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Teenage cellist Nygel Witherspoon has played with Minnesota Orchestra
By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com
Nygel Witherspoon was about 3 years old when he began playing cello, his interest spurred by attending his older siblings’ violin lessons. About 13 years later, Witherspoon is arguably one of the best young cellists in the Midwest, one who has played as a featured soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra. Witherspoon, a Minneapolis resident, was featured with the orchestra in October after winning a music competition earlier in 2017. He’s also been featured on Minnesota Public Radio and as a soloist with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra.
Sixteen-year-old cellist Nygel Witherspoon, a Minneapolis resident, was featured as a soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra in October. Photo by Matthew Brenengen
SEE WITHERSPOON / PAGE A14
County Board advances Calhoun name change
Transit union authorizes Super Bowl strike Members voted in November to reject their latest contract offer
By Nate Gotlieb / ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com
The Hennepin County Board on Nov. 28 advanced a proposal to change the name of Lake Calhoun to Bde Maka Ska. The board voted 4–3 to recommend that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources take the necessary steps to change the lake’s name. Bde Maka Ska means “White Earth Lake” in the Dakota language. The vote was the latest in a multi-step, yearslong effort to rename the lake. Supporters of a change have long noted that the lake’s namesake, South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun, was a supporter of slavery and the Indian Removal Act. They say the change would be welcoming and inclusive and honor
the area’s Native American history. “It’s not going to change the world, but I think it will be a positive contribution to our county and to the whole state of Minnesota to recognize the history of the Dakota people here in Hennepin County,” Commissioner Peter McLaughlin said before the vote. Opponents argued there were ways to honor that history other than changing a name that’s become iconic in Minneapolis. Other early American politicians held similar views to Calhoun, some noted, which could prompt even more name changes. “You can rename the lake, but the name SEE BDE MAKA SKA / PAGE A12
By Dylan Thomas / dthomas@southwestjournal.com
The threat of a Super Bowl strike by Metro Transit workers looms over ongoing contract negotiations between the Metropolitan Council and the union representing roughly 2,500 transit service employees. Ninety-three percent of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 members voted Nov. 13 to reject the latest offer from Met Council and authorize a strike. That strike would take place during the 10-day Super Bowl celebration scheduled to start in late January, just as thousands
of visitors begin to stream into Minneapolis for the Feb. 4 game. The union’s last contract expired at the end of July, and ATU and Met Council have been meeting with a state mediator to try to resolve the contract dispute. Local 1005 President Mark Lawson said the proposed Jan. 26 start date for the strike would “put the pressure on them to get serious about this.” “We already went by a big event with the (Minnesota) State Fair without a contract,” SEE SUPER BOWL STRIKE / PAGE A10
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Kids played with Legos at Snapology’s grand opening in November. Photo by Michelle Bruch
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Snapology The former Moxie Hair Salon is transformed into a workshop for kids to play with Legos and make robots. The space is filled with Legos, Duplos, GoldieBlox, zip lines, K’Nex and Polydron blocks (used to make larger structures). Kids can create video games or make pinewood derby cars out of Legos and race them on a 25-foot track. Lego Education WeDo kits explore sensors, gears and pulleys as an introduction to robotics. Franchisee Aaron Hagebak, a Corcoran neighborhood resident, said one of his favorite spots allows kids to make mosaics out of Lego 2D pieces that stick on the wall. “I just bought a thousand of each color,” he said. Hagebak opened a local Snapology franchise last year, providing after-school programs and summer camps and working with schools like Hale, Waite Park and Minnehaha Academy. Although half of Snapology’s customers are from the suburbs, Hagebak wanted to open a space in the city. “It’s a great place for a kid-focused business,” he said, explaining that the storefront adds to
the diversity of neighborhood offerings. “There are not a lot of them over here.” Moxie Hair Salon moved to St. Louis Park in January. Hagebak has a background in sales and marketing; one of his past roles involved selling records to Target on behalf of a label. He later decided to exchange the corporate world for the “high fives and fist bumps” of working with kids. Snapology was founded in 2010 by two sisters in a Pittsburgh home, and it’s grown to encompass about 40 franchises primarily located on the coasts. In Minneapolis, Snapology hosts birthday parties with food by Galactic Pizza and A Cupcake Social. Along with workshops and drop-in play, monthly parents’ nights are available with three hours of drop-off time. Other events partner with Bob’s Java Hut next door and Your Yoga upstairs to allow parents to enjoy coffee or take a yoga class while their kids play. For more information, visit minneapolis. snapology.com.
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EPIQ Partners An investment firm is currently the sole commercial occupant at 2919 Knox Ave. S. (also home to the 1800 Lake apartments), where three partners work at standing desks in the former office of CPM Development. EPIQ Partners works with about 30 high net worth families, and co-founder Bruce Langer said the principals invest their personal funds in the same investments as their clients. Some of their investments involve real estate, private equity and startups that are not publicly traded. “Having our own skin in the game helps us with better alignment,” Langer said. “We do all of this as an advocate with a flat fee.” He said the independent firm is unique in that the partners take no commissions, and clients pay them on a fixed retainer. Much of their work involves philanthropy and estate planning, Langer said. EPIQ hosts occasional education events and meetings of the Uptown Association, where Ben Frey, EPIQ’s director of investment research and portfolio administration, is a board member.
“If we have this great office, we can share it,” Langer said. Langer, a resident of East Isles, helped raise the capital to start the Minnesota chapter of the Positive Coaching Alliance, and he’s currently involved with the Evans Scholarship Foundation and Literacy Matters Foundation. Co-founder Daniel Aronson, a Lowry Hill resident, coaches baseball and is a trustee at Breck School. Both Aronson and Langer coach their sons’ sixthgrade Minneapolis Lakers basketball team. EPIQ has operated since 2012 and was previously based at the Lake Pointe Corporate Center on West Lake Street. The partners were interested in landing space at other new CPM projects (16Twenty and Seventeen10 on Lake Street), before moving into their current office in January. They’re enjoying the view, the fifth floor patio, Lake Street restaurants and the “permanent billboard” at the high traffic area. “It would have killed me to drive by and see somebody else’s sign,” Langer said. “… Your environment matters. 2017 has really been a positive year for us, regardless of how you measure it.”
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Tyson Niemeyer has opened a bright storefront at 815 E. 56th St., appreciating the upgrade from her basement where she’s repaired watches for more than 20 jewelers. The shop displays a handful of vintage watches, although 1,400 more are in storage. “If there is ever something in particular you’re looking for, I may have it,” she said. The watches include a Rockford from 1876, which requires a key to wind. “They don’t make these anymore,” she said. “For me, the beauty of the older ones is they do in fact still run. Usually.” Niemeyer can change a battery in 20 seconds, and she’s more than willing to work on a greatgrandfather’s watch. One recent customer dropped off an antique calculator. “I wish more people would explore the option of getting things repaired. It doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg to get your favorite watch up and running again,” she said.
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The shop nods to an earlier time, with vintage advertisements on the walls, chairs that once stood at the state capitol and a display case from a suburban historical society. Aside from vintage watches, Niemeyer offers a variety of watch bands, including nylon NATO watch straps. She decided to pursue a career in watch repair when her mom sent her an article about the Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program certificate at Saint Paul College. After working in a cubicle for seven years, she was ready for a new challenge. “There are fewer and fewer people who work on pocket watches,” she said. “… For the most part, there aren’t any instruction booklets for these things.” She said kids should feel free to take apart their watches — the skill in repairing the tiny pieces simply takes practice, she said. “I can play Operation with the best of them,” she said.
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Daniel del Prado said his new restaurant reflects the mix of highs and lows evident in the economy of Argentina, where the restaurant takes its inspiration. The marble bar stands near antiques, while barnlike ceiling beams hang above refined tables and chairs. The menu prices also reflect a mix of high and low selections, del Prado said,
and empanadas appear to be an early favorite. “If somebody wants to have a fancy dinner, they can. But also if they want something casual or (to) stop by for a drink, they can,” he said. Brunch is slated to arrive in early December, and a takeout area serving Neapolitan woodfired pizzas and empanadas may arrive around mid-February.
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Mille has relocated to the corner of 48th & Grand. Photo by Michelle Bruch
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A high-end boutique with a focus on female designers has relocated one block west to 4760 Grand Ave. S. Owner Michelle LeBlanc said much of the apparel is made in the United States, and all lines are small and independently operated. Among the boutique’s best sellers are sailor pants by Jesse Kamm, dresses by Beatrice Valenzuela and beau shirts by Xirena. Veja shoes from Brazil are made with vege-
table-tanned leather and wild rubber soles from the Amazon rainforest, extracted by rubber tappers who live in the forest and help preserve the tree cover. About 80 percent of Mille’s business is e-commerce, LeBlanc said, and the move gives Mille more space to handle the distribution. The showroom holds Murano glass chandeliers from the ’30s and ’70s. The five-year-old shop relocated in September.
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At this point, we don’t know what, if any, impact this will have on the construction timeline. We will be discussing this further with FTA and our project partners. — Kate Brickman, Met Council spokeswoman
an environmental assessment worksheet. She said it is not the same as a supplemental environmental impact statement — such as the one Met Council completed after making significant changes to the SWLRT route, including the addition of a tunnel in Minneapolis’ Kenilworth Corridor — which is required when there is a “greater level of anticipated impact,” she added. Met Council officials have said they always planned for some type of barrier along the shared corridor, known as the Wayzata Subdivision, and that after talks with BNSF they agreed to lengthen and connect a series of shorter walls. As planned now, the crash wall would run roughly between Interstate 394 and Interstate 94. Met Council’s shared-use agreement with BNSF also calls for the agency to build a new tail track in the corridor for parking Northstar Commuter Rail trains in between trips to Big Lake. That will require a widening of the corridor and other changes. The Wayzata Subdivision is just part of a much longer railroad corridor that the Minnesota Department of Transportation has determined is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Earlier in November, the FTA informed Met Council it would have to mitigate the “adverse effects” of changes to the historic rail corridor.
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Mayor-elect names key staff members Mayor-elect Jacob Frey named key members of his staff and transition teams in November, including the announcement of former state House member Joe Radinovich as his chief of staff. A DFLer elected in 2012, Radinovich represented north-central Minnesota’s District 10B for one term in St. Paul. After running unopposed in the primary, he lost a close race against Republican Dale Lueck in the 2014 general election. Radinovich later served as an assistant commissioner in the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation. In addition to his work on Frey’s mayoral campaign, he managed the 2016 campaign that returned U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan to Congress. Heidi Ritchie and Zack Farley, who both work in Frey’s Ward 3 office, will also join his mayoral staff. Ritchie was named policy initiatives lead and Farley was named administrative and scheduling lead. Leading Frey’s transition team are former mayor R.T. Rybak, now the president and CEO of the Minneapolis Foundation; Sondra Samuels, CEO of the Northside Achievement
Zone; and Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation President Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou. Frey also Frey assembled a policy taskforce that will develop short- and long-term recommendations on police accountability and affordable housing, two key issues in the mayoral race and big pieces of Frey’s policy platform as a candidate. Leading that taskforce will be outgoing Ward 8 Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, who is retiring from office, and Abou Amara, former policy director for the Minnesota House. Frey officially moves into the mayor’s office Jan. 2. A draft transition schedule released in November by the city has the inauguration ceremonies for the new council and mayor scheduled for Jan. 8. The new council would hold its first regular meeting Jan. 26. The current City Council’s final meeting is Dec. 15.
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Police department to add 10 officers with grant The Minneapolis Police Department plans to add 10 sworn officers thanks to a $1.2 million U.S. Department of Justice grant meant to be used for countering gun violence. In a statement, Mayor Betsy Hodges said the city had made a “deliberate and ongoing commitment to end gun violence in every area of our city.” “The awarding of this grant from the Department of Justice is a testament to the success of efforts already underway under the leadership of Chief (Medaria) Arradondo, City staff and with public-private partnerships in our communities,” Hodges said, according to the statement. “The addition of these 10 new officers will ensure that those successes will not only continue, but accelerate.” About $137 million in funding for local police departments was available in fiscal year 2017 through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. Applicants must identify a specific type of crime or focus
area for the award, and departments can use the grants to cover up to 75 percent of the entry-level salaries and benefits for new hires. The Minneapolis grant will cover those costs for the 10 officers over a period of three years, the city reported. The grants went to 179 police departments nationwide. Twenty-six Minnesota departments applied, but just Minneapolis and the Upper Sioux Indian Community were awarded grants this year. In Minneapolis, the new officers will support ongoing efforts to prevent gun violence, particularly among youth, including the Gun Violence Intervention strategy launched in the spring. The strategy pairs police work with community support and social services, including assistance in finding housing, health care and employment. The city reported that, as of November, the number of gunshot wound victims was down almost 19.4 percent compared to this time a year ago.
