout for performers to a flat 70 percent of ticket sales. The cut used to be lower for Fringe acts that didn’t fill enough seats. It adds an extra element of risk to this year’s festival, when the Fringe is already heading into the unknown. Larson said Minnesota Fringe is
the first fringe theater festival in the world to give day passes a shot. “I really think this fits our mission so well, and if it doesn’t work perfectly this year, if we lose some money on it, we can afford that for one year and then make the changes we need,” he said. “The important thing is if somebody loses money on this, it’s going to be the Fringe, not the artists.” One of Larson’s duties as executive director is to emcee the annual Fringe preview events, when 30 productions get three minutes apiece to preview their show in front of an audience of Fringe fanatics. Here are some of the shows that caught our eye at the first preview, held July 18 at the University of Minnesota’s Rarig Center:
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“Game of Thrones: The Musical” by Really Spicy Opera
This heavy metal musical set in a fantasy world of kings, princesses and at least one evil orc lord actually goes by a much longer, dumber, tongued-in-cheek title that didn’t fit in this space — but that should be your clue that this is the type of metal that doesn’t take itself too seriously. A diverse, mostly gender-swapped cast accompanied by live electric guitar brings to life a rock opera first written and recorded about 12 years ago by a bunch of “bored recording engineers,” including first-time Fringe director Joe Johnson (who, full disclosure, used to work in the Southwest Journal offices).
Sense a theme? Yes, both geeky fantasy concepts and musicals are perennially popular at the Fringe. This one stood out for adapting the fantastically popular (and bloody) HBO series into a comedic stage play with puppets. Imagine, suggested director Basil Considine, that HBO decided to fuse “Game of Thrones” with “Sesame Street” — not a huge stretch, considering HBO lured the venerable children’s show away from PBS last year. “Of course, they have to take out all the sex and all the nudity, but the violence, the kids love that,” Considine said.
“A Pie. A Duck. And a Shoe.” by Sparkle Theatricals
“Itch,” by Three Knives How do you bring horror to the Fringe stage? If you’re the crew behind “Itch,” you do it with buckets of sloppy, sticky blood effects. With just a 30-minute break between Fringe performances, they’ll be racing against the clock to get those special effects ready. That’s one of the bigger challenges in presenting this tale of a mysterious outbreak that causes members of a research lab to unravel, one by one, said Mercedes Plendl, a member of the creative team. “It slowly becomes more interactive,” Plendl said. “We’re really trying to get into people’s heads.”
Here’s a variety show with true variety: a tap dancer, a beatboxer, City Pages’ “Best R&B Artist” for 2016, shadow puppets, a magician and not one but two animal acts. “Everybody is curious about the animal acts because you’re not supposed to have animals at the Fringe,” said Alejandra Iannone, who co-created the vaudeville-inspired show with Rick Ausland (the guy in the tap shoes). If you’ve geeked-out on the geeky stuff, sated your appetite for musicals and giggled through enough comedic monologues for one festival, a variety show featuring a mix of Fringe veterans and first-timers may be the respite you’re looking for. “It’s different for the Fringe,” Iannone said. “It’s different for us, too.”
“Bezubaan: The Voiceless” by Bollywood Dance Scene
“Ball: A Musical Tribute to My Lost Testicle” by The Catalysts
A Bollywood Dance Scene production is no small thing. Divya Mayia, the nonprofit theater company’s founder and choreographer, said there are 90-some actors and dancers involved in this flashy, Bollywood musical-style “dance-dramedy” set in an international market. “The theme of the show this year is xenophobia and Islamophobia, in particular, and it just kind of rings a bell with what’s going on right now,” Mayia said. Their crowds aren’t small either. Bollywood Dance Scene had the best-selling show in the 2015 Fringe, so reserve tickets early to get a seat.
Max Wojtanowicz was diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer Jan. 5, and he was still undergoing chemotherapy when he entered the annual Fringe lottery. Entries in the un-juried festival selected at random, using a hopper filled with numbered ping pong balls. At the time, Wojtanowicz was thinking, “If our ball gets chosen, so to speak, we’ll take it as a sign and do a show.” Wojtanowicz (now in remission) relates his tale with the song and punning humor that got him through treatment. And he’s hoping other cancer survivors and their loved ones will want to join him for a laugh.
