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By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com

Bryce Tache will have to break a 90-day streak of daily protesting near Pearl Park. But while he’s traveling on business, he can find a similar protest in another city. That’s because the movement he started, #StandOnEveryCorner, has now spread to 219 corners in 43 states across the U.S. Thinking of his kids, who are immigrants, Tache started protesting the administration’s family separation policy on June 20. He plans to continue 6 p.m.–7 p.m. every day until Election Day. People wrongly think their political voice is limited to voting, he said. “If we actually had millions of people out in the streets every day, we’d be able to influence things before Election Day,” he said. Another group called Garfield 2018 started with a retired police officer’s January 2017 email inviting her Garfield Avenue neighbors to bring a pillow, have a glass of wine and “discuss, commiserate, float ideas, organize, do something.” “I wanted to carry on what happened … with the Women’s March across the nation,” said Juliann Brunzell, who was the state’s second female police officer.

Dana Wabner demonstrates with #StandOnEveryCorner Sept. 17 at Diamond Lake & Portland. Photo by Michelle Bruch

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Zouchas lead Southwest football, cheerleading Josh and Stephanie Zoucha are coaches for the Lakers

By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com

Josh and Stephanie Zoucha both spend their Friday nights on the sidelines with Southwest High School’s football team, but they do it for different reasons. Josh is calling plays for and providing encouragement to the Southwest football team, of which he’s been head coach for five-plus years. Stephanie, his wife, is helping the Southwest cheer team motivate the crowd after becoming a volunteer coach for the squad last fall. The arrangement leads to plenty of long days and late nights for the Zouchas, but neither seems to mind too much, even if it

means significantly less free time in the fall. “It’s just during the football season, there’s got to be this understanding that our lives are going to be a lot different,” Josh said. A native of Norfolk, Nebraska, Josh was an offensive lineman in high school, before playing two seasons of college football at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Stephanie grew up several hours southwest of Norfolk, in Grand Island, Nebraska, where she was a member of her high school marching band’s flag team. The two met about 14 years ago through a SEE SWHS COACH / PAGE A11

Attorneys battle over Noor’s work records Ex-cop’s attorneys say prosecutors are misleading court By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@southwestjournal.com

Mohamed Noor “was never a reasonable police officer” argue prosecutors in a recent Hennepin County District Court filing that draws on Minneapolis Police Department work and training records for the ex-officer charged in an on-duty shooting. Included in the filing are notes from a pre-employment psychological evaluation of Noor, in which “he reported disliking other people and being around them.” It was so unusual for a police officer candidate that one of the department’s civilian human resources employees sought clarification from the psychiatrist who determined Noor was fit for duty.

The documents also draw on records from Noor’s training and his short time on the force, detailing a May 18, 2017 incident in the Whittier neighborhood during which Noor allegedly pointed his gun at a person’s head during a traffic stop. That incident took place less than two months before the July 15, 2017 shooting of 40-year-old Justine Damond that led to thirddegree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges against Noor. Noor’s attorneys replied a week later, describing the narrative developed by prosecutors as “gravely flawed in both law and fact.” They said prosecutors left SEE NOOR RECORDS / PAGE A10

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H & B Gallery The H & B Gallery passed out numbers to waiting buyers in early September, aiming to bring them through the doors as quickly as possible to see furniture for sale from the Pillsbury mansion.

The H & B Gallery in East Isles sold furniture from the now-demolished Pillsbury mansion.

Pieces ranging in price from $50–$35,000 included an English oak cradle dated 1666, a carousel rocking horse and a four-pedestal table with chairs that reportedly came from an Irish convent. None of the furnishings belonged to the original Pillsbury family. The pieces belonged to the former owners who sold the property. The new owners demolished the mansion. “I did lose sleep over the house coming down,” said Tony Scornavacco, co-owner of the gallery. He said the former owners wanted everything that could be put to use taken out of the house. H & B Gallery at 2730 Hennepin Ave. handles estate sales, appraisals and consignment services, reporting more than $1 million in sales each year. “You never know what’s coming,” Scornavacco said. “… The shop itself is constantly changing.”

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Parkway Theater The 1931 Parkway Theater is renovated and reopened, featuring a cocktail bar, a return of the popcorn machine, arcade games, movies and live performances. Vintage 35mm film screenings (requiring an operator to swap in the next reel every 20 minutes) include “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” Sept. 27, “A Clockwork Orange” Oct. 4 and “Psycho” Oct. 25. The stage will host performers like New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik Oct. 16, the new Spit Take Comedy Series and a sold-out show by Jeremy Messersmith. The Oct. 3 premiere of “Sweetness of Wild” will feature Caribbean food, a bike ride and cast performances. On Sept. 25, the venue will host the Twin Cities premiere of “ROCK RUBBER 45s,” a new film by radio host and director Bobbito García. Advance tickets can be purchased online or at the neighboring Rock Paper Scissors Goods.

The Parkway Theater is back in business at 48th & Chicago. Photo by Michelle Bruch

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Referendum may expand restaurant liquor licensing Neighborhood restaurateurs are advocating for the chance to serve cocktails, and voters will decide in November whether to allow restaurants located anywhere in the city to apply for a full liquor license. The city currently only allows businesses connected to seven acres of commercial property to apply for a full liquor license, beyond beer and wine. But businesses can lobby the state Legislature to make exceptions, and those have been granted at 25 spots, including Tinto Kitchen and Nighthawks. Advocates note that the exemption stays with the address, so former Linden Hills restaurant Upton 43’s exemption also applied to Martina, the new restaurant opened on the same site. Heather Bray at The Lowbrow said the expense of hiring a state lobbyist creates an unequal playing field for businesses. “I’m running my restaurant every day and I don’t have the time or money to do something like that,” she said. Minneapolis’ rules related to the minimum wage and sick time have created a more difficult climate for business owners, she said. She said her bartenders would mix drinks to the same potency as wine or beer. “All of these old laws come from the Prohibition era,” Bray said. “… I think it’s a no-brainer.” Because the rule is part of the city charter, voters must approve a referendum to change the law. An advocacy group called Citizens for a Modern Minneapolis includes restaurateurs like Steven Brown and Molly Broder, and they’ve launched the website yeson1mpls.com. The

group was also active in passing the “70/30” charter amendment no longer requiring neighborhood restaurants to generate 70 percent of sales from food. A previous charter amendment came in 1997, when voters allowed neighborhood restaurants to serve alcohol outside major commercial zones. When Nighthawks sought a full liquor license last summer, the business received several letters of support from residents. “The neighborhood is changing and getting to be very young and trendy,” said one Kingfield homeowner in a letter to the city. “I think it will take many many years before it’s like Uptown but I’m all for having more restaurants and bars.” Matt Perry, a member of the city Charter Commission and president of the Southwest Business Association, introduced the ballot proposal in June. He said businesses can make more money on liquor sales than wine and beer, but Minneapolis restaurants by definition must derive a “substantial” portion of sales from food. The city requires restaurants to offer a full menu of food most of the day. Perry noted that businesses would not automatically be granted licenses to sell liquor, and all the normal rules for applications would still apply. “The charter amendment is just getting rid of the seven-acre rule,” he said. The change would not impact grocery stores and other retail stores. The referendum will ask: “Shall the Minneapolis City Charter be amended to remove from the City Charter the area and spacing requirements pertaining to liquor licenses?”

Heather Bray of The Lowbrow says voters should grant all neighborhood businesses the chance to apply for a full liquor license. Photo by Michelle Bruch

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The Liquor Exchange The former Old Arizona Café and Wine Bar and Studios at 2819-2821 Nicollet Ave. is slated to become home to a new restaurant and liquor store. A proposal for a store called The Liquor Exchange was approved by the City Planning Commission Monday. Chin Ern Chong of The Liquor Exchange said he plans to open a locally-focused store of about 1,200 square feet within the existing building. The store would be tucked away near

the back of the site, he said. He said the project is in very early stages, and if the city approves the plans, the store would not open this year. An adjacent restaurant and bar would create a large outdoor seating area near Nicollet Avenue, according to a city staff report. The prior founders of Old Arizona reinvented an abandoned set design shop into a center for after-school and arts programs for girls.

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Apprentice program targets bus driver shortage Metro Transit is joining a state apprenticeship initiative for help filling vacant driver and mechanic positions. The transit service needs about 1,600 drivers to fully staff its 130 bus routes but is roughly 90 drivers short of that goal. The staffing shortage was a factor this summer when Metro Transit cut trips on some routes. Metro Transit announced Sept. 18 that it would join the Minnesota Apprenticeship Initiative for help with recruiting and training new employees. Operated by two state agencies, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the program offers grants of $5,000 per apprentice to help launch new apprenticeship programs at businesses across the state. As it pilots the apprenticeship model, Metro Transit aims to enroll an inaugural class of 40 apprentices. Brian Funk, Metro Transit’s deputy chief operating director for buses, said the apprenticeship was modeled on a program pioneered by Valley Transportation Authority in San Jose, California. Metro Transit recruited a group of about 35 experienced drivers to serve as mentors earlier this summer, and it registered its first group of 15 apprentices in September. Funk said the transit service typically loses about 5–8 percent of first-year drivers and is aiming to improve its retention rate. New drivers start out part-time for the first few months, and some leave the job when they’re

offered full-time employment elsewhere. Others have difficulty managing the stresses of the job, like interacting with customers, and Funk said the mentors are “a resource, another person who has been through the ups and downs but understands for the long game this is a great place to be.” Funk said the state grant dollars would reimburse Metro Transit for apprenticeship activities, including one-on-one meetings with mentors and group sessions with the other new and experienced drivers enrolled in the program. New drivers must complete five to six weeks of training and usually drive part-time for at least three or four months before a full-time driver position becomes available, although many choose to remain part-time. All part-time drivers are guaranteed pay for at least 30 hours per week, even if they work fewer hours. With an annual attrition rate among bus drivers of 8–12 percent, Metro Transit is almost always recruiting. Funk said while some of those drivers quit or are lost to retirement, the attrition rate also includes drivers who get promotions or move into prized jobs, like piloting the transit service’s light-rail vehicles. Metro Transit reports that it collaborated with its drivers’ union to develop the new apprenticeship program. Apprentices are paid during training and would be eligible for benefits and a starting wage of $19.94 per hour if hired. Metro Transit notes that even part-time workers earn a pension.

