July 14, 2016

By Sarah McKenzie / [email protected]

From some vantage points, the new U.S. Bank Stadium looks like a massive ship that has docked downtown.

From the fr ont, its glass doors — the largest operable doors in the world — refl ect the city’s skyline.

Inside, the stadium is designed to feel like you’re outside with natural light pouring through the transparent roof and gigantic glass doors.

At 1.75 million square feet, it’s twice the size of the Metrodome, the Vikings’ former home. It was also twice as expensive to build. The $1.1 billion project — the largest construction project in state history — has also been one of the most controversial with many critical of the fi nancing plan.

The Vikings have pledged to pay for 53 percent of the stadium ($577 million) through private fi nancing and seat licenses. The State of Minnesota is contributing $348 million and the City of Minneapolis $150 million. The city is fi nancing its portion by issuing bonds that will be repaid by tapping a portion of Convention Center taxes.

The stadium’s food service provider Aramark and SMG, the stadium operator, are contributing the remaining $12 million.

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA), a local governmental unit of the state, owns and operates the stadium. A grand opening celebration for the venue will be held Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, following an offi cial ceremony and ribbon-cutting event on July 22.

Free tickets are required to tour the stadium for the opening weekend. Outdoor events planned for the weekend include family activities on the plaza, a 3D chalk art installation, live music, movies in the new Commons park and giant-sized Connect Four and Jenga games.

The fi rst event at the stadium is the 2016 International Champions Cup soccer match Aug. 3 featuring AC Milan v. Chelsea FC. The Vikings will play their fi rst game in their new

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Signs of solidarity Rally and march honors lives lost to violence


Hundreds of people gathered in Loring Park on July 9 to share sorrow about lives shattered by gun violence and personal stories about how racism impacts their lives.

Then they marched through the streets of downtown, led by a group performing traditional Aztec dances,

and carried signs honoring Philando Castile, a 32-year-old black man killed by a St. Anthony police offi cer in Falcon Heights on July 6. Some signs were shaped like state license plates that read: “shame.”

The march included two short “die ins” where protesters laid down in

the street near 9th & Hennepin and the Basilica of Saint Mary.

One of the event organizers, Jason Sole, a criminal justice professor and member of the Minneapolis NAACP, said he’s fr ustrated and hurt that it’s taken so long for people to awaken

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COMING SOON Baker’s Field Flour & Bread

Steve Horton’s goal was to bring milling back to Mill City, and he’s fi nally done it.

The former Rustica Bakery owner has begun milling and baking out of Northeast Minneapolis’ Food Building with his new small-scale craft fl our company, Baker’s Field Flour & Bread. The concept, which is possible thanks to the City Council adopting amend-ments to the zoning code to allow for small-scale grain milling, will soon roll out fl our, as well as a fr esh-baked bread, for wholesale accounts and local farmers markets.

For Horton, who sources his grain fr om farmers in the upper Midwest, his locally stone-milled fl our helps to fi ll an under-served aspect of the market, which is tradi-tionally full of less tasty and more uniform industrialized fl our without clear origins.

“It’s craft fl our. I almost think of it as single origin,” Horton told The Journal. “It’s starting to grow. Every couple months I hear about somebody new or something coming up.”

Despite more than a decade of experi-ence baking at Rustica, stone milling is new for Horton, he said. But he’ll have many chances to experiment on the mill at Baker’s Field, which is fr om Vermont-based Elmore Mountain Bread. When milling, there are several controls, fr om the speed of the mill to distance between stones and more, and each kind of grain can have its own condi-tions, he added.

“There’s a lot of trial and error with every grain. Every grain is going to have its own hardness and consistency,” he said.

Horton has thousands of pounds of grain, including golden fl axseed fr om southern

Minnesota, emmer fr om North Dakota, buck-wheat fr om South Dakota, spelt fr om Mich-igan and more. He’s also hoping to get malted grains fr om Northeast Minneapolis-based Able Seedhouse and Brewery, a farm-centric taproom that opened near the new Highlight Center last fall. Several of the farmers are featured on the Baker’s Field website.

Horton’s fl our will retail in two-pound and fi ve-pound bags at farmers markets. Right now he’s looking at a whole wheat fl our, a bread fl our, a whole rye fl our and corn meal for the fi rst batches, but Horton said he’s looking to add an all-purpose fl our and fl ours made fr om spelt and buckwheat.

For bread, Baker’s Field will have a rye bread, a whole grain bread, a fi lone, a seeded loaf, hamburger buns and more. Horton said he’s also working on a pan white bread and fl atbreads.

Horton has begun testing batches in the Baker’s Field space in Kieran Folliard’s food startup incubator, the Food Building, in the Sheridan neighborhood. Baker’s Field is the last production space in the building that is also home to Mike Phillips’ Red Table Meat Company and Rueben Nilsson’s The Lone Grazer Creamery. The Draft Horse, a neighborhood restaurant, deli and bar, also opened last December.

Baker’s Field will begin selling fl our and bread at the Mill City Farmers Market, Midtown Farmers Market (fl our only), the Northeast Farmers Market and the Riverplace Market beginning Saturday, July 16. For more information, visit bakersfi eldfl our.com.

The Food Building in Northeast Minneapolis now houses several small food production companies. Photo by Eric Best

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The Minnetonka-based hospitality company is partnering with bike-sharing company Spinway to off er the program.

Guests of the hotel are able to rent out bikes 24 hours a day in increments of $11 an hour, $22 for four hours and $33 for 8 hours. Bike corrals are located in fr ont of the hotel and complimentary helmets and locks are available to guests in the hotel.

“Minneapolis is ranked the number one biking city in America, and our hotel has always strived to stay deeply connected to the community,” said Steven Lindburg, general

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The Bar Method, a company of barre fi tness studios nationwide, is opening a studio in a new offi ce building in the North Loop.

The fi tness studio, the San Francisco-based company’s fi rst in Minnesota, is being planned for Hines’ seven-story T3 project, a mass timber offi ce building currently in construction off Washington Avenue. The Bar Method is one of the country’s leading practitioners of barre, which combines dance conditioning and isometric training, according to a new release.

The Bar Method is expected to open this

October at 323 Washington Ave. N. It’s slated to be the company’s 97th studio.

“The Twin Cities have been so welcoming, and it is amazing to see such excitement for The Bar Method before we even open our doors. I am grateful to have the opportunity to do something I love and share it with the others as well,” said Kayla O’Rourke, owner of the Minneapolis studio, in a statement.

T3, designed to be the country’s fi rst modern tall wood building, is slated to open this fall.

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The Butcher Block has built out a new bar in the space once home to Pacifi er. Photo by Eric Best

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The Butcher Block is opening a new bar in the former Pacifi er space.

The Northeast Minneapolis Italian restau-rant has added a bar and more seating thanks to an expansion into the into the former fl agship space of the baby gift and clothing boutique. Pacifi er relocated fr om the Hennepin Avenue space in January to open a larger location in the North Loop.

Kristin Van Duyne, co-owner and pastry chef, said the new 1,600-square-foot space doubles the restaurant’s size. It also allows for larger groups and events to book space.

Along with the new bar, which opened July 7-8 as part of a grand opening celebra-tion, the restaurant has added a new appe-tizer menu for the bar and is now serving a new lunch menu. Thanks to the project, The Butcher Block also has additional patio seating and will eventually add a valet

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ered and grilled meat — chicken, octopus, lamb and beef are all rotating as options — prepared in the traditional style like in Rome, where executive chef Filippo Caff ari worked as a butcher for almost 20 years. Happy hour in the bar is fr om 4-6 p.m. daily.

The lunch menu features options like classic short ribs or chicken parmiggiana — now available as sandwiches — tuna carpaccio, pasta dishes like tortellini with peas and ham, and salads. The Butcher Block serves lunch fr om 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

“We heard fr om customers over the past six and a half years that it’d be nice to have a bigger bar space. Now we do,” Caff ari said in a statement.

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Staff at the two other American Burger Bar locations in St. Paul and St. Joseph confi rmed the closing Friday. Those restau-rants remain open.

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Fight for $15 heats up Petition drive seeks to amend city’s charter to raise the minimum wage


Backers of a $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis have turned their focus to City Hall.

Low wage-workers and community orga-nizers have collected nearly 20,000 signatures for a petition to amend the city’s charter to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020 for employers with 500 or more employees and by 2022 for employers with fewer than 500 employees.

Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC), Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL) and 15 Now Minnesota have been leading the fight to raise the wage.

Questions remain, however, about whether it’s legal for the city to raise the minimum wage.

City Attorney Susan Segal said she will be preparing a memo for the City Council on estab-lishing a Minneapolis minimum wage, but said it would be “premature” for her to comment on the petition drive.

She said Minnesota courts have ruled that City Councils can vote to not put proposed charter amendments on the ballot if it’s not a “proper subject” for a charter revision (i.e. one that conflicts with state or federal law).

The City Council voted to proceed with a minimum wage study last fall, but it is not yet completed. The study’s scope includes evaluating the impact of increasing the minimum wage in Minneapolis and regionally in Hennepin and Ramsey counties — both a $12 minimum wage phased in over five years and a $15 minimum wage phased in over five years.

Rose Lindsay, a spokeswoman for the city’s Community, Planning and Economic Develop-ment department, said the city will receive the study in August and plans to present results to the City Council in September.

The petition will be referred to the Charter Commission and then the City Clerk’s office will review the signatures to verify that they are all valid registered voters in Minneapolis.

Barry Clegg, a principal at Gray Plant Mooty and chair of the city’s Charter Commission, said the commission will forward the petition on to the Council, which will then determine if it’s appropriate for the ballot.

“My own position, and I’m not speaking for the Commission, is that I support this idea and think the Council should enact this or some-thing like it,” he said. “But I don’t think it’s a valid charter amendment. I think it’s an initia-tive disguised as a charter amendment. Initiative and referendum is legal in Minnesota for charter cities, but only if your charter provides for it and ours does not. If the petitioners want to take this to the voters, I think they need to amend the charter to permit initiative and referendum first and then move this proposal forward as an initiative.”

‘A long time coming’

Community organizers involved in the campaign

also led the way on the recent successful push for paid sick time in Minneapolis.

Becky Dernbach, communications director for NOC, said they estimate that the wage increase will impact 113,500 workers.

“This includes 92,600 workers currently earning less than $15 an hour and 20,900 addi-tional workers who will earn up to $16.86 per hour due to ripple effects,” she said.

Stephanie Gasca, an organizer with CTUL, was one of the organizers of a recent march and rally at City Hall. “I think it’s a long time coming,” she said of the campaign for a $15 minimum wage in the city. “It’s a constant struggle to play catch up.”

Minnesota’s minimum wage increases Aug. 1. Large employers must pay workers at least $9.50 an hour and small employers must pay at least $7.75 an hour. A training wage of $7.75 an hour may be paid to employees who are younger than 20 during their 90-day training period, and a employees under 18 can be paid $7.75 an hour.

