inside

Commentary ............................................ 2
Crime & safety ...................................... 5
Business & Real Estate ...................... 6
CARAG Report .......................................... 8
ECCO Report.............................................. 9
Events Calendar..................................... 11

“3days&2nights”: Slippery Sidewalks, 3-2 Beer, Subzero

Days, Car Trouble and Lutefisk–Jealous? Book Now!
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Your Community-Supported News Source • Covering the Neighborhoods of CARAG and ECCO and the Uptown Area February 2009 • Volume 5, Number 2

Professional Bicycle Racing Arrives In uptown

Brooke Miller (center) of Team TIBcO wins the 2008 Minneapolis Downtown classic women’s race. (See Story Page 7) Photo by Stephanie Williams

“OMG, urban Earth co-op

CONSTRUCTING That Is... Is Overcoming
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So-Gay!” Growing Pains By Phyllis Stenerson

“The Show So Gay”
Positively Entertains Urban Earth’s members met on January 5 to review the state of the co-
and Educates op, some learning for the first time that the community owned store’s
growing pains were more serious than anticipated. After reconfirming
By Bruce Cochran
NEWS

the importance of the venture to the neighborhood and reviewing man-

The inauguration of an Afri- agement options, the quorum of members attending decided the co-op
can American president has should stay open for at least another six months to develop a workable
brought new hope for under- plan.
standing and acceptance

LOCAL TV
across the nation. But it’s also To overcome its current shortfall and continue to grown into a viable
a reminder that this is just the neighborhood resource, Urban Earth needs more purchases from the
beginning. Under the radar lie
the continuation of racial slurs,
public plus more people becoming members, contributing and volun-
ethnic tension, assorted cultur- teering.
al hot-points and stereotypes. EARTH page 6
Everyone knows we have a
Digital illustration by Bruce Cochran
long way to go so for everyone
The Rise of Independent Media to be equal.
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Make Your Voice Heard
By Bruce Cochran Transgender (GLBT) com- Contributors are needed for Uptown Neighborhood News – this is a community news-
munity is no stranger to this paper and needs voices from throughout the community. Send a letter, write a column,
If you’ve ever thought the local TV news was limited in scope, ideas, history. In 1998 there was the report on an event, send a picture with caption – if it’s happening in Uptown, UNN wants
issues or points of view, you’re not alone. Many people have thought that murder of Matthew Shepard to know. Send to Editor@uptownnews.org or Editor, Uptown Neighborhood News, 3612
a better model exists than the commercially driven news. If so, you may and this year on February 12 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409.
be intrigued by the ideas from a local group of activists. there was the murder of Law-
rence King. Both hate crimes “Speak your mind even if your voice shakes.” – Maggie Kuhn, senior citizen activist
rippled through their com-
Driven and enthusiastic, this group would like to recreate the local news munities and the country as

2009 LOPPET
model. Their hope is to create a cable and internet-ready half hour local
news show that speaks for people of the local community. It would run GAy page 4
opposite the mainstream shows to give people a real alternative for local
news.
MEDIA page 7
Recreation, Revenue & Philanthropy

Banding Together
By Bruce Cochran
“I am honored to invite these talented groups and
individuals to participate in the Inaugural Parade”
- President-Elect Obama
On January 20 Harvey Zuck- is also part of the Minnesota
man marched with the Freedom Band (MFB)
Lesbian and Gay Band locally. The MFB is part

Jan.31-Feb.1
Association(LGBA) in of a national organization
the 2009 Inaugural of bands that is a lesbian
Parade. He was and gay concert, jazz and
only 1 of 2 chosen marching band. They are
Photo by Steve Kotvis
from Minnesota. a voluntary, nonprofit The REI Tour will take place again this year on Sunday, Feb.1 at 9:15 a.m. For new
A 32-year resi- musical organiza- events see page 7. For a complete schedule see www.cityoflakesloppet.com.
dent and past tion composed
president of of lesbians, By Bruce Cochran
the ECCO gay men and A weekend-long event with races for all ages, evening activities, an ice
Neighbor- their friends. Jozsef Szathmary and Lucas
Westby, Co-Hosts of “The bike race, ice-sculpture contest and multiple-heat spectating is quite an
hood, Harvey Although they Show So Gay,” premiering Feb. event. But the 2009 Loppet does more than provide great recreation and
Photo by
11, 7pm at Suburban World
Bruce Cochran BAND page 10 LOPPET page 7
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commentary
letters A New chapter In America’s History
Obama charts bold future grounded in core values
one of the two Minneapolis Span- By Phyllis Stenerson tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and inaugural address by saying. “Let
ish Dual Immersion schools was patriotism.” Americans “embody it be said by our children’s chil-
mentioned. For all those UNN Barack Obama’s inauguration as the spirit of service; a willingness dren that when we were tested we
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readers who happen to live in the the 44th president of the United to find meaning in something refused to let this journey end, that
33% of CARAG (area D5 on the States of America marked the greater than themselves,” he con- we did not turn back nor did we
Minneapolis Public Schools map beginning of a new chapter in our tinued. falter…we carried forth that great
which has Lyndale as the desig- country’s story, gift of freedom and delivered it
nated community school), please President Obama concluded his safely to future generations.”
note that we have the option to be “On this day, we gather because

Minnesota’s Economic
bussed to either Emerson or Win- we have chosen hope over fear,
dom Dual Immersion Schools. unity of purpose over conflict and
discord,” Obama told the estimat-
My two children, along with 3
other CARAG families, attend
ed two million people who were
in Washington and millions more Recovery Primary Focus
Of 2009 Session
Windom Dual Immersion School around the world.
Another Good choice! at 5821 Wentworth Ave S. It is a
I noticed in last month’s article bummer that Minneapolis Public President Obama emphasized
“An Educated Choice” that only School boundaries don’t match that although America is basically By Senator Scott Dibble, Representative Frank Hornstein and
the neighborhood boundaries strong, we are in the “midst of cri- Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher
because it makes explaining school sis” brought about by “our collec-
tive failure to make hard choices On January 6, Minnesota’s state health insurance and the rising
options even a little more compli-
DEADLINE for cated, especially in a neighborhood and prepare the nation for a new legislature convened for the 2008 cost of everything from health care
submissions to paper, but I thank the UNN for age.” He called upon Americans to legislative session. Although the to basics such as food and clothing
celebratory mood of welcoming is squeezing already tight family
the Uptown starting the conversation. If you “begin again the work of remak-
ing America” and launch a “new new members and gathering at the budgets. The primary focus of this
neighborhood are interested in Windom Spanish
Dual Immersion as an option for era of responsibility” on behalf of State Capitol was once again evi- session must be Minnesota’s eco-
news is your child, please visit http://win- the common good. dent, there was also a somberness nomic recovery.
reflective of the significant eco-
THE 15TH OF dom.mpls.k12.mn.us and come for
The new President urged all citi- nomic challenges facing our state. To begin with, there are significant
a tour.
FEBRuARy zens to renew their commitment to short-term needs, such as making
Nearly 200,000 Minnesotans have sure people continue to receive
(email: Cindy Christian is a parent to a America’s core values “upon which
our success depends — hard work lost their jobs, thousands more unemployment benefits and health
uptownnews@ first and a third grader at Windom
and honesty, courage and fair play, have lost their homes and their care. We must work to retain and
yahoo.com) Dual Immersion School and lives in
CARAG.
create jobs, help people stay in their
homes and maintain public servic-
es such as fire and police depart-
ments. It isn’t enough, however, to
only address the immediate. Our
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Divine Liturgy
Sunday 9:30 am
Fr. Paul Paris

