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SEPTEMBER 2014 - Volume 10 - Number 9
inside
< Live-Music-Fest
3 bands, 3 hours, 3 bucks at Intermedia Arts,
Friday, September 26, 6-9pm, All ages. (See
page 11 for more events.)
Your Community-Supported News Source COVERING THE UPTOWN AREA and the Neighborhoods of CARAG and ECCO
Cause Fights Back
Minneapolis Bike Tour
Coming to a lake near you Sept. 14
The 26th Annual
Taste of Greece
St. Marys Greek Festival is Sept. 5,6,7
Provided by St. Marys Greek Orthodox Church
Kalos Orisate and Kali Orexi! Welcome and Bon Appetit! These
are the friendly words you will hear over and over again at the
26th Minneapolis Greek Festival Taste of Greece 2014. Over-
looking Lake Calhoun, the aroma of delicious Greek food, the
taste of homemade Greek pastries, and the sounds of laughter
and Greek music can all be enjoyed for three days starting Friday,
Sept. 5.
As in the past, we are teaming up with Joyce Uptown Food Shelf
to fill their shelves with food this fall.
Early Bird Specials on various foods and beverages will be avail-
able on Friday from noon to 4 pm.
Enjoy a Greek wine or beer with your meal and come check out
this years Kafenion or Greek Caf! There will also be some
new items on the menu so plan to come back each day!
The festival runs Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6, from noon
to 10 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 7, from noon to 6 p.m. at St. Marys
Greek Orthodox Church at 3450 Irving Ave.
Community Wine Tasting
Postponed to Late Spring
Director Fleetham primarily cites lack of restaurant sponsor
In an email to neighborhood organizations, Wine Tasting director Patrick Fleetham stated he was
sad to report that I have not been able to obtain a restaurant sponsor for the event. As a result I think
it best if we postpone the Hennepin Lake Community Wine Tasting until possibly late Spring 2015.
The shortness of time before the event, the expense and complexity of the necessary tent and lack of a
restaurant sponsor makes it too challenging to proceed with an event in late October.
The Tasting has raised more than $316,000 throughout its 30 years. All proceeds go directly to the
neighborhood associations and are utilized for community building events in each neighborhood.
Proceeds have been used for the purchase of bicycles and bulletproof vests for the Fifth Precinct
police officers, block club organizing, community newspapers, movies in the park, community gar-
dens, support of disadvantaged students at Jefferson Public School, ice cream socials and other neigh-
borhood activities.
Immediate and Eternal
Hillestads show at Flanders contemporizes paintings soul
After closing in mid-July, Cause Spirits and Soundbar will be returning
in a couple weeks after successfully fighting off pressure to close after
five years in to their 15-year lease. The sign above was posted on their
front door in August. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
WINE page 3
IMMEDIATE page 7
TOUR page 7
GREECE page 3
Greek Dancers will be performing traditional and modern Greek dances
throughout the weekend, all in full ethnic costumes representing the various
island and mountain regions of Greece. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
The Crowning (30x40) by Luke Hillestad. To see more paintings visit Flanders Gallery at 818 Lake St. through Sept.
13 or visit lukehillestad.com. (Photo courtesy of Luke Hillestad)
By Bruce Cochran
If you think youll never make
it to Europe to see the fine art
masters, take a walk over to
Flanders Gallery to see the lat-
est paintings by Luke Hilles-
tad, a master of the human
condition.
Minneapolis has been named a
top bike city in recent years by
many sources such as Bicycling
Magazine, CNN and the Trav-
el Channel. The MPRB invite
you to experience the beautiful
parkways that make Minneap-
olis the best place to bike in the
country by participating in the
2014 Minneapolis Bike Tour.
The Minneapolis Bike Tour is
a family oriented recreational
tour that takes place Sunday,
Sept. 14. The tour is for all
ages and abilities and spans the
Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
System. The Tour was created
to bring cyclists together and
support bike related initia-
tives. Proceeds from the Tour
will benefit bike safety and
education events for Minneap-
Hillestads paintings cast a long
shadow of a world that is as
rich as it is deep. Hes managed
to ground the human soul in all
of its manifestations and expe-
riences. His subjects vary from
death and kinship to ritual
and wilderness. They embark
on spirituality and yet are not
overly religious. His execution
of subjects is contemporary yet
eternalgigantic yet delicate.
Hillestad was born in 1982
in Minneapolis. As a child he
remembers copying his dads
nature magazine photos. For a
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By Lyndel Owens
While language immersion
schools have increasing pop-
ularity, for the first time, the
MN Learning for English Aca-
demic Proficiency and Success
law (MN LEAPS Act) codifies
the importance of bilingualism
and provides infrastructure
guidance for schools to adopt
instructional methods that
encourage academic proficien-
cy and retention of a students
native language.
Minnesotas 65,000
English Language
Learners (ELL) can
expect to see new
efforts to retain their
native language
while also improv-
ing English-lan-
guage proficiency.
This dual focus and
official emphasis is a
result of new legisla-
tion with the goal of
closing academic gaps between
ELL and non-ELL students
while also fostering a 21st cen-
tury multilingual student body
in Minnesota.
The core of all this is real-
ly shifting the psychology, the
spirit, the culture of the learn-
ing environment to be centered
on this notion of asset based
thinking with these students,
said LEAPS Act co-author,
Primary Prepares the Way
for November Elections
By Gary Farland
A low turnout in the Aug.12
primary led to endorsed can-
didates generally prevailing.
The East Calhoun (ECCO)
precinct (Ward 10, Precinct
3A) combined with the two
CARAG precincts (10-4 and
10-6) had a turnout of 593 cast-
ing ballots out of 5,773 regis-
tered voters, for 10.27 percent.
This was better than the 10th
Ward altogether (8.97 percent)
but worse than the whole of
Minneapolis (12.46 percent).
Statewide, 10.37 percent of eli-
gible voters cast ballots.
Many races did not have prima-
ry contests, including those for
State Representative 61B, 5th
District U.S. Representative,
Hennepin County Sheriff and
County Attorney, and 34 judge
seats, all which will be voted on
in ECCO and CARAG. To see
the election ballot visit sos.state.
mn.us.
In the Republican primary race
for U.S. Senator, endorsed can-
didate Mike McFadden won
with 72 percent. In ECCO
and CARAG, McFadden won
61 of 89 votes for 69 percent.
Meanwhile, Sen. Al Franken
won the DFL primary state-
wide with 95 percent, and in
ECCO and CARAG he won
476 of 491 votes for 97 percent.
Statewide, the Independence
Party obtained 1.7 percent of
total votes, the Republicans
garnered 47 percent and the
DFLers 51 percent in this race.
For the race for Governor and
Lt. Governor, in the Republi-
can race the endorsed candi-
date Jeff Johnson, a Hennepin
County Commissioner, and his
running mate Bill Buisle, won
statewide with 30 percent of the
vote. In ECCO and CARAG
they received 31 of 91 votes for
34 percent. In the DFL race,
Gov. Mark Dayton received 93
percent of the vote statewide,
and 480 of 487 votes in ECCO
and CARAG for 99 percent.
For Secretary of State the DFL
endorsed candidate State Rep.
Steve Simon won with 43 per-
cent statewide, and 67 percent
in ECCO and CARAG. He
will run against the unopposed
former State Rep. Dan Sever-
son who had the Republican
endorsement.
State Auditor Rebecca Otto
won the DFL primary with 81
percent over former State Rep.
Matt Entenza. ECCO and
CARAG gave her 85 percent
of the DFL vote. She will face
the Republican endorsed candi-
date, former Long Lake Mayor
Randy Gilbert, who ran unop-
posed.
In the race for Attorney Gen-
eral, Attorney General Lori
Swanson won unopposed in
the DFL primary, while in the
Republican race the endorsed
State Senator Scott Newman
won with 56 percent of the
vote.
For District 3 Hennepin Coun-
ty Commissioner, Commission-
er Marion Greene prevailed
with 75 percent of the vote.
She will face the second place
candidate Hennepin County
District Supervisor Jeffrey A.
Voters cast ballots in the primary election on August 12. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
PRIMARY page 6
LEAP page 3
LEAPS Act promotes bilingual
learning across Minnesota Schools
Saint Paul State Representative
Carlos Mariani, House Educa-
tion Policy Committee Chair,
states. Why shouldnt all of
our students be multilingual in
the 21st century?
