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Events Calendar...................................... 11
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MARCH 2015 - Volume 11 - Number 3

Bender Recommends
Wedge Core Properties be
Designated Historic District
On February 17, the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation
Commission (HPC) approved
the nomination by Ward 10
Council Member Lisa Bender,
of parts of the Lowry Hill East
neighborhood as a Historic
District. The HPC also established interim protection and
directed the Planning Director
implement a designation study.
Historic Designation is a form
of protection for significant
properties and districts.
Many of the Citys designated properties are
buildings, but there
are also bridges,
landscapes,
streets and

more. Once designated for heritage preservation, a property

cannot be modified or removed
without review by Community
Planning & Economic Development (CPED) and the HPC.
However, designation does not
mean freezing a building in
time. Many projects throughout the City demonstrate the
commitment of the local government and the private sector
to adaptively
reuse old
buildings
and find
new uses
that enable
WEDGE page 3

This property at 1600 West Lake has been recently sold to Jeffrey Herman of Urban Anthology of Minneapolis.

(Photo

by Bruce Cochran)

Bartmanns Barbette
Bistro To Stay In Place
By Kathleen Kullberg, Wedge Historian

Though the building at 1600 West Lake has been sold, the noted Barbette bistro restaurant will
remain, anchoring the corner near Lake Calhoun. The property recently sold to Jeffrey Herman of
Urban Anthology of Minneapolis, but according to restaurant owner, Kim Bartmann, the mix of
businesses will stay the same for the present.
Originally, the Spanish Revival store front and office building was built in 1935 by the Oscar Albinson Company following a design by architect C. A. Price at an estimated cost of $20,000. It has a
distinctive red tile pent roof and central stone arch entrance leading to the second floor. However,
this was not the first building at this prime location. In 1907, a 48- by 72-foot brick apartment flat
BISTRO page 6

Greenway Coalition Creates

Adopt-A-Garden Program
Provided by the Midtown
Greenway Coalition
2404 Colfax Ave., in the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood, is in the Historic
District proposal. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)

Senior Center Focuses

on Brain Health
By Mary Ann Schoenberger, Southwest Senior Center

The studies are adding up to indicate people can have an impact

on their brain health. The Brain-a-thon, a three-month program
at Southwest Senior Center, will focus on teaching about the latest
in brain health research and then challenge residents to put the
recommendations into practice and to track their activities.
Through the Brain-a-thon Challenge, participants can win prizes
by tracking their brain healthy activities, such as exercising, eating
well, doing brain games, and playing a musical instrument.
The list of speakers this year includes four people from the University of Minnesota. Fang Yu, associate professor in the School of
Nursing, will be the kick-off speaker on Wed., March 18 at 1 p.m.
Yu will discuss the relationship between exercise and dementia,
and describe her ongoing study. Love Odetola, a graduate student
in the School of Public Health at University of Minnesota, will
discuss strategies for memory improvement on March 31.
These sessions will be followed by Mark Reese, a study counselHEALTH page 2

By creating the Adopt-A-Garden Program, the Midtown

Greenway Coalition is providing an opportunity for organizations to add even more color
to the Greenway by planting
and maintaining their own garden. Adopters will select a location to care for over the course
of two years.
Community groups, schools,
businesses, churches, and
other volunteering groups are
responsible for choosing, planting and maintaining their plot.
Gardening times will be set by
the adopting party and should
be reported to the Midtown
Greenway Coalition.

Benefits
Your organizations contribution will be recognized in the
Coalitions quarterly newsletter, on the website, and on a
sign in your garden.
GARDEN page 5

The Midtown Greenway is a 5.5-mile long former railroad corridor with bicycling and walking trails. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)

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Cheapo Records

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Dunn Bros
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Lyndale Community School hosted more than 100 science exhibits on February 12 at their Annual Math and
Science Fair. The gym was full of interactive math and engineering games. Parent volunteers interviewed the young
scientists on their hypotheses and experiments. Everett, fourth grade student, is pictured above with his Lemon and
Potato Battery experiment, (at right). His conclusion: the lemon battery generated more voltage initially, but then after
five minutes, the potato and the lemon generated equal amounts of voltage. (From left to right), Marcella Slade, Katherine Sattel, Beatrice Healey and Everett Ronnei. (Photo by By Kelly Newcomer)

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City Councilperson (Ward 10)

Lisa Bender

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Its Greek to Me

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Marion Greene, 3rd District,

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State Senator (60)

D. Scott Dibble

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Frank Hornstein

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State Representative (61B)

Paul Thissen

Rainbow Foods

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Sebastian Joes
Ice Cream Cafe
Uptown Up Close: An evening of Art, Flavor & Entertainment, produced by the Uptown Association, featured
restaurant tasting, silent auction, entertainers and local artists. Musicians Wayne Sayres (at left), and Dan Mather
(behind) helped entertain the crowd at the Uptown Event Center. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)

Governor Mark Dayton

Southwest Senior Center

651.201.3400
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Subway

U.S. Congressman (5th)

Keith Ellison

Spyhouse Coffee Shop

612.522.1212
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Uptown Diner
HEALTH from 1

or at the U, who will discuss

research on caregiver support
and provide details about a
new study that analyzes the
potential impact of innovative
health monitoring technology
on persons with dementia and
their family caregivers on April
24. The speaker series will
close with Siobhan McMahon,
assistant professor at the UMN
School of Nursing, who will
host a question-and-answer session about brain health May 5.

Sundays
8:30am Traditional Service
10:30am Jazz Worship
Wednesdays in Lent
6:00pm Soup
7:00pm Evening Service
Spirit-led. Welcoming. Bold. Rooted.

In addition to the speakers,

there will be a series of classes that focus on healthy cooking, as well as opportunities
to engage in brain challenging
games with volunteers from
Wells Fargo one week and
high school students on two
other occasions.

day program, social work services, tax assistance, senior dining, exercise classes, computer
lab and more. For more information about the Brain-a-thon
or these other programs, contact Mary Ann Schoenberger at
612-822-3194 or mschoenberger@voamn.org.

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a historic building to remain a
part of the citys living history.

Why these properties?

Portions of the 2400 block of
Colfax Avenue South, the 2300
and 2400 blocks of Bryant Avenue South, Aldrich Avenue
South, and 911 24th Street West
in the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood contain historic architecture from William Kenyon,
Edward Stebbins, William
Channing Whitney, and others.
T.P. Healy and Henry Ingham
are some of the original builders in the residential area that
have construction dates dating
from 1882 to 1913.

cars and early automobiles.