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Focus from 2
position as a national leader has
been diminished by the path we’ve
been on for the past six years.
Inadequate funding for educa-
tion, hospitals and nursing homes,
as well as cuts to city and county
aid have not offered tax relief, but
have instead driven property taxes
up by almost $3 billion since 2002
and increased fees by over $1 bil-
lion. Colleges have seen double-
digit tuition increases, making it
harder for students to get the edu-
cation they need to get a good job
and school districts statewide are
struggling. Instead of leading the
nation in job creation, our state
now ranks 36th, and we are consis-
tently ahead of the national aver-
age in unemployment.
The choice is clear; we cannot
expect different results if we stay
on the same path. As we begin the
task of responsibly addressing our
$4.8 billion budget deficit, we must
change the way of doing business
in Minnesota.
There are three plausible avenues
to help us balance the budget: fed-
eral assistance, spending cuts and
additional revenue. Regarding the
first, there is every indication that
President-Elect Obama will move
swiftly to enact economic recov-
ery legislation that will include
A Shared
History
Photo by Courtney Cushing Kiernat
Kenwood School kindergarteners, like
students throughout many Minneapo-
lis schools, watched Barack Obama
become the 44th President of the Unit-
ed States.
funding for individual states.  In
preparation for that, the first bill
introduced in both the House
and the Senate this week creates a
framework for determining how
this federal money will be spent
when it arrives. We want to make
sure these dollars are used wisely
and fairly, with the primary intent
of creating and retaining jobs and
stimulating economic growth.
We are committed to examining
our budget to make sure we are
spending state revenues wisely,
recommending cuts in areas that
will do the least harm and re-allo-
cating funds where they can do the
most good. We will also make the
budget process more transparent
so Minnesotans can better under-
stand where their tax dollars are
being spent.
We know, however, that filling
the budget hole with federal help
and spending cuts alone will cause
grave damage to the core values
Minnesotans hold dear. We no
longer have one-time money at
our disposal, such as the tobacco
fund, and our rainy day fund was
depleted last year to help fill the
previous state budget shortfall.
To think we can solve this budget
crisis without new revenue is not
only unrealistic, it would cause
irreparable harm. As revenue
increases are considered, we will
work to make them fair and pro-
gressive, as well as hold our most
vulnerable citizens harmless - our
children, seniors and hard-work-
ing families.
The Governor will release his bud-
get recommendations the week of
January 26. The House and Senate
will respond with budget recom-
mendations of their own, accept-
ing some of what the Governor is
proposing but certainly with some
differences. Both bodies are work-
ing hard to involve the citizens of
Minnesota in our budget decisions.
Legislative committees will visit
communities across the state in the
coming weeks to help shed light
and show in detail what choices
are being considered, and to get
feedback from citizens.
Both the House and the Senate
have created a website so you can
have the opportunity to convey
your values and your best ideas
for contending with Minnesota’s
projected budget deficit. Visit the
House site at www.house.mn/, and
the Senate at http://budgetforum.
senate.mn to share your ideas.
There is little doubt we face histor-
ic challenges. It is not all doom and
gloom, however. We are all firm
believers that out of a challenge
such as this comes opportunity.
We will find new ways of doing
things, utilize every resource at our
disposable, and work hard to sus-
tain the quality of life Minnesota is
known for. Minnesotans are resil-
ient, resourceful, and determined,
and on the challenges before us,
we cannot afford to fail.
Fund-raiser Announced For Joyce
Food Shelf Sunday, March 29
On Sunday afternoon, March 29, there will be a big fund-raiser for the Joyce Food Shelf at St. Mary’s
Greek Orthodox Church, 35th and Irving. There will be food cooked at the Church as well as gourmet
dishes contributed by area restaurants. Also, there will be entertainment for the whole family. It will
be sponsored by the ECCO Neighborhood and St. Mary’s Church with assistance from other organiza-
tions. Further details will be in the next edition of the Uptown Neighborhood News. If you would like to
help with this event, please call Gary Farland at 612.824.6744 or garyfarland@msn.com.
Maintenance Or Development?
Lake Calhoun Lot Project Explained
By John Darlington
Rumor has it that the Minneapolis
Park Board is promoting develop-
ment of the shoreline and park-
ing lot area on the south of Lake
Calhoun. If you live in the vicin-
ity of the intersection of William
Berry Parkway, Richfield Road
and Lake Calhoun Parkway, you
may be familiar with a 1996 Mas-
ter Plan of the Park Board which
would seek to re-do and relocate
the parking lot to the east of its
present location. More than a few
neighbors in and visitors to the
area have feared that such devel-
opment would include the build-
ing of structures that would impair
the landscape and inhibit the view.
In actuality, the vision of the Park
Board is to improve the landscape
and enhance the view. According
to District Four Park Commis-
sioner, Tracy Nordstrom, the plan
to bring improvements falls under
the heading of maintenance, not
development. “We’re not going to
build a building there,” she said.
“But by re-directing and upgrad-
ing the parking area, we can
address congestion, prevent storm
water run-off, reduce eye-sore and
create a beautiful entrance to a
beautiful lake.”
The plan would bring improve-
ment to a unique traffic problem
in the parks system where a steady
stream of cars intersects with bike
and pedestrian paths. Traffic con-
gestion and safety are the issues
that most concern Commissioner
Nordstrom.
“Neighbors and visitors are con-
sistently concerned about safety,”
she continued. “The plan when
carried out would provide wiggle-
room for all kinds of traffic.”
The plan includes resurfacing
Citizen
ACtion
CARAG Neighborhood
612.823.2520
carag@carag.org
ECCO Neighborhood
612.987.2344
ellischild@earthlink.net
Mpls. Park & Rec. Board
Tracy Nordstrom
612.230.6443 #4
tnordstrom@minneapolisparks.org
Bob Fine
612.230.6443 #6
Photo by Bruce Cochran bfine@minneapolisparks.org
of curbs and gutters, removal of City Councilperson
Ralph Remington
pumps that are no longer in use 612.673.2210
and shoreline stabilization. “Water Ralph.Remington
@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
quality continues to be a huge
issue,” she added. “It’s already Mayor R.T. Rybak
612.673.2100
been improved with the addition rt@minneapolis.org
of wetlands but more improve-
State Representative
ment is needed. Margaret Anderson Kelliher
651.296.0171
$350,000 of funding for mainte- rep.margaret.kelliher@house.mn
nance and operation will come State Representative
from the Metropolitan Council. Frank Hornstein
651.296.9281
“It’s piece-meal” at this point, said rep.frank.hornstein@house.mn
Nordstrom. “Our staff will be try-
State Senator
ing to leverage the Met Council D. Scott Dibble
for continued support. We hope 651.296.4191
to begin the maintenance work by sen.scott.dibble@senate.mn
June, 2009.” Governor Tim Pawlenty
651.296.3391
tim.pawlenty@state.mn.us
Fourth District and Fifth District U.S. Congressman
Commissioners, Tracy Nordstrom Keith Ellison
and Bob Fine, are working togeth- 612.522.1212
er on the project and encour- www.ellison.house.gov
age your questions and input. U.S. Senator
Impending public meetings will Amy Klobuchar
202.224.3244
be announced. In the meantime, www.klobuchar.senate.gov
access the Park Board website: U.S. Senate Seat 2
www.minnneapolisparks.org and (Vacant)
click on “projects.” Pending Election Results
President
John Darlington is minister of Joyce Barack Obama
202.456.1111
United Methodist Church and a comments@whitehouse.gov
member of the CARAG board.
Meet Ralph Remingon
Breakfast with Ralph Resumes
February 18: 7:30 - 9am
The Egg & I (28th & Lyndale)
Guest Speaker: Minneapolis Fire Chief Falex Jackson
Happy Hour with Ralph
February 27: 5:30-6:30pm
Leaning Tower of Pizza (24th & Lyndale)
Come by and discuss local, national, and world politics with your Council
Member — no agenda or reservation needed.
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Gay from 1
examples of the learning and under-
standing that still needs to take place.
And just January 22 in Uptown there
was another assault that preliminar-
ily indicates that it may have been a
hate crime too. (See page 5.)
This is the backdrop for the initiation
of a new project by a group of local
creative media artists. This group,
many calling Uptown their home has
come together to for one project. In
just six months their project titled,
“The Show So Gay”(TSSG) is making
a fabulous, if you will, splash on the
local arts and entertainment scene.
The show is a mock-reality internet
and television program. The action
follows two best friends who live
together as they cruise for dates,
share therapy lessons and every-
thing in between. This super gay
comedy drama is a unique mixture
of fiction and non-fiction. The goal
of the show according to the pro-
ducers is “To entertain, educate and
promote inclusiveness among the
public through informative television
and internet programing on topics
that affect the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Allied community.”
With one of the highest concentra-
tion of GLBT community members
in the state, Uptown or the “gay-bor-
hood” as it is sometimes referred to,
is the perfect stage for this event.
The world premiere of TSSG will take
place at the historic Suburban World
Theatre. The first two episodes will
debut at 7:00 p.m. on February 11.
The evening doubles as a dedication
and fund-raiser. The evening is titled
“Be Our Valentine!” in memory of Law-
rence King and is also a capital fund-
raiser for future shows.
Intermedia Arts has supported this
show by acting as its fiscal fund-rais-
ing agent. And even as it is struggling
itself(see page 10), by acting as the
show’s agent, they have helped to
fulfill the social justice goals of the
group. Theresa Sweetland, Executive
Homeopathy
A Whole Systems
Approach to Health
and Healing
By Aaron Means MA,
Homeopathic Practitioner
The concept of whole systems
health and healing is emerging
strongly in modern medical prac-
tice and schools of today. The most
common system is what is known
today as CAM or complimentary
and alternative medicine. More
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and Artistic Director for Intermedia
Arts, had this to say: “Intermedia Arts
chose to be the fiscal agent for “The
Show So Gay” because it speaks to
our organization’s mission. Interme-
dia Arts is a catalyst that builds under-
standing among people through art.
The show is a tool to educate through
entertainment and we are proud to
be part of this forward-thinking and
timely production in the community.
Support for independent artists and
small arts groups is especially crucial
now and Intermedia Arts remains
committed to providing this kind of
support, even while facing our own
challenging times.”
And even though the show in its
simplest form is entertainment, its
reach is has not gone unnoticed by
the larger GLBT community. Jo Mar-
sicano, Communications Director of
OutFront Minnesota explains, “Every
time we are visible in a positive way
it helps the movement for equality.
It says to the world that first of all we
exist and second we can be enter-
taining and fun just like everyone
else. It also invites the larger com-
munity into the GLBT subculture in
a lighthearted way and that helps
de-stigmatise who we are. Whenever
you can laugh it breaks down barriers
between the straight world and the
GLBT world. And lastly it shows that
GLBT people have a sense of humor,
we can laugh at ourselves and that
we are human. So, we see positives in
a show like this.”
The show is layered with talent and
experience. Harvey Hertz, long time
resident of Uptown is historian and
fund-raiser for the project. His book
store, A Brother’s Touch, was famous
for its vast array of GLBT titles. His
roots from New York and Uptown
GLBT history help fill in the places
where “the young kids don’t know
their cultural past,” he says. He came
to the project because he already
knew Chris Durant, producer and
got involved because he recognized
the importance of the gay issues on
the show and the project served to
and more attention and validity
is being given to CAM therapies
in recent years. One of the most
well established CAM approaches
toward health is homeopathy.
Today, homeopathy is recognized
by the World Health Organiza-
tion (WHO) as “the second most
common form of alternative medi-
cine in the world” and continues to
grow rapidly.
What is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a natural, holistic
and scientific approach to health-
care. Its formal practice was codi-
fied by Samuel Hahnemann M.D.
over 200 years ago, although its
principles date to Hippocrates.
Homeopathic care does not sup-
press symptoms but stimulates the
body’s natural healing capacity. It
also helps prevent illness. It is high-
ly effective for acute and chronic
mental and physical conditions.
Homeopathy is unique in that it
seeks to understand the person on
a physical, mental and emotional
level, not just a single symptom or
condition. Homeopathic remedies
are safe, FDA approved, have no
side effects and do not interfere
with allopathic medicines.
Holistic Health and
Homeopathy
The beauty and strength of home-
opathy is that it embraces the con-
cept of holistic health. “The word
holistic is derived from the Greek
holos, which means completeness
and perfection in all components
and parts of an entity, as well as
within the whole that is more than
the sum total of all its parts. Thus
holistic health is the pursuit and
accomplishment of health in the
complete personality, with a per-
fect coordination and harmony
among all its parts.” (Veda, 2000).
rework his spirit. He felt it was great to
be part of something again. His role
in the project is fundamental. He is
the living archive on the set.
Jozsef Szathmary, co-host and co-star
of TSSG is amazed at how quickly the
Inventive Thinking At Kenwood
By Cecilia Michel
ECCO residents Quinn and Ivan
prepare their entry to the “What
If” Young Inventor’s Fair after
visiting local Bryant Hardware
Store for supplies. Both are fourth
graders at Kenwood Elementary
School participating for the sec-
ond year in the Minneapolis Public
School District Young Inventor’s
Fair to be held on Thursday eve-
ning, January 29 at the Sullivan
Community Center, 3100 E. 28th
Street. Each year approximately
7,000 young inventors submit
entries.
After selecting a problem to solve,
local inventors Quinn and Ivan
brainstormed and developed
their idea to design a new inven-
tion called “The Spring-A-Ling.”
This unique product “helps elders
with back problems to sit down
without pain,” according to the
inventors. “The clamps hook to
the front and back of the seat after
the spring eases you down to a sit-
ting position.” Both were inspired
to develop the device by Quinn’s
grandparent, Marty Allen, a long
time Uptown resident. After mak-
ing final modifications, the boys
will complete the last step of the
process and test the Sping-A-ling
on a willing volunteer, none other
than Quinn’s grandmother!
Homeopathic treatment allows for
the re-coordination between the
mental, emotional and physical
aspects of a person to eradicate dis-
ease and re-establish functioning
to maximum capacity.
Complex Systems
and Homeopathy
Homeopathy is often recognized
in modern science as an applied
approach of complex systems.
Similar to the concept of holistic, a
complex system is like a network
where individual parts interact
and influence one another. Inter-
actions then “between the parts
generate properties of the larger
organizational level of scale that
are not predicted by understanding
the properties of the separate parts.
A person’s behavior is an emergent
property of the person as a whole,
indivisible system. Properties of
the global system can have self-
similarity at every level of scale,
down to the local parts. This self-
similarity concept is parallel to the
clinical notion in homeopathy that
deep examination of any symptom
will reveal the larger disturbance
in the person as a whole, for which
a single remedy is indicated” (Bell,
2005).
Totality of Symptoms
In homeopathy, the deep examina-
tion of any symptom to reveal the
larger disturbance is done by gath-
ering the totality of symptoms.
On a physical level each symptom
is explored fully, regarding its
location, local sensation, sided-
ness, concomitants, what makes
the problem worse or better, dis-
charge and changes since onset.
The homeopath also explores the
specific mental state and emo-
tional nature of the client as well
as general information, such as life
show came to fruition and how much
attention it has received so far. Sza-
thmary’s excitement is evident in his
voice. He explains how working on
the show has elicited passion in him
to be outspoken for the GLBT com-
munity regarding issues that are typi-
Student entries are displayed at
the Sullivan Community Center
where each is judged based on a
number of criteria. All participants
can earn a certificate. Exceptional
entries are submitted for further
evaluation and competition in
other venues in the metro area.
Students such as Quinn and Ivan
have been learning about inven-
tive process, scientific inquiry and
problem solving skills as young
inventors this past semester. The
Inventor’s Fair is open to all stu-
dents at Kenwood and participa-
tion is required by all students in
the Yellow Brick Road program,
Kenwood’s Gifted/Talented pro-
gram. YBR students are chal-
lenged with a variety of fun and
interesting opportunities both in
history, dreams, interests, work,
relationships, lifestyle, diet and
sleeping patterns. The whole per-
son is understood and treated, not
just a single part or condition. A
single homeopathic remedy is then
used to bring balance on a mental,
emotional and physical level.
Individualized
Homeopathy is individualized in
its approach. Each person is seen
as unique. Just as the same exercise
program or the same diet is not
beneficial to everyone, the same
homeopathic remedy will not nec-
essarily help everyone with the
same health problem. The person
must be understood in relationship
to what it is they are suffering.
A Homeopathic
Case Example
A woman in her 50’s with vitiligo
(loss of skin pigmentation) on her
hands and legs came for a homeo-
pathic consult. She also suffered
from depression, low back pain,
digestive issues and obesity. She
described her depression as feel-
ing isolated, not being able to con-
nect with others and feeling like
a stranger in a strange land. She
would make plans for the week-
end, but often just sit at home, eat
and drink, and not emerge until
Monday before going to work. She
had deep feelings of worthlessness
and being estranged from herself
and her family. Each symptom
was understood and analyzed in
relationship to her as a person.
The homeopathic remedy Natrum
carbonicum was then given for
her as an individual based on her
totality of symptoms. Within a
few months she regained her skin
color, her depression lifted, and
her back pain and digestive issues
cleared up.
cally not documented on reality TV.
The show has a lot at stake but also
a lot to share with its community. For
more information and updates see
www.theshowsogay.com.
Photo by Courtney Cushing Kiernat
and outside the classroom. The
Inventor’s Fair is always a high-
light of the YBR program.
“Inventing is a vehicle for students
to express creativity, learn aca-
demic skills and develop a positive
self-image,” states Kenwood YBR
teacher Jon Skibbe.
Here’s hoping the testing phase for
the Spring-A-Ling goes as planned
for the inventors as well as Marty
Allen!
Cecilia Michel, writer, and Courtney
Cushing Kiernat, photographer, are
parents of Kenwood School students.
Ivan and Quinn live in ECCO and
attend Kenwood School. Courtney
also lives in ECCO.
An Excellent Whole
Systems Approach
Homeopathy offers an excellent
whole systems approach to health
and healing. The treatment of
the individual and their totality
of symptoms often ensure greater
healing success than treatment
of just single symptoms or spe-
cific disease conditions. Each part
must be explored deeply enough
to reveal the larger disturbance in
the person as a whole. The person
themselves must be understood on
a mental, emotional and physical
level, along with what they are suf-
fering. Whether it is a disturbance
on a digestive level or mental level,
each represents a disturbance
on a more global level. Healing
must begin from this global level
of understanding. Only then can
there be true holistic healing with
perfect coordination and harmony
between mind and body.
Wishing you health and happiness
this New Year!
References
Bell, Iris MD, PhD (2005). “Complex
Systems and Network Science: A
Bridge toward Translating Classical
Homeopathy into Appropriate
Research Designs.”
Veda, Swami PhD (2000). “What is
Holistic Health.” Positive Living. 20-
24.
World Health Report (2005). “WHO
Global Atlas of Traditional Comple-
mentary and Alternative Medicine”
(Map Volume).
Aaron Means MA, is a homeopathic
practitioner with a private prac-
tice at 1516 W Lake St in Uptown.
He is a graduate of the American
Medical College of Homeopathy in
Phoenix, AZ. 651.328.4048, homeo-
pathichealth@gmail.com or www.
homeopathichealthservices.com.
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crime & safety