LEAPS proponents hope edu-
cational focus will shift from
viewing a students first lan-
guage as a deficit in need of
remediation, to instead reme-
diating the academic gap that
exists between English Lan-
guage Learners and non-ELL
learners. In 2010, 64.4 percent
of Latino/Hispanic non-ELL
students read with proficiency,
more than twice the 31.6 per-
cent of ELL students from the
same ethnic group reading at
grade-level. With nearly half of
all ELL students not graduat-
ing from high school, according
to the Minnesota Department
of Education, the urgency for
new approaches is pronounced.
When we look at the data of
academic achievement in the
sate, ELL students really stand
out in terms of low academic
achievement outcomes. So grad
rates, standard tests results and
our MCAs, all across the board
we saw huge disparities just
in the simple straight up data
of academic achievement,
explains Mariani. Not only
compared with white kids,
English speaking kids, but even
compared with their colleagues
of the same racial and cultural
communities who were in com-
mand of English.
ELL student
enrollment has
increased 300 per-
cent across the
state over the last
20 years. Between
the 2005-2006 and
2010-2011 school
years it increased
by 8.4 percent in the
metros seven coun-
ties. The largest
populations of ELL
students include Latino, Soma-
li, and Hmong.
Of the roughly 700 students
attending Uptowns Jefferson
Community School, just under
60 percent are ELL students.
A bilingual interventionist at
Jefferson, Erin Raaum said,
Were really happy that the
LEAPS Act acknowledges
[native language] importance,
and we have an opportunity to
see the whole child. To have
home and school connected is
just huge.
Over the past few years Jeffer-
son implemented a program
designed to support the native
language proficiency of stu-
dents for whom Spanish is their
first language. Through this
dual developmental language
model, native Spanish speak-
ers learn their core subjects of
math and reading in Spanish.
To assess students first-lan-
guage proficiency, Jefferson
staff plans to develop first-lan-
guage literacy assessments that
can help them teach and mon-
itor students progress in their
native language in addition
to their growth in the English
language.
Over the past few years Jefferson
implemented a program designed
to support the native language
proficiency of students for whom
Spanish is their first language.
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Bremer Bank
Brueggers Bagels
Bryant Square Park
Cheapo Records
Chiang Mai Thai
Common Roots Cafe
Dunn Bros
(Hennepin & 34th)
Dunn Bros
(Lake & Bryant)
Falafel King
Famous Daves BBQ
Gigis Caf
Health Resource Center
Hennepin-Lake
Liquors
Isles Bun & Coffee
Its Greek to Me
Joyce Food Shelf
Joyce United
Methodist Church
Kowalskis Market
Magers & Quinn
Mohn Electric & Lighting
Lagoon Theatre
Parents Automotive
Pizza Luce
Rainbow Foods
Sebastian Joes
Ice Cream Cafe
Southwest Senior Center
Subway
Spyhouse Coffee Shop
Uptown Diner
Tea Garden
Treetops At Calhoun
Vail Place
Walker Library
Walker Place
The Wedge Co-op
YWCA (Uptown)
CITIZEN
ACTION
CARAG Neighborhood
612.823.2520
carag@carag.org
East Isles Neighborhood
612.821.0131
nrp@eastisles.org
ECCO Neighborhood
612.821.0131
nrp@eastcalhoun.org
Lowry Hill E. Neighborhood
612.308.1737
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Mpls. Park & Rec. Board
Brad Bourn
612.230.6443 ext. 6
bbourn@minneapolisparks.org
Anita Tabb
612.230.6400 ext. 4
atabb@minneapolisparks.org
Mpls. Public Schools
612.668.0000
answers@mpls.k12.mn.us
City Councilperson (Ward 10)
Lisa Bender
612.669.3286
Lisa.Bender@minneapolismn.gov
Mayor Betsy Hodges
612.673.2100
Betsy.Hodges@minneapolismn.gov.
Marion Greene, 3rd District,
Hennepin County Council
612.348.7883
marion.greene@hennepin.us
State Senator (60)
D. Scott Dibble
651.296.4191
sen.scott.dibble@senate.mn
State Representative (61A)
Frank Hornstein
651.296.9281
rep.frank.hornstein@house.mn
State Representative (61B)
Paul Thissen
651.296.5375
rep.paul.thissen@house.mn
Governor Mark Dayton
651.201.3400
mark.dayton@state.mn.us
U.S. Congressman (5th)
Keith Ellison
612.522.1212
www.ellison.house.gov
U.S. Senator
Al Franken
202.224.5641
info@franken.senate.gov
U.S. Senator
Amy Klobuchar
202.224.3244
www.klobuchar.senate.gov
President
Barack Obama
202.456.1111
comments@whitehouse.gov
This is the biggest fundrais-
er of the year for most neigh-
borhood organizations. Past
participants include Calhoun
Area Residents Action Group
(CARAG), East Calhoun Com-
munity Organization (ECCO),
Lyndale Neighborhood Asso-
ciation (LNA), Kenwood Isles
Area Association (KIAA),
Cedar-Isles-Dean Neighbor-
hood Association (CIDNA),
Whittier Alliance, East Isles
Residents Association (EIRA),
Lowry Hill Neighborhood
Association and Lowry Hill
East (LHENA).
1200 W Lake St 612-825-4411
(In Uptown - two blocks east of Calhoun Square)
Mon - Thu, 9 am - 8 pm,
Fri - Sat, 9 am - 10 pm
WE NOW ACCEPT MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS!
(Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Amex cards accepted)
Everyday Lowest Wine prices
Beer & Wine sale going on now
HENNEPIN
LAKE
LIQUORS
Festival Highlights
5K Run, Family Walk and
Kids Toga Race
For Chloes Fight Rare Dis-
ease Foundation Friday,
Sept. 5 starting at 6:45 p.m. at
Lake Calhoun. All proceeds
go to promote local research on
childhood rare genetic diseases
at the University of Minneso-
ta. Register on-line at http://
chloesfight.org/2014/05/21/5k.
Food Drive for Joyce Uptown
Food Shelf
Bring three non-perishable
food items to the festival and
receive two tickets (value of $2).
Food, drink & dessert
Choose from a wide selection
of authentic Greek cuisine.
Join us and we will tantalize
your taste buds with the sights,
sounds and tastes of Greece!
Dont forget to check out the
new Kafenion!
Greek dancing
Greek Dancers of Minnesota
and St. Marys Hellenic Danc-
ers will be performing tra-
ditional and modern Greek
dances hourly throughout the
weekend, all in full ethnic cos-
tumes representing the various
island and mountain regions of
Greece.
Church tours
Take a tour of the church and
learn about the history and tra-
ditions of the Eastern Ortho-
dox faith. Tours will be given
throughout the weekend on the
top of each hour.
Marketplace
Shop Greek style at the Plaka
Greek for marketplace! Sev-
eral artisans from around the
United States and the Twin
Cities will gather at Taste of
Greece 2014. Check out the
imported Greek giftware, jew-
elry, sculpture, watercolors,
leather goods, religious arti-
facts, and icons.
Cultural demonstrations
There will be several presenta-
tions throughout the weekend
that will open your eyes to the
wonderful culture of Greece.
We are a family friendly festi-
val. Enjoy our kid area with
free inflatable play yards.
Proceeds from the 26th Minne-
apolis Greek Festival Taste
of Greece 2014 will help many
people through donations to
various charitable organiza-
tions including Angel Tree,
Community Emergency Ser-
vices, Joyce Uptown Food
Shelf, Project Homeless Con-
nect, Metro Hope Ministries
and many others throughout
the community.
The Minneapolis Greek Fes-
tival Taste of Greece 2014 is
sponsored by and located at
St. Marys Greek Orthodox
Church, 3450 Irving Avenue,
overlooking the Eastern Shores
of beautiful Lake Calhoun.
For more information
MplsGreekFest.org, find us on
Facebook, follow us on Twitter,
or call us at 612.825.9595.
This fall along Hennepin Avenue between 22nd and 24th Streets, the
South Hennepin Service District (SHSD) is constructing a pilot proj-
ect of permeable pavers over grass areas along the sidewalk. The
project, which is paid for entirely by businesses located along the district,
will test a new paving material called flexi-pave. With special characteristics
that allow the recycled tire material to allow oxygen and water to get to the
tree roots below, the SHSD hopes the pavers prove to be a good compro-
mise between grass and concrete. The test is an outcome of years of failed
attempts to get grass to grow in an area that sees high pedestrian traffic,
winter salt, sand and shoveling. (Photo courtesy of SHSD)
Stone Temple Pilot
WINE from 1
GREECE from 1
The Act seeks to establish a
statewide directive but the
details of implementation will
be left up to school districts.