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Team Larry Child protection reforms taking hold An ongoing transformation of Hennepin County’s child-welfare system is starting to show some promising results, according to an update provided in September to the Child Well-Being Advisory Committee. “I’m encouraged to say over the last couple of months the data is starting to give us that sense of hope that the system is starting to turn,” said Jennifer DeCubellis, deputy county administrator for health and human services. The update was delivered three years after a national child welfare organization reviewed Hennepin County’s child protection program, finding a workforce burdened with high caseloads and a lack of resources. Commissioner Mike Opat, who chairs the committee, said the county had been on a “three-year journey” to enact recommendations outlined in the 2015 Casey Family Programs report, boosting funding for child protection, hiring workers to bring down caseloads and redesigning the system. “The first two years have been more reflective, and the last year has been one of transformation,” Opat said. Child protection staff increased to 647 full-time equivalent positions in 2017 from 385 in 2015, and county spending on child protection services and out-of-home placements increased to $101 million in 2017 from $74 million in 2015. DeCubellis said the county was on track to spend about $122 million on those programs in 2018. She said the county is aiming to “flip the system,” spending more in the near term to bring down costs in the future by shifting

its focus to child well-being. It’s a proactive approach that stresses early intervention to prevent abuse and neglect. At the same time, the Hennepin County is dealing with a steep rise in child protection cases, which DeCubellis said have doubled since 2008, mirroring trends across the state and country. Regulatory changes are behind a portion of the rise, but the opioid epidemic plays a significant role, she said. “We are seeing that drug addiction is superseding neglect for the first time in Hennepin County,” she said. Opat said reports of child abuse or neglect made to the county had risen to about 60 per day. Total reports topped 20,000 in 2016 and 2017. “That number has hopefully peaked and will be coming down,” he said. The county reports an increase in out-ofhome placements, with 3,182 temporarily living away from home in 2017, an 11 percent increase from 2016. As of June 30, the number of children in out-of-home placement was approaching the total for all of 2016. But more of those children are being placed with relatives. As of June 30, more than one-third of children in out-of-home placements were staying with relatives; in 2016, it was less than one-quarter of children. The presentation to the Child Well-Being Advisory Committee also touted a significant reduction in child protection staff turnover and quicker response times to reports of maltreatment.

Early voting begins Sept. 21 Election Day falls on Nov. 6, but voters can head to the polls as early as Sept. 21. The first day of absentee voting for the general election is also the day Minneapolis’ Early Vote Center opens at 217 3rd St. S., on block from City Hall. Any Minneapolis resident can cast an in-person absentee ballot at the center, no matter their address. Included on the ballot are federal offices, including both Minnesota senators and all House seats; statewide offices, including governor, secretary of state, state auditor, Minnesota attorney general and state representatives; Hennepin County sheriff, county attorney and commissioners in districts 2, 3 and 4; Minneapolis School Board offices, including two at-large seats and representatives in districts 1, 3 and 5; and various judicial offices. Also on the ballot in Minneapolis is a charter amendment that would allow more neighborhood restaurants to serve hard liquor in addition to beer and wine. Voters will also see two questions related to Minneapolis Public Schools: one to increase the current operating referendum levy, raising $18 million annually, and another to establish a capital projects levy, raising $12 million annually. The capital projects levy is

intended to fund regular maintenance and upgrades to district technology, freeing up funds currently committed to those objectives for other projects. The Early Voting Center will be open 8 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until Oct. 19. Weekday voting hours extend to 7 a.m.–6 p.m. from Oct. 22 through Nov. 2. The center opens for the final two weekends leading up to Election Day, Oct. 27–28 and Nov. 3–4. On those two weekends, the center will be open 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday and noon–5 p.m. Sunday. The center opens for the final time 7 a.m.– 5 p.m. Nov. 5, the day before Election Day.

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t’s Not Just You: 2017 Was Rough Year For Humanity, Study Finds,” went the Sept. 12 New York Times headline on a story about how more people are feeling more hopeless than ever before. “Violence, bitter partisanship, an uncertain future. These are dark times,” wrote the Times’ Niraji Chokski. “In fact, humanity just had its gloomiest year in more than a decade — and maybe even longer. In 2017, more people reported negative experiences — defined as worry, stress, physical pain, anger or sadness — than at any point since at least 2005, the year that Gallup, the analytics and consulting company, introduced a survey to measure emotional well-being.” The Gallup survey involved interviews with more than 154,000 people in more than 145 countries, and the results suggest a prevailing distrust in our fellow human — a distrust Sara Schonwald distrusts, and actually knows better than. As founder of Commit Kindness (commitkindness.com), Schonwald knows humanity is not in the pits and that people are capable of random acts of kindness every day. “This is something I’ve always been excited about,” said Schonwald, a 38-year-old leadership and intercultural consultant, wife and mother of two from the East Calhoun neighborhood. “Who are we in community with each other, and how do we bear witness with each other even in the moments when you don’t think anyone’s looking? I’ve always been really struck and excited by the power of seemingly small acts of kindness and the impact they can have.” Launched three years and about 30 stories of kindness ago, the Commit Kindness manifesto goes: “Commit Kindness was born from the actions of strangers: the held doors, the offered bus seats, the carried bags, the impromptu smiles. We offer and receive acts of kindness like this all the time. But these moments often go untold, so minor that we forget them when we recall the happenings of our days. These are the actions that often come just at the right time, in moments when we need to be reminded that we’re part of something bigger than ourselves. Commit Kindness gives us a chance to honor one another for the way we walk in the world even in the small moments. Because even in those moments, we’re part of a community. And in community, kindness matters.” Take it from me, Commit Kindness is the gift that keeps giving — no matter what your vexation of the moment may be. Minneapolis’s soulcrushing traffic, construction and road rage got you down? Read about the stranger who bought a couple dinner at a restaurant or the kid who held the door for a family on Commit Kindness. Spent too much time reading comments from Star Tribune readers, some of the meanest, most judgmental people on the planet? Check out the story about the snow-blowing stranger on Commit Kindness. Horrified by the actions of the “president”? Disillusioned by creepy Supreme Court judges and nominees? Commit to Commit Kindness — the website, the philosophy, the action. “I think that it helps us remember how connected we are,” Schonwald said. “What I see with the site, what I know from experience, is that we often don’t think twice about these things when

Holding the door for kindness: Commit Kindness founder Sara Schonwald. Photo by Jim Walsh

we’re offering them, and yet the impact can be so profound. I don’t want people reporting the acts of kindness that we offer; I want us to report the acts of kindness we receive, so this is a site where it’s about how we are impacted by these acts, and we get to share what the impact was.” Commit Kindness is a quick-read rabbit hole, with posts written mostly from Minneapolis. Some of the best are some of the shortest. One simply reads, “As you loaded groceries in your car you blocked my exit from the parking space. You noticed, stopped, stepped back, smiled and waited. As I backed out I was grateful for the reminder of how sweet it feels when another puts you first, even for seconds.” Not long after, the poster emailed Schonwald with this testimonial, which perhaps best describes the importance of committing random acts of kindness, the importance of writing down random acts of kindness, and the importance of Commit Kindness itself: “Thought I’d let you know that your site makes a difference. When I first looked at Commit Kindness I was reminded that when someone cuts in front of my car or treats me like an unwanted intruder to customer service, it jolts me like loud speakers parked in my ear. Small, significant acts of kindness, however, seem to play almost indiscernibly in the background. Like most background music, sometimes it registers, but most times not. The initial visit to this site recalibrated my attention to notice and hear more small acts of kindness. An extra bonus was it added a definite lightness to my day. That was significant, but a greater impact resulted from contributing to the site. “Without taking the minute or two to write it up, I don’t think I would have allowed a specific, small act of kindness to still make a difference today. The old adage, ‘What we pay attention to grows’ certainly holds true in using this site. I’m no Gandhi, but I see a little more kindness every day

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During the past few months, I have continually read disturbing rhetoric labeling my zip code ilk as racist, even going so far as to brand Steve, thanks for finally weighing in on the us as lizard-brained, affluent white Minnea2040 Plan (“Dateline Minneapolis: No, the politans in one City Pages commentary, all in bulldozers aren’t coming for your house,” Sept. an attempt to “white guilt” me into believing 6–19). And for completely missing the point of that I loathe people of color simply because I those with concerns over proposed multiplexes am vehemently opposed to fourplexes being in neighborhoods not currently zoned for them. built on my block of single-family homes, or You bought your home in a depressed 4-story apartment buildings rising up on all market in a depressed neighborhood with nearby major arteries, which would create an multiplexes already in place. Your experiinfrastructure disaster and destroy the green ence is not at all relevant (or comforting) to space, gardens, trees and architectural beauty homeowners in opposite circumstances. of all that I hold dear in my neighborhood, a The yard signs express their legitimate neighborhood made great on the backbone concerns about a Minneapolis 2040 plan put of the melting pot of everyday Janes and Joes forth by an ambitious and unrealistic City who have given the best years of their lives Council president and 2040 plan coordinator. pursuing their goals, dreaming their dreams and diligently working to pay their taxes for Dan Patton the past 20 years and beyond. Lynnhurst It is unconscionable that our city leaders have instigated this dangerous brew of racial tension during what are already fragile times. More on 2040 Clinging to the absurd notion that poverty or human hardship is reserved specifically for people of color will only divide us more. I was born in Minneapolis in the 1960s. My Council President Lisa Bender, Mayor father was born in North Minneapolis and Jacob Frey and Council Member Andrea raised in abject poverty, eventually becoming a Jenkins, I invite you and your comrades teacher and moving to the Longfellow neighto refrain from using race as a weapon to borhood, where he later took his own life. further your own personal agendas. Right After I graduated from college, I worked here and right now, we need real leaders as an accountant for many years. I currently with integrity who have no interest in divireside in the Lynnhurst neighborhood, never sive politics, to heal this country, to heal this once assisted by “cumulative generational city. Desperately. wealth.” It was not uncommon for me to work in positions that were far from fulfilling, if only to make my mortgage payment and create a Tera Arnold new life for myself. Lynnhurst