December 2008

ECCO
Crimes by Location (ECCO: west of Hennepin. CARAG: east of Hennepin.)

CAR AG
5TH PRECINCT (Southwest Minneapolis)
Sector 2: Crime Prevention Specialist
Tom Thompson: 612.673.2823
ECCO CARAG thomas.thompson@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Green As The Driven Snow

are you helping the many people melting material is helpful. To walks. For Uptown, sand can be
in Minneapolis who rely on clear help, the City offers several sites picked up at 6036 Harriet Ave.
sidewalks to get around, but clear- where residents can pick up free 24 hours-a-day. Please bring your
Shoveling your sidewalk after is even greater if you choose to ing your sidewalk is also required sand for their residential side- own pail and shovel.
every snowfall has never been easy. clear your walk with non-motor- by City ordinance.
It’s hard enough for most peo- ized equipment. Call 612.673.5720 for more infor-
ple just to get to work when the What the law says
Assault
mation.
weather is cold and the sun isn’t And as always, a clear sidewalk
up yet. But now that more people makes it safer for the mature Minneapolis ordinance requires
than ever are making green trans- adults in our neighborhood to get single family and duplex prop-
portation choices, the simple act of around safely. As humans mature, erty owners to clear their side- On Thursday evening,
clearing your sidewalk has taken our bones become more brittle and walks within 24 hours after the January 22 at 11:00 p.m., a
on new meaning. It provides more therefore more fragile. A clear snow stops falling, and all other woman was beaten uncon-
incentive and safety for those brave sidewalk could mean the differ- property owners, including com- cisous at Lake and Dupont
mercial properties, to clear their and left in the snow. She
souls walking to work or to the ence for a safe path to a destination
public sidewalks within four day- regained conciousness,
bus. Of course the net green effect or a week in the hospital. Not only phoned for help and was
light hours after the snow stops
falling. The City wants to make taken to the hospital at
12:30 a.m. Friday morning.
Discussion Of Harmful Chemicals In Our Environment sure pedestrians and emergency
workers have a safe place to walk. The MPD would not
A Healthy Legacy Forum to discuss involuntary exposure to harmful chemicals in If residents want to report a side-
our environment will be held at Lake Harriet United Methodist Church, 49th Street confirm whether or not it
and Chowen Avenue South on Thursday, March 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by the walk that has not been shoveled, was a hate crime as there
League of Women Voters of Minneapolis, 612.333.6319 just call 311. is more investigating to be
done. More information
Reduce the ice was not available when the

City To Test Stops On 31st St After shoveling and clearing your

sidewalks, spreading sand or ice-
UNN went to press.

By Brendan Jordan, CARAG Transportation Chair

Minneapolis Public Works will turn the traffic signal lights along 31st
Street at Dupont and Emerson Avenues to flashing red lights in early
January. The measure will test the effectiveness of an “all-way” stop
at the two intersections. If the test is successful the City will consider
removing the traffic signal lights and replacing them with stop signs in
Tax Preparation
those locations.
Jack D. Manders, CPA
The test was initiated after discussion between the City and CARAG 1900 Hennepin Avenue South
organization about a plan to replace all traffic signal lights along West Minneapolis, MN 55403
31st street with new overhead lights. Currently, the lights are on the sides
of the road at Dupont and Emerson, but the City says the intersections Call Jack at 612-874-7884
may not warrant signal lights based on the amount of traffic there.
jackmanders@sihope.com
Also, the CARAG organization has heard concerns from some neigh-
bors regarding high traffic speeds and volumes along 31st Street, as well
as Dupont and Emerson Avenues. All-way stops may have an effect on
both conditions.
Financial Problems?
Public Works is not certain how long the test will last as safety, how traf- AffordAbLe
fic moves and public opinion will determine its length. bANKrUPTCY reLIef
Contact the City of Minneapolis at 612.673.5750 to provide your input. - ATTORNEYS -
LAUrIe
SAVrAN, eSQ.
Public Meetings Set On Minneapolis Bicycle Sharing Program JoNATHAN e.
The first of three public meetings to present a draft plan that describes how bike frUCHTMAN, eSQ.
sharing could work in the heart of Minneapolis for short trips is in Uptown.
Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m., Calhoun Square Atrium, 3001 Hennepin Ave. S. “Convenient Hennepin & Lake Location”
More information at Twin Cities Bike Share: www.twincitiesbikeshare.com Call for appointment (612) 821-0528 x15 or x16
 • Uptown Neighborhood news FEBRUARY 2009

business & real estate

Go Red For Women
Beginning Friday, February 6
As part of the American Heart
Association’s Go Red For Women
campaign in February, Uptown
businesses will be Going Red
with window decorations, health
messages and special promotions
– including a healthy cooking class
with local chefs.
Kitchen Window in Calhoun
Square will be doing special
healthy cooking events. They will
Paint Uptown
Red, Window
Competition
Students from the University of
heart disease is the No. 1 killer of
Minnesota’s retail management
women in the United States. It
program are designing window
kills nearly one woman every sec-
displays for 16 Uptown businesses.
ond – more women then the next
Their challenge is to creatively
five causes of death combined,
incorporate the Go Red theme,
including all forms of cancer. But
as well as their partner busi-
heart disease is largely prevent-
ness’ product or service into their
able. Go Red strives to educate and
design. The public will be able to
embolden women to take charge
vote online and in stores for their
of their health by the choices they
favorite window.
make.

Room for Cream

kick off American Heart Month
after National Wear Red Day with
their event on Sunday, February 8.
People can purchase tickets to join
Photo by Bruce Cochran
Jackson’s Coffee and Gelato, owned by Kyler Meldahl, will open this spring at
the special cooking classes with
822 West Lake Street across from Dunn Bros. at Lake and Bryant. local celebrity chefs, learn now
to cook a decadent healthy meal
and take the recipe home to share
Working Capital Guaranty Program
The Working Capital Guarantee Program is designed to help small businesses secure
financing through private banking institutions. A private lender funds the loan, and
the City of Minneapolis (CPED) guarantees a portion of the financing; up to 80% of
the first $50,000 and up to 50% of the remainder. Although there is no limit to the
amount of financing provided by the bank, the City’s maximum guarantee is $75,000.