Michelle Benegas, doctoral
candidate in Curriculum and
Instruction at the University of
Minnesota and teacher educa-
tor, heralds the LEAPS Act as
comprehensive enough to cover
a span of ages and appropriate
enough to address the diversity
of the ELL student population.
This legislation includes early
childhood, elementary, second-
ary, higher education, adult
basic education and teacher
education. It is the most com-
prehensive piece of legislation
for English learners in the his-
tory of our state, Benegas said.
They did a bang up job of hit-
ting all of those areas but also
really catering to the cultural
and linguistic needs of English
Learners.
Lyndel Owens resides in Lowry Hill
East.
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crime & safety
Crimes By Location July 15 - August 18
Burglary Residential includes garages, attached or unattached, and may include
unlocked or open doors.
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Rape
Robbery Business
Robbery Person
Shooting
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Theft from Motor Vehicle
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*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.
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Aggravated Assaults
Arson
Auto Theft
Burglary Business
Burglary Residential
Domestic Aggr. Assault
Larceny (Other Theft)
Narcotics Arrest
Map Notes
Larger icons represent more
recent activity within the four
week period.
Lyndale Hit and Run
Provided by the Minneapolis Police Department
On Aug. 15, just before 2 a.m., Minneapolis Police responded to
the 2500 block of Lyndale Avenue on a report of a hit and run
accident involving a pedestrian.
Officers located an adult male lying in the road with serious inju-
ries. He was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center by
ambulance. Officers also located other vehicles in the area that
had reportedly been hit by this same vehicle.
Investigation to this point indicates the suspect and victim got
into an argument in the Bulldog Bar located at 2549 Lyndale Ave-
nue. The argument continued out onto the street at which time
the suspect got into a car and, with apparent intent, hit the victim
with the car. The car then struck a scooter and another car parked
at 26th Avenue and Lyndale Avenue. Neither vehicle was occu-
pied. The suspect fled, driving south on Lyndale Avenue.
The suspect vehicle is caught on surveillance video and is described
as a maroon four door vehicle with a dark roof. It is described as a
Town Car or a Mercury Marquis type vehicle.
Anyone with any information about this case is asked to send a
text to 847 411 (tip 411), enter MPD and the tip or call the tipline
at 612-692-TIPS (8477). All texts are anonymous. The CCN is
14-287129.
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Is Your House
History a Mystery?
If Your Walls
Could Talk . . .
Bring the past alive with architect
and building records, census
records, photos, social events
captured in a keepsake folio.
Kathleen Kullberg
House Historian/Detective
Kullbkathy@comcast.net
(612) 374-4456
CenterPoint Energy is replacing the natural gas pipeline on Lake
Street. The construction area is along Lake Street from Excelsior Boule-
vard to James Avenue. This project is impacting traffic and parking and is
expected to continue through the end of September. Following the work,
Hennepin County will come in to cover up the road construction area some-
time in October. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
Lake St. Construction
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August National Night Out
Film in the City (FITC), fund-
ed by a grant from the Minne-
sota State Arts Board, partners
with Twin Cities based home-
less youth organizations to
teach youth filmmaking tech-
niques. The organization
began their project in February
with a series of workshops. The
original short screenplay they
created and cast, was shot in
June. The film was edited and
marketed over the summer for
a release date in October. FITC
exposes Twin Cities homeless
youth to all aspects of filmmak-
ing through direct mentorship
of professional film artists.
The project is structured to
immerse youth in filmmaking
as the art of storytelling, com-
pel them to connect with their
own personal story and turn
that into something positive
to share with the world, says
CARAG resident Rich Reeder,
Project Director of Film in the
City. Weve assembled a team
of filmmakers, actors, editors,
teachers, screen writers, all of
whom have extensive expe-
rience working with at-risk
youth and the visual/perform-
ing arts. Its really a unique
collaboration that benefits
everyone involved.
In the projects inaugural year,
17 students ages 15-18 from
local organizations like Youth-
link, Kulture Klub Collabo-
rative, Safezone, Full Cycle,
Avenues for Homeless Youth
and Ain Dah Yung are partic-
ipating. They came together
CARAG resident Rich Reeder is the
Project Director. (Submitted photo)
Provided by the Wedge Co-op
For 40 years we have had
amazing support from our
owners and neighbors and we
want to say thanks. So well be
hosting a free block party for
our owners, shoppers, vendors
and the public Sunday, Sept. 7
from 12-6 p.m. on 22nd Street
between Lyndale and Gar-
field Avenues. The event will
feature food, live music and a
Meet the Farmers tent where
you can mingle with the people
who grow and raise the local
food you enjoy at the Wedge.
Block party highlights
A Meet the Farmers Tent
with Gardens of Eagan, Riv-
erbend Farm, Hoch Orchard,
Thousand Hills, Lamb
Shoppe, Dave Rogotze Salm-
on, Ferndale Market, Cedar
Summit, Shepards Way, Liv-
ing the Dream
Local vendors will have
samples and activities like
lasso tricks, pepper roast-
ing, ice cream making and
live ducks and geese. Alaf-
fia, Sunrise Pasta, Angelicas
Garden, NessAlla, Deenas,
Lume, Equal Exchange,
Joia Soda, Tulas Coco Kefir,
Emily Floyd, Liz P, Larissa
Loden will all be in atten-
dance.
A music and entertainment
stage featuring Spider John
Koerner, Erik Koskinen
Band, Dosh, Maria Isa, The
Pines and The Current DJ
David Campbell
Local brewery Indeed
Brewery to host a beer
Local Actor Directs
Film with At-Risk Youth
Reeders project debuts in October
for a series of 12 workshops
February to April, which cov-
ered storytelling, screen writ-
ing, animation, and wardrobe.
Filming took place at a resi-
dence in St. Paul.
We have truly engaged the
filmmaking and arts com-
munity in our effort, says
Reeder. We feel fortunate to
have venues like the Guthrie
and HDMG Studio & Produc-
tion Center collaborate with us
to lend the backdrop and key
technical elements to produce
quality film.
Top local filmmakers inspired
by the program have creat-
ed their own short films doc-
umenting the participants
stories and their journey
through this filmmaking proj-
ect.
The workshops push youths
understanding of their own
values and give them creative
The CARAG Neighborhood. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
Wedge Co-op Block Party
Because 40 years of community support deserves a party!
garden
On-site food trucks include
Chef Shack, Hot Indian
Food and OCheeze
Farmers, vendors and produc-
ers will host a hospitality tent
to discuss healthy, local food
options, provide food samples
and products for sale
Parking
Well have four different
options for you to avoid a
parking crunch at the event.
Choose from one of these:
Were providing a free shut-
tle service for all event goers
from Dunwoody College of
Technology. Located at 818
Dunwoody Blvd, Minneap-
olis, MN 55403, shuttles will
be departing and returning
between 9a.m. - 7p.m.
The Walker Art Center,
located in Minneapolis at
1750 Hennepin Avenue,
offers underground parking
for $4 a day up to 12 hours.
Enter the ramp on Vineland
Place at Bryant Avenue and
enjoy the short walk to the
party.
Take your bike out for a
spin! Nice Ride is providing
us with 300 additional bike
parking spaces for the event.
And then theres always Metro
Transit.
This event will be a zero waste
event, thanks to support from
Eureka Recycling. And we
couldnt pull this off without
support from our amazing local
sponsors and long-time part-
ners: Angies Popcorn, Organic
Valley, Dr. Bronners, Frontier,
Way Better Snacks, SnoPac,
Clif Bar, Bobs Red Mill, Runa
Tea, Nordic Naturals, Natures
Gate, Toms, 89.3 The Current,
Common Roots and Fellow.
