Nov 2012 - Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association

Vol. 43, No. 11 FREE November 2012 

Lowry HiLL East NEigHborHood associatioN NEwspapEr 

Changes This Way Come 

Is it the end of the road for Cowboy Slim’s? 

Photo by Bruce Cochran 

ramsey Excavating implodes the existing building which was home 

to campiello, then cowboy silm’s at the northeast corner of Lake st. 

and girard ave. 

By Bruce Cochran 

Co-owner Chris Diebold, 

of the now defunct Cowboy 

Slim’s, at Girard Avenue 

and Lake Street managed 

a crowd of employees and 

family while they stripped 

the current building in order 

to make room for City 

Walk Uptown. The mixed 

use apartment, retail, restaurant 

and underground 

parking project by Uptown 

Gassen, LLC is already in 

preparation mode for construction. 

Crews were out in 

late October pulling parking 

meters, moving Xcel lines, 

demolishing and preparing 

the ground for structural 

pilings. 

What’s impressive is that 

Diebold’s Slim’s had just 

celebrated their last Sand 

‘n’ Saddles outdoor beach 

party the day before–complete 

with six truckloads of 

sand. Project management 

like this comes naturally to 

Diebold. With many regional 

restaurants connected to 

The After Midnight Group 

Be Like the Commissioner, 

Read the Wedge 

See COWBOY SLIM’S page 8 


Minnesota department of revenue commissioner Myron 

Frans warms up with a quick local news briefing. the 

commissioner was on hand with senator scott dibble and 

representative paul thissen for governor Mark dayton’s tax 

reform town Hall at painter park. Myron Frans, general all 

around revenue and tax guy, enjoys saying “do the math,”... 

and wedge reader. 

VOTE 

Easy to Vote 

Nov. 6 

Most polling 

places open from 

7 am to 8 pm 

Minneapolis has been redistricted, 

and the new wards 

and precincts are being 

used for the first time in the 

2012 elections. That means 

many residents will vote in 

new wards, and a number of 

polling places are in new locations. 

Voters should plan 

ahead to make sure they 

know where to vote on Election 

Day, November 6, and 

there are several easy ways 

to find your polling place. 

Many voters already received 

a postcard in the mail 

letting them know where to 

find their polling place. You 

can also find out where to 

vote by visiting the Minnesota 

Secretary of State’s 

polling place finder at www. 

mnvotes.org. On the website, 

you can also confirm 

whether you’re registered to 

vote or learn what you need 

to do to register at the polls 

on Election Day. 

Voters can also see a new 

map on the City’s website 

that shows the new ward 

and precinct boundaries 

along with a list of polling 

places for each precinct. To 

see the map, or for more 

information on voting this 

fall, visit the City’s elections 

web page at www.minneapolismn.gov/elections.Voters 

can also get election information 

by calling 311. 

Residents should note that 

although Minneapolis will 

use the new wards in the 

2012 elections, folks will 

continue to be represented 

by their current City 

Council member, with the 

previous ward boundaries, 

through 2013. 

The October 10 presentation 

to the LHENA Zoning 

and Planning Committee 

was very preliminary. Pete 

Keely, of Collage Architects, 

presented on behalf of the 

In this issue: 

LHENA News ........................................... 3 

Opinion ................................................... 4 

Arts ........................................................ 6 

Development .......................................... 8 

Exercise ................................................. 10 

Public Safety ......................................... 11 

www.thewedge.org 

Little Traction for 

At Home Apartments 

Lander Group proposes 24th and 

Colfax project 

Illustration courtesy of Collage Architects 

a site plan for the 48-unit proposal at 2316 and 2320 colfax, located 

on the northwest corner of 24th st. and colfax ave. 

development team, Lander 

Group and At Home Apartments. 

The proposed development 

calls for demolish- 

See AT HOME page 8 

Happy with the Blues 

Wedge resident Envingson sings Peggy Lee 

Jazz at the Jungle, a continuing concert series featuring jazz 

vocalist connie Evingson, presents a concert devoted to songs 

written by peggy Lee. two performances at 4pm and 7:30pm will 

be held sunday, November 4 at the Jungle theatre, 2951 Lyndale 

avenue. tickets are $25 and are available through the Jungle theater 

box office, 612.822.7063 or at www.jungletheater.com. Evingson’s 

most recent cd, sweet Happy Life, was released in June, 

‘12 and landed in the #10 spot on the Jazzweek radio chart.