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Dockless bike sharing rolls out Nice Ride Minnesota began adding its new fleet of 1,500 blue dockless bikes to its Minneapolis system on Sept. 18. The bike-share operator added bikes at “virtual hubs” around the central part of the city, including downtown and the University of Minnesota campus. The bikes will be available for the next couple months, and Nice Ride Minnesota plans to double its fleet of dockless bikes in 2019. The aim is to improve access to bike sharing throughout the city and to make the system more equitable, said Bill Dossett, executive director of Nice Ride Minnesota. “What we’re going to do is make bike share work not just for the rider but for everybody else in the city,” Dossett said at the Sept. 18 launch event. Nice Ride Minnesota plans 200 parking hubs around Minneapolis by the end of the year. Phillips, Seward and North Minneapolis are three areas targeted for increased access to bike sharing. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the expansion into the historically underserved neighborhoods would provide a more

affordable transit option for communities that have been cut off from access to jobs and amenities. “With this launch, Minneapolis is showing that it will continue leading on transit equity,” Frey said. Nice Ride worked with the city, the university and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, among others, to decide where to put the 200 new parking hubs. Riders will use the upgraded Nice Ride app to locate the hubs and unlock the dockless bikes parked in them. Riders are required to end all trips and park their bikes inside the hubs. Individuals can suggest locations for additional parking hubs by visiting niceridemn.com/HubRequest. Nice Ride has lowered the price of single rides from $3 to $2 when purchased at a kiosk and $1 when purchased through its app. It also lowered usage fees to $2 per half hour. New York-based Motivate operates the system. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is remaining the title sponsor of the system. — Nate Gotlieb

Nice Ride Minnesota Executive Director Bill Dossett speaks at the dockless bike sharing launch. Photo by Nate Gotlieb

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out key details of the May 2017 traffic stop, ignored racial bias in the psychological test and essentially cherry picked details from Noor’s training records to make their client look bad. Noor intends to plead not guilty in his trial. An omnibus hearing is scheduled for Sept. 27. The filings made by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office were a response to requests to drop all charges in the case from Noor’s defense team, who in August claimed lack of probable cause and prosecutorial misconduct on the part of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman. Those requests were denied. Judge Kathryn Quaintance also denied a request from Noor’s attorneys to suppress evidence drawn from Noor’s psychological evaluation. They argued it would violate physician-patient privilege to allow the documents, seized on search warrants, to enter the record.

Prior acts Noor had been an officer for about 21 months when he and his former partner, Officer Matthew Harrity, responded to a 911 call placed by Damond, who reported hearing what could have been a sexual assault near her Fulton-neighborhood home. Noor was the passenger in the police SUV piloted to the scene by Harrity. The two were parked in the darkened alley behind Damond’s home when she approached the vehicle, and Noor shot her through Harrity’s open driver’s side window. Harrity later told investigators they were “spooked.” When the charges against him were announced in March, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Noor acted “recklessly” by reaching across his partner to fire his weapon. Freeman said there was no evidence

that Damond posed a threat requiring the officer to respond with deadly force. In their recent court filings, prosecutors argue Noor’s employment records show “prior acts of recklessness and indifference,” including that May 2017 stop that took place during the daytime on 24th Street between Blaisdell and Nicollet avenues. Noor was behind the wheel when he and another officer pulled over a driver who allegedly gave a bicyclist the middle finger before passing another vehicle on the right without signaling. According to prosecutors, the squad car video shows Noor exiting the vehicle “with his gun pulled out and pointed downward.” He approached the stopped vehicle’s driver’s side door, and “the first thing he did was point his gun at the driver’s head.” The driver was issued a ticket for failing to signal, a petty misdemeanor, and prosecutors say neither officer ever wrote a report to explain the display of force. The driver’s ticket was dismissed after Noor failed to appear in court. In their response, Noor’s defense team said the incident video also showed the driver traveling nearly two blocks before stopping and that, once stopped, he “made an exaggerated furtive movement by leaning abruptly to the right.” Noor and his partner that day suspected the driver was hiding contraband, which explains their actions, they continued. They said Noor was not informed of the hearing date for the driver, adding that officers are not required to file a report for “minor traffic citations.”

‘Tunnel vision’ Prosecutors included in their filing notes from the field training officer who worked with Noor as a recruit. In one case, a training officer stated Noor was at times unwilling to take calls. Another described

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor leaving the courthouse after entering a not-guilty plea in May. Noor was escorted by defense attorneys Peter Wold, left, and Tom Plunkett, right. File photo

Noor’s “tunnel vision” while driving with the squad car’s lights and siren on and having to yell at the recruit to make him aware of his surroundings. A training officer noted that Noor tended to focus so intently under stress that he sometimes missed radio communications from dispatch. “The defendant’s work history proves that he overreacts, escalates benign citizen contacts, does not safely take control of situations, and, in the most egregious situations, uses his firearm took quickly, too recklessly, and in a manner grossly disproportional to the circumstances,” prosecutors wrote in the filing. But Noor’s attorneys said prosecutors failed to give the entire story, noting that the department’s field training program is “designed to give both positive and negative feedback regarding each training day,” adding that “at no time was Officer Noor ever found to be not acceptable on any task.” Prosecutors implied Noor was at times driving in circles to avoid responding to calls, but his defense attorneys said that

claim lacked context. On the day in question, Noor was working without a partner and was not positioned to respond to all calls. Defense attorneys claim prosecutors twisted the field training officer’s “observation” into a “concern.”

Breach of duty In their filing, Noor’s attorneys said prosecutors demonstrated “a breathtaking breach of their duty to exercise candor” with the court by submitting details of a pre-employment personality test without context. They argued that prosecutors ignored a known bias against minority test takers, whose results are compared against a sample group of other officers who are primarily white. They said a “blind reading” of the test results without the context of Noor’s full psychological evaluation was misleading. Noor, who was fired from the department after charges were announced, is also named in a civil lawsuit filed by Damond’s father on behalf of her family. They are seeking $50 million in damages.

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friend of Josh’s brother, and Stephanie eventually moved to Minneapolis, where Josh was living at the time. They married in 2008. Josh joined the coaching staff at Southwest around that time, helping the team to one of its most successful seasons in recent history in 2012. He became head coach in 2013 and led the Lakers to a section championship appearance the following year. Stephanie, meanwhile, was active among the team’s parents and attended all of the team’s games. Her entry into cheerleading came last year, when a student approached Josh and Southwest’s athletic director with a proposal to restart the squad. Southwest hadn’t had a cheer team for 12 years when the student made her pitch last fall, according to Josh. He said the athletic director was receptive but that the school didn’t have the funding to hire a coach. Stephanie and two others decided to volunteer for the job. “When the student reached out to me, I received a very professional email with the proposal and the request for the volunteer coach,” Stephanie said. “I just couldn’t say no.” About 15 girls joined the team last fall, Stephanie said, a number that’s increased to 20 this fall. The squad is on the sidelines for all of the football team’s games, while also participating in football team dinners and events.

His goal is to ensure that the kids are students and that they can go on to secondary education and do something that they love. — Stephanie Zoucha

The Lakers went 4–5 last fall.

On Friday nights, Josh Zoucha is on the sidelines coaching Southwest High School’s football team while Stephanie Zoucha volunteers with the cheer team. Submitted photos

“We treat them as family,” junior football player TK Marshall said. “They come to the team dinners with us, they eat food with us … kind of more of a family thing.” Marshall, a running back, is part of a junior class that is hoping to lead the team to a winning season this fall. He and several other juniors were starters as freshman when the team went 1-8, before helping the Lakers to a 4-5 mark last fall. The team was 1-2 as this edition of the Southwest Journal went to press and was scheduled to play St. Paul Johnson on Sept. 21. Josh said he’s hoping the team can improve upon its 4-5 mark from last year, while noting

that several players, including Marshall, have the potential to play in college. Stephanie quickly added that Josh’s expectations for the players go beyond the football field, noting the academic expectations he has. “His goal is to ensure that the kids are students and that they can go on to secondary education and do something that they love,” she said. Josh works at Southwest as a teacheradministrator, which helps the players stay on top of their studies, Marshall and senior kicker Andrew Rowander said. Rowander added that Josh is always positive as a coach and that he is always talking about the possi-

bilities of what the players can accomplish. “He’s just so positive about the program, and you can kind of feel the culture he has around it,” Rowander said. “I think it really is a pull factor.” Josh has assembled a coaching staff that includes several Southwest alumni and three former Minnesota Gophers players in Donnell Kirkwood, Johnny Johnson and Cedric Thompson. Stephanie, meanwhile, is one of three co-coaches for the cheer squad, though she described her role as more managerial. Junior cheerleader Elaina Sathre-Bennett said the team has worked well together in its one-plus season, adding that Stephanie as a coach helps the team focus at practice. “It’s good because we need someone to guide us in the right direction,” she said. Stephanie said she and Josh try to stay autonomous from each other during practices, though team members know that they are married. Both said they often spend time each day working on football-related matters during the season, which leads to hectic schedules for about six months a year. They added that they enjoy the atmosphere the cheer squad helps create at the football games and that coaches for both teams are generally donating their time. “They love the sport, they love kids, and this is what you see,” Stephanie said.

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By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com

Minneapolis joins fight against proposed clean car standards rollback Minneapolis joined a group of local governments opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed rollback of Obama-era fuel-efficiency standards in September. The city is part of a coalition planning to submit an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging the proposed rollback. Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law filed an initial motion with a federal court on behalf of the coalition on Sept. 4. “Vehicle emission standards are the most effective tool for controlling transportationrelated emissions, and local governments lack the authority to create their own standards. So the federal standards are of critical impor-

tance,” Michael Burger, executive director of the Sabin Center and special counsel at the law school’s Environmental Law Clinic, said in a press release. The standards, finalized in 2012, would have required companies to target a goal of 54.5 miles per gallon across their fleets by 2025. The vehicles would have needed to have a range between 31 and 61 miles per gallon, depending on the type and size. The federal government is proposing freezing the standards for six years at the 2020 target of 39 miles per gallon. “Our proposal aims to strike the right regulatory balance based on the most

County to hold hearing on recycling ordinance changes The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners will take public comments on proposed changes to the county’s recycling ordinance during a public hearing on Oct. 2. The board will welcome feedback and comments on the ordinance during the hearing, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in the boardroom of the Hennepin County Government Center. It will also accept written comments via mail and email through Oct. 1. The Board of Commissioners originally passed the recycling ordinance in 1986 to establish and regulate a recycling program within the county. County staff began revising the ordinance earlier this year, after the board approved a new solid waste management master plan that calls for increasing recycling and organics recycling and sending less waste to landfills.