The East Isles Neighborhood. (Photo by Lyndel Owens)
The East Calhoun Neighborhood. (Photo by Lyndel Owens)
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thank you
The East Calhoun Community Organization Says
to These Labor Day Celebration Sponsors
1st National Bank
of the Lakes
Amore Victoria
Bar Louie
Ben and Jerrys
Calhoun Store
BoneYard
Brave New Workshop
Bryant Lake Bowl
Cafferys Deli & Subs
Cal Surf
Calhoun Beach Framing
Chiang Mai Thai
Chipotle
Chuck and Dons
Pet Food
Comedy Sportz
Corner Store Vintage
Davannis
Dunn Bros Coffee at
2528 Hennepin
Famous Daves
Golden Leaf
Granite City Food
& Brewery
Half Price Books
HUGE Improv Theater
Jungle Theater
Kowalskis Market
Lake and Irving
Landmark Theatres
Lees Shoe
Lucias
Lunds
Lyndale Tap House
Mesa Pizza by the Slice
Milios
Morrisseys Irish Pub
My Sisters Closet
Nicos Taco and
Tequila Bar
Noodles
Once Upon a Child
Pizza Luc
Punch Pizza
Roat Osha
Royal Pet
Salon Levante
Sa Bel Salonspa
Sebastian Joes
Ice Cream
Spill the Wine
St. Marys Greek
Orthodox Church/
Greek Fest
Starbucks
Stellas Fish Caf
Tatters
The Chair Salon
The Tea Garden
The UPS Store
Tin Fish
Top Shelf
Toppers Pizza
Trader Joes
Trygs
Uptown Association
Uptown Tavern &
Rooftop
Urban Eatery
Williams Pub
Special thanks to Chipotle, Mesa Pizza, Milios, Noodles, Sebastian Joes
and Starbucks for generous donations to our community potluck!
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Open Streets!
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Nicollet ACE Hardware. VIP TICKETS will be available
through our FB page by liking us and printing out a pass.
Neo-Chophouse
Review: Libertine
By Beth Marsh
Calhoun Squares newest eatery
is the Libertine, a cool, noisy,
neo-chophouse that fills the
spot left open by the demise
meringue-coated, yellow cake
disc, layered with vanilla ice
cream and raspberry sauce, and
ringed with fresh raspberries.
Some diners may be dismayed
at the serving style of Liber-
tine because each dish is served
immediately after the prepa-
ration and plating is complete;
that is, your accompaniment
may arrive at the table before
your main dish, or your fish
dish may arrive before your
table-mates pork dish. The
benefit of this style is that each
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dish is served at its correct tem-
perature, and it encourages
sharing.
Dont look for a Happy Hour
menu, but $3 shots and $3
king beer cans are available
at all times. Plenty of wine
and beer options and a dozen
fun-sounding, nonalcoholic
beverages round out the Drink
list. In addition to good food
and drinks, the rooftop patio,
with a limited menu, provides
a great view of Uptown. By
the time this publication goes
to print, a Brunch menu will
have been loaded onto Liber-
tines website (libertinempls.
com). A servers comment that
Salmon Pastrami Benedict and
Whisky Caramel Rolls will
feature on the menu is enough
to bring my companion and
me back on a future week-
end. The loud soundtrack and
the noisy crowd were the only
drawbacks to my visit to Liber-
tine. On a scale of 1 to 5, with
5 being the highest, I rate Lib-
ertine as follows: Food = 4,
Beverages = 4, Service = 5, and
Atmosphere = 3.
The Bone Marrow Toast plate at Libertine. (Photo by Beth Marsh)
of the Uptown Cafeteria. My
companion and I admired the
Uptown-flavored Industrial
Chic dcor with its plethora of
gleaming metal touches against
charcoal-gray walls and ceiling.
Although the dcor was on the
spare side, this place turned out
to be unpretentious and wel-
coming, with an emphasis on
friendly service, good food and
drinks, and comfortable seat-
ing.
The menu is meat-heavy, with
only a handful of vegetable
dishes and salads. We followed
the adage when in Rome
and decided to share several of
the delectable a la carte protein
offerings.
The Feather Steak is a cut
similar to sirloin, and it was
perfectly seared, with plenty
of inch-thick pink goodness,
a hint of herb marrow sauce,
and butter-knife tenderness.
A lone and unnecessary onion
ring sat on the plate. The sep-
arately ordered baby potatoes
were multicolored chunks,
cooked in olive oil, and topped
with a light crme fraiche and
chopped chives sauce.
The mile-high Lamb & Brie
Lucy was short on Brie, but
long on lamb tastiness, with a
topping of caramelized onions
and pepperoncini, served on a
hearty, white bun. The Lucy
is one of the few menu items
that are not a la carte, and some
ho-hum, oven-baked potatoes
accompanied the burger.
The Bone Marrow Toast was
our favorite part of the meal.
Tiny baguette rounds provide
a crispy base on which to smear
the sweet onion jam and the
scrape-it-yourself bone marrow
from two six-inch half-bones.
Although a bowl of crunchy
salt accompanied this dish, we
preferred to forgo it. If your
table has more than two diners,
I would advise ordering two
of these, because they could
become addicting.
We could not resist finishing
our meal with Baked Alas-
ka, a lovely little igloo-shaped,
Libertine
3001 Hennepin Avenue
libertinempls.com
612.877.7283
Hours
MondayThursday: 3pm-1am
Friday and Saturday: 3pm-2am
Sunday: 3pm-Midnight
Roof patio: 3pm-Midnight
Prices
Share (appetizers and/or
accompaniments): $9-13
Plants (salads): $9-12
With (side dishes): $5-12
Beef: $11-19
Swim (fish & seafood): $20-24
Pig: $12-19
Chicken: $16-19
Not Animal (vegetarian): $12-18
Drinks
Bourbon, Whiskey,
and Rye: $6-20
Double-Barrel Shots
(chasers) $1
Tap Beer: $4-10
King Cans: $3
Parking
Metered street parking and pay
parking in the Calhoun Square
ramp (enter on Lake Street).
I like your ball.
I like your personality.
Beck who received 12 percent
of the vote. He lives in Gold-
en Valley, outside of District 3,
and so must hurry and move
into the district at least 30 days
prior to the election. ECCO
and CARAG gave Greene 80
percent of the vote.
The nonpartisan at large Min-
neapolis School Board prima-
ry advanced four candidates.
The DFL endorsed candidates,
incumbent Rebecca Gagnon
and Iris Altamirano, received
30 percent and 22 percent
respectively. Former DFL City
Council Member Don Samuels
received 27 percent of the vote,
and Ira Jourdain, an East Phil-
lips resident who is employed
at the Father Project, a part of
the Division of Indian Work,
received 5 percent of the vote.
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Jourdain received 2,249 votes,
while the next placed candidate
Doug Mann received 2,199.
Since the vote was within 5 per-
cent difference a recount will
be conducted August 26.
The nonpartisan 4th District
Court 43 race advanced Brid-
get Ann Sullivan who obtained
34 percent of the vote and Paul
Scoggin who obtained 24 per-
cent. ECCO and CARAG gave
31 percent to Scoggin and 30
percent to Sullivan. In the 4th
District Court 61 race, Beverly
Aho advanced with 31 percent
of the vote, with Amy Dawson
second at 26 percent. ECCO
and CARAG gave 34 percent
to Dawson and 32 percent to
Jean Brandl.
Gary Farland resides in the East
Calhoun Neighborhood.
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ways to channel their pas-
sions through filmmaking,
says Jeremy Ryan Carr, pro-
ducer of One Day on Earth, a
film highlighting the story of a
21-year-old mom in the FITC
program. You see them gain
confidence and evolve in sub-
tle and dramatic ways. Thats a
very cool thing to capture as its
happening.
Reeder has been writing and
producing both documen-
tary and dramatic films and
video programs for over 30
years. Foremost among them
is Voices of a Sacred Land,
a short film that helped The
Nature Conservancys effort
to preserve the Yunnan Great
River Project in China. His
work on Light from the
Yellow Star is used in high
school Holocaust curriculum
throughout the U. S., Hun-
gary and Austria. He recently
returned from Thailand where
he worked on a documentary
focusing on Shamanism in the
Hmong Culture. Richs acting
credentials include the Actors
Theatre of St. Paul, Theatre in
the Round and the Illusion and
Guthrie Theatres.
Watch for it
Details of the October
film-viewing event in October
will be announced in Septem-
ber at filminthetwincities.com
olis youth as well as bike trail
improvement projects through-
out the system.
The 2014 route features a new
start and finish line area at sce-
nic Boom Island Park, 724 Sib-
ley St. N.E. There will be three
routes to choose from16-
mile, 25-mile and 32-mile, all of
which are closed to motorized
traffic. All routes include stops
with refreshments and bike
mechanics. Stick around after
the ride to enjoy live music,
beer available to participants
21+, food from local vendors,
exhibitor booths and Bike Tour
merchandise for sale.
