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Sprucing up the storefronts Businesses across Southwest get city’s help improving their facades By Nate Gotlieb
FIGHTING SAFETY
When Tammy Tanaka-Johnson and Erika Olson Gross moved their Kingfield toy store, Kinoko Kids, across the street into the old Sugar Sugar space this past spring, they needed to replace the former candy store’s awning. The pair also wanted to improve their business’ visibility, after having limited exterior signage at the old location. “We saw it as a great opportunity to finally have an awning,” Olson Gross said. SEE BUSINESS FACADES / PAGE A19
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On Sept. 16, Jamie Perez met her children at the bus stop after school. Less than 10 minutes later, she heard the screeching crunch of a crash and emerged from her home at 41st & Blaisdell to see two mangled cars spun into the same corner where the bus had just dropped off her kids. The intersection has had at least three crashes in the past two years, and several near misses, according to Jamie Perez and her husband, Oliver. They and their neighbors are lobbying the city to make it safer. SEE DANGEROUS CORNERS / PAGE A16 Photos by Nate Gotlieb
Brave New Media is Eat Street’s ‘anti-agency’ By Michelle Bruch
“What’s funny about the Emmys is you have to work in a tux. That’s always pretty weird,” said Damian Petrou, co-founder of Brave New Media, a digital marketing company on Nicollet Avenue in Whittier. Last month, Petrou was at the Emmys in Los Angeles, directing the press center and sharing the red carpet feed with media outlets. This week, he’s at Comic Con in New York, producing panels for the Syfy network. In between, Petrou stopped at his Eat Street headquarters to edit a video for Cassia. “I kind of feel like we’re the anti-agency. We’re always doing our own thing here,” Petrou said. “We’ve been around for 20 years, so we’ve seen everything.”
Founded in 1998 by Petrou, who grew up in Longfellow, and Craig Baillie, who grew up in Uptown, the pair of soccer fans launched Brave New Media at a time when their marketing clients started asking if they knew how to build websites. They figured they had better learn. “At that point, digital video and websites were absolutely exploding,” Baillie said. “They were just coming on to the scene.” “Craig was a print designer and all of a sudden people needed these brochures to be live online for trade shows,” Petrou said. At the same time, video editing technology became more accessible.
Brave New Media co-founder Damian Petrou edits video at the digital marketing company’s Eat Street office. Photo by Michelle Bruch
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UPTOWN
New ownership, familiar faces at men’s salon The facade on the men’s salon along West Lake Street in Uptown has changed several times over the years, but the crew of stylists inside has held constant. Now under new ownership, and recently rebranded as the James Irving Grooming Room, the crew at the former Winston’s Barbershop is happily focused on their job: providing high-quality masculine haircuts and styling. What started as Schmidty’s Barber Retreat in the early 2000s became Tommy’s on Lake and then Winston’s Barber Shop in 2007. But last September, Winston’s found itself on its last legs, current manager Drue Malcolm said. One Thursday at the end of the month they were told the salon would be closed by that Saturday. Enter Amanda Olusanya, who has owned Allen Ray Salon Downtown for 10 years. That week, Olusanya was meeting with a realtor scoping out a place for a second Allen Ray location. She’d been planning on another Downtown salon when the building owner told her he’d heard the Winston’s spot in Uptown might be available in two months. As it would happen, he was slightly off. “It wasn’t two months and it wasn’t maybe,” Olusanya laughed. That Friday, Malcolm got a text from Olusanya saying she was interested in the space and wanted to gauge the level of interest of current staffers to stay on board. In just a few days, she got a business license and signed a lease. The next week, the shop was running as normal, if under new management, with the same crew.
“It was the fastest turnaround,” manager Drue Malcolm said. A year later, nearly all the former stylists at Winston’s are still working at James Irving. Stylists Eric Snyder and Kyle Olson have been there through all the salon’s versions, dating back to 2002. Although ownership changed fast, Olusanya only recently began to rebrand the space. In August, the Winston’s signs came down and the new title, James Irving Grooming Room, was displayed. They added a new mural in the lobby, painted by stylist Bethany Richards, featuring their lion symbol and Uptown landmarks. Olusanya is continuing to update the salon’s interior to make it a comfortable place to hang out. Despite ownership changes, the consistency of staffers has created a familiar environment for customers. “We all know each other’s clients,” Snyder said. Considered a men’s salon, James Irving serves all genders but every stylist specializes in masculine cuts, Malcolm said. “This is the only shop in the Twin Cities where you’re not going to get a bad haircut,” she said. Olusanya plans to open more men’s salons under the James Irving name and plans to rename her downtown Allen Ray salon James Irving Grooming Room as well.
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rant or enjoying our award-winning BBQ in the comfort of their own homes,” Famous Dave’s CEO Jeff Crivello said in a press release. In addition to barbecue classics, Famous Dave’s will be serving plant-based alternatives like Beyond Meat products at its new Lake Street location. New Bohemia opened its Lake Street location in 2016. The restaurant, known for its large beer selection, extensive meat-in-tube-form offerings and massive soft pretzels, closed Sept. 29, according to location staff. Representatives from New Bohemia’s corporate office did not respond for requests for comment. The chain closed its other Minneapolis location in Northeast in August.
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A new wine bar offering a wide range of vintages and small plates to pair is now open at 31st & Holmes. The Tasting Room, located on the ground floor of the De La Pointe condo building, opened its doors the week of Sept. 25. Co-owner Jim Graves said the goal of The Tasting Room is to create a unique space that will feel like a home away from home. Jim Graves partnered with his brother, John Graves, on the project. Jim has spent his life in the hospitality business, while John owns two California vineyards including Coursey Graves, where he collaborates with winemaker Cabell Coursey. That relationship helps The Tasting Room find quality American vintages, but they offer wines from across the globe. On any given night, they’ll have about 60 different wines, according to general manager Vicki Bachmann. “We’re offering our customers a chance to come in and explore new wines,” she said. Many of those wines will be served by the bottle, but The Tasting Room does offer wine by the glass. They have a wide variety of wines in kegs, which they say help keep the vintages fresh for by-the-glass service. The food will be mostly small plates, all intended to complement the wine. Charcuterie and tartines (open-faced sandwiches) are featured, as is a wide range of cheeses. Bachmann’s family made cheese in Wisconsin when she was
growing up, and she takes a lot of pride in finding high-quality cheeses to pair with their wines. The interior features wood paneling at the entrance and the back bar, courtesy of a reclaimed Redwood wine tank from the 1930s. The countertop is made by Vinoplank, a brand that makes furniture using wood added to wine barrels for flavoring purposes. The interior, with space for 38, also features a vintage sound system anchored by a McIntosh MX 115 Stereo and bolstered by 1969 Bose speakers. There is additional seating for about 20 on the patio. Their goal is to create a comfortable hangout spot for locals. “I want to be able to invite and welcome people of all generations who live in this neighborhood,” Bachmann said. Downstairs, their wine cellar is adjacent to a long table where they plan to host tasting events and wine appreciation classes. “Learning about wine is a lifelong thing,” Bachmann said. The Tasting Room is open Wednesday through Sunday beginning at 4 p.m. Bachmann said they’d like to host group events on Mondays and Tuesdays. The Tasting Room Where: 1434 W. 31st St. Info: Thetastingroommpls.com
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CircleRock has opened its first brick-andmortar House of Style in Linden Hills. The location features a selection of upscale men’s clothing, on-site tailors and a full bar. Submitted photo
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Sweating at The Yard
Patrons gathered for The Yard’s launch party on Sept. 22. Submitted photo
On the corner of 47th & Nicollet stands an old brick building surrounded by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. Walk through a door in the fence and you’re suddenly stepping on sand. Tiki torches line a path to a gathering area with Adirondack chairs, tables, a fire pit, an ice bath and a bucket shower. Beyond the seating area, three mobile sauna units sit in the lot, with sweating patrons milling in and out. The Yard, as it’s known, is the newly opened physical home of Stokeyard Outfitters, a Minneapolis company seeking to spread the gospel on thermotherapy. The company, which hosts events and builds mobile saunas in trailers and tents, received an “innovative and emerging small business” pilot permit from the city to operate a yearlong pop-up installation at 47th & Nicollet. Part sauna spa, part showroom and part event venue, The Yard is a unique space dedicated to sauna culture in Southwest. “I don’t really know anywhere around here that’s like this,” said Rodney Buhrsmith, a Stokeyard co-founder who lives in Tangletown. Stokeyard Outfitters was founded in 2017 by Buhrsmith and John Pederson. Pederson became obsessed with sauna culture on a trip to Finland. In 2014, he built a mobile sauna and started hosting small sweat gatherings around the Twin Cities. Ultimately, he and Buhrsmith launched the 612 Sauna Society, the United States’ first sauna cooperative. When 612 became self-sustaining, the pair set their sights on a new company, Stokeyard. The idea came after Surly Brewing owner Omar Ansari asked Pederson to build him a mobile sauna — kind of like an icehouse that can be hitched to a trailer, only with a very large stove. He and Buhrsmith, who had extensive sauna building experience, got to it. They realized building mobile saunas could be a business. But building mobile saunas is only part of the company’s work. Stokeyard Outfitters rents their
saunas for weekends or special events, and the company also tries to offer sauna experiences, both at The Yard and at the Hewing Hotel in Downtown, where twice a week they lead experience classes to help people understand the health and social benefits of sauna. The Yard has a Friday night and Sunday afternoon public sauna time. People can register and buy passes online. A five-pass package is $125; locals in Kingfield and Tangletown get a discount. “We’re trying to develop our own authentic thermaculture,” Pederson said. At The Yard, they’re collaborating with Shakopee-based Custom Mobile Saunas and Saunatimes.com, a sauna lifestyle website run by Kenny resident and lifelong sauna enthusiast Glenn Auerbach. Auerbach has a sauna in his backyard but likes coming to The Yard for the social aspect and to talk shop. He just returned from a 12-day trip to Finland, where he hit 50 saunas. “I’m fueled by it even more now, because there’s so many bad saunas,” Auerbach said. To build a good sauna requires the right knowledge and the right equipment. It’s more than just making a room that can get as hot as possible; it’s managing air flow and moisture. Stokeyard uses wood stoves that produce a more oxygenated heat than their electric counterparts common in many gyms. “It’s not just about temperature; it’s about the type of heat,” Pederson said. Across the world, heat therapies are part of health traditions, Pederson said. Stokeyard wants to help make sauna part of the weekly wellness routine of Minneapolis residents, and it tries to help people get the most of their experiences through seasoned advice and proper techniques.
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An early investor has been Bill McGuire, who owns Minnesota United FC, the professional soccer team, and players have come for events and parties held at the Linden Hills space, Dow said. The House of Style will play host to speaking events, wine tastings and the occasional tailgate party. CircleRock is open Tuesday through Sunday, typically from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends, or by appointment.
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Two planned infill developments would add 22 condominium units to France Avenue in Fulton. The projects, pitched by Schafeco Development, would replace multiple single-family dwellings with multi-unit condo structures. The company, new to Minneapolis development, is proposing a four-story, 17-unit building at 51st & France and a three-story, five-unit building at 53rd & France. The projects, dubbed 51 France and 53 France, have yet to be submitted as applications to the Planning Commission. Representatives from Schafeco presented the projects to the Fulton Neighborhood Association on Sept. 11. The 17-unit project at 51st & France would have underground parking with two spaces per unit and additional guest spots. The five-unit building would have 10 enclosed parking stalls on the ground level, according to the developers.
Tim Brown with Schafeco Development told the Fulton Neighborhood Association the company researched the market needs and demands of the area and found “an urban condo project would be well-received.’’ Attendees of the meeting did not receive the plans well. Several decried the size and design of the buildings and said the projects would lower local property values. Some neighbors said they were concerned about the prices of the condos. The units at 51 France would sell for around $900,000, Brown said. Units at 53 France would go for more than $1 million. Council Member Linea Palmisano (Ward 13) said both lots are currently zoned for single-family homes and told the developers they should have contacted her office before the neighborhood group. “It kind of offends me that you wouldn’t try to have a conversation with the local SEE FULTON CONDOS / PAGE A16
School district tax levy to decrease in 2020 By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@swjournal.com
Minneapolitans may see an increase in their 2020 property taxes, but it won’t be because of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS). The Board of Education has approved a maximum 2020 levy that’s nearly 1.5% lower than its 2019 levy. It represents the maximum levy allowed by the state.
Minneapolis Public Schools CFO Ibrahima Diop (right) said the district’s maximum 2020 levy is lower than this year’s levy because of a state overpayment. File photo
District leaders said the maximum 2020 levy has decreased because MPS is collecting more than it should in property taxes this year given its enrollment. They said that’s because the Minnesota Department of Education used outdated enrollment numbers to certify the district’s 2019 levy. School levies are in part based on a district’s enrollment, and MPS had more students a few years ago than it does now. MPS CFO Ibrahima Diop said the district is creating a system to ensure that such errors don’t happen in the future. He and budget director Tammy Fredrickson said the district does not have to cut programming. The district’s property tax levy includes both voter-approved referenda and a levy set by the School Board. It helps the district cover both operational expenses and those related to capital projects. The School Board approved the maximum levy on Sept. 24 and will finalize the levy in December.