Supporters of increasing the minimum wage point to a Feldman Group poll last November indicating that 82 percent of likely Minneapolis voters supported a $15 minimum wage.

Business leaders, however, have reservations.Minneapolis Downtown Council CEO Steve

Cramer said city officials should not let the city’s charter “be misused as a vehicle for initiative and referendum style governance which is not permitted in Minnesota.”

“As to the policy issue of minimum wage, Minneapolis business owners should not be subjected to yet another unique mandate only in our city, especially since a recent statewide approved increase is still being implemented,” he said. “While the economy is doing well at present, it will be diminished by an onslaught of policies that make Minneapolis a more costly and complicated place to do business. This will only serve to most undermine opportunities for those advocates purport to support.”

Council divided on issue

Minneapolis City Council members have a variety of views on the minimum wage issue.

Council Member Lisa Bender (Ward 10) said she wants to review the city’s upcoming minimum wage study before deciding on a course of action.

“I was an early supporter of a higher city minimum wage in order to address the huge racial and economic disparities in our city. I remain supportive of higher wages, but I do want to see the results of our minimum wage study and to hear from the many businesses in my ward and across the city before taking any specific action,” she said. “If there is a ques-tion on the ballot this fall, I would expect many Ward 10 constituents to be supportive of a $15 minimum wage.”

Council Member Alondra Cano (Ward 9) said she supports putting the measure on the ballot this fall.

“Minneapolis’ moral compass is unflinch-ingly pointing towards raising the wage to help residents keep up with basic bills and their monthly rent. What’s good for the working families in our city makes our businesses and local economy strong,” she said. “I look forward to voting yes on approving the $15 per hour minimum wage language to place it on the November ballot and allowing the people of Minneapolis to lead the way on this important economic justice effort.”

Cano said she plans to reach out to businesses in her ward to gather feedback on the proposal.

Council Member Cam Gordon (Ward 2) said he’s also supportive of the campaign and favors an approach that would help low wage workers quickly on a schedule that would have the least “negative impacts on business operators, employment and the overall economy.”

“I favor a phased in approach, although both the state and the ballot proposal seem slower than I would prefer,” he said. “The city ballot one is a little faster. However, I believe they both have been arrived at in a thoughtful and are sensitive to the needs of businesses.”

Council Member Blong Yang (Ward 5) said he’s opposed to the proposed charter amend-ment, arguing it would have negative impacts on people in his ward.

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City Hall celebrates 125th cornerstone anniversary

City leaders and local history buff s cele-brated the 125th anniversary of the installa-tion of City Hall’s granite cornerstone — the symbolic start of construction on the civic building — on July 11.

The anniversary celebration featured a

civic ceremony, music, root beer fl oats, a chance to browse building artifacts and remarks by local architecture historian Larry Millett, among other things.

City Hall’s cornerstone is 30 feet above street level because the building was already

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two stories high when city leaders and other state dignitaries took time to celebrate construction of the building.

The City Hall and Courthouse building, featuring rusticated pink Ortonville granite, was built between 1887 and 1906, according to the Municipal Building Commission.

The City Council passed a resolution honoring the anniversary at its July 1 meeting, calling the cornerstone and the building it supports “a symbol for the Minnesota ideal of civic partnership and engagement for the next 125 years.”

The building features a fi ve-story rotunda, a 365-foot tall clock tower with a clock face that is larger than Big Ben’s in London, and the 14,000-pound Father of Waters statue, which was carved of marble fr om quar-ries in Italy used by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, according to the Municipal Building Commission.

The statue in the center of City Hall’s rotunda was originally commissioned for the city of New Orleans, but the city couldn’t aff ord it and it was later presented to Minneapolis offi cials in 1904 by leading citizens and the Minneapolis Journal.

It’s said to be good luck to rub the Father of Waters’ big toe.

The building was designed by Long and Key Architects in the Richardsonian Roman-esque style.

Cedar Imboden Phillips, executive director of the Hennepin History Museum, and Jack Kabrud, the museum’s curator, have gathered items fr om the museum’s collec-tion for displays at City Hall to mark the anniversary.

A newspaper fr om the late 1880s features a cover story on the new courthouse building. The headline reads: “A magnifi cent granite pile.”

The museum also has old City Hall ledger books and postcards.

Kabrud said he’s always been “in awe” of the building and has been visiting it since

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Phillips said she admires how accessible the building is to the public. “You can just wander in,” she noted.

She said there was great fanfare when the city celebrated the laying of the cornerstone July 16, 1891. There was a large parade and festivities attended by the governor, state Supreme Court justices, city and county offi -cials. St. Paul leaders even attended despite a fi erce rivalry between the two cities.

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to the problem of police brutality and racial profi ling. Those who attended the march and rally were asked to wear red to represent the blood that has been shed for all the lives lost to police violence and gun violence.

He said action and policy changes need to follow the conversations and demonstrations.

“I can walk into spaces and read people’s lips: ‘oh, it’s a black guy.’ I feel that, and they don’t know me or my heart or what I do or anything about where I’m going in my life. I shouldn’t have to live like this,” he said.

Nekima Levy-Pounds, president of the Minneapolis NAACP and a civil rights attorney, also addressed the crowd.

“We wanted this day of atonement, soli-darity, march and rally to be something that’s grassroots and organic. So we did not have any organizations co-sponsor this. It is for the people, by the people so that we can have a space to say what we want to say about what has happened here this week in the state of Minnesota and across this nation,” she said.

Anna Gambucci came to Loring Park carrying a sign reading: “End white silence. Black lives matter.”

She said she has attended many Black Lives Matter events and had plans to go out of town, but decided to stay and honor Castile. She said he was shot about a mile and a half fr om her home.

“I need to shift business as usual,” she said.Another protest shut down traffi c on Inter-

state 94 in St. Paul later that evening.St. Paul Police said 21 offi cers fr om

multiple jurisdictions were injured during the protests. Black Lives Matter leaders have been quick to denounce the actions of those who threw bottles and rocks at offi cers, saying they were agitators not affi liated with peaceful demonstrators.

Outrage follows police shooting death of Castile

An outpouring of anger and intense grief around the country followed the fatal police shooting of Castile during a traffi c stop while he was with his girlfr iend and her 4-year-old daughter.

Castile’s girlfr iend Diamond Reynolds live-streamed the immediate aft ermath of the shooting on Facebook and the video quickly went viral.

Reynolds said Castile had his hands up in the air when an offi cer shot him in the arm fi ve times. The offi cer had asked for his license and registration aft er pulling him over for a broken tail light, she said. Castile also notifi ed the offi cer that he had a permit to carry a gun.

Minneapolis leaders have joined people around the world in expressing sadness about Castile’s death.

Levy-Pounds and protesters have gathered outside the governor’s mansion in St. Paul since the shooting. She said she was “chilled to the bone” while watching Reynolds’ cellphone video.

Gov. Mark Dayton extended condolences to Castile’s fr iends and family and promised to do everything in his power to “see that this matter is brought to justice.”

Dayton said he called White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to request that the U.S. Department of Justice begin an imme-diate investigation into the shooting. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) will also conduct an investigation.

The governor said he was “shocked and horrifi ed” by what happened to Castile, who was an employee of St. Paul Public Schools. He was a cafeteria supervisor at J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School.

Here’s an excerpt fr om a statement fr om St. Paul Public Schools: “Colleagues describe him as a team player who maintained great relationships with staff and students alike. He had a cheerful disposition and his colleagues enjoyed working with him. He was quick to greet former coworkers with a smile and

hug.”Grief counselors will be made available for

staff and students.At a press conference later in the day,

Dayton said he was “heartbroken for Minne-sota” and said he doubted Castile would have been shot by the offi cer if he was white.

The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers also expressed grief over Castile’s death: “He was a beloved coworker known for his humor and kindness that made JJ Hill Montessori a better place for students. With a heavy heart, the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers gives its most sincere condolences to his family and fr iends. … As educators we stand united against violence. MFT is joining with others to support Philando’s family at J.J. Hill Montessori at 5:30 p.m. for a vigil.”

President Barack Obama also posted a statement on Facebook about the fatal police shootings of Castile and Alton Sterling in Louisiana.

“To admit we’ve got a serious problem in no way contradicts our respect and apprecia-tion for the vast majority of police offi cers who put their lives on the line to protect us every single day. It is to say that, as a nation, we can and must do better to institute the best practices that reduce the appearance or reality of racial bias in law enforcement,” the president wrote.

Mayor Betsy Hodges said she’s grateful that Dayton has ordered an independent criminal investigation.

“My heart is heavy at the tragic death of Philando Castile, known to so many as a

kind, caring man whom children loved. I am especially troubled that he died violently in fr ont of his partner and her 4-year-old daughter; to witness that is unimaginable,” she wrote on her Facebook page. “People in Minneapolis, in the region, and across the nation are in deep mourning: full of emotion, wondering what this means for their fami-lies, for our lives together. I hear that. My prayers are with Philando’s family and loved ones, and for healing for everyone.”

Congressman Keith Ellison asked for the BCA to release any videos of Castile’s shooting as soon as possible and called on prosecutorial authorities to reject the use of a grand jury to determine whether charges should be fi led against the offi cer.

“We live a world where certain Americans live in fear that their name will become a hashtag. It is not enough to say ‘Black Lives Matter.’ It’s time to make the system mean it. We need immediate and meaningful account-ability and justice,” he said. “Offi cers who use excessive force cannot assume immunity as they routinely do today. We need one standard of justice for all. I join my colleague Representative Betty McCollum in calling for an immediate investigation by the Depart-ment of Justice.”

The Council on American-Islamic Rela-tions, Minnesota (CAIR-MN), an organization based in Northeast Minneapolis, is calling for congressional hearings to address the recent police shootings.

“We call on federal offi cials to investigate the shooting of Philando Castile and for a thorough review of police policies, hiring and training in the wake of this tragedy,” said CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein.

State Sen. Bobby Joe Champion (DFL-59), whose district includes downtown and North Minneapolis neighborhoods, issued a joint statement with Deputy Senate Majority Leader Jeff Hayden (DFL-62).

Minneapolis City Council Member Alondra Cano (Ward 9) urged Dayton to create a state-wide task force to engage all police depart-ments in the state to undergo implicit bias training and create new police accountability standards.

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Chicago has Millennium Park. New York City has Central Park. In Houston, it’s Discovery Green, and in Detroit it’s Campus Martius Park.

So what’s Minneapolis’ iconic urban green space, that place that’s both a must-

see tourist draw and a daily refuge for locals? Someday, maybe, it could be Down-town East Commons.