Pre-registration ends Sept. 10
and registration includes an
artist-designed bike T-shirt cre-
ated by David Witt and a beer
ticket provided by Boom Island
Brewing Company, for those 21
and older. Anyone can sign up
and help the MPRB celebrate
the large biking community at
minneapolisbiketour.com.
IMMEDIATE from 1
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Flight (50x61) is an example of Hillestads ability to combine the eter-
nal struggle of an imprisoned human with the immediacy of contemporary
details like body tattoos. (Photo courtesy of Luke Hillestad)
Some paintings like Dead is Dead (36x48) exhibit subtle religious overtones that generate just enough interest
without being overly formal. (Photo courtesy of Luke Hillestad)
short period he became inter-
ested in music but in 2004
Hillestad came back to paint-
ing. After showing his work to
Douglas Flanders of Flanders
Gallery in 2006 he left his work
as a land surveyor and decided
to try to make a living at it and
began painting full time.
Hillestad painted with books of
Rembrandt and Odd Nerdrum
open, next to an empty can-
vas. He immersed himself in
apprenticeship and later stud-
ied with Nerdrum. He trav-
eled to museums and studios
around the world to learn from
the paintings of the old masters
whose tradition he seeks to fol-
low. He now has a studio in the
North Loop neighborhood of
Minneapolis.
Luke Hillestads journey is an
emotionally provocative cam-
paign. The world he has cast is
treacherous and daunting. We
may be afraid to stay, but well
take our chances just, if for only
a moment, to taste every color
and emotion from his cup.
Hillestads show runs through
Sept. 13 at Flanders Gallery,
818 Lake St.
Bruce Cochran is Art Director
and in charge of Production for
the Uptown Neighborhood News
and resides in CARAG.
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Calhoun Area Residents Action Group CARAG report
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Tuesday of each
month, 7 pm
at Bryant Park
Community Center,
31st and Bryant.
All CARAG residents
are welcome and
urged to attend.
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Also on the Agenda
Board Nominations & Elections
Theater of Public Policy
improv group
Dinner provided by
Bryant Lake Bowl
CARAG
Neighborhood
ANNUAL MEETING 14
Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 7pm
Bryant Square Park, 3101 Bryant Ave S
(Free childcare provided)
6pm-Dinner
(Provided by Bryant Lake Bowl)
6:30pm-Annual Meeting
& Elections
Featuring
The Boys of Bryant Square baseball team
Mike Kaszuba,
Star Tribune reporter
Jasha Johnston, Coach
CARAG will honor the
Bryant Square Park
baseball team, which
was featured in the
Star Tribune. This
diverse group of kids
came together with
the leadership of their
coach to form a team.
Brad Klein
Jay Lindgren
Maura Lynch
Nancy Riestenberg
Samantha Strong
Nominated for the Board in August
Michelle Beaulieu
Diana Boegemann
Cameron Conway
Colin Harris
Cedar Phillips
Calhoun Area Residents Action
Group (CARAG), Monthly
Neighborhood Meeting Min-
utes, August 19, 2014. DRAFT:
Subject to approval at the Sep-
tember 2014 CARAG Meeting.
Minutes recorded and submitted
by Michelle Beauliu.
Attendance
Michelle Beaulieu, Diana Boege-
mann, Carol Bouska, Cameron
Conway, Nancy Riestenberg,
Samantha Strong. Excused Absenc-
es: Brad Klein, Jay Lindgren, Maura
Lynch.
The meeting was called to order at
7:08 p.m.
Community Forum
Board members and attendees
introduced themselves.
Agenda & Minutes
Motion, seconded to approve the
agenda with the addition of the
Calhoun Square Music in the Lot
event. Approved.
Motion, seconded to approve
the June 17 meeting minutes.
Approved.
Bryant Square Park:
Julie Sandin
The last outdoor concert of 2014 is
August 22.
Bryant Square Park will close the
pool on Labor Day.
Yoga in the Park, open to all, is
every Friday at 4:45 and
is $5.
Youth soccer begins for
9, 10 and 11 year olds.
Contact BSP for more
information on practic-
es.
City Council
Update: Ben
Somogyi-10th Ward
Policy Aide
Council Member Bend-
er was unable to attend
the CARAG meeting
because of a City Coun-
cil Transportation &
Public Works commit-
tee public hearing. The
hearing is to gain input
about the Southwest
LRT proposal negotiat-
ed between the City and
Metropolitan Council.
Bender wants the cor-
ridor to remain in public owner-
ship and is concerned that results
from an environmental study and
how it affects the lakes, will not be
available until after City Council
votes.
The 36th Street pedestrian and
bike lane project will begin in
early September.
The third West 29th Street Design
Workshop is Sept. 10, 6-7:30 p.m.
at Walker Library. All are wel-
come.
Bender plans to lead an effort to
give Lyn-Lake Historic district
status, making it eligible for Fed-
eral dollars for building restoration
in the district. Public meetings
regarding Accessory Dwelling
Units are scheduled for August
and September to gather feed-
back. ADUs are small apartments
above garages or in cottages- usu-
ally behind a home. Upcoming
meetings: are Tuesday, September
16, 57 p.m. at North Regional
Library, 1315 Lowry Ave. N. and
Wednesday, September 17, 7-9
p.m. at Kenwood Community
Center, 2101 W. Franklin Ave.
CM Palmisano introduced text
amendments to zoning rules
reducing the allowable height and
mass of 1-4 unit homes. This is in
response to concerns about newly
constructed homes in the 13th
Ward overwhelming their sur-
roundings
60/40 restaurant rules are under
review. Public meetings for input
are scheduled. Contact CM Bend-
ers office for details at 612-673-
2210.
Honey Bees are now allowed on
back yard hives in Minneapolis.
CM Bender is looking for feed-
back about whether food trucks
should be allowed in the 10th
Ward, and if so, where.
Sign up to get CM
Benders newletter at
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Buildings: Alan
Joseph/Josh Savage
Joseph will begin ren-
ovations to the garage
on the property adding
glass and steel garage
doors and hard wood
floors for the interior.
He also plans to upgrade
the empty area adjacent
to the garage and Bog-
arts Doughnuts with
landscaping.
Uptown Plumbing &
Hearing will soon occupy the
retail building at the corner of 36th
and Bryant and will move into the
garage space once that is finished.
Eventually, Joseph would like to
find a small restaurant to occupy
the corner building.
Uptown Plumbing & Hearing will soon occupy the retail building at the corner of 36th and Bryant
previously occupied by The Chair salon. Once the garage space west of Bogarts Donuts (far left) is
completed, Uptown will use that space as well. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
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Short Redhead Reel Reviews
By Wendy Schadewald [Rating Legend: (4=Dont miss,
3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it)
shortredheadreelreviews.com]
Frank Millers Sin City: A
Dame to Kill for. (R) (2.5)
[Strong brutal stylized vio-
lence throughout, sexual con-
tent, nudity, and brief drug
use.] Revenge runs amok in
this visually captivating, vio-
lent, action-packed, thin plot,
star-studded (Bruce Willis,
Stacy Keach, Jeremy Piven,
Ray Liotta, Christopher Lloyd,
Christopher Meloni, Michael
Madsen, Juno Temple, Rosa-
rio Dawson, Lady Gaga, Jamie
King, Marton Csokas, and
Jaime Chung), 3D, 102-minute,
black-and-white, 2003 Frank
Millers Sin City sequel punc-
tuated with color in which a
hopelessly smitten private eye
(Josh Brolin) gets helps from a
vicious killer (Mickey Rourke)
to go after his duplicitous, mar-
ried femme fatale lover (Eva
Green) who is protected by a
bodyguard (Dennis Haysbert)
while a revenge-fueled card
shark (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
and nightclub stripper (Jessica
Alba) go after a ruthless, gam-
bling senator (Powers Boothe).
The Giver (PG-13) (3)
[A mature thematic image and
some sci-fi action/violence.]
In a black-and-white,
cookie-cutter world in which
milquetoast citizens (Odeya
Rush, Taylor Swift, Camer-
on Monaghan, et al.) are con-
trolled by a no-nonsense elder
(Meryl Streep) and strict rules
in this thought-provoking,
heart-wrenching, captivating,
94-minute film based on Lois
Lowrys novel, an inquisitive,
sensitive 12-year-old boy (Bren-
ton Thwaites), who lives with
his family unit (Alexander
Skarsgrd, Katie Holmes, and
Emma Tremblay), is chosen to
be the receiver of the commu-
nitys memories from a weary
teacher (Jeff Bridges) and then
must decide what he will do
with the painful knowledge.