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To accelerate Minneapolis’ goal of eliminating traffic-related deaths, city officials are asking drivers to slow down. A combination of reducing speed limits, improving street designs, targeting unsafe driving behaviors and automating traffic enforcement is the prescribed treatment for meeting Minneapolis’ Vision Zero goal of no traffic-related deaths by 2027, according to a draft plan released Sept. 17. If approved by the City Council, residents would start seeing changes to city streets quickly; the plan would be implemented between 2020 and 2022. “We’re not waiting to do anything,” public works director Robin Hutcheson said.
Adjusting speed limits This year, the state Legislature gave all cities in Minnesota authority to set speed limits on city streets. Minneapolis is currently analyzing streets to determine proper speed limits, according to Vision Zero coordinator Ethan Fawley. Public Works is planning to announce those reductions early in 2020. Any speed limit changes will be based on engineering studies, Fawley said. “Nationwide, speed is in the top five contributing factors for severe injury crashes and fatalities,” said Steve Mosing, Minneapolis’ traffic operations engineer. He referenced a 2017 speed limit reduction from 30 mph to 25 mph on city streets in Boston. That reduction didn’t make everyone actually follow the speed limit, but it lowered the number of drivers going over 35 mph by 30%. “That has a positive effect from the standpoint of reducing speeds,” Mosing said. Safety officials emphasize speed reduction because the faster a vehicle is traveling, the more likely a crash with that vehicle will result in major injury or death. A pedestrian struck at 20 mph has a 13% chance of dying or being severely injured, according to the study. That figure jumps to 40% at 30 mph and 73% at 40 mph. Currently, most residential streets in the city have 30 mph speed limits. Arterial roadways will have higher limits but are still likely to see current speed limits reduced, officials said. Speed limits alone don’t determine how
fast drivers go; street design is extremely influential to traffic speed. “The actual physics and the environment of the roadway plays a huge role in our study as it pertains to street reduction,” Mosing said.
Targeting trouble streets After Minneapolis committed to embracing Vision Zero in 2017, the city released two crash studies that detailed when, where and how traffic-related accidents occur. Dangerous areas identified in the Pedestrian Crash Study and the Vision Zero Crash Study will be among the 114 miles of highinjury streets where city officials plan to make improvements quickly. About 70% of crashes occur on 9% of streets in Minneapolis. In Southwest, Excelsior Boulevard, Hennepin Avenue South, West Lake Street, Lyndale Avenue South and Nicollet Avenue are all considered highinjury streets. Intersections are the site of 88% of all traffic crashes in Minneapolis, according to the studies. From 2007–16, the intersection of Lake & Lyndale led the city in pedestrians being struck by drivers with 24 crashes, tied for second in cyclist-motorist crashes with 15 and came in 13th for vehicle-on-vehicle crashes with 123. Improving traffic signals, adding bumpouts at corners to shorten crossing distances and inserting pedestrian refuge islands that draw more walkers are among techniques officials will use to attempt to boost safety. Four-to-3 lane conversions will be a key part of those design changes. Fawley said public works analyzed 11 4-to-3 lane conversions done by the city and Hennepin County and found a 36% reduction in injuries from crashes when examining the data from the three years before the change and the three years after. “We feel really confident in the improvements we saw there,” he said. Not all of Minneapolis’ high-injury streets are under city control. Hennepin County owns many of the larger thoroughfares through the city that are considered high-injury streets, including Lake Street, Lyndale Avenue and Nicollet Avenue in Southwest. Mosing said he is confident the county shares the city’s goal.
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‘A positive light in the community’ Dollar & Up store opens in Powderhorn
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he Dollar & Up convenience store on the corner of 37th & Chicago has been open for under a month, but already it has the feel of something special, something much more than a corporate chain. On Sept. 23, owners Harrison Hollivay, DeParis Frazier and Nathaniel Haile mingled with old friends and new customers, talking life, sports, the neighborhood — and good credit ratings. “We’re talking credit,” Frazier said. “People don’t understand the power in having good credit, and there’s been a lot of people that have been held back due to the lack of this information, so I think to have a store and information station to be able to disseminate that across the community is imperative.” To be sure, in a relatively short time, the independent “black owned and operated” Dollar & Up has nurtured a distinctly different environment — that of a community hub, bar or barbershop — than the similarly named Dollar Store franchises around town, and that’s no mistake. “I just want to see something grow here,” said Haile. “This is where people congregate. This is a cornerstone of a vibrant community. People come in and say hello and laugh and joke and network, and it’s just a positive light in the community — another positive place for youth and adults to be at.” “This is our neighborhood,” said Frazier. “We actually lived in this neighborhood, still do, and my dad was the founder of Circle Of Discipline, which actually started right here as a nonprofit organization that gives back to the youth, helping to create mental, physical, spiritual balance and [leading them toward] becoming leaders in the community. It started in this exact same spot in 1992, and it sits at 1201 Lake St. now, and that experience taught me about what it means to give back. Empowering somebody else by the moves that you make is imperative to leaving a legacy behind.” “The location is prime,” said Hollivay. “I saw the vision for the community, versus folks having to travel in a 10-block radius for these valuable items that are essential to low-income families, and I felt that it would be very key for them to have something in their neighborhood, something they could call their own. So that’s what we based our whole theme on, pricing these items fairly for them so they’re not being squeezed by other entities that’s profiting off of their dollar, versus not putting it back in the community. “We’re also reaching out to our kids in the community, so we can be able to give them an opportunity to be owners in the future as well, or have the tools to be able to work sufficiently and feel their value. This is what we want to do. We want to raise and train our kids to be strongminded and understand their worth.” To that end, the Dollar & Up Facebook page has already become an electronic bulletin board for community events and news. “It’s our neighborhood. We came from it. We used to spend our dollars at other convenience stores around the area,” said Frazier. “When our
Dollar & Up co-owners DeParis Frazier, Nathaniel Haile and Harrison Hollivay. Photo by Jim Walsh
website is up and running, we’ll be offering free delivery to senior citizens and handicapped people in the area. Nobody does that, so that’s another thing that separates us from everybody else.” “It’s the hospitality aspect,” Hollivay said. “It’s not coached or rehearsed; it’s just what we’re really doing. It just flows naturally. We’re starting a jobtraining program for the junior high and the high school kids who come in after school. We really stand behind it. We’re going to do it. It’s not like we’re waiting for somebody to give us the green light, or we’re waiting for funding, or anything of that nature. We are going to do it.” A scan of the Dollar & Up shelves reveals highquality and low-price household items, including detergent, hats, gloves, kitchen utensils, vitamins, boots, shoes, medicine, hair products, incense and automobile needs. The front counter overflows with gig flyers and business cards, and amidst the snacks and candy sit Rap Snacks, whose packages feature the faces of Fetty Wap, Romeo Miller and Migos. Clearly, though the store’s tagline says “We Value Your $1,” that’s not all that’s valued at Dollar & Up. “We’ve got comment cards that ask, ‘What are the products you’d like to see in your store in the neighborhood?’” said Frazier. “We could have filled up the shelves with what we thought the community wanted, but we prefer to have them fill them up with what they want. When they put down what they want, we order it and reach out to them and let them know their products have arrived.” “It connects us with you. You feel more inclined
to be with us when you get an email from us,” said Hollivay. “The neighborhood has grown. I’ve seen the change. We’re from this area; we’ve seen it from the worst to now, and it’s more diverse — it’s way more open and friendly — and we want to bring this feel to everybody coming through the door. Because this is what you deserve: You’re supposed to be greeted when you come in. We’re making sure that you see the value that we see in you. That’s our goal.” Jim Walsh lives and grew up in South Minneapolis. He can be reached at jimwalsh086@gmail.com.
CORRECTIONS In the Fall Poetry section on page B12 of the Sept. 19 issue, several lines of poetry from a previous issue were added to the end of the poem “Paint Chips.” The poem should end with the line: “But I hear the ‘Angel’s Trumpet.’” The photo credits for the images accompanying a story starting on page B7 of the Sept. 5 issue were incomplete. The photos were taken by Andrea Rugg Photography for Sylvestre Remodeling & Design.
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A new plan for the Karmel shopping complex just south of the Midtown Greenway would add more apartment units, retail space and parking to the Whittier commercial and residential area. The proposal from Sabri Properties, which was presented to the Planning Commission Committee of the Whole on Sept. 26, would add 89 apartments, 192 parking spaces and about 36,000 square feet of retail space to the two-building Karmel shopping complex along Pillsbury Avenue. Karmel Mall, a different
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Minneapolis is considering turning over an 83-space, city-owned parking lot next to the 50th and France shopping district to a developer willing to build an affordable housing project on the site. City staff said it should be possible to erect a three-to-four-story apartment building with 40–50 multi-family units on the 30,000-square-foot lot, which takes up nearly half a block on the west side of Ewing Avenue between 50th and 51st streets. The hope is that some units would be affordable to families making 30%–50% of the area median income, said Andrea Brennan, the city’s director of housing policy and development. While officials insisted that any development plan would preserve some quantity of public parking, many neighborhood residents, businesspeople and property owners strenuously objected to any decrease in the number of spots near the commercial district. “That parking facility is the lifeblood of the east side of France Avenue,” said Richard Abdo, who owns the building currently occupied by Equation, a women’s clothing boutique, and Chuck & Don’s, a
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From November 1945 until early 1970s, no women were hired to drive streetcars or buses in Twin Cities By Zac Farber / zfarber@swjournal.com
Looking down the 1.5-mile-long track of the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line, Kathleen Graber yanked twice on a leather cord with a small wooden handle. Fifty feet behind her back, a bell clanged on the rear platform’s ceiling, signaling conductor Leah Harp to prepare for departure. After Harp gave the “all clear” — two rings of the car’s forward bell — Graber eased the train into motion, disabling its spring-loaded brakes with her right hand and pulling its controller lever with her left. With a rhythmic metal whisper, the 26-ton, 111-year-old electric locomotive began to amble north through Linden Hills. Of the 90 active volunteers who take turns clanging bells, pumping air brakes, sharing stories and selling tokens through the Minnesota Streetcar Museum, just 15 are women. And on Sept. 22, Graber and Harp joined Linda Ridlehuber and Barb Gacek in what was likely the first all-female crew assembled since the early 1950s. The four women were clad in the same dark trousers, gray button-downs and black ties that employees of Twin City Rapid Transit had worn before the company ended streetcar service in 1954. They had come together to celebrate the 464 female “motorettes” who were hired between 1943 and 1945 to keep the Twin Cities’ mass transit system running during World War II as male operators were sent to the front and rationing of gas and rubber caused streetcar ridership to nearly double. Unlike their male counterparts, motorettes were required to show Twin City Lines proof that they had found day care for their children, but the company otherwise treated motorettes and motormen equally. “The motorettes and conductorettes were paid the same wage scale as the men they replaced,” Graber said. “That was pretty progressive for back in the ’40s and ’50s.” Still, some passengers refused to ride a train driven by a woman, insisting on waiting for the next car to arrive. And in 1945, a female conductor was beaten by a drunk soldier who accused her of taking a man’s job.
Helen Murphy, a “motorette” hired during World War II, boards a streetcar in this 1946 photo. Twin City Rapid Transit hired 464 female streetcar operators during the war to keep the Twin Cities’ mass transit system running as male motormen were sent to the front and rationing of gas and rubber caused streetcar ridership to nearly double. Photo courtesy of Minnesota Streetcar Museum
After the war, many motorettes were laid off due to lack of seniority, and gender discrimination returned to the transit system’s hiring practices. From November 1945 until the early 1970s, not a single woman was hired to drive a city streetcar or a city bus. A handful of motorettes were able to keep their jobs, however, and the last of them, a woman named Ruby Peterson, retired as a bus driver in 1980. During what they hope will be the first annual Motorettes Historical Recognition SEE MOTORETTES / PAGE A11
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The owner of a Kingfield arts center has the go-ahead to build a five-story, steel-andglass addition to her 96-year-old building. Jackie Hayes, owner of the Center for Performing Arts at 38th & Pleasant, won the approval of the Planning Commission on Sept. 23. The new 23,129-square-foot structure will feature a 100-seat performance space on the ground floor, with tenant and studio spaces spread across the upper levels. The rusted steel cladding covering most of the addition’s exterior is designed to complement the brick-and-limestone surface of the original structure directly to its east. The two buildings will be connected by glass walkways on the second and third floors. The expansion comes as Hayes’ 24-yearold performing arts center is reaching capacity and several other local performance spaces and arts organizations — including Soap Factory, Intermedia Arts, Patrick’s Cabaret and the Bedlam Theater — have closed in recent years. Planning Commission president Sam Rockwell said the project typifies the kind of development he’d like to see in Minneapolis. Hayes bought the existing building, a former Roman Catholic convent, in 1995. The arts complex she created in the space contains rehearsal and teaching studios,
small offices and studio rooms and a topfloor Airbnb. The new addition will include elevators, at least 40 bike-parking spots and a real-time transit screen in a vestibule at the new entrance. The site’s two-car garage and six surface parking spaces will be replaced by a single parking space long enough to fit two small cars, city staff said. Hayes is working with adjacent organizations, such as Lake Country School, to use their parking during off hours. “We are sensitive to [parking] and feel that we’ve done a project that really addresses our expansion and what it might do to the intersection,” Hayes told the Planning Commission. Several residents were skeptical that the project included enough parking. That included Jeanne Ritterson, who predicted that parking in the area would be inadequate. “To suggest that bicycles and transit can mitigate the impact of [the Center for Performing Arts] expansion would require evidence that the people who ride now can commute by bike and transit year-round,” Ritterson said. Planning commissioner Ryan Kronzer said he thinks Hayes has done a good job arranging for off-street parking for when the center will be in use.