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By Jim Walsh
The candidate
“I
was in second grade and we had just finished an activity in our classroom, and my classmate next to me turned to me and said that girl adults make less money than boy adults,” said Meggie Wittorf, sitting in Studio 2 Café on a recent Monday evening, nursing a green tea. “It was just kind of this question mark when you’re 8 and you hear that, but I’ve probably been pissed off every day since then.” In the decades since, Wittorf ’s anger has turned to advocacy. In August, the 31-year-old General Mills finance and marketing professional and Fulton neighborhood resident launched her campaign to become the next house representative of district 61B in South Minneapolis — and not a moment too soon (meggieforhouse.com). “All the things that frustrate you are also your biggest motivators,” she said, “because I think we all have this energy right now that’s like, ‘Not on my watch.’ And we have to keep that energy going. I feel like when people hear ‘2018,’ that doesn’t mean politics as usual. That means change. That means, we’re going to get stuff done, and it’s going to look different. “Our mission is to make sure that we have strong, creative legislation happening, because people depend on it. Kids depend on it, women depend on it, workers depend on it, people of color — every single intersection is depending on something different right now. And we want to make sure that that energy and focus shows up in our capital. “We’ve been talking about these issues for a very long time. 2016 wasn’t the first time that women were talking about the pay gap, and that women of color are even further left behind. So if we want to see the progress we’ve talked about for so long, we have to behave differently, and our campaign wants to see that different behavior in the capital.” At a time when fatigue about politics can elicit a heads-in-the-sand “here we go again,” Wittorf is a breath of fresh air. At her campaign launch at Studio 2 Café earlier this month, she perfectly described the current political culture as a “malaise,” and how: Incredulous though it may one day be to future generations reading this, Wittorf ’s first-time bid for public office comes at a time when the president of the United States has been hit with numerous sexual harassment
Everything is urgent right now, because we see this really toxic culture in our government, and it’s not just in D.C., we’re seeing it in our own capital. — Meggie Wittorf
Meggie Wittorf, who hopes to earn the DFL endorsement to represent South Minneapolis’s district 61B in the Minnesota House of Representatives, in Studio 2 Café’s back room: “2018 is ‘Go Time.’” Photo by Terry Walsh
claims and supports a known child molester in the Alabama senate race; Minnesota Sen. Al Franken is due to face a senate ethics investigation about his accused lechery, and a threatened federal government shut-down looms over tax reform. Good times. No pressure, but there’s a lot riding on the likes of Wittorf, an obviously passionate and pragmatic new voice who grew up in Wayzata, attended Minnetonka High School and the Carlson School of Management, led the women’s mentorship program at the University of Minnesota, serves on the OutFront Minnesota board and appears to be more than up to the task of fighting the good fight. “It is no coincidence that a tidal wave of women running for elected office is happening at the same time (as male politicians are being called on the carpet),” wrote Lulete Mola, director of community impact at the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota in the Huffington Post Nov. 21 (huffingtonpost.com/entry/america-needs-men-to-step-upor-step-aside_us_5a147644e4b03dec8248a42d). “November 7 saw barrier-breaking women win. This is women’s frustration channeled into political action. This past weekend, 200 women from 33 states gathered in Minneapolis at the VoteRunLead #RunAsYouAre National Training, ready to step up, run for office and win. Ten thousand more have signed up to do the same.” Count Wittorf among the frustrated — and inspired — new female politicians who are surfing a long overdue sea change wave, the soundtrack to which could be Joan Armatrading’s “If Women Ruled The World.” “Everything is urgent right now, because we see this really toxic culture in our government, and it’s not just in D.C., we’re seeing it in our own
capital,” she said. “The reality is, that toxic culture shows up and it hinders really important policy making. It shows up in how you manage a budget. I think of a budget as a moral document. When you put pen on paper and you decide what you’re actually going to support, it’s a demonstration of your values, and I think that right now what we’re seeing and what we saw in 2016 is just an outcome of problems that have always been there, and so with these attacks on women’s health care, we see that women are under-represented and not in the room when these big decisions are being made about their and their families’ lives.” A few weeks ago, Wittorf and her husband Steve hosted an official campaign launch party at Studio 2, and it’s no exaggeration to say that the gathered enthusiasm felt like a much-needed new beginning. “Our kick-off was so humbling and inspiring to me, because to see Studio 2 packed like that, with over 100 people and the energy in the room, it was clear that 2018 is ‘Go Time,’” said Meggie. “I think we have a responsibility coming from areas that tend to be pretty blue and affluent to make sure that we know that it’s bigger than just 61B. This is bigger than our neighborhood, and we need to bring that energy and that perspective every day to the capital. “So this means we look through every policy decision with an equity lens. With equity decision-making, you look at transportation, education, health care and everything else because we live in a very blue area where we can always have progressive people, and we need to make sure that those people are doing their darnedest to legislate bravely. We are responsible for that in the legislature.” Next up for Wittorf is more door knocking, neighborhood meet-and-greets, the Nov. 30 community conversation “Raise The Bar: Civic Engagement and How To Run For Office” (6 p.m.–8 p.m., Lakes and Legends Brewing Co., 1368 LaSalle Ave.) and the all-important neighborhood caucuses, which are slated for Tuesday, Feb. 6., and will have ramifications far beyond South Minneapolis. “Caucus is your opportunity to make sure that the name you want on the ballot in November is actually there, so if you want to make sure your voice is heard, Feb. 6 is your date,” said Wittorf. “Our campaign is offering childcare and transportation, because we’re serious about empowering people to make sure their voices are heard. “Politics as usual is not getting us anywhere, and so we must behave differently. I think that 2018 is this moment for us to say ‘No’ to politics as usual and say ‘Yes’ to forward-thinking, and how we’re going to get there is we are going to find leaders who have experience in their community, and in building coalition, and are ready to legislate bravely and be a new voice.” Jim Walsh lives and grew up in South Minneapolis. He can be reached at jimwalsh086@gmail.com
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Voices
Long is the right choice for District 61B Minnesota is at a critical moment. We know that while our state is succeeding for some, we are not doing well enough for far too many. The right choice — the only real choice — is to push to improve the lives of all Minnesotans now and in the future. We have work to do. Rep. Paul Thissen is running for governor of Minnesota in 2018. Should he not seek re-election to the Minnesota House, we must elect a successor who will build on Paul’s leadership to move Minnesota forward. We are thrilled to support our friend Jamie Long for District 61B. Jamie has dedicated his career to public service. As deputy chief of staff for Congressman Keith Ellison, Jamie manages the congressman’s Minnesota office. He has developed deep relationships across all parts of our community that will serve him well in the legislature. Jamie will be able to build strong, diverse coalitions around progressive values on day one. Jamie understands our communities’ needs and aspirations. He has given his time, energy and leadership to a variety of grassroots organizations and initiatives, including his neighborhood council and DFL Senate district organization. He is also a board member of Minnesota Climate Action where Jamie is leading efforts to
fund and implement a community solar project in Southwest Minneapolis. Jamie’s an organizer. He has worked for environmental nonprofits fighting climate change and protecting our water. He has run campaigns that have increased voter turnout to historic levels. Jamie deeply believes that all parts of our community must have the opportunity to thrive. He is dedicated to ending the disparities Minnesotans face based on race, gender, class, sexual orientation and gender identity. He will push our state to move beyond dirty energy that harms our communities. He wants to improve our elections to expand the right to vote. He believes in single payer universal health care for all. He will work to stop mass incarceration and reform police training and accountability standards. Jamie Long is the right choice to succeed Rep. Thissen in District 61B. He will build on Rep. Thissen’s work and push our neighborhood, our city and our state to a fairer, greener, brighter future. We enthusiastically endorse his candidacy. Learn more about Jamie at jamielong.com. Rep. Frank Hornstein District 61A
Roann Cramer Former DFL chair, District 61
A suggestion for Our Streets Perhaps the former Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition should have changed its name to “Our Streets (except for Motorists).” They seem to be the driving activist force pressuring the city to constrict vehicular traffic in favor of seldom-used bicycle lanes. I am a 69-year-old Uptown resident who has lived a half block from 28th & Dupont for over 30 years. The previous traffic arrangement worked well. Reducing vehicle traffic to a single lane east of Hennepin Avenue to add a bicycle lane was a poor idea. Although this is not a bus route, empty buses use it to return to their Nicollet garage. Trying to squeeze two lanes of auto, delivery truck and empty bus traffic into one lane to accommodate a bicycle lane will constrict traffic as badly as the seldom used bicycle lane on Blaisdell Avenue has done between 28th and 31st streets. Moreover, the Midtown Greenway is only a block south of 28th Street. It is already dedicated to bicyclists, pedestrians, rollerbladers, etc. Why make 28th Street a playground? A previous letter writer complained it was unfair for a child to have to cross two lanes of traffic with zero visibility. I cross 28th Street frequently and, despite my age, I can do so at a crosswalk in 15 seconds. Most vehicular traffic stops at the two traffic lights between Hennepin and
Lyndale avenues. Most bicyclists blow through these lights. I am more likely to be hit by a scofflaw bicyclist than by a motorist when crossing with the light. Don Wolesky The Wedge
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A10 November 30–December 13, 2017 / southwestjournal.com FROM SUPER BOWL STRIKE / PAGE A1 A METRO Green Line train departs U.S. Bank Stadium Station bound for St. Paul. Photo by Dylan Thomas
Lawson said. “We want to get this settled.” The union represents bus and light rail vehicle drivers, technicians and office staff employed by Metro Transit. Speaking about Super Bowl plans a few hours before the contract vote results were made public, Metro Transit General Manager Brian Lamb described talk of a strike as “premature” and emphasized that a functioning transit system was key to the Twin Cities successfully hosting a Super Bowl. Plans for game day include using Metro Transit light rail vehicles to shuttle ticket holders inside the security perimeter surrounding U.S. Bank Stadium. “We are very optimistic that we’re going to reach a negotiated settlement as we have with ATU for the last five contract periods,” Lamb said.
Key differences Local 1005 and Met Council are negotiating the terms of a three-year contract that will be retroactive to Aug. 1. Lawson said there were a few key differences in the positions held by the union and Met Council, including a cap on weekly hours for part-time drivers, the required tool list for mechanics and the union’s proposals to enhance driver safety. Lawson said Met Council was proposing to allow part-time drivers to work more than 30 hours per week, the current limit, if they’re running late due to weather, traffic, construction or other delays. He said that would push many part-time drivers closer to fulltime hours while retaining just their part-time benefits, adding that many of those drivers chose the job because they don’t want to work more than 30 hours a week. Regarding the toolbox required of mechanics, Lawson said the union and Met Council had been working together to update a tool list that hadn’t been modified in about
30 years. Both sides agree those updates are needed to keep pace with changing technology, he said, but the union wants a significant increase in the $400-per-year tool allowance for mechanics. Without that change, Lawson said, mechanics would face a jump in out-of-pocket expenses. The union is also negotiating for enhanced driver safety measures, and Lawson said members have been pushing for the installation of security doors on buses. Physical barriers made of Plexiglas or a similar transparent material are used in a few cities but are not yet common in North America, he said. In addition to being spit on, egged, smacked and groped during 17 years as a bus driver, Metro Transit employee Jeanne O’Niell said she has been threatened with physical harm “more
times than I can count.” O’Niell said behavior problems seemed to have gotten worse and that it was time for Metro Transit to take a “proactive approach” to protecting drivers. “The planes have the cockpit. The trains have their locked doors. Why not the bus drivers? We need to be safe,” she said.
Foot-dragging Lawson said the two sides are not quite as far apart on a few other key issues, including pay and benefits. Met Council’s most recent proposal included 2-percent annual raises for workers, he said. The union is also pushing Met Council to add a second on-site clinic — similar to one in the agency’s St. Paul headquarters — for workers based in Minneapolis.
Addressing Met Council members before their Oct. 25 meeting, Ryan Timlin, who ran unopposed this fall to succeed Lawson as Local 1005 president, said the agency was to blame for the slow pace of progress on contract talks. “There’s been a lot of feet dragging by Metropolitan Council, so we’re here tonight to make it clear we’re tired of this,” Timlin said. Asked to comment in November, a Met Council spokesperson shared this statement: “We value the work of ATU members and their contribution to our region. We are currently negotiating in good faith through a mediator and are confident we’ll reach an agreement satisfactory to both parties.” — Nate Gotlieb contributed to this report.
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Streetscape
By Ethan Fawley
Where the streets aren’t as safe
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ne-hundred and six people died in traffic crashes in Minneapolis in the last decade, and a new study is looking into where and why those crashes happened and what can be done to prevent more from happening in the future. The City of Minneapolis recently released a pedestrian crash study looking at 3,016 crashes from 2007 to 2016. The study will be used to inform the City’s “Vision Zero” effort to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2027 and to help prioritize pedestrian safety investments. The study does not include people injured or killed in 2017. So far this year, six people have died while walking in Minneapolis. Thirty-three-year-old Yasin Dualeh and 70-year-old Michael Webb were killed in separate instances while trying to walk across Hennepin Avenue downtown. Three-year-old Hamza Abdillahi was killed trying to cross the street to his house in Phillips. Charles Coleman, 46, was killed by a semi-truck, and 19-year-old Jordan Nisan was killed by a train, both near the University of Minnesota. Stacy Buckanaga, 49, was purposely run over and killed in Corcoran. They all died too soon. We can and must do better. Hopefully this crash study can help.
Busy commercial streets have most crashes Perhaps unsurprisingly, busy commercial streets have the most crashes. Hennepin Avenue has seven of the 25 worst
intersections in the city. Lake Street and Franklin Avenue each have six. Lyndale Avenue has four. The four worst intersections for walk crashes are: • Lake & Lyndale • Broadway & Lyndale • Franklin & Nicollet • Lake & Hennepin
Crashes are inequitable The study found “there is an overrepresentation of crashes in non-white and/or impoverished areas” and notes that is consistent with national trends, which show that indigenous people, African Americans and Latinos are more likely to be killed while walking. The study also found older adults are most likely to be killed while walking.
attention when turning and watch out for people walking. A motorist left-turn parallel path crash occurs when the motorist and pedestrian are initially traveling on the same street in the same direction before the vehicle crosses the path of the pedestrian with a left turn.
Multi-lane streets are less safe Much has been made of the City’s recent traffic calming on 26th and 28th streets and Blaisdell Avenue. That work is being driven by data that clearly show that the more lanes, the less safe the street for people walking.
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Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Commissioner Scott Vreeland speaks Nov. 20 at a forum on the proposed Lake Calhoun name change. Photo by Nate Gotlieb FROM BDE MAKA SKA / PAGE A1
Calhoun is not going to be eradicated,” Minneapolis resident Arlene Fried said at a public hearing in October. The latest push to change the name came through the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, which recommended a name change as part of its 25-year master plan for Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet. In its petition, the Park Board said many people have requested that the name Bde Maka Ska be restored, noting that it disappeared in 1820 when surveyors named the water body after Calhoun. “Restoring the name Bde Maka Ska to Lake Calhoun … sends a powerful message to disenfranchised communities among our citizenry that this lake and public parkland are not for just a select group, but for all people,” the petition said. The County Board received three petitions to rename the lake, including the one to rename it Bde Maka Ska. Another asked for a change to Lake Maka Ska, and a third asked for a change to Lake Wellstone. Most speakers at the public hearing in October supported changing the lake’s name. They said a change would be an appropriate way to honor the untaught Dakota history of the area and could inspire people to learn more. Several county commissioners echoed those points at a board committee meeting on Nov. 21. Commissioner Linda Higgins added that people would learn how to pronounce the name over time as they have other Native American place names in Minnesota, such as Wayzata. Commissioner Jan Callison said many of those Native American names have been Anglicized so as not to be confuse English speakers. She said her fear is that people would use the nickname “Lake Bde” for the lake because they wouldn’t be comfortable pronouncing Bde Maka Ska. Callison proposed an amendment that both Bde Maka Ska and Lake Calhoun be used, in an attempt to respond to arguments on both sides of the issue.