The revised ordinance would require cities to offer organics recycling service to all households that have curbside recycling service. It also would require businesses that generate large quantities of food waste to implement organics recycling, or composting, and it would include additional education and labeling requirements. County residents would not be required to participate in any organics programs, though such participation would be welcome. The ordinance would not change anything regarding Minneapolis’ curbside organics program. Visit hennepin.us/solidwasteplanning to learn more about the ordinance or email the Hennepin County Environment and Energy Department at environment@hennepin.us to comment.

recent information and create a 50-state solution that will enable more Americans to afford newer, safer vehicles that pollute less,” acting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement. In a press release, the city of Minneapolis noted the benefits of the more stringent vehicle-emissions standards, as detailed by an Obama Administration-era EPA analysis. The analysis found that the standards that were to take effect between 2022 and 2025 would save consumers over $1,650 per vehicle. It also found that they would have reduced oil consumption by nearly 40 billion gallons of

refined gasoline and diesel fuel and decreased greenhouse gas emissions by 540 million metric tons. Kim Havey, manager of the city’s sustainability division, said decarbonizing transportation is a key for the city to meet its long-term goal of carbon neutrality. He said that the city needs to first and foremost decrease the number of miles people travel in vehicles, especially on solo trips, but that electric cars will also help decrease emissions. “It’s extremely important that we say we don’t agree with the EPA’s decision,” Havey said, adding that he doesn’t believe the agency has the authority to roll back the standards.

Church members visit solar garden site About 50 members of several local Unitarian Universalist churches visited the solar garden to which they subscribe earlier this month. Members of First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis and Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship toured the TJ Farms Solar Garden near Clearwater, Minnesota, on Sept. 16. They met with the garden’s developers and learned more about the mechanics of the 25-acre garden. About 125 households from the churches subscribe to the garden, said Bill Elwood, who leads the environmental justice team at First Universalist, adding that the garden is basically full. But Elwood also added that the garden developer, California-based Cypress Creek Renewables, has other greater Twin Cities area gardens for those interested in subscribing. Elwood said the churches’ involvement

in the solar garden began in 2014, when they worked to recruit participants. It took Cypress Creek Renewables several years to develop the garden, which began supplying power earlier this year. Subscribers such as Elwood receive electricity as they normally would through Xcel Energy. But Xcel provides them with a bill credit for the electricity they use, and the garden developer charges them a fee per each unit of electricity. Elwood said he saves about 10 percent on his electricity bills through the arrangement. Unitarian Universalists believe that everything is interrelated, Elwood said, adding that such belief requires them to take responsibility for the environment. He noted that each of the participating churches has an environmental-justice group working on projects to address soil, water or renewable energy.

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News

By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com

The story behind Pathways, free of charge No insurance card is needed at Pathways at 31st & Hennepin, which offers classes like Laughter Yoga and Tai Chi to people with lifethreatening and chronic illnesses. The founders never once thought about charging. When the late philanthropist and CIA agent Mike Winton was diagnosed with blood cancer, he received the blessing of his doctors to travel the world looking for alternative therapies. Mike and his wife Penny were particularly impressed with a center in California that treated patients with AIDS. “There was laughter. There were boxes of Kleenex. It had such a positive atmosphere to it,” Penny said. They asked the founder, Louise Hay, to open another center in Minneapolis. Instead, Hay challenged them to build their own. “So we did,” she said. They initially rented a house “in pretty bad condition” at the 3300 block of Hennepin Avenue. Penny remembers struggling to promote the new center. “We practically wanted to go out on the sidewalk and drag people in,” she said. Slowly, the word spread in the medical community. “Especially among nurses, there was a feeling that the medical experience needed to go beyond the pure science of medicine,” she said. “…Very few doctors really understood how much power an individual has, and what strengths they can draw on.” Providers and staff said the free business

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Jan and Pete Girard teach Laughter Yoga at Pathways in Uptown. Photo by Michelle Bruch

model is virtually unheard of across the country. Penny said she wanted people to walk in and feel empowered to try one-on-one consultations or group classes, rather than stick to “feel-good” options like massage. In addition, providers have the gift of giving their services, she said, and participants know people are volunteering because they care. “We think this place is a miracle,” said Jan Girard, who teaches Laughter Yoga every Monday with her husband Pete. In class, they go through the motions of laughing — saying hee hee hee, ho ho ho, for example — and the action helps bring on real laughter, oxygenating the body and lowering blood pressure. “One woman hadn’t had feeling in her legs for years, and said her leg was tingling after 45 minutes,” Jan said.

“Little kids laugh all the time,” Pete said. “By the time you’re an adult, you’re lucky if you laugh one time in a day. … We’re trying to let that little kid out.” Laura Thorpe facilitates a “Soul Collage” class where participants make collage cards to aid expression and self-discovery. “It’s your own personal deck of wisdom,” she said. Chuck LeBon is a cancer survivor, and he manages past injuries and illnesses. He said he’s religiously tried many different classes, including gratitude journaling. “There’s certain days where you’re just stuck,” he said. By writing down what he’s grateful for each day, he finds himself appreciating things he’d otherwise take for granted. Now with nearly 150 volunteer providers and 8,000 annual visits, Pathways is transitioning from 100 percent donor funding to additional funding sources. And it’s forming new partnerships with outside groups to expand the center’s reach. “We feel it’s OK to die, but you can have a good positive experience in the process of dying,” Penny said. “We wanted to make people feel that they did have strength, that they could live and live and live until they die. … One of our clients said breast cancer is what I’m doing this year. I just loved that attitude. She’s comfortable.” Pathways will celebrate its anniversary in a gala Oct. 11 at International Market Square, featuring stories from participants, host Cathy Wurzer of MPR and storyteller Kevin Kling.

Goodbye CARAG, hello South Uptown Residents of CARAG decided to rename the neighborhood South Uptown in a community vote Sept. 18. Surveys narrowed down the vote to two finalist names. The runner-up in a 78–71 vote was Bryant Square. The neighborhood launched a process to select a new name last February in an effort to move away from the connotations of its Calhoun namesake. CARAG is an acronym for Calhoun Area Residents Action Group, a neighborhood organization formed in the 1970s. It became the name of the area bounded by Lake Street, Hennepin Avenue, 36th Street and Lyndale Avenue when the city officially designated neighborhoods in the 1990s, at the start of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program.

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his aerial view shows 6th & Marquette sometime in the early 1950s. While at first glance this appears to be just another street view of bustling downtown Minneapolis, take a look at the types of vehicles on the road. You can see five streetcars along with the streetcar tracks, yet at the very front of the photograph is a bus. This view would drastically change in just a few years, as the streetcar tracks were ripped up and the lines replaced by buses. Streetcars like the ones shown here disappeared from the streets of Minneapolis for good in 1954. Cedar Imboden Phillips serves as the executive director for the Hennepin History Museum. Learn more about the museum and its offerings at hennepinhistory.org or 870-1329.

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She considered blanketing the neighborhood with signs of welcome or walking down to The Malt Shop with friends wearing pussyhats from the Women’s March. The group she gathered, which is concentrated at the 4900 block of Garfield, went on to launch a non-profit get-out-the vote campaign. They’ve registered voters at every Open Streets event this year and recruited captains from all 40 blocks in the precinct to encourage their neighbors to vote. “It feels energizing,” Brunzell said. “It feels organized, and the energy feels pretty high here on the 4900 block of Garfield.” They’re not the only new grassroots group on Garfield. Members of the Garfield Resisters collected household items for the International Institute’s Refugee Services program. One member trained to mentor a refugee. Another organized a book sale with proceeds supporting immigrants separated from children at the border. Margaret Tobin, who started the Linden HillsFulton Community Action Group, was calling elected officials from her kitchen and felt there must be other people doing the same thing. She reached out to friends and they started meeting every two weeks in each other’s homes. They “adopted” candidates in red districts, door-knocking and phone banking for Heather Edelson and Dean Phillips. They also started nonpartisan get-out-the-vote drives, sending postcards and visiting younger voters at Uptown and Loring Park apartments. “Most of us are really very new at this,” Tobin said. “It really is everyday people who decided we needed to take action and do something.

Garfield neighbor Eleni Sophocleus works to get out the vote at Open Streets Lyndale. Photo courtesy of Ann Burns

… It took a long time to get over the jitters of making that phone call.” Members of the group Women Resisting and Persisting, launched by an East Harriet resident, decided to educate themselves by meeting regularly, forming a Facebook group to share information, and meeting all the Minneapolis mayoral candidates last year at Whole Sum Kitchen. “With the election, I think it was kind of

Protesters plan to gather daily at 6 p.m. near Pearl Park until Election Day. Pictured, right to left, are Ann Meyer, Bryce Tache, Nancy Karter and Dana Wabner. Photo by Michelle Bruch

a wakeup call for everybody,” said member Kathy Palmer. The state chair of the Minnesota GOP, Jennifer Carnahan, said she isn’t aware of similar small right-leaning groups that are new to Minneapolis. The GOP offers a grassroots training program that teaches the basics of the political process and campaign techniques. Some residents said they aren’t thrilled with some of the new activists’ strategies. “I’m not disputing the validity of their sentiments,” wrote resident Joan Chartier, who lives near a daily evening protest at 51st & Xerxes. “I’m disputing whether getting passing motorists to honk agreement, during the dinner hour, is the most effective method to show disapprobation towards this administration. I still believe contacting one’s Congress person (by conventional means...not honking...), and/or writing a check to the ACLU, for instance, would certainly garner better results.” In response, Michelle LeBlanc said she’s moving her #StandOnEveryCorner protest down 50th Street to an intersection with a stoplight and fewer nearby residences. She hopes to improve safety for distracted drivers and give neighbors a reprieve. “While we don’t want to interrupt anyone’s quiet dinner, we find that to be lopsided with the issues of children separated from their

parents who don’t have a quiet dinner,” she said. When LeBlanc read about Tache’s protests near Pearl Park, she made a sign and brought it to the corner the same night. She’s been joined by neighbors from the block where an officer shot and killed Justine Damond. Despite the inconvenience of protesting every day, she said she appreciates seeing people wave, hold hands to their hearts and wave the peace sign. “What is your take-to-the streets moment?” she said. “… Where you want to show your neighbors, your children and the history books that I did not sit back? That informs my conscience and will not allow me to sit on the couch.” Tache said the number of street corners involved in #StandOnEveryCorner ballooned in the past month. He trades ideas and lends moral support to other groups, and he advises groups to be positive, peaceful, family-friendly and safe. A group in Salt Lake City is at 60 days and counting, Naperville is at more than 50 days and Mankato recently hit the 50-day mark. If a group of protesters can stand outside every day for months, voters may realize the least they can do is show up at the polls, he said. “I feel like silence sanctions what’s going on,” said LeBlanc. “Silence is not neutral.”