At the time that the Lowry Hill
East neighborhood was platted,
the cultural geography of Minneapolis had changed from that
of a walking city into a city
of neighborhoods surrounding
a downtown business district.
Streetcars reshaped the residential character of Minneapolis and directly influenced the
street layout of the Lowry Hill
East neighborhood.

residents and it became easier

to enjoy the amenities of the
Twin Cities area. Local historians John Diers and Aaron
Isaacs remind us that Minneapolis and the streetcar, grew up
together.
Criterion #4: The property
embodies the distinctive
characteristics of an
architectural or engineering
type or style, or method of
construction.
The residences in the district

sis of a central front entry and

the balanced and symmetrical placement of rectangular
shaped windows.
Palladian window placements
are common, as are fanciful
dormers; single story front
porches are supported with
columns decorated by capitals
of the classical orders. This
portion of the Lowry Hill East
neighborhood is representative
of a time in Minneapolis that

In July of 2008, Mead & Hunt

prepared a report for the City
of Minneapolis entitled Historic Resource Inventory: Historic Resources in the Loring
Park and Elliot Park Neighborhoods, Re-survey of Lowry
Hill East Neighborhood.

Ingram and Healy were the

builder-contractors of record
for several of the homes in the
district, and Healy is regarded
as a master builder; he worked
in conjunction with many
leading architects of his time.
The district contains twelve
residences attributed to him.
The John G. Gluek House and
Carriage House at 2447 Bryant
Avenue South is already individually listed in the National
Register and designated as a
Minneapolis Landmark for its
architecture.

The evaluators recommended

that this portion of the Lowry
Hill East neighborhood be
incorporated as a local historic district and a draft designation study was prepared. This
study concluded this district is
comprised of 50 contributing
resources; one already locally
designated resource that is also
listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and only
three non-contributing properties.

Public input

Consideration
If the HPC determines that a
nominated property, or other
property, appears to meet at
least one of the criteria for designation, the commission may
institute interim protection and
implement a designation study.
The nominated historic district
appears to meet at least three of
the criteria for designation:
Criterion #1: The property
is associated with significant
events or with periods that
exemplify broad patterns of
cultural, political, economic
or social history.
Due to its associations with
historic patterns of residential
development, this portion of
the Lowry Hill East neighborhood represents a local trend
in the expansion of the city
from its downtown core. Areas
developed for settlement by the
newly middle and upper classes
were now accessible by street-

Criterion #6: The property

exemplifies works of master
builders, engineers, designers,
artists, craftsmen or architects.
The remarkable collection of
residences in this district developed due to the collaboration of
talented local architects, builder-contractors, and the new
middle and upper classes. Local
newspapers promoted home
ownership; with this influence they touted the benefits of
working with an architect and/
or builder in the planning of a
new home.
Architects of the neighborhood
included William Kenyon,
Edward Stebbins and William
Channing Whitney; Theron P.
Healy and Henry Ingham were
among the neighborhoods
builders. Kenyon, Stebbins
and Whitney are all considered
prominent Minnesota based
master architects; several of
their works have been designated at the local and national
level.

The Lowry Hill East Residential Historic District is a largely

intact collection of late 19th and
early 20th century single-family
residences emblematic of streetcar related development. This
district comprises the work of
prominent local architects and
builders in the Queen Anne
and Colonial Revival styles.

City staff received verbal votes

of support for the nomination
at the Sept. 22, 2014 public
meeting and since then, along
with questions from concerned
owners. Several property owners have also requested to participate in the development of
design guidelines.

open balustrade front porches,

and bay windows set alongside
tree-lined boulevards.

Portions (in gray box) of the 2300 and 2400 blocks of Colfax, Bryant and Aldrich Avenues are up for historic designation.

This neighborhood was developed as a typical example of

the streetcar suburb where
urban development followed
the expansion of public transit
service. At the same time, electricity, telephones and indoor
plumbing were becoming standard features in the construction of middle-class homes.
Additionally, ease of access
to shopping and employment
opportunities owed much to
the development of the streetcar system.
This added to the appeal and
convenience of living in a
streetcar suburb that was
developed for the comforts
newly expected by the emerging affluent and middle-class
citizens who were relocating
south of downtown. With the
expansion of the streetcar system, residential development
in Minneapolis was elegantly
planned; neighborhoods were
located near parks and recreation spaces.
Excursions to Lake Harriet,
Minnehaha Park and the State
Fairgrounds became more convenient and affordable for city

are a cohesive collection of

houses built in high fashion for
their time, namely in the Queen
Anne and Colonial Revival
styles. The Queen Anne architectural style was made popular
through the distribution of pattern books between 1880 and
1910.
The Queen Anne style typically includes steeply pitched
and irregular shaped rooflines,
with a dominant front-facing
gable, patterned shingles, bay
windows, and one story, fulllength, often wraparound front
porches. The overall appearance of the design is asymmetrical with variations in shape,
and has decorative architectural features that include spindle
work, half-timbering and patterned masonry.
Due to the influence of the 1893
Worlds Columbian Exposition
in Chicago, the Colonial Revival style emerged as classical
architectural models became
of interest again. The Colonial
Revival style broke from the
exuberance of the Queen Anne
style and is characterized by
symmetrical facades, empha-

historians have referred to as

the golden years, because
many of the neighborhoods
early homeowners were part
of a newly forming middleclass that owed their prosperity
to employment opportunities
that arose out of the citys late
nineteenth-century industrial
boom.
The streetscapes of the Lowry
Hill East Residential Historic
District are created by the interplay of high-pitched rooflines,

The residence was designed by

William Kenyon and the carriage house was designed by
Boehme & Cordella. Altogether, the residences in the district
represent a remarkable collection of works, several which
are attributed to master architects and builders considered
significant to the heritage of the
built environment of Minneapolis.
This district may also be eligible for designation as a landmark under the remaining
three designation criteria, but
that analysis and determination
would be conducted within the
scope of the designation study.
To view a complete report on
the request for Lowry Hill East
Residential Districts nomination as a historic district, visit
ci.minneapolis.mn.us.

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crime & safety

Morning Fire at Crimes By Location
3632 Colfax Ave

January 20 - February 22

Burglary Residential includes garages, attached or unattached, and may include

unlocked or open doors.

LEGEND
Aggravated Assaults

Robbery Business

Auto Theft

Robbery Person

Burglary Business

Shooting

Burglary Residential

*Sound of Shots Fired

Domestic Aggr. Assault

Theft from Motor Vehicle

Narcotics Arrest

(Photo by Bruce Cochran)

One dog fatality at residential fire

Story and photo by Bruce Cochran
At 7:26 a.m. on February 10, the Minneapolis Fire Department
dispatched a ladder truck to a fire at 3632 Colfax Ave. S. One dog
died from smoke inhalation and two people were sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Minnesota Red Cross was requested
for five adults. Space heaters were active when they arrived on the
scene, according to the MFD. The fire is currently under investigation.

Job Opportunity
East Isles Residents Association (EIRA) seeks
a Coordinator to perform various services and
administrative duties and provide support for its
projects and community engagement initiatives.
Candidates should have strong communication
skills (both verbal and written); a working
understanding of the City of Minneapolis
(including programs: Neighborhood Revitalization Program and Community Participation
Program) and Park Board; experience with
community engagement and working with
volunteers; strong organizational skills; event coordination;
website support; and the ability to build partnerships with
various groups including city departments and other neighborhood associations.
This is a part-time contract position, 10-15 hours per week at
$22 to $28 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.
There are no benefits attached to the position. Coordinator
will be expected to have their own workspace and computer.
See the EIRA website, www.eastisles.org, for job
description, information on how to apply.
Deadline for application: must be received by March 27.