Uptown Redefined
with friends and family. Each class
will feature an appetizer, main
course and dessert. For those who
Uptown Association Annual Meeting, Jan. 29 are unable to attend the class, the
Celebrate the New Direction of Uptown at the Uptown Association’s Annual recipes and delicious healthy food
Meeting Thursday, January 29 at 5p.m. samples will be available through-
The meeting at St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Avenue, will out the month of February to cel-
feature Larry Millet, author, historian and journalist. ebrate Go Red For Women.
Everyone is welcome to find out about 2008 in review, ways to get involved,
community tables and the unveiling of a new vision and brand. Go Red For Women is the Ameri-
Please RSVP at 612.8234581 or megan@uptownminneapolis.com. More can Heart Association’s national
information is available at www.uptownminneapolis.com. movement to raise awareness that
Eligible Uses
Loans cannot be used to refinance existing business or personal loans, but may
be used for: General business operations, Working capital, Production Contracts,
Inventory, Receivables.
This guaranty program is separate from the City’s other financing programs, and
cannot be used to guarantee the City’s “Two-Percent Loans,” the “Commercial
Corridors Two-Percent” or the uninsured portion of an SBA guaranteed loan.
Terms and Conditions
For complete terms and conditions and more information, contact Jessica Green at
the City of Minneapolis at (612) 673-5232, or Becky Shaw at (612) 673-5066.

EArth from 1
Tour de Japan... and Asia,
“A critical part of the ‘rebooting’ Cunningham continued. “It made
process was to reconnect with the sense to attempt to pay down our
A group of folks in CARAG,

Europe and Latin America

ECCO, EHFNA, Kingfield and
Lyndale neighborhoods banded
together in 2006 to start this mem-
ber owned co-op that opened
in October of that year. Urban
Earth specializes in organic annu-
als, perennials, vegetables, herbs,
seeds, fertilizers and is known for
its eco-friendly ethic and dedica-
tion to educating its customers.
“If someone asked me what the
‘current status’ of Urban Earth is,
I would say that we are in a state
of a much-needed rebooting of the
business,” said Neil Cunningham,
board member since January 2007.
folks who created the vision for the
store and hold an open and can-
did conversation about the deci-
sion at hand - to close or stay open
and pay down our debt. Like any
small retail business, we’ve learned
to struggle through the ups and
downs of a highly seasonal busi-
ness. We’ve had many moments
of great sales, but we’ve had plenty
of downs, too, so staying open was
not an easy decision. It required a
new pledge of commitment.”
“To our (pleasant) surprise, a
majority of members responded
by voting to keep the store open,”
debt as we enter a traditionally
high sales season, but we needed
the support from members to put
an alternative plan into action. As
a result, we elected six new board
members who are already working
to bring the store into 2009 with a
fresh sense of direction and energy.”
“Regarding the future?” Cun-
ningham inquired. “Despite the
gloomy economy, there are many
indications that people who live
in the city are growing increas-
ingly interested in gardening for
food, increasing the value of their
homes through gardening, native
plants, supporting biodiversity,
edible landscaping and/or urban
farming, rain harvesting, as well

The Buildup as bridging landscape design with

urban ecology.”
“Urban Earth, like other indepen-
dent garden centers, is a unique
response to those who want to
embrace the gardening aspects of a
green lifestyle. This in mind, cou-
pled with Urban Earth’s status as
a cooperative, holds special mean-
ing for folks needing a break from
big box store models. I’m giving
myself permission to be optimistic
Photo by Bruce Cochran about the next six months,” con-
A parking variance for 3016 Hennepin (between The Uptown Bar & Cafe and The cluded Cunningham.
North Face) has been conditionally approved by the Planning Commission. The
variance for 3018 Hennepin was still under review at press time. The planned proj-
ect would consist of a 2 story retail or mixed use building at 3016 (currently a park- “It was clear from the Annual
ing lot) and would require a variance primarily to waive the requirement for parking Meeting that members do not
for the new building at 3016 and the current Uptown Bar & Cafe at 3018. want to lose this small neighbor-
hood garden center,” said Gay
Finally, a Restaurant on the Greenway
For all of those times that you’ve ever biked the greenway and wondered
why more development doesn’t face the trail then you should look for
this new restaurant.
Tiger Sushi 2 at 2841 Lyndale Avenue features an “in-the-round” style
sushi bar that snakes its way through the center of the dining room. The
sushi bar offers “peninsulas” where groups of 6 to 10 people can gather
around their sushi chef providing for a unique dynamic of the close con-
nection with the sushi chef combined with the intimate conversational
appeal of a table.
It’s “sister” location at the Mall of America for the last five years has suc-
cessfully produced a fusion of the best of Asian, Island, French and His-
panic cultures.
“I take sushi on a jet ride around the world to exotic flavors and cul-
tures,” says head Chef, J.R. Malibiran.

Lyn-Lake Plan Due Soon Noble, manager.

Neighborhood residents who form

Tiger Sushi 2’s patio overlooks the Greenway. You’ll find bike racks and
steps leading right up to your patio table. Owner and Uptown resident,
Provided by the City of Minneapolis Planning Division the Board of Directors are Rick Lisa Edevold, is very excited to offer patio dining in Uptown for those
Last April the City of Minneapolis initiated a Small Area Plan Process Krolak, Neil Cunningham, Shelia who wish to bike, roller blade or walk instead of drive.
for the Lyn-Lake Area. The purpose of the plan is to provide future Bland, Jeff Forester, Ruth Brooker,
land use guidance for the Lyn-Lake Activity Center. Since plan kick-off, Betty Seifert, Mary Anna Harstad Edevold is hoping that bicycle groups will consider the patio overlooking
three community meetings and four steering committee meetings have and Duane Peterson. The Board the Greenway a biking destination this summer. Says Edevold, “Greg
been held and two consulting firms, Joe Urban Inc. and Bonestroo Inc., meets the second Monday of each LeMond was here a few nights ago and loved the fact that we had Green-
have been hired to assist with analysis and recommendations. month. way access. He plans to bike over for dinner. Most people would balk at
a 50 mile round trip bike outing for sushi, but for Greg LeMond, three-
City staff is finishing a draft of the document, which is expected to be Urban Earth Cooperative is locat- time winner of the Tour De France, this would be just a quick warm
distributed for public review at the end of February. Before the docu- ed at 910 West 36 Street (at Bryant up.”
ment is released, a final community meeting will be held to discuss the Avenue).For information about
draft recommendations. A date and time has not been confirmed but membership, products and classes Tiger Sushi 2 is open for dinner ever day at 5 p.m. and lunch on Saturday
will be posted to their website. More information can be found at www. call 612.824.0066 or go to www. and Sunday, too. More information is available at www.tigersushiusa.
ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/Lyn-Lake.asp. urbanearthcoop.org. com or 612.874.8204.
 FEBRUARY 2009 Uptown neighborhood news • 7 .

LOPPET from 1
New Events This year At The Loppet revenue for Uptown area and its
businesses, it also provides the
foundation for an organization
Penn Ice-Cycle loppet that sees the value of a sport as a
Saturday, January 31 philanthropic and educational
Noon-2:30pm tool.
Loppet Weekend kicks off with ice The City of Lakes Nordic Ski
bike racing. Bikers circle a short
track of ice with studded tires,
Foundation (CLNSF), a nonprofit
corporation, has run a variety of
many heats and great spectating.
programs through public schools.
Ice bike racing is an opportunity for winter commuters, cyclists pining for summer At Bryn Mawr Elementary the
and anyone with a penchant for thrills to have some fun on a cold winter day. Heats program is five years old. They
of 8-15 riders circle a circuitous track in a criterium format. The top riders from outfit the kids with ski equipment
each heat go on to the next round. The final lap determines which riders make it to and coaching and then bring in
the finals. The finals of the Ice Loppet will take place right after the Skijoring Loppet
– meaning a great opportunity for spectating as well – see both the running of the
physicians from North Memo-
rial Medical Center to speak to
dogs and the turning of the wheels in a single place.
the kids about the importance of
fitness and nutrition. UCare Min-
Snow Sculpture Contest nesota works with them on this
Saturday, January 31, All weekend around Uptown program and with their support
Sculpting: 8am-3pm, Judging: 3pm-5pm CLNSF has been able to expand
Blocks of snow come to life. 4’ x 4’ x 8’ blocks of snow. Seven hours and lots of fun.
the program so that each week
Teams of up to four individuals make Minneapolis’ Uptown area the heart of the the kids receive a different healthy
action on the first weekend in February. The winning team receives a set of top- recipe card: Skier’s Snack, Skier’s
notch ski equipment. The second place team receives a free team entry to the City of Stir Fry, etc. The program is very
Lakes Tri-Loppet and the third place team receives a set of kids ski equipment. successful because the kids love the
skiing and really get that what they
Each team receives: One snow block, four feet long, four feet wide, and eight feet eat can affect their performance as
high and a shared use of a ten foot ladder.
skiers. At the end of the program
the kids are bussed to the Minne-
For a complete schedule see www.cityoflakesloppet.com.
Loppet in Uptown. Last year more
MEDIA from 1 The meeting proceeded with each to get there.
participant talking about how to
The project was initiated and con-
ceived by local media and commu-
nications consultant, Nancy Doyle
go about the project. What quickly
became clear was chicken-and-egg
The as yet unnamed group will
meet again every two weeks at
than 70 Bryn Mawr students skied fall and winter and attend a camp
in the Minne-Loppet. at Maplelag Resort, the program’s
sponsor. CLNSF partners with ski
Similar programs take place at companies like Atomic and Salo-
Pillsbury Elementary and Ander- mon and organizations like the
sen Open School. United States Olympic Commit-
tee and the United States Biathlon
Anwatin Middle School hosts a Association.
program where middle school kids
are outfitted with ski equipment Last spring Medica sponsored the
and coaching for the Anwatin Ski Andersen TRIs Program. Kids
Team. CLNSF partners with Min- learned to mountain bike, trail run
neapolis Park & Recreation Board, and paddle canoes and then the
Minneapolis Public Schools and kids participated in the Tri-Lop-
Minneapolis Community Educa- pet.
tion for this program and busses
kids to Rossignol Junior Loppet at Sponsored by Medica, Farview
the end of the year. Park had a RUNs Program for the
first time last fall. Kids ran, pad-
New Programs dled, mountain biked and went on
adventure days (orienteering) in
Also at Anwatin Middle School
is the Anwatin Race Team. The
preparation for the Trail Loppet.
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Brown. She’s worked for nonprofit
and grass roots organizations and
is a media reform evangelist.
le
arguments about what to do first. the Walker Library at 1p.m.-
Nancy kept the group grounded 2:30p.m. until further notice. nd
and on task. Future meetings will involve
Ki

defining individual roles for par-

After initial get-togethers with
professional peers Corey Becker
and Joe Shansky, she called a
first meeting on the project at the
Walker Library. About 20 people
showed up in early January from
print, television, internet and radio
backgrounds. Introductions and
comments were made. What bub-
bled to the surface was a palpable
dissatisfaction with contemporary
local TV news.
The stakes are high. Brown men-
tioned that everyone she talked
with about the project during her
research told her it was impos-
sible. She recognizes the obstacles
but also has her own vision that
she believes in. The outcome of
the project is unknown but what
is clear is this group has more in
common than not. If they succeed
it will be because they focused on
their energy and commitment and
not on disagreements about how
ticipants, determining how much
time people can commit and in
what ways they are willing to sup-
port the project. Anyone interested
is welcome to attend.
To find out more please contact Joe
Shansky at fallow3@gmail.com,
Corey Becker at coreylbecker@ Learn to Dance at Rendezvous
gmail.com or visit http://media-
blizzard.wordpress.com for more
general info on Twin Cities media Rendezvous Dance Studio
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reform activism.