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Once we start this, it will not end, and I’m absolutely convinced of that. — Commissioner Jeff Johnson
Commissioner Mike Opat voiced support for Callison’s amendment, calling it a “more reasonable outcome that advances all agendas.” He said he’s never received more email or phone traffic on an issue, adding that comments had been decidedly against a change. Commissioner Marion Greene said she appreciated the idea of finding middle ground but that one name would come in second in such an arrangement. McLaughlin agreed. Callison’s amendment failed on a 4–3 vote, with Greene, McLaughlin, Higgins and Commissioner Debbie Goettel voting against it. Commissioner Jeff Johnson, who supported the amendment, said he wouldn’t support the change because he doesn’t believe the “national frenzy” to rename buildings accomplishes anything other than to widen divisions. He said changing the name wouldn’t change history, adding that many other early American figures, such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, held views found repugnant today. “Once we start this, it will not end, and I’m absolutely convinced of that,” he said. Greene said it’s inconvenient to acknowledge that Calhoun was an advocate for slavery and white supremacy. But she said it’s important to face that truth and learn something from it. She noted the extensive process the Park Board went through in recommending a name change, adding that many people at a forum she hosted on Nov. 20 supported the change. The motion to recommend a name change passed on Nov. 21, with Greene, McLaughlin, Higgins and Goettel in support. The same four commissioners voted to recommend the change a week later. At the Nov. 21 meeting, Assistant State Climatologist Peter Boulay said the state DNR commissioner would decide whether or not to accept the name and send it back to the county to be recorded. The name would officially be the name in Minnesota once it’s recorded. From there, it would be forwarded to the U.S. Geographic Board on Names for consideration.
southwestjournal.com / November 30–December 13, 2017 A13
Moments in Minneapolis
By Cedar Imboden Phillips
Holidays at the museum
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ennepin History Museum (then Hennepin County Historical Society) moved to its current location near 24th & 3rd in 1958. The grand building was originally built as a private residence. Milling magnate George C. Christian started building it as his home in 1917 but died before it was completed. Ultimately it was his daughter-in-law, Carolyn Christian, who completed it and moved in 1920. She stayed until the late 1950s, when the construction of the new Fair Oaks Motel at the corner of 24th & 3rd convinced her to decamp to her summer home on Lake Minnetonka. This photograph, likely from the 1960s, was taken after the building became a museum; tucked under the traditional tree are historical items from the museum’s permanent collections. While the building has operated as a museum for 59 years, traces of the family home can still be seen. The bookshelf behind the tree has since been removed and turned into a doorway, but visitors today will still recognize the elaborately carved Indiana limestone fireplace to the right of the tree. Cedar Imboden Phillips serves as the executive director for the Hennepin History Museum. Learn more about the museum and its offerings at hennepinhistory.org or 870-1329.
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The 16-year-old said he gets a little nervous the day before his performances, but the nerves go away once he’s on stage. “I like getting a positive response from the people I play for,” Witherspoon said. “I think it’s very satisfying to get that response.” It’s a response Witherspoon has been getting for years, according to his family and teachers. They say he has exhibited a rare combination of talent and determination since he was young, which sets him up well for a potential professional career. “It’s very rare to see a young player invest so much concentration in form and doing things so beautifully from a very young age,” said Bruce Coppock, the retired president and managing director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, who mentored Witherspoon and his siblings for years. “There’s an authenticity to Nygel’s playing and his manner with the cello,” Coppock added. “He’s just a completely sincere and authentic character.”
Early talent Witherspoon doesn’t exactly come from a musical family. His great aunt, Shirley Witherspoon, was a well-known jazz singer in Minneapolis, according to his older brother, Alastair, but no other family members were particularly musically inclined.
Witherspoon plays with the Minnesota Orchestra in October. Photo by Greg Helgeson
Alastair said his own interest in music was piqued at a young age, when he saw a string quartet perform on TV. He and sister Imala both started taking violin lessons around that time, when he was about 7 and she was about 5. Nygel would tag along and hum to the music, according to his siblings. At one point, he was able to hum an entire violin concerto, which caught the attention of his siblings’ violin teacher. The teacher encouraged the Witherspoons’ mom, Katie Daniels-Witherspoon, to start Nygel on the violin. Witherspoon said he played the instrument for a few months before telling his mom he wanted to play the “big one,” meaning the cello. He’s played it ever since. David Holmes, who taught Witherspoon for 13 years, recalled Witherspoon being a focused and settled child, even at 3 years old. “I always called him my Buddhist student,” Holmes said. “He exhibited a kind of amazing focus and the ability to hang in there longer than kids his own age.” Holmes said Daniels-Witherspoon was at every lesson, sitting on the sofa and taking notes. He said he knew Witherspoon was talented but that the young student had an interest and drive most kids do not possess. “He’s the best student I’ve ever had by a long stretch,” Holmes said. “And I’ve had some really talented students.”
Witherspoon and his siblings, Imala (center) and Alastair (right). Photo courtesy Katie Daniels-Witherspoon
“You can just tell he loves the cello,” she said. “It’s like his hope when he performs is just to have people feel something. … I think he’s presenting a composer’s’ work as, ‘This is how I react to the music, and I hope you have some sort of reaction.’ ”
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Competition Witherspoon said he was practicing one-and-ahalf to two hours a day by the time he was 5. He was practicing for four to five hours a day by the time he was 10 or 11, according to Holmes. Holmes said the accuracy and beauty of Witherspoon’s playing really settled in by the time he was 12. Last year, Witherspoon began entering music competitions and winning everything, Holmes said. That streak included a top prize in the Young People’s Symphony Concert Association’s annual competition, which earned Witherspoon the opportunity to perform with the Minnesota Orchestra in October. He’ll get to play with the group again in the spring. Jessica Leibfried, director of education and community engagement for the orchestra, said Witherspoon exhibits a mindset while playing that’s fascinating to see. “You can almost see his wheels turning,” Leibfried said. “He will look for things to improve from concert to concert. … It’s an incredibly short amount of time to see that type of growth.” She added that Witherspoon has a pinpoint focus on the music but that he’s also kind and humble.
Alastair Witherspoon said he wasn’t all that surprised by his brother’s success last year, noting that Nygel has always done well in competitions. He said he’s very happy that Nygel got to play with the Minnesota Orchestra, adding that it could jump-start his career. Imala said it’s amazing to watch Nygel achieve his dreams and grow as a person and musician. Both siblings described themselves as among Nygel’s biggest supporters, noting a lack of competition between the three of them when it comes to music. They described Nygel as a more reserved person but added that music draws out a side of him most people don’t see. “For whatever reason, music is a way he’s able to converse with people in a really positive way,” Imala said. “It’s very clear that he’s feeling what he’s feeling, and you’re able to sort of draw into that and feel the same emotions.” Growing up, the three siblings would each practice in a different room in their house, a setup Alastair described as a “cacophony of noise.” Imala said she didn’t mind, noting the companionship it created. Nowadays, the siblings continue to play and perform together. Alastair and Imala are each majoring in music performance at the
University of Minnesota, where Imala is also majoring in political science. They all play in the University’s Symphony Orchestra — Nygel thanks to the state’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options program. The three are scheduled to play in a courtroom concert in March through the Schubert Club in St. Paul.
Professional aspirations Witherspoon said currently he practices about five hours a day. He does his high school coursework through Minnesota Connections Academy, which offers classes entirely online. He’s been attending the school since kindergarten. He said he would someday like to perform chamber music professionally and solo with orchestras. He added that he could potentially see himself going to a music conservatory out East for his undergraduate studies. Coppock appeared to think that such aspirations would be attainable. He said Witherspoon has the whole package of talent, discipline, good training and reinforcement from home. “He’s destined for a very solid professional career, but it’s a process,” he said, noting that musicians don’t finish their training until their early to mid 20s. Holmes appeared to agree. He said he thinks Witherspoon could get into an elite music conservatory such as Curtis or Juilliard and then embark on a solid professional career. “If anyone can make it, he’s got what it takes,” Holmes said. “I think anyone would be happy to hear him play.”
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Setting the direction for Minneapolis By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com
Some of the city’s broadest policy directives — like planning for population growth — have their roots in the comprehensive plan, and the next version is currently under development. The plan has a big impact on the city. It guides approval of new development projects. It can set zoning that influences what can be built on particular lots — past plans have directed new development to areas like the riverfront and commercial corridors. It comes into play when the city builds bikeways or plans transit. It guides affordable housing strategy. The comprehensive plan in 1953 focused on highways and modern sewer and water. The plan in 1982 focused on recovery from blight and downtown revitalization. The last comprehensive plan update in 2009 focused on the city’s growth, with emphasis on sustainability and new chapters on historic preservation and urban design. To craft the next comprehensive plan update, called Minneapolis 2040, the city has collected community feedback over the past year, generating a series of goals adopted by the City Council last spring. City Planning Manager Jack Byers said efforts to close racial disparity gaps are the most significant updates under consideration now. “The public is saying we’re looking for a place where we have easier access to employment — that’s not always the case at the moment. They’re saying we need more housing options, and we need more housing affordability. Those are very big issues,” Byers said. “There are a lot of people talking about access to transit, and then there’s a lot of people talking about sustainability and clean energy. These are really the main themes.”
Weigh in online To weigh in with policy ideas, residents can visit growth.minneapolis2040.com. Slowly scrolling through the content reveals a visual story of the comprehensive plan, with options to see more data and submit feedback. Residents can also attend one of four open houses in December. Byers said he hopes more people roll up their sleeves and dig into the content at minne-
MINNEAPOLIS 2040 OPEN HOUSE DATES Interactive events with free food and family-friendly activities created by artists and city staff Topics include housing, job creation, building design and street use
Saturday, Dec. 2 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Van Cleve Park gym 901 15th Ave. SE
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apolis2040.com. On the website, users can highlight spots on a map where they’d like to see more housing options, more retail or better transit connections. Another area of the website allows users to zoom to the block level to see details about population forecasts, future land use, bikeways, high frequency transit, polluted waterways, demographics, areas of concentrated poverty and estimated market value. Council Member Lisa Bender (10th Ward) co-authored the goals in the comprehensive plan update. She said in a September interview that the city’s current plan lays out more than 100 policies. “It has really affected our city’s growth patterns,” she said. “Right now we’re putting all of the growth in a very small percentage of land. And I think we need to do more to allow for the kind of housing options that fit into neighborhoods across the city.” The city is growing faster than it has since 1950, according to city staff. The Metropolitan Council projects the city’s population will increase from an estimated 411,273 in 2014 to 459,200 in 2040. “What we’re intending to propose is a way that we can accommodate population growth without actually ruining the livability [and] quality of life that we all have come to love and enjoy,” Byers said. “It’s a balancing act.”
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Housing Minneapolis has become increasingly unaffordable since 2000, according to city data, making all of the city’s neighborhoods largely unaffordable for average African American incomes and few neighborhoods affordable to average Latino incomes. The median rent in 2000 was $809; in 2014 the median rent was $854. Affordability emerged as a theme at the city’s open houses in recent months. A comment submitted at a Midtown Global Market open house read: “What can we do to maintain affordability, + high quality of life, especially for people of color so they are not driven out as has happened in other cities (ex. San Francisco)?” The Mapping Prejudice project is documenting the city’s history of racially restrictive covenants, which barred nonwhite people from owning some properties from 1910 to 1968, and has found more than 5,000 properties with restrictions to date. Though now illegal, city staff said places with a history of the covenants are still predominantly white neighborhoods.
Mayor-elect Jacob Frey has called himself an “unabashed proponent of density.” He said in a streets.mn candidate questionnaire that the city’s failure to embrace density in neighborhoods dominated by white, wealthy residents has allowed explicitly racist policies of the past to entrench inequity in the present. Frey told streets.mn the comprehensive plan should allow for a mix of housing stock and a mix of uses (to avoid separating residential and business districts, for example) so that streets are more vibrant and safe at all times of day. Bender said there isn’t enough housing for the growing city, and it’s squeezing out renters. “If we really want to have housing options for people outside of downtown, we need to make it easier to build on smaller lots,” she said. “People don’t only want to see these big, long, six-story buildings. But if we want to see something different, we have to change the rules, because the rules are driving people to do this one kind of development.” Proposed policy ideas:
• Build a wider variety of housing types, especially in parts of the city with histories of racially restrictive housing policies and practices. • Increase the supply of housing to help keep all housing more affordable.
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More jobs are available through a 30-minute car trip than a 30-minute mass transit trip, according to the city. Policies under consideration would work to change that. One comment generated at a street festival called for “Profitable businesses in Zipcode 55411.” Another respondent said “I need [a] job.” A third respondent said transportation between home and work is one of the city’s largest challenges, suggesting more job centers dispersed throughout the city near transit and concentrated poverty. “The high concentration of jobs in downtown exacerbates traffic and access issues,” the person said. SEE MINNEAPOLIS 2040 / PAGE A23
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estled behind fields and away from Highway 71 in Hutchinson you’ll find Ruth Kinkade’s Abbey Alpaca Farm. Ruth and her farm manager, Todd Fries, currently manage a herd of 13 Huacaya alpaca — four “brothers” and nine “sisters” — which they raise for their fine wool. Each animal produces about 10 pounds of wool per year, which Ruth has processed at local mills around the state, as well as one in North Dakota. When it comes back spun into different weights of yarn, Ruth dyes it and spends her days knitting socks, baby booties, mittens and scarves from the highest quality wool. She also makes felted boot liners and dryer balls from the less desirable wool sheered from the legs or neck of the animals. Ruth and Todd sell all of these products, plus yarn, blankets and rugs, which are processed off the farm, at the Mill City Farmers Market and a few other regional craft shows. Alpaca wool is seven times warmer than sheep wool due to the cold environment in the South American Andes where the animals are native. Wool quality is measured in microns, and the smaller the fiber, the better. Density and fineness make the wool softer. Leading American alpaca have wool that measures around 15 microns — and those champion male breeders will cost you about $625,000! Most Minnesota alpaca wool is 18–20 microns. To put it all in perspective, merino sheep wool is 24 microns, and the highest quality Peruvian alpaca is 8–9 microns.