R Rape

Arson

Larceny (Other Theft)

The southwest corner of 3632 Colfax Ave.

Map Notes

*ShotSpotter detects gunshots using multiple

sensors, triangulates the position of the gunshot
with great accuracy, and immediately alerts 911
operators, who can quickly dispatch police.

Larger icons represent more

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Inaugural Lantern Fest About Community

Downtown Council, Heart of the Beast Illuminated Marquette Plaza
together for the common good
through the power of puppet
and mask performances, said
Catherine Jordan, interim executive director, In the Heart of
the Beast Puppet and Mask
Theatre. Mpls Lantern Fest
not only brings people together,
but it allows us to embrace the
heart of winter while ushering
in the warmth and illumination
of spring. Were thrilled to have
this opportunity to shine light
on our great downtown.

Participants created their own lanterns at workshops throughout the city like this one at First Universalist Church,
3400 Dupont Ave. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)]

Provided by Mark Remme,

Minneapolis Downtown
Council
The Minneapolis Downtown
Council and In the Heart of the
Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre created the inaugural Mpls
Lantern Fest, February 21 at
Marquette Plaza in downtown
Minneapolis.
The event was a culmination of
free workshops at various Minneapolis locations throughout
February, at which participants
of all ages and abilities were
able to create their own paper
lanterns with the help and
direction of In the Heart of the
Beast teaching artists. Partic-

ipants built their own lantern

at workshops, then took part in
the illuminated movement on
February 21. Participants were
able to take their lanterns home
afterwards.
Were excited to introduce the
Mpls Lantern Fest and start a
new tradition here in Downtown Minneapolis, said Leah
Wong, vice president of events
and marketing, Minneapolis
Downtown Council. Activities and events are a big part
of creating a consistently compelling downtown experience,
an initiative of our Downtown
2025 Plan. The Mpls Lantern
Fest will be a great way to

bring our downtown neighborhood and Minneapolis community together.

Food, beverages and live entertainment were on hand at Mpls
Lantern Fest, which celebrates
lighting the winter night. Lantern festivals date back to Chinese dynasties as early as 200
BC. They have since become
gathering events in Europe
and across the world, where
children and adults alike build
their own illuminated lanterns,
and come together as a community. The event was free and
open to the public.
At In the Heart of the Beast,
our mission is to bring people

GARDEN from 1

You will also be providing an

employee team building activity for your organization.

Costs
Costs includes the Coalitions
cost to administer the program
and provide programming
support. Garden adopters are
responsible for obtaining the
plants and other materials
needed to establish the garden.
The Coalition is asking adopting organizations and businesses to contribute using the
following guidelines:
K-12 schools/social/religions
organizations/Non-profits:
$50-99
Small businesses (fewer than
100 employees): $100-149
Medium-sized businesses
(100-500 employees):
$150-199
Large businesses (500+
employees): $200-250+

In the Heart of the Beast teaching artists Nicole Amaris, Eric

Avery, Amy Ballestad, Bart
Buch, Seth Eberle and Sandy
Spieler lead the workshops
teaching participants how to
build lanterns. During Lantern
Fest teaching artists mobilized
giant lantern puppets inspired
by
constellationsincluding Getting Started
a bear, rabbit, loon, fox and
To become an adopter, submit
crowthat provided artistic
a proposal with your desired
light and lead the movement.
garden and your plans to the
Midtown Greenway CoaliMore Information
tion, where their GreenSpace
Mpls Lantern Fest is produced
Committee will review your
by the Minneapolis Downtown
submission. For more informaCouncil in partnership with In
tion, or to adopt a section, email
the Heart of the Beast Puppet
janey@midtowngreenway.org.
and Mask Theatre. For more
For more information on the
information on the event visit
Midown Greenway Coalition
downtownmpls.com/mplslanvisit
midtowngreenway.org.
ternfest.

ATTENTION ECCO RESIDENTS!

Lakes Calhoun and Harriet Comprehensive Plan
The Park Board will be forming a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to update the Comprehensive Plan for Lakes Calhoun
and Harriet. ECCO will appoint one person to represent our
neighborhood on the committee. Volunteer needed!
To learn more, go to www.eastcalhoun.org/news-action-items.

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Lyn-Lake
Review: Its Greek To Me
By Beth Marsh
Its Greek to Me has been a
cornerstone of the Lyn-Lake
district for more than 25 years.
My last visit was about 20 years
ago, and I wondered whether
the restaurant still had its hospitable service and its homestyle Greek cuisine.

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The dcor has not changed.

From the sunny yellow walls
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There seems to be more space
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My companions choice of the

Chicken Tigania is a hearty
helping of sauted chicken
chunks, red and green peppers,
mushrooms, and onions slices,
finished with wine sauce. He
wisely chose the French fries
as his side dish, and the crispy
potato wedges with no extra
salt or seasoning proved to be a
great accompaniment to a more
flavorful entre.

Although our entrees were

protein-heavy, several vegan
and vegetarian options are
available, such as Iman Baildi
(stuffed eggplant) and Spanikopita (spinach cheese pie). Many
other Greek specialties are on
the menu, including kebobs,
lamb chops, kalamari, Greek
salad, and gyros. Fresh seafood
and steaks are also available for
those diners who prefer a more
American cuisine.

3146 Hennepin Ave. 612.823.3988 www.shoezoo.us

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I ordered an old favorite, Mousaka, a melt-in-your-mouth

baked dish of layered eggplant
and potatoes with seasoned
ground beef, topped with a
creamy bchamel sauce. The
disappointing roasted potato
side dish was overly salty and
seemed to be boiled more than
roasted.

Be aware that the servings are

hefty. We each took home
about one-third of each entre
to eat at another meal. If you
prefer small portions, consider sharing your entre, or ask
your server to wrap up the
remainder. I usually like to top
off a restaurant meal with a little dessert, but this time we had
to turn down the baklava and
the other goodies on the dessert
menu.

OUTLET & PRE-SPRING SALE!

Includes Lots of
Spring Styles

a future visit, I would like to

try such delicacies as the chilled
Yielantzi, grape leaves stuffed
with sauted rice, yellow and
green onions, parsley, and dill,
served with tzatziki (cucumber
and yogurt dip) or the flaming
Saganaki cheese dish.