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Pet Loss 

By Katie Riopel 

Dedicated to 

my brother 

David, my 

dog, Buddy 

Benn & my 

cat, Mittens, 

who started 

so much 

for my daughter Kazandra. 

This year my heart has been 

heavy: I lost my only brother 

in March, and a great 

13-year-old dog, Benn, in 

August. Recently, it was 

the end of an era when my 

24-year-old cat Mittens had 

to go to the Rainbow Bridge. 

The loss of any pet, whether 

it be a goldfish, hamster, cat, 

dog, or horse, can almost be 

more devastating than losing 

a relative or friend. 

I had an older client stop by 

my house a few years ago. He 

had just put his furry, fourlegged 

hunting buddy down 

because of cancer. As he sat 

sobbing at my kitchen table, 

By Pamela Hoffmann 

Walking into Bar 

Louie you’re hit 

with sensory 

overload. Now that’s not 

always a negative thing, but 

there’s a lot going on. Located 

in the Mozaic building 

on Lagoon Avenue, Bar 

Louie feels as if it’s unsure of 

its own identity. 

My dining companion and 

I were greeted and seated 

immediately on the upper 

level of the restaurant. 

This being our first time at 

Bar Louie, the upper level 

seating offered an excellent 

view of the entire place. We 

ventured out on a Thursday 

evening, and the main floor 

was quite busy, offering an 

expansive bar with plenty 

of seating, as well as hightop 

tables for smaller parties 

and almost conference 

room-size tables for larger 

ones. Booths populate the 

upper level primarily, with a 

handful of two-seater tables 

overlooking the floor below 

and another bar, which al- 

Hey, Katie K-9 

By Katie Riopel 

he told me, “Katie, I have 

lost my folks, several good 

friends and never cried. I 

lose my dog and I’m a mess. 

I do not understand.” 

How can these animals get 

so deep into our lives without 

ever uttering a word? 

It is called “unconditional 

love.” 

They never judge us, they 

love us no matter what kind 

of car we drive, where we 

live, what job we have, how 

much money we make. They 

see us at our worst and best. 

They never ask us for anything, 

but give us so much. 

It’s that head tilt, their soft 

knowing eyes, how they are 

always so happy to see us. 

Yet, no words are ever really 

spoken. 

They almost become human 

and then it is time for them 

to leave us. And we tell ourselves 

we will never get an- 

lows for speedy drink deliveries 

on both levels. 

Bar Louie’s floor plan is so 

wide open – it’s really an 

impressive space. However, 

it almost feels as though 

there was too much space 

for whoever designed and 

decorated it. As though he 

or she just began adding all 

of the design ideas because 

there was room for them. 

The first thing we heard 

upon stepping through the 

doors of Bar Louie was 80s 

rock music. The first thing 

we saw was the bar with 

seven televisions (Bar Louie 

boasts 13+ in total) screaming 

sports at the patrons 

below – not that they could 

hear it over the hair band. 

Yet along the staircase and 

occupying the whole of the 

upper level’s wall space are 

black and white framed 

photos depicting a varied 

array of scenes: a group of 

20-somethings on a girl’s 

night out, a couple in an 

intimate embrace, a trumpet. 

There’s even one that 

looks like something out of 

other pet because it hurts 

too bad to lose them. 

But as many pet owners 

can attest, life is not the 

same without a pet at your 

side. Some of us need to get 

a new buddy right away, 

some have to wait. Everyone 

grieves differently. 

We do not replace them. We 

just get a new buddy and 

our lives are full again. 

I worry about people who 

do not like pets, because it 

appears they cannot share 

their lives unconditionally. 

A pet brings out the best 

in everyone. It says you can 

love and care for something 

other than yourself. 

I get calls asking me, “How 

do I know when it’s time?” 