That’s the ambitious vision of the new 4.2-acre park’s biggest boosters, including

City Council Member Jacob Frey. The park is taking shape amid the ongoing, $400-million redevelopment of a fi ve-block area around U.S. Bank Stadium that is transforming part of Frey’s Ward 3.

BOOSTERS WANT TO BUILD BUZZ FOR THE COMMONSPart of the new, 4.2-acre park opens in July

“Every world-class city has a vibrant downtown, central park,” said Frey, who imagined the Commons as both a “kitchen table” for Minneapolitans and the fi rst place they’ll bring their out-of-town guests. “It should be emblematic of everything great about Minneapolis.”

The city spent nearly $20 million to acquire and prepare two blocks for the Commons, one a former surface parking lot and the other the longtime home to the Star Tribune’s headquarters, until it was demol-ished last year. The plan is to recoup the costs through parking fees paid at a new stadium-adjacent ramp.

The park is nearly surrounded by new construction, including Edition, a “boutique” apartment on the park’s western edge; Wells Fargo’s twin 17-story offi ce towers to the north; and the new, $1.1-billion home of the Minnesota Vikings football club to the east.

The eastern parcel that makes up the largest part of the Commons was expected to open in time for the stadium’s July 22 ribbon cutting ceremony. The fencing and jersey barriers surrounding the park’s western section should come down in mid-August, predicted Tony Barranco, vice president of Ryan Cos., the developer behind the massive Downtown East project.

Construction costs for this fi rst phase total $10.8 million, according to city estimates.

What Ryan Cos. is delivering is much more than the fl at patch of grass the city and company agreed on when they negotiated the Downtown East redevelopment plan in 2013. But it’s also less than the full vision for the park developed by Hargreaves Associ-ates, the award-winning San Francisco-based landscape architecture fi rm that won a city contract for the project in 2015.

In January, when it learned a campaign to raise $22 million for the Commons was progressing more slowly than expected, the City Council decided to accelerate construc-tion but scale-back the overall plan for the park. Two park buildings, terraces around the park’s Great Lawn and a “water plaza” stripped fr om the plan may appear later — or they could be replaced by new elements, like a restaurant, Frey suggested.

Downtown Council President and CEO Steve Cramer, another key player in the Commons, suggested a wait-and-see approach.

“It could be that in the end doing it this way is what makes the most sense, because we’ll get a sense of usage patterns and what is the next round of investments going to be in that park,” Cramer said. “Maybe it’s going to be what Hargreaves designed, maybe it’s not, based on the usage.”

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In a city that values and is known for its parks, the Commons will be something diff erent — a kind of public-private collabo-ration common in other parts of the country but new to Minnesota.

The Minneapolis Downtown Council established Green Minneapolis, a nonprofi t conservancy, to run the Commons and, even-tually, other public spaces downtown. The fl edgling organization is currently running the fundraising campaign, but it won’t be ready to take on the park for at least six months, so the city awarded the Downtown Improvement District (part of the Downtown Council) a $600,000 contract to manage park operations in the meantime.

Cramer said the city would still have a role in funding park operations. The cost is expected to run to $1.9 million in 2017, although a signifi cant part of the conservancy’s role will be to attract revenue-generating spon-

sorships and park programming to off set some of that expense, Cramer said, adding that there may be a need for ongoing fundraising, as well.

The size of the city’s ongoing fi nancial commitment to the Commons is one of several questions that have dogged the park for months.

Some who followed the design process were disappointed when the city and Hennepin County couldn’t agree to close Portland Avenue, a one-way county road that divides the park in two. The road has been narrowed fr om three auto lanes to two, but traffi c will continue to fl ow through the park.

“There are grade-A parks around the world that do have streets running through them,” Frey said. “We are not an anomaly by any extent.”

The very nature of the Commons as a public space was also put into question by agreements with the Vikings and the Minne-sota Sports Facilities Authority that grant both entities the right to use all or part of the park for a combined 58 days each year.

Frey said the public would have access to the park “even on Vikings game days.” Cramer wouldn’t rule out the possibility of the park closing for private use — by the Vikings, MSFA or even Green Minneapolis — but said “if such events occur they will be very rare.”

The Commons isn’t a typical neighbor-hood park, and Green Minneapolis Executive Director Win Rockwell said developing an identity for the space would be a process of “co-creation” with the public.

“It takes work,” Rockwell said. “The

(conservancy-run) parks that have succeeded in other cities around the country typically have gotten there by a thoughtful, incre-mental process of focusing on the space, fi nding activities that really work in that space outdoors, that fi t in that community.”

Rockwell, currently Green Minneapolis’ sole employee, said he aims to add 10 to 12 full-time staff members by the time the organization takes over the park, probably in the spring. Their mission isn’t just to be caretakers of the grass, trees and hardscape seating areas but to program activities and events that draw in the public.

“The goal of a destination park is to be humming, to have a buzz to it,” he s aid.

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$20 millionApproximate amount the city paid to acquire and prepare the land for the Commons

$10.8 millionConstruction costs for the fi rst phase of the park

4.2 acresSize of the park

58 daysDays each year the park is allotted for use by the Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority

With just weeks to go before the Commons’ debut, crews were busy watering trees and planting fl owers in early July. Photo by Dylan Thomas


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Local muralist Adam Turman is commissioned to paint a large mural in the hotel’s “OUIBAR and KTCHN,” which features a patio at the corner of 3rd & Portland.

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A TOUR OF RYAN COMPANIES’ NEW DEVELOPMENT By Michelle Bruch / [email protected]

The Millwright buildingThe future headquarters of Ryan Companies is slated for this four-story, 174,000-square-foot brick building that’s designed to evoke “Minneapolis’ warehouse history.”

“We’re making a statement by moving our corporate headquarters there,” said Tony Barranco, Ryan Cos. vice president of development.

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Edition ApartmentsAmenities include a dog run and dog wash, coff ee bar, demonstration kitchen, bike repair station, 24-hour concierge service, a fi tness center with classes on-demand, and skyway connections in two of the three buildings.

The luxury apartments are 29 percent leased, and they have rates ranging from $1,130 for a 490-square-foot micro studio to $4,935 for a three-bedroom apartment. The units have 77 diff erent fl oor plans, with features that include granite and quartz countertops, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances and plank wood fl oors.

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Two 17-story Wells Fargo towers are part of the extensive development taking shape in “East Town” near the new Vikings stadium. Ryan Companies projects include a Radisson RED hotel, a brick offi ce building, three apartment buildings called Edition (built in partnership with The Excelsior Group), a parking ramp, and a new proposal for an offi ce tower over the ramp anticipated to rise between 15 and 20 stories.

Another Wells Fargo employee said the East Town area feels less congested than her former offi ce at 7th & Marquette.

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She said she’s anxiously awaiting more food options on the east side of Downtown. Einstein Bros. Bagels and Caribou Coff ee are open in the skyway (one area staff er said the morning lines are always long), and D. Brian’s and the restaurant McKinney Roe are under construction.

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for the purpose of human fl ourishing.”He serves as executive director of the East Town Busi-

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AN EAST TOWN EVANGELISTBy Sarah McKenzie / [email protected]

Dan Collison, executive director of the East Town Business Partnership. Photo by Janelle Nivens

and other new development. Here are highlights of a recent interview with Collison.

What motivated you to get involved in the East Town Business Partnership?

I joined the partnership in 2010 as a volunteer board member. My family moved downtown fr om the Twin Cities western suburbs in 2009 to help re-birth First Covenant Church, a congregation located between HCMC and the stadium that had declined for several decades and was ready for a ‘reboot.’ It only made sense to volunteer in the community as a means to learn how to be a good and contributing neighbor.

In 2011 the East Downtown Council completed a compre-hensive market analysis we called “The East Downtown Great Streets” study. It was undertaken to identify and understand the economic revitalization potential of our district, which includes the Elliot Park and Downtown East neighborhoods. It was this study that got me personally excited and inspired about the potential for our area. I was also shocked to learn that only 16 percent of the land in East Town was used for housing while 25 percent went to surface parking lots and vacant land. Our district was ripe for rediscovery!

The passage of the 2012 stadium legislation was what set the stage for a new wave of development, but it was the diligent work of many, but especially former Mayor R.T. Rybak that truly inaugurated a new era for East Town. I became the board president in 2013 and spent much of that year racing throughout downtown asking our members, our neighbors, elected city and county offi cials, the develop-ment community and regional voices “what do you want East Downtown to become?”

There were consistent responses: “become more inte-grated, improve connections and pedestrian environment, leverage transit, and whatever you do — while advocating for the new stadium be sure to reach further for a complete vision of holistic 21st century urban development.” At that point I fell in love with not only the vision potential but the challenge of the ask!

My professional work began in June of 2014 and expanded to include a shared staff role as director of East Town Partnership for the Minneapolis Downtown Council-DID and executive director of what we have been renamed as the “East Town Business Partnership.” This innovative partnership leverages the emerging grass roots nature of the East Town business community and the larger reach and infl uence of the MDC-DID.

What are the greatest strengths of East Town?

I like to think of East Town as an emerging “complete” community. And, by “complete” I mean:

• two diverse neighborhoods that meet in the middle with our new metropolitan park “The Commons”;

• rapidly expanding hotels and hospitality;

• strong mix of small, medium, and large business including an array of nonprofi t organizations;

• diverse residential population of 10,000 now and the potential of growing to 16,000 by 2030;


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• affordable, market rate and transitional housing to support residential growth;

• trauma 1 regional medical center and clinics;

• several public parks and a college sized soccer field;

• connections to University of Minnesota and a private university in Elliot Park;

• several riverfront amenities, including the iconic Stone Arch Bridge;

• rapidly growing commercial space;

• nationally celebrated sports and enter-tainment complex;

• Complete transit options and a regional LRT hub; and

• Regionally leading fine arts education and performance institutions.

What are some of the challenges facing the neighborhood?

For several decades the income disparity between Downtown East/Mill District and Elliot Park was stark and unfortunate. This was true regarding housing and retail opportunities as well.

The leadership of the East Town Business Partnership (which has existed since 1979) continues to diligently look for ways to bridge those gaps and bring people together for the common good, and in common shared spaces. Now that development is reaching into all corners of both neighbor-hoods, we realize that the rising costs of home ownership and rentals will continue to be a pressure point for low and middle income families. We are working with the development leadership of the Minneapolis Downtown Council-DID 2025 Plan to explore ways and means to pursue a diverse housing narrative in the currently hot housing market.

The other challenges include acclimating thousands of new residents and businesses to our area and help everyone to form a growing and new common vision for what East Town’s contribution will be to the larger downtown.

What is the goal of the East Town branding effort?

Ultimately this process was about creating a cohesive sense of place that celebrates the individual parts of the district but casts a larger vision celebrated on a regional and even national scale.

The East Town area is centered by the new Commons park, Wells Fargo mixed-use development and the U.S. Bank Stadium. In the past, depending upon who you talk to, the area has been called East Downtown, Downtown East, Mill District, and Elliot Park. A few people even called it The Stadium District.