Public Safety Update By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com

Man pleads guilty to 2017 murder After unsuccessfully challenging a police photo lineup, a man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a September 2017 shooting near 45th & Stevens. In court documents, Ernesto Fabian Rivera, 40, is accused of attempting to steal drugs and money from the victim, Michael Rekow, and shooting at him. Rekow tried to drive away and crashed into the Interstate 35W sound wall, dying of multiple gunshot wounds. Video cameras at a nearby residence captured the incident. A witness gave police Rivera’s street name, and police arrested him at a St. Paul apartment, recovering a dark satchel with a blood-like substance that belonged to the victim, according to court documents. Last spring, Rivera’s attorney challenged his identification in a photo lineup.

A witness to the murder told police the suspect’s nickname was “Puerto Rico.” When she looked through the photo lineup, Rivera was the only man of Hispanic origin, according to the attorney. The witness had described the suspect as bald or balding, according to court documents, while Rivera in the booking photo had a full head of hair. The witness also told police it was dark, she didn’t get a good look at the suspect, and she has poor eyesight. Police didn’t bring in other officers to provide a “double-blind” photo lineup, a measure used to prevent steering a witness toward a particular person. The state countered that men in the photos had a similar age, hairline, glasses, skin color and facial features. Double-blind

lineups are preferred but not required, prosecutors said, and police did not steer the witness toward the suspect, saying, “If you’re not sure, you’re not sure.” The Hennepin County District Court judge denied the motion to suppress the evidence, saying the men in the lineup had a reasonable physical similarity to the suspect and police acted properly. Sentencing in the case is scheduled for Oct. 2. A second defendant, Marcus Romere Desmarais, is charged with second-degree murder. Police identified him in part by testing the DNA of cigarette butts left at the scene. His case is ongoing.

Enforcement campaign focuses on seatbelts Minneapolis police are stepping up enforcement of seat belt laws through Sept. 29. Under Minnesota law, all drivers and passengers must wear seatbelts or the appropriate child restraints. Police report that 78 unbuckled motorists were killed last year in Minnesota. Police also report 1,215 “life-changing” injuries in 2017 due to unbelted motorists. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign is coordinated by the Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety.

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Art Shanty Projects on ice for 2019 Decision comes after record turnout for 2018 event on Lake Harriet By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@southwestjournal.com

A significant budget shortfall has forced Art Shanty Projects to cancel its on-ice program for 2019, the organization announced Sept. 11. That means artist-designed ice shanties won’t be returning this winter to Lake Harriet, where last year 40,000 people visited Art Shanty Projects over three weekends in January and February, setting a record for attendance. It was the first year in the city for the month-long art event, which had previously taken place on White Bear Lake and Medicine Lake, and attendance at the new location was more than double for either of those suburban sites. The organization learned in late July that it would not receive a critical grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, said Jason Buranen, chair of the 12-member Art Shanty Projects board of directors. That one grant made up “about 70-ish percent of the budget,” he said, and missing out contributed to an $85,000 budget shortfall for the 2019 program. The entire budget for last year’s event was about $100,000, Buranen said. The news came too late to seek alternative funding sources for this winter’s on-ice program. A successful 2017 Kickstarter campaign raised over $17,000 for Art Shanty Projects, but Buranen said it didn’t seem possible to duplicate that effort after the organization’s two paid staffers departed earlier this year. He said the board’s focus now is on developing new “community sources” of funding and making the organization less reliant on grants. “We’re definitely not going away,” Buranen

said. “Missing one grant in one year isn’t going to beat us. Our mission is still to run the art shanty program and put that event on, and we’re working to do that.” Buranen estimated the “true cost” of the event was closer to $150,000. At that level of funding, Art Shanty Projects could raise the stipends it pays to participating artists, which he said were most recently set at about $1,500 per shanty. “The fact that we were able to do it on a shoestring in the past doesn’t mean we’re meeting our mission statement,” he said. An admission fee of $3.75 would have generated $150,000 for the organization based on 2018 attendance figures. But the organization’s mission also emphasizes accessibility, and Buranen said they are reluctant to put up any barriers to attendance. “We have always been a free event, we have always accepted donations, and I think we’re going to keep it that way,” he said. This isn’t the first time Art Shanty Projects has skipped a year on the ice. The program went on hiatus in 2013, and the 2016 event on White Bear Lake was disrupted by unseasonably warm weather and unstable ice conditions. The inaugural event took place during the winter of 2004-05 on Medicine Lake. Buranen said the board aimed to keep the event on Lake Harriet. When it announced the move to the city last year, the organization noted that about 70 percent of participating artists and roughly half of the audience lived in Minneapolis.

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Park Board won’t make bodycam video of Minnehaha incident public Park officials will not release footage captured by park officers’ body-worn cameras of a July 10 incident at Minnehaha Park when four black teenagers were detained after what the board says was an inaccurate 911 call. Superintendent Mary Merrill said in an open letter that the video is considered private data and there are additional privacy concerns given the four detained individuals were minors. A witness to the incident captured video of the boys, ages 13–16, handcuffed and sitting outside a squad car. The video, which was posted to Facebook, was viewed millions of times in the weeks following the incident and drew national attention in a time of increased examination into how police interact with the communities they serve. Park police said they responded to a 911 call around 7:30 p.m. on July 10 reporting four males with weapons such as knives and sticks, as well as a gun stored in a backpack. When two officers arrived at the scene, one unholstered his firearm and pointed it in the direction of the teens.

Police held the four at the park, but all were eventually released without injury. They didn’t find any weapons, and witness accounts were not consistent with information provided by the 911 caller, according to a board statement. The board recently wrapped up an internal investigation into what led to the incident, though results won’t be publicly available until final discipline is imposed. Merrill said the results of the investigation are considered personnel matters and are not public, citing civil service rules and collective bargaining agreements covering City of Minneapolis and Park Board staff. The process may take “many months,” she said. A board spokeswoman said two officers were involved in the incident and both are still employed by the board. Merrill said in a statement that the board was unable to press criminal charges against the caller for falsely reporting a crime due to insufficient evidence. The offense is a misdemeanor. Park commissioners approved a resolution at

a Sept. 5 meeting to add language to the board’s 2019 draft legislative agenda supporting legislation to strengthen laws and penalties related to reporting inaccurate information to police. Kendal Killian, the board’s new intergovernmental relations consultant, said one possibility of strengthening legal punishments for reporting false information would be to make it a felony. Another outcome of the resolution could be raising public awareness about conveying accurate information or increasing training for 911 operators, he told commissioners. “We want this to be kind of open in terms of what strategies the lobbying team can follow in terms of addressing this problem,” he said. President Brad Bourn said he and other commissioners were frustrated with the caller, who he said may have been someone trying to “use 911 to put people in our community intentionally in harm’s way.” “We were very limited in our ability to bring that 911 caller to justice because of laws that are outside our control,” he said.

“This right here gives us some teeth in case this situation happens again,” added At-Large Commissioner Londel French. Commissioners bypassed the board’s regular committee process, foregoing the typical week or two it takes a resolution to advance from committee to the full board, to add it to next year’s legislative agenda. “It’s not fair for people who are trying to pay attention to what we’re doing,” Commissioner Steffanie Musich told her fellow commissioners. The board also approved the formation of a Park Police Advisory Council, an initiative Park Police Chief Jason Ohotto has been working on since the beginning of the year. The body will be comprised of six Minneapolis residents who will evaluate park police public safety initiatives, provide annual reports to the board and make recommendations for policy and programs. An application period is expected to open this fall. The council could begin work later this year.

Loppet completes Trailhead agreement following contract dispute

The Trailhead is a hub for Wirth’s bikers and skiers. Photo courtesy Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

The Loppet has officially donated the new welcome and adventure center at Theodore Wirth Regional Park to the Park Board after a dispute over payment with a contractor. The donation comes two months after officials from the nonprofit and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board celebrated the grand opening of the $11.6 million Trailhead project, a 14,000-square-foot home for Wirth’s cross-country skiers and mountain bikers. It also features some offices for Loppet staff and a rental shop for parkgoers. Legal counsel told park commissioners at a Sept. 5 meeting that a $419,614 lien had been placed on the property, though the amount in dispute was somewhere

between $40,000 and $50,000. A Park Board spokeswoman said the board officially accepted the donation of the Trailhead. Superintendent Mary Merrill said she had thought the Loppet had satisfied the agreement by the time of a July grand opening event and that the donation was going to be executed. In a Sept. 11 statement, the Loppet said it had agreed to a final cost with its contractor and entered into an agreement to finish remaining construction items. “The Trailhead looks beautiful and we look forward to seeing people enjoying it for years to come,” said David Kalogerson of Kalcon, the construction contractor, in a statement. President Brad Bourn said John Munger,

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leaving the closet space open as a small, step-up mudroom. In answer to their initial kitchen request, the builder accommodated Ritenbaugh’s smaller stature by designing cabinets to hang lower on the wall and bringing the microwave forward in its perch above the range. For more storage space, OA also made the lower cabinets deeper, at 30 inches, versus the standard 24. Oh, and remember the bathroom? It did get remodeled. The couple had wanted to keep its claw-foot tub and add a shower, but city code would not permit it. So, OA removed the tub and used the space to create an easy-to-clean, walk-in shower. The company swapped out the pedestal sink for a vanity, moved the toilet slightly to the side and widened the doorway. “We’re really pleased with every phase of what they did, all the way from design to finishing up at the end,” Aickin said. “They really fell all over themselves to do what we wanted.” Ritenbaugh had been worried about remodeling the house at all until her husband suggested she think of the changes as making their mark on it. “That really does change the energy of it,” she said. “So, we made our mark on it with the help of OA and they’ve just been extremely responsive the whole way. They’ve been partners, not just responsive. They’ve been partners at the table, which has been very important.”