Professional Bicycle
Racing comes To uptown Come and check out the new YWCA
For five days this June the profes-
sional bicycle racing of the Nature
Calendar. Entering its 13th sea-
son in 2009, the National Racing
Greener Greater Uptown Renovation Open House
Valley Grand Prix in its 11th year Calendar (NRC) is an all-inclusive · Free Tours
will converge on Minnesota. One road cycling series sanctioned by · Complimentary weekend pass*
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for multiple events in mier cycling events.
June. the city of The Nature Valley
Grand Prix’s defend-
Due to downtown Minneapolis ing champions are
construction in Min- Olympic Champion
neapolis the criterium
part of this five-day
and our Kristin Armstrong
(Cervelo-Lifeforce)
stage race will now
be held Friday eve-
booming and Australian Rory
Sutherland (Health-
ning in Uptown on
June 12. Uptown Net), ranked second
on the NRC in 2006.
A Two Weekend Event! Uptown YWCA
The Friday Evening District.” Like the Loppet, the
Saturday and Sunday 2808 Hennepin Ave South
Uptown Criterium event is a fund-rais-
will showcase com- - Council er. All proceeds from February 7th & 8th, 2009 For more information
peting professional Member Ralph the all volunteer-run
teams racing around
Remington event will be donated February 14th & 15th, 2009 (612) 874-7131
Calhoun Square on a to Children’s Hos-
course that comprises pitals and Clinics of
*Guest must be 18yrs or older. Youth must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
One pass per person. Must have valid ID and fill out ywca waiver to gain access.
ywcampls.org
six tight corners. Minnesota, the festival’s benefiting
charity.
The Nature Valley Grand Prix
attracts the top professional cyclists Stay tuned to the UNN as the
from around the country along details unfold for this anticipated
with many international stars. It community event. For more infor-
is the top-ranked stage race on mation see www.NatureValley.
USA Cycling’s National Racing com.
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CARAG report
Lake St.
Hennepin Ave.
Lyndale Ave.
36th St.
Calhoun Area Residents Action
Group (CARAG), Monthly
Neighborhood Meeting Minutes,
January 20, 2009
DRAFT: Subject to Approval at
the February 2009 CARAG Meet-
ing. Minutes recorded and submitted
by Maren Nowicki.
Board Members Attending: John
Darlington, Jeff Forester, Bren-
dan Jordan, Anna Matthes, Maren
Nowicki, Aaron Rubenstein (Pres-
ident), Pamela Taylor and Howard
Verson. Absent: Scott Schiefelbein
Agenda
The meeting was called to order
at 7 p.m. Motion, seconded to
approve the agenda as submitted.
Approved.
MnCoSA: Jay Lindgren
Lindgren spoke about Minnesota
Circles of Support and Account-
ability (MnCoSA), a restorative
justice project to be implemented
in Hennepin, Ramsey and Olm-
sted counties. This joint project
between Amicus and the Min-
nesota Department of Correc-
tions (DOC) seeks volunteers to
undergo 30 hours of training, after
which groups of 4-7 Circle mem-
bers will be formed. The Circle
will meet with the Core Member
(sex offender) 4-6 times prior to
release with the aim of providing
intensive support and establish-
ing accountability. Follow-up will
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 7pm
Bryant Square Park (3101 Bryant Ave S)
On the agenda…
• Council Member
Ralph Remington
• Crime & Safety
Report
• Zoning &
Development
Updates
• And More!
CARAG | 3612 Bryant Avenue S | Minneapolis, MN 55409
www.carag.org | carag@carag.org | 612.823.2520
Join the CARAG E-update at www.carag.org to receive emails about CARAG activities and events.
The CARAG Board continue once the Core Member is
meets the third released from prison. Aaron sug-
Tuesday of each gested that Lindgren submit an
month, 7 p.m. 
at Bryant Park article about MnCoSA to both the
Community Center, Uptown Neighborhood News and
31st and Bryant. the Southwest Journal.
All CARAG residents
are welcome and Great River Energy Bicycle
urged to attend.
Festival: Thatcher Imboden
Imboden was joined by Mark Dil-
lon (Spectator Experience) and
Stephen Eisenmenger (Volunteer
and CARAG resident). A 5-day
bicycle race is scheduled for June
11-15 featuring men’s, women’s
and children’s races. In previous
years, the event has been held in
downtown St. Paul (Day 1), Can-
non Falls (Day 2), downtown Min-
neapolis (Day 3), Mankato (Day
4) and Stillwater (Day 5). Due
to road construction in down-
town Minneapolis, it is proposed
that the Day 3 race on June 12 be
moved to Uptown. Race organiz-
ers are seeking the support of the
Uptown neighborhoods. Proceeds
will benefit the hospice at Chil-
dren’s Hospitals and Clinics of
Minnesota. A map of the proposed
route was distributed, which led
to discussion about the impact of
temporary street closures. Motion,
Seconded to approve the concept.
Motion approved. Thatcher can be
contacted with comments, ques-
tions and concerns at thatcher@
ackerberg.com.
Minutes
Motion, Seconded to approve
November’s CARAG meet-
ing minutes. The minutes were
approved with minor modifica-
tions: references to Uptown Busi-
ness Association were changed to
Uptown Association and Uptown
Neighborhood News Committee
was changed to Uptown Neigh-
borhood News Managing Board.
CARAG
Neighborhood
Meeting
Join your CARAG neighbors for the…
CARAG Chilly Chili Fest
Sunday, February 22, 2009
12:30-3:30pm
@ Bryant Square Park
• Hot chili, fixings, goodies & drinks
(Proceeds go to Joyce-Uptown
Food Shelf)
• Learn about other CARAG events
and activities
• Door prizes from area businesses
• Joyce-Uptown Food Shelf food drive
(Bring non-perishable food itmes)
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group
Motion, Seconded to approve
December’s Board of Direc-
tors Retreat minutes. Minutes
approved with references amend-
ed to read Uptown Association
and Uptown Neighborhood News
Managing Board and re-wording
of a sentence to clarify that there
was further discussion about areas
of committee work that should be
limited to Board members only.
Treasurer’s Report:
Anna Matthes
• The CARAG Operations Report: Jill Bode
Account Financial Report for
November showed a checking
account balance of $14,230.24
and asset accounts valued at
$7,841.94 to total $22,072.18 for
the month. December’s Finan-
cial Report shows a checking
account balance of $13,312.62
with asset accounts valued at
$7,852.20 to total $21,164.82
as of December 31. Quarterly
Expenses totaled $1,368.89.
Aaron questioned an expen-
diture of $133.87 attributed to
Materials/Equipment/Supplies,
which represents 67 percent
of the funds budgeted annu-
ally for this category. Scott E
explained that this expense was
incurred with the purchase of a
large quantity of 9x12 envelopes
imprinted with the CARAG
logo. It was also pointed out that
quarterly Personnel expenses
amounted to 32 percent of the
funds budgeted in this category.
Scott explained that while most
quarters have two payrolls per
month, the third quarter includ-
ed a month with three payrolls.
• Matthes suggested that $3,000
from the checking account be
used to purchase a 12-month
CD so that CARAG would
have four CDs in asset accounts.
She outlined a plan in which
over time the three existing
CDs would be converted to 12-
month CDs with maturity dates
staggered for quarterly renewal.
Motion, Seconded for permis-
sion to purchase a 12-month
CD from the CARAG checking
account and to initiate efforts to
convert its three existing CDs
to 12-month CDs with stag-
gered maturity dates. Motion
approved.
Uptown Neighborhood
News (UNN) Treasurer’s
Bode discussed the Budget FY2009
for Uptown Neighborhood News,
which was approved by the UNN
Managing Board in December. A
year-end balance of $138.88 is pro-
jected for FY2009. Bode sought a
motion for the CARAG Board to
approve this budget. Motion, Sec-
onded to approve the Budget for
FY2009. Motion approved. Bode
also requested that the Board
approve another check-signer to
bring the total to three. Motion,
Seconded to approve Elizabeth
Walke as a check-signer. Motion
approved. Bode stated that the
UNN Balance Sheet shows assets
and liabilities totaling $5,281.92 as
of January 20, 2009.
Zoning Committee:
Aaron Rubenstein
• Rubenstein recognized Jacob
Toledo, who gave an update on
Cowboy Slim’s, a new restaurant
going into the former Campi-
ello space. A liquor license has
already been approved by the
City Council and the restaurant
is slated to open in mid-Febru-
ary. Toledo distributed sample
menus, emphasizing that Cow-
boy Slim’s is a “restaurant with
a saloon feel” that will feature
“comfort food”. Those present
expressed concerns about the
off-street parking spaces and
the $9 parking fee. Toledo stat-
ed that the restaurant is allot-
ted 37 spaces in the lot located
just behind the building and
that they (the restaurant own-
ers) have no control over the fee
established for parking in this
lot. Toledo was also questioned
about the type of patron Cow-
boy Slim’s will attract; he stated
that their target group is 25
years of age and older and that
they hope to bring in families as
well.
• Rubenstein announced that a
CARAG Starts
Transportation And
Energy Committee
Next Meeting is Saturday, January 10
CARAG initiated a new Transportation & Energy Committee
last fall and the group is seeking new members. All CARAG
neighbors are encouraged to attend the next meeting on Saturday,
January 10, 10 a.m. at Bryant Square Park (Craft Room).
The group will deal with
• Traffic and traffic calming
• Road construction impacts
• Bus and rail transit
• Bicycle routes and safety
• Pedestrian improvements and safety
For more information contact Transportation & Energy Commit-
tee Chair Brendan Jordan at: bjordan@gpisd.net.
meeting of the Zoning Com-
mittee is scheduled for January
29 at 7 p.m. It was agreed that
Rubenstein will email Zon-
ing Committee members about
scheduled meetings and provide
an update to the full CARAG
Board at the monthly meeting.
Zoning Committee updates
include:
• Owners seeking a variance for a
5-unit dwelling at 3533 Girard
Avenue. No pending action.
• City’s proposed waiver of 45-
day notification period to expe-
dite acquisition of foreclosed or
blighted properties. No update.
• The City approved the proposed
revisions to city-wide parking
standards on January 9. None
of the suggestions expressed in
the CARAG Zoning Commit-
tee’s Statement on the Proposed
Revisions to Off-Street Parking
Requirements were adopted.
• A liquor license application has
been submitted for a restaurant
going into the La Bodega space.
• Lyn-Lake Small Area Plan
meeting was held on December
18. A draft of the plan document
will be shared at a final commu-
nity meeting in February. Then
the document will be distributed
for a public comment period of
45 days leading up to adoption
of the plan by the City Planning
Commission and City Council
later this spring.
To be discussed at the Zoning
Committee meeting on January 29:
• Neighborhood concerns about
new lighting in the Calhoun
Square Parking Ramp.
• Two-story retail structure to
occupy site of Uptown Bar
parking lot; Uptown Bar seek-
ing parking variance.
• Seven-story apartment build-
ing proposed at Knox Avenue
and Lake Street; concerns that
the proposed structure exceeds
building height permitted with-
in the Shoreland Overlay Dis-
trict (SOD).
NRP Update: Scott Engel
• NRP Plan Modification. The
CARAG NRP Action Plan
Spending Summary as of
December 31 shows that funds
remain in several numbered
strategies. Proposed changes
were discussed at the November
CARAG meeting. Engel sought
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ECCO report
Lake St.
Hennepin Ave.
LAKE CALHOUN
36th St.
ECCO Board Meeting Minutes
for January 8, 2009. (East Calhoun
neighborhood monthly meeting)
Minutes recorded and submitted by
R. Kean.
Meeting Time
Meetings are on the first Thurs-
day each month at 7:00 p.m.at St.
Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church.
The public is invited to attend.
Board Members Present
Nancy Ward (President), Robert
Kean, Elaine Beyer, John Ellis,
Gary Farland, Ralph Knox, Car-
rie Menard, Tim Prinsen, Judy
Shields, Ruth Cain and Brad Dur-
ham.
Others Present
Sarah Sponheim, Meg Tuthill,
Monica Smith, Bruce Grimm,
Andrew Dahl, Thatcher Imboden,
Stephen Eisenmenger.
Welcome and Introductions
• President Nancy Ward called
the meeting to order with an
inspirational quote about hope.
• There was a letter from the edi-
tor of the UNN saying that the
paper would love to have more
stories coming in, and that
everyone should feel free to be a
citizen journalist.
• There is a Minneapolis planning
hearing on Thursday January 22
(see Zoning committee report
below).
• The stairs in front of the Zen
Center will be closed until
spring. (See Park Board report
below)
• Susan Young, the Minneapolis
Solid Waste Director, has agreed
to come to the February meeting
to talk about starting an organic
waste recycling program in the
ECCO neighborhood (see Envi-
ronmental committee report
below).
• Judy Shields has volunteered
to look up the block leaders
and to have an organizational
meeting so that the largest
number of people show up for
Susan Young.
Open Forum
• Urban Earth, a Co-Op in the
Uptown area, is struggling and
could use more business. Con-
sider shopping locally to support
small businesses.
• Meg Tuthill is running for the
City Council. She wants to be
connected, so feel free to contact
her or stop by. (Tuthill’s at 2455
Hennepin S.)
Approval of December
Minutes and January
Agenda
• The December Minutes were
approved with corrections as
follows:
- Under LRT update, SW Cor-
ridor (not Quarter) planning
began 20 years ago.