Many restaurants seem to open

and close quickly. Its a tough
business, so its reassuring to
know that some of the good
old places endure, and that they
maintain their legacy of good
food and good service. Get
CORNERSTONE page 7

Traumatic Brain Injury Center

Its Greek To Me
626 Lake St.
612.825.9922
itsgreektomemn.com

Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Friday: 4:30pm-10pm
Saturday: 11am-11pm
Sunday: 11am-10pm

Prices
Appetizers: $6.55-$14.95
Salads: $6.25-$21.95
Soups & Sandwiches:
$3.45-$7.95
Entrees: $12.95-$26.95

Parking
Metered street parking. Pay
parking lot in rear; enter from
Garfield Avenue South.
BISTRO from 1

was situated there. This unit

was subsequently torn down in
1935 and a new 88- by 74-foot
brick store and office building
replaced it along with a brick
and concrete garage at the back
of the building.
The present building was
intended to house stores as well
as offices on the second floor.
In 1949, a dentist occupied part
of the second floor. Bartmanns
office now uses that same space.
The original permit for the
installation of the dentist
office records that two basins
and three dentist chairs were
installed in September of 1949
and another used dental chair
in 1955. Another remodeling
and rebuilding of the front
facade took place in 1963 and
the garage behind was demolished.
As for the origination of the
Barbette name, Bartmann
said she had been looking for
a French sounding name to
suit the eclectic mashed up
decor she was planning. She
settled on the stage name Barbette used by a 1920s American
female impersonator whose
real name was Vander Clyde
Broadway.
Barbette, born in Texas in
1899, was a circus performer
and high wire artist who later
became well known throughout Europe and Paris in the
1920s and 1930s. After years
of performing in America and
Europe, and reportedly suffering chronic pain, he committed
suicide in 1973. His boldness
and daring inspired several
noted performers and artists,
including the celebrated surrealist photographer, Man Ray.
Previous to Barbette taking
over the corner location in
2001, some may recall that Cafe
Wyrd held the same spot.

TREATMENT BEYOND THE OBVIOUS

More Information: 612-873-3284 | hcmc.org/braininjury

It remains to be seen if any

changes are in store for this
unique building since the
duplex houses adjacent to the
west were recently demolished
and are being replaced by a
new strip of businesses.


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UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - 7 .

Family. Friends.
Community.
Were all in this together.
State Farm has a long tradition of being
there. Thats one reason why Im proud to
support Uptown Annual Event.
Get to a better State .

Landmark Status
The Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic
Development has recommended that the Heritage Preservation Commission approve the local designation of the Thomas Lowry Memorial,
2330 Hennepin Ave., as a designated landmark. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)

CORNERSTONE from 6

your Greek on for lunch and

dinner, enjoy dessert, or try
one of the more than 25 Greek
wines and aperatifs. On a scale

of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest, I rate Its Greek to Me as

follows: Food = 4, Beverages =
4, Service = 3, and Atmosphere
= 4.

Mary M Trondson Ins Agcy Inc

Mary Trondson, Agent
1215 Lagoon Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Bus: 612-823-4111

1211009

State Farm, Bloomington, IL

The Uptown Neighborhood News

If We Were Any More Local Wed Be Sitting On You.

RENTAL LAWN & GARDEN PLUMBING ELECTRICAL KEYS MADE GLASS CUT PAINT

Nicollet
Hardware
(38th & Nicollet, 612.822.3121)
31 Days of Color in March!

Prices good March 1st-31st, 2015

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CARAG report
Lake St.

Lyndale Ave.

Hennepin Ave.
36th St.

The CARAG Board

meets the third
Tuesday of each
month, 7 pm
at Bryant Park
Community Center,
31st and Bryant.
All CARAGresidents
are welcome and
urged to attend.

Calhoun
Area
Residents
Action Group (CARAG),
Monthly Neighborhood Meeting Minutes, February 17, 2015.
DRAFT: Subject to approval at
the March 2015 CARAG Meeting. Minutes recorded and submitted by Cedar Phillips.

Attendance
Michelle Beaulieu, Diana
Boegemann, Cameron Conway, Colin Harris, Brad Klein,
Jay Lindgren, Tricia Markle,
Cedar Phillips. Excused Absenses: Nancy Riestenberg
The meeting was called to
order at 7:04 p.m.

Community Forum
Board members and attendees
introduced themselves.

Agenda & Minutes

Motion, seconded to approve
the agenda. Approved.

Troubadour Wine Bar

Calhoun Area Residents Action Group

Motion, seconded to approve

the January 20 meeting minutes,. Approved.

Bryant Square Park

Hennepin County
The ice rink and warming Update: Commissioner
house room will remain open Marion Greene
as long as the weather stays
cold this winter. General hours
are Monday-Friday: 3-9PM,
Saturdays: 10AM-9PM, & Sundays: Noon-6 p.m.

City Council Update:

Ben Somogyi
CM Bender will be working
on efforts to revise residential
parking requirements, de-couple homeless shelters from
churches, and allow composting businesses in the city.
The City will soon release
guidelines for a Park-let program to improve the pedestrian
environment and liveliness of
Minneapolis.
Somogyi spent time in Cuba
last month studying their
urban agriculture activities.
He paid for his own trip and
used vacation time for the trip.

HourCar: Scott Vargo

Troubadour Wine Bar takes the place of Solomons Bakery at 2827
Hennepin Ave. With plans to host wine classes, live music, pastries, and
a cheese list, owner Phineas Fittipaldi expects to be open by May. (Photo by
Bruce Cochran)

There are two HourCar locations hear CARAG at 28th &

Hennepin and 31st & Lyndale.

Vargo described HourCar- a

nonprofit car-sharing service
based in St. Paul. Vargo handed out brochures with more
info and maps of HourCar
locations and driving vouchers.

Greene was elected in May

2014 and is the newest member of the 7-member Hennepin
County Board. She represents
Southwest Minneapolis and St.
Louis Park. Her priorities are
health care, child protection,
preventing homelessness, and
community engagement.
Greene fielded questions from
meeting attendees about library
hours, transit-ways, and strategies for preventing homelessness. She elaborated on the
Healthy Living initiative that
connects residents to healthy
food, active transportation, and
complete streets.

CARAG Chilly Chili Fest

The event is February 22 and
features chili prepared by area
restaurants, door prizes, a silent
auction, and food drive. All
proceeds benefit Joyce Uptown
Food Shelf. Meeting attendees
signed up for volunteer shifts
during the event.

NRP Implementation
Committee: Jay Lindgren

cussed ways to boost participation in the CARAG NRP loan

programs. Motion, seconded
to revise program guidelines
increasing maximum loan
amounts to $25,000, eliminating match requirements, and
eliminating the 4-10 Unit Loan
Program.
Lindgren also proposed two
NRP Plan modifications to be
considered at the next CARAG
Neighborhood Meeting on
March 17.
Bealieu expressed concern
that rental properties wont be
improved if the 4-10 loan program is eliminated. Motion,
seconded to amend Lindgrens
motion to delete elimination of the r-10 loan program.
Approved (4-3)
The group agreed to table the
issue and send the items back
to the NRP Implementation
Committee for more discussion.

Treasurers Report
The FY 15 CARAG Operations and NRP account first
quarter reports were available.

Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 8:45
p.m.