The branding effort, led by the busi-ness community with input from neigh-borhood organizations, has worked to bring the area together much as a South Minneapolis business community did in the 1930’s when “Uptown” united several neighborhoods together around the newly built Uptown Theater.

On May 5, 2016, after almost two years and countless community engagement meetings with stakeholders the East Town Business Partnership Board of Direc-tors officially adopted “East Town” as the new name for their business district. The graphic presentation developed by Padil-

laCRT, mostly through pro bono efforts, provides a key visual brand commitment along with some possible creative expres-sions that will be developed further with community partners in the months ahead.

The brand vision driving the visual identity paints a compelling vision of where we are going with this new name: East Town: A Vibrant, Multifaceted and Connected Community.

What are your hopes/dreams for East Town?

(This response was written by Paul Mell-blom, president of the East Town Business Partnership. I think that he and I, and the entire board share these hopes and dreams!)

East Town is poised to reap the many benefits brought by the projected growth in visitors and employment connected with the opening of the new stadium and Wells Fargo towers. The construction boom in our district has provided thousands of well-paying construction jobs, with a significant focus on sharing the equity of those jobs among minority workers and businesses. Our orga-nization is committed to partnering with, advocating for and assisting in efforts to grow opportunities for marginalized persons and businesses so all benefit from the prosperity in our district — especially people living here now. We join with the city, businesses, civic institutions and the neighborhood organiza-tions to build a better district that benefits all.

Our landscape is greatly improved by the presence of U.S. Bank Stadium, Commons park, the Wells Fargo towers, four proposed hotels, hundreds of planned or under construction residential apartments and condominiums, the Kraus-Anderson campus, Ryan Companies’ headquarters, HCMC’s outpatient specialty center, and a Trader Joes on Washington and Chicago Avenues. From the soccer field in Elliot Park to the new connection of Samatar Crossing

to the exciting vision for the riverfront, we are undergoing profound, positive change.

It feels like some may win and some may lose out, but it is the work of the East Town business community to help shape growth such that more feel included. Our business organization is diligently working with municipal leaders and staff, civic and nonprofit leaders, and especially with the neighborhood organizations to minimize the negative impacts within our district.

Together we can make a difference by advocating for opportunity and consideration of all points of view and interests — even and especially those that challenge our own biases. Undoing the damage of decades of neglect has not been easy but it is necessary.

So what’s next? We are developing a continuous brand identity for our district linking the distinctly different and estab-lished neighborhoods. We all benefit by this connectivity: it brings people together, brings clarity to a larger landscape and builds upon existing strengths. Our brand is a vibrant, multi-faceted and connected community.

We aspire to be a regional focal point offering a diverse range of activities near the center of downtown with streets that are rippling with life and too many activi-ties to choose from, all surrounding a new metropolitan park. Our strength is what is here and the people and buildings that will be here soon. Our district is the last to reach maturity among the many great places that ring Minneapolis’s Central Busi-ness District: Loring Park, North Loop and Warehouse District, Nicollet Island/East Bank and Marcy Holmes. We are extremely excited to connect two vital neighborhoods (Elliot Park and the Mill District) across the void (Downtown East) to become a booming district that encompasses the best of each neighborhood in such a few short years.

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International Champions Cup: Wednesday, Aug. 3, 8 p.m. The first major event at the stadium will be a soccer match featuring AC Milan vs. Chelsea FC.

Luke Bryan: Kill the Lights Tour, Friday, Aug. 19.

Metallica: Saturday, Aug. 20.

Vikings first preseason game: Sunday, Aug. 28

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DEVELOPMENT UPDATECatholic Eldercare to open $10M transitional care center in Northeast

Senior housing provider Catholic Eldercare is expanding its Northeast Minneapolis campus with a $10 million transitional care facility set to open this fall.

The project, which saw a ground-breaking last October, will add a 24-bed tran-sitional care unit (TCU) that will primarily serve elderly patients with chronic condi-tions.

Dan Johnson, president and CEO of Catholic Eldercare, said the area is currently without such a facility and the new expan-sion will serve the growing populations of downtown and Northeast Minneapolis.

“Catholic Eldercare did not have a short stay service, nor is there a fully dedicated one in the wider community we serve,” he said in a statement. “Our purpose is to provide that care, plus the housing and services needed by older adults to live fully, with dignity, within a caring commu-nity. Transitional care moves us that much closer to fully meeting our mission.”

The facility in the St. Anthony West neighborhood will admit patients fr om area hospitals and other care providers, Johnson said. Patients would stay in the facility for an average of about 18 days, he added.

The 23,000-square-foot building will off er an array of amenities like a café for visitors,

a private green space and a hydro spa. It will create approximately 40 jobs.

The project joins the multi-building Cath-olic Eldercare campus at 149 8th Ave. NE. There the company has a 150-bed nursing home, 53 apartments of assisted living, the 150-year-old St. Anthony of Padua Chapel and its adult day program.

“With the new Transitional Care Unit, Catholic Eldercare will continue to expand

its mission and the way it has served the community for the past 30 years, especially its oldest members: parents and grandpar-ents, neighbors, members of our parishes and churches and those who’ve worked a lifetime for area businesses,” Johnson said.

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YCMA, United Properties buy fl oors in Gaviidae Common

The YMCA is moving forward with a plan for a new downtown headquarters and health center on Nicollet Mall.

The YMCA has purchased fl oors 3-5 in the six-story Gaviidae Common building for $9.9 million, said YMCA spokeswoman Joan Schimml.

The YMCA then sold 51,000 square feet on fl oors three and four of the building to Bloomington-based United Properties for $2.35 million. New York-based Night-ingale Properties, which owns Gaviidae Common, required the YMCA to purchase the space in the transaction.

While designs haven’t been released, the YMCA told city planning staff that the project is estimated to cost $37 million. Last March, it announced a plan to move its downtown Minneapolis health club and headquarters fr om its current building at 30 S. 9th St. near LaSalle Plaza to Gaviidae at 6th & Nicollet.

The nonprofi t plans to open the new facility and offi ce in early 2018. It will feature gathering space for community partners, nonprofi ts and entrepreneurs, along with collaborative workspace for staff , according to a press release.

“We are thrilled to have purchased a portion of Gaviidae to build a contem-porary, collaborative and convening space to serve our growing and changing community,” said Glen Gunderson, president and CEO of the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, in a statement. “In this new optimal location, the Y will continue to deliver on our promise to serve relentlessly with our community until all can thrive at each stage of life. We look forward to working together with our partners to off er programming and services to address the opportunity gap, community health, homelessness, job readiness, newcomer support and much

Stahl plans HQ move to Miller Textile Building

Stahl Construction plans to relocate its St. Louis Park headquarters to Northeast Minneapolis.

The building company has signed a lease for 15,666 square feet of the Miller Textile Building on Hennepin Avenue in the Beltrami neighborhood.

Since late last year the Ackerberg Group

has been renovating the four-story building to convert it into about 10,000 square feet of retail space and 38,000 square feet of offi ce space for new users.

Stahl will occupy the entire second fl oor, according to an announcement fr om Ackerberg. The deal brings the nearly 50,000-square-foot warehouse building

complex to 35 percent leased.“We plan to showcase our brand through

a unique, sustainable design that honors the raw materials in the building, while enabling our team to work fl exibly and collabora-tively,” said Jessie Houlihan Bingen, Stalh president, in a statement.

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Wells Fargo towersOver the past few months, Wells Fargo has started moving the fi rst of some 5,000 employees into the two 17-story towers in Downtown East. The buildings are already fi elding new tenants, including the now-open co-branded Coff ee & Bagels location from Caribou Coff ee and Einstein Bros. Bagels and the upcoming McKinney Roe restaurant from Dermot Cowley of O’Donovan’s. The bank will also have a tech-focused branch in the skyway level of the towers. The skyway connects Ryan’s Downtown East development to the skyway system. A new, approximately 164-room Radisson Red hotel is under construction in a site abutting the towers.

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Minneapolis ArmoryNed Abdul’s Swervo Development acquired the Minneapolis Armory for $6 million last summer with plans to turn the landmark into an event venue. The building, which has served as a parking garage since a failed redevelopment eff ort, has so far received infrastructure improvements with no hard completion date in sight, a spokesman with the developer said. Swervo has not yet actively marketed the space for events, but has received inquiries. Minneapolis-based Shea Design is designing the project and has been drafting redevelopment solutions for the Armory for more than a decade. Armory Development II sold the property to Swervo.

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Kraus-Anderson blockKraus-Anderson is well underway on a full-block development in Elliot Park that will consist of its new fi ve-story headquarters, a 17-story apartment building with 307 units and an eight-story hotel with 158 rooms. Construction will move to installing the offi ce building’s structural steel by the end of August or early September. The project, a collaboration with Finnegans, will also includes a brewery, a restaurant, and event and offi ce spaces for the non-profi t brewing

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First Covenant housingFirst Covenant Church, Ryan Companies and Community Housing Development Corp. (CHDC) have been working for more than a year to build a six-story aff ordable housing project on a downtown surface parking lot near U.S. Bank Stadium. The development team submitted preliminary plans in the spring that called for a six-story building of aff ordable housing with 154 units and approximately 12,500 square feet of commercial space. The church has done the preliminary work for a land swap with Hubert’s Café and Sports Bar, which will give it control of the entire block, said Tony Barranco, Ryan’s vice president of development. The proposed project would have 135 underground stalls for paid commercial parking and 53 surface spots for accessory parking for the church and retail tenants.

BETWEEN 8TH AND 9TH STREETS BETWEEN PARK AND CHICAGO AVENUESHENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

HCMC expansionHennepin County Medical Center broke ground on a $221 million expansion last fall that will consolidate about 40 clinics across nine existing buildings into one. The 377,0000-square-foot building, six stories of clinics and specialty centers, will have primary care, specialty care and physical therapy. The expansion will be home to a cafe, a pocket park and 220 underground parking spaces when it opens in January 2018. St. Paul-based BWBR handled the project’s design. The new building will also feature an oral health center as part of an agreement between the Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation and Hennepin Healthcare Systems.

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EncoreSherman Associates’ 123-unit luxury apartment building, the Encore, is nearing a late November completion near the Downtown East riverfront. The $36 million project, slated to open around Thanksgiving, includes two-story townhome units with private entrances, three-bedroom penthouses and several amenities, from a club room and rooftop deck to a fi tness center and a sauna. The 12-story Encore fi lls the block now home to Sherman’s other projects, the Aloft Hotel and the Zenith Condominiums. The site saw a proposal for a 103-unit condominium building on the site a decade ago.