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streetcar is entirely mechanical, “not digital.” “It’s very archaic technology, which I find very charming and delightful,” she said. “I’m a social worker, and how often do I get to drive a 46,000-pound piece of machinery? I really feel I’m experiencing history in a very localized, granular way. It’s phenomenal to be able to touch a train — it’s not theoretical.” Ridlehuber agreed. “Forty-six thousand pounds of equipment, and you’re stopping with 100-year-old air brakes — I don’t know what could be more fun,” she said.
Day, Graber, Harp, Ridlehuber and Gacek discussed how social pressures have created a climate where more men are fond of trains than women and why they happen to love the big, finicky machines. “A lot of men who are trainheads do it because they grew up playing with trains, and this is about as close as you can get,” Graber said. “Mothers, teach your daughters to be streetcar conductors.” Harp said she enjoys how operating a
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Meet the students striking for climate action By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@swjournal.com
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Carrying signs with slogans like “Act Now” and “Youth Will Win,” dozens of students from Southwest Minneapolis joined thousands from across the state at a climate strike Sept. 20 in St. Paul. St. Paul police estimated that 6,000 people gathered at the state Capitol during the protest. It was one of several thousand protests planned across the world by students, who were inspired in part by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, whose school strike last year gained worldwide attention. The youth protesters urged broad and immediate action to curb global warming, including dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. They spoke of reducing fossil fuel usage, of ensuring environmental justice and, locally, of stopping the Enbridge Line 3 replacement pipeline slated for Northern Minnesota. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.8 degrees of global warming above mid-18th-century levels. An IPCC report released Sept. 25 said oceans are warmer, glaciers are losing their ice mass and sea levels are rising. The Southwest Journal spoke with several Southwest Minneapolis students in attendance at the St. Paul strike. Their quotations have been edited for length and clarity.
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I’ve had people tell me that this action isn’t going to matter because we’re just kids or [that] people aren’t going to pay attention to the strike [and] they’re just going to pay attention to us missing school. I don’t think that’s true. Something I’d like to see is the Just Transition from fossil fuels to clean energy in the workforce. I know that’s one of our demands today. It’s very hard to teach people how to do a new job or to make them open-minded to that, and I want to make sure that those people can make that transition and not worry about how that’s going to affect their family, their health care or any of that.
I have a passion for saving the planet and decided to come out here. People are going to see the high amount of people leaving schools in order to attend these events. I think the government will be aware that this is a problem people actually care about. I would like to see a definite protection for certain areas. It would be kind of like a global thing so that you can’t mess with the Amazon rainforest or the Boundary Waters.
A lot of people at school and a lot of people that I know really feel that climate change is basically the biggest problem in our world right now. But leaders are doing little to nothing to recognize it. We just want some sort of policy that can help save the world. Our school didn’t have recycling for such a long time, so we got that [last year]. We’re just spreading a lot of awareness. We want a lot of change in the U.S. to more sustainable sources of energy. In Minnesota, we have a good percentage of sustainable energy, but we could get a lot more.
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Crafter of canes A Kingfield veteran’s passion for making walking sticks By Christopher Shea
Since being wounded in a land mine explosion during the Vietnam War, Kingfield resident Bryce Brown has needed to walk with the assistance of a cane. Up until 12 years ago, he relied on an aluminum cane provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. “Aluminum and cane should not be in the same sentence,” Brown said. “It just screams gimp.” It was while on a bike ride around Lake Harriet in 2007 that something caught the corner of his eye — a lonely branch that fell after a windstorm. What struck him most about the branch was its shape. It looked exactly like a cane. Brown picked it up and, after testing its strength with some of his weight, decided to use the stick as his new cane. After that, he sanded it and embellished the wood with a lacquer highlight. Ever since that bike ride, Brown has turned the crafting of canes and walking staves into his passion and his business, which he calls BryStix. “It’s just a crazy bummer that this didn’t happen until I was 60,” he said. Much of the wood is sourced from dead trees found either in Minnesota or in Arizona, where Brown spends his winters. Because he sources the branches from all over, his sticks have varying designs. Some have holes burrowed out by bees, others have trenches created by beetles and there are even sticks sporting small bits of dried fungus. But no matter the type of stick, Brown
always starts his creative process by locating a properly shaped branch. Once he identifies a stick, Brown dries it out to make the cane lighter and then sands it to create a better grip. The last step, which he said is the most crucial, is to take each stick out on a half-mile walk to discover if additional work must be done before it can be sold. For Brown, every cane needs to be ergonomically perfect. As for how he markets his sticks, Brown’s primary method is word-of-mouth. Typically, this is accomplished by Brown walking around with one of his canes and someone noticing it. That is how Minneapolis VA security guard Lew Hughes got his cane, which he calls a “character cane.” Hughes spotted Brown walking into the VA hospital with one of his sticks and was surprised to hear that Brown had crafted it himself. After noticing how skilled Brown was at handling the stick, Hughes said he knew he had to get one. He’s been using one of Brown’s custom sticks for more than a year. Much like Brown, what Hughes appreciates is the natural beauty of the sticks along with their practicality. But most of all, he said, he likes how they make him … stick out. “If you weren’t a character before you got one of his canes, you are now,” Hughes said. If you’re interested in trying out a BryStix cane, you can call Bryce Brown at 612-227-9909.
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Some of Brown’s sticks have holes burrowed out by bees, others have trenches created by beetles and there are even sticks sporting small bits of dried fungus.
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In addition to calls received by her office, a coalition of East African residents of a nearby apartment building submitted a petition to the county asking for the closure of the Bloomington Avenue staircase. Building residents declined to speak to media. “It took me a while to appreciate the seriousness of the issue here,” Cano said. Three years into her first term, Cano is focusing more energy on dispersing illicit activity alongside investments in long-term solutions. “We’re throwing everything in the kitchen sink at this,” she said. “The fencing is just one step. We need to relieve the pressure here.”
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While there is consensus that sustainable, long-term solutions are necessary, short-term actions become frequent placeholders. In addition to fencing like the chain link that went up under Bloomington, for example, the county also funds biohazard cleanups and encampment removals. Galatz estimated that encampment removals along the Greenway happened on a weekly basis this summer. Other tactics include vegetation removal and an increased police presence. As the National Recreation and Park Association wrote in January 2019, short-term responses to homelessness in parks and other public spaces are not just neutral actions.
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Upgrades coming to Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden When walking through the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary, one first notices the silence and then the noise. The sounds of nearby cars and industry are replaced by the chirping of birds and the rustling of leaves as animals dart through the woods. Just a short trip west on Glenwood from Downtown, the nation’s oldest public wildflower garden is one of Minneapolis’ most pristine nature spaces. The garden, part of Theodore Wirth Regional Park, has a small cottage that hosts the Martha Crone Visitor Center, where visitors can grab a checklist of wildflowers currently in bloom and ask naturalists for tips and path recommendations. “It’s kind of a hidden gem,” said Emma Pachuta, a senior planner with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. The center, however, is getting old. Built in 1969, it is in need of an upgrade. Pachuta is
the planner leading the design effort to update the garden’s visitor center, add an accessible, gender-neutral restroom, construct a new tool shed and upgrade the front entrance. The MPRB will host an open house presenting their design concepts for the upgrades from 5–7 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the Theodore Wirth Pavilion, 3275 Glenwood Ave. The upgrades were called for in the Theodore Wirth Regional Park Master Plan of 2015. The garden now gets around 60,000 visitors each year and requires more space for staff, Pachuta said. So far, the Park Board has been reaching out to residents in the Bryn Mawr and Harrison neighborhoods, regular garden users, the nonprofit Friends of the Wild Flower Garden and other volunteers. The MPRB is hoping the upgrades will help bring more visitors to the garden. “People were really excited about this,” Pachuta said.
The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary will have its facilities updated in 2020–2021. The garden is home to more than 500 plant species and 130 resident and migratory bird species. Photos by Andrew Hazzard
Park Board’s higher levy request rejected Minneapolis has set its maximum property tax levy for 2020 without the additional $1.6 million Park Board officials were seeking to help boost youth programming and services. On Sept. 25, the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) set the city’s maximum property tax levy at $361.7 million, of which $69.5 million is allocated to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Park commissioners voted to approve a maximum property tax levy request of $71 million, an 8% increase from 2019. Park Board President Brad Bourn, who sits on the BET, attempted to adjust the maximum levy request to reach the figure sought by the MPRB, but the amendment failed. Mayor Jacob Frey, who vetoed the Park Board’s maximum levy request on Sept. 10 and also sits on the BET, asked board members to vote against the amendment. He said his
recommended budget will increase MPRB funding on top of the additional money from the 20-year Neighborhood Park Plan, which is allocating an additional $11 million each year through 2036 to address capital improvements in city parks. “In this case, we’ve given significant money,” Frey said. The mayor’s recommended budget calls for a 5.73% increase for the MPRB levy, which officials say will allow the park system to maintain current service levels. MPRB Superintendent Al Bangoura has pushed for more funding to be directed toward youth programming and employment opportunities for young people in the park system. Parks officials say current youth activities and jobs programs like Teen Teamworks lag behind funding levels of the early 2000s. Bourn said he is concerned that funding levels
are lower for current city youth, who are more diverse than previous generations. “The youth in the city of Minneapolis are in crisis right now,” Bourn said. Frey said he agrees that the city requires more investment in youth programming and well-being but prefers a multi-agency approach. Allocating more dollars to the Park Board this year is not in the best interest of the city and its taxpayers, he said. Other members of the BET said there are other ways to boost funding for city youth without giving the MPRB a larger levy allocation. “I think we have to look outside the box,” said Council Member Abdi Warsame (Ward 6) who sits on the BET. He said he doesn’t think the MPRB plan for boosting youth programming goes far enough and said they should look to the state, county and local foundations to address the gap.
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Only Council President Lisa Bender (Ward 10) backed Bourn’s amendment, citing high demand for youth employment through the MPRB and lagging programming levels. The MPRB receives about 7% of city property tax dollars, which funds about 75% of the Park Board budget. The maximum property tax levy is not the final amount sought from taxpayers but does give the city and the MPRB a ceiling for setting their respective budgets. Now Park Board commissioners and Bangoura will need to get more creative in their budgeting process if they want to fund additional youth services in 2020. MPRB staff will present commissioners with alternative ways to reach their youth programming goals within the maximum levy on Oct. 16, according to Bourn. “The Minneapolis Park Board will have to make some very difficult decisions,” he said.
A16 October 3–16, 2019 / southwestjournal.com FROM DANGEROUS CORNERS / PAGE A1
“I just want a solution that’s not going to result in someone getting killed,” Oliver Perez said. A few blocks west on Bryant Avenue, Craig Buchanan is running out of patience. He’s lived at 44th & Bryant since 1998 and has been trying to get the city to redo the street since the early 2000s. Back then, it wasn’t in Minneapolis’ plan for five-year capital improvement projects. Now it is; public works is scheduled to reconstruct Bryant between Lake and 50th streets in 2023. Buchanan is trying to get the city to speed up the work. He’s launched a website, savebryantavenue.home.blog, and printed off yard signs he’s distributed to neighbors in an effort to raise awareness and lobby the city to advance its timetable for the reconstruction. At a time when Minneapolis is working to make city streets safer (see page A7), residents in Southwest are taking it upon themselves to pressure elected and appointed officials and get results now.
‘We all want a stop sign’ South of 40th Street, Blaisdell Avenue gets weird. When the one-way, southbound avenue hits 40th Street in Kingfield, it dead-ends and resumes a half block to the east. But the block-long stretch of Blaisdell between 40th and 41st streets is a northbound one-way. Then, south of 41st street, Blaisdell becomes two-way. This odd configuration can lead to people mistakenly driving south — the wrong way — on a one-way street toward the intersection with 41st Street, where they can easily collide with an eastbound or westbound vehicle. That’s what happened the afternoon of Sept. 16, when a driver heading the wrong way on Blaisdell stuck a westbound car on 41st Street, totaling both vehicles and sending them spinning into the corner where the Perez children board the bus to their elementary school. “We need a solution and it’s a unique intersection,” said Chris DeParde, who has lived at the corner for 28 years. The Perez family and their neighbors are trying to raise awareness of the unsafe intersection and want the city to make changes. Perez and DeParde said there are two problems with the intersection: 1) The one-way signage on Blaisdell is insufficient, and 2) There are no stop signs on 41st Street between Nicollet and Pillsbury avenues, which can lead drivers to speed. They’ve been lobbying for improvements since at least 2015 but said the issues
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elected official first,” she said at the meeting. If approved under current zoning statutes, the properties would need to be rezoned from R1 to R4. The yet-to-be-implemented Minneapolis 2040 plan would zone both project areas as Corridor 3, meaning the 53 France project would require a conditional use permit for its planned fourth story. The 51 France project would require a variance for a front-yard setback. Leslie Bowman, who lives directly north of the 53 France project, said she knew the
Craig Buchanan has been trying to lobby local officials to repair Bryant Avenue since the early 2000s. Now he’s launched a yard sign campaign to try to advance reconstruction on the street. Photo by Andrew Hazzard
have been worse during the Interstate 35W reconstruction, which has resulted in more traffic through nearby neighborhoods. “My frustration is when I talk to the city, it’s always, ‘You need to talk to someone else,’” Oliver Perez said. When he last contacted the city after the Sept. 16 crash, he said he was told to contact the team behind Vision Zero, the city’s project dedicated to eliminating traffic deaths by 2027. Someone at Vision Zero told him to contact public works. A public works staffer told him to report the problem to 311.