The Hundred-Foot Journey
(PG) (4)
[Thematic elements, some
violence, language, and brief
sensuality.] When a griev-
ing, stubborn, widowed
Indian father (Om Puri) even-
tually moves his family to a
small town in France after the
death of his wife (Juhi Chawla)
and their restaurant is torched
in this delightfully charming,
touching, well-acted, predict-
able, 2-hour Lasse Hallstrm
film, which is based on Rich-
ard C. Moraiss novel and filled
with gorgeous, scrumptious,
mouth-watering cuisine, he
opens a restaurant with his tal-
ented son (Manish Dayal), who
has an extraordinary palate,
and his other children (Amit
Shah, Farzana Dua Elahe,
Dillon Mitra, et al.) directly
across the street from a Miche-
lin-starred restaurant to the
dismay of its prim, snobbish,
widowed owner (Helen Mir-
ren), her employees (Char-
lotte Le Bon, et al.), and the
Uptown
September
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
9/5 The Last of Robin Hood
A Master Builder
9/10 Duran Duran: Unstaged

9/12 The Drop

9/19 Flamenco Flamenco

9/23 David Bowie Is
(one night only)

9/26 Jimi: All is By My Side
Take Me to the River
UPTOWN THEATRE
2906 Henn. Ave. 612.392.0402
9/19 The Skeleton Twins
*Opens either at Lagoon
or Uptown
food-guzzling mayor (Michel
Blanc).
Love Is Strange (R) (3)
[Language.] Tensions rise
and relationships are strained
when a gay church choir direc-
tor (Alfred Molina) is fired by a
priest (John Cullum) from his
job in Manhattan in this low-
key, engaging, down-to-earth,
well-acted, 98-minute film,
and he and his artistic husband
(John Lithgow) end up living
apart with friends and rela-
tives (Marisa Tomei, Darren
E. Burrows, Charlie Tahan, et
al.) while desperately search-
ing for a place to live after they
are forced to sell their longtime
condo.
What If (PG-13) (2.5)
[Sexual content, including
references throughout, par-
tial nudity, and language.]
When an unlucky-in-love
medical school dropout (Daniel
Radcliffe), who is close with his
sister (Megan Park) and neph-
ew (Lucius Hoyos), meets the
bubbly animator cousin (Zoe
Kazan) of his roommate (Adam
Driver) in Toronto in this low-
key, predictable, 102-minute
romantic comedy reminiscent
of When Harry Met Sally, he
tries to ignore his attraction to
her because of her 5-year rela-
tionship with a U.N. copyright
expert (Rafe Spall).
1986 through 2014 by Wendy
Schadewald. The preceding films
were reviewed by Wendy Schade-
wald, who has been a Twin Cit-
ies film critic since 1986. To see
more of her film reviews, log on
to www.shortredheadreelreviews.
com.
September Business
Bonitas Extensions & Braids has recently relocated from the Wellness
Center at 2920 Bryant to 904 1/2 Lake St. More info at bonitasextensions.
com or 612.722.1152. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
A Jersey Mikes franchise will open in the old Dunn Bros. location at
1506 Lake. The subway sandwich shop is estimated to open in October.
More info at jerseymikes.com. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
Eye of Horus, specializing in myth, ritual and centered living, has
recently relocated from 3018 Lyndale Avenue to 910 Lake St. More info
at eyeofhorus.biz or 612.872.1292. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
Scena is a new 2-story concept restaurant Green Mill is planning on
opening in the southwest corner of The Walkway development at Lake
Street and Girard Avenue. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
Ackerberg announced they have executed a lease agreement with
Arcteryx for 2,565-square-feet at Calhoun Square. The retailer special-
izes in apparel and equipment for hiking, climbing, running, snow sports
and life in between. This is the second Arcteryx brand store in the United
States. The first opened in Seattle, Sept. 7, 2013. For more information visit
arcteryx.com. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
The garage space will be used for
short-term rentals / pop up busi-
nesses and coordinated by Savage.
He also wants to make the space
available as a community center
for neighborhood organizations.
Nominations for the CARAG
Board of Directors
Michelle Beaulieu, Diana Boege-
mann, Cameron Conway, Cedar
Phillips, Colin Harris, Brad Klein,
Jay Lindgren, Maura Lynch,
Nancy Riestenberg, and Samahtna
Strong were all nominated for the
CARAG Board. Additional nomi-
nations will be accepted during the
annual meeting on September 16.
Carol Bouska will step off the
Board after four years of service.
Thank you Carol for all your
work!
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting on Septem-
ber 16 starts at 6pm with a meal
provided by Bryant Lake Bowl.
CARAG will honor the Boys
of Bryant Square Park baseball
team and the Theater of Public
Policy will perform.
Calhoun Square: Music in
the Lot events
Calhoun Square is planning a
Music in the Lot event each
Wednesday evening in September.
It will feature jazz music, venders,
food trucks, and other activities in
the empty lot at Girard and Lake
Street.
Motion, seconded to write a letter
of support for the Calhoun Square
Music in the lot, adding a state-
ment that CARAG would like to
ensure that the bus stop contin-
ues to function during the event.
Approved.
NRP Implementation:
Carol Bouska
The Implementation Commit-
tee recommends partnering with
the Southwest Senior Center and
3200 Bryant property owner (Dave
Merryfield) to replace a portion
of the mosaic mural as building
renovations will destroy part of
it. Motion, seconded to approve
up to $8,000 in NRP funds for
this project as described in the
Bryant Avenue Business Faade
Improvements Scope of Services.
Approved.
The committee recommends that
CARAG continue the contract
with Center for Energy & Envi-
ronment (CEE) to administer
the CARAG NRP Home Loan
Programs for one year at a cost
of $5,000. Motion, seconded to
approve a one year contract with
CEE. Approved.
Treasurers Report:
Samantha Strong
The Uptown Neighborhood News
(UNN) continues to struggle with
ad sales and now is operating on a
month to month basis. The UNN
Managing Board is seeking addi-
tional ad sales from area businesses
and an increase in CARAG ads.
Proposed FY2015 budgets were
available for review. There was a
big increase in the amount raised
at the Uptown Art Fair pop booth
this year. The Hennepin Lake
Community Wine Tasting will
not take place this October with
a potential rescheduling for late
spring.
Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 8:40
p.m.
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East Calhoun Community Organization
ECCO report
ECCO meets the
first Thursday of
each month,
7 pm at St.
Marys Greek
Orthodox Church,
34th & Irving. All
ECCO residents
are welcome and
urged to attend.
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EAST CALHOUN EVENTS
Volunteers needed for short shifts!
Contact Monica Smith at nrp@eastcalhoun.org or 612-821-0131 to help.
Thank you to Heather Wulfsburg, chair of this years event, and to
Brad Albertson, sponsor and prize solicitor extraordinaire, for their hours
of work on behalf of the Labor Day Celebration.
Sponsored by the East Calhoun Community Organization
Please bring a dish to share for the potluck dinner.
This event is free and open to all East Calhoun residents.
Labor Day
celebration
ANNUAL EAST CALHOUN NEIGHBORHOOD
Monday, September 1 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
St. Marys Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Ave S
Parade featuring the Southwest High Marching Band begins
at 3:00 p.m. Arrive at 2:30 to decorate bikes, strollers, etc!
parade B bingo
games for all B potluck dinner
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www.eastcalhoun.org
The East Calhoun Community Organization (ECCO) invites and encourages participation by every resident to
each program, service and event organized by ECCO. Should you require an accommodation in order to fully
participate, or if you require this document in a different format, please let us know by contacting Monica Smith
at 612-821-0131 or nrp@eastcalhoun.org at least ve days before our event.
Please join us for the
East Calhoun Neighborhood
Annual Meeting
Thursday, October 1
St. Marys Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Ave S
Pizza & Social Time 6:00 p.m. Meeting 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Agenda items
Q Hear from elected
ofcials
Q Find out about
ECCO events &
programs
Q Elect new ECCO
board members.
Nominations
will be accepted
before and at the
meeting
Free pizza and
professionally staffed
childcare.