There is no real answer to 

this. I tell people, you know 

your pet better than anyone; 

you will know when it 

Looking for a Mirror 

Bar Louie delivers while still unsure of its identity 

a wedding photo album. All 

of which are nice to look at, 

but don’t really match the 

vibe Bar Louie is attempting 

to convey. 

Being seated overlooking 

the main floor below also 

allowed us an up-close and 

personal look at the notable 

canvas-like coverings 

of the lights hanging from 

the ceiling. The coverings 

have a modern feel with 

simple dark brown designs 

that almost look like deconstructed 

music notes and 

staffs. Very appropriate if 

we were dining somewhere 

a little quieter or more datenight 

like, instead of somewhere 

that feels like a cross 

between Granite City and 

Buffalo Wild Wings. 

Oh, and we did try the food, 

too. Bar Louie’s menu is 

pretty standard, filled with 

what you’d expect: appetizers 

like spinach and artichoke 

dip and fries topped 

with cheese and bacon, salads, 

sandwiches and burgers. 

Being a vegetarian, I 

is time to send them to the 

“Rainbow Bridge.” It can’t 

be explained, but when it 

comes down to it, most pet 

owners do know when it is 

time. 

Many pray that when they 

wake up in the morning, 

God has already taken His 

special creation that has 

given them so much unconditional 

love. But some hold 

on selfishly because they 

can’t bear the loss of their 

buddy in their lives; sometimes, 

the pet’s dignity fades 

away. 

In many ways we can be 

more humane to our pets 

than we can the people in 

our lives, with only tubes 

and machines keeping them 

alive. We are always praying 

for a miracle that things will 

turn around—and miracles 

do happen. 

What keeps me going many 

days? The fact there is a 

heaven, and I will see my 

Mom, Dad, grandparents, 

friends again. The fact there 

is a Rainbow Bridge, where 

all the pets you have lost 

remain in their youth just 

waiting to see you. 

There are many out there 

who still need us, both two- 

was particularly pleased 

with the many non-meat 

alternatives, especially the 

option to have a portabella 

mushroom replacement for 

any of the burgers. 

Our server was friendly, 

and although he seemed as 

though he maybe had onetoo-many 

tables, was consistent 

in checking on us. 

Our food came quickly and 

in really nice portion sizes 

for the price. However, the 

only condiment the tables 

have is Bar Louie’s own 

Kick-Ass Hot Sauce (true 

to its name, it is kick ass – 

there’s definitely a hotness 

to it without making you 

sweat), thus we asked for a 

bottle of ketchup but no one 

and four-legged. If we can 

help just one, we have done 

a good thing while we are 

here. 

We are not guaranteed that 

when we get up each day 

that we will go to bed, or 

that when we go to bed, we 

will get up in the morning, 

Life is truly a present no 

matter how long we are 

here, or our furry kids. 

As for the “Rainbow 

Bridge”—if you are not familiar 

with it, get a tissue. 

You can’t get through it 

without one (www.petloss. 

com/rainbowbridge.htm). 

For those dealing with pet 

loss and “how do you know 

when?” please read the 

book, “So Easy to Love, So 

Hard to Lose” by Laurie Kaplan. 

Katie Riopel directs a dog 

obedience school in Hugo and 

her weekly radio show can be 

heard on MyTalk FM107.1 

on Sundays, 4pm-6pm. Send 

in your dog and cat questions 

to HeyKTK9@q.com. For 

more information please see 

www.ktk9.com. 


bar Louie’s outdoor seating, complete with waterfall, reflecting 

pool and heat lamps. 

came back to us, and my 

friend had to go to the bar 

and get it herself. 

I ordered the Portabella 

Burger, my friend the California 

Chicken Club, and 

I’m pleased to say it was 

delicious. The portabella 

caps weren’t too tough to 

bite through, the roasted 

red peppers were soft and 

flavorful. But the kicker was 

the pesto mayonnaise. Not 

being a huge fan of mayonnaise 

on its own, the pesto 

added just the right amount 

of umph for me. Unfortunately, 

we didn’t have 

room for dessert, but of the 

(only) two options, I’d go 

See LOOKING page 5 

THE WEDGE 

LOWRY HILL EAST 

Neighborhood 

Association 

Newspaper 

The Wedge is a monthly publication 

of the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood 

Association (LHENA). Distribution 

is free to residents and businesses of 

the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood. 