One of 13 Huacaya alpaca on Abbey Alpaca Farm in Hutchinson. Submitted photo
The alpaca, unlike many of us, are happy when the temperatures start to drop this time of year. Their wool is filled with air to keep them extra warm. Even though the animals are sheered every spring, Ruth and Todd still need to watch the herd in the summer to make sure they stay cool, they explained.
Ruth and Todd spray the alpaca with the sprinkler and even keep fans and kiddie pools in the barn. Todd knows all the tricks like this. He has been raising alpaca for 22 years and is one of the leading experts in Minnesota. “You have to be around them every day,” he said. “You get to know the way they walk and
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move, so you know if something’s wrong.” Ruth hasn’t always been a farmer. She retired from Minneapolis real estate 14 years ago to pursue her dream of raising animals. “Friends always ask me, don’t you get scared living alone out there?” she said. They’re referring to her farm about an hour west of the cities. “What’s there to be afraid of? There’s nothing out here!” Ruth is truly at peace surrounded by stars, the northern lights and the quiet of the country. “When you’ve had a day where you come home and just want to kick the dog, I’ll come down here, sit in the barn and listen to [the alpaca] hum,” she said. “It really brings you back to reality.” Yep, Alpacas hum. Not only do these herd animals hum when they’re happy or to warn others about predators, Todd explained, the male alpacas also make a call that causes females to ovulate. Alpacas don’t go into heat; they can breed anytime. What’s even more impressive is that gestation is typically 11-and-a-half months, or about 350 days. Females can also “pause” birth if the baby is about to be born in the evening and resume it again the next morning so the cria (google it) doesn’t freeze to death in the cold night. You can find Ruth and Todd of The Abbey Alpaca Farm at Mill City Farmers Market’s upcoming indoor winter markets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. inside the Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd Street, on Dec. 9 and Jan. 13. Their local wool products make great holiday and host gifts!
By Mikki Morrissette
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s a female sportswriter in my 20s in the 1980s, I was unique among what generally consisted of groups of men: as the editor of the Minnesota Daily college sports reporters, in the press box of the Minnesota North Stars, sharing a summer beach house with Sports Illustrated reporters. There were myriad flirtations but mostly professionalism and genuine camaraderie. I rarely felt uncomfortable. Yet… women always have bad memories they don’t forget. For me, those moments include the time a University of Minnesota sports director slapped me on the butt in a crowded press box as I picked up a stats sheet. “Just wanted to see you bend over, honey,” he said loudly. I didn’t know what to do. The men around me didn’t either. Perhaps to alleviate the embarrassment, one of them whispered to me, “He’s a drinker.” It was a short moment in a sea of moments with male colleagues that involved nothing of the sort. But you don’t forget it. Going back to 6th grade, a teenage boy I did not know, showing off to a buddy, made a suggestive comment in a public swimming pool. It was a terrible age to be afraid that my body, my gender, could provoke unwanted attention if I wasn’t careful. That unknown boy with his tiny moment
has stuck in my mind for four decades, which is an intrusion I wish I could eject. Shame sticks, even when you’re not the one who should feel it. Just as, further back, I will always remember the teenage boy babysitter who masturbated over my bed while I pretended to sleep. I was seven: too young to understand but so ashamed that I didn’t tell my parents until I was in my 30s. Even more seriously, I was sexually assaulted in college by a news coworker. I loved my job and didn’t want it to feel awkward and so told no one for years. There was the former New York City police officer who tried to lure me to his Long Island home on a journalistic pretense. After I turned down his offer to see the documents he kept on the infamous “Dirty 30” precinct he’d been involved with, an acquaintance who knew both of us told me, “Good. I wouldn’t trust him.” What sticks with me: Would he have said anything to me to dissuade me from going? Was it up to me, a woman who knew dozens of men who were not predators, to figure out the con? Why is that not a community process?
Now what? As someone who believes in the Attainable We
of community, I have questions to raise about next steps. Without conscious conversations — rather than simply debates about who should be fired and who should not — my concern is that our society will get used to head-swiveling around the accusations and tweets that flood us every day, every week, without making any deeper changes. Like mass shootings we seem unable to do anything about, and locker room bravado elected to the White House and our roots in racism and nationalism. 1. As we’re learning about our state legislature, women do sometimes whisper to each other about whom to watch out for. How many men feel empowered to join them? If we see a young woman approached by a man she should not trust, do we intervene? Are we afraid to? What if the man finds out and gets angry? Is it only her business to judge? We’ve had this conversation regarding drunk drivers: Is society responsible for safety of others — or only the intoxicated person stepping into the car? 2. Shaming those who have shamed us in the
past is fair play. Yet the vast majority of exploitative and power-grabby men who think they have rights or sexiness that they do not are not famous. If we topple a few of them — the more famous the men, the heavier some of them fall — what does that do for the vast majority
of women who have experienced unwanted advances by average badly behaved men? Doesn’t that give a pass to those who are not well known? Are our standards different based on celebrity? 3. Despite myself being preyed upon numerous
times, I tend to feel that culture allowed those men to feel it was OK and that it does me no good to shame them now. From this point forward, however, women are standing up loudly and collectively to say it is not OK. Better-behaved men are realizing the pervasiveness and can stand up as well. Men who behaved badly in the past can become part of the solution. What are we going to do with butt and breast gropers from now on? Which companies (and Catholic dioceses and future voters) will take victimization reports seriously and transparently? How will we vet accusations beyond social media? Who can we trust to advocate with us? What happens when these cases happen now? Let’s have discussions about that.
Mikki Morrissette is the new owner/editor of Minnesota Women’s Press, starting with the January 2018 issue.
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First Covenant has since 2010 operated a homeless shelter out of its building, which is adjacent to U.S. Bank Stadium. The church operated a six-month winter shelter until this year, when it began working with St. Stephen’s Human Services to provide a year-round shelter. The church expanded to a year-round shelter after looking at its entire system and considering the needs of the community, including women, who are uniquely vulnerable, Collison said. First Covenant’s shelter is co-ed but is intentionally geared to be mostly women,
Collison said. St. Stephen’s provides professional staffing, wraparound services and on-site social work. Over 80 groups bring in meals and have people who serve as volunteer advocates. Collison said people who use the shelter are fearful about the disruption the Super Bowl will cause, noting the stress people who are homeless already face. He said that fear needs to be engaged with accurate information, noting that being outside of the secure Super Bowl area will be quieter and more amendable to getting sleep and rest.
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District requests mediation with teachers union Contract expired June 30
Minneapolis Public Schools leaders have requested that contract negotiations with the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers move into mediation. Mediation involves a neutral third party working privately with the district and the union to more efficiently resolve issues and settle the contract, Superintendent Ed Graff wrote in a letter to district employees. The district’s most recent contract with the union expired June 30, but state law keeps former contracts in place until they are replaced. However, Graff said the district’s teachers deserve to know the terms under which they are working and that mediation can make that happen faster. He added that the district’s projected budget deficit of $33 million for 2018-19 was another factor in deciding on mediation. The president of the teachers union, Michelle Wiese, was critical of the decision in public comments to the School Board on Nov. 14. Flanked by six union members holding signs, Wiese said she thought it was no surprise that district leaders filed for mediation immediately after a negotiation session attended by over 100 parents, educators, community members and the press. “Filing for mediation is a clear signal that your administration does not want to engage in open and public discussions around the issues that matter most to families and students,” she said. Wiese noted the union’s 10-point bargaining platform, which includes items such as smaller class sizes, restorative practices and $15 an hour for all MPS employees. She said the School Board and union need to work together to “preserve this district,” given the current political climate. “It is you, our publicly elected School Board directors, who will be held accountable for the outcome of these negations by our parents and community,” she said. The union’s tactics appeared to draw the ire of School Board Member Don Samuels. After public comments, he explained the give-and-take process of negotiations, which includes the sides putting forth and discussing proposals. But he was critical of what he saw as “chiding” by the union, noting the School Board doesn’t respond to criticisms during public comments. “The public sees this chiding taking place, public lashing taking place, assumes that this silence from our part, it means that we have no answer and we are guilty of something,” Samuels said. “It creates a public communication problem, which is why the signs were held up, so that pictures could be taken for the press.” Samuels added that the School Board won’t negotiate at its meetings and said the “other side being done” is inconsistent with
Union tactics at the Nov. 14 School Board meeting drew the criticism of Board Member Don Samuels. Photo by Nate Gotlieb
the “goodwill with which we sit at the table to negotiate.” “If there was an equal exchange, that would have been fair,” he said, “but this is clearly using a strategy that fits within our agreed upon political rules but does not fit in the spirit of negotiation with which we sit in a room to talk to each other.” Board Chair Rebecca Gagnon said she appreciated the frustration but didn’t feel like she was being chastised. She noted that the union called for mediation in 2013 and said the board would like to see this year’s negotiations wrap up as quickly as possible. She added that the district went into mediation because it only had about 25 percent of needed feedback from the union, noting the union has limited meeting times to Tuesdays. “We really felt like it was in the best interest of our teachers and district, given our financial status, that we move negotiations forward,” Gagnon said.
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We really felt like it was in the best interest of our teachers and district, given our financial status, that we move negotiations forward. — Rebecca Gagnon, School Board chair
Two days after that board meeting, on Nov. 16, the district announced two costsaving measures to take effect immediately: hiring restrictions and new travel guidelines. Hiring is restricted for central office positions not directly serving students, regardless of the funding source. It does not apply to vacant positions that directly serve students. Out-of-district travel for all employees will be reduce to an “absolute minimum,” according to a district media release. Some mandatory travel will continue, but in those cases, the district is asking for strict adher-
ence to the minimum requirements necessary to maintain such compliance.
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In his letter about mediation, Graff said the district had begun to explore limiting hiring for open positions and is discussing the possibility of eliminating two days of school, which could save up to $1 million on salaries alone. He added that long-term budget decisions on items such as transportation, for example, must ensure that revenues and expenses match. The district also needs to increase revenue in years to come, Graff said. At the Nov. 14 board meeting, he said the district is exploring launching a referendum campaign to put on the ballot for November 2018 that would be payable for the 2019-20 school year. The district has about $18 million that it could go back to voters for in addition to the current referendum, Graff said. It also could go for a capital projects levy, which about 21 other metro-area districts have, he said. The district is also looking at other ways it could save money through efforts such as realigning bell times and other actions. Graff noted a list of expenditures the district has prioritized in past years that could be modified, though he added that the list is not exhaustive. That list included class-size ratios, sevenperiod days in middle schools and high schools, transportation and an extended calendar, among other items. Graff said district leaders would bring forward specific recommendations for
The board on Nov. 14 also passed the district’s 2018 legislative agenda, which calls for funding the special education cross subsidy. That’s the amount of general fund revenue the district uses to support special education. It’s a cost the state and federal governments are supposed to support, especially as they put more requirements on districts, according to a district spokesman. The government once promised full reimbursement for special education services but has never reimbursed more than 40 percent of the cost, according to a district budget video. The district’s total special education budget is about $120 million, according to Budget Director Tammy Fredrickson. MPS projects that it will use about $50.7 million of general fund revenue for special education services during the 2016-17 school year. The general fund is the district’s primary operating fund and is used to pay for salaries, supplies and transportation, among other services. About 6,200 MPS students, or 17.6 percent, receive special education services, according to district budget documents. School Board Member Nelson Inz said that it essentially means the district doesn’t receive funding for 40 percent of students who qualify for special education services. “We can’t call enough attention to that and what an injustice that is those students and for people that are in this district,” he said.
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Water exhibit coming to government center An exhibit celebrating the relationship between water and humanity will open Dec. 1 at the Hennepin County Government Center. The exhibit, called “Water Connects Us All,” touches on questions such as, “Is water a privilege or a right?” and “How much water do we need and use?” according to Forecast Public Art. The nonprofit has teamed up with the Hennepin County Multicultural Arts Committee on the exhibit, which is curated by Sandy Spieler, who founded In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre’s MayDay festival. The exhibit’s aim is to create awareness about humanity’s relationship to water, said Jen Krava, creative services manager for Forecast Public Art. “We see these large bodies of water all the time, but we don’t actually make a connection to them through our actions,” Krava said. “I think people will walk away from this exhibit understanding that more.” Forecast Public Art has been working with the committee for over 10 years to help facilitate exhibits, Krava said. The nonprofit aims to create exhibits that reflect the diversity of culture and people that work at the Hennepin County Government Center, she said.
Water is “something that was one everyone’s mind,” Krava said, noting interest in the protests against the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline this past year. Protesters expressed concern that the pipeline could harm water resources near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Spieler said water has been a big focus of hers since almost the beginning of MayDay. The festival has featured many works about and for water over the years, with the aim of honoring water and bringing humans closer to it. “I’m hoping it’ll provoke just attention to this incredible, beautiful, mysterious mother-of-life force that is in peril in the world,” she said of the exhibit. “Water Connects Us All” will be on display Dec. 1–Jan. 18 on the A level of the Hennepin County Government Center. The county and Forecast Public Art will hold two special events in relation to the exhibit. One, called “Cabinets of Water Curiosities,” is noon–1 p.m. Jan. 12 at the public service level of the government center. The county will also hold a brown bag talk noon–1 p.m. Jan. 17 in the auditorium on the A level of the center.