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My 15-year-old Schnauzer is restless all night. He won’t sleep through the night and so we are not sleeping! He will sometimes whine to go out, but then won’t go to the bathroom. If we take him into our bed, he will eventually settle down. I just don’t know what’s wrong with him. During the day he seems fine.
infection. A urine culture to screen for a UTI may be appropriate for your pet. For some patients, having a litter box near their sleeping area is helpful, and for dogs, if they can be trained to a “pee pad,” this can be helpful so they don’t need to wake you up to go to the bathroom. • Esophageal reflux: Some older patients will experience “heartburn” at night. As a test, the patient can receive an antacid to see if that helps resolve the nighttime discomfort. Prilosec can be given to dogs and cats. Consult with your veterinarian about dosing.
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here are many different causes of nighttime restlessness in dogs and cats. It is often difficult to determine the exact cause of the restlessness, and therefore we often need to experiment with different therapies to see if they help. Below is a list of potential reasons your geriatric dog may experience restlessness. It is important to work with your veterinarian as some of the reasons may require a prescription medication to treat. • Poor vision: As pets age, their vision will diminish, especially in the dark. Leaving a night light on may help your pet see better at night and make him feel more comfortable. • Pain: If your pet is experiencing arthritis pain or nerve pain, staying in one position all night might be uncomfortable. He might shift or want to move around to find a more comfortable position. Your veterinarian can evaluate your pet for pain and prescribe appropriate medications. Common medications given for pain are anti-inflammatory
arthritis medications (like Rimadyl), pain relievers (like tramadol) or medications that work in the central nervous (like gabapentin). • Urgency to urinate: Some older animals will have the need to urinate more frequently. This can be due to a variety of reasons. Reducing the water before bedtime can help alleviate this symptom in some patients so their bladder is not as full at night. It is very important to consult your veterinarian before doing this, however, as water restriction can lead to dangerous dehydration in pets with kidney disease. In addition, water deprivation would be harmful if the patient had a urinary tract
• Cognitive dysfunction: Older patients can experience dementia-type symptoms leading to restlessness. Signs of cognitive dysfunction can include inappropriate vocalization (howling for cats or inappropriate barking for dogs), loss of house training and “spacing out” or “looking forgetful.” There are several foods on the market that have nutritional supplements in them that have been shown to help cognitive dysfunction. Science Diet B/D, or “Brain Diet” is available for dogs. For cats, you could try Science Diet J/D. This food is meant as a “Joint Diet,” however it is rich in antioxidants and may be beneficial for brain health as well. Also, a medication is available for cognitive dysfunction called selegiline or “Anipryl.” This medication increases the amount of dopamine available in the brain and may help improve cognitive dysfunc-
tion. (This author has used “Anipryl” for dogs with effects ranging from great results to no significant improvement. I do not have personal experience with it in cats.) • “Sundowner’s Syndrome” and behavioral causes of poor sleep: “Sundowner’s Syndrome” can be seen in geriatric people. In this phenomenon the patient experiences restlessness and agitation in the evening. Veterinarians report that they have seen this in their geriatric patients. Exercise and attempting to reduce the number of naps during the day can be helpful. There are also a variety of medications that can be tried to see if it helps the patient. Melatonin at a dose of 3-6 mg per animal can be given at nighttime. (Yes, it is odd that the dose is the same for a 6-pound cat as it is for a 120-poundGreat Dane. However, melatonin is safe to try.) Benadryl can be given at night to make the patient sleepy. (The dose of Benadryl for dogs and cats is 1 mg per pound. For example, a 25-pound dog will get 25 mg of Benadryl at nighttime.) Sometimes stronger sedatives like trazodone need to be prescribed by your veterinarian to help your pet sleep. Dr. Teresa Hershey is a veterinarian at Westgate Pet Clinic in Linden Hills. Email her your pet questions at drhershey@westgatepetclinicmn.com.