Mailed subscriptions are $20 per year. 

The Wedge newspaper exists to address 

neighborhood events, issues, and 

causes, while providing a public forum 

for the community to share information 

and ideas and to voice individual 

opinions and concerns within the 

Lowry Hill East neighborhood. 

Stories, opinions, letters, photographs, 

and drawings are always welcome. 

Email weg612@hotmail.com for 

assignments or to share your ideas. The 

deadline for submitting items is the 

17th of the month prior to publication. 

The display ad deadline is the 15th of 

the month prior to publication. 

Editor 

Bruce Cochran 

weg612@hotmail.com 

Office Administrator 

Caroline Griepentrog 

lhena@thewedge.org 

Advertising Representatives 

Susan Hagler: 612.825.7780 

susanhagler13@gmail.com 

Harry Savage: 612.799.1523 

HarrySavageSpeaks@gmail.com 

Wedge Committee Chair 

Linda McHale: 612.823.1270 

denimdogs@comcast.net 

Layout & Illustration 

Kelly Newcomer 

kelly@kellynewcomer.com 

Regular Contributors: 

Vanessa Moore Ardolino, Caroline 

Griepentrog, Rebecca Harnik, Kathy 

Kullberg, Beth Marsh, Quincy Stroeing 

The contents of this publication do not 

necessarily reflect the views of LHENA 

or its board members. The Wedge 

reserves the right to exercise discretion 

in publishing any material submitted 

and further reserves the right to refuse 

any advertisement. Questions about 

The Wedge may be directed to the 

editor or to The Wedge committee chair. 

©2012 LHENA, all rights reserved. 

LHENA 

1200 West 26th St. 

Minneapolis, MN 55405, 

612.377.5023 

lhena@thewedge.org 

Lowry Hill East Neighborhood 

Association Board of Directors 

Ryan Bender ...................612.669.3042 

Susan Bode .....................612.872.4077 

Will Bornstein ................952.913.6887 

Bill Casey ........................612.803.9246 

Burt Coffin ......................612.310.7707 

Tim Dray ........................612.209.6790 

Bryan Friess ....................612.886.2545 

Daniel Haley ...................612.871.7339 

Elise Maxwell .................612.668.3953 

Linda McHale.................612.823.1270 

Shae Walker ....................612.730.7013 

Neighborhood Revitalization 

Program Steering Committee 

Jen Beckham ..................612.871.1755 

John Bode .......................612.872.4077 

Brian Friess .....................612.886.2545 

Daniel Haley ...................612.871.7339 

Blake Hanson .................651.485.3635 

Lewis Kuhlman ..............507.381.7749 

Fiona Pradhan ................612.926.4356 

Georgia Rubenstein .......651.261.9684 

LHENA Calendar 

Please note that LHENA 

Board and committee meetings 

are held Jefferson Community 

School, 1200 26th 

Street, in the Media Center, 

Room 204, unless otherwise 

indicated. 

Wed., Nov. 7, 7pm 

LHENA Neighborhood 

Revitalization Program 

(NRP) Steering Committee 

The LHENA-NRP SteeringCommittee 

regularly 

meets the first Wednesday 

of every month at 7 pm. 

This committee focuses on 

implementing the LHENA 


Program Phase II 

Action Plan. The plan is 

divided into sections: housing; 

infrastructure; crime 

& safety; and youth, arts & 

commerce. Members serve 

Annual Historic Preservation Home 

Improvement Funding Available Next Year 

An exciting opportunity for home restoration projects! 

The Lowry Hill East 

Neighborhood Association 


Committee will 

open funding for its annual 

historic exterior home 

improvement program in 

early 2013. An information 

session will be held in mid- 

January, with application 

deadline to follow at the end 

of February. All residential 

property owners within 

Lowry Hill East may participate. 

Funds up to $10,000 

per property are available 

and must be matched by 

the property owner on a 1:1 

basis. This deferred loan is 

100% forgivable if the property 

is owned for at least ten 

years following its receipt, 

and zero payments must be 

made in the interim. 