Linden Hills couple builds sustainably Andy Root and Jeanette Tinsley help customers create more environmentally friendly homes and offices as part of their business, Forteva Solar. This year, they’re applying those same principals to a home they’re building in Linden Hills. Root and Tinsley, who share the business and a family together, are building a home that will include reclaimed materials and solar panels. They worked with the nonprofit Better Futures Minnesota to reclaim materials from a house they tore down and plan on interspersing parts of that house in their new home. Better Futures will sell parts of the reclaimed home that they do not use. “It’s really cool to see part of the home live on, both in our house and in somebody else’s house,” Root said. “It ties in with the philosophy of being good stewards of the environment.” Better Futures Minnesota works with homeowners and business owners on deconstruction projects, said Nick Swaggert, the nonprofit’s vice president of operations and business development. The organization also resells the material, does janitorial work, mows lawns and recycles appliances for Hennepin County. The nonprofit employs men who have a history of incarceration, homelessness, poverty and untreated mental and physical health challenges, providing them with wraparound services such as housing and transportation. Root and Tinsley appeared excited about promoting the nonprofit’s efforts. They said they want to share their story of sustainable
Andy Root and Jeanette Tinsley. Submitted photo
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New restaurant will likely replace Tin Fish at Calhoun Lola’s Café could open in the Lake Calhoun Refectory by next spring
Tin Fish likely won’t get another year serving fish tacos as park commissioners prepare to approve a new lease with a different operator for the refectory at Lake Calhoun, or Bde Maka Ska. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Administration & Finance Committee on Nov. 15 approved a five-year lease with Lola’s Café, a wings restaurant that has operated concessions stands at U.S. Bank Stadium’s Medtronic Plaza and the Park Board’s Jim Lupient Water Park in Northeast Minneapolis. One big change that would come with Lola’s is less emphasis on the lake’s historic refectory and more on the rest of the lake, which would see more kiosks to account for demand. “We intend to program the entire lake,” owner Louis King told commissioners. The beloved seasonal seafood restaurant closed last season after longtime owners Athena and Sheff Priest decided not to renew their lease with the Park Board and hand the reigns over to three employees. They continue to operate a Tin Fish restaurant in Edina’s Braemar Park. With a need for a new restaurant, the Park Board opened a request for proposals for concessionaires and attracted a dozen interested parties. In the summer, a seven-person committee made up of commissioners, park staff, neighborhood association representatives and a current park restaurant operator
Creativity in business is really important. I know change is very difficult, but I’m excited about the possibilities of this. — Anita Tabb, Park Board president
Tin Fish has operated for the past 14 years as a seasonal restaurant at Lake Calhoun, or Bde Maka Ska. File photo
narrowed down the proposals to the new Tin Fish operators and Louis and Beverly King’s Lola’s Café. The restaurant serves smoked wings, hot dogs, brats and seafood, among other items. The lease agreement would be similar to what the board has with its other concessions partners — Lake Harriet’s Bread and Pickle, Lake Nokomis’ Sandcastle and Minnehaha Park’s Sea Salt Eatery — which require contractors to pay 12 percent of gross revenues of sales to the board and invest in improvements to the building. It would begin Jan. 1, 2018 and end at the end of 2023. Park Board President Anita Tabb, whose District 4 includes the northeastern portion of the lake, said she was impressed with King’s creative problem-solving skills and less impressed by the financial skills of the new Tin Fish ownership group. “Creativity in business is really important,” she said. “I know change is very diffi-
cult, but I’m excited about the possibilities of this.” At-Large Commissioner Annie Young, who noted she was a longtime friend of King’s, said he has helped young adults learn skills and “how to make it.” King, who
has employed young people at his other concepts, told commissioners he plans to do the same at the lake. “You have helped so many young people. You have really shown the light,” Young told him at the meeting. The full board was expected to vote on the lease Nov. 29, after this issue went to press. If the lease is approved, Lola’s Café would be the first black-owned restaurant to operate at the lake. King said he expects the café to open in April. The refectory is one of the most popular park destinations in the city. As part of the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Regional Park, the area is the most-visited park in the state with nearly 6 million visitors annually. The Park Board is in the process of expanding its concessions operations with a new restaurant at Water Works, a new park pavilion and riverfront destination near the Mill District in downtown Minneapolis. Earlier this year, the board selected The Sioux Chef, a concept specializing in indigenous cuisine developed by chef Sean Sherman and partner Dana Thompson, to operate the city’s first year-round park restaurant inside the new building. A new concessionaire would help fund repairs at the Lake Calhoun Refectory as part of a deal with the Park Board. File photo
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Minnesota’s new main street Two years of construction — and headaches — are over as Nicollet Mall reopens By Eric Best / ebest@southwestjournal.com
Minnesota has a new main street. Nicollet Mall officially reopened in midNovember following a $50 million renovation, which closed the downtown thoroughfare for more than two years to the chagrin of businesses and office workers. What’s come out of the project are 12 redesigned blocks at the center and cultural heart of downtown. Dozens of people came out to celebrate at a ceremony hosted directly on the recreated street. Surrounding them were new and old sights and sounds of Nicollet Mall, from the recently relocated Mary Tyler Moore statue to new lighting, art and furniture. “This is an extraordinary day for Minneapolis,” said Mayor Betsy Hodges. “Here we are. We are on Nicollet, everybody.” The reopening is especially significant for businesses along the mall that have had to contend with construction and employees who have had to navigate closed sidewalks in recent years. Much of the work on the mall, which has been closed since the summer of 2015, happened below the surface as utilities were updated. In the last lap of construction, an ad campaign used images like that of the statue of Mary Tyler Moore famously tossing her hat into the hair to promise that “we’re going to make it after all.” Steve Cramer, president and CEO of the Minneapolis Downtown Council and Downtown Improvement District, said the project to reconstruct more than a mile of downtown’s core moved at a “very quick pace” despite challenges. More than a simple street reconstruction, the project added several new features to the mall. James Corner Field Operations, the design firm the city tasked to recreate mall, designed a Light Walk and an Art Walk between 6th and 8th
The Nicollet Mall renovation is substantially complete, though work will continue through early next year. Photo by Eric Best
streets where programmable lights line the sidewalks outside the IDS Center. Two signature artworks, including Ned Kahn’s large “Prairie Tree” sculpture and Blessing Hancock’s poetryclad “Nicollet Lanterns,” were added. Overall, crews installed more than 1,500 LED lights to the mall, which can be programmed for events or holidays. Hundreds of trees, new movable furniture and designed pavers can be found throughout the mall. Landscape architect James Corner said that though the project looks simple, it was “enormously complicated” to coordinate. The design, which he said is supposed to evoke the state’s landscape, was crafted around a local identity and a goal to inspire interaction. “We wanted to bring simplicity, clarity, light and space to the street,” he said. The City of Minneapolis funded the project through $25 million in local property assess-
ments, $21.5 million in state bonding and $3.5 million in city contributions. City Council President Barb Johnson said she remembered visiting the mall daily as a child, traveling between North Minneapolis to downtown every day to go to school. When city officials sought bonding money from the Legislature, Johnson said they promoted the mall as a resource for everyone. “We made the case that this was the state’s living room, and it is. It’s a place for all of us,” she said. City officials touted that the project has already attracted $300 million in investment with the transformation of the historic Dayton’s building on 7th & Nicollet. As the mall reopens, the department store’s name will return in a new form. New owners have proposed to redevelop the 1.2 million-square-foot complex for new retail and office tenants and a new food hall
under the name the “Dayton’s Project.” “Things have changed. Times have changed. Shopping habits have changed, but our mall has adapted,” Johnson said. The first iteration of the Nicollet Mall opened about five decades ago and, while many stores and structures have changed, old sights remain. The inner workings of the 1968 Sculpture Clock by Jack Nelson are working again thanks in part to a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society. Kinji Akagawa’s “Enjoyment of Nature,” a series of designed benches first put on the mall during its first renovation in the 1990s, were restored and reinstalled at the end of October. The reopening ceremony was a sign of how the lengthy renovation has passed between city leaders. City officials began planning the renovation under former Mayor R.T. Rybak, who passed the baton to Hodges. The last pieces, from additional trees to sculptor Tristan Al-Haddad’s “Nimbus” slated for the Minneapolis Central Library, will be added in the months leading up to and immediately following Mayor-elect Jacob Frey taking office. “I won’t be mayor in the coming years, but I will always love Minneapolis. I will always love downtown. And I will always love coming to Nicollet and remembering what it took to get here. After all this, we made it,” Hodges said. Frey, who represents the north end of the mall on the City Council, thanked Hodges, saying she was an “absolutely critical piece” in realizing the project, which could have been a temporary, surface-level restoration instead of a complete overhaul. “This is a really significant improvement. We all collectively should be extremely proud. This is the main street not just of Minneapolis, but of Minnesota as a whole,” he said.
Public Safety Update By Michelle Bruch / mbruch@southwestjournal.com
Police see daytime burglary pattern in Bryn Mawr Police are alerting the public to several daytime burglaries in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood. In most of the cases, suspects are taking cash and other small and easily carried items from garages and homes, police said. Some of the thefts involve buildings left unsecured. Police said they are investigating the possibility that the crimes are related. One suspect has been identified, and police are working with the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on charges.
“With the assistance of our Crime Lab and very good information from witnesses in the area we have been able to develop some good leads and the cases remain active,” the police advisory states. Officers are increasing truancy enforcement and focusing additional patrols on the neighborhood. 4th Precinct Inspector Aaron Biard visited the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association
in October. According to meeting minutes, police determined that convenient entry is a pattern in the crimes, with some burglaries occurring when garages were left open or back doors were unlocked. Police advise residents to ensure that doors and windows are closed and locked before leaving for work. Police ask residents to call 911 anytime they see an unfamiliar person acting suspiciously or if they see
Recruiting the 21st century police officer The Black Forest Inn and the League of Women Voters will host a “Civic Buzz” discussion Dec. 5 about recruiting police officers for the 21st century. The conversation will cover how to hire and retain more women and people of color. Speakers will include recently retired Minneapolis Police
Department Assistant Chief Kris Arneson and Charles Adams, commander of the Division of Community and Collaborative Advancement. The event begins with networking at 5:30 p.m. and the discussion starts at 6:15 p.m. The Black Forest Inn is located at 1 E. 26th St.
anyone peeping in windows. To prevent theft of packages, police suggest help from a neighbor, delivery to a business or a hold by the shipping company. For more information on block clubs or home security, Crime Prevention Specialist Rowena Holmes is available at 673-2833 or rowena.holmes@minneapolismn.gov.
Community meeting on Linden Hills break-ins Linden Hills neighbors who have recently experienced break-ins are hosting a community meeting 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Linden Hills Recreation Center, 3100 W. 43rd St. The meeting is open to the public. A representative from the Minneapolis
Police Department’s 5th Precinct is expected to attend. — Dylan Thomas
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Neighborhoods respond to Sons of Norway development project While Ryan Companies refines its design for the Sons of Norway site at 1455 W. Lake St., residents are sending letters to the City of Minneapolis with feedback on the project. Plans call for six- and seven-story structures with about 325 apartment units, 15,000 square feet of office space for a new Sons of Norway headquarters and 7,000 square feet of retail on much of the block south of Lake Street between Holmes and Humboldt avenues. The three-story Sons of Norway building would be demolished, and single-family residences and an apartment building on Holmes would remain intact. About 340 parking stalls would stand in enclosed and underground parking. An approximately 10,000-square-foot “fjord,” a privatelyowned public green space, would feature an ice rink. A break in the building façade on Lake Street would hold a plaza to usher people into the fjord. A round 105-foot structure would stand at the corner of Lake & Humboldt, a design that has found both admirers and critics. Apart from the corner, much of the structure fronting Lake Street would stand at 82 feet, according to the proposal submitted last fall, with a height of 68 feet on 31st Street and mid-block heights of 68 feet on Holmes and 85 feet on Humboldt. As currently proposed, city officials would
need to rezone the southern portion of the site to R6 from R4 to allow higher density. At a Nov. 20 Livability Committee meeting of the East Calhoun Community Organization (ECCO), residents raised concerns about the proposed height of apartments along 31st Street. Resident Jaana Mattson, who lives on the Sons of Norway block, said the scale of the project will erode neighborhood livability. “The placement of these buildings, occupying 3/4 of a city block, less than 1/2 mile to the lake and right on the cusp between the mostly traditional single-family housing and the newer contemporary high density living of the neighborhood, makes it a crucial area of transition, critical to the integration of old and new and keeping Uptown vibrant without losing its character and identity,” she said in a letter. The De La Pointe luxury apartments across the street at 3041 Holmes Avenue rise six stories (81 feet). Committee Chair Susie Goldstein said De La Pointe is part of Uptown’s “activity center,” an area targeted for growth in the Uptown Small Area Plan, and it shouldn’t be used as precedent for the Sons of Norway site. “Now we’re marching into the neighborhood, therefore we would like more of a real transition,” she said. Some residents suggested negotiating for more
height on Lake Street in exchange for shorter heights on 31st. Others worried about adding hundreds of residents to the block, and said parking fees would send too many vehicles to park on the street. “That is a huge uptick in the number of residents in that block. We don’t have a building like that in ECCO,” Goldstein said. Not everyone in attendance agreed with the concerns. Nearby resident Ryan Brown said East Calhoun is a neighborhood with diverse needs among renters and homeowners. “I’m a person who doesn’t have a car,” he said. “I’m living that lifestyle. It’s happening.” Brown said he expects Minneapolis’ population to continue to grow, and noted that Council Member Lisa Bender, who is open to more density, won re-election. “Density is coming,” he said. “This is our opportunity to engage with that process.” The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association (LHENA) approved a letter of support for the project, praising the project’s ice rink, stormwater management and location near other Holmes Avenue multifamily buildings that are complete or under construction. LHENA encouraged the developer to work with Intermedia Arts on public art and offer larger threebedroom units for families.
In response to a LHENA questionnaire, Ryan Companies said the massing along 31st Street was designed in a “similar rhythm” to other brick buildings in Uptown. “The building height is similar to, although slightly lower than, three recently built [projects] across Holmes Ave.,” states the response. “As the project gets closer to 31st St the top story is set back through use of a mansard roofline. Along Holmes and Humboldt, the elevations are residential in nature, and the design palate is focused on single color masonry with classic building lines.” Ryan Companies’ Vice President of Real Estate Development Tony Barranco said the project’s setbacks from Humboldt Avenue have increased in response to neighborhood feedback. A draft travel demand management plan projects 73 new morning peak-hour trips and 69 new afternoon peak-hour trips in the area, anticipating that vehicle trip generation would remain low given the area’s bicycle, pedestrian and transit opportunities. The plan accounts for a 2,250-square-foot coffee shop and a 4,750-square-foot restaurant. Barranco said retail leasing is many months away. The project is expected to advance for a Planning Commission vote in January.
Whittier Alliance offers micro-grants for youth programming Applications are open for youth-focused grants up to $6,000 administered through the Whittier Alliance neighborhood group. The grants aim to support organizations serving youth in Whittier, which is located between Franklin Avenue, Lake
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Proposed policy ideas:
• Locate businesses close to where residents live. • Provide better mass transit access to employers.