- Under Zoning Committee, per
the variance requests, the park-
ECCO meets the ing “requirement” (not actual
first Thursday of number of parking spaces) for
each month, 7 3018 Hennepin (Uptown Bar)
p.m. at St. Mary’s
Lyndale Ave.
would be reduced from 49 to 3.
Greek Orthodox The business currently has less
Church, 34th
than 49 spaces, so actual loss of
and Irving. All parking spaces would be fewer
ECCO residents than implied in the original
are welcome and
minutes.
urged to attend.
• The January Agenda was
amended to add a presenta-
tion by Tracy Nordstrom (Park
Board commissioner) and elimi-
nate the website update.
Budgets
• The budget for 2009 will be
$6,300. Income is expected from
a CPED Grant ($2,000), the
Wine testing event ($4,100) and
the ECCO Super sale ($200).
The major planned expenses are
support for the UNN ($1,800),
ECCO Labor Day party ($900),
the Super Sale ($200), the annu-
al meeting ($200), Insurance
($1,000), Donations ($500), and
other administrative expenses
($1,500). Inquiries for more
detail should be directed to pres-
ident@eastcalhoun.org.
• The budget was approved as
drafted
New NRP Coordinator
Update
• Monica Smith is the new NRP
coordinator.
• She will be getting involved with
the Board, now that the Phase 2
money (estimated at $280,000)
will be made available. There
is approximately $48,000 left of
the Phase 1 money.
• NRP is holding a meeting on
February 21 and the ECCO
board should have a repre-
sentative. John Ellis plans to
attend.
• It is desirable to spend the
money quickly as funding
may be subject to change
(probably downward) over
time.
• Nick Kakos, East Calhoun resi-
dent and NRP policy board rep-
resentative, has suggested that
ECCO talk to other neighbor-
hoods to possibly use some of
their ideas for effectively using
the Phase 2 money. There could
also be another survey given in
the neighborhood to find out
what people think it should be
used for.
• President Ward has been in con-
tact with Paul Domholt of the
Park Board regarding replace-
ment of dead/diseased boule-
vard trees in East Calhoun:
• 50 trees, with addresses that
have already been surveyed
by the city for replacements,
can be planted this Spring
for a total cost of $5,000. The
Park Board would eventu-
ally replace them at no cost,
but there is currently a long
wait (up to several years) due
to the large number of elm
trees removed in the last few
years and limited Park Board
funds.
• This money covers the cost
of the trees and the installa-
tion, and any money not used
would stay in the account
to replace future trees that
are needed. President Ward
has an agreement from Paul
Domholt that the money will
only be used for the planting
of trees in East Calhoun.
• A motion to put $5,000 of
East Calhoun Community Organization
(Phase 1) NRP money into
an account for the planting
of trees in the neighborhood
was made, seconded, and
approved.
Environmental Committee
Update
• The environmental committee
had a meeting in December that
eight people attended. Susan
Young was also there.
• Susan said that the Source
organics recycling pilot pro-
gram will be expanded from
the Linden Hills neighbor-
hood and that ECCO could be
included with a possible start
in March-June time frame.
• One condition of this it that
the neighborhood and Board
show support.
• People who want to partici-
pate will be issued an Organ-
ics bin into which all organic
waste, including meat and
food paper can be thrown as
long as they are put in bio-
degradable bags.
• This program can signifi-
cantly reduce the amount
of regular trash a person
generates, and helps reduce
carbon dioxide and methane
emissions.
• There will need to be sev-
eral approaches to educate/
inform the neighborhood
both the program includ-
ing: community meetings,
website information, use of
block captains, etc. There
will likely be data collection
and other responsibilities of
this project.
• People in apartments cannot
participate if their building
is using a private garbage
service.
• A good website to go to for
more information is www.
lhpowerandlight.org
• Organics recycling is picked
up weekly by the city, taken
to commercial recycling
facilities and turned into
high-grade compost.
• Susan Young will be at the
Board meeting in February to
answer questions to possibly
get an approval for the pro-
gram from the Board.
Uptown Bike Race
• Background information:
• The Minnesota Bike Festivals
is a non-profit event that has
six races in five days of world
class athletes.
• The Nature Valley Grand
Prix is the race that the Bike
Festival is hoping to do in
Uptown this summer.
• In past years it has been done
downtown, but they have to
move the course due to down-
town construction.
• The event needs to be held in
a highly visible and populated
location to satisfy the require-
ments of the sponsors.
• Tentative race plans/schedule:
• The race that will tentatively
take place in Uptown will be
on Friday, June 12 and will
disrupt traffic for about two
hours. It will be in the late
afternoon and evening, as
soon as Public Works and the
police will allow the roads to
be closed.
• The alleys will be kept open as
long as possible for residents.
• There will be a women’s pro
race of about 120 women, a
kid’s race and a men’s pro race
of about 120-130 men.
• The course that is planned
will be on Hennepin and
Lake Street, and will go
through the neighborhood
for a few blocks. It is a short
course (0.8 miles), and the rid-
ers will be making many laps
of the course.
• Other logistics:
• Spectators will be encour-
aged to ride their bikes to the
event, and a suitable place for
the bike racks is being deter-
mined. (It is possible the racks
will be on the Mall.)
• Event parking options are
under review.
• There will be stunt riders
and other amusements at the
event, but no outside food
vendors will be brought in
(food will be sold by Uptown
businesses).
• A suggestion was made to
make this a zero waste event-
possibly using Eureka Recy-
cling.
• A motion was made, seconded,
and approved to support the
concept of the outlined event.
Additional details will be
worked out and presented to
the Board before a final decision
and neighborhood commitment
is required.
Zoning Committee Report
• The variance for 3016 Hennepin
was conditionally approved by
the planning commission. The
variance for 3018 Hennepin will
be reviewed at a planning meet-
ing on January 22.
• The owner of the Victoria’s
Secret building may appeal
the above variances.
• Preliminary plans are being dis-
cussed for a possible develop-
ment on the corner of Lake and
Knox. This building as currently
envisioned will range from three
to six stories in height (35 to 68
feet) and contain approximately
87 rental unit along with possi-
ble retail space on the first floor.
ECCO Neighborhood
and Board Meeting
Thursday, February 5th, 7:00 PM
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
35th and Irving Ave. S.
Special Agenda Items:
7pm Organics recycling
coming to ECCO?
Conversation with
Mpls Solid Waste Director
8pm Development at
Lake and Knox St
Discussion with the developer
ALL WELCOME
The development would replace
existing buildings at1716, 1720,
1724, and 1728 West Lake Street
and 2915 Knox Avenue. While
it is not in East Calhoun, it bor-
ders our neighborhood, so our
input is considered. The project
is in East Isles so that communi-
ty will take the lead in consider-
ing the project.
• This project lies completely
within the Shoreland Over-
lay district, so it would need
a conditional use permit. It
would also need variances for
setbacks, floor area ratios and
parking.
• The plans are in conflict with
the Uptown Small Area Plan
which calls for respecting the
Shoreland Overlay district (35
foot height max.) and build-
ing heights “which should
gradually step down from
Irving Ave. towards the Lake”
(along West Lake Street).
• The Zoning that is currently
in place for the properties to
be developed is different.
• Part is C1, which wouldn’t
allow any of this construc-
tion; part is R6 which would
allow the apartments but no
commercial space.
• The options for the new
building’s zoning would be
either OR3 which would
allow the project to go as
planned or OR2 which
would require a reduction in
the number of units.
• The timeline for this project:
• January 8, the develop-
ers met with the Planning
Commission, Committee of
the Whole
• January 20, the developers
will meet with the East Isles
Community Organization at
Grace Lutheran Church.
• February 3, the developers
will meet with the East Isles
Board at Grace Lutheran
Church.
• If they can submit the for-
mal application to the city by
January 21, there will be a
public meeting on March 2.
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band from 1
come from different backgrounds,
their common bond is the desire to
make music and share it with the
community in which we live and
work.
The application to perform at the
inaugural event is no small task.
Groups must apply before election
day and be accepted by the Presi-
dential Inaugural Committee for
confirmation. Once accepted, it is
up to the group to provide their
own fund-raising or financing
to attend the event. Of the over
13,000 applicants only about 70 are
chosen. The LGBA has performed
at the inaugural in the past at the
invitation of the ‘93 and ‘97 Clin-
ton Inaugural Committees. But
those ground breaking perfor-
mances by a GLBT group were
only on the parade route for a lim-
ited audience. This year marks yet
another first as this is the first time
a GLBT group has performed in
the 56th Inaugural Parade. The
exposure is much greater.
In the past the group was protested
at the ‘97 event but Zuckman said
at no time did he feel unsafe as they
had their own military guard and
the whole event was also teaming
with military units.
New Day (The Wiz) and Hold On
I’m Comin’. Harvey will be play-
ing clarinet and mentions that the
Washington D.C. weather can be
unforgiving when it hovers around
freezing and mixes with rain. The
brass players have to put alcohol
based lubricants on their instru-
ments and when it gets below
freezing everyone can suffer from
frozen saliva on their instruments
moving parts and slow reacting
fingers.
Zuckman attended “Out For
Equality,” a party produced by
a handful of national organiza-
tions featuring: Melissa Etheridge,
Cyndy Lauper and Rufus Wain-
wright among others.
If you are interested in finding
out more about supporting the
Lesbian and Gay Band Associa-
tion and their participation in the
56th Inaugural Parade, please visit
www.gaybands.org. sue issues regarding the Southwest
Bruce Cochran is Art Director in
charge of production for the Uptown
Neighborhood News and lives in
CARAG.
carag from 8
a motion to transfer remaining
funds from one of two strategies,
1.2 Old House Seminars or 20.1
CARAG Arts Committee, to
16.1 CARAG Livability Com-
mittee. Pamela suggested com-
bining the small amounts that
remain in other strategies for
transfer to the Livability Com-
mittee instead of transferring the
funds from the Arts Committee.
Motion, Seconded to approve an
NRP Plan Modification to move
remaining funds in the amount
of $1,946.26 from the CARAG
Arts Committee to the Livabil-
ity Committee. Motion carried.
• In September the City Council
approved creation of a 16-mem-
ber Neighborhood and Commu-
nity Engagement Commission
(NCEC). Eight residents have
been appointed to the Commis-
sion by the City Council. The
Council has scheduled a meet-
ing for February 21 to gather
neighborhood input to deter-
mine the mechanism by which
eight neighborhood residents
will be selected to serve on the
Commission. Motion, Seconded
to approve CARAG’s participa-
tion and send a representative to
the meeting. Approved. Mark
Hillyer will represent CARAG
at the meeting.
Transportation Committee:
Brendan Jordan
Jordan stated that there were
no action items to report. At the
CARAG Board Retreat in Decem-
ber it was decided to expand the
scope of the Transportation Com-
mittee to include energy issues; it
is now called the Transportation
and Energy Committee. This
committee is responsible for moni-
toring transportation projects that
impact the neighborhood, such
as the pending reconstruction of
Lyndale Avenue between 31st and
38th Streets, bus stop reconstruc-
tion at Bryant Square Park and
the stoplight test currently under-
way at the intersections of Dupont
and Emerson Avenues with 31st
Street. They will continue to pur-
LRT Alignment. The committee
also intends to explore opportuni-
ties for the community to reduce
energy costs, improve energy effi-
ciency and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. The Transportation and
Energy Committee’s next meeting
will be held on February 14.
CARAG Committee Policy:
Aaron Rubenstein
• Rubenstein briefly reviewed
the CARAG Committee Policy,
noting the addition of the Com-
munity Engagement Committee
and newly-renamed Transpor-
tation and Energy Committee.
It was noted that the Crime
and Safety (C & S) Committee
is no longer listed as a standing
committee. Discussion followed
regarding that committee’s con-
nection with the MPD Fifth
Precinct; Tommy Thompson
and Lt. John Kelly regularly
attended meetings of the Crime
and Safety Committee. It was
suggested that they continue
to provide reports and solicit
direct neighborhood feedback
at the CARAG monthly meet-
ing. Oversight of the Stroll
Patrol, formerly under the C &
S Committee, will move to the
Community Engagement Com-
mittee. Motion, Seconded and
Approved.
• Motion, Seconded to revise the
proposed CARAG Organiza-
tional Chart (part of the pro-
posed Committee Policy) to