Eligible improvements include 

those made to the exterior 

of the property for the 

purpose of preserving or restoring 

its historic character. 

Past projects have included 

repair and restoration of 

porches, stucco, siding, windows 

and doors. Repair of 

items is highly encouraged 

and will be viewed more favorably 

over replacement. 

Any proposal for replacement 

must include substantial 

evidence that repair is 

on a volunteer basis and are 

elected to one-year terms at 

the annual meeting in April. 

Thurs., Nov. 8, 6:30pm 

LHENA Branding 

Committee 

The Branding Committee 

meets the second Thursday 

of each month and is tasked 

with redesigning LHENA’s 

logo and brand. 

Mon., Nov. 12, 10am 

Wedge Newspaper 

Committee 

Meeting held at Jackson’s 

Coffee and Gelato, NE corner 

of Lake St. and Bryant 

Ave. The Wedge Newspaper 

Committee oversees content 

and production of the 

Wedge newspaper. 

not possible. Age alone is 

not sufficient justification. 

All proposed improvements 

must be as historically accurate 

to the specific property 

as possible. Research 

on the original architecture 

of the house should be conducted. 

Evidence should be 

gathered through sources 

such as historic photos of 

your property and/or comparison 

to similar styles in 

the area to make reasonable 

assumptions of what once 

existed. Visit the Hennepin 

History Museum, www. 

hennepinhistory.org, the 

Minnesota Historical Society, 

www.mnhs.org, and 

the City of Minneapolis Development 

Review, www. 

ci.minneapolis.mn.us/mdr/ 

index.htm. 

A panel with expertise in 

historic preservation, architecture 

and historic rehabilitation 

will review and rank 

all submissions. Since the 

intention of the program is 

to improve the appearance 

and preserve the historic 

character of the neighborhood 

as a whole, curb appeal 

is important. Projects 

featuring repairs visible 

from the street will receive 

a higher rank. 

Wed., Nov. 14, 6:30pm 

LHENA Zoning and 

Planning (Z&P) Committee 

The Z&P Committee regularly 

meets the second Wednesday 

of every month at 6:30 pm. This 

committee reviews any project, 

development, or zoning 

request in the neighborhood. A 

good fit for anyone interested 

in city planning, architecture, 

and transportation. 

Wed., Nov. 28, 6:30pm 

(Date change due to 

Thanksgiving holiday) 

LHENA Board of Directors 

The LHENA Board of Directors 

regularly meets the 

third Wednesday of every 

month at 6:30 pm. This 

month’s meeting has been 

rescheduled to November 

28 due to the Thanksgiving 

holiday. 

In thinking about your potential 

projects, please visit 

the following resources on 

preservation: 

• Preservation Briefs: www. 

nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs.htm 

• Secretary of the Interior’s 

Standards for Rehabilitation: 

www.nps.gov/hps/tps/ 

standguide/rehab/rehab_ 

standards.htm 

Program application and 

guidelines will be available 

at www.thewedge.org. 

Please call the LHENA office 

at 612.377.5023 or email 

LHENA@thewedge.org 

with any questions. 

610 W. 28th St. 

Minneapolis MN 55408 

612.825.3019 

Lyndaleucc.org 

LHENA’s mission is to represent 

the interests and values 

of Lowry Hill East residents, 

property and business 

owners to the larger community 

and government. 

The LHENA Board makes 

neighborhood building 

and land use recommendations 

to the City, maintains 

financial oversight of 

the organization, publishes 

The Wedge newspaper, organizes 

neighborhood social 

events, and serves as a 

forum for neighborhood 

concerns. Members serve 

on a volunteer basis and are 

elected to two-year terms at 

the annual meeting in April. 

For information on all 

home improvement loan 

and grant programs offered 

through LHENA, visit www. 

mncee.org. Click on “Find 

Financing & Incentives” 

then enter your address. 

Wednesday Evening Service, 6pm 

Simple. Quiet. Beautiful. 