I just want a solution that’s not going to result in someone getting killed. — Oliver Perez
site was likely being developed when her old neighbor left, but she hadn’t pictured something so large. She’s concerned the three-story building would block sunlight from reaching the 1.5-story bungalow she has called home for 38 years. Many who live near the projects have been discussing what they can do to oppose the buildings when applications are submitted to the city. “We’re just in the process of trying to figure out when we can have the most impact,” Bowman said.
Plans call for a 17-unit, four-story condo building at 51st & France. Submitted image
He has met with his Ward 8 council member, Andrea Jenkins, who called him after the Sept. 16 crash, but he’s worried the city won’t act unless someone is seriously hurt. That’s what happened at 43rd & Nicollet, where bollard bump-outs were installed after a 74-year-old woman was struck by a motorist and killed there in November 2017. Perez isn’t sure what the remedy is. He’s a concerned parent, not a traffic engineer. Maybe they could put a stop sign at 41st & Blaisdell, he suggested. Maybe they could add bump-outs at the intersection. City officials did not respond to a request for comment on safety improvements at 41st & Blaisdell. “I get it,” Perez said. “There’s angry dads all over the city. We all want a stop sign.”
‘Dare to dream’ The 2.5-mile stretch of Bryant Avenue between Lake and 50th streets has pavement “beyond its expected useful life,”
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Palmisano said changing the lot was “not a fait accompli” and requested input from the community at a Sept. 24 Fulton neighborhood meeting attended by about 60 people. Palmisano said the city’s goal of adding density and affordable housing in every part of Minneapolis made the Ewing Avenue parking lot one of the most attractive sites for development in all of Southwest, where property values are high and undeveloped land is in short supply. “We are a city that’s growing,” she said. “In this area and only this area we get to make choices about the type of housing that’s being created and that can be done with land use and zoning.” Palmisano said the city may conduct usage and traffic studies before issuing a request for proposals for the lot. “We know cars don’t shop; people do,” she said. “We’re less sure as to who’s using that lot.” Lynda Smith, who owns the Arthur Murray Dance Center at 5041 France Ave., responded that “the cars are shoppers in that parking lot” and said if the lot were removed she would not renew her lease. “My clients are not in the neighborhood,” she said. “It would impact my business severely.” Fulton resident Andrew Michaelson
according to city documents. Part of the road dates back to 1957. To Craig Buchanan, the issues on the street are traffic speed, traffic volume and general aesthetics. Cars tend to speed, he said, particularly between 43rd and 46th streets, where there are no stop signs. The street is wide, with parking on both sides of the road. Public works routinely patches potholes along the road, but it remains rough, which Buchanan believes undermines its status as a bike boulevard. “I don’t think there’s anyone who thinks the status quo is acceptable,” Buchanan said. He’s been frustrated with the state of the road for years and has been in conversations with his Ward 13 city council members, from Betsy Hodges to Linea Palmisano. Now he’s trying another way to put on the pressure, a yard sign campaign. He spent $500 on 40 signs, which encourage people to call their city council representatives and ask them to advance the project. Many of his immediate neighbors near 44th Street have put up signs; he’s trying to distribute more. No one is questioning the need to redo the street, but the timetable is up for debate. Bryant Avenue was originally slated to be reconstructed in 2021 but was pushed back to 2023 in the 2018 budget process, according to city spokesperson Sarah McKenzie. The decision to delay was made to allow for more community outreach and design work and to prevent overlapping with the planned Grand Avenue reconstruction of 2021. But the city does reexamine the order of its capital improvement plan every year, and McKenzie said public works has received many comments on Bryant and “will explore options to accelerate the planning and the funding for the project.” In an email to Bryant Avenue residents in East Harriet, Palmisano said she’d worked to get the project on the capital improvement plan and will try to prevent it from being delayed further. She encouraged residents to keep documenting street issues with 311, which could help advance the project scheduling. When the road is redone, Buchanan would like the city to get creative. He pictures something like San Francisco’s famous curvy, landscaped Lombard Street. He’d like a separated bike space instead of the current setup, where he believes the city is using cyclists as a traffic-calming measure. He’d like more nature incorporated to reduce runoff and beautify the space. “Dare to dream,” he said.
told city officials that he appreciated their looking “at the assets the city has in [one of] the only viable developable parcels for affordable housing in the whole ward.” “I am for this process,” he said. The Ewing Avenue parking lot was created in a partnership between the 50th & France Business Association and the city, according to Bob Sykes, a member of the 50th & France Special Service District’s advisory council. In the mid 1980s, a small group of local commercial property owners banded together to buy a row of single-family homes on Ewing Avenue, Sykes said. The city bought three of the properties and an additional property was donated. Sykes said the city assessed the cost of acquiring the three properties and building and maintaining the lot to the owners of about 30 Minneapolis properties in the 50th & France shopping area. In 2003 an additional property was donated and the lot was expanded. Today, owners of 22 nearby commercial properties pay about $42,000 per year to cover snow removal and other maintenance costs for the lot. There are about 35 different parking use agreements that would need to be revisited before any project can go forward. “We’re three or four years from any sort of structure,” Palmisano said.
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They can come with a price for both housed and houseless users. In one case study from Jordan River Parkway in Salt Lake City, vegetation removal in response to increased homeless usage disrupted the efficacy of local social service providers while degrading the park’s ecologic health. Jensen said a fencing-based approach can have detrimental impacts on community safety. “The more people using the Greenway, the safer the Greenway is,” he said, adopting a popular urbanist stance. The county is also investing in other infrastructural tactics. It is currently funding a study examining crime prevention through environmental design, with the final report due out in early 2020. “It won’t be earthshattering,” said Kyle Mianulli, a spokesperson for Hennepin County Community Works. But the county hopes the report can uplift locally specific priorities that can be applied to the Greenway. Perhaps no organization is more squarely situated at the intersection of green infrastructure and safety than Tree Trust, a nonprofit that partners with the county on a variety of Greenway landscaping and vegetation projects. One recent project re-landscaped a patch of vegetation between the Bloomington Avenue stairs and the fenced-off bridge underpass. Environmental design is not a new strategy for the Greenway. In 2015 Hennepin County Community Works and Minneapolis’ Community Planning and Economic Development department jointly published a report on East Lake Street/ Midtown Greenway Placemaking and Urban Design. The report analyzes poten-
FROM KARMEL COMPLEX / PAGE A9
Phase one is to replace Karmel Square with a six-story apartment building and underground parking. The building would contain 43 apartments ranging from oneto four-bedroom units and 105 parking spaces, according to documents submitted to the city. The first and fourth levels of the existing four-story parking garage would be converted into retail space for current shops in Karmel Square, with parking retained on the middle floors.
tial placemaking installations at four nodes along the Greenway to improve accessibility and neighborhood connectivity, including at Bloomington Avenue. Report recommendations included vegetation management, bike parking, better signage and recreational amenities. “It’s great to do community safety through environmental design,” Jensen said. But alone, he insists that environmental design is not enough. “We need people on the ground,” Jensen continued. “If you miss that part, the human component, you miss a huge piece of the issue.”
‘A drop in the bucket’ Tabitha Montgomery, executive director of the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association, is serious about the human issue. Montgomery, along with the South Minneapolis Community Safety Coalition, has put together a $10 million investment proposal to address community needs that the intersection of 29th & Bloomington makes so visible. Under the proposal, which was first pitched to a group of city council members and policy aides during an April “day for livability and safety,” the city would allocate this money across three pillars: a full-time community services team, an economic inclusion model for activating community spaces and a restroom-access fund. Montgomery was clear that “these are not novel ideas.” Rather, the plan is about articulating the necessary resources “to advance more meaningfully towards achieving the communities that we say that we want,” she said. “Even a $10 million call for investment is a drop in the bucket,” Montgomery said. “There are enough resources in our communities to ensure we are thriving.”
Phase two of the project would bring a second six-story building with 46 apartments and 87 parking spots on Pleasant Avenue. This phase is likely to be proposed later, according to documents submitted to the city. The second apartment building would be linked to the first. Sabri Properties, owned by Basim Sabri, owns and operates several commercial and residential spaces near Lake & Pillsbury, mostly catering to the Somali community. They contain dozens of stores, offices, restaurants and a mosque. (A plan to expand
Public entities are already committing resources, although nowhere close to the $10 million Montgomery is calling for. In late September, Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis allocated $75,000 to St. Stephen’s to grow their social service work with homeless people along the Greenway. This investment, as Jessica Lee wrote in a recent MinnPost article, was motivated in part by the looming memory of last year’s encampment on Hiawatha Avenue. The fallout from the 300-person strong encampment “has changed how government agencies and nonprofits think about homelessness in the Twin Cities,” Lee wrote. Now, public officials worry that conditions on the Greenway will be perceived as a Hiawatha 2.0. Unlike Hiawatha Avenue, however, the Greenway is meant to be occupied. “The Greenway is a public space and all members of our community are welcome to use it,” Mianulli said. “And homeless people are part of our community.” But keeping public space both safe and accessible is tricky terrain. And as parties from the city, county and advocacy groups readily attest, fencing is just a temporary infrastructural response to what is undoubtedly a large, complex and structural social issue. “Is the fence design the best thing? Absolutely not,” said Greg Leierwood, a longtime Powderhorn Park resident and an advocate for the Bloomington Avenue fence. “It was an afterthought. It wasn’t designed; it was put up because of misuse. It looks terrible.” Still, Leierwood has perceived a reduction in activity underneath the bridge since the fence went up. And to him, that means it’s worth it. Yet, as Galatz contended, “We don’t want to fence off underneath every abutment. … If we keep fencing them, where do you stop?”
Karmel Mall, located between Grand and Pillsbury avenues along the Greenway, was denied by the City Council in 2015.) Currently the Karmel shopping complex south of the Greenway is considered two legal, nonconforming shopping centers by city zoning classifications. The expansion would require rezoning from an industrial to a commercial designation, a conditional use permit for the six-story building and a conditional use permit to expand the shopping center. The area would also need a site plan review.
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To help implement those improvements, the city is currently in the process of hiring a Vision Zero engineer. That person will focus on what types of short-term, quick-fix projects need to be put where and will also examine major capital projects to ensure new infrastructure is in line with safety goals. Mosing said the city has been doing the quick-fix types of improvements using a dedicated pool of funding for the last five years. Hutcheson said she would be making a pitch to put new funding into Vision Zero projects on Sept. 26. “We do really hope to address hundreds of intersections on those high-injury streets in the next three years,” Fawley said.
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Before reopening in March, and with the permission of their new landlord, Olson Gross and Tanaka-Johnson swapped out the Sugar Sugar awning with one featuring their business’s name. The changeover cost $1,500, but the duo paid just $1,000, thanks to a city matching-grant program that partially reimburses business owners for exterior improvements. Kinoko Kids, located at 38th & Grand, is one of dozens of Southwest businesses and one of hundreds citywide that has made exterior improvements with the help of the Facade Improvement Matching Grant Program. Over the past 11 years, the city has awarded 71 grants totaling $120,361 to businesses and landlords at 38th & Grand and 38th & Nicollet. About three quarters of those funds have gone to 38th & Nicollet. Citywide, nearly $2.7 million has been distributed toward 960 projects between the program’s inception in 2008 and June 30, 2019, according to the Community Planning and Economic Development department, which runs the program. Those projects have been matched by $6.58 million in private funds. City staff and political leaders said the facadeimprovement program helps create welcoming business districts with shops that have similarlooking exteriors. They added that it gives business owners an incentive to make repairs and improvements they might otherwise forgo. “Generally, your last concern [as a small business owner] is how my building looks on the outside,” Ward 8 City Council Member Andrea Jenkins said. “It tends to fall low on the priority list.” Minneapolis developed the facade-improvement program during the Great Recession as part of a broader initiative, called Great Streets, to help neighborhood business districts. The program is open to owners and tenants of commercial buildings in 91 commercial areas across the city and is administered by 15 local business and neighborhood organizations. Building tenants must have landlord approval to participate. Grants can generally run up to $5,000,
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though businesses in some areas can receive up to $7,500. All grants must be matched with private funds, either on a 1-to-1 or 2-to-1 basis, depending on the business’s location. Eligible projects include new awnings, window replacements, masonry repairs and murals. Projects such as interior work, new construction and fencing are not eligible. Business and building owners must complete and pay for the projects before receiving city funds.
Successful corners There are five organizations that administer the program in Southwest Minneapolis, including the Lake Street Council and the Southwest Business Association. The SBA, which covers about half of Southwest Minneapolis, including parts of Lyndale and Nicollet avenues, has provided over $530,000 to 301 projects since 2008, facade grants manager Roger Worm said. Worm pointed to 38th & Nicollet, a commercial district in which businesses have received over $91,000 in facade-improvement grants, as an example of how the program has had a positive impact on neighborhoods. Since 2008, a handful of new restaurants and businesses have opened at the corner, including Nighthawks Diner and Bar, Kyatchi and Boludo, he noted, and almost every commercial space in the district is occupied.