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Millwright BuildingRyan has begun work on its new headquarters building, dubbed the Millwright Building, in Downtown East. About 250-300 employees from the developer’s current headquarters on Nicollet Mall will move into 55,000 square feet in the new building when it opens around April 1 next year, said Tony Barranco, Ryan’s vice president of development. About 100,000 square feet of the 172,000-square-foot offi ce building is being marketed to other tenants, with no currently announced yet, he added.

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Iron CladMinneapolis-based Graves Hospitality intends to break ground around the end of the year on a hotel and apartment project, dubbed Iron Clad for the iron-clad grain silo that was once on the site, in Downtown East near U.S. Bank Stadium. Preliminary plans, submitted in the spring, showed a 153-room Marriott Moxy hotel and 166 market-rate apartments. The mixed-use project, consisting of an eight-story hotel, a 15-story apartment and a four-story offi ce building, would also have roughly 30,000 square feet of offi ce space and 15,000 square feet of retail space. COO Ben Graves said they haven’t signed anchor tenants to the offi ce and retail portions.

company and a FINNovation Lab. The headquarters is expected to open in the fall of 2017 and, in the meantime, Kraus-Anderson, which has been headquartered downtown since 1897, has temporarily relocated to 3433 Broadway St. NE during construction.

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Edition ApartmentsRyan Companies is wrapping up construction this month on all three Edition boutique apartment buildings. The low-rise

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EAST IS THE NEW BLACKBy Carla Waldemar

Back in the day, color it gray: no reason to patrol its dingy sidewalks. Today, thanks to classy condos too numerous to count, a destination theater and a grand new stadium, the area—newly christened East Town—is humming with some of the trendiest dining destination in the city. They’re backed by a renewed interest in a couple of longtime dining oases still blooming in a former culinary desert.

South Washington Avenue has always been the area’s corridor, delivering folks from points north in the city to points south. Today it hosts tasty new reasons to pull over and enjoy the evening.

Let’s start, as many a good time does, with beer. Day Block Brewing Company, at 11th & Washington, debuted in 2005 in the former HQ of a lumber and milling magnate, after which they named their primo IPA, Leonard Day. And, what’s a pint without pub snacks? The kitchen agrees, readily supplying pretzels, charcuterie and cheese plates, beer mussels, and flights—get this!—of bacon and of pickles. What’s not to like? Check out the global pizzas, too.

Moving north, Wasabi Fusion, 903 Washington Ave. S., is your one-stop for Japanese eats, from tempura and teriyaki to hibachi dinners. But the main reason to find a seat is the kitchen’s sushi; choose from a list longer than Nelsons in the phone book.

Sanctuary, also at 903 Washington Ave. S., is one of the city’s surprises, an Alice in Wonderland experience set in grotto-like chambers, where Chef Patrick Atana-lian creates complicated dishes that, I promise you, no one has ever envisioned, like halibut with watermelon ratatouille, ancho pepper syrup and China Cola foam. Or New Mexican pepper-painted pork tenderloin, served with a white chocolate cheesecake mousse and cherry emulsion. (I’m not making this up.) Bargain tasting

A couple of East Town dining options: (top) Eastside and (above) Spoonriver. File photos


menus weekdays.Next in line, Old Spaghetti Factory, 233

Park Ave., scene—since forever—of Italian eats chosen to soothe the palates of office gatherings and visiting Scout troops in a warehouse saved from the wrecker’s ball. The fare’s more original at neighboring Sawatdee, longtime leader of Thai cuisine backed by décor to dazzle—both imported from her homeland by Supenn Harrison, doyenne of spring rolls and curries.

Cross the street, and the map, to Zen

Box Izakaya, 602 Washington Ave. S., possibly the most homey Japanese joint in town, offering authentic comfort dishes (good sign: no California roll) in tapas-like portions. Mix yourself a feast from the list of irresistible gyoza, slippery udon noodles, bowls of donburi, rice balls and more, orchestrated by John and Lina, as passionate about hospitality as they are about their hometown eats. Bet you crave a beer after that. Just steps away, the Crooked Pint, 501 Washington Ave. S., obliges, and gladly furnishes a side of pub fare like pot pies, Lucys and tater tots. Live music and trivia, too.

Eastside, 305 Washington Ave. S., is the new kid on the stretch, all dressed up to serve the folks in adjoining condos who’re scared of their own stoves. And why turn on the oven when you can dine instead on New American interpretations like roast chicken piled with pliant polenta, arctic char aside morels and spring onions, or a new spin on surf ’n’ turf: swordfish cum pork belly? Belly up to the bar lining the open kitchen or choose a windowside table.

Veer west, off Washington, for a pair of worthy kitchens, one a classic, one pulsing with new blood. Ask grandpa about The

Normandy Kitchen, 405 S. 8th St., and he’ll start with a story about the famed Henry VIII burger, on the menu since 1941 (and for a good reason). But today you can order it with a side of fries Bearnaise. It occupies pride of place on a revised, hipster-friendly list that salutes kale with quinoa, and caramelized Brussels sprouts fattened with lardons. Pot roast? Sure—but today with truffled mashed potatoes. Star of the kitchen may be the roast chicken for two with all—and I do mean all—the trimmings, from gingerbread-cherry stuffing to parsnips, carrots, fingerlings and pearl onions.

Harder to find, but worth the effort, is Mona—a wood-clad haven in the Accen-ture Tower on South 7th. Here Chef/patron Lisa (thus the name: Get it?) Sarazin creates a series of inventive small plates, from BLT devilled eggs to eggplant/spinach lasagna; from pink, plump shrimp in dill mayo on brioche to an easygoing veggie Madame sandwich.

Where to eat when holding Guthrie tickets? Three choices that don’t require a hike, starting with Kindee Thai, 719 S. 2nd St., home of lettuce wraps, curries and stir fries in a modern setting. Sharing a side-walk with the Guthrie, Spoonriver, 750 S. 2nd St., celebrating 10 years of delivering what’s fresh and fine in local, sustainable cuisine, is the urbane offspring of Brenda Langton’s original Café Brenda, pioneer of haute-veggie cooking. Today she includes meat and seafood (daily specials) in her market basket, along with her idea of tasty burgers: veggie/nut/rice or Moroccan lamb.

Anchoring the Guthrie itself, the James Beard awarded chefs of Sea Change, 806 S. 2nd St., showcase seafood as carefully curated as what’s onstage. The riverview see-and-be-seen room provides a cosmo backdrop for ultra-fresh crudi and offbeat starters (sweetbreads, octopus, pea soup sparked with mint and lobster) as prelude to pristine cuts of fish. As they say in the building, enjoy the show!


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By Janelle Nivens

Bordered by the Mississippi River on the north, I-35 on the east, I-94 on the south, and 5th Avenue South on the west, the recently named East Town is made up of 120 square blocks (about 300 acres.) After years of stagnation, this area of Minneapolis is rapidly changing. It’s a great time to explore on foot to remember the past, capture the present, and envision the future.

Minneapolis maps and guides cannot keep up with the fast-paced changes happening in East Town and this article is no exception. It should also be noted that the suggested route for this walk may require detours as construction is ongoing in this area for several years. It is not possible to capture every point of interest within two large neighborhoods for one article. I bet you’ll find many more places to love within East Town when you go on your own walk!

The RouteDistance: 6 miles

Duration: 2 hours (factor in more time to make stops along the way)

Starting point: Northeast corner of 4th Street & Chicago Avenue near the East Downtown LRT station

Getting here: If it is not practical for you to walk to the starting point, you’ve got lots of options: Metro Transit Green or Blue Line to the East Downtown LRT station, bike parking around the perimeter of U.S. Bank Stadium, ride a Nice Ride to a nearby station, or park at the new ramp at 3rd & Chicago.

Tip: If you happen to park at the new ramp on 3rd Street and Chicago Avenue, go to the top of the ramp for great views of the city and an aerial view of the new park.

Maps: Google: https://drive.google.com/open?id=18UPZtmua4zUqKYPM9dUiS3TZ-PI&usp=sharing Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/630092393

Walk highlightsU.S. Bank Stadium900 S. 5th St.

Celebrating its grand opening July 22-24, the U.S. Bank Stadium is home to the Vikings football team and will host other sporting and cultural events such as an International

Champions Cup match and a Metallica concert.

After you’re done taking photos of the reflection of the downtown skyline on the side of the stadium, continue walking north on Chicago Avenue.

6th Street & Chicago Avenue

Big changes are coming for this corner of East Town. The building that used to be Hubert’s Sports Bar & Grill is set to become home to Erik the Red, a new restaurant by Erik Forsberg. East Town Apartments, a six-story building with first-floor retail is also planned on this block by First Covenant

Church in partnership with Community Housing Development Corporation. Ground-breaking for the new development is slated for September 2016.

First Covenant Church810 S. 7th St.

Built in 1974, what we now know as First Covenant Church was originally designed for a Swedish congregation by Warren H. Hayes, an architect responsible for several Minne-apolis churches. Evidence of this history is the inscription “Svenska Missions Tabernaklet” carved into the building on the 7th Street side (best viewed from the south side of the street).

WALKING THROUGH EAST TOWN’S PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

The colorful Valspar building next to the stadium. Photo by Janelle Nivens


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ƍ Walk across 7th Street and turn left (east) to walk toward 11th Avenue South. You’ll pass Hope Community Church, which holds services in two buildings (west and east) with beautiful flowers within view of the sidewalk. Turn left (north) onto 11th Avenue South.

Valspar muralsHiawatha Trail & 11th Avenue S,

The bright abstract mural featuring bold Valspar paint colors was recently redesigned and repainted. I get to see this daily on my commute to work and it always brings a smile to my face.

ƍ Be aware of trains before crossing the tracks. Turn left (west) onto the Hiawatha Trail. Cut through the parking lot to 10th Avenue South. Before walking north on 10th Avenue, take a moment to view the juxtaposition of the old small buildings and the Minneapolis skyline. I took the time to document some of the old surface parking lot signs as I’m sure they are on borrowed time (no love lost for me!).

Periscope mural and colorful window artSouth and east sides of 921 Washington Ave. S.

The only thing that makes the giant surface lot tolerable for me on my walks through this part of town is the view of the Periscope mural and the colorful abstract design added to the windows.

Private Residence247 10th Ave. S.

Despite its unique details, it would be easy to walk past this private residence, which has been described as “Tim Burton meets Lord of the Rings” by its current owner, Jeff Arundel. Local artist Paul Tierney helped Arundel realize his vision by adding handcrafted elements throughout the interior and exte-

rior. Originally converted into a residence by John and Sage Cowles, the former storefront is a two-story brick building with the words “Electric Flash Company” written on it.

ƍ From 10th Avenue South, turn right onto Washington Avenue South.

Open Book1011 Washington Ave. S.

The Open Book building is beautiful inside and out and is home to The Loft Literary Center, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and Milkweed Editions. The windows serve as a street gallery and lettering on the window

says “The Outlook Gallery at Minnesota Center for Book Arts - A street-view nook for book art.”