The committee met and dis-

CARAG
Neighborhood
Meeting
Tuesday, March 17 at 7pm
Bryant Square Park (3101 Bryant Ave S)

On the
agenda

CARAG Chilly Chili Fest Event Sponsors

City Council
Member
Lisa Bender

Community
Updates

Belle Weather
Bogarts Doughnut Co.
Caffreys Deli & Subs
CB2
The Chair Salon
Comedy Sportz
Comic Book College
The Corner Balloon Shoppe
Cub Foods
Davannis Pizza
Famous Daves
Its Greek to Me
Kitchen Window
Lunds
Magers & Quinn
Pizza Luce
Salon LaVonte
State Farm InsuranceMary Trondson Agency
Uptown Association
Uptown Vet
Xcentric Goods

Bull Run Coffee

CARAG | 3612 Bryant Avenue S | Minneapolis, MN 55409 | www.carag.org | carag@carag.org | 612.823.2520

Join the CARAG E-update at www.carag.org to receive emails about CARAG activities and events.

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Metro Transit
Update about
Service
Improvements

Thank you to the following businesses

for their door prize, silent auction, and
supply donations used at the CARAG
Chilly Chili Fest on February 22:


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MARCH 2015

Short Redhead Reel Reviews

By Wendy Schadewald [Rating Legend: (4=Dont miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it)
shortredheadreelreviews.com]
Black or White (PG-13) (3)
[Brief strong language, thematic material involving drug use
and drinking, and a fight.]
When his wife (Jennifer Ehle)
unexpectedly dies in a tragic
car accident in this engaging,
down-to-earth,
well-acted,
factually inspired, star-dotted
(Anthony Mackie, Bill Burr,
Paula Newsome, and Mpho
Koaho), 121-minute film, a
grieving, hard-drinking lawyer
(Kevin Costner) in Los Angeles
ends up in court to keep custody of his precocious granddaughter (Jillian Estell) after
her drug-addicted, ex-convict, African-American father
(Andr Holland) decides his
wants to raise his estranged
daughter with the help of his
tenacious, stubborn mother
(Octavia Spencer).

Black Sea (R) (3)

[Language throughout, some
graphic images, and violence.]
After a divorced, no-nonsense submarine captain (Jude
Law), who is estranged from
his ex-wife (Jodie Whittaker) and son (Zaak Conway), is
fired from his job and ends up
in charge of a dangerous treasure hunt expedition to retrieve
millions of dollars worth in
Nazi gold bullion in an alleged
sunken German U-boat at the
bottom of the Black Sea in this
suspenseful, riveting, unpredictable, well-paced, gritty,
115-minute thriller, plans go
immediately awry as soon as
the suspicious, skeptical British and Russian crew (Scoot
McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn,
Tobias Menzies, Grigoriy
Dobrygin, Bobby Schofield,
Karl Davies, Michael Smiley,
David Threlfall, Konstantin
Khabenskiy, Sergey Veksler,
Daniel Ryan, Sergey Puskepalis, et al.) closes the hatch on
the Crimea-docked submarine
and heads out to sea.

The Duff (PG-13) (2.5)

[Crude and sexual material
throughout, some language,
and teen partying.] When
a smart high school student
(Mae Whitman), who lives
with her divorced mother

One 21: 4 East

(Allison Janney), learns that

she is the designated ugly fat
friend (DUFF) in this downto-earth, predictable, entertaining, 100-minute comedy, she
distances herself from her two
popular best friends (Skyler
Samuels and Bianca A. Santos),
tries to make over her image
with the help of the hunky
football captain (Robbie Arnell)
to attract another classmate
(Nick Eversman), and reluctantly writes an expose for her
school newspaper at the request
of her teacher (Ken Jeong).

Fifty Shades of Grey

(R) (2.5)
[Strong sexual content, including dialogue, some unusual
behavior, and graphic nudity,
and language.] An abrupt
ending is startling in this highly
anticipated, erotic, risqu, tasteful, star-dotted (Marcia Gay,
Jennifer Ehle, Luke Grimes,
and Rita Ora), 124-minute film
based on the bestselling E. L.
James trilogy in which a headstrong, virginal English literature student (Dakota Johnson),
who lives with her roommate
(Eloise Mumford), is unexpectedly drawn into the S&M
world of a charismatic, handsome, control-seeking Seattle
billionaire (Jamie Dornan) who
is haunted by childhood memories.

Ida (PG-13) (3.5)

[Thematic elements, some sexuality, and smoking.] [Subtitled] After a shy, orphaned,
Jewish novice (Agata Trzebuchowska), who grew up in a
Polish convent, goes in search
of the gravesite of her parents
and brother who were murdered during WWII with
her redheaded, alcoholic aunt
(Agata Kulesza) in 1962 in this
somber, stark, black-and-white,
Oscar-nominated, 82-minute,
2013 film, she begins to question the vows she is about to
take while her aunt questions
her own future.

Jupiter Ascending
(PG-13) (2.5)

content, and partial nudity.]

Phenomenal, dazzling special
effects dominate this actionpacked, fast-paced, visually
creative, 3D, 127-minute, sci-fi
thriller marred by a convoluted script in which a frustrated,
unhappy Chicago housekeeper
(Mila Kunis), who lives with
her widowed mother (Maria
Doyle Kennedy) and extended Russian family (Terry Gilliam, James DArcy, et al.),
learns that she is an intergalactic princess when skilled,
genetically engineered warrior
hunters (Channing Tatum and
Sean Bean) and a hotshot pilot
(Gugu Mbatha-Raw) protect
her from her feuding brothers
(Eddie Redmayne and Douglas
Booth) who feel the ownership
of the Earth is their birthright
and inheritance, which allows
them to eventually cull humans
in order to extend the lives of
numerous aliens (Tuppence
Middleton, et al.).

Kingsman: The Secret

Service (R) (3.5)
[Sequences of strong violence,
language, and some sexual
content.] While two British
MI-6-type agents (Colin Firth
and Mark Strong) and a behindthe-scenes boss (Michael Caine)
train an English lackey (Taron
Egerton), who lives with his
abused mother and cruel stepfather, and other recruits (Sofie
Cookson, Edward Holcroft,
Nicholas Banks, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Tom Prior, et al.)
to join a secret service agency
that uses a London-based tailor
shop as a front in this delightful, humorous, entertaining,
action-packed,
star-studded
(Mark Hamill, David Olawale
Ayinde, and Jack Davenport),
129-minute satirical spoof
based on The Secret Service
comic books by Mark Millar
and Dave Gibbons, a power-hungry, maniacal cell phone
mogul (Samuel L. Jackson)
with the help of his blade-wearing sidekick (Sofia Boutella) to
control the world.

McFarland, USA (PG) (3.5)

[Some violence, sequences of [Thematic material, some viosci-fi action, some suggestive lence and language.] An
inspirational, engaging, family-geared, factually inspired,
128-minute Disney film, in
which hotheaded Boise football coach Jim White (Kevin
Costner), who moves his supportive wife (Maria Bello) and
two daughters (Morgan Saylor and Elsie Fisher) to a dirtpoor California town in 1987,
ends up building an unlikely
cross-country team with seven
hardworking, reluctant Latino
high school students (Vincent
Martella, Johnny Ortiz, Rafael
Martinez, Carlos Pratts, Hector Duran, Sergio Avelar, and
Michael Rey) from McFarland
and coaching them to believe in
themselves and to run like the
wind.