“As I tell the city, if you want to stand on the corner and declare success, this is the corner,” Worm said. At 38th & Grand, about 24 projects have received grant funding since 2011, including seven this year. Almost all of this year’s grantees at the corner have either opened or moved there in the past couple years. Ja’Lisa Calaway, who opened Ja’Lisa’s Gorgeous Extensions at the corner in 2017, is planning to use a grant to help pay for a new awning. She said the new awning will be at a steeper angle than the current one, increasing its visibility from the street. To Calaway’s north, Katie Koster of the shop digs is using a grant to help cover a new mural on her north facade, a blank red wall facing 38th Street. Work on the mural started Oct. 2. A few storefronts east, Crystal Zavada of the consignment boutique belle weather recently installed new windows and signage after moving the shop to 38th & Grand from 34th & Lyndale earlier this year. The projects cost north of $3,000, but Zavada paid about a third of that, thanks to a grant and a contribution toward the windows from her landlord. Zavada said she wouldn’t have been able to afford the new features without the grant. Jenkins, who represents the area, said the
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Brave New Media directed the press center at the Emmys in September. Photo courtesy of Brave New Media
“We like to say we’re technology agnostic,” Baillie said. “We’ll use whatever technology we think is best to solve the creative problem.” They’ve equipped the Eat Street office to be ready for anything. “You could produce a whole movie here,” Baillie said. An editing suite is outfitted for recording, with a double wall and a floor filled with sand to deaden the sound. A green screen is available for photo shoots. An audio studio and control room host voiceovers and BraveNewRadio.com, a new passion project dedicated to local music. “We’re somewhere between an agency and a production house,” Baillie said. Brave New Media bought the two-story building at 2110 Nicollet Ave. six years ago; it was originally constructed as a farmers’ credit union in 1948. The company plays a role in the local Eat Street Festival, providing marketing services
and serving as a premier sponsor. Baillie said he suggested the idea years ago, and when it later gained momentum he shared an old budget and map he had drawn up. “I’ve always felt that this area could use some kind of street festival, because it’s so diverse and it’s hard to bring all the groups together,” Baillie said. “This neighborhood, I truly believe, is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city, and it should be celebrated.” The local office currently holds seven employees. Petrou and a second staff member are based in Los Angeles, and the CFO is based in Europe. The building also holds the tenant Software for Good, which develops web and mobile content for groups that work toward positive environmental and social change. Shelves of props include many cereal bowls for longtime client Malt-O-Meal. A freezer is full of ice cream from client Blue Ribbon Classics. A commemorative Minnesota
program has been a good investment, both in terms of building goodwill and improving neighborhood business districts. She noted that Mayor Jacob Frey has proposed allocating an additional $200,000 to the program in 2020, specifically to be used in the city’s six new “cultural districts.” The districts are commercial areas in neighborhoods where the majority of residents are people of color. (It’s unlikely that any will extend west of Interstate 35W or south of Interstate 394.) Statistical research on the economic return of facade-improvement programs is scarce, but a 2014 University of Wisconsin–Extension study found that, in general, many business operators experience an increase in sales as a result of storefront-improvement projects. The study noted that even small investments can generate significant returns and that nearby businesses often experience increased sales and initiate their own storefront improvements when their neighbors complete projects. Jenkins said small businesses like the ones at 38th & Grand help keep communities relevant and can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by eliminating the need for longer car trips. “[They] help create a more comprehensive community,” she said, “a feeling of community and connectivity that helps keep communities strong.”
United shirt is on display, a recent gift from the team. Before the United became a Major League Soccer team, Brave New Media spent two years working pro bono for the Minnesota Stars, running their website, traveling on the road with the team, filming documentaries and brokering a deal with Surly Brewing to give fans a few thousand dollars in free beer. When the team sang “Wonderwall” in the locker room after a playoff victory, Petrou shot the video and posted it to social media. A lifelong soccer fan, Petrou wore a soccer jersey to his first meeting with client Blue Zones, recalled the company’s founder, Dan Buettner, the author of books highlighting global places where people live longest and healthiest. Buettner was looking for someone who could speak Greek, ride a bike and edit video for his project Classroom Connect. “At the time, we needed satellite dishes the size of suitcases and emerging technology that was hard to understand and Petrou quickly grasped it all,” Buettner said. “Occasionally he’d be up all night getting these videos ready from remote places in Turkey and the Amazon.” Buettner woke one morning in Costa Rica to find Petrou still awake and editing video in the tropical heat. They had breakfast with Panchita, a centenarian who had also been awake for hours. Every day for decades, she swept, chopped wood, built a fire and made tortillas for her son to bike to a local hospital. “That was her sense of purpose,” Petrou said. Petrou said he thinks about Panchita when friends in the industry talk about burnout. “You think that you need a stress-free life,” he said. “But she feels that everyone needs a little bit of stress in life to keep you going.”
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The beginning of the 2020–21 school year is a long way off, but deadlines to tour and register for schools are already approaching. In the Southwest Journal’s annual Education Guide, we help parents find the school or early childhood education program that best suits their child. You’ll learn how to navigate Minneapolis Public Schools’ school-placement process and find listings of preschools, charter schools and private schools in and around Southwest Minneapolis. PAGE B4
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he newest restaurant in Linden Hills is the result of a test drive in a food truck. But — geez Louise — did anyone really need to give this dining concept a dry run before settling into a bricksand-mortar kitchen? Not when the niche is the star of Mom’s all-timebest school lunch or Sunday supper. A mere mention of a grilled cheese sandwich and the memories start flowing. Add homemade tomato soup, and the only remaining question is: How did we manage to face the traumas of adulthood for so long without a place that takes this primal comfort food as seriously as it merits? Proof: The sidewalk patio was full-full-full on a recent balmy Tuesday. Come winter, and its generous indoor space (the former home of a similarly counter-service-style restaurant) will come in handy. A caveat, however: It could use a bit of primping to warm the sterile setting. Or just leave that to the menu. Cheese Louise was launched by a pair of women who perfected its best-selling, straight-arrow grilled cheese sandwich, composed of plenty of cheddar, havarti and fontina oozing from uber-buttery grilled brioche. The chef of the duo comes from Lucia’s kitchen, so she not only has a passion for prime ingredients built into her culinary DNA, but she also knows how to spin a number of foodie touches into her list of variations on the theme. The Hasselhoff rendition reminds me of a well-made Reuben: picnic ham slathered with tangy housemade German mustard, then topped
with nutty, yummy Swiss that melts all over a tangle of sauerkraut, all served on substantial artisan bread. We also split the Veggie Zissou number, my favorite of our samplings. Picture roasted eggplant, sweet red peppers and earthy mushrooms slathered with a parsley pesto and loads of slightly salty, bracing feta, and you get the idea. All sandwiches come with the choice of that lusty tomato soup — its native sweetness kept in check by the tomatoes’ touch of acid, delivered in a thick puree. Or choose a bouncy salad of field greens in a tingle of vinaigrette that also offsets the richness of the sandwiches. Or add fries — thin, tender and spared of grease — for an extra charge. And for a few cents more, order the truffled version, just to make sure they’re unfailingly addictive. (You can also add bacon to any of the sandwiches.) Next-time: The Moz, featuring fresh mozzarella, bacon, sundried tomato aioli and spinach. The Babe the Blue, where blue cheese serves as the superstar, married with caramelized onions, fig jam and crunches of crisp apple. Or Get Your Goat, which gives goat cheese the spotlight, melded with roasted peppers, an olive tapenade and sprigs of arugula. No desserts on offer, but who needs, or even craves, one after such lush, rich comfort food? Geez Louise! The good news is that beer and wine also are available, and everything comes delivered by a cheery, caring server. There’s only one flaw here: They’re closed Mondays. (Just kidding. Even mom-cooks deserve a day off.)
CHEESE LOUISE 4279 Sheridan Ave. S. 612-205-0276 cheeselouisempls.com
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2020–21 EDUCATION GUIDE
Choosing a district school By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com
Southwest Minneapolis parents have two overarching options when it comes to K–12 education: publicly funded and privately funded schools. Publicly funded schools receive their operating revenue from the state and are open to any student for no cost. Privately funded schools receive operating funds from private sources and can choose whom they admit. Eighteen of Southwest Minneapolis’ 22 publicly funded schools are part of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), which as of last spring had 33,700 K–12 students in over 70 buildings. Four are charters. MPS operates two high schools, three middle schools, eight elementary schools, one alternative school and four combined
elementary-middle schools in Southwest Minneapolis. Space permitting, any student is free to enroll in any MPS school. To determine placement, the district asks families to fill out a school request form generally due in early February. It asks families of all upcoming kindergarteners and ninth-graders to fill out the form, along with families who wish to send their child to a new school. The district considers requests submitted after the deadline on a space-available basis. When a school gets more requests than it has spots available, the district generally prioritizes students who live in the school’s “attendance zone.” Typically, those zones include areas within several miles of the school and are bounded by major roads.
The protocol is slightly different for specialty or “magnet” schools, which have larger attendance zones. For those, the district prioritizes students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and live in a specific highconcentration area of poverty over students who live in the immediate area. Open enrollment is also an option for
families, though they need to provide their own transportation. To apply to schools in districts outside of MPS, families must submit an application to the respective district by Jan. 15. Families are not required to submit a new open-enrollment application each year once their children are accepted.
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT MPS hasn’t yet updated its student placement website with information for the 2020–21 school year. Generally, the district’s schools lottery opens in mid-November and closes in early February. Look for more information to come at studentplacement.mpls.k12.mn.us.
PRESCHOOLS Academia Elze
Edina Morningside Preschool
4 W. Franklin Ave. 345-5370 academiaelze.com
4201 Morningside Road 952-926-6555 ext. 108 emcucc.org
Ages/Programs: 16 months–5 years/ Toddler and preschool dual language immersion
Ages/Programs: 3–5/Half-day (9 a.m.– 11:30 a.m.) and extended day (9 a.m.–1 p.m.), play-based program focused on social development two to four days per week, Tuesday through Friday.
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 29/4.5:1, toddler; 6:1, preschool
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 40/8:1
Administrator: Karina Elze and Nandi Solórzano
Administrator: Jessie Holly and Destiny Rock
Tuition: $290–$360 per week, CCAP accepted
Tuition: $205 for two half days to $345 for four half days; $283 for two extended days to $495 for four extended days. Programs are priced by number of days and by half or extended days. Full and partial scholarships available.
Berry Patch [Preschool]–Calvary 5300 France Ave. S. 952-836-1577 berrypatchschool.com Ages/Programs: 18 months–5 years/ Play-based morning program with afternoon options and enrichment programs that emphasize love, joy, respect, creativity and fun.
Lyndale Community School students prepare for a May 2018 assembly to celebrate their school’s becoming a School of Excellence, as designated by the Minnesota Elementary School Principals’ Association. Photo by Nate Gotlieb
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 300/7:1, 18–month to 2-year-olds; 10:1, ages 3–5
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 150/4:1, infants; 7:1, toddlers; 7:1, preschool A; 10:1, preschool B and pre-K
Administrator: Molly Lounsberry Dykstra
Administrator: Daniela Tablada
Tuition: Fee schedule varies; call or see website for more information.
Tuition: Call for more information.
children ages 6 months–3 years; Toddler Childcare Program (year-round licensed daycare), ages 18–36 months certified Waldorf programs Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 45/8:1, preschool; 6:1, toddler Administrator: Marti Stewart
Caring for Children
Child Garden Total Environment Montessori
5835 Lyndale Ave. S. 866-1632 cfcrumc.org
1601 Laurel Ave. 377-1698 childgardenmontessori.com
Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–5 years/Nonprofit childcare center serving families
Ages/Program: 6 weeks–6 years/All day, full-time programs
Community Child Care Center
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 65/4:1, infants; 7:1, toddlers; 10:1, 3- to 4-year-olds
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 200/3:1, infants; 5:1, toddlers; 10:1, preschool
8 W. 60th St. 861-4303 ccccmpls.org
Administrator: Andrea Patton
Administrator: Jennifer Bowron
Tuition: Call for more information.
Tuition: $1,848/month, infants; $1,646/ month, toddlers; $1,346/month, preschool
Casa de Corazón Intercultural Early Learning
City of Lakes Waldorf School
3928 Nicollet Ave. 824-7831 casaearlylearning.com
2344 Nicollet Ave. S. 767-1550 clws.org
Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–pre-K/ Full-day, year-round bilingual childcare and preschool
Ages/Program: 3–5 and potty trained/ Half day or full day, two, three or five days per week with extended day available until 5:30 p.m.; parent/tot classes for
Tuition: Preschool starts at $382/month; parent/tot classes are about $300 for 8–10-week sessions: fall, winter, spring. Call for more information.
Ages/Program: 6 weeks–11 years/ Preschool; before- and after-school education for school-age children; enrichment; breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack provided; additional extracurricular activities available Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 106/3:1, infants; 5:1, toddlers; 8:1, preschool; 10:1, school-age children Administrator: Lynn Hoskins Tuition: Call for more information.