Board
members
needed
New board members
needed! 8 positions
on the ECCO Board
(plus two alternates) are
open for election this
year. A term is two years
long. Nominations are
made and voted on at the October Annual
Meeting. You can submit your own name
for nomination either in advance of or at the
Annual Meeting. Candidates must be at least
18 years old and a resident of East Calhoun.
Responsibilities include attendance at monthly
board meetings (rst Thursday at 7 pm) and
participation in at least one committee.
Time commitments for each vary. Your
neighborhood board plays an important role
in sustaining a healthy, vibrant community.
Contact Monica at nrp@eastcalhoun.org if
you are interested in joining the board.
Stay connected with ECCO
Keep in the loop with everything happening in the neighbor-
hood! Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter (send an email
request to nrp@eastcalhoun.org) and check out our website:
www.eastcalhoun.org
Patrons enjoyed art, food and good weather for the states largest
event of its kind, the Uptown Art Fair on August 1-3. (Photo by Lyndel Owens)
ECCO Meeting Minutes for
August 7, 2014. (East Calhoun
Neighborhood Monthly Meeting)
Minutes recorded and submitted by
Harry Savage, Lara Norkus-Cramp-
ton and Linda Todd and approved by
the ECCO Board by electronic vote
prior to publication.
Attendance
Board Members Present: Linda
Todd, President; Susie Goldstein,
Treasurer; Anja Curiskis; Paul
Harstad; Lara Norkus-Cramp-
ton; Harry Savage; Emily Balogh;
Ben Jilek and Heather Wulfsberg.
Board Member Absent: Kate Daven-
port; David Tompkins.
Guests: City Council Member Lisa
Bender, Ward 10; Sgt R. Dudgeon,
Minneapolis Police 5th Precinct
Patrol Supervisor; Brad Albertson,
neighbor and Labor Day Event
specialist
ECCO Board President Linda
Todd called the meeting to order
at 7:05 p.m.
Board approved agenda.
Sgt. R. Dudgeon, 5th
Precinct Patrol Supervisor
Fifth Precinct Report: From
7/1-8/5/14 there have been three
armed robberies on the streets of
ECCO, and one incident in which
the victim was punched in the
face and her purse stolen on East
Calhoun Parkway. The robber-
ies occurred between 10:30 p.m.
and 1:30 a.m. The targets appear
to be cell phones and purses/wal-
lets. The victims have been pairs
of people robbed by two suspects.
For more information or to report
any additional information contact
our crime prevention specialist
Chelsea.Adams@minneapolismn.
gov. Call the Robbery Unit at
612.673.2941, or utilize anony-
mous texting through the free
MPD 411 app, which can be found
at Google Play, or the App Store.
In the meantime, the officer rec-
ommended being aware of your
surroundings and travelling in
pairs/groups. Do not text and
walk. Common ploys are to be
asked for time or a cigarette as a
way to approach you. If this seems
inappropriate, ignore and keep
moving. When in doubt or feel
threatened, call 911. The officer
was asked about utilizing Park
Police for supplemental patrolling
since some of the robberies are
on parkways adjacent to park
property. She said that currently
there is not coordination between
the Minneapolis and Park Police.
There is also no coordination with
Metro Transit Officers. An uptick
in crime results in increase in foot
and car patrols and plain-clothes
details may be provided.
City Council Member Lisa
Bender, Ward 10
1800 Lake St Lawsuit: Per CM
Benders officethis is the latest
summary of verified information
from city attorney, Susan Segal.
The discovery period for the City
of Minneapolis and MPRB law-
suits ended on 7/21/14. All depo-
sitions and documents had to be
submitted by this date.
Court Ordered Mediation is
scheduled for: 9/30/14.
The city will be submitting a
Motion of Summary Judgment
by 10/13/14. Ben Somogyi, CM
Benders policy aide, clarified that
the final motion by the city will
be to end the illegal dumping of
water into the Chain of Lakes.
If the judge rejects the citys
motion, the lawsuit will go to trial
between 12/29/14 and 1/30/15. To
date there has been nothing post-
ed on the city website or published
in the press regarding these latest
developments. Water is still being
discharged into the lake.
31st St Boulevard Trees: CM
Bender said that the MPRB
approved Coffee and Elm trees to
replace the dying trees on the bou-
levard in October.
36th Street Protected Bikeway is
moving forward with 50% fund-
ing by Hennepin County.
Hennepin/Lyndale reconstruction
project Open House, including
bike lanes was held August 4. For
details or to comment see: http://
hennepinlyndaleproject.com.
26th and 28th St Bike/Ped
improvements: CM Bender said
that Projects between 35W and
Hiawatha are currently funded,
including protected bike lane pro-
posals and pedestrian safety ele-
ments. There is also discussion
regarding possible future improve-
ments to 26th and 28th Streets
West of 35Wbut no current
funding. For more information:
http://content.govdelivery.com/
attachments/MPLS/2014/07/01/
f i l e _ a t t a c h m e n t s /
303817/ 26t h%252628t h%2B-
St%2BOpen%2BHouse%2BFlyer.
pdf
SWLRT: CM Bender said the 100
people spoke at public briefing on
7/8; public testimony will be taken
again at the 8/19 City Hall public
hearing at 6pm. She said that the
city was asked to make a decision
before the end of 2014. The Met
Council has reportedly stated that
there will be no Environmental
Impact Study available on this
proposal until next January. This
means that the full report of the
potential environmental impact
will not be available to the council
members before they are expected
to vote on the proposal. She also
reiterated that the rail line is still
publically controlled, and the City
believes it is desirable to keep it
under public rather than private
control.
60/40 Liquor Ordinance changes:
Authored by CM Glidden, Palm-
issano and Frey: Restaurants say
that they cannot meet the current
Uptown Art Fair
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treasures to be found at rock bottom prices.
This is a golden opportunity to mingle with
neighbors and to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
The Sale features directional signs to help
shoppers find the sales, opportunities for
food and beverage sales, and after-sale
pick up of unsold items the Monday after
the sale. Registration is now open. The reg-
istration fee is $10.
9TUESDAY
OUTDOOR MOVIE:
THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2
The Lowry - 7:30pm
2112 Hennepin Ave 612.333.2112
thelowryuptown.com
Join The Lowry for an outdoor movie in the
parking lot. Bring a chair or blanket. Snacks
and beverages will be served carhop style.
Seating is limited so reservations are
encouraged.
12FRIDAY
MINNEAPOLIS AUDUBON
SOCIETY
Bryant Square Park - 1pm
3101 Bryant Ave. 763.533.8381
bbfrankli@gmail.com
Everyone is welcome to the first meeting of
the season. Potluck is at 1pm. Bring a dish
to share, plate, cup and utensil. The pro-
gram at 2pm will feature professional pho-
tographer Michael Shoop presenting Birds
and Other Animals.
ROBERT EDSEL: AUTHOR
OF MONUMENTS MEN
Temple Israel - 8pm
2324 Emerson Ave. 612.377.8680
templeisrael.com
The Temple Israel Seventh Annual Holo-
caust Remembrance Program Sponsored
SEPTEMBER
(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.)
TUESDAYS
SOCRATES CAFE
Dunn Brothers - 7:30pm
3348 Hennepin Ave. 612.822.3292
The Socrates Cafe is an open meeting. The
evening is spent discussing a short list of
questions of philosophy that range all over
the map from self identity, capital pun-
ishment, perception and anything else in
between. Bring your questions and prepare
to engage your mind.
5FRIDAY
FAMILY STORYTIME
Walker Library - 10:30am
2880 Hennepin Ave 612.543.8400
hclib.org
For children of all ages and their parent or
caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write and play
together in a format appropriate for young
children. Share books, stories, rhymes,
music and movement. Also on Fridays, at
10:30am on Sept. 12, 19 and 26.
6SATURDAY
3RD ANNUAL EAST ISLES
SUPER SALE
East Ilses Neighborhood - 9am-3pm
612.821.0131
eastisles.org
Sign up to be a host or just browse and buy.