Environment The city is aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. Community members told the city they want to see more trees, gardens, solar energy and even butterfly gardens in the Vikings stadium. “Many don’t understand urgency of recycling,” one respondent told the city. “The rate at which we are ‘saving’ the planet is not enough even though we’re doing more than in the past,” said another respondent. Proposed policy ideas:
• Retrofit existing buildings to reduce energy consumption. • Ensure that new buildings are as energy efficient as possible.
Transit Today, nine out of 10 trips in Minneapolis are taken in personal automobiles, according to the city. To meet its climate goals, the city would
Street, Interstate 35W and Lyndale Avenue. The application deadline is Dec. 20. A neighborhood panel will review the proposals early next year, scoring each proposal on its alignment with Whittier’s strategic plan (available at
whittieralliance.org/youthgrants.html), as well as the project’s potential impact and feasibility. The neighborhood typically awards $35,000 in funding each year. Past projects have included outreach to Whittier kids by the Children’s
Theatre Company, mentoring by Homework and Hoops, creative programs by Art Buddies and soccer clinics by The Sanneh Foundation. For more information, Kaley Brown is available at 871-7756 or kaley@whittieralliance.org.
need to see a 40-percent reduction in car trips. At one open house at the Midtown Global Market, one individual noted that in 2040 they would be 85 years old. “Hope to still be walking a lot but probably not as vigorously. Hope to not be driving a car much if at all. Transit, self-driving cars is what I hope for,” the person wrote. Proposed policy ideas:
• Build more housing, retail and employment near mass transit. • Build more stores in under-served neighborhoods. • Prioritize walking, biking and mass transit on city streets. • Continue to build protected bike lanes.
Image courtesy of City of Minneapolis
ADOPTED CITY GOALS • Reduce racial disparities in the economy, housing, safety and health
• High-quality physical environment in all parts of the city
emissions by 2050 with healthy air, clean water and vibrant ecosystem
• Add residents and jobs, with equitable benefit to all
• The city’s physical attributes will reflect the city’s history and cultures
• Provide access to affordable housing
• Creative, natural and cultural amenities
• Civic participation that enfranchises everyone, recognizing the service of neighborhood organizations
• Improve access to living wage jobs in a healthy, sustainable, diverse economy
• Access to employment, retail, healthy food and parks via walking, biking and public transit
• Socially connected, healthy and safe residents
• Achieve 80 percent greenhouse gas
• A government that is proactive, accessible and fiscally sustainable
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Your holiday gift giving is about much more than placing something in a box and tying it up with a pretty ribbon.
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Compiled by Dylan Thomas, Eric Best, Michelle Bruch and Nate Gotlieb
You want to thrill your Princefanatic friend with the gift of a tour of the Twin Cities’ purplest landmarks. Or maybe you want to inspire the creativity of a loved one with a hand sculpted in graphite that — surprise! — doubles as an art tool. Or give your family something to savor with a holiday gift basket from the snack wizards at Surdyk’s. With that in mind, we spread out across Minneapolis to find the best the city had to offer this holiday season and gifts that will delight their recipients long after they unwrap them.
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Fat bike rental
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Available to rent by the day or the week, fat bikes offer a chance to hit the trails in the dead of winter. Farmstead Bike Shop owner Greg Neis said that depending on the time of year and ice conditions, cyclists often ride around or across the chain of lakes. “You just point and pedal,” Neis said. “If you’re strong enough to pedal the bike, it will get you there.” Some customers take bikes off marked trails through the woods, he said, and others rent fat bikes for excursions to Duluth or Cuyuna. Those who go on to purchase a fat bike from Farmstead can deduct the rental cost up to one month after rental. “It’s hard to get a sense of what the bike is capable of without spending time on one,” Neis said. The shop also rents “resort-quality” snow tubes for use at spots like Lyndale Farmstead Park. “You get a free cup of hot chocolate when you bring it back,” Neis said. Price: LaMere Cycles: fat bike $70 per day, electric fat bike $100 per day, high-end ebikes $150 per day; Farmstead Bike Shop: $50 for day, $120 for three-day weekend, $300 for week; Tangletown Bike Shop: $45 for four hours, $55 for business day, $65 for 24 hours, $300 for week Where to find it: LaMere Cycles, 2659 Dupont Ave. S. / lamerecycles.com; Farmstead Bike Shop, 4001 Bryant Ave. S. / farmsteadbikeshop.com; Tangletown Bike Shop, 322 W. 48th St. / tangletownbikeshop.com
A dash of perfume is always within reach with this wearable vial by La Parfumerie. The hand-blown glass is created by members of a women’s fair trade cooperative in a Mayan village, and the perfume is blended in Winnipeg. Each refillable pendant holds a three-week supply. Shiva (pictured) contains notes of jasmine, frankincense and lotus. Natural perfumes are made with perfume oils and essential oils and come without alcohol, preservatives, animal products or animal testing. Other gift ideas at LaRue’s include fingerless gloves, handmade organic soaps, custom-fit clothing by in-house designer Kyra Deva and artisan jewelry by in-house jeweler Barb Shelstad. Price: $28 Where to find it: LaRue’s, 3952 Lyndale Ave. S. / larues.com CONTINUED ON PAGE B3
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hese days, restaurants in the North Loop seem to open as frequently as my garage door. This one, however, is bigger — and better — than many. It’s called Nolo’s Kitchen & Bar (location, location). Nolo’s occupies a former hardware building stylishly reconfigured in white, from shiny, well-spaced tabletops to entry tiles to a lofty ceiling mellowed by schoolhouse lights. Plate glass windows frame the sidewalk, leading to a generous circular bar backed by a demo kitchen — all working together to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Same goes for the menu, featuring, as it rightly claims, food your grandmother can pronounce. Oh, sure, the Influencers are here, sipping their craft cocktails, but so is the architect talking business at the next table and the boomers from Chanhassen, claiming that the worth-the-drive fries are even better than the Monte Carlo’s. “Comfort All Day Long …” heralds the menu, which — truth in advertising — leads off with egg salad and spreadable toasts (white from Turtle Bread, which Grandma — and the rest of us — can endorse). The generously mounded chopped eggs are visited — but just barely, a courtesy call — by a topping of minced prosciutto and crispy onions, plus the sweet pickle and paprika that doll up Granny’s swearby recipe. It’s good — mighty good — but Norwegianbland. More pickle juice, maybe? Dill? Or a daring dash of black pepper? Walleye fingers, another star of the snack listing ($9–$13, meant for sharing), recall those ’50s frozen fish sticks, but a million times better: thick, moist slices in a light, light crumb coating, sided with a tasty, creamy almond gremolata instead of tartar sauce — plus a delicious, almost candy-like grilled lemon. Then, the avocado spread, served with grilled
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focaccia topped with a bright mélange of marinated tomatoes. The lemony avocado mash incorporates roasted garlic and hearts of palm, further greened by strands of curly-leaf spinach, which add a dining challenge (try dealing with those dangling fronds in front of your date) if not a flavor upgrade. The Caesar’s been tweaked, too. It’s composed of kale tossed with bits of grilled cauliflower — a tasty touch — robust, chewy croutons, leaves of (way too) mild cheese and roasted shallots in a (frankly) wimpy, forgotthe-Parm-and-garlic Caesar dressing. It’s pretty enough for Instagramming and generously feeds four (salads $7–$13). As well as flatbreads and sandwiches, the menu features mains (most $15–$27) ranging from an Italian-inspired veggie hot dish to cedar-planked salmon, chicken with popcorn grits and, my choice, porchetta: an understatement that provided a juicy, plate-lapping slab of pork loin edged in crackly, blessedly fatty pork belly, all sweetened by cider jus that also laps rounds of fingerlings. A salad of tart apple matchsticks tossed with feta adds vital balance. Well, what about dessert, you clamor? Not to worry. My neighbors’ soft-serve sundae, served in a classic drugstore tulip glass, won their thumbsup. For me: milk and cookies. Make that cookies divine, for those moist, chewy, well-packed rounds featured peanut butter, chocolate and (yes) crumbled pretzels. Or order doughnut holes, recommended by my polished, friendly server as I sipped the last of my Harujuko cocktail, favoring Japanese whisky. There’s also a short wine list and longer listing of draft beers. Then (or next time) find your way down to the aptly named Basement Bar for live music and eats from a built-in “food truck.” Something for everyone, right?
NOLO’S KITCHEN & BAR 515 Washington Ave. N. 860-6033 noloskitchen.com
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… to delight Pom Maker Crafty kids can create their own pompoms using this Pom Maker.
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The solid beechwood pieces are tailored for kids ages six and up to make pompom bunnies and pandas. Kinoko Kids refers customers to the digs shop down the street for yarn. Another crafty gift by Moon Picnic invites kids to cross stitch a sweater for a wooden cat. The toy store also carries lots of musical instruments for small children, including a “piano horn” that one recent customer promised is a pleasant sound. Price: $18.50 Where to find it: Kinoko Kids, 314 W. 38th St. / kinokokids.com
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Graphite drawing hand
Fresh roasted coffee
To-do lists become a bit more inspired when they’re written with pieces that double as artwork.
Coffee lovers can appreciate rare finds from Yemen, Myanmar or Thailand courtesy of Coffee & Tea Ltd. Beans are sourced from more than 60 countries.
The Batle Studio Graphite workshop describes this graphite hand as both a poetic metaphor, suggesting the hand’s capacity for creativity, and a functional drawing tool, writable on all surfaces and meant to last thousands of hours. The concept came from San Francisco artist Agelio Batle, who cast his own hand in graphite every day in the year 1999. The Minneapolis Institute of Art’s gift shop also carries books that reflect the museum’s collection, with a seating area for flipping through pages, as well as a selection of Minnesota-made jewelry and popular Izipizi reading glasses. Museum members save 20 percent on purchases. Price: $80 Where to find it: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Ave. S. / artsmia.org
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On a recent visit, owner Jim Cone said his first cup of coffee that morning was the El Salvador Los Pirineos ($23.99/lb). His second cup was the Guatemala Cup of Excellence Villaure ($45.99/lb). His third cup was the Panama La Esmeralda Geisha ($69.99/lb). That evening with dinner, he planned to have a cup of the Guatemala Santa Felisa ($35.99/lb), which is picked when the beans are deep purple with high sugar content. Cone ships coffee across the country, roasting and shipping orders the same day they are placed. Price: Prices vary Where to find it: Coffee & Tea Ltd., 2730 W. 43rd St. / coffeeandtealtd.com
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... to adorn Ixmukane leather bag Among the many eye-catching, locally crafted accessories on display during a recent trip to Lyn-Lake boutique Showroom were the fuzzy cowhide bags designed by Carlos Higueros.
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Higueros was raised in Anoka but born in Guatemala. Showroom co-owner Jen Chilstrom said he purchases whole cows with family still in Guatemala, and they’re used nose-to-tail, including the leather, which Higueros uses for his Ixmukane line of accessories. The satchel-style bags are adorned with stones, and Chilstrom said they appeal to both her male and female customers. So do stone and leather cuffs from Ixmukane also stocked at Showroom. Chilstrom said Ixmukane comes from a Mayan word meaning “queen of all queens,” and it’s the same name Higueros gave his daughter.
... to thrill Vertical Endeavors gift certificate
Price: $125 Where to find it: Showroom, 615 W. Lake St. / showroommpls.com
Does someone on your list need help beating cabin fever? Try a dose of Vertical Endeavors, which operates four indoor climbing gyms in the Twin Cities, including one on Nicollet Avenue in Whittier. The gym is open to climbers of all skill levels, including beginners, and features walls up to 58 feet high.
... to inspire ‘Border Country: The Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene, 1906–1916’
Manager Kevin Scott said a day pass runs $18 (or $19.40 after tax) and suggested buying a gift certificate in multiples of that amount. Another option is the 10-visit pass for $135, which never expires and can be shared between more than one person.
If there’s a reader in your life who also loves the outdoors — particularly those wild and remote places best accessed by canoe — put “Border Country” at the top of your holiday shopping list.
Both passes include an orientation for new climbers. Scott said gift cards can also be used to purchase gear. (Items like shoes and harnesses are also available to rent on site.) Vertical Endeavors is preparing to expand its local climbing options soon. Its Twin Cities Bouldering facility is under construction just across the border in St. Paul and will open with an 18,000 square foot bouldering area for climbers to test their skills.
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A large, handsome volume published this fall by University of Minnesota Press, “Border Country” collects the travel journals of Milwaukee businessman Howard Green, who in the early 1900s made a series of long summer canoe trips into northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Canada, mixing with lumberjacks and native people at the fastretreating fringe of the wilderness.
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many people’s diets that Whittier’s Gyst Fermentation Bar recently launched a subscription program for their house-brewed kombuchas, which come in a rotating variety of flavors (including, recently, ginger-peppermint chamomile and aronia flavored with Wisconsin-grown berries). Gyst will deliver two 32-ounce growlers of kombucha to any Twin Cities door on a monthly or biweekly basis. If that sounds a little too adventurous for anyone on your holiday shopping list, know that Gyst’s online shop also includes gift cards and its popular Motherboard To-Go, a selection of cheeses, meat, olives and other nibbles that works as a gift or an all-in-one party spread. Price: $30 for monthly delivery; $55 for biweekly delivery (minimum three-month subscription) Where to find it: Gyst Fermentation Bar, 25 E. 26th St. / gystmpls.com
Dragonfire is a new spin on an old pastime, the classic role playing game Dungeons and Dragons. Set in that same world of orcs, elves and dragons, the board game may be just the thing for someone loving the 1980s nostalgia of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” whose main characters are a geeky quartet of D&D players. Cate Nagel, a manger at LynLake’s Universe Games, said Dragonfire was one of the store’s most hotly anticipated new releases this fall. A cooperative game designed for two to six players, it moves more swiftly than a classic D&D quest, and the fantasy world it’s set in will continue to grow with the release of future expansion packs. A copy was on the store’s demo shelf in November, so there’s a chance to try before you buy. There store also offers gift cards and a vast selection of other board games, including classics like Settlers of Catan and popular new titles like Pandemic.