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Andrew Zimmern will have two Andrew Zimmern’s Canteen outposts, plus rotisserie and hoagies partnerships. Tina Rexing (left), owner of T-Rex Cookie Company, showed off five-pound cookies that will be available at U.S. Bank Stadium events. Photos by Eric Best
A flair for local fare A culinary tour of U.S. Bank Stadium
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he new home of the Minnesota Vikings will have offerings from several local restaurants and food partners. Aramark’s M Hospitality has unveiled a smorgasbord of concession items with 20 partnerships with both established and up-andcoming businesses on U.S. Bank Stadium’s menu. The new roster of vendors rounds out a previously announced list of locally wellknown food partners like Andrew Zimmern, Gavin Kaysen of Spoon & Stable, Revival and Ike’s Food & Cocktails. Among the new Minneapolis-based businesses joining the $1.1-billion stadium’s culinary roster are companies like up-and-comers T-Rex Cookie Company and Tattersall Distilling, and more established partners like Kramarczuk’s and Murray’s Steakhouse. Other locally known companies include hot dog and sausage maker Prairie Dogs, Lola’s Café, Thomasina’s Cashew Brittle and fast-casual taco chain R Taco. For these companies the 66,200-seat stadium will offer a wider base of potential customers. “I think from a small business here in the [Twin Cities] this means a lot to me in terms of being able to expose my brand and my product to a far greater audience than I would ever do on my own,” Tina Rexing, proprietor at T-Rex, told reporters at a media event. T-Rex, which moved into the former Cupcake
space in Prospect Park a couple months ago, will have cookies, including a purple and gold “Skol” sugar cookie, available in clubs and suites. Rexing started the company just 16 months ago and has sold her half-pound cookies at local farmers markets. Rexing said she’ll bake the cookies — even five-pound cookies available via special order — in her University Avenue shop and deliver them two days in advance of all events at the stadium. Kramarczuk’s, already known among baseball fans at Target Field, will have its traditional German-style bratwurst, Andouille sausage and cheddar bratwurst available at the new stadium, Nick Kramarczuk said. Murray’s will offer short rib sandwiches in clubs and suites. On the drink side, Aramark, which handles food and beverages for a total of 17 NFL teams, previously announced a partnership with Northeast Minneapolis breweries to round out its beer offerings from MillerCoors. Co-founder Dan Oskey said Tattersall Distilling, a distillery and cocktail room in Logan Park’s Thorp Building, will also be partnering with the stadium team on pre-batch cocktails for suites, batch cocktails and satellite bars, though details have not been finalized on the partnership. Oskey, who has put together cocktail menus at restaurants like Eastside, has drawn up new recipes for U.S. Bank Stadium that will be made
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by other staff with the venue. Oskey said the mix of cocktails features new editions of traditional drinks like a bourbon sour and a cosmopolitan, along with unique options like the Purple People Eater. The drink is made with Tattersall’s vodka and its a soon-to-be-released blueberry liqueur. “There are some classics on there, but they’re our take on it,” he said. R Taco will be serving several items from its menu of street tacos, including a fried chicken taco and the Gringo Taco with spicy ground beef. Local owner Pam Ringgenberg said the nearly five-year-old chain, which early on expanded to St. Paul and then to Hennepin Avenue near Northeast Minneapolis, will also be expanding to Eagan and Eden Prairie by the end of the year. Another new partnership is Twin Cities Foodie, a collaboration among Matt Bickford of Icehouse and Tammy Wong of Rainbow Chinese Restaurant and Bar — both Whittierbased establishments— along with Shawn Smalley of Stillwater-based Smalley’s Caribbean BBQ. The stadium-exclusive concept, which will benefit the local chapter of anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength, will offer smoky chicken nachos, jerk bacon sandwiches and lemongrass meatballs, all recipes from the three chefs and restaurateurs. Partners from St. Paul include A Peace of Cake (nut mixes, snacks), Alimama Catering
(Mediterranean and North African cuisine), Chocolat Celeste (chocolate) and Just Truffles (assorted truffles). The new list also features companies from neighboring suburbs and cities across Minnesota like Be Graceful Bakery & Catering (sandwiches and hoagies), Chappy Street Eats (gluten-free food), Cinnie Smiths (miniature cinnamon rolls), Curds & Cakes (cheese curds) and Gramsky’s Sandwiches (Midwestern-style sandwiches). Allison Butler, Aramark’s regional vice president, described the stadium’s menu as “local, authentic and genuine.” “The City of Minneapolis has a lot to be proud of, and we could not be more proud to partner with these individual businesses,” she said in a statement. Michele Kelm-Helgen, chair of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, told reporters they were maintaining a precedent set by downtown’s other stadium. “I think Target Field really started the tradition of great Minnesota culinary experience at their stadium and we certainly have continued that,” she said. The first major event at the stadium will be an International Champions Cup match between AC Milan and Chelsea FC on Aug. 3. The first Vikings preseason game will be on Sunday, Aug. 28.
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Get Out Guide. By Eric Best / ebest@southwestjournal.com
UPTOWN ART FAIR The state’s largest art fair returns to bring hundreds of thousands of art lovers to Uptown to enjoy art in all its forms. The Uptown Art Fair, now in its 53rd year, will showcase more than 350 artists on Hennepin Avenue South and The Mall in Uptown. New this year is a free “Film at the Fair” screening of “The Wizard of Oz” on Aug. 5 at 8:45 p.m. and performances from music headliners Dred I Dread and The Unlikely Candidates. This year’s commemorative artist, 30-year fair veteran Robinson Scott, will have prints of the year’s commemorative work, “Detail of a Banded Glass Vessel,” at the fair’s official merchandise tent. The Uptown Art Fair runs Friday, Aug. 5, from noon–8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m.–8 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Where: Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue When: Aug. 5–7 Cost: Free Info: uptownartfair.com
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KRÄFTSKIVA Canadian indie rock band Metric is headlining the fifth and final Kräftskiva, the Bachelor Farmer’s annual summer block party. The Dayton brothers’ North Loop restaurant and Marvel Bar, its sister speakeasy, are once again offering up the event’s traditional crayfish menu and cocktails, plus beer from fellow neighborhood business Fulton Brewing. Local bands Alpha Consumer and Fort Wilson Riot, along with DJ Jonathan Ackerman, round out the music lineup.