During the parade the band played Intermedia Arts Needs Your Help reflect a direct progression, plac-
ing the CARAG neighborhood

Now For Sustained Health

five musical pieces: Washington membership at the top, followed
Post March, Ode to Joy, Brand by the CARAG Board, which is
followed by the Executive Com-
1. Join the campaign. Intermedia Arts is more than a building; they are a community. This is the power mittee. All other committees
of true grass roots community action: it’s reaching out, finding support, one person at a time. It’s orga- are positioned directly below the
nizing from the ground up, one person, one dollar at a time. They want you to join the campaign: ask Executive Committee in a linear
10 people to donate $10. It’s that simple. fashion; oversight of the Person-
The Uptown nel Committee to be offset so
Neighborhood news 2. Make a donation. Supporting Intermedia Arts is critical right now, and every dollar counts. They it is directly answerable to the
is now available need your support to help with general operating expenses as they implement their plan for long-term CARAG Board. Motion passed
at the following sustainability. This isn’t about keeping Intermedia Arts open for another month; this is about keeping to approve the CARAG Com-
locations Intermedia Arts in our community for the long-term. Right now, that future depends on you. They mittee policy, to include elimi-
Amore Victoria need you to make a donation today. nation of the Crime and Safety
Blue Sky Creamery 3. Stay connected. At Intermedia Arts, they work from the community up. Send them your questions, Committee and these modifica-
tell them your thoughts, and continue to look to their website for updates, responses, community FAQs tions to the CARAG Organiza-
Booksmart
and news each and every step of the way. You have a voice in this. Use it. tional Chart.
Bremer Bank
Bryant Square Park
4. Rent their space for your next performance, event, meeting or exhibition. Their building is a valuable Uptown Association:
asset to the arts community and we want it to continue to stay active and alive.
John Darlington
Cars-R-Coffins More information is available at www.intermediaarts.org or 612.871.4444.
• Uptown Association approved
Cheapo Records its budget for 2009
Chiang Mai Thai • Approved a concept for the pro-
ecco from 9 Tracy Nordstrom’s Park • The plans for this project
Dunn Brothers will be emailed to President posed construction of an apart-
(Lake & Bryant) If they submit by February Board Update ment building at Knox Avenue
Nancy Ward.
Dunn Brothers 17, the public meeting will • Wi-Fi modems for the Min- and Lake Street
(Lake & Humbolt) be on March 23. neapolis Wireless network are • The budget for this project
is on the Park Board web- • Discussed the convergence of
Dunn Brothers • The ECCO Board will be being installed on 42 polls on East Calhoun Boulevard with
Park Board land. site.
(Hennepin & 34th) asking the developers to meet biking and walking paths at the
with the neighborhood at our • Five of the modems were • The stairs at the Zen Center southeast end of Lake Calhoun
Falafel King have been closed for the winter
February meeting because installed before the Park near the archery range. The
Famous Dave’s BBQ there is not enough time to because someone slipped and
Board was notified. Park Board will begin rehabili-
First Universalist Church notify the residents of ECCO fell. tation of the area in June. There
• These modems will be
Gigi’s Café about the East Isles meeting. installed on the new wooden • No one knows who put in the will be opportunity for commu-
Also, we expect that many polls that are being put up in stairs but they will be closed in nity review.
Hennepin-Lake
East Calhoun residents will the winter for safety reasons.
Liquors
have questions, concerns, and
the Grand Rounds, which
Long term decisions have not Board Retreat Follow Up:
It’s Greek to Me should eventually be replaced Aaron Rubenstein
comments about this project. by more decorative poles. yet been made for the stairs.
Joyce United • Ralph Remington should • The Blue lighted Safety phones Rubenstein briefly summa-
Methodist Church • Please send feedback to the rized meeting minutes from the
also be at the February meet- Park Board and to your have not been working well and
La Bodega Tapas Bar ing. will be removed. CARAG Board Retreat in Decem-
city councilmember (for or ber. An Executive Coordinator’s
Lyndale United Joyce Foodshelf Fundraiser against). • These phones are very expen-
Church of Christ report will appear on the agenda
• The Parking lot on William sive to maintain and are for CARAG monthly meetings
• The assistant director of Joyce
Magers & Quinn Booksellers Berry Parkway and Richfield rarely used, probably due to in the future. The report’s format
couldn’t make it to this month’s
Mohn Electric Road (south east corner of Lake the number of people that will be established by the Person-
meeting because she is sick.
Calhoun) is going to undergo are bringing cell phones with nel Committee. Rubenstein noted
Parents Automotive • St. Mary’s would like to be a them around the Lake.
cosponsor for the event, which construction. that committee assignments have
Pizza Luce • Notices will be posted (before
means that there is no need to • It was once part of the park- been made and the task is to now
Rainbow Foods they are removed) so peo- move forward on issues that the
pay for the space. way, but when the new roads
St. Mary’s Greek were built it was no longer ple know to bring their cell Board has identified as priorities.
Orthodox Church • The Rotary Club may be a phones and there will be a
cosponsor. needed and was converted
Uptown Bar & Café into a parking lot. number to call with ques- Community Input
• The event will be on March 29 tions. and Announcements:
Uptown Theatre and will run most of that Sun- • Through the Metropolitan
Council, funds have become • The Park Board has a new book Aaron Rubenstein
Urban Bean day afternoon (specific times to that the Foundation is selling
be determined). available for maintenance. Pamela announced that she has
Urban Earth (available through the Park
• The lot space will be reduced, Board web site). They are very accepted a job in Chicago, thereby
Walker At Treetops • A planning committee is needed
there are old pumps under it beautiful and have lots of photos tending her resignation from the
to work on food, entertainment
Walker Library that will be removed and the and history of the parks. CARAG Board effective after the
and other details of this event.
The Wave Salon shoreline will be stabilized. February meeting.
o January 22 is the Joyce Board Also, the intersection will be The next ECCO Board Meet-
YWCA (Uptown) meeting where this project Adjourn Motion, Seconded to
made more user-friendly for ing will take place on February 5,
will be discussed further. pedestrians, runners, bicyclists 2009. adjourn at 8:50 p.m. Approved.
and cars.
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community events calendar