Sundays: 8:30am Traditional 

Service 

9:15am Sunday School 

9:40am Adult Ed 

10:30am Jazz Worship 

Lyndale United Church of Christ 

in SpringHouse Ministry Center 

(3 churches, 1 building) 

SundayS 

9:15 a.m. Christian education for all ages 

10:30 a.m. Worship (in the North Sanctuary) 

LyndaLe 

UNITED CHURCH 

OF CHRIST 

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Opinion 

Historic Preservation, Conservation District or Do Nothing 

Time To Choose 

By Kathy Kullberg 

For the last forty years 

that the LHENA organization 

has been 

in place, the words ‘Historic 

Preservation District’ have 

brought both hope and belligerence 

into any conversation 

about preserving the 

‘Wedge’ homes. Trying to 

keep the status quo and to 

appease both type of residents, 

LHENA has put the 

subject on the back burner 

many times. To do nothing 

is not the answer. The 

time has come to decide. 

Two homes on the corner 

of 24th Street and Colfax 

Avenue are now in peril. 

(See page 1) Are we going 

to save our cache of vintage 

homes or are we going to let 

the developers buy them up 

and make Lowry Hill East 

into another run of the mill 

bedroom community of six 

story steel and glass apartments. 

Forty years ago, in the mid 

1960’s, Lowry Hill East 

(LHE) was on the downward 

slippery slope of the once 

trendy and hottest places to 

live in the early twentieth 

century. The once beautiful 

Victorian mansions and 

gingerbread trimmed residences 

of the upper classes 

were dirty and in decay. 

Yards where once elegantly 

dressed society matrons 

and dandily dressed gentle- 

Music for Medicine 

men feted the elite families 

of Kenwood and Lowry Hill 

were littered with debris, 

broken glass and abandoned 

cars. Airy porches were now 

closed in with aluminum 

windows and made into as 

much rentable space as a 

landlord could create. Absentee 

landlords were the 

norm. Drug syringes dotted 

the alleys. 

The once beautiful homes 

that sold from $5,000 to 

$20,000 when built by well 

known architects like William 

Purcell, Henry Parsons, 

Henry Ingham, and 

master builder T.P. Healy 

were now selling for almost 

the same prices as when 

they were built a half century 

earlier. No one wanted 

to buy them or invest in 

their upkeep. But then some 

young urban families began 

to buy the affordable broken 

down homes. Families like 

the Tuthills, Bodes, Romanishanns 

and Martinezes had 

a vision. Close proximity to 

good schools, easy access to 

public transportation, the 

city lakes for recreation, and 

downtown at an affordable 

price once again made LHE 

an exciting place to live. 

Ironically these were the 

same reasons the first residents 

sought to build homes 

here, 60 years earlier. 


“tom baskerville on piano and dave gillespie on bass warm 

up the crowd at Neighborhood involvement program’s 

(N.i.p.) annual Music for Medicine. the october 21 benefit 

for N.i.p. at temple israel presents a buffet, silent auction 

and concert featuring members of the Minnesota orchestra. 

More info at www.neighborhoodinvolve.org. 

The newcomers formed the 


Association (LHENA) 

and began to make inroads 

in rebuilding liveable beautiful 

spaces with sweat equity 

one house at a time. 

By the 1980s LHE was once 

again a thriving trendy 

neighborhood. So much so 

that developers soon saw 

the writing on the wall and 

the clink of money in their 

purses. But they also struck 

like an eel on the attack and 

began to demolish homes 

and businesses on corners 

where the zoning and absentee 

landlords were ripe 

for the picking. Up went 

the three story walkups 

within the blink of an eye, 

with no thought to design 

or traffic congestion–just 

a squeeze-as-much-persquare-foot-as-you-can 

mentality. Property values 

went up dramatically. 

Gradually the residents became 

aware they were losing 

again and they had better 

protect themselves from 

more destruction and wanton 

alterations. Formal historic 

preservation was being 

discussed, some avenues explored. 

The “Lowry Hill East 

Historic Context Study” was 

contracted in 2005 through 

Mead & Hunt, Inc. to provide 

a framework for evaluating 

the structures within 

the neighborhood boundaries. 