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Washburn teacher honored for theater program

Washburn High School theater teacher Crystal Spring was honored by the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for her work with the school’s theater classes. Photo by Kristine Heykants

Crystal Spring founded Washburn’s black box program By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com

rystal Spring began teaching theater classes at Washburn High School 10 years ago, using a science classroom to teach the basics of acting and performing. This fall, Spring was honored by the St. Paulbased Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for her efforts leading the school’s black box theater program. Spring won the Ordway’s Sally Award for Arts Access, the nonprofit announced earlier this month. The organization commended Spring on its website for providing “a safe space for youth to create, perform and tour original theatre to diverse audiences across the Twin Cities.” “The Blackbox Acting Program is open to all students and brings together youth from a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds to engage in a rigorous training program that results in their creation of original theatre,” the organization wrote. Spring said she was honored by the award,

noting that school-based theater programs don’t typically receive the same validation as professional ones. She said she plans to use a stipend that comes with the award to continue a partnership with a local actress and teaching artist, Ashawnti Ford. “It validates us as a program, and it validates the kids,” Spring said of the award. “And also being here 10 years, it’s kind of the community able to say, ‘We see you.’” Spring said she was introduced to black box theater as an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota, where she studied theater arts. She subsequently interned in St. Paul Central High School’s black box theater program, before starting full time at Washburn in 2008. Spring said she defines black box theater as original work, meaning that the students in her three black box classes create everything they perform. She said she abides by the philosophy of sharing power with the students, noting a

goal of helping them realize that their voices and experiences matter. The program also has a focus on social justice. The focus on empowering students could be seen during a recent session of Spring’s advanced black box class. The students wrote and acted out short skits based on current events, such as the Hiawatha homeless encampment and recent violence in North Minneapolis. Spring said the aim of the exercise was in part to get the students thinking outside of their own perspective. “Our thing is we don’t have to always agree, but we need to be willing to learn,” Spring said. “We’re not going to agree all the time … but how can we learn to understand as best we can?” Ford, the artist in residence, said she’s impressed with the depth of conversation that students have in the black box classes, noting a focus on standing up for social change. She said students who take the classes don’t always leave wanting to become artists but that the classes

can impact the paths that students take. “It’s not just, ‘We want to churn out the best actors to go to Broadway,’” Ford said of her and Spring’s mentality. “It’s about people who want to change the world, and theater has helped them understand how they want to change the world in different ways.” Spring’s students say they appreciate how her classes provide them with a safe space to talk about real issues. Senior Kim Caballero, who has taken Spring’s classes since freshman year, said the classes allow students to voice their feelings and dive into global issues. Senior Leniya Morrow, also in her fourth year, said she feels like the classes give students the skills to be more open and become better listeners. “It’s like a give-and-take situation,” Morrow said. “You listen a lot, but you also give a piece of yourself as well, and I feel like everybody who takes this class does give a small piece of themselves in a way.” Morrow and her fellow advanced theater students have performed in schools and theaters across Minneapolis over the past few years. They said audiences have been receptive to their shows, noting some showgoers have told them they can relate to the issues they’re discussing on stage. “It’s scary but also a really beautiful thing afterwards … to know that you’re giving these emotions,” senior Kylei Burge said. Senior Chantaveia Burnett said Spring’s classes are unique in that everyone is comfortable with each other and knows one another well. She said they provide students a space to talk about the issues they face, adding that Spring has inspired many of the students in the class. The students in the black box program put on shows each year at Washburn, the University of Minnesota and community theaters such as the Phoenix Theater. Spring said they plan on taking a bus to the Ordway for the awards ceremony, which is scheduled for Oct. 15. Visit ordway.org/support/special-events/ sally-awards to learn more about the award.

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AchieveMpls receives grant from Gates Foundation Minneapolis Public Schools’ non-profit partner organization has received a $90,000 grant to help get more Minneapolis students to enroll in and graduate college. AchieveMpls will use the grant to improve its college advising, increase access to financial aid and ensure that students who graduate with college plans actually attend in the fall. Members of the organization’s staff will also travel to Pittsburgh this month to meet with other grant recipients and share strategies. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing the grant to 20 school systems across the country. “We’re really excited to be meeting with other like-minded districts, to learn from them

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Barbara and Felix Perry celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary Sept. 11 at age 96 and 99. Photo by Michelle Bruch

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n Jan. 19, 1941, Barbara Perry was one of four women in a toboggan who made the cover of the Minneapolis Star Journal. Felix Perry recognized her from high school and thought she was cute. At his roommate’s suggestion, he gave her a call. “I don’t know if I was the last resort or not,” Felix said, explaining that the poor guy she was seeing at the time was overseas in Italy. “We hit it right off,” Barbara said. Felix, 99, and Barbara, 96, celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Sept. 11. They are among the longest-married couples in Minnesota, as well as the nation. Worldwide Marriage Encounter, which seeks nominations for the longest-married couples, recognized a Florida couple in 2017 as the nation’s longest-married nominee at 81 years. SEE FELIX & BARBARA / PAGE B6

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We all know what bullying looks like (one need look no further than our current political system), but it’s important to distinguish it from garden variety teasing or being picked on. Bullying has been defined as a distinctive pattern of harming and humiliating someone, specifically a person who’s in some way more vulnerable than the bully. Rather than occasional aggression, bullying is a deliberate and repeated attempt to cause harm to others who have less power. The prevalence of handheld devices means cyberbulling is on the rise. To make matters worse, these bullies can reach out to their victims 24/7, and the harassment is more anonymous. This should help you determine if he’s actually being bullied or facing some of the inevitable rotten behavior that kids give and receive as they figure out how to navigate relationships. Either way, the time is now to encourage your son to share his feelings with you and for you to trust him and listen to his perspective so he can feel heard and acknowledged. After all, the journal Psychological Science (Volume 24, Issue 10, 2013) suggests there may be long-term physical, psychological and economic effects from being bullied as a child. These include adults with less education, more health issues and lower income compared to adults who were not bullied as kids. The researchers also found that bullies themselves were more likely to engage in

criminal or risky behavior later as adults. These outcomes are not inevitable; there are many ways to prevent them, especially given you’re catching this in the early stages. As a parent it can be heartbreaking to learn that your child isn’t being treated kindly by other kids. You might feel powerless, much in the same way your son feels powerless to the kids hurting him. Bullying is very much about power and domination. Rather than teach your son to fight power with more power by physically fighting back, educate him on how to use his voice and stand up for himself verbally. This is the perfect opportunity for him to learn assertiveness skills. Encourage your child to be open and expressive about his feelings and what’s happened, making sure to not blame the victim. Your son could also respond to the treatment by laughing at the bully and walking away. Suggest he find an adult nearby who can protect him. In general, have him stay near other adults and kids to have a buffer. Help him reduce stress and isolation and build community by joining a club, sport or creative hobby. This also gives him a monitored way to play with other kinds and learn how to resolve problems on his own. All that being said, your son might not even be getting officially bullied, so sit down with him regularly and encourage him to share his experiences. No one should have to suffer in silence, and that includes you. Contact the teachers and school administration for details on their anti-bullying curriculum, and ask if a particular faculty member is in charge of education, prevention and intervention. Dr. Rachel Allyn is a licensed psychologist in private practice. Learn more about her unique style of therapy at DrRachelAllyn.com. Send questions to Rachel@DrRachelAllyn.com. MNA SWJ 092018 V3.indd 1

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Crossing soundwaves A Minnesotan and a Swede come together in folk-pop group Flora Cash By Eric Best / ebest@southwestjournal.com

Cole Randall and Shpresa Lleshaj are an unlikely pairing. Randall grew up in Park Rapids, Minnesota but connected with Lleshaj 4,200 miles away in Stockholm, Sweden over music they uploaded to Soundcloud. When the two musicians grew close, Lleshaj came to the North Star State and found much that resembled her home. “You can definitely tell there’s a big Scandinavian influence there,” said Lleshaj, speaking from Los Angeles where the two are on tour. “I could live in Minnesota. I love it there.” Years later, and that relationship is the foundation of the band Flora Cash, what the two call their folk-pop project driven by varying parts of acoustic guitar and atmospheric production. Flora Cash is one part Randall, who cut his teeth with open mics around the Twin Cities, and one part Lleshaj, who’s responsible for the band’s electro-pop, or as Randall said, Sweden’s biggest export. “In the most simple terms, what I brought to the table was a rough, folky Americana vibe,” Randall said. “(Shpresa) has more of the smooth pop vibe.” A perfect example of the band’s music is “You’re Somebody Else,” the duo’s biggest hit, garnering more than 28 million plays on just Spotify and YouTube alone. It starts simple enough with a stirring acoustic guitar line and then Randall’s raspy voice comes in. By about a minute in, layers of electronic drum beats begin to build with vocal harmonies

Cole Randall and Shpresa Lleshaj make up Flora Cash, a Stockholm-based folk-pop band. Photo by Jared Thomas Kocka

to a trippy, head-bobbing peak. It shows the listener the duo’s range, from the intimacy of a singer-songwriter to the depth of a producer curating a collection of sounds and instruments, all in about three and a half minutes. The band, now based in Stockholm, plays multiple versions of the song depending on the

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Felix and Barbara are familiar faces at Kenny Elementary School, where they’ve volunteered for more than a decade. Students take turns reading to them, and they’ve watched Felix and Barbara demonstrate the samba and the cha cha. “I turned to her and said, ‘May I have this dance?’” Felix said. “They go wild.” The couple enjoys an occasional ballroom dance at the Knights of Columbus in Bloomington, and they particularly like Tim Patrick and his Blue Eyes Band, which they recently saw at the Lake Harriet Bandshell. “When we got off the floor, people applauded us,” Felix said. Felix said he has two titanium knees and a plastic aortic heart valve, which gave him years to continue skiing and playing tennis. He rollerbladed around Lake Harriet into his mid-90s. “We’re the oldest on the block,” Barbara said. “We’re the oldest everywhere,” Felix said. Barbara said the Kenny neighborhood has been wonderful over the years, with lots of parties, coffee and close friendships.