The Art and Films of Bruce Conner at the Walker Art Center. (See details below.)
(Editor’s Note: We will run community
event listings every month on this page.
Contact uptownnews@yahoo.com to
submit your event information by the
10th of each month to be included in the
next issue.)
Musical Theory and Sound Engineering. In
2006 he published “The personal archives
of Julio Ramón Ribeyro.” This unremit-
ting search and multifaceted exploration
into the life of the author is manifested in
these pages through his personal vision of
noise and silence – interpreted as essen-
must balance the benefit of group living
and the strong compulsion to eat irritat-
ing siblings. Linda Rayor, a senior lecturer
and senior research associate who teaches
spider biology and insect behavior at
Cornell University, will lecture. For more
information visit bellmuseum.org. $5-$10
pays what you can. Presented by The Bell
Museum of Natural History.
URBAN EARTH FLOWER
& GARDEN COOP
910 West 36th St. • 612.824.0066
www.urbanearthcoop.org
Sat, Feb 7, 11am – Worm Compost-
ing Made Easy: Learn why to compost
with worms, why worms are special, how
to build a worm bin, what to feed your
worms, what could go wrong with and
how to fix it. Please call to reserve a spot.
$10, $8 members.
film
BRYANT LAKE BOWL
810 W. Lake St. • 612.825.8949
www.ifpmsp.org
Wed, Feb 18, 7pm – Cinema Lounge:
and His Fake Friends. Feb 23: Supreme
Privacy.
FAMOUS DAVE’S
3001 Hennepin Ave S. • 612.822.9900
www.famousdaves.com
Feb 2 - The Tom Hunter Band. Feb 7 -
Ronn Easton’s All-Star Soul Revue. Feb
14 - Big John Dickerson. Feb 21 - Zed
Lepplin - “The Nation’s #1 Led Zeppelin
Tribute Band”. Feb 26-28 - British Inva-
sion Weekend: Feb 26 - “George Har-
rison Birthday Show” with Joey Molland
from Badfinger. Feb 27 - Tumbling Dice
(Rolling Stones Tribute). Feb 28 - Rubber
Soul (Beatles Tribute).
UPTOWN BAR & CAFE
3018 Hennepin Ave. S. • 612.823.4719
www.uptownbarandcafe.com
Jan 31 – The Tisdales, Strangelights.
BLack
history
month
University of Minn.
2128 4th St S • 612-624-0594
www.academic.umn.edu/equity/
MLK2009.html
Sun, Feb 22, 4pm – “From Every Voice” :
U of M to host Concert Honoring Martin
Luther King, Jr. A cappella powerhouse
TAKE 6 headlines 2009 at Ted Mann Con-
cert Hall. The 2009 “From Every Voice” con-
cert features Take 6, the award-winning a
cappella group with a jazz and R&B sound.
The group has collaborated with Stevie
Wonder, Whitney Houston, Don Henley,
Ray Charles, Queen Latifah, and Quincy
Jones, among many others. The concert is
free and open to the public. No registra-
tion or tickets are required.

Discussion tial components of the polarity between

DUNN BROTHERS
3348 Hennepin Ave. So.
Tues. 7:30 pm, weekly
The Socrates Cafe is an open meeting.
The evening is spent discussing a short
list of questions of philosophy that range
all over the map from self identity, capi-
tal punishment, perception and anything
else in between. Bring your questions and
prepare to engage your mind.
VISUAL ARTS
HIGHPOINT CENTER
FOR PRINTMAKING
2638 Lyndale Ave. S. • 612.871.1326
www.highpointprintmaking.org
Feb 6-28 – Jerome Residency: Emily
Hoisington, Daniel Luedtke, & Anna Tsan-
tir. Free gallery opening & reception: Fri,
Feb 6, 6:30–9pm. This program, funded
with a generous grant from the Jerome
Foundation, is open to emerging Minne-
sota artists—artists who show significant
potential, yet have not received a com-
mensurate amount of professional accom-
plishment or recognition.
BOOK CLUBS
BRYANT LAKE BOWL
810 W. Lake St. • 612.825.8949
www.booksandbars.com
Tues, Feb 10, 7pm – Books & Bars. A unique
atmosphere for a lively discussion of inter-
esting authors, fun people, good food and
drinks. February’s book is The Monsters
of Templeton by Lauren Groff.
human existence and the world. Refresh-
ments will be served.
FOR KIDS
& TEENS
BRYANT SQUARE PARK
3101 Bryant Ave. S. • 612.370.4907
www.minneapolisparks.org
Through Feb. 16 – Ice Skating at Bryant
Square Park.
WALKER LIBRARY
2880 Hennepin Ave. S. • 612.630.6650
www.mpls.lib.mn.us
Fri, Feb 27, 12:30–2:30pm – Who, Who,
Who, Whoooo! For kids in kindergar-
ten and up. Do owls live in the city? Are
they really wise? Would an owl make a
good pet? Join artist, naturalist and edu-
cator Martha Zemur for a “fireside chat”
about owls and make an owl mask to take
home.
THEATER
BRYANT LAKE BOWL
810 W. Lake St. • 612.825.8949
www.bryantlakebowl.com
Saturdays, Jan 31, 10pm & Feb 7, 7pm
– Beethoven and Friends. An Omega
Wolf Productions Production. Disappoint-
ed by the actual accomplishments of our
favorite figures, Omega Wolf Productions
tells the stories of our favorite historical,
contemporary, and fictional characters
exactly as they should have happened.
Sketch Comedy, 90 minutes. $8-$10 pay
Where independent filmmakers schmooze
and make nice. For more info visit www.
ifpmsp.org. Free and presented by IFP/
MSP.
Lagoon Cinema
1320 Lagoon Ave. • 612.825.6006
www.landmarktheatres.com
Beginning Jan 23 – Waltz With Bashir.
One night at a bar, an old friend tells direc-
tor Ari Folman about a recurring night-
mare in which he is chased by 26 vicious
dogs. Every night, the same number of
beasts. The two men conclude that there’s
a connection to their Israeli Army mission
in the first Lebanon War of the early eight-
ies. Ari is surprised that he can’t remember
a thing anymore about that period of his
life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to
meet and interview old friends and com-
rades around the world. He needs to dis-
cover the truth about that time and about
himself. Folman’s animated documen-
tary has been acclaimed worldwide and is
winner of 6 Israeli Film Academy Awards,
including Best Film, Director, Screenplay
and Art Direction.
Suburban World
Theater
3022 Hennepin Ave S • 952.471.9500
www.suburbanworldtheater.com
Sat, Feb 7, 4pm – Minnesota Premiere of
the Documentary “Welcome to Macin-
Commercial classified ad sales are 40¢ per word, 10-
tosh”: The showing is free for individuals word minimum. Ad and advance payment are due the
who have passes, which are only available 15th of the month. Please send a check and ad copy
at FirstTech, 2640 Hennepin Ave. S. and will
be followed by a panel discussion moder- to: Uptown Neighborhood News, Attn: Classifieds, 3612
ated by Julio Ojeda-Zapata, consumer- Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409.
technology reporter and columnist for
the St Paul Pioneer Press, and features co-

what you can.
WALKER LIBRARY JUNGLE THEATER
2880 Hennepin Ave. S. • 612.630.6650 2951 Lyndale Ave. S. • 822.7063
www.mpls.lib.mn.us www.jungletheater.com
Thurs, Feb 5, 7-8pm – Boys Book Club.
Tues-Sun, Jan 30-Mar 8 – Hitchcock
Blonde by Terry Johnson. Directed and
AUTHOR Designed by Joel Sass: What was the dark
classifieds
directors Rob Baca and Josh Rizzo as well as
local figures featured in the film. FirstTech
is a Twin Cities Apple dealer featured in
the film as being the longest continuously
running Apple dealer in the United States.
First Tech recently celebrated 31 years as
an Apple dealer. For more information call Services
612.374.8000.

EVENTS secret that caused the great Alfred Hitch-

INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave. S • 871.4444
www.intermediaarts.org
Sat, Jan 31, 7pm – Annual SASE/Jerome
Celebration. Join us at Intermedia Arts
for a spectacular evening of new writing
from seven of the Twin Cities’ most tal-
ented emerging writers. Featuring 2008
Grant Recipients: Dhana-marie Branton,
Charles Conley, Elissa Elliott, Laura Flynn,
John Medeiros, Rachel Moritz, Matt Rasmus-
sen. The SASE/Jerome Awards, presented
by Intermedia Arts, are supported by the
Jerome Foundation. Admission by dona-
tion.
MAGERS AND QUINN
BOOKSELLERS
3038 Hennepin Ave. S. • 612.822.4611
www.magersandquinn.com
Tues, Jan 27, 7:30pm – A Spanish lan-
guage reading: Peruvian scholar and
poet Luis Fuentes reads from his poetry
book Rugitus et Silentium. He has studied
cock to obsess over beautiful blondes in
jeopardy? Thurs, Feb 12 – Lavender’s Out
& About Night: 6-7:15pm: Reception @
Tiger Sushi 2 (Free appetizers and drink
specials) 7:30pm: Hitchcock Blonde @ the
Jungle $10 off your $32 ticket!
CLASSES/
WORKSHOPS/
LECTURES
BRYANT LAKE BOWL
810 W. Lake St. • 612.825.8949
www.bellmuseum.org
Tues, Feb 17, 7pm(6pm doors) – Cafe
Scientifique: A Romance with Spiders
by Linda Rayor. Spiders, one of the most
important terrestrial predators on the
planet, are primarily solitary, often can-
nibalistic, and always voracious. However,
one percent of spiders are highly social,
living in large groups characterized by
tolerance and cooperation. Even in the
most social spider species, individuals
WALKER Art Center
1750 Hennepin Ave. • 612.375.7600
www.walkerart.org
Thurs, Feb 12, 7:30pm – The Art and
Films of Bruce Conner: 1933–2008. A
pioneer of experimental and American
avant-garde film, Conner was also a lead-
ing West Coast assemblage artist. His
visual art deeply influenced his films dur-
ing his career, and both disciplines will be
discussed as film cur a t o r
Sheryl Mousley talks with Joan Rothfuss,
curator of the 2000 Walker retrospective
2000 BC: THE BRUCE CONNER STORY PART
II. 90 minutes. FREE. (See photo above.)
MUSIC
BARBETTE
1600 W. Lake St. • 612.827.5710
www.barbette.com
Mondays, 10pm – Free Late Night
Music Series. Feb 2: Hips Don’t Lie. Feb
9: Supreme Privacy. Feb 16: Faux Jean
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