ONe 21: 4 East Barber/Beauty Shop is now open at 2325 Hennepin

Ave. More info at 612.871.9560. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)

UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - 9 .

Mortdecai (R) (2.5)

[Some language and sexual
material.] A wacky, pratfall,
intermittently funny, star-studded (Olivia Munn, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Culkin, and
Michael Byrne), 106-minute
spoof filled with quirky characters, based on Kyril Bonfigliolis novel Dont Point That
Thing at Me, and reminiscent of The Grand Budapest
Hotel and the Pink Panther
films which a broke, clumsy, mustache-loving aristocrat art dealer (Johnny Depp)
works with an MI5 agent
(Ewan McGregor), who is in
love with his beautiful wife
(Gwyneth Paltrow), to find
a missing stolen Goya painting that may have a code to a
bank account with Nazi gold
while being protected by his
battered bodyguard (Paul Bettany) and chased by angry Russians (Jonny Pasvolsky, Ulrich
Thomsen, Alec Utgoff, et al.)
and a terrorist (Guy Burnet).

Paddington (PG) (3)

[Mild action and rude humor.]
While an English family (Hugh Bonneville, Sally
Hawkins, Madeleine Harris,
and Samuel Joslin) befriends
an orphaned, orange-marmalade-loving bear (voiceover by
Ben Whishaw) who has arrived
in London looking for a good
home after his Peruvian jungle home has been destroyed
in this delightful, charming,
family-friendly, star-studded
(Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent,
Imelda Stauton, Michael Gambon, Matt Lucas, and Peter
Capaldi), 95-minute comedy,
an evil director (Nicole Kidman) of the British Natural
History Museum desperately
tries to find the bear in order to
add him to her taxidermy collection.

Pandas: The Journey

Home (NR) (3.5)
Joely Richardson narrates this
engaging, educational, 3D,
40-minute, National Geographic IMAX documentary that focuses on the valiant,
tenacious efforts of Chinese scientists to save their endangered,
adorable giant bamboo-eating
pandas (approximately 1,600
remain in the wild) by successfully breeding them in captivity
with a now 95% survival rate of
infant cubs with the ultimate
goal of returning the pandas to
their natural habitat in the wild
mountains of China.

Project Almanac
(PG-13) (2.5)
[Some language and sexual content.] Annoying,
shaky visuals mar this intriguing, convoluted, 106-minue,
sci-fi film in which a smart,
17-year-old MIT candidate
(Jonny Weston), who lives with
his widowed mother (Amy
Landecker), recklessly builds a
time machine after seeing his
teenage self in a video recording at his seventh birthday
party and finding time machine
plans from his scientist father
(Gary Weeks) in the basement
and when two friends (Allen
Evangelista and Sam Lerner)

and his sister (Virginia Gardner) join him in experimenting with time travel, they find
themselves playing with fire
and reverting to the past so that
they never change the future.

Seventh Son (PG-13) (3)

[Intense fantasy violence and
action throughout, frightening images, and brief strong
language.] When an evil,
dragon-like witch (Julianne
Moore) escapes from her confinement and his apprentice
(Kit Harington) is killed in this
entertaining, witty, fast-paced,
action-packed,
predictable,
3D, 102-minute fantasy adventure film based on the popular Joseph Delancey Spook
series,
a
booze-swigging
knight (Jeff Bridges) begins to
train another apprentice (Ben
Barnes), who leaves his parents
(Olivia Williams and Timothy
Webber) and soon falls for a
young maiden (Alicia Vikander), to defeat the power-hungry witch and her ghoulish,
morphing followers (Djimon
Hounsou, Jason Scott Lee, et
al.).
1986 through 2015 by Wendy
Schadewald. The preceding films
were reviewed by Wendy Schadewald, who has been a Twin Cities film critic since 1986. To see
more of her film reviews, log on
to www.shortredheadreelreviews.
com.

Uptown March
Film Schedule
Listed in order of release date
and subject to change. Please see
landmarktheatres.com for final
titles, dates and times.

LAGOON CINEMA

1320 Lagoon Ave. 612.823.3020

3/6

Human Capital

3/13 71

Ballet 422

3/20 The Salvation

3/27 The Public Domain
Serena

Kumiko, the Treasure
Hunter

UPTOWN THEATRE

2906 Henn. Ave. 612.392.0402

3/6

Wild Tales

3/20

Merchants of Doubt

3/27

Danny Collins

*Opens either at Lagoon

or Uptown

Purchase over $60 &

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ECCO report
Lake St.

Council Member Lisa

Bender: Ward 10
Curbside organics is being
rolled out citywide. ECCO residents who have been participating in the pilot program are
now paying for the service.

Lyndale Ave.

Hennepin Ave.

LAKE CALHOUN
36th St.

ECCO meets the

first Thursday of
each month,
7 pm at St.
Marys Greek
Orthodox Church,
34th & Irving. All
ECCOresidents
are welcome and
urged to attend.

ECCO Meeting Minutes for

February 5, 2015. (East Calhoun Neighborhood Monthly
Meeting) Minutes recorded and
submitted by Monica Smith and
approved by the ECCO Board by
electronic vote prior to publication.

Attendance
Board members present: Susie
Goldstein, President; Harry
Savage, Vice-President; Abby
Armstrong, Treasurer; Ben
Jilek, Secretary; Anja Curiskis; Kate Davenport; Steve
Latham; Klaus Obergfell;
Mark Rosenfeld; and David
Tompkins.
Board members
absent: Anna Flaig, Paul Harstad
and Caroline Vaaler.
Guests: Council Member Lisa
Bender, Ward 10; residents
John Hartwig, Sally Hed and
Linda Todd.
President Susie Goldstein
called the meeting to order at
7:05 p.m.

Working on changing ordinance for backyard composting

and allowing composting businesses within the city.
Multi-modal traffic study
will be conducted for the area
around the proposed West
Lake Station for Southwest
LRT. The scope of the study
is being finalized; more details
will be available in the spring.

East Calhoun Community Organization

homeless shelters.
Lowry Hill East and CARAG
are interested in collaborating
on traffic calming.
Bender met with Wells Fargo
to review their tentative plans
for a new building on Lake and
Humboldt. Public Works will
need to be consulted regarding
a request to move the location
of the driveway on Lake Street.

New Board Member

The ECCO Board approved a
motion to elevate Anna Flaig
from Alternate to Board Member to fill the seat vacated by
Chris Iverson.

1800 Lake: A judge ruled that

the dewatering at 1800 Lake
violates city ordinance and
must stop by March 31, 2015.
The Park Boards portion of
the lawsuit about the environmental impact to the lakes may
not go forward.

Uptown Association Annual

Meeting

to received feedback and an

accounting grade.

Board members staffed an

ECCO information table at
the annual meeting. Feedback
for next year is to request to
be in the same room as other
expo vendors, to have ECCO
business cards or flier, and to
provide a more interactive
experience.

NCR published a guideline for

allowable spending of NRP/
CPP funds for festivals and
community building events.
ECCO is in compliance with
the guidelines.