Golden Years Montessori School 4100 W. 42nd St. 952-929-4211 tinyurl.com/Golden-Years-MontessoriSchool Ages/Programs: 4–5/Half day (9 a.m.– noon) and full day (9 a.m.–3 p.m.) before school (7:45 a.m.–9 a.m.) after school (3 p.m.–4:30 p.m.) Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 129/10:1 Administrator: Terri Recke and Christine Oberstar Tuition: $7,450/year for half day; $8,400/ year for full day
Grace Neighborhood Nursery School 1430 W. 28th St. 872-8131 gracenns.com Ages/Program: 33 months–6 years/ Child-centered, play-based curriculum focused on the whole child; Preschool classes two, three or five mornings (9 a.m.–noon) or three afternoons (1 p.m.–3:30 p.m.); Options for Early Risers (8 a.m.–9 a.m.); Lunch Bunch (noon–2 p.m.); enrichment and extended day (Monday, noon–2:30 p.m. and Friday, noon–3 p.m.). Eclectic model drawing from Reggio, Montessori, Waldorf and High Scope. Bus service offered in a three-mile radius.
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2020–21 EDUCATION GUIDE Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 100/10:1 or less Administrator: Barb Murphy Tuition: $206, two-day; $346, three-day; $552, five-day. Additional cost for bus service, extended day and enrichment class.
Tuition: Part-time tuition is $250 per month for two days and $475 per month for four days. Full-time program tuition is $1,435 per month. Eligible site for Pathways scholarships (4-star Parent Aware rating).
Judson Preschool 4101 Harriet Ave. 822-0915 judsonpreschool.com
Grandma’s House Children’s Center 625 W. 31st St. 455-4113 grandmashousechildrenscenter.org Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–10 years/ Group family daycare located on first floor of Redeemer Health & Rehab, featuring intergenerational activities with senior residents. Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 14/3:1, infants; 4:1, toddlers; 6:1, preschool and school-age
Ages/Programs: 2 years, 9 months– 5 years/Play-based preschool. Nonsectarian educational philosophy. Judson Preschool is dedicated to bringing together children and early childhood educators in an environment of self-growth, achieved through socialization and spontaneous learning. School year is September–May. Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 112, Tue–Thu; 26, Fri/10:1
Administrator: Elissa Rislov
Administrator: Kelly Hollis
Tuition: Infants and toddlers $1,490/ month; preschool $1,310/month
Tuition: Mornings (9 a.m.–11:45 a.m.) are $300/month and afternoons (12:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m.) are $280/month for Tue–Wed. Add Fridays (9 a.m.–1 p.m.) for $750 per year.
Joyce Bilingual Preschool 3400 Park Ave. 823-2447 joycepreschool.org Ages/programs: 3–5/Bilingual Spanish and English preschool, plus Family Fridays, an optional multicultural parentchild class each Friday. Morning and afternoon part-time programs two or four days/week at Park Avenue and Windom sites. New full-time preschool program at Joyce-Hiawatha site, 1611 E. 46th St., for ages 3–5. Joyce parents shape the community through the Comité de Padres en Liderazgo (Parent Leadership Committee), and support each other as part of the monthly Asociación de Padres de Familia. August Spanish-immersion camp sessions for children 3–8. June summer camps at Hiawatha. Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 115/8:1 or 9:1 with additional support staff Administrator: Laura Tompkins
Kinderstube German Immersion Preschool c/o Mayflower Church 106 E. Diamond Lake Rd. 651-353-5147 kinderstubepreschool.org
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 40/7:1 Administrator: Babett Larimer, director Tuition: Varies
Kumi’s House of Children 3450 Irving Ave. S. 824-2717 kumishouseofchildren.com
Administrator: Kumi Gunasekera Tuition: $300–$1,000 depending on age and schedule
Lake Area Discovery Center at Annunciation Catholic School 525 W. 54th St. 651-762-7884 ladcfamilies.org Ages/Programs: 3–5 years/Non-profit Christian-based early childhood program staffed by licensed teachers; part- and full-time schedules available; summer program begins in June
Administrator: Janet Miller, executive director Tuition: Call for more information
Lake Harriet Christian Child Care Center 5009 Beard Ave. S. 926-2283 lhccc.org Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–6 years/ Full-day childcare and education
Ages/Programs: 16 months–5 years/ Montessori preschool
Why Choose Hennepin Schools? 1. Whittier’s top-performing public school 2. 15:1 student to teacher ratio 3. Extended school days (8:45–4:15) 4.Free busing for Minneapolis residents
To learn more or apply, please call 612-843-5050 [se habla espanol] or visit us at www.hennepinschools.org Enrolling now for K–8! Hennepin Elementary School SWJ 100319 6.indd 1
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 27/10:2, toddlers; 17:2, preschoolers
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 88/10:1
Ages/Programs: 3–5 years/German immersion preschool, half-day and fullday options
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Students at the Minneapolis Nature Preschool in 2017. Photo courtesy of Alyson Quinn
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Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 55/3:1, infant; 5:1, toddler; 9:1, preschooler
Administrator: Meredith LaCount Tuition: Infants $347/week; toddlers $315/week; preschool $268/week. Tuition includes breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack, as well as all field trips.
Lake Harriet Montessori School 915 W. 45th Street 747-8284 lhms.org Ages/Programs: 33 months–6 years/ Traditional Montessori, hands-on learning Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 42/5:1 Administrator: Gay Luise Tuition: $235/week full-time, $54/day part-time (3-day minimum)
Lake Harriet United Methodist Preschool 4901 Chowen Ave. S. 926-8043 lakeharrietumpreschool.org Ages/Programs: 3–entering K/9 a.m.– 11:30 a.m., 9 a.m.–1 p.m.; Enrichment programs available Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 50/10:1 Administrator: Andrea Wright Tuition: Call for more information.
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2020–21 EDUCATION GUIDE school-aged kids; summer camps also available
kindergarten; before- and after-school child care
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: Enrollment varies/4:1, infants; 6:1, toddlers; 10:1, preschool; 15:1, school-aged kids
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 25/8:1
Administrator: Becky Selzer Tuition: Call for rates
New Horizon Academy — Lake Street 105 W. Lake St. 224-9249 newhorizonacademy.net/location/ minneapolis-lake-street Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–fourth grade/ Learning programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, pre-kindergartners and school-aged kids; summer camps also available Students in the Hale Elementary School choir perform during a 45th-anniversary celebration of the Hale and Field school pairing in November 2017. Photo by Nate Gotlieb
4201 Sheridan Ave. S. 922-4501 lindenhillschildcare.com
Tuition: $715-$1250, depending on program and hours. Tuition assistance available. Mayflower is dedicated to economic diversity, currently offering $190,000 in financial aid based on need.
Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–6 years/Full or half day, five days per week
Mount Olivet Preschool
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 81/12:3, infants; 7:1, toddlers; 10:1, preschoolers; 9:2, pre-K
5025 Knox Ave. S. 767-2216 mtolivet.org/education/preschool
Administrator: Robin Anderson
Ages/Programs: 3–5/Christian preschool
Tuition: Call for more information
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 100/6:1
Linden Hills Child Care Center
Administrator: Linda Healy
Mayflower Early Childhood Center — Montessori Learning Environments 106 E. Diamond Lake Road 825-5914 mayflowerchildren.org Ages/Programs: 16 months–6 years/ Toddler Community; Children’s House; Before and After Care; Summer Program Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 95/7:1; 10:1 child care Administrator: Amy Kennedy
Tuition: $225/month (two days/week); $280/month (three days/week)
New Horizon Academy — Uptown 2431 Hennepin Ave. S. 354-2470 newhorizonacademy.net/location/ minneapolis-uptown-hennepinavenue Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–fourth grade/ Learning programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, pre-kindergartners and
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Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: Enrollment varies/4:1, infants; 6:1, toddlers; 10:1, preschool; 15:1, school-aged kids Administrator: Noah Jacobs Tuition: Call for rates
Southwest KinderCare 3708 W. 44th St. 922-6727 kindercare.com/our-centers/ minneapolis/mn/000721 Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–6 years/Parttime and full-time programs designed for learning through play Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 87/4:1, infant; 7:1, toddler; 10:1, preschool and pre-K Administrator: Amanda Korolchuk, center director Tuition: Call for more information.
Southwest Montessori School 5000 Washburn Ave. S. 920-2311 southwestmontessorischool.com Ages/Programs: 3–6/Montessori pre-school, pre-kindergarten and
Administrator: Heather Ollila Tuition: Varies according to schedule; call or email southwestmontessorischool@ gmail.com for information.
St. John’s Child Care Center 4842 Nicollet Ave. S. 827-1237 stjohnsmpls.org/child-care Ages/Programs: 16 months–fourth grade/Preschool, day care and afterschool programming Child-to-staff ratio: 7:1, toddler; 10:1, preschool; 15:1, school-age Administrator: Tina Shear Tuition: $20/day for after-school care; Preschool is $240/month for three days per week and $215/month for two days per week; $292/week for toddlers; Preschool child care is $255/week for five days a week full-time.
St. Peter’s Edina Early Childhood Center 5421 France Ave. S. 952-927-8400 stpetersedina.org/ecec Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–5 years/ Infants, waddlers (12–16 months), toddlers, early preschool, preschool, pre-kindergarten and High-5. Full-time care with education component Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 4:1, infants and waddlers; 7:1, toddlers and early preschool; 10:1, preschool, pre-kindergarten and High-5 Administrator: Tosca Grimm Tuition: Call for more information.
Sunshine Montessori School 4557 Colfax Ave. S. 827-4504 sunshinemontessori.net
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2020–21 EDUCATION GUIDE Ages/Programs: 16 months–6 years/ Toddler House (16 months–38 months); Children’s House (33 months–6 years); before and after care; summer program Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 54/1:5, toddlers; 1:8, preschool Administrator: Alanna Nelson Tuition: Rates vary by age; visit sunshinemontessori.net/tuition for more information.
Tayo Child Care Inc 312 W. Lake St., Suite 2931 825-1929 Ages/Programs: Infant through kindergarten/Part-time, full-time and after-school programs. Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 45/varies by age Administrator: Brenda Felizarte Tuition: Varies by age and length of school day
Temple Israel Early Childhood Center 2323 Fremont Ave. S. 377-8680 templeisrael.com/ecc Ages/Programs: 16 months–5 years/ Two-, three- and five-day programs; early and afternoon care. Open until 6 p.m. Starts accepting applications in January for the following year.
Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 107/6:1, toddler; 8:1, preschool Administrator: Sharon Rosenberg-Scholl Tuition: Pricing available on the website
Tierra Encantada – Windom 5750 Wentworth Ave. 869-4226 tierraencantada.com Ages/Programs: 6 weeks–5 years/ Spanish immersion Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 210/ range 3:1 to 10:1, depending on age Administrator: Alba Segura, center director Tuition: Varies depending on age and schedule. Email windom@ tierraencantada.com for tuition rate sheet.
Whittier Wildflowers Preschool 2608 Blaisdell Ave. 877-8992 whittierwildflowers.org Ages/Programs: Morning preschool for ages 2–5/9 a.m.–noon, 1-5 days/week with some early afternoons. Enrollment/Child-to-staff ratio: 12 toddlers/6:1; 15 preschool and 15 pre-K/7:1 Administrator: Ann Hotz, director Tuition: Fair-share model based on family size and incomes
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CHARTER SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Academy of Holy Angels
Southwest High School’s Shukri Ahmed leads the 3 Strings Guitars group in a song to kick off Minneapolis Public Schools’ staff assembly on Aug. 14. The group is raising money for an upcoming trip to Florida to perform at the National Association of Music Education convention. Photo by Nate Gotlieb
6600 Nicollet Ave. S., Richfield 798-2600 academyofholyangels.org Grades/Program: 9–12 Enrollment/Average class size: 650/22 Administrators: Thomas Shipley, president; Heidi Foley, principal; Mark Melhorn, assistant principal/ activities director Tuition and Fees: Call or visit website Tours/Open houses: Call admissions to schedule a tour. Open house from 6 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Oct. 25 (starts with activities fair). School day: 7:50 a.m.–2:40 p.m.
Annunciation Catholic School 525 W. 54th St. 823-4394 annunciationmsp.org Grades/Program: Pre-K–8 (see also early childhood listing for Lake Area Discovery Center at Annunciation Catholic School) Enrollment/Average class size: 430/20 (K-8) Principal: Jennifer Cassidy Tuition: $5,400 (Parish Investment Rate); $6,400 (Standard Rate); family discounts and financial aid available Tours/Open house: Call the school office to arrange a tour. Preview night Nov. 7 in the evening and Nov. 8 in the morning. Call for times.
Tours/Open houses: Open houses: Oct. 14 (6 p.m.–8:30 p.m.), Jan. 6 (6 p.m.–8:30 p.m.), March 12 (8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.), April 30 (8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.). Learn more about visiting at bsmschool.org/admissions/ visiting-campus School day: 8 a.m.–2:40 p.m.