Day Block Brewing1105 Washington Ave. S.

Stop in for a handcrafted beer and a slice of pizza (several unique options are available.)

ƍ Cross 11th Avenue South and turn left (north) to cross Washington Avenue South. Turn around to see the Day Block Building, which was built in 1883 for Leonard Day. Continue walking north on 11th Avenue South.

Former Ida Dorsey Brothel212 11th Ave. S.

Built in 1891, this brick building has always caught my attention. The brick arches and script lettering on the doors are the types of architectural details that can cause me to stop in my tracks. The juxtaposition in size and style with its condo neighbors makes it even more attractive. To top it off, this is last standing bordello from Minneapolis’s late 19th century red-light district.

ƍ Cross South 2nd Street and continue walking north on 11th Avenue South.

An East Town building that was once home to a brothel. Photo by Janelle Nivens

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+ Izzy’s Ice Cream1100 S. 2nd St.

Home of the Izzy Scoop, a three-fourth’s ounce scoop added to your order. Izzy’s has a constant rotation of unique flavors many of which are inspired by other local traditions and companies like Birchwood Cafe, Peace Coffee, and the Minnesota State Fair.

ƍ Continue walking north on 11th Avenue South (Gold Medal Park is on your left). Cross West River Parkway to reach the Grand Rounds Trail. Turn left (west) onto the trail. Consider paying your respects to the victims of the I-35 Bridge collapse at the Remembrance Garden. Continue walking along the path and keep to your right so that you walk down closer to the Mississippi River. You will cross a parking lot and reach trails leading you to the Mill Ruins Park.

Mill Ruins Park 102 Portland Ave. S.

This unique park lies within the Saint Anthony Falls Historic District and features accessible trails allowing visitors to view the exposed structures that once powered the city’s flour milling industry.


ƍ After exploring the Mill Ruins Park, walk through the parking lot near the St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center and follow signs for the Stone Arch Bridge and walk up the ramp. As difficult as it may be, walk past the Stone Arch Bridge

to continue this East Town adventure. Cross Portland Avenue to walk east on West River Parkway. You will pass Mill City Museum (don’t worry, we’ll be back!). Walk up the stairs to reach the gathering place between the Mill City Museum and Guthrie Theater. There is an accessible public restroom available at the St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center. (Note: A more accessible route avoiding stairs would be to turn right (north) onto Portland Avenue. Then turn left (east) onto 2nd Avenue.)

Mill City Farmers Market2nd Street and Chicago Avenue between Mill City Museum and Guthrie Theater

It’s a great idea to plan your East Town walk around the Mill City Farmers Market, which is open rain or shine every Saturday, May through October, and every second Saturday, November through April, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. This year-round farmers market was founded in 2006 by chef Brenda Langton in collaboration with the Mill City Museum. In addition to fresh produce and flowers, you’ll find local purveyors of foods like meat, cheese, and honey. You’ll also discover artist

made jewelry, clothing, and housewares — great gifts for loved ones (or yourself ). You can fuel up for the rest of your walk thanks to food vendors offering everything from pastries to wood fired pizzas.

Guthrie Theater818 S 2nd St.

Built in 2006 and designed by French archi-tect Jean Nouval with Minneapolis-based Architecture Alliance, the Guthrie is a must stop on the walk along the riverfront. While checking out the calendar of performances, treat yourself to spectacular views of the riverfront area via the Endless Bridge on level 5 and the Amber Box on level 9 (make sure to go to the north side of the lobby for views of downtown). Self-guided tour podcasts are available: http://www.guthrietheater.org/visit/tours.

A recipient of a $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the theater is working to become more acces-sible to new audiences including $9 tickets for performances in the Dowling Studio. A performance this September relevant to this article is “Home Street Home: Minneapolis,” a project of St. Stephen’s Human Services is

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A view of the riverfront and Gold Medal Flour sign reflections, as seen from the Guthrie. Photos by Janelle Nivens

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described on the theater’s site as “a hyper-local conversation regarding housing and homelessness in Minneapolis and our neigh-borhood of East Downtown.”

ƍ After exploring Guthrie Theater, walk west on 2nd Avenue South toward the Mill City Museum.

Mill City Museum704 S. 2nd St.

Built within Washburn A Mill, a National Historic Landmark, the Mill City Museum serves as a link between downtown Minne-apolis and the Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River. The award winning design by Thomas Meyer, principal architect of MSR is a stunning example modern building elements tied into an existing historical structure.

ƍ Walk on South 2nd Street and turn left (north) on Park Avenue South. I love what the homeowners at Park Avenue Lofts have done with their front entrance gardens. You will walk past the future home of the first Radisson Red Hotel in the United States. At South 4th Street, turn right (west) toward Portland Avenue South. Turn left (north) onto Portland Avenue South.

Downtown East Commons ParkBetween 4th and 5th streets, and Portland and Park avenues

The greening of downtown Minneapolis has been a sight for sore eyes. Regular walks through East Town allows first-hand obser-vation of this remarkable transformation. Though the park’s amenities will evolve as budget allows, the experience of walking in this part of Minneapolis is drastically improved with the addition of grass, trees and flowers.

ƍ Continue walking north on Portland Avenue South

Corner of South 8th Street and Portland Avenue South

At the time of my walk, there was a massive hole in the ground where a huge surface parking lot used to be. I’ll trade parking my car for staying at a brewtel any day of the week. This block will be home to Kraus Anderson’s headquarters, a boutique hotel, apartments, restaurant and bar and a brewery.

ƍ Continue walking on Portland Avenue South. You will walk past several beau-tiful residential buildings including Rappahannock Flats (built in 1895), The Balmoral (built in 1917), and The Roselle (two buildings built in 1888 and 1895). Among these historic buildings is a newer residential option in Elliot Park — 27-story Skyscape Condos which were built in 2006.

ƍ Cross East 15th Street and turn left to walk on the north side of the street. This provides a view of the ruins of First Church of Christ Scientist (614 E. 15th St.), which will be demolished to make way for a new housing development.

ƍ From 15th Avenue South, turn right onto Park Avenue South. After crossing East 16th Street, you will walk by a couple of old Victorian homes on the east side of the street. Further down the block if you look across the street to the west side, you will see Meshbesher & Spence, a unique building that was used as a filming location for the 2009 Coen Brothers film, “A Serious Man.”

ƍ Turn left onto East 17th Street. At the corner of East 17th Street and Elliot Avenue is Liechty Hall, a beautiful building owned by North Central University and used for the business administration and international studies departments. On the opposite side of the street is a gorgeous home facing Elliot Avenue and a carriage house facing East 17th Street being restored and renovated by its owners.

ƍ Turn left onto 10th Avenue South. You will walk by a stretch of beautiful homes and gardens along this street.

ƍ At Elliot Park, turn left (west) onto East 14th Street. You will pass the Elliot Park Recreation Center and the new soccer field.

Elliot Park1000 E. 14th St.

One of the first parks in Minneapolis, the park’s namesake was Dr. Jacob Smith Elliot. He and his wife Sarah donated their land after moving to California. The park has a history of responding to the needs of the neighborhood. In 1980 with the help of

federal grants, it created the first fully acces-sible recreation center in the park system. More recent amenities include a skateboard park, NiceRide station, and a soccer field.

ƍ Continue walking on East 14th Street.

T.J. Jones Information Resource Center (Originally Tourtellotte Memorial Deaconess Home)915 E. 14th St.

Built in 1914 by Mrs. Harriet Arnold Tour-tellotte in memory of her husband Dr. Jacob F. Tourtellotte was originally a home for the deaconesses that worked at nearby Asbury Hospital (which is now Miller Hall, 910 Elliot Ave. S.)

ƍ Continue walking through North Central University’s campus on the north side of East 14th Street. Cross Chicago Avenue South. Veer toward the right and you’ll be on South 10th Street. In the triangle where South 10th Street and East 14th Street meet, a small red and white diner serves as a beacon for this walk.

Band Box Diner729 S. 10th St.

Opened in 1939 by Harry and Bert Wyman, Band Box is the oldest operating diner in Minneapolis and is on the Heritage Preserva-tion Commission’s list of local landmarks. Though not open all night, Band Box remains a gathering place for people from all walks of life.

ƍ Continue walking on the south side of 10th Street.

StorefrontsGamut Gallery, 717 S. 10th St. Fades of Gray, 715 S. 10th St.

Gamut Gallery and Fades of Gray make up two of four storefronts with large windows ready to engage passerby. The “for rent” signs

in the vacant spaces invite those with an entrepreneurial spirit to call for leasing infor-mation. I look forward to seeing this area develop as thriving local businesses add a lot to a neighborhood’s vibrancy and walkability.

ƍ Walk on South 10th Street and at Park Avenue South look to your left and you’ll see Drexel Apartments at 1009 Park Ave. S. Turn right onto Park Avenue South.

Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) Ambulatory Outpatient Specialty Care CenterSouth 8th Street, between Park and Chicago Avenues

HCMC is building a new 367,000-square-foot clinic across from its emergency department. From the sidewalk perspective, I am excited to learn that HCMC is planning to create a public pocket park on the corner of 9th Street and Park Avenue.

ƍ From Park Avenue South, turn right onto South 9th Street and you’re walking in a section of the Ninth Street South Historic District. A couple of great examples of historic buildings within the district are Heritage (Mayhew) Apartments, (614-626 S. 9th St.) and Lenox Brownstones (519 S. 9th St.)

ƍ Turn right onto 5th Avenue South and walk north until South 6th Street. Turn right (east) and walk along the south side of 6th.

Minneapolis Armory500 S. 6th St.

Look up “PWA Moderne” and you’ll find the Minneapolis Armory listed as an example of this architectural style. Built for the Minne-sota National Guard between 1935-36 with support from a Public Works Administra-tion grant, this building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Armory was purchased in 2015 by Ned Abdul of Swervo Development Corporation. His plans to convert the space into an entertainment center are on hold as the property has been nominated for local historical landmark designation by the city’s Heritage Preserva-tion Commission.

ƍ At Portland Avenue, walk north until South 5th Street which leads you back to U.S. Bank Stadium where you can return to the East Downtown LRT station, your bike, or your car.

Learn more about East Town and get involved: East Town Business Partnership (edcmpls.org) and Elliot Park Neighborhood Inc. (elliotparkneighborhood.org).

Special thanks to Dan Collison, Anna Pratt, and Tom Reid for giving me tours of East Town and to Amy Olmscheid and Scott Nivens for exploring East Town with me.

A view of the Mill District from under the Stone Arch Bridge. Photos by Janelle Nivens

The soccer field in Elliot Park.

The Band Box Diner in Elliot Park.