Staff Report: Monica Smith

Neighborhood and Community Relations (NCR) is conducting audits of neighborhood
organizations. ECCO will
receive a Financial Operations
Review a proactive check-in
to review how we are doing,

Minneapolis Health Department is launching Healthy

Communities Transformation
Initiative. Kate Davenport will
represent ECCO at the informational meeting on February
24 to learn more.
Minneapolis is seeking input
on measuring how it achieves
its goals. Go to success.minneECCO page 11

Urban Bean Buys Jacksons

Bender is looking at reducing

the citys parking space requirements for new residential
projects near transit stations.
Higher rent usually equates to
a higher desire for parking so
Bender expects that developers would keep the parking in
place for any projects in ECCO.
The City Council is reviewing
policies regarding locations of

Urban Bean Coffee at 2401 Lyndale Avenue South has purchased Jacksons Coffee & Gelato at 822 Lake St.
(Photo by Bruce Cochran)

EAST CALHOUN EVENTS & NEWS

SAVE THESE DATES!

MARCH EVENTS
t h u r s d ay, M a r c h 5

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

ECCO Board and Neighborhood Meeting

st. Marys Greek Orthodox church, 3450 Irving ave s
The complete agenda will be posted on www.eastcalhoun.org
by March 4th. Residents are invited and encouraged to participate.
M O N d ay, M a r c h 9

7:00 p.m.

Investment in ECCO Task Force

st. Marys Greek Orthodox church, 3450 Irving ave s
All are welcome as we continue to identify priorities for a
$90,000 investment in East Calhoun. Contact Monica Smith at
nrp@eastcalhoun.org for more information.
t u e s d ay, M a r c h 1 0

Green Team
dunn Bros. coffee,
3348 hennepin ave s

7:00 p.m.

got ideas?

We will discuss our upcoming

spring workshops on cherry trees
and bees, and also move ahead
with our Earth Day planning.
Please join us!
M O N d ay, M a r c h 1 6

7:00

Were identifying and prioritizing

projects to invest in East Calhoun.
Got a good idea? Tell us about it at
the Investment in ECCO Task Force
meeting on March 9th (details at
left above), or send your ideas to
nrp@eastcalhoun.org
or call Monica Smith
at 612-821-0131.
p.m.

Livability Committee
st. Marys Greek Orthodox church
3450 Irving ave s

The Livability Committee reviews current zoning proposals in the

neighborhood and addresses safety, traffic and parking concerns.

(additional details will be available next month)

t u e s d ay, a P r I L 1 4

7:00 p.m.

Cherry Tree Workshop

st. Marys Greek Orthodox church, 3450 Irving ave s
This workshop is specifically for people who ordered cherry trees
through the East Calhoun organic cherry tree program. However, it
is free and open to the public.
s at u r d ay, a P r I L 2 5

Earth Day Clean Up

Lake calhoun

9:30 a.m. - Noon

Join your East Calhoun neighbors in this annual

Minneapolis citywide spring clean up.
s at u r d ay, M ay 1 6

Morning (time to be announced)

Pollinator Workshop
st. Marys Greek Orthodox church, 3450 Irving ave s
Pollinate Minnesota visit: honey bee education brought to you!
s at u r d ay, J u N e 6 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

ECCO Super Sale

Participate in or check out this neighborhood-wide garage sale!

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MARCH 2015

UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - 11 .

community events calendar

MARCH
(Please send your calendar listings to
UptownNews@yahoo.com with the subject
line: Community Calendar. Submit by the 15th of
each month to be included, space permitting, in
the next issue.)

THRU MARCH

PIANOS ARE ALSO HEAVY:

BRYAN SAVITZ

David Petersen Gallery

2018 Lyndale Ave 612.276.6541
davidpetersengallery.com
David Petersen Gallery presents Pianos Are
Also Heavy, a solo exhibition of new sculpture by Bryan Savitz. With Pianos Are Also
Heavy, Savitz selectively draws from an
ongoing body of work made solely of alabaster stones. Some smoothly polished while
others are raw, the milky stones are modest, naked and vulnerable. Hovering flush
to each wall, with some stones precariously
resting atop another, these sculptures add
little physical material to the already austere gallery, while simultaneously expanding it. Elusive but present, the experience
of the experience eclipses the concept of
the experience. Despite the stones concrete
existence, they have a non-presence. Ahead
of understanding, in inexplicable ways they
compose a silence that allows for listening. Bryan Savitz is based in New York City,
where he received his BFA from the School
of the Visual Arts and his MFA from the City
University of New York, Hunter College. This
is his first exhibition with the gallery.

ECCO from 10

apolismn.gov/a/index to give
feedback by February 6.
The Park Board will begin
work on a Master Plan for
Lake Calhoun and Lake Harriet. The plan will be a vision
for the next 25 years. The budget for 2015 is $700K ($200K
for planning and $500K for
projects mostly trail improvements). The Park Board is
seeking an additional $3 million from the state legislature
in 2016. A Community Advisory Committee (CAC) will be

2MONDAY

6FRIDAY

7SATURDAY

Bryant Lake Bowl - 7pm

810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949
bryantlakebowl.com

Bryant Lake Bowl - 7pm

810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949
bryantlakebowl.com

Calhoun Square - 11am-4pm

3001 Hennepin Ave. 612.824.1240
calhounsquare.com

THEATER OF PUBLIC POLICY:

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation and the MN Commissioner of

Transportation Charlie Zelle are the topics of
the night. One lucky guest may get a highway named after them. Our interview-based
show is a powerful medium for exploring
issues and bringing them to life using theater. All of the ideas and challenges brought
up in this conversation serve as the inspiration for the improvised scenes to follow.
The improvisers tasks are not to make light
of the issues or mock the players involved.
Instead, scenes make the previous conversation come to life with living, breathing
characters in the situations described. Its a
show unlike any other.

5THURSDAY

HEALTH INSURANCE
COUNSELING FOR SENIORS

Walker Library - 10am-1pm

2880 Hennepin Ave 612.543.8400
hclib.org
A certified state health insurance counselor will assist with senior health insurance
(enrollment steps, plan choices, low-income
subsidy). Bring your list of prescriptions or
your prescription bottles, Medicare, supplemental insurance, and/or Part D drug plan
questions. Limit 2 or two couples per session. Presented in collaboration with Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging.

formed. The CAC will meet

ten times between April-December. ECCO will be able to
appoint one representative to
serve on the CAC (details are
not yet available).
The Park Board will be launching RecQuest a system-wide
needs assessment of Minneapolis recreation centers and programs to discover gaps between
current facilities and offerings
and the needs of the community. The assessment will instruct
the next 25 years of investment
in recreation centers. Community engagement will begin in

LILY & MADELEINE WITH GUEST

SHANNON HAYDEN

WHITE IRON BAND

Get out of the cold and come into Calhoun

Square for the Market: an exciting collection
of Minnesota artisans specializing in gourmet food products, healthy & beauty items,
clothing, jewelry and more.

early spring.

Wells Fargo and CPM development on Lake St.

Earth Day clean up is scheduled for April 25.