Where: The Bachelor Farmer, 50 2nd Ave. N. When: Saturday, Aug. 6 from 5 p.m.–10 p.m. Cost: $25 / Info: kraftskiva2016.com
Borough continues a summer full of block parties with its own celebration. The Borough Block Party will feature food and drinks from fellow Jester Concepts establishments like Monello, Constantine and Parlour Bar. Plus, the party’s lineup will feature performances from headliner Chase & Ovation, a local Prince tribute band, along with bands Dig Deep, Private Oates, Viva Knievel, International Reggae All-Stars and DJ Steez.
Where: Borough, 730 Washington Ave. N. When: Sunday, Aug. 7 from noon–8 p.m. Cost: $6 in advance, $9 at the door Info: boroughmpls.com
NEVER ODD OR EVEN It’s easy to overlook, but the name of Light Grey Art Lab’s latest exhibition, “Never Odd or Even,” is a palindrome, and that’s kind of the point. The showcase of more than 60 artists explores the flip side of things with an understated level of playfulness and illusion. The art, inspired by the palindrome concept, plays with dualities, symmetry and perspective with results in an array of styles. Light Grey Art Lab’s gallery in Whittier is free and open to the public from noon–7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon–5 p.m. on Sunday.
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NORTH LOOP FEST The festival celebrating Minneapolis’ hippest neighborhood is back. The North Loop Fest will bring together all of the area’s best food and drink together and pair it with live music throughout the day. The performance lineup includes The Prams (4 p.m.–5 p.m.), The Usual Things (5 p.m.–6 p.m.), Candid Kid (6 p.m.–7 p.m.) and FlashMob! (8 p.m.–10 p.m.). New additions this year are battles over the titles of North Loop’s best beer and burger, featuring competitions ($8 each to participate) pitting three breweries and three restaurants in the neighborhood against each other, with you as the judge. Tickets to the 21-plus event include a North Loop Fest shirt and a raffle ticket.
Where: Cuzzy’s parking lot, 507 Washington Ave. N When: Saturday, Aug. 6 from 3 p.m.–10 p.m. Cost: $20, $25 after Aug. 1 Info: northloopfest.com Photo by Nicole Feest
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OPEN STREETS NORTHEAST Thanks to Open Streets, portions of Central, 22nd and 13th avenues in Northeast Minneapolis will be car-free on Sunday, Aug. 7. The event is one of several Open Street events in the city this summer, with Franklin Avenue (Aug. 21), West Broadway (Sept. 10), Nicollet Avenue (Sept. 18) and even more Minneapolis streets to see a little walkable and bikable bliss. There will be family-friendly events, activities from local businesses and more.
Where: Central, 22nd and 13th avenues in Northeast Minneapolis When: Sunday, Aug. 7 from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Cost: Free Info: openstreetsmpls.org
Sarah Edwards, local connector, co-founder of Fashion Week MN and I AM MPLS! creator, is on to her next event: I Am Back to School! The fashion and variety event, located in Southeast Minneapolis’ new event venue, The Machine Shop, will feature a fashion show, pop-up market and performances from local students, all to celebrate the power and passion of young women in the Twin Cities. Fashion blogger Davee Ek is styling the show and the mini-market will feature local vendors. John Mark, a choreographer for local up-and-comers like Lizzo and Poliça, is also presenting a series of dance performances with students from the Main Street School of Performing Arts, a tuition-free public charter high school in Hopkins.
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URBAN MANDALA Artist Neal Peterson’s “Urban Mandala” installation offers a dizzying perspective of Minneapolis in a 16-foot collage that combines city scenes with the fervor and kaleidoscopic visuals of religious mandalas. Peterson’s mandala, funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board and now on display in downtown’s City Center, features all the bits and pieces of a Minneapolis summer, from our lakes and riverfront to the iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry and Guthrie Theater. Peterson, a Minneapolis-based artist, has also created mandalas of Mexico City; Reykjavik, Iceland; and Pyongyang, North Korea.
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