A JOURNAL COMMITMENT TO HIGHLIGHTING GREAT COMMUNITY CAUSESCrisis Nursery

Crisis Nursery works to end child abuse, neglect

What you can doVolunteer: A complete list of opportunities can be found at their website, crisisnursery.org/volunteer, but include cooking meals, child care and leading activities.

Donate: Nearly 40 percent of the organization’s income comes from individuals. A� end an event, tour the facility or advocate to end child abuse and neglect.

A respite for children Many families in poverty don’t have a place to turn for child care help in times of crisis.

Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery provides them with that child care respite, allowing them to focus on addressing their challenges, whether it’s � nding housing or coping with domestic violence.

� e Minneapolis nonpro� t cares for about 20 children each night with ages ranging from newborns to 6 year olds, providing them with clothing, meals, activities and more. Children can stay at the nursery for up to 72 hours at a time and up to 30 days in a calendar year.

“Our work is really about establishing relationships with families,” said the nursery’s executive director Mary Pat Lee. Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery began because of research the United Way did on child abuse and neglect in the late 1970s. United Way found that

parents in crisis needed a place to turn when they lack help caring for their children.Several community organizations banded together to open the state’s � rst crisis nursery in 1983. � e nursery has expanded its capacity over the years from

six to 20 children and has added services, such as a 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis counseling, home visits and parent education.� is past � scal year, the nursery served more than 500 children, providing 5,764 days of care and more than 1,200 home

visits. Nearly 90 percent of parents/guardians they serve are people of color and almost all are women. About 85 percent of families have incomes under $10,000.

Parents bring their kids to the nursery for a variety of reasons, family services director Molly Kenney said, from emotional exhaustion to homelessness, domestic violence, a job search and more. � e nursery lets the families tell them what a crisis means to them, she said, and doesn’t limit access based on the crisis.

“It doesn’t really ma� er what happens to them,” she said. “It more ma� ers how we can support them.”� e organization works with parents to shape their kids’ experience at the nursery, allowing them to set goals for the stay

and keeping them involved with the care process. Sta� members provide the kids with structure and choices during the day, allowing them to pick their own clothes and food at meals and explore play spaces as they’d like.

“� e play activities are really led by the child,” Kenny said.� e nursery has a four-to-one child-to-sta� ratio, and sta� focus on helping children be� er understand their emotions. � ey

are also intentional about helping kids build relationships with other adults, a skill Lee said is useful for when they start school.Partners in Pediatrics provides medical care and consultation for the nursery, which also partners with Early Childhood

Family Education and the homeless shelter People Serving People on weekly parent-education groups.Dr. Lisa Irvin of Partners in Pediatrics said a lot of the kids at the nursery face signi� cant barriers to health care, from transportation to insurance issues. As

the nursery’s medical director, she helps sta� handle food allergies and medications and tries to encourage families to follow up with a primary care provider.� e nursery also has a home-visiting program that has master-level clinicians visit families once a week for 12 to 18 months.“� at’s really the opportunity we have to work with them to try to create the stable environment they want,” Lee said.� e nursery appears to be generating positive results, as more than 90 percent of parents said it helped them gain a be� er understanding of child develop-

ment and alleviate their crises.� at’s welcome news for Lee and Kenny, who said the ultimate goal is to prevent events that can permanently break up families.“If we can get to families before something devastating happens, it’s so much be� er for everybody,” Lee said.

At the Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery, kids experiencing crisis and trauma have the opportunity to play and explore in a safe environment. Photo courtesy Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery

Where We Live

By the numbers

526Children the Greater

Minneapolis Crisis Nursery served in fi scal year 2015

5,764Days of care it provided

3,727Crisis calls it managed

4,087Children who were victims

of abuse and neglect in Minnesota in 2014, including

19 who died

20Number children ages

newborn to 6 the nursery can care for each night

About the Where We Live project This project is an ongoing series spearheaded by Journals’ publisher Janis Hall showcasing Minneapolis nonprofi ts doing important work in the community. The editorial team has selected organizations to spotlight. Nate Gotlieb is the writer for the project. To read previous features, go to southwestjournal.com/section/focus/where-we-live

Location4544 44th Ave. S.

Contact763-591-0400

Websitecrisisnursery.org

Year Founded1983

CITYVOICESPhotos and interviews by Stephanie Glaros

If you could go back in time and offer advice to your younger self, what would you say?

5JOE MOORE, MINNEAPOLIS“Everything you’re going through right now will be worth something in the end.” I grew up in a Christian fundamentalist household and I’m gay. I got pushed into a marriage to a woman when I was 18 to “cure” me. Didn’t work. But she’s my best friend now. We have a son and it all worked out.

Was there a pivotal moment that helped you embrace who you are?

My son. I figured if I wanted him to be able to tell me anything without having to worry about me not wanting him, then I should be able to do the same thing. I sat down and told my then-wife and she said she had a feeling. We’ve known each other since we were 18 and she told me it was OK. If she was OK with it and my son was OK with it, then that was enough for me.

How about the rest of your family?

They will come around, hopefully. Eventually you have to love people for who they are and hope that they do the same for you.

5KEITH KOSTMAN, MINNEAPOLIS

“Take more chances.” At this point in my life I’m working on my bucket list, but I could’ve gotten started a lot earlier. I’m 53 now and I’ve finally realized that experiences are really the only currency that I’m interested in. Most of my bucket list revolves around travel. Possessions don’t really count for much for me. Going bungee jumping or skydiving, or talking to somebody on the street. Those are the things that you take with you. I work 9-5 and I don’t want to wait until retirement to get all that stuff done.

I went to the Himalayas and ran for nine days through the mountains. I was out in North Carolina running a 50k. You do all these things that you think are right, like, “I’m gonna eat healthy. I’m gonna exercise.” But you know what? In 2008 I had a stroke and I just had a stent put in my heart about a month ago because my artery was 90 percent clogged. So what does any of that mean? It all seems so random. That’s why right now it seems more important than ever to live like it’s your last day. Because you just don’t know. You could do all the right things and drop dead. You can do all the wrong things and live forever.

JUDITH GEHRKE, MINNEAPOLIS4

“Don’t get caught up in old beliefs and stereotypes.” When I was more into my career at about 45 years old, business took front and center and most of my interactions were with people my age or older. I lost track of what youth were thinking and how open they were. I had limited my exposure. Not intentionally, but I had a busy, corporate routine without access to younger minds, like college students.

Were you able to reconnect with those younger voices?

Yes. I went into data technology and almost all of my peers were right out of college. Also, my nieces and nephews became of age, so I would hear them out at different gatherings.

What did you learn?

That their ideas made a lot of sense. They were more efficient in how they went about their day. They cut out a lot of redundancy. They made me think before I spoke in terms of hanging onto some of my beliefs, such as that their way would never work because it seemed impractical and they hadn’t had as many life experiences. It wasn’t true.I realize that at 65, this isn’t my generation. I don’t need to be convincing people to do things my way. It’s antiquated.


The fl ower of any vegetable is a delightful sign of the fr uit to come, but with summer squash, also known as zucchini, the reward comes well before the mid-summer harvest. Bright yellow, four-inch-long squash blos-soms are abundant on tables at farmers markets fr om mid-June through July. We all know bunches of these fl owers make for fi rst-rate Instagram posts, but did you also know that they are highly nutritious and a luscious addition to summer meals?

Like many other edible fl owers, squash blossoms are an excellent source of vitamin C, calcium, and other nutrients. Around the world they are commonly prepared fr ied in a cornstarch and fl our batter with herbs or baked, stuff ed with a ricotta cheese and honey. Chopped squash blossoms, with their delicate fl avor, can also be tossed into pasta dishes, quesadillas, fr ittatas, and so much more. Below is Mill City Farmers Market Chef Jenny Breen’s recipe for a summer curry with squash blossoms, chick peas, and other early summer vegetables.

You can fi nd naturally grown squash blos-soms at the Mill City Farmers Market every Saturday while they’re in season. The market is open fr om 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and located on the corner of Chicago Avenue South and

South 2nd Street in the Mill District. Learn creative ways to prepare healthy, seasonal meals every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Mill City Cooks Kitchen, where the Market hosts professional chefs for a fr ee 30-minute cooking class.

Mill City Cooks / By Jenny Heck

SQUASH BLOSSOMS: THE ALLURING SUMMER CROP

YOU SHOULD BE EATING

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AT THE MARKET

Join the Market on July 16th as it celebrates the Mighty Mississippi! The University of Minnesota Raptor Center, Mississippi Park Connection, Great River Coalition, and other conservation groups will be at the market teaching visitors all about the ecology of our beautiful river! Learn more at millcityfarmersmarket.org.

MILL CITY FARMERS MARKET

The market is located in the Mill District at 704 S. 2nd St. and is open Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Early Summer Chick Pea and Vegetable Curry with Curried Sugared WalnutsRecipe by market chef Jenny Breen

Curried Sugared Walnuts Ingredients1/2 cup walnuts, halved2 tablespoons butter3 tablespoons maple syrup1/4 teaspoon ground ginger1/8 teaspoon turmeric

1/8 teaspoon cumin1/8 teaspoon chili powder1/8 teaspoon kosher salt1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

Chick Pea and Vegetable Curry Ingredients2 tablespoons coconut oil2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil1 bunch spring onions, cleaned and sliced4 cloves garlic, garlic scapes, or green garlic,

minced2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and minced6 cups vegetables, chopped into 1 inch

pieces. Early Summer picks: Squash blossoms, leeks, bok choy, zucchini, snap peas, broccoli, green onions, and carrots

1 14-ounce can coconut milk1 cup apple juice

1/2 cup stock or water if needed2 cups chick peas cooked in 6 cups water

(or 2 14 oz. cans)1 tablespoon turmeric1 tablespoon cumin1 tablespoon chili powder2 teaspoons fresh thyme2 teaspoons cayenne or red chillies2 teaspoons saltWhole Grain Rice or Asian Style Noodles

(optional for serving)

Directions for Curried Sugared Walnuts

Melt butter and maple syrup together in pan or microwave.

Toss walnuts in melted butter/syrup mixture.

Stir together spices and salt in a medium bowl; sprinkle over walnuts, tossing to coat.

Spread in a single layer on a nonstick lined pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

Cool in pan on a wire rack; separate walnuts with a fork. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Directions for Chick Pea and Vegetable Curry

Heat oils in pan, then add tougher vegetables like carrots and onions and sauté about 3 minutes or until onions are soft.

Add other vegetables and sauté until desired tenderness, about 2-5 minutes.

Sprinkle in spices and apple juice and continue to cook, making sure the spices are well blended. Add coconut milk and chick peas and combine well.

Turn the heat to low and let simmer about 12-15 minutes.

Serve over cooked whole grains or Asian-style noodles and garnish with Curried Sugared Walnuts.

TIP

This can be prepared ahead and served cold.