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“We used to have 100 kids on the block,” she said. They recall a time when there was no alley, no garages and no fences. “We could see all the way to Edina,” Barbara said. Before Kenny and Anthony schools, the neighborhood bused their children to Lake Street. “We had to go down to City Hall and say we’re reproducing, and we’d like some schools,” Barbara said. The couple has lived in their home for 70 years. Photos covering the walls feature the couple downhill skiing, their five children and grandchildren, a painting by Barbara’s sister of their childhood summer place in New Jersey and a 1991 letter of recognition upon Felix’s retirement that year at age 71. Felix worked for Northwest Airlines as a manager in structural engineering and interior accommodations. “I put the seats too close together,” he joked. “… I enjoyed every day of work.” Felix regularly emails “Grandpa grams” to family members, complete with memories, family news, a detailed rundown of weekly meals and activities, stock market reports and vocabulary words. Felix advises that if you’re going to start a project, finish the whole job before moving on. “Don’t try to do two things at one time, because you don’t do either one of them well,” he said. “It’s more important for old people, because it’s harder to correct your errors.” When it comes to relationship advice, the couple said they get along well. “We complement each other,” Felix said. “When I go off the deep end, she slows me down.” “Hang in there,” Barbara said. “There is no trick.”

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New units hit the downtown condo market Residents begin to move into Mill District’s 374-unit Legacy

By Eric Best / ebest@southwestjournal.com

The tail end of the summer brought a large influx of supply to downtown’s condominium market with the Legacy. The building, a 1 million-square-foot complex with a 17-story tower, eight-story midsection and 14-story riverfront highrise, adds 374 units to the northeastern corner of Downtown East. Colleen Ratzlaff LaBeau, a sales manager with the building, said its location — formerly a one-story printing facility near Gold Medal Park — means residents will feel like they’re in their “own little corner” but still near amenities like the river and bike paths. “You’re so close to everything, but you’re tucked away,” said LaBeau, an associate with RE/MAX Advantage Plus. Most of the building’s 372 available units — two are for full-time caretakers — sold prior to occupancy, which began in August. Fewer than 100 units are left with 263 sold and seven reserved. The large building comes with a variety of condos, ranging from 1,100-square-foot one-bedroom units to penthouse-style units of approximately 3,000 square feet. Most have two bedrooms. Each unit comes with one stall in an enclosed 686-stall parking garage within the building. Most have the option of buying a second space. Prices start at $359,000 and go up to $1.4 million. LaBeau said homeowners association fees begin at 31 cents per square foot, much lower than the 35–50 cents per square foot typical in this market. What sets the building apart from Shamrock’s other projects and nearby condo buildings, LaBeau said, is the number of amenities inside the Legacy. Inside, residents have access to a fitness center and weight room, a community room with a TV and kitchen, an outdoor playground, a pool, a hot tub and a main-floor game room with a golf simulator and games like air hockey, foosball and even “Ms. Pac-Man.” An amenity deck has lawn bowling, gas grills and fire pits. Pet owners have a grooming area, an outdoor

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dog run and an indoor pet relief area. Staff are on site 16 hours a day. “When you’re here there’s so much to do inside,” she said. Buyers get several customizing options prior to closing. There are a dozen granite colors to choose from, as well as six quartz choices on the upper floors. Wood floors are finished on site and are standard in living areas. Ceramic tile is standard in bathrooms and laundry rooms. The sheer size of the Legacy and its price range have drawn an array of buyers, from single downtown oﬃce workers to new families to retired empty nesters. LaBeau said the building has seen a number of buyers moving from the developer’s other nearby buildings who are looking for something more updated and with more amenities. “We see everything,” LaBeau said. “I think it offers a new twist, especially to anything right here.”

The Legacy is the tenth downtown project from Shamrock Development, Jim Stanton’s development company. The Coon Rapidsbased developer is responsible for Stonebridge Lofts next door, as well as the 17-Portland Tower in Elliot Park and Bridgewater Lofts in the Mill District, among others. Stanton, known as the most prolific developer of condos in downtown Minneapolis, died in June 2017 while the building was being constructed. LaBeau, Stanton’s daughter, named the building after her father who she said never wanted to put his name on anything. The “gruff, 100 percent Irish” developer would show up to the construction site every day, she added. “It kind of was a bizarre feeling because never did we dream that he’d pass in the middle of it,” she said. The developer would roll the sales from

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No place like home City’s longest-running residents often least likely to move

By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com

Rose has lived in her Lyndale neighborhood home since 1965. Solicitors constantly send mail suggesting she sell the house, and her son often asks where she’d like to live in the future. But she’s in no hurry. “There’s no place I want to live except my house,” said Rose, who declined to share her last name. “… I don’t think I’d feel very comfortable anywhere else.” Although home prices are high today, Rose said she’s uncertain about the moving process. “It’s kind of tempting, but I don’t know what that entails,” she said. “It’s kind of disgusting too. … I think it looks crazy. Everything has gone up, up, up.” A Colfax Avenue resident visiting Lyndale Farmstead Park last week said he bought his house about 50 years ago for $29,000. Now he’s watching houses in the neighborhood sell for “terrible” prices. “I think we should be downsizing right now,” said his wife. But he’s not quite ready. Residents ages 65–74 are the least likely to move of any age group, according to census bureau data, with just 5.3–5.5 percent moving each year. At age 75, the percentage of annual movers increases to 7.6 percent. John Patterson, director of planning, research and evaluation for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, said three-quarters of the

state’s homes are valued at $250,000 or less, often considered an affordable price for firsttime homebuyers. “There are a lot of homes out there, but no one’s moving,” he said. According to census data analyzed by the MHFA, most seniors remain homeowners until age 85. The agency reports that moving patterns are consistent with rates of disability and the inability to live alone, with a slight decrease in homeownership after age 74 and a large decrease in homeownership at 85-plus. A recent national AARP survey found that three out of four adults age 50 and older want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. Fewer said they think that’s possible, however. The MHFA found that the majority of lowincome seniors are homeowners, and more than 16,000 of the state’s poorest senior households face major expenses in the coming years, such as a new water heater or roof. Rose said it takes a lot of money to keep up her house. She was skeptical of a plumber’s $600 bill to fix the toilet, and she said chore services can charge a lot. “I think about my taxes,” said the aforementioned Colfax resident. “… They’ve gone up over the years. But everything else has improved. Look at how nice they keep the park here. … Somebody’s got to pay for all of this. Not us retirees though.”

I’m thinking about selling in three or four years, and my wife is thinking about selling after she dies. — Kingfield resident

Bill Lehman, co-owner of Gentle Transitions, a moving company for seniors, said he doesn’t notice the real estate market impacting clients’ decisions to move. But with houses selling very quickly, he sees clients forced to move in a very short time frame. “Things move pretty quickly if they’re in good condition and priced right,” said Jodi Williams, a senior real estate specialist. “… I think there are a lot of great options out there, and sometimes you just have to be ready to jump on them when they present themselves. Being prepared is half the game.” She’s worked for senior clients who weren’t in a hurry to downsize, but asked her to watch a particular building for a spot to open up. Popular destinations include single-level townhomes and the

55-plus Kenwood Isles Condominiums, she said, located close to Uptown and Lake of the Isles. “Because the population is growing in this cohort, I don’t think the market has quite caught up to them,” she said. Senior real estate specialist Kyle Litwin said he has clients waiting it out in their houses while they sit on wait lists for senior buildings they like. Applewood Pointe is one popular choice, he said. Kenny residents Felix and Barbara Perry plan to live at Village Shores Senior Community in Richfield when the time is right, but they’re happy to stay in place for now. The couple bought their house for $11,400 about 70 years ago; one neighbor sold a house last spring for $580,000. “It’s a huge decision,” Barbara said, adding that she’s a bit tired of cooking. “Surprisingly, McDonald’s makes an excellent breakfast,” Felix said. If they need help with chores, they call the local organization TRUST. “Having a wife or husband makes a vast difference,” said Felix. “That’s the reason we’re able to stay in the house.” Another Kingfield homeowner of 30 years said he and his wife have different ideas about when to sell and move to a nearby townhouse. “I’m thinking about selling in three or four years, and my wife is thinking about selling after she dies,” he said.

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The great Minneapolis baking show

egardless of your feelings for Netflix’s takeover of “The Great British Baking Show,” the popular competition baking series formerly broadcast on PBS, you will love the Mill City Farmers Market’s upcoming Bread Festival on Sept. 22. Running 8 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Mill City Farmers Market, 704 S. 2nd St., the event kicks off with a bread baking showcase emceed by Minneapolis’ version of GBBS host Sue Perkins: chef Heather Meyer of Farm to Fork. The showcase is open to yeasted, sourdough or quick breads and beginner to experienced bread bakers. Everyone is a star baker at Bread Festival! Plus, all showcase bakers will receive a gift bag that includes two free mimosas or

cappuccinos at Spoonriver restaurant, one free admission ticket to the Mill City Museum, $5 off at Lakewinds Co-op and a free dough scraper from Sunrise Flour Mill. To enter, simply fill out a showcase entry form (online at millcityfarmersmarket.org or on-site Saturday) and drop your bread off between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. in the market’s train shed kitchen demo patio. Showcase bakers will sample their breads for each other and the public from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The bread baking showcase is followed at 10:30 a.m. by mini-lectures starting from local baking experts: Darrold Glanville of Sunrise Flour Mill discussing heritage and heirloom grains; Jonathan Kaye of Heritage Breads sharing his experiments with sourdough pita bread; and Arie Preisert of Northern Fires Pizza teaching the basics of sourdough pizza dough. Throughout the day you can also take a stab at seed art using a variety of local grains, shop the market’s 50-plus local food vendors (including

three bakeries, handcrafted wooden baking tools, farm-to-table sourdough pizza and fresh artisan pasta) and stop inside the Mill City Museum to learn about Minneapolis’ flourful history. Get inspired by the English-inspired recipe below from 2017 Bread Festival showcase baker Mickey Dogotch or by the bakers dozen of bread recipes at millcityfarmersmarket.org. On your market, get set, BAAAAKE! — Jenny Heck

NORWICH SEEDED BREAD Recipe by Mickey Dogotch, 2017 Bread Festival showcase baker Ingredients 900 grams all-purpose flour 120 grams rye flour 2 teaspoons diastic malt powder

360 grams sourdough starter 600 grams warm water 23 grams salt

50 grams each: flax seed, sesame seed and hemp seed; toasted then 175 grams water poured over

Method Mix the flours and diastic malt powder with the starter and water for approximately 1 minute, until well combined. Let sit 30–60 minutes until you see growth. Add salt and mix 3–4 minutes. Place in large oiled plastic container. Add cooled seeds. Stretch and fold dough. Rest dough and repeat the stretch and fold after 50 minutes, 100 minutes and 150 minutes. Seeds will eventually mix in.