Wells Fargo presented tentative plans to build a new

bank branch at 1505 W. Lake
St. (current location of Wells
Fargo Home Mortgage office
and drive through). The new
building would be a 5,000
square foot, 1-story building
and become the location for the
Wells Fargo Uptown branch
that is currently in the Sons of
Norway building.A parking
variance would be needed. The
committee asked Wells Fargo
to consider moving the proposed driveway exit onto Lake
St slightly further to the east to
improve sight lines for pedestrian safety. The city will need
to approve moving the driveway.

The Green Team will not be

asking the ECCO Board for
funds to support the East Isles
speaker series on food.

The Community Connections

Conference will be Saturday,
March 21, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. The
conference will feature creative, interactive exhibits by
neighborhood organizations
and nonprofits. ECCO is considering its capacity to staff to
an exhibit table.
Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District will begin updating its Comprehensive Water
Resources Management Plan
(updated every 10 years).
Informational meetings will
be held this month. For more
information: minnehahacreek.
org/2017.

The Home Security grant

funding from NRP Phase I is
nearly depleted. The ECCO
Board approved a motion to
implement the grant program
in our NRP Phase II plan with
$100 grants for home security.

Treasurers Report

Kenwood Elementary first-grader Jasper entertains the crowd at the

schools Spotlight Series. The seasonal event gives students a chance to
showcase their talents in front of a live student audience. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)

14SATURDAY

Lily & Madeleines goal is to release an

album-a-year for three years a rare feat
when the trend among singer-songwriters is to space albums by half-decades.
So far, theyre on track: Fumes, the duos
second LP, was released October 28, 2014,
366 days after the 2013 Lily & Madeleine.
The sophomore album is a leap forward for
the duo, a mature sentiment of two gifted
young artists who have launched from their
hometown onto the world stage with speed
and grace. Many of the songs on Fumes also
touch upon movement and transition, from
leaving a situation to find out who you
are (Lips and Hips), or to escape (Cabin
Fever and Ride Away). The album is
very much a travelogue that speaks to the
essence of a restless creative spirit, and
the sisters desire to break new ground.
Fumes shows our transformation as musicians and as women, and was inspired
by our experience on the road as well as
the life experiences of people close to us,
says Madeleine. Its the perfect reflection
of this stage of our lives. Shannon Hayden
is a groundbreaking, innovative cellist who
began her classical studies at age 7. Her
third album, to be released in 2015, walks
a thin line between avant experimental and
more accessible themes. Her sound has
been described as an emotionally charged
journey through surreal, sonic landscapes.
Presented by First Avenue.

Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Greene holds

monthly office hours in the district. The next event is Friday,
February 27, 2 4 p.m. at Spyhouse on Hennepin Ave. Sign
up for her monthly e-newsletter, go to: hennepin.us (and
search Find Your Commissioner).

Knock, Knock

CALHOUN SQUARE
WINTER MARKET

IndieBound Award, was short-listed for the

Guardian First Book Award and the James
Tait Black Memorial Prize, and is currently
being released as a film in France and the
United States.

Abby Armstrong provided an

overview of the financial transactions since last month. The
ECCO Board approved the
proposed budget for unrestricted spending in 2015.

Committee Reports
Livability Committee:
Ben Jilek and Kate Davenport
The committee met on January
19 and reviewed two projects:

9MONDAY

REIF LARSEN READS

FROM I AM RADAR

Magers And Quinn Booksellers - 7pm

3038 Hennepin Ave. 612.822.4611
magersandquinn.com
The moment just before Radar Radmanovic
is born, all of the hospitals electricity mysteriously fails. The delivery takes place in
total darkness. Lights back on, the staff
sees a healthy baby boy with pitch-black
skin born to the stunned white parents. No
one understands the uncanny electrical
event or the unexpected skin color. Drawing
on the furthest reaches of quantum physics,
forgotten history, and mind-bending art,
Larsens I Am Radar is a triumph of storytelling at its most primal, elegant, and epic:
a breathtaking journey through humanitys
darkest hours only to arrive at a place of
shocking wonder and redemption. Reif Larsens first novel, The Selected Works of T. S.
Spivet, was a New York Times bestseller and
has been translated into twenty-seven languages. A Montana Honor book, The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet was a finalist for the

CPM presented designs for

a new 4-story building on W
Lake St to be called Seventeen10 (replacing the homes
located at 1708 W Lake St and
1714 W. Lake St. in East Isles).
The committee took no action
but will discuss the project at
their next meeting on Monday, February 16, 7 p.m. at
St. Marys Greek Orthodox
Church.
The letter was sent to the Park
Board requesting extending the cross-country ski trail
grooming on Lake Calhoun.
No formal response has been
received.
Green Team: David Tompkins
ECCO has received orders for
40 cherry trees. A workshop
is being planned for mid-late
April.
A pollinator event is being
organized for mid May.

Famous Daves BBQ Uptown

3001 Hennepin Ave. 612.822.9900
famousdavesbluesclub.com
White Iron shows combine lyrical accessibility and explosive musicianship to produce a
rich experience for the head, heart, and legs.
The band was originally formed by frontman
Matt Pudas, keyboardist Eddie Juntunen,
and guitarist Sammy Weyandt. White Iron is
backed by a driving rhythm section with Jeff
Underhill on drums and bass guitarist Ryan
Nielsen accompanied by the soulful blues
undertones of Greg (Cheech) Hall on electric
and slide guitar. The Band embodies the triumphs and struggles of the everyday man.
Their songs carry a tinge of the old cowboy
legends canonized by the Highwaymen, with
stories ranging from tales of love, pain, jail,
work and whiskey.

19THURSDAY
THERE ARE OTHER WORLDS

Intermedia Arts - 7:30pm

2822 Lyndale Ave. 612.871.4444
IntermediaArts.org
Amri Akenyemi is a mother, black activist,
and struggling yogi serving fifteen years
in a maximum-security prison on a journey
to heal her broken relationship with her
daughters. Tickets are $10-25 sliding scale.

Social: Mark Rosenfeld

The East Calhoun happy hour
will be Monday, February 9, 5
- 6:30 p.m. at Lake & Irving. A
survey will be available to get
feedback on the types of social
events residents are interested
in attending.
Communications:
Anja Curiskis
The Uptown Neighborhood
News (UNN) has hit their
financial trigger point, meaning that they will only produce
one more paper (March issue)
unless an additional funding is
identified.
The UNN board has plans in
place to held increase ad revenue and is asking ECCO
and CARAG to support to
the paper to allow extra time
to implement the plans. The
ECCO Board approved a
motion to provide $1,050 (of
ECCOs NRP funds designated for UNN) for full-page ads
in the March and April issues.
The vote was 5 yea, 3 nay and
1 abstain (note: Ben Jilek was
not present during this vote).
A suggestion was made to form
a working group to discuss
ECCOs communication plans.
Meeting adjourned at 9;15 p.m.
The next ECCO Board meeting is Thursday, March 5, 2015,
7 p.m. at St. Marys Greek
Orthodox Church.

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