Last year East Ilses had 45 sales. Amazing
community events calendar
by the Temple Israel Irving & Regina Lee
Holocaust presents Robert Edsel, author
of Monuments Men. Book sales and sign-
ing follows the program. Robert Edsel, a
former nationally ranked tennis player and
pioneering oilman, is recognized today as
one of the worlds foremost advocates for
art preservation. While living in Florence,
he developed a great passion for art and
architecture and became curious as to how
so many of the monuments and great works
of art survived the thefts and devastation
of World War II. What began as a question
evolved into an impassioned journey to
unravel the secrets and heroics of the Mon-
uments Men, the unsung heroes who saved
the worlds greatest art and cultural trea-
sures for the benefit of civilization. Edsel
has dedicated the last ten years of his life
to the meticulous research of these cultur-
al heroes, which culminated in Edsels New
York Times best-selling book, The Monu-
ments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and
the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History.
17WEDNESDAY
CINEMA LOUNGE
Bryant Lake Bowl - 7pm
810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949
www.bryantlakebowl.com
Cinema Lounge is made up of short films
and indie filmmakers. IFP Cinema Lounge
happens the third Wednesday of each
month at the Bryant Lake Bowl Theater.
Ryan Strandjord programs a lineup of 4-5
locally made video projects (20 minutes or
less) per screening which includes anything
and everything: narratives, docs, music
videos, web shows, animation, and exper-
imental stuff. After each film is screened,
you meet the mind behind the film, as host
Josh Carlon conducts a short Q+A session
with the filmmakers. Following the show
standard unless they get a full
liquor license because most popu-
lar micro beers and wines are more
expensive than they were previ-
ously. Public meetings will hap-
pen 8/21, 6:30 p.m. at Lynnhurst
Park and on 9/9 at City Hall.
1-4 Unit Housing Proposal (R1-
R4): CM Bender reported that CM
Palmissano was proposing an ordi-
nance that would restrict the size
of new homes in residential neigh-
borhoods (R1-R4). There will be a
public meeting on this on 8/21.
Accessory Dwelling Unit Text
Amendment: Would allow for
accessory buildings to be turned
into granny flats, for instance.
These accessory buildings would
still have homestead requirements.
For details and a list of public
meeting times/places see: http://
minneapolismn.gov/cped/projects/
WCMS1P-126877
Food Trucks on Lake Street?
Some vendors have stated an inter-
est in this. CM Bender noted some
concerns have been expressed.
Board members mentioned the
problem of noisy generators and
trash. Also, other cities have pro-
vided electrical infrastructure so
trucks dont have to use gener-
ators. Perhaps a central area for
these kinds of uses could be iden-
tified? Linda Todd suggested that
the Livability Committee provide
input / review of any food truck
activity that will occur in ECCO.
For details on most of the
above updates, see the Ward
10 newsletter page: http://us3.
campaignarchive2.com/?u=252b-
fa090dc297129ad02b9f8&id=226ff-
c0f99&e=61f6f537ab#art-fairs
Final Decision on ECCO Funding
for proposed 36th Street Bike and
Pedestrian Path. Board discussion
focused on previously stated safe-
ty concerns regarding the current
proposal and whether or not they
had been addressed by the city in
any changes to the proposal. The
consensus was that the boards
concerns had not been sufficiently
addressed. The Board voted with-
out dissent to withdraw funding
for the proposal. The President
was asked to send a copy of a let-
ter with the previously stated con-
cerns to the city, along with the
boards decision, for the public
record.
Committee to be set up for ECCO
staff Monica Smiths performance
review. Ben Jilek and Emily
Balogh volunteered and were
accepted. The Board reviewed
the current Contract for Staff and
approved renewal of the contract.
ECCO Criteria for Neighborhood
Donations: Linda Todd, Susan
Goldstein and Anja Curiskis met
to discuss criteria for donations,
rather than automatically giv-
ing funding to the same entities
year to year. Proposed criteria
was discussed and adopted with
amendments. This will be posted
on the ECCO website. There was
discussion on how/when to accept
proposals. Would it make sense
to publicly notice a particular time
of year to decide on when funding
would be awarded for the next
12-month period? There will con-
tinue to be discussion on this.
Review and Approval of Commu-
nity Priority Plan Options to sub-
mit to ECCO neighborhood for a
vote. Linda Todd, Ben Jilek and
Lara Norkus-Crampton met to
discuss possible proposals. Ben dis-
cussed a proposal with the Loppet
organization to continue ski trail
grooming on Lake Calhoun after
the Loppet events. This idea has
been received well by the Loppets
Mike Eriksonwho noted that
there are many people who ski the
lakes from this area. They would
be willing to work with ECCO to
come up with a proposal and will
discuss this with our park com-
missioner, Anita Tabb. Ben will
continue to push this along to be
presented for a vote at the ECCO
annual meeting.
Lara presented a proposal to
encourage the planting of fruit
trees by offering the trees free of
charge and helping people plant
them correctly, with a few com-
panion plants for tree health. In
exchange the recipients would
agree to not use pesticides or
chemicals that could be harmful to
pollinators, animals, or children.
This would be a legacy project.
One idea was to start with cherry
trees, since they had already been
successfully grown in the neigh-
borhood without pesticides. They
also produce fruit within a year or
two of planting. Perhaps in a few
years ECCO could have its own
cherry festival.
Apples would be another option.
These tend to be the most heavily
sprayed and are the number one
crop under the Dirty Dozen listed
for pesticide residues. See: http://
www.ewg.org/foodnews/. ECCO
sponsored a workshop on growing
apples organically. This would
be a benefit to people who would
like to eat apples without all of the
chemicals. Lara is working with
master gardener Nancy Ward to
develop a plan to be voted on.
The ECCO Board approved both
of these proposals without dissent
to be further finessed for presenta-
tion to the East Calhoun neighbor-
hood and receive a final vote at the
annual meeting in October.
CEE Contract: CEE has
announced a change in fee struc-
ture to manage neighborhood
organizations loan and grant
processes. There would now be
a flat rate of $5,000 per year, and
our current budget is approxi-
mately $50,000. There was very
little advance notice so the ECCO
board must make a decision soon.
The board voted, without dissent,
not to continue the program with
CEE under the new fee struc-
ture and will be looking for other
administrative methods to manage
this.
Community Innovation Project
Guidelines: The Board reviewed
and will submit a recommenda-
tion that the Guidelines include
examples of possible projects that
the city funding would hope to
promote.
Approval of $700.00 for mailing
for Annual Meeting and Com-
munity Priority Plan Options:
Approved without dissent.
Updates: Super Sale was a success.
Thanks are especially extended
to Sylvia Kafkas who once again
organized a wonderful event.
Joyce Food Shelf and Open Eye
Theater also sent letters of appre-
ciation to ECCO for their support.
Labor Day Event: Heather Wulfs-
burg is chair and will be working
with Brad Albertson to organize
bingo prizes, treats donations, etc.
Board Members were asked to vol-
unteer and to help pass out flyers.
Agreed.
UNN Update: UNN continues to
struggle financially. September
will likely be the final issue. Board
Members were invited to distrib-
ute advertising packets. UNN
is also asking for support from
ECCO and CARAG to help fund
this final issue if necessary.
Livability Committee: No new
proposals have been submitted
to Chairs Kate Davenport and
Heather Wulfsburg. The Livabil-
ity Committee is planning to cre-
ate guidelines for requests to the
Livability Committee. This will
be discussed by the committee and
presented to the ECCO board.
Annual Meeting: Linda Todd
asked the entire Board to begin
to speak to ECCO neighbors who
might be interested in seeking
election to the Board at the Octo-
ber Annual Neighborhood Meet-
ing. Currently, there are at least
five vacancies to be filled. Discus-
sion included recommendations
for creating a brief information-
al questionnaire for each person
interested in joining the Board,
which could be used to introduce
possible candidates to the neigh-
borhood.
Meeting Adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
A posted chalkboard on the 2400 block of Lyndale Avenue asks pass-
ersby to share their lifes most important priorities. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
Candid Priorities
ECCO from 10
filmmakers and audience members hang
around to socialize and drink delicious
beer. Oh, and we cant forget to mention the
event is free! (Doors open at 6pm)
26WEDNESDAY
9X22 DANCE/LAB
Bryant Lake Bowl - 8pm
810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949
bryantlakebowl.com
Named for the modest dimensions of the
BLB stage, this exciting dance showcase
features unfettered dance exploration. A
discussion moderated by choreographer/
curator Laurie Van Wieren follows each
piece, giving audience and choreographer
alike the opportunity to react and explore
the work together. 9x22 Dance/Lab is pro-
duced and hosted by Laurie Van Wieren.
Choreographers are Melissa Birch, Missa
Kes, Mary Harding/Perpich Center for Arts
Education.
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