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Price: $59.99 Where to find it: Universe Games, 711 W. Lake St., Suite 103 / universegames.com
... to savor Kombucha subscription This sounds like a strange idea, but take a second to think about it. Have you noticed how, in just a few years, kombucha went from a practically non-existent grocery category to one with yards of dedicated shelf space at your local market? Have you seen the sign at the co-op that give a by-the-case price for bottled kombucha? The fermented tea has become a regular part of so
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… to thrill Riddle Room tickets Riddle Room was the Twin Cities’ first escape room business when it opened in May 2014, according to owner Art Allen. It has expanded to include three different games, a number that will likely increase to five by January. All the games are family friendly and can be played by four to eight people, Allen said. One of the games is capped at six people. The concept of escape rooms originated in Japan and Korea and arrived in the U.S. via San Francisco, according to Allen. He said Riddle
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Room’s games are slightly different from traditional escape room games, since the object of its games isn’t actually to escape from a room. Objectives range from stopping a pretend missile from launching to proving that a king isn’t the rightful heir to a throne. Gift certificates are available and never expire. The company can run large groups. It’s open seven days a week, does same-day bookings and can book online or over the phone. Price: $25 per ticket Where to find it: Riddle Room, 507 E. Hennepin Ave. / riddle-room.com
… to adorn ‘Fine Arts’ sweatshirt This classic crewneck pullover is designed by Megan Huntz, an Atlanta-based designer. It runs true to size and is sewn in a fair-trade factory in the Dominican Republic. The merchant, Hazel & Rose, sells sustainable and ethically made clothing, jewelry and accessories. Its products are all natural and have a minimal impact to the environment, according to its owners. The people who make their products are paid a fair and living wage. The boutique is located in The Broadway, a building at the intersection of Broadway & Central. It offers gift cards and online shopping, too. Price: $80 Where to find it: Hazel & Rose, 945 Broadway St. NE, #220 / shophazelandrose.com
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These stainless-steel bracelets have inspirational messages, such as “you got this” and “fearless.” The cuffs are intended to promote a lifestyle of optimism, positivity and mindfulness, according to Bibelot, which sells them. They’re 18K gold overlay on gold and rose gold bands and are adjustable to fit most wrists.
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Bibelot has a wide range of women’s clothing, accessories, jewelry, toys and more, with an emphasis on sourcing fairtrade and environmentally responsible products and locally designed and crafted items, according to its website. The store offers e-gift cards as well as physical ones and has a small selection of items available on its website. Price: $25–$35 Where to find it: Bibelot, 23 University Ave. SE (Northeast) or 4315 Upton Ave. S. (Linden Hills) / bibelotshops.com
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Woodchuck USA’s state inlay products feature the state of your choosing etched into the product’s front side. The company’s website features state inlay designs for its wood journals and flasks, though other products can also be customized. The Minneapolis-based company’s products are made in the U.S. The company plants a tree for every product purchased and has planted over 1 million trees in seven countries worldwide.
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Woodchuck USA also sells a variety of accessories, from business card holders to money clips and iPhone cases, in addition to journals and bar products. It also sells Macbook skins, maps, closet storage and gift boxes. The company offers free shipping on orders over $100.
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… to savor Surdyk’s gift baskets Surdyk’s offers a variety of gift baskets for the holidays. This year’s baskets are filled with a selection of the store’s favorite things, including nuts, jams, salami, bakery treats like flatbreads and seasonal cookies, Spanish-pressed fruit, hand-crafted spiced chocolate and a variety of cheeses handpicked by their cheesemongers. Wine, beer and non-alcoholic options are all available. Products come from a list of producers that includes Isadore Nut Co, Poorboy Candy, Olympia Chocolate, Rustic Bakery, Matiz and Red Table among others. The wine basket includes a bottle of red wine and white wine, and the beer basket includes four beer varieties. The entertaining crate is non-alcoholic, but the store can include wine or sparkling wine as an add-on. Price: $150 each Where to find it: Surdyk’s Liquor & Cheese Shop, 303 E. Hennepin Ave. / surdyks.com
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… to thrill Prince: The Tour Prince left a mark on many Minnesotans through his music and larger-than-life personality. For the Prince lover in your life, check out this tour from WaconiaVille Tours. The bus tour will take fans of the Purple One from the Meet Minneapolis Minneapolis Visitors Information center on Nicollet Mall to several Prince-related landmarks — from First Avenue, which famously appears in Prince’s 1984 film “Purple Rain,” to several murals and art pieces made in his honor. The tour then moves from downtown Minneapolis to Chanhassen’s Paisley Park, where the artist lived and recorded. This might be the perfect gift for super fans or people who can’t stop dancing around the house to “Let’s Go Crazy.” Price: $89 per person Where to find it: Minneapolis Visitors Information, 505 Nicollet Mall / princethetour.com
… to adorn TBH Café x LWM coffee sleeve A coffee sleeve won’t exactly turn heads at a company gift exchange, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great gift. This coffee cup sleeve featuring subtle branding from The Bachelor Farmer Café turns a simple cup of coffee into a fashion accessory thanks to black leather from St. Paul-based Leather Works Minnesota. The sleeve, which fits most to-go cups, would also make a great stocking stuffer for a friend or loved one who wants to stick out in the office crowd or reduce waste by cutting out those cardboard sleeves. What’s not included is what’s brewed behind the bar at the Bachelor Farmer Café, but a sleeve could be paired with some coffee beans or even a few treats from the bakery for a larger gift to wow your resident coffee lover. Price: $16 Where to find it: Askov Finlayson, 204 N. 1st St. / askovfinlayson.com
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You can’t get more local than these baby blankets and play mats from Pacifier, a Minneapolisbased kids boutique. One of the 3-foot-long blankets, which double as festive play mats, features a map of Southwest Minneapolis landmarks, from the Lake Harriet Bandshell to Minne, the city’s resident lake creature. Another locally themed blanket features a quilted pattern of all things Minnesota, from lakes and loons to food on a stick. The cotton and minky blankets will help friends and loved ones raise their young Minnesotan in true northern style, and the little ones will have fun finding their own favorite designs — not to mention subconsciously becoming Minnesota Twins fans. For a stocking stuffer or another little gift, there’s also a small matching baby security blanket for another $20.
… to inspire Happiness Planner For a friend who’s looking to make changes in their life or a coworker who’s always looking for advice, here’s a different kind of planner then what’s on the shelves of office stores.
Price: $85 Where to find it: Pacifier, 219 N. 2nd St. / pacifier.me
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The Happiness Planner won’t buy you happiness, but it will get the recipient thinking about the positive things in their life and develop mindfulness. The planner features guided exercises, prompts and weekly reflection pages to help someone to make goals, while regular quotes and words of wisdom will keep them going.
Sushi 101 class What better way to escape endless winter gatherings than with an evening making sushi? Instead of watching a chef roll you sushi, the chefs at Cooks of Crocus Hill can teach you how to roll your own Japanese cuisine at a “Sushi 101” class, no airfare required. Take a friend or loved one to the North Loop kitchen and retail store, and in a couple hours, you’ll both be practicing expert fish-slicing techniques, experimenting with authentic Japanese ingredients and, yes, rolling your own sushi. Make it a date and you’ll have a romantic time putting together salmon and tuna nigiri and California rolls.
Weekly plans, pages for meal plans and more allow your giftee to work through the goals, making incremental changes over 100 days. This could be a thoughtful gift for a friend who is already thinking about New Year’s resolutions.
The class is one of the store’s most popular, but if your giftee doesn’t do raw fish, check out classes on making pho or taking a tour of Italy through food. Price: $75 per person Where to find it: Cooks of Crocus Hill, 208 N. 1st St. / cooksofcrocushill.com
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Isles warming house undergoing refresh By Nate Gotlieb/ ngotlieb@southwestjournal.com
The East Isles Residents Association is leading a short-term effort to improve the warming house at Lake of the Isles. The association’s board voted to spend $25,000 of it Neighborhood Revitalization Program funds to paint the warming house and replace its roof and windows. A contractor painted the warming house earlier in November, though the window and roof replacement haven’t happened yet. Mike Erlandson, who chairs EIRA’s Neighborhood Revitalization Program Committee, said the board’s decision came after more than a year of discussion, adding that the warming house needed the maintenance. “It’s not received a lot of attention over the years,” he said. The warming house is property of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, which transports it to and from the lake each year. Park Board staff estimate it has been used since the late ’80s, said Dawn Sommers, the Park Board’s director of communications and marketing. Transporting the warming house is tough on its structural integrity, Sommers said in an email, adding that it will continue to degrade. “The roof is shot,” she said, noting the neighborhood association’s plan to replace it with a metal roof. “If not repaired, it would be leaking and start to ruin the structure.” Sommers estimated the new roof would help the structure survive for three to five years. The Park Board has met with citizens from multiple neighborhood groups about raising funds for a new warming house, Sommers said.
The Lake of the Isles warming house received a fresh coat of paint earlier in November, thanks to several neighborhood groups. Photo by Nate Gotlieb
She said the East Isles project is a short-term initiative and that a larger group is raising funds for design and construction of a new building. Erlandson said he doesn’t think his association’s work would prevent the Park Board from building a new warming house, a concern voiced at a community meeting about the
project earlier in November. The current refresh project will cost about $28,000, he said. The Cedar-Isles-Dean Neighborhood Association has contributed $1,000, and some private parties are also considering donating, Erlandson said. He added that the East Isles board has also
talked about cleaning up elements outside of the warming house, such as the gas tank and portable bathroom. They hope the Park Board can do maintenance on the inside of the structure, too, he said.
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Creative Class
By Susan Schaefer
THE HEALING ARTS: JON HALLBERG, M.D.
Minneapolis’ performing arts practitioner “ Wherever the art of Medicine is loved, there is also a love of Humanity.” — Hippocrates In the autumn of 1965, Minnesotans had two reasons to revel: At center stage, the Minnesota Twins had clinched their first pennant since 1933 (when they were known as the Washington Senators) and were in a hot contest against the colossus Los Angles Dodgers in the World Series being played for only the second time in history west of the Mississippi River. With boyish glee, Dr. Jon Hallberg pegs his birth to this major league occasion. Though the Twins failed to bring home the title that fall, off in tiny New Ulm, Minnesotans Ken and Suanne Hallberg brought home their infant son, Jon, who would go on to honor our state with multiple accolades and a world-class reputation in the unlikely field of performing arts medicine. Just like big league teams with their high profile sports medicine doctors, elite performing artists from dancers and actors to orchestral musicians and opera singers now engage medical specialists to help keep them functioning at peak levels. The field even has its own professional medical association, PAMA,
founded in 1988 with the goal of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of medical problems unique to performing artists. Due to the high expectations of excellence and perfection, fierce competition, long periods of rehearsals, repetitive motions and extreme performance anxiety, such artists experience a disproportionate incidence of maladies. Who better to serve these elites than a medical expert who himself shares some of the same sensibilities and talents? Although Hallberg describes himself as “a reformed perfectionist,” his demanding and multifaceted practice reveals a rigor not typical of a family medical clinician. “I love collaborating with fun, creative people,” he beams, overtly proud to be the medical specialist for members of the Minnesota Orchestra, Guthrie Theatre, Minnesota Opera, SPCO, travelling Broadway shows and more. But Hallberg himself is a bona fide member of the Creative Class. Well known locally as a radio personality, the medical analyst on Minnesota Public Radio “All Things Considered,” Hallberg also founded, directs and hosts the “Hippocrates Cafe,” an ongoing series of performance events that explore health care topics using professional actors and musicians.
He says the cafe was born out of, “my love of the arts, like my work in radio, with over 500 spots on MPR, and my deep connections to the local performing arts communities. In science, there’s the idea of translational research. That is, finding a way to take basic science and translating it into clinical ideas to serve humankind. I’d like to think that ‘Hippocrates Cafe’ is a way to translate words — poetry, non-fiction, historical document, etc. — into something powerful when read by an actor to an assembled audience.” “I’m in a very happy place on stage, sitting amongst actors and musicians, almost all of whom are friends, making art with a purpose,” he confesses. Moreover, Hallberg’s nuclear family is a performance franchise in its own right. Together for over 31 years with wife Diane, the Hallberg family shares a performing arts core. Diane is the band and orchestra director at the Upper School of Minnehaha Academy and also an accomplished flutist, as is daughter Greta, a Minnehaha Academy senior who plays in symphony and is a budding actress in her third year of Park Square Theatre’s Ambassadors Program. Son Andrew, a biology major at St. Olaf, plays trombone in the band and, of course,
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CREATIVE ARTS IN MINNEAPOLIS ASTONISHES. Estimated at over $4.5 billion in sales, or eight times that of Minneapolis’ sports sector according to the 2015 Creative Vitality Index (CVI), an economic measure used by the city, it has earned our region a lofty place as a national creative mecca. ¶ Behind such stunning statistics toil humans whose creativity and innovation fuel this so-called creative class, dubbed by author Richard Florida. Frequently laboring for the sheer love of their craft, many visual and performing artists, directors, inventors and innovators produce from an inner creative core more likely fueled by passion than personal gain. These makers are marked by an almost holy drive to create – and when their artistry and intent collide, it often yields something extraordinary in its wake.