School day: 8 a.m.–2:45 p.m. (K–8)
The Blake School
Extended day: 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
110 Blake Road S., Hopkins (Blake Campus — lower and middle school) 301 Peavey Lane, Wayzata (Highcroft Campus — lower school) 511 Kenwood Parkway, Minneapolis (Northrop Campus — upper school) 952-988-3420 blakeschool.org
Benilde-St. Margaret’s 2501 Highway 100, St. Louis Park 952-927-4176 bsmschool.org Grades/Program: 7–12 Enrollment/Average class size: 1,166/23 (junior high) 21 (senior high) Administrators: Adam Ehrmantraut, president; Susan Skinner, senior high principal; Claire Shea, junior high principal. Tuition and Fees: Junior High: $12,980; Senior High: $15,150; International Students: $20,150; Technology Fee: $400; Registration Fee: $200; Graduation Fee: $150 (applied only to graduating seniors). Information reflects the tuition for the current school year. Priority application deadline: Jan. 18
Ages/Program: Pre-K–12 Enrollment/Average class size: 1,368/16 Administrator: Anne Stavney, head of school Tuition: Go to website for more information. Tours/Admission events: Call to schedule a tour. Admissions events: Blake Campus: 9 a.m.–noon Oct. 26, 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. Jan. 14; Highcroft Campus: 9 a.m.–noon Nov. 2, 10:00 a.m.–12 p.m. Jan. 25; Northrop Campus: 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Nov. 3, 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Jan. 13. Admissions events also
scheduled throughout October at local libraries (more info at blakeschool.org). Affording Blake-Financial Aid Meeting Jan. 4 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. School day: Varies by division Extended day: Available, call for more information
Breck 123 Ottawa Ave. N., Golden Valley 763-381-8100 breckschool.org Grades: Pre-K–12, all on one campus Enrollment/Average class size: 1,150/16 (lower school), 16–18 (grades 5–12) Administrators: Dr. Natalia Rico Hernández, head of school; Peg Bailey, lower school director; Sky Fauver, middle school director; Thomas Taylor, upper school director Tuition and Fees: $20,755 half-day preschool; $26,980 full-day preschool; $26,975 three/two-day kindergarten program; $27,870 full-day kindergarten; $30,385 grades 1–4; $31,535 grades 5–8; $31,980 grades 9–11; $32,120 grade 12. Need-based financial aid available Application deadline: Feb. 1 (Feb. 15 for financial aid) Tours/Open houses: For individual tours
or more information, call the admissions office (763-381-8200)./Open houses: 9 a.m.–noon Nov. 9, 5:30 p.m.–8 p.m. Jan. 16; Parent/Students Spend a Morning at Breck from 9:30 a.m.–11 a.m. Oct. 10; preschool–grade 12 curriculum information session from 6 p.m.–8 p.m. Dec. 4; financial aid workshops 10 a.m.– 11 a.m. Dec. 7 and 11 a.m.–noon Jan. 11. School day: 8:30 a.m.–3:15 p.m. Afterschool care and door-to-door busing available.
Avail Academy — Edina Campus (Formerly Calvin Christian School) 4015 Inglewood Ave. S., Edina 952-927-5304 availacademy.org Grades/Program: K–8 Enrollment/average class size: 150/17 Principal: Steve Groen Tuition: $7,675 three-day kindergarten; $9,200 four/five-day kindergarten; $10,295 grades 1–5; $10,510 grades 6-8; $750 building and debt fee per family; financial aid available Tours/Open house: Call for a tour School day: 8:50 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Extended day: Before- and after-school
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2020–21 EDUCATION GUIDE care available on Thursday and Friday mornings beginning at 7:15 a.m. The after-school program runs until 5:30 p.m. Partners with Lake Area Discovery Center for preschool
City of Lakes Waldorf School 2344 Nicollet Ave. S. 767-1502 clws.org
Carondelet Catholic School 2900 W. 44th St. (Lower Campus — pre-K–grade 2); 3210 W. 51st St. (Upper Campus — grades 3–8) 920-9075 (Lower Campus); 927-8673 (Upper Campus) carondeletcatholicschool.com Grades: Pre-K–8 Enrollment/Average class size: 400/20
Grades: Toddler, pre-K/K–8
Principal: Mary Yamoah
Enrollment/Average class size: 285/20 (kindergarten); 24 (grades 1–8)
Tuition: Ranges from $4,995 for halfday kindergarten to $7,570 for full-day kindergarten–grade 8. Discounted rate available for parishioners of Christ the King and St. Thomas the Apostle. School will give multi-student discount to parents of two or more children enrolled, with the discount increasing per child. Financial aid is available to eligible families, with priority given to active members of the parishes of Christ the King of St. Thomas the Apostle. Visit carondeletcatholicschool.com/tuitionfinancial-aid for more information.
Administrator: Marti Stewart Tuition: Rates vary for preschool, kindergarten, grades 1–5 and grades 6–8; email the admissions office at admissions@clws.org to request a tuition schedule or make inquiries about the tuition-assistance program. Application period: Nov. 1–Feb. 1; tuitionassistance applications due Feb. 15 Tours/Open Houses: Individual and group tours available daily (email the admissions office or visit clws.org/ schedule-a-tour) Extended day pre-K-grade 8: Available 3 p.m.–5:30 p.m. ($8.50/hour); before care (grades K–8) 7:30 a.m. ($5/day) School day: 8:30 a.m.–12:15/1:00 p.m. (Pre-K/kindergarten), with optional afternoons until 3 p.m.; 8:30 a.m.– 3:20 p.m. (grades 1–8)
Application deadline: Jan. 18 Tours/Open house: Contact the school anytime for a personal tour./Open house Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Lower Campus School day: 9:20 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (halfday kindergarten); 9:20 a.m.–3:45 p.m. (Lower Campus); 9:10 a.m.–3:55 p.m. (Upper Campus). Before- and afterschool care available to registered Carondelet students in K–5 (located on the Lower Campus)
Students in Janee Rivard-Johnson’s fifth-grade class at Kenny Community School work together to solve a worksheet during a March math lesson. Photo by Nate Gotlieb
DeLaSalle High School 1 DeLaSalle Drive 676-7600 delasalle.com Grades: 9–12 Enrollment/Average class size: 770/22 Administrators: Barry Lieske, president; James Benson, principal
Application deadline: Feb. 14 for ninth-grade admission; financial-aid applications due Feb. 25 Tours/Open houses: Contact the Office of Admission at 676-7679 to schedule a personal tour. Open house scheduled from 7 p.m.–9 p.m. Oct. 28 and Jan. 8 School day: 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Tuition and fees: Visit delasalle.com/ about/business-office/tuition-financialaid for more info.
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Hennepin Elementary and Middle Schools (charter) 2123 Clinton Ave. S. (Hennepin Elementary School — grades K–4) 3109 50th St. E. (Hennepin Middle School — grades 5–7) 843-5050 hennepinelementaryschool.org Grades: K–4, 5–7 Enrollment/Average class size: 380/23 Administrator: Julie Henderson, executive director Tours/Open houses: Call to schedule a tour. School day: 8:45 a.m.–4:15 p.m. Extended day: Girls on the Run, Let Me Run, Snapology, etc.
Lake Country School (Montessori) 3755 Pleasant Ave. S. 827-3707 lakecountryschool.org Grades: Preschool–8. Children’s House (ages 3–6); elementary (grades 1–6); junior high (grades 7–8) Enrollment/Average class size: 300/28 Principal: Ben Moudry Tuition: Ranges from $10,130 (half-day children’s house) to $18,290 (junior high). $175 yearly community fee. Tuition assistance available (information at lakecountryschool.org/tuitionassistance). Application fee $75
Student-created murals at Justice Page Middle School were unveiled on May 23. Photo by Nate Gotlieb
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2020–21 EDUCATION GUIDE Application deadline: Feb. 1
Tours/Open houses: Call the office of admission at 728-7722 or email the office at admission@MinnehahaAcademy. net to schedule a tour. Tours can also be scheduled online at info. minnehahaacademy.net/personal-tourrequest. Lower & Middle School Open House: Oct. 24 and Jan. 30 at 6:45 p.m.; Upper School Open House: Oct. 29 and Jan. 27 at 6:45 p.m. More information can be found at minnehahaacademy.net/ admissions/visitcampus
Tours/Open Houses: Lake Country hosts visits for parents, without their children, from 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. on Tuesdays (sign up at lakecountryschool.org/ request-an-observation). Admissions information night scheduled for Nov. 1 from 7 p.m.–9 p.m. at the school School Day: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Half day 9 a.m.– noon. Extended day programs available for students of all ages (information at lakecountryschool.org/extended)
School day: Upper School: 8:15 a.m.– 2:35 p.m.; Lower and Middle School: 8:40 a.m.–3:10 p.m.
Minnehaha Academy 1345 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, 55120 (Upper Campus — grades 9–12) 4200 W. River Parkway (Lower & Middle School — Pre-K–grade 8) 729-8321 (Upper Campus) 721-3359 (Lower & Middle School) minnehahaacademy.net
Stonebridge World School (charter) 4530 Lyndale Ave. S. 877-7400 stonebridgeworldschool.org Ages/Program: K–7; Global and arts focus; hallmarks of the school include small class sizes, full-day kindergarten, extended school day, art, technology and gym
Grades/Program: Pre-K–12 Enrollment/Average class size: Varies depending on grade and class
Enrollment/Average class size: 290/20–25
Administrators: Donna Harris, president; Jason Wenschlag, Upper School principal; Karen Balmer, Lower & Middle School principal
Principal: Barbara Novy, executive director Tours: Call to schedule a tour and ask for Shannon Lawler.
Tuition: $15,360–$22,610 K–12 Applications deadline: The school will accept applications until openings in each grade level are filled; financial aid application priority deadline is Feb. 15.
School day: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Extended day: Free before-school drop-off program starts at 7:15 a.m. Lyndale Community School fifth-grader Sage Bergren hovers in the air during a Rope Power competition held March 19 at Southwest High School. Photo by Nate Gotlieb
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Unsung Architecture
By Wynne Yelland
A hidden jewel in the Walker’s hillside
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s an architect, I’m often asked a version of the question, “What’s your favorite building in town?” There are many solid options. The Crystal Court, the Weisman Art Museum, the Northrop Auditorium, the Purcell-Cutts House, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and the state Capitol would all be good answers, brought to life by talented architects. But my favorite wasn’t designed by an architect but an artist. It’s possible you’ve seen it without even knowing it was there. Drive into the parking garage at the Walker Art Center and look up. You’ll see an enormous cube looming overhead. It just looks like a big utility structure. Yet it’s more majestic when experienced topside, through the cave-like entrance carved from the immaculately lush landscape of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Up there, you wouldn’t guess you’re above a parking ramp. Forget the Instagram photo proving your visit to a cherry balanced on a spoon or a blue rooster with a provocative title. I recommend you meander up the zigzag path to Sky Pesher, a James Turrell masterpiece, and sit and stare at the sky for a half hour. The first time I experienced Sky Pesher — something one experiences rather than sees — was almost 15 years ago. The Walker’s large 2005 expansion and Ralph Rapson’s old Guthrie Theater (not yet demolished) formed an enclosed court, an odd, back-of-the-house space over the new parking garage. I am often pulled, like a magnet, to these residual places, and so I wandered up there after a swing through the earlier — and may I say, better — version of the conservatory with the pond and Frank Gehry’s monumental glass fish. Walking up and behind the old Guthrie, I came across a tunnel expecting it would lead to a subterranean room housing something like air handlers and roaring fans. I entered, thinking I might be stopped by a security guard, and found myself in the simplest of rooms — maybe 24 feet deep, wide and tall — with over-scaled concrete benches lining its four sides. A 16-by-16-foot knife’s-edge opening dominated the room, perfectly square and centered in the ceiling, framing a piece of the bright blue sky — on this day, studded with jewels of puffy white clouds. I couldn’t believe my dumb luck finding this, back by the dumpsters — so exquisitely detailed, monastically quiet and monumentally beautiful. I still feel that awe each time I’m there, which I make sure is every time I visit the Walker. These days, with the hillside wide open and sculptures scattered about — art gravestones for the departed Guthrie — Sky Pesher has a more gracious entrance. Even so, I’m a little wistful for the sharp contrast of how it used to be — the surprise room by the garbage enclosures — and how alone I could be when there. Recently I met with Joe King, the Walker’s director of registration, in Sky Pesher to gather some details. The Walker commission is open daily 5 a.m.– midnight and is free to enter. The best time to experience it is at sunrise. The bright white walls are painted with a theatrical reflective paint called “Off Broadway White White.” Two-color (2400K and 3200K) coldcathode ray lighting above the benches changes color and brightness over the course of the day, according to a software program the Walker changes every month. This old, and expensive, lighting technology is to be
The cave-like entrance to James Turrell’s Sky Pesher leads to a surprising experience of nature. Photos by Wynne Yelland
replaced by LED units in the spring of 2020, in collaboration with Turrell’s studio. The concrete seats are heated in winter with electric coils — welcome in a room that is at outdoor air temperature. The room is constantly monitored by security cameras (awkward, as it was named Best Make-Out Spot by City Pages in 2009 — but hey, this is the Walker after all). You are welcome to take a nap inside as long as you are out by closing time. No unsanctioned pop-up dinner parties are allowed, but you might be able to eat your bag lunch uninterrupted, if you leave no trace. It’s a great place for taking pictures of others; some of my favorite snapshots of my kids were taken there. King silently dodged answering my question about the most “interesting thing” that has been seen happening inside. What happens at the Walker… After King left Sky Pesher, I leaned back on one of the cool concrete benches on
a sweltering August afternoon, watching dragonflies dance in the sky. A group of 20-somethings charged in, all chatter and laughter, noise which died down as they entered and found me and a friend quietly sitting. Their young leader sat down next to me, visibly wrung out with the heat. “Yeah, so this guy, James Turrell, just got 10 mil from Kanye West to fund some enormous earth work out in Arizona [that would be Roden Crater, whippersnapper!], so I guess he’s some big deal.” The group looked about, nodded, then filed out. We were alone again, just the way I like to be in there, taking in all the details of the passing Midwestern sky, in the best space in the Twin Cities. Wynne Yelland is an architect at Locus Architecture at 45th and Nicollet. The author’s sons, Morgan and Carter, in the Sky Pesher space.