Jonathan Kaye of Heritage Breads. Submitted photo

Divide dough into two and proof 1 ½–2 ½ hours. Bake covered at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake another 15 minutes until bread reaches 200 degrees with an instant read thermometer or until brown.

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By Lisa Clark

Add some flavor to your routine

s good Minnesotans, we plan our vacations and long weekends with the unspoken understanding that summer days are fleeting and must be enjoyed to their fullest before they have passed. If you’re like me, summer was a blur of activity, loaded with travel, friends, family and as much time outdoors as possible. Given the casual nature of the summer season, it’s almost a relief to turn the corner into fall with its routine and structure. Students are back in school, and a familiar cadence of school activities, sports schedules and homework takes hold. Parents and family members fall in line with accompanying chauffer and support responsibilities. Active citizens and members of community organizations large and small are back on track with a host regular meetings and events. Fall and its cool, crisp air usher in harvest

season for us all. We are lucky to have the ability to enjoy an amazing local bounty from our area farmers and growers. A great way to take advantage of their efforts that fits easily with your busy schedule is to visit your local farmers market. Local vendors have a wealth of produce and prepared items available now through late October, and they’ll bring it right to your neighborhood. Many late-season vegetables, such as pumpkins, sweet potatoes and squash, are excellent additions to cozy comfort foods, like hearty and healthy soups. Apples are abundant and add sweetness to a school lunch or perhaps a special family recipe. Locally grown onions and garlic give big flavor to a wide variety of seasonal dishes. It is always amazing to see the wide array of colorful produce found at the market. It’s reassuring to know that market produce is generally picked at the peak of its ripeness. It not only tastes Sampling buttered radishes at the Fulton Farmers Market. File photo

better, it also provides the best nutritional value. The farmers market is also a terrific way to reconnect with your community. Catch up with your neighbors who you haven’t seen in awhile and meet new ones. When you visit the market, you may very well find that you’d like to help continue making it a successful event. There are many opportunities to participate as a volunteer as well. If you’re an early bird, come help set up the market. Maybe you’d like to assist with veggie tastings or read a book at story time. Looking for a more long-term commitment? Visit with our market staff about committee and board opportunities. For more information on volunteering and board membership, visit neighborhoodrootsmn.org/volunteer or email info@neighborhoodrootsmn.org. As your kids get acclimated to their school schedules, the market allows for some outdoor fun and relaxation. There’s music and story time, and kids can help pick out delicious foods for the whole family to enjoy. Never underestimate the power of picking out a favorite veggie of choice to widen the menu of a young person’s approved eating options. With so many great reasons to work the market into your new fall routine, we hope to see you there! Lisa Clark has been a Fulton resident since 2013. A longtime fan of eating local, she joined the Fulton Farmers Market Operations Committee in 2015.

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‘THIS IS A RECORD’ Christopher Selleck’s show solo exhibition, “This is a Record,” looks back on the artist’s younger years as a closeted gay man in the 1980s and ’90s. In one half of the space, Selleck displays large-scale color photographs reflecting on the lack of gay representation during the era, while the other side of the gallery employs installation, sculpture, video, polymer photogravure and photography as a way of reimagining ways that gay men found potential encounters. While you’re there, you can also see the work in progress Sophia Songmi Hill is creating in the front of the gallery.

When: Through Oct. 27. Opening reception 6 p.m.–9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. Where: Soo Visual Arts Center, 2909 Bryant Ave. S. Cost: Free Info: soovac.org

Get Out Guide. By Sheila Regan

NICOLLET OPEN STREETS Summer might be over, but the Open Streets Minneapolis party continues on Nicollet Avenue. Part block party, part music and food festival, part community celebration, it’s a great way to get out on your bike or your two feet and enjoy moving down the street without cars. Besides family friendly activities, bands, arts, and more, Open Streets Nicollet also includes a casual fun run called “Run For Beer,” starting at 11:20 a.m.

When: 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 Cost: Free

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‘GHOST IN THE SHELL’ Regarded as one of the greatest anime of all time, this is one you’ll want to stay up for. Ahead of its time in terms of its effects and production quality, it is also known for its incredible musical score and story, adapted from the manga by Masamune Shirow. Originally released in 1995, this classic film about a cybernetic agent defeating the Puppet Master has had re-issues and remakes but here stands on its own in its original glory.

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‘MICHAEL KAREKEN: NEW MONOTYPES’ Artist Michael Kareken brings viewers along on a memory trip to his Paciﬁc Northwest upbringing. His new solo exhibition features 30 black-and-white watercolor monotypes reflecting the artist’s recollections of his old stomping grounds as a child. Often using a subjective point of view, as if seeing out from a child’s eyes, Kareken brings to life not only a sense of place but the way a place can inspire imagination and emotion, even many years later.

When: Through Oct. 27. Opening reception 6 p.m.–8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. Where: Highpoint Center for Printmaking, 912 W. Lake St. Cost: Free Info: highpointprintmaking.org

SISTER SPECIES MUSIC VIDEO TRILOGY PREMIERE WITH HIPONYMOUS The new and improved Parkway Theater, recently renovated, restored and opened under new ownership, is making waves as not only an independent movie theater but a music and arts venue as well. For this show, the sibling band Sister Species, featuring guitarist Abby Kastrul and accordionist Emily Kastrul, show oﬀ a music video trilogy, their latest collaboration with local production company LoonarCity. Also on deck is the contemporary dance duo Hiponymous (Renée Copeland and Genevieve Muench).

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FASHION WEEK MINNESOTA

For folks who are stylish (and for folks who are not stylish but like to be around stylish people) Fashion Week Minnesota is here with tons of events, runway shows and pop-up shops celebrating the creativity of Minnesota’s best designers. When: Sept. 20–29 Info: fashionweekmn.com

HWMR PRESENTS: FASHION WEEK MN — LEADERS OF THE NEW SKOOL Fashion Week hits North Minneapolis for the first time, with cutting-edge styles presented at fashion hotspot HWMR. The fall collection benefits a mentoring program run by local nonprofit SAFE. When: 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25 Where: H. White Men’s Room, 1500 N. 44th Ave. Cost: Free Info: shopblackexcellence.com

FULBE COUTURE BY FULBEKLOSET Nigerian-Minnesotan designer Aisha Umar of Fulbekloset debuts her new designs at this event, which also includes cocktails and live music by Carolyne Naomi. When: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24 Where: Uptown VFW, 2916 Lyndale Ave., S. Cost: $10–$30 Info: fulbekloset.com

CAKE AFTER DARK Revel in the beauty of plus-size with this pop-up shop and film screening. When: 7:30 p.m.–10 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27 Where: 5155 Bloomington Ave. Cost: $12–$22 Info: cakeplussize.com

FRESH TRADITIONS SEASON XII Hmong designers add contemporary flair to traditional designs at this must-see event, this year taking on the theme of “creating waves.” When: 6:30 p.m–10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 Where: Union Depot, 240 E. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul Cost: $30–$65 Info: freshtraditions.org

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By Linda Koutsky

Creating a landmark

lipping through a box of vintage Minneapolis postcards last week, I was surprised to see a lone IDS Center reaching up into the sky from the city below. It doesn’t seem that long ago when the building was built, but the postcards clearly looked ancient. Like when I used to see photos of the Foshay Tower as a kid. Did it really stick up like that from the rest of the city? Maybe someday we’ll have 100-story skyscrapers downtown and both the IDS and Foshay will look like low-rise buildings. It made me want to look into the IDS Center’s history more. When it was built in 1972, the 51-story building towered over it nearest competition: the Foshay Tower, a mere 32 stories tall. Investors Diversified Services (IDS) was incorporated in 1894, and by 1972 it was the largest financial institution of its kind in the world. For their new headquarters they hired East Coast architect Philip Johnson, who was on his own rise to fame designing contemporary highrise oﬃce buildings. Johnson was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1906. As a child he traveled regularly with his mother to Europe to study art and architecture. His extensive travels and undergraduate degree in philosophy and the classics landed him a job at New York’s Museum of Modern Art as a curator of architecture and design. One of his early projects was to plan an exhibit documenting the new architecture going up in Europe in the 1920s. Johnson is credited as coining the term “International School” for that exhibit.

While he maintained ties to MOMA, Johnson returned to Harvard for a degree in architecture and designed his first building at age 36. By 1979 Johnson was a worldrenowned architect and received the first Pritzker Architecture Prize — architecture’s equivalent of the Pulitzer. The IDS Center was an early landmark for Johnson, but his controversial AT&T Tower (1984) in New York City with its Chippendale top is credited as beginning the post-modern era of architecture. The IDS Center was the first downtown building to have skyway connections on all four sides. On the second level, pedestrians converged on balconies overlooking downtown’s center, the Crystal Court. One city block contained the 18-story Marquette hotel, the Crystal Court and a faceted octagonal 51-story tower. Tenants moved into the building in 1972. Within the next couple of years the Orion Room restaurant and lounge opened on the tower’s 50th floor, and a 360-degree observation deck filled the 51st floor. The building was launched into national celebrity when opening credits for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” were shot in the Crystal Court and on Nicollet Mall. The ethereal, light-filled space became a favorite space for celebrities and politicians. Prince filmed scenes for “Purple Rain” there in 1983. Emilio Estevez visited a few years later while filming “The Mighty Ducks.” President Bill Clinton rallied support for his healthcare plan on a stage in 1994; then the 2008 Repub-

Boxy white seating and lots of plants defined a relaxation area when the Crystal Court first opened. Submitted photo

lican National Convention used the Crystal Court for its media hub. In 2010, Charlize Theron filmed scenes from “Young Adult.” Though the observation deck and Orion Room have long since closed, the Crystal Court maintains its prominence as downtown’s busy circulation hub. And the IDS Center still reigns over the skyline as an architectural jewel.

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