is dating a flutist. Hallberg plies his musical chops on sax. I asked if Hallberg’s dual loves of art and science arose simultaneously. Medicine came first. When the family moved to Brussels, Belgium in 1973 for his father’s 3M engineering job, Hallberg attended the International School and got to travel widely throughout Western Europe. From those three years abroad he conjures a vivid memory about playing army: “Rather than pretending that I wanted to shoot or kill people, such as the enemy who were often Nazis, I always wanted to play a medic. I asked an older English boy across the street to paint a red cross on my green plastic army helmet.” With this prominent insignia and some of his dad’s old Ace bandages, young medic Hallberg took to “healing the wounded.” His love affair with the arts came later — while studying at the University of Minnesota Medical School. “It was during med school that I became aware of the medical humanities as an academic field. I started reading the works of physicianwriters like Lewis Thomas, Richard Selzer and Oliver Sacks,” he explains. “Simultaneously, I became aware of a field called performing arts medicine, and the idea of caring for performing artists was incredibly appealing. On some level I knew that that’s what I wanted to do.” As he was finishing his residency, Hallberg got a chance to appear as an extra in the film “Beautiful Girls,” playing a doctor, no less. Soon after, he met one of his fellow actors in the clinic he was rotating through. “I joined a practice downtown and soon I was providing medical care for Broadway productions, movies, the SEE HALLBERG / PAGE B11
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Minnesota Orchestra, the Guthrie, the Minnesota Opera, the SPCO, you name it. All of that work has continued to the present day.” Hallberg emphasizes that all of this was mostly organic, mostly serendipitous, with a healthy pinch of luck. With an appointment on the U of M Medical School’s teaching faculty, he spends majority of his time seeing patients. “Being a generalist, a family physician, is the reason I can do all this work.” Full disclosure, Hallberg is my family physician. We met a few years back at a lecture he was giving on holistic medicine through the University’s Center for Spirituality and Healing. At the time, I was studying Ayurvedic medicine. It turns out my former doctor, Kevin Kelley, was Hallberg’s own GP. A few years later, with Dr. Kelley’s blessing and a referral, I transferred my health care to Hallberg’s Mill City Clinic. I know personally how vital Hallberg’s family practice is to him. He empathically positions this part of his work as primary to his healer-tothe-artist’s role, speaking passionately about his desire to treat patients from all walks of life and economic and social backgrounds. Hallberg selected the clinic’s riverfront location to serve a diverse population. And for this fortunate group of patients, he offers yet another manifestation of creative arts as part of healing. With great intention Hallberg selected local architects, Perkins + Will, to create an actual gallery for his clinic waiting room. At a recent exhibition opening, he told the assembled guests that his lifelong observations of typical doctors’ lounges featuring stale stock art on their walls for 20 to 30 years didn’t foster healing environments. He changed that, theming Mill City Clinic’s gallery-waiting room, “Art in the Healing Environment.” The space feels more museum than medicinal. With an eye toward quality, Hallberg hired local artist Donna Bruni Cox as a professional curator. Clinic exhibits change three times a year, allowing countless local artists
exceptional exposure. The expansive, naturally lit, floor-to-ceiling space features not only hung work but also three-dimensional art displayed in various vitrines. Part of Hallberg’s intent is to make art accessible to the public, who can easily see the exhibits from the clinic’s soaring windows across from Gold Medal Park and are welcome to walk in. Such a model is profoundly unique for any family practice. There is a well-established link between medicine and the arts. Many great thinkers, such as Aristotle, Maimonides, Linnaeus, Darwin and Freud have been physicians, as have great writers like Rabelais, Schiller, Keats, Chekhov and Conan Doyle. And, numerous physicians have written with great eloquence about disease and medical practice, such as Hippocrates, Galen, Burton, Sydenham, Osler, Thomas and recently Abraham Verghese and Atul Gawande. Hallberg’s views about this link? “Medicine brings us to center stage in the drama of life — and death,” he maintains. “Every single day when we enter an exam room, a hospital ward, an operating suite, the emergency department, we’re confronted by pain and suffering and fear, tempered and offset by moments of tremendous joy. The exam room is a confessional — and what an honor and burden that is! It is no wonder, then, that there are so many ‘physicians hyphens,’ as in physician-writer, physicianplaywright, physician-photographer, physician-philosopher.” As is the case with many public figures, Hallberg is a self-proclaimed introvert: “I recharge by being alone, being quiet, spending time with my family. The perfect date night is a nice dinner and a movie, often at home.” Family is the center of Hallberg’s universe, with world exploration at its outer edges. His particular healing light emanates from deep within. His education has merely supplied the switch. Though the Twins may have lost in 1965, that year nevertheless brought our state an authentic MVP — a Most Valuable Physician.
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BRITISH ARROWS AWARDS The Walker Art Center’s annual screening of the British Arrows Awards — nicknamed the Brits — has been a holiday tradition for years. The ongoing sell-out status of the show indicates there’s something accessible about it even for those who don’t work in advertising. The commercials run the gamut from lighthearted and heartwarming bits featuring cheeky, droll British humor, to epic clips starring sports players, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, and other commercials featuring famous voices, including one amusing bit featuring comedian Nick Offerman. Some ads are more sobering, such as a pair of short films that center around the ongoing refugee crisis, including a Unicef clip that pairs a young Syrian boy with a World Ward II survivor.
When: Dec. 1–30; showtimes vary Where: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave.
‘PRINCE FROM MINNEAPOLIS’ More than a year-and-a-half after the death of Prince, the Weisman Art Museum is paying tribute to the Purple One with a major exhibition. The show explores the forces at work in Minneapolis that helped create and give shape to Prince. It includes images by four photographers that captured Prince during his early years in Minneapolis, as well as work by artists inspired by Prince. Objects on display include art dolls created in Prince’s likeness by Seattle-based artist Troy Gua, a portrait of Prince by Minnesotan seed artist Lillian Colton, a Prince-inspired bicycle by frame builder Eric Noren and a specially commissioned mural by Minneapolis artist Rock Martinez. The show kicks off with a preview party with a purple lounge, small bites, a cash bar and, of course, Prince tunes.
When: Dec. 9–June 17. Preview party: Friday, Dec. 8, from 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Where: Weisman Art Museum, 333 E. River Road Cost: Free museum admission; $25 for preview party ($10 students) Info: wam.umn.edu
NORTHERN GRADE MINNESOTA When Northern Grade was founded in Northeast Minneapolis in 2010, the roving, made-in-the-U.S. market showcased menswear and men’s accessories by brands such as Red Wing Heritage, Duluth Pack and Leatherworks Minnesota. Since then, the pop-up has traveled the world, popping up everywhere from L.A. to Moscow, and even opened a permanent storefront in New York City. The market also expanded beyond
men’s goods to sell finely crafted products by makers and manufacturers across America, spanning home goods, skincare and women’s fashions. This year, for the first time, the market is popping up at Holidazzle, an outdoor winter festival taking place in Loring Park, with a mix of local and national brands. The festival also features appearances from Santa, hot food and beverages, an ice skating rink and film screenings.
When: Saturday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m.– 9 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 10, from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. Where: Loring Park, 1382 Willow St. Cost: Free Info: northerngrade.com or holidazzle.com
I AM MPLS 7 The annual I AM MPLS celebrates the Twin Cities’ diverse and vibrant creative community through fashion. This year’s seventh-annual event has a special twist: It’s getting taken over by local culture and fashion publication, Culture Piece Magazine. The CPM crew has curated an all-POC lineup of creatives, including hip-hop poet Chadwick Phillips and comedian Bruce Leroy Williams, to walk the runway in looks from area boutiques. The event also includes pop-ups from local brands, including Ice Cream Bow Ties, founded by 10-year-old St. Paul boy Aniki Allen, who makes bow ties out of Legos and donates the proceeds to charity, as well as The Hues Company, which makes skincare products for people of color, plus a Selfie & Co. photo booth and Fulton beer. A portion of proceeds from the ticket sales benefit nonprofit Be the Match.
When: Thursday, Dec. 7, from 6 p.m.–11:30 p.m. Where: Machine Shop, 300 2nd St. SE Cost: $20 general admission; $50 VIP Info: iammpls.com
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‘AN “EVENTUALLY” CHRISTMAS’ Back in the late 1800s, Minneapolis received the nickname “Mill City” when the mills along the Mississippi River starting cornering the flour industry. The Washburn A Mill was the second largest of the mills, creating Gold Medal Flour for the Washburn-Crosby Company (which later became General Mills). The company was known for its lavish Christmas parties, which lasted all day and featured music, vaudeville entertainment and quirky competitions, including a pillow fight and a “fat men’s race.” While working at the Mill City Museum, which resides in the ruins of the mill, comic performer and playwright Joseph Scrimshaw spent hours going through copies of the company’s employee newsletter, The Eventually News, named for the company slogan, “You’re going to try Gold Medal Flour eventually… Why not now?” From that material, he was inspired to write “An ‘Eventually’ Christmas,” a unique theatrical production staged in the museum’s eight-story flour tower elevator. It travels from floor to floor for each scene, guided by the Ghost of Mill City Past, on the eve of the 1920 WashburnCrosby Christmas party as costumed actors recreate scenes, including the fabled pillow fight. Pro tip: While you’re there, take advantage of the opportunity to check out the museum’s observation deck, which has great views of the Mississippi, Saint Anthony Falls and the Stone Arch Bridge.
When: Dec. 14–15 at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Dec. 16–17 at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Where: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St. Cost: $20 adults, $18 seniors & college students, $16 ages 17 and under and MNHS members Info: millcitymuseum.org
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ARTFUL HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS Add an artful twist to holiday gift giving this year with these events and pop-up shops hosted by Minneapolis art galleries and museums.
SOOVAC LOCAL ARTIST HOLIDAY SHOP For those looking for a unique gift, go no further than Uptown art gallery SooVAC, which hosts a holiday gift shop through the month of December featuring giftable, specially priced original art works, prints, ceramics, jewelry and other artful goods created by a curated group of more than 50 local artists, including Caitlin Karolczak, Amy Rice and Jennifer Davis.
When: Dec. 1–24, open Wednesdays–Sundays Where: Soo Visual Arts Center, 2909 Bryant Ave. S. Cost: Free Info: soovac.org
RAGING ART ON A holiday show in a gallery setting, Gamut Gallery’s annual Raging Art On holiday gift market features original art, prints and other artist-made goods from more than 60 artists, including Nicholas Harper, Boxy Mouse and Scott Seekins. Thursday’s opening night party features a set from DJ Adatrak of Rhymesayers, with live sets from DJs Bleak Roses on Friday and Keith Millions on Saturday.
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JUL SHOP & JULMARKNAD Housed within the historic Turnblad Mansion, the American Swedish Institute’s seasonal Jul Shop is filled with Nordic and Nordic-inspired giftables and festive home goods for holiday entertaining, including Swedish glassware, Danish jewelry and pine and sea salt soaps and candles. The annual Julmarknad Christmas market (Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Dec. 3 from noon to 5 p.m.) features handcrafted items for sale by nearly 40 local and regional artists along with music and dance performances, appearances by Tomte and Santa, family crafts and festival food.
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When: Dec. 7 from 7 p.m.–10 p.m., Dec. 8–9 from 1 p.m.–10 p.m. and Dec. 10 from 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Where: Gamut Gallery, 717 S. 10th St. Cost: $10 Dec. 7; free Dec. 8–10 Info: gamutgallerympls.com
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By Linda Koutsky
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tretching 3 miles from Xcel Energy Center to Interstate 35E, West 7th Street in St. Paul has been a commercial node since the city developed. It’s seen good times, rough times and is now in a resurgence. I recently spent a day there and couldn’t pack it all in. It’s dotted with micro breweries, restaurants, bakeries and coffee shops interspersed with any number of retail opportunities. It’s a great destination shopping street with treasures for everyone. Here are seven of my favorites.
Works by mostly local artists cover walls and surfaces in charming still lifes. Photo by Linda Koutsky
Sophie Joe’s Emporium 453 W. 7th St.
This large, bustling, 16-year-old store is packed to the rafters with antiques, vintage clothing, collectible jewelry, modern purses and home decor. The 48 dealers fill room after room with a wide assortment of merchandise. Everyone’s friendly and the air is filled with laughter. It feels like a party — or the epitome of retail therapy.
Claddagh Coffee Cafe 459 W. 7th St.
I was skeptical when the barista told me their most popular coffee drink had cayenne pepper in it, but it was a little nippy that day so I gave it a chance. “Hot Molly” did indeed have a kick to it but the pepper’s lingering warmth proved to be a perfect compliment to the strong coffee and warm milk. Mark your calendars for the cafe’s annual Holiday Pop Up Shop on Dec. 9th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shop from local artists and vendors while enjoying live music and a visit from Santa.
J.W. Hulme 678 W. 7th St.
Leatherwork doesn’t get any finer than this. Though they started out making products for outdoor enthusiasts in 1905, J. W. Hulme’s products have evolved over the years. Their purses, backpacks, briefcases and luggage are all still made right here in St. Paul. The heirloom-quality products are guaranteed for life. Most items in this factory store are big ticket items, but you can still find the occasional deal here, like a product sample, an affordable leather dog leash or other small leather good.
Mt. Simon Aquifer 888 W. 7th St.
How about a cool drink of water for the holidays? Schmidt beer was brewed from water 1,500 feet below the surface in what is called the Mt. Simon Aquifer. The aquifer covers thousands of square miles under five states and is the largest and deepest aquifer in Minnesota. The water came from melting glaciers and is 35,000 years old! Even though beer is no longer brewed there, the well remains. It’s right out in front of the redeveloped property now home to artists. Bring your own containers and slide them in the vending machine. The price is $1 a gallon. Push the button for how many gallons you want then insert cash or credit card. I’m giving water bottles for gifts this year with a special card outlining the well’s history. Send me an email if you want a copy.
Artista Bottega 937 W. 7th St.
With a large storefront and dedicated gallery space in back, this store is a showcase of regional artists. From leaf-printed silk scarves to sterling silver jewelry to limitededition poetry chapbooks, there is some-
thing here for every creative person on your gift list. Well designed displays are emblematic of the store owners past work in set design and scenic painting. It’s like walking through an artist’s head.
she found on her way into the shop that day. Handmade, repurposed, upcycled and vintage goods fill this funky corner storefront. Have fun browsing here or let them assemble a custom gift package for you.
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The smell of sawdust greeted me at the door to this unusually named unusual store. The proprietor had just finished sawing wood Christmas trees from cast-off fence board
A relative newcomer to the street, this repair shop fixes guitars for amateur and professional musicians. They also sell reconditioned guitars and banjos, some children’s instruments and accessories such as strings, picks and electronic pickups. One of the shop’s owners also makes beautiful custom steel lap guitars with inlay designs in abalone and mother-of-pearl.
LUNCH TIP Though it’s technically not on West 7th Street, it’s just a stone’s throw away. Walk back in time with a visit to Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery, 445 Smith Ave. Built of Plattville limestone in 1857, this former saloon is the oldest surviving commercial building in the Twin Cities. Enjoy house-made craft beers and German specialties in an old-world environment.
These are just a few of the many places to visit on West 7th Street. I’m sure you’ll stumble into your own favorites. Don’t forget to check out the odd, annual, taxidermy nativity scene in the window of Wescott Station, 226 W. 7th St. For comments or suggestions write to weekendtourist@mnpubs.com. Follow Linda Koutsky on Facebook for more tourist tips.
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