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By Sarah Woutat
Oh my gourd!
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inter squash season is upon us! With so many choices, colors, flavors and uses, it can be overwhelming to figure out what to do with this versatile and nutritious crop. Our farmers, food makers and volunteers share their favorite tips. Mary Falk from LoveTree Farmstead Cheese says she prefers kabocha, butternut and acorn squash. “I split them open (halved and de-seeded), rub with a little bit of olive oil and sea salt and roast at 350 degrees until done (time is dependent on size),” she said. “Just a couple of minutes before I take them out of the oven, I crumble one of our soft goat cheeses over the top … a little goes a long way!” Elizabeth Conlin, a longtime Fulton volunteer, likes a variety called butterscotch from Walsh Ridge Farm. She recently made a tortilla soup with black beans, butterscotch squash and zucchini. She also likes to add roasted pieces of the squash into pasta dishes with olive/avocado oil and fresh grated parmesan. Tamara Johnson from Johnson Family Pastures said last year she discovered the red kuri squash. “I fell in love with its sweet, smooth, orange flesh,” she said. “I’d often put some pureed red kuri squash into a Thai red coconut curry to sweeten the sauce and sneak some more vegetables into my kiddos. I also liked stuffing it with apples, shallots and pork sausage and serving big wedges of it. You can
Carmen Marshall from Peter’s Pumpkins and Carmen’s Corn poses with a Blue Hubbard squash at the Fulton Farmers Market. Submitted photo
eat them skin and all!” Fulton volunteer Megan Schall likes to stick kabocha squash in the oven and cook it like a baked potato.
Meg Cowden, a former Neighborhood Roots board member, makes squash tortillas and a chickpea chana masala. Jean Davidson from Davidson’s Farm will
HANDLING SQUASH Storage: Winter squash should be stored at room temperature. On the kitchen counter is fine. Cutting open a gigantic squash: The easiest way is to take it outside and drop it on the ground. It will split just enough to get a knife through. Smaller squash can be put in the microwave for 10–30 seconds. Freezing: You can freeze cooked, pureed squash for use later in soups, baked goods, ravioli filling, lasagna, macaroni and cheese and more.
roast and puree her squash before freezing it to save for a delicious winter soup. Margo Hanson-Pierre from Clover Bee Farm cubes, cooks and spices her squash to serve in tacos. Lee Watkins, a longtime volunteer at the Kingfield market, recommends cutting delicata squash into half moons and roasting it — skin on — with a little olive oil. “Easy and delicious,” she said. “It’s even good on pizza.” Adrienne Logsdon from Kiss My Cabbage said she once had good results lactofermenting delicata squash. “It changed the smell and flavor so much,” she said. “Kind of peaty, like Scotch whisky.”
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: YANA PAYUSOVA
Community Calendar.
Russian-born painter and sculptor Yana Payusova will discuss several of her works, including the Russian Prison Series, in which she studied and listened to incarcerated teenagers in St. Petersburg.
By Ed Dykhuizen
DEKE WEAVER’S TIGER Interdisciplinary performer Deke Weaver returns with the fifth installment of Unreliable Bestiary, a lifelong endeavor to create one performance for every letter of the alphabet, each represented by an endangered animal or habitat.
When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 Where: Bryant-Lake Bowl and Theater, 810 W. Lake St. Cost: $8–$15 sliding scale Info: bryantlakebowl.com
When: 6:30 p.m.–7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 Where: The Museum of Russian Art, 5500 Stevens Ave. Cost: $5, free for museum and Northern Clay Center members Info: tmora.org
LITTER BE GONE: ARMATAGE AND TANGLETOWN Residents of Minneapolis are invited to take part in this annual community-wide litter cleanup event.
When: Armatage: 9 a.m.–11 a.m.; Tangletown: 10 a.m.–noon Saturday, Oct. 5 Where: Armatage: Meet outside Book Club Restaurant, 5411 Penn Ave. S; Tangletown: Meet at Fuller Park on the corner of 48th & Grand Cost: Free Info: litterbegone.org
SKIT MAKING THROUGH IMPROV Led by an experienced Guthrie teaching artist, children in grades 6–12 will use improv and sketch comedy story structures to create a skit.
When: 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 Where: Linden Hills Library, 2900 W. 43rd St. Cost: Free, but registration required Info: hclib.bibliocommons.com/events
When: 6 p.m.–9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 Where: St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Ave. S. Cost: $25, $35 at the door Info: tinyurl.com/henn-lake-wine
HENNEPIN & LAKE COMMUNITY ARTIST TALK: WINE TASTING FUNDRAISER NGUYEN TRINH THI All proceeds benefit six Uptown-area nonprofit neighborhood associations in their support of community gardens, movies in the park, bicycles and equipment for police officers, block clubs, supplies for disadvantaged students, ice cream socials, neighborhood activities and more.
Vietnamese artist Nguyen Trinh Thi discusses the U.S. premiere of her hybrid essay-film Fifth Cinema (2018), a single-channel installation that examines the power of film to reclaim indigenous history and land from colonization and Western influences.
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 Where: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Ave. S. Cost: $10, $5 for My Mia members Info: new.artsmia.org
DAVE MAHER COMA SHOW During his monthlong coma, Chicago comedian Dave Maher’s family almost unplugged him from life support. Then he woke up. After appearing on “This American Life,” Dave brings his one-man show about his coma to Minneapolis.
When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 Where: Phoenix Theater, 2605 Hennepin Ave. Cost: $9 in advance, $15 at the door Info: phoenixtheatermpls.org
PROVISION’S SET THE TABLE SERIES FALL FEAST Guests will enjoy a strolling cocktail party with signature cocktails/mocktails and an array of sweet and savory bites to support Minneapolis’ first pay-whatyou-can restaurant.
When: 6 p.m.–9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 Where: Provision Community Restaurant, 2940 Harriet Ave. Cost: $70 Info: bpt.me/4328844
PEACE & LOVE BENEFIT FOR ARTABLE Enjoy food, drinks, a silent auction, Rod Gordon on piano and a special musical performance by Jeremy Messersmith.
When: 6:30 p.m.–10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 Where: Simply Jane/ArtAble, 5411 Nicollet Ave. Cost: $75 Info: tinyurl.com/artable-benefit
LONNIE HOLLEY, FEATURING NELSON PATTON AND SHAHZAD ISMAILY Alabama-born Lonnie Holley’s first Minnesota performance will showcase his Sun Ra-meets-Sam Cooke sound.
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 Where: Walker Art Center
Cost: $26, $20.80 for Walker members Info: walkerart.org/calendar
RUPERT WATES, CHARLIE ROTH Rupert Wates has won over 40 awards for his folk songwriting and performing. Americana/folk artist Charlie Roth opens.
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 Where: The Warming House, 4001 Bryant Ave. S. Cost: $5–$10 Info: thewarminghouse.net
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FALL FUN
Get Out Guide. By Sheila Regan
Fall is in the air. Enjoy the changing leaves, have some revelrous Oktoberfest fun and walk through the crisp air at this wonderful time of year.
BLACK FOREST INN OKTOBERFEST The Black Forest Inn continues its 10-day Oktoberfest with revelry, music and ale. There’s a different theme each night — from reunification to vow renewal to schnapps— so join in on the fall bacchanalia.
When: Ends Saturday Oct. 5 Where: Black Forest Inn, 1 E. 26th St. Cost: Free Info: blackforestinnmpls.com
MINNEHAHA FALLS ART FAIR REBOOT The first ever art fair at Minnehaha Falls Regional Park had to be cancelled over the summer due to some unfortunate weather. But all is well, because fall is a great time to experience one of the best parks in the city. Take in the sights, grab a fish taco from Sea Salt Eatery and check out works by dozens of local artists, all of whom will be offering items under $30.
When: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 Where: Minnehaha Falls, 4801 Minnehaha Ave. Cost: Free Info: minnehahafallsartfair.com
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A pumpkin patch will be set up at the end of the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13. Submitted photo
Another fun Oktoberfest celebration takes place around all of the spaces at Surly Brewery, with live music from the likes of The Bad Man, deM atlaS and others.
When: Noon–8 pm. Saturday Oct. 12
Where: Surly Brewing Company, 520 Malcolm Ave. SE Cost: $65 (includes stoneware mug, four beer refills, food voucher and t-shirt) Info: tempotickets.com/ surlyoktoberfest2019
FALL COLORS CELEBRATION AT LAKEWOOD Take in the fall colors at Lakewood Cemetery. Free apple cider will be served for the event, and you can either take a free self-guided walking tour or a 45–50 minute trolley tour that covers Lakewood’s history, landscape, design and art.
When: Noon–4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 Where: Lakewood Cemetery, 3600 Hennepin Ave. Cost: Free, $10 trolley tour Info: lakewoodcemetery.org/upcomingevents
FARMER KEN AND JAN’S PUMPKIN PATCH All aboard the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line! The Minnesota Streetcar Museum will be offering rides every 15 minutes between the Linden Hills station and Bde Maka Ska, where riders will find a pumpkin patch and pick out their favorite pumpkin for $6.
When: 12:30 p.m.–4 p.m. Saturday– Sunday, Oct. 12–13 Where: 42nd & Queen Cost: $2.50, children 3 and under free Info: trolleyride.org
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Guitar Concert and Fundraising Event Wednesday, October 9th The 3 Strings Band, one of Southwest’s many guitar ensembles, has been selected out of hundreds of applicants to perform the keynote address at the National Association of Music Educators Conference in Orlando, Florida this November. The group, under the direction of guitar educator, Ruth LeMay, will demonstrate innovative inclusive music education. A concert to raise the funds necessary for the trip will take place in the Southwest High School Commons on Wednesday, October 9th from 6:30–8:30pm and feature many Southwest guitar ensembles, including The 3 Strings. Fundraising will include a silent auction, homemade bake sale, ice cream truck and pizza. Requested donation is $10. Show your support! Visit gofundme.com/f/3-string-guitars-southwest-high-school
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What happens when your pet swallows Gorilla Glue
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e’ve all seen the commercials advertising the amazing strength and adhesive quality of Gorilla Glue. Gorilla Glue is terrific for its purpose, but did you realize it can be a major danger to your pet’s health? The active ingredient in Gorilla Glue is diphenylmethane diisocyanate. This chemical is not exclusive to Gorilla Glue. It can be found in numerous glue products. Diisocyanate products polymerize and form a hard foam adhesive. It also expands multiple times and becomes much larger than its original volume. It is this expansile nature of the glue that
causes the problem. If ingested, in the warm, acidic, watery environment of the stomach, the reaction can be almost violent. Rapidly, the glue will start to enlarge, taking on the form of the stomach cavity. It also becomes hard. This large, hard object cannot pass through the stomach or the small intestines, leading to a complete blockage. Initially, vomiting is the only clinical sign. It usually occurs after eating or drinking. If this goes on for any length of time, loss of appetite, lethargy and abdominal pain will occur. Dehydration is also a concern. The consolidated foam from the glue reaction is non-digestible, so inducing vomiting
to expel it is not beneficial. It could also lead to obstruction in the esophagus, which is even more difficult to deal with. Giving fluids such as water or milk only make matters worse, as this increases the expansion of the glue. And giving a bulk diet to push the glue through has been unsuccessful due to the large size of the glue foam. The treatment of choice, or rather the only treatment, is surgical removal of the foam mass. The good news is that with surgery, prognosis is excellent. Plus, you get a lovely glue mold of the stomach!
The risks of rodenticides
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odenticides have long been used for population control of mice, rats and other rodents. Historically, anticoagulant baits have been most popular. Anticoagulants cause inhibition of blood clotting, leading to excessive, fatal bleeding. In 2013, the EPA banned anticoagulant rodenticides in an attempt to decrease toxicity to children, pets and wildlife. A phase-out program was initiated, and by 2015 companies were no longer able to manufacture or distribute these type of rodenticides. Stores that had remaining stock were able to sell the product until the supply was completely depleted. Now, these products are no longer commercially available but may be found in many homes from previous purchases. This is important because not all rodenticides are the same or carry the same risks. While the anticoagulant rodenticides carried a high toxicity, an antidote was widely available. The newer products require a large dose for toxicity to occur but no antidote is available. Because of this, if you use any rodenticides, it is extremely important that you know which product you are using, keep your pet away from the product and if they do ingest some, seek veterinary attention immediately.
the nerves to swell, which puts pressure on the brain. Clinical signs: Muscle tremors, seizures, hyperexcitability, ataxia (incoordination), central nervous system depression, weakness, paralysis and death. (Clinical signs may occur 24 hours to 2 weeks after ingestion.) Treatment: There is no antidote for this product. Treatment includes decontamination of the stomach and IV fluids.
Cholecalciferol
The most commonly used rodenticides fall into the following categories:
Anticoagulants Active ingredients: Warfarin, brodifacoum, bromadiolone, diphacinone. Clinical signs: Bleeding, pale gums, weakness, exercise intolerance, coughing,
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