CROSSWORD PUZZLEACROSS1 Quads with wheels

5 Perry of pop

9 Two-iron, before golf club numbering

14 Orator’s prowess: Abbr.

15 Der Spiegel article

16 Modicum

17 What Fey does in a mushy moment?

19 Forward

20 Sandal feature

21 Work the room

23 Long time

24 Ornamental ducks?

28 Blanket in a belt

30 Beefcake subjects

31 One given at a wedding

32 Polo of “The Fosters”

33 Provençal possessive

34 1974 #1 country hit for Dolly Parton

36 Model high schoolers?

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43 Sacha Baron Cohen alter ego

47 Home office, maybe

48 Quite cold

50 Number on a clapperboard

51 Park statue that might have the real things perched on it?

55 Sylvan Tolkien creature

56 Airport snags

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59 Hit lightly

60 “No, No, Nanette” song, and a

homophonic hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across

63 Sudden jerk

64 Way off the highway

65 Der Spiegel rejection

66 Second chances

67 “__ arigato”: Japanese “thank you very much”

68 Where el sol rises

DOWN1 “Draw me” challenge

2 Selective words

3 Avenue next to Monopoly’s Water Works

4 Headliner

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6 Come down with a bug

7 Big blowup cause

8 Sycophants

9 Has faith in

10 Sudden movement

11 Subjugate

12 Command level

13 Exam marking aid

18 GQ or SI

22 HP product

25 South Korea’s first president

26 Cleaning aid

27 Baltic Sea country: Abbr.

29 Airport connection

33 Joe Cool, sans shades

35 Exam for a would-be atty.

37 Surgical installations

38 The Emerald Isle

39 Text tweakers, briefly

40 Appointment

41 Patella protector

44 Ophelia’s avenger

45 “Aha!”

46 Finish

49 Being handled by a broker

52 What Spanish Olympians go for

53 Heading for

54 Con beginning

58 Former Education secretary Duncan

59 Original D&D co.

61 Outer: Pref.

62 Intent

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Ask the Nurse Practitioner / By Michelle Napral

SHOULD I RUN THROUGH MY KNEE PAIN?

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Q: As a long-distance runner, I like to increase my miles and run outside this time

of year. But I recently developed knee pain on the outside of my knee. What do you suggest?

You’re not alone! Long distance running is an ideal way to enjoy Minnesota in nice weather. But, with the increased miles, comes increased risk for injury.

Interestingly, the knee is one of the largest joints in the human body, with more volume, surface area, and cartilage, than shoulder and hip. It also has the greatest susceptibility to injury, wear and tear, and infl ammation.

Common causes of knee pain include, osteoarthritis, meniscal tear, ligament injury, patellofemoral pain syndrome, popliteal cyst, bursitis, stress fr actures, and referred pain syndromes.

But, one of the most common running injuries is iliotibial band syndrome, which occurs in 15 percent of knee overuse inju-ries. Iliotibial band syndrome, also known as IT band syndrome, can cause pain on the outside of one or both knees. It is especially common in long-distance runners, but also occurs in athletes who cycle, ski, row, or play soccer, lacrosse and basketball.

People who are just starting to exercise can develop IT band syndrome too.

How it happensThe iliotibial band is a strong, thick band of tissue that runs down the outside of the thigh fr om the hip to the top of the shin. During activity, the leg bends and straightens, and the IT band moves over the outer edge of the thighbone, called the femur. Research suggests that over time, the repetitive bending and straighten of the knee that happens during running can cause the IT band to compress and irritate under-lying structures and tissues, creating pain and irritation.

We’ve seen patients at our downtown clinic present with this condition while training for running races and triathlons. It may start with an aching sensation on the outside of the knee shortly before your workout ends. But, as the condition worsens, pain may start earlier and persist even aft er the exercise has ended.

To prevent this condition, you can run on more even surfaces and try diff erent shoes. (If running on a track or slanted surface, be sure to run in both directions.)

Rest, the best medicine

The fastest route to recovery is rest. Don’t run through the pain. Pain relievers help reduce pain, as does daily icing — 15 minutes every two hours — but place a towel between the ice and skin to prevent fr ostbite! In the

initial stages of the injury, you will need anywhere fr om a few days to a few weeks of time off for the initial infl ammation on the outside of the knee to calm down. If your case is severe, however, you may need up to six weeks.

The good news

If, in fact, your IT band is the problem, you are probably not going to be sidelined all summer. Once the pain subsides, focus on prevention. There are simple exercises that have been proven to prevent IT syndrome.

Keep running because it’s healthy, but make sure you’re listening to your body’s

signs. If rest, ice and the other supportive measures don’t improve the pain aft er six weeks, it’s best to consult a provider who can help you determine the underlying cause using X-ray and MRI scan if needed.

Good luck on your upcoming races!

Michelle Napral is a nurse practitioner at the University

of Minnesota Health Nurse Practitioners Clinic, 3rd Street & Chicago. Send questions to

[email protected].


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AQUATENNIALYou know when Minneapolis is in the height of summer when the annual Aquatennial rolls around. The four-day festival (July 20-23), which has been around for more than 75 years, continues a refocus on the downtown Minneapolis riverfront and Loring Park with huge events like the Target Fireworks and Twin Cities Carifest. From new events like a downtown drag race (July 22 from 6-9 p.m. in the North Loop) to these tried-and-true traditions, there’s plenty to enjoy in Minneapolis during the Aquatennial.

Twin Cities River RatsBring a beach towel or lawn chair to the Mississippi’s west bank during the Aquatennial and you’ll be treated to one of the more unique sights the river sees each year. The Twin Cities River Rats are once again bringing their family-friendly water works show to the riverbanks, which will feature Gru and the Minions battling Vector to become the best super villain in the world. The rats entertain with their fast-paced antics and tricks, including human pyramids, swivel skiing and more.

Where: South of Broadway Bridge When: July 21-22 at 6 and 8 p.m.Cost: Free / Info: aquatennial.com

Torchlight ParadeThe CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade is set to bring illuminating fl oats, bands and displays to Hennepin Avenue. The Aquatennial fl agship celebration event, Minnesota’s largest nighttime parade, will have WCCO-TV Saturday morning anchors Mike Augustyniak and Natalie Nyhus as grand marshals. Before the parade, Loring Park will be home to a family fun night with canoe rides with Wilderness Inquiry from 5:30-7 p.m. The Twin Cities Orthopedics Torchlight 5K will also take place before at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Hennepin Avenue from the Basilica of St. May to 5th Street

When: Wednesday, July 20 from 8:30-10:30 p.m.

Cost: Free / Info: aquatennial.com

Target FireworksThe fi reworks show to end all fi reworks shows. Target Fireworks is one of the largest annual fi reworks displays in the country, not to mention one of the city’s most popular events of the summer. If you’re looking for the best spots to see the show, try somewhere on West River Parkway between Gold Medal Park and the 3rd Avenue Bridge. You can also try to squeeze in on the Stone Arch Bridge or Hennepin Avenue Bridge.

Where: Downtown Minneapolis riverfrontWhen: Saturday, July 23 at 10 p.m.Cost: Free / Info: aquatennial.com

Up and DownThough U.S. Bank Stadium has risen in Downtown East, it’s the Metrodome that’s the focus of a new photography exhibit at the Mill City Museum. Photographer Mark Jensen documented the former stadium’s construction between 1980 and 1982, and then its demolition in 2014. The resulting photos detail three decades of Metrodome history, along with the rise of the east side of downtown. “Up and Down: The HHH Metrodome” will have a public reception with Jensen on July 26 at 7 p.m. The exhibit is located in the Mill Commons, which is free and open to the public during regular museum hours.

Where: Mill City Museum, 704 S. 2nd St. / When: July 26 through Nov. 6Cost: Free / Info: millcitymuseum.org

ArtCars + ArtBikes ParadeThe annual ArtCar Parade has been bringing the most unique wheels on the road all to one place for more than 20 years. This year’s parade cruise will feature the Faery ArtCar, Dragon ArtCar, Lipstick ArtCar, TOY-oh-TAH ArtCar, House of Balls ArtCar, Orange Cat Bike and more. There will also be an after party at the House of Balls (1504 S. 7th St.) to watch Aquatennial fi reworks.

Where: Lake Harriet, 4135 W. Lake Harriet Pkwy. / When: Saturday, July 23 at 6 p.m.Cost: Free / Info: artcarparade.com

Sister Cities DayWho knew Minneapolis had 12 sisters? Minneapolis has sister cities on all corners of the globe, connections as far as Bosaso, Somalia; Ibaraki City, Japan; and Santiago, Chile. The city is celebrating over four decades of being a part of the Sister Cities program with an ice cream social and festival with entertainment from many of the sister cities. The afternoon features family-friendly activities and traditional dancing from places like Cuernavaca, Mexico; Tours, France; and Uppsala, Sweden.

Where: Nicollet Island Pavilion, 40 Power St.When: Sunday, July 17 from 1-5 p.m.Cost: FreeInfo: minneapolis.org/sistercities

Lourdes NE Block PartyThe oldest church in continuous use in Minneapolis is also home to a new celebration. The Third Annual Lourdes Northeast Block Party will bring locals and parishioners alike to the church for a neighborhood celebration of food, drink and music — not to mention fi reworks.

Where: Our Lady of Lourdes, 1 Lourdes Pl.When: Saturday, July 23 from 6-10 p.m.Cost: FreeInfo: ourladyofl ourdes.com/blockparty

Riverfront FestThe Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership, the East Exchange Club and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board are celebrating the Minneapolis riverfront the only way Minneapolitans know how — with food trucks, music and a little beer. The Riverfront Fest returns, this time for its fourth year, with an evening of outdoor entertainment. Food trucks from Stanley’s, El Taco Riendo, Betty Danger’s, Cookie Cart and more will be on hand to serve up waterfront fare, along with beer from Northeast Minneapolis. All the Islands and the Sweet Colleens will be performing and for the kids the Riverfront Fest will have a pop-up park, face painting and more.

Where: West River Rd. North & BroadwayWhen: Friday, July 29 from 5:30-9:30 p.m.Cost: Free / Info: minneapolisriverfront.org

Taco TourThe Taco Tour returns to Lake Street to take thousands of diners on a journey through the tacos of south Minneapolis. The tour starts at K-Mart and will move east to Taqueria La Hacienda, Taqueria Los Ocampo, A la Salsa, La Loma Tamales, Las Mojarras Restaurant, Taco Taxi, La Mexicana Supermercado, Cocina San Marcos and El Nuevo Rodeo. For early registrants there will even be free tacos, but for all diners there are special promotions and authentic Mexican fl avors along the way. And the tour doesn’t end with just tacos. Harriet Brewing (3036 Minnehaha Ave.) is hosting a free after party from 6-11 p.m. after the tour.

Where: K-Mart, 10 W. Lake St.When: Saturday, July 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Cost: Free, registration requiredInfo: tacotouronlakestreet.com



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