Only 140 properties out 

of the 3700 examined were 

deemed valuable and considered 

for local landmark 

status. As of 2012, there are 

still only two historic registered 

structures by the HPC 

– the John Gluek House and 

the Gluek Carriage House at 

25th Street and Bryant Avenue. 

Again in 2008, residents 

briefly discussed historic 

preservation districts when 

the City wanted to update 

the zoning and encroach 

further into the potential 

historic district. R6 zoning 

(multi-family housing) was 

moving further towards the 

center. After much bantering 

back and forth, the City 

and LHENA were no fur- 

ther ahead and the plans for 

zoning changes were put on 

hold. 

Further discussions with 

residents for historic designation 

were also at loggerheads. 

Just the mention 

of the words historic preservation 

brought fear and 

disdain to many a home 

owner. The traditional understanding 

of an historic 

district rang of forced restrictions 

on height, remodeling, 

exterior paint colors, 

window and siding repairs. 

Every potential maintenance 

project and repair 

had to be brought before a 

committee for approval. No 

one wanted to hear of these 

guidelines. No one wanted 

to be told what they could 

or could not do to their own 

home. Horror stories from 

other cities and historic districts 

put the potential for 

preservation on the back 

burner. 

Local Prospect Park residents 

after exploring the 

Historic District concept 

found that requesting and 

enforcing exact requirements 

‘were not good preservation’, 

said Prospect Park 

resident and architect Bob 

Roscoe. Even necessary improvements 

like wheelchair 

ramps were denied. Many 

tears fell over denied applications 

for much needed 

variances and requests. 

Residents felt they needed 

something but not what the 

HD offered. 

And then along came the 

Central Corridor University 

Avenue Light Rail Project 

which threatened the very 

existence of its businesses 

and homes. Vacant lots were 

snatched up by developers 

and the next to go were 

the homeowners willing to 

sell out. Rapid infill of six 

story apartments were now 

almost a monthly occurrence. 

The red flags went 

up. The neighborhood association 

had already applied 

for and been placed on “interim 

protection.” At least in 

the interim, changes to the 

outside of structures needed 

the approval of the Min- 

neapolis Heritage Historic 

Preservation Commission. 

But that was not the answer 

for all the residents. There 

was still a rumbling of discontent. 

Another solution 

had to be found. 

Then residents this summer 

learned of another possibility 

slowly beginning to rise 

out East in cities like Philadelphia 

and Boston – the 

Conservation District (CD). 

Conservation districts have 

a much broader interpretation 

of preservation and 

have allowed for more flexibility, 

sometimes deemed 

“preservation-lite.” A CD 

is much more relaxed and 

its main emphasis is on the 

culture and the community 

that has been established 

over the decades in an area. 

However, defining a CD 

is more difficult in that as 

much as one community 

is different from another 

then the guidelines and ordinances 

may be different 

from another. The architectural 

styles and preserving 

them are not as important 

but rather how that structure 

presents itself among 

the rest is what is important. 

Presently there are only two 

conservation districts in 

Minnesota: one in Stillwater 

and one in Red Wing. Steve 

Kohn, assistant planning director 

for Red Wing stated 

in a recent article in MIN- 

NPOST, that “the Conservation 

District in Red Wing 

only deals with demolition, 

new construction and additions 

to the exterior facade... 

if people want vinyl siding... 

they can have vinyl siding.” 

Minneapolis currently does 

not have any guidelines in 

place for defining a conservation 

district. Council 

Member Cam Gordon is 

working with several communities 

and planners to 

create an ordinance which 

may be months away. However, 

progress is being made. 

With the help of the University 

of Minnesota’s Assistant 

Professor and Director of 

Heritage Conservation and 

See HISTORIC page 5 

HISTORIC from page 4 

Preservation Greg Donofrio, 

it is getting closer. 

“People don’t like that they 

can’t do whatever they want. 

The downside is there are 

encumbrances. The upside, 

is maintaining the community,” 

said Prospect Park 

resident, Joe Ring. 

Conservation District 

versus Historic 

District 

Similarities 

• Both a CD and HD are defined 

by the local city regulatory 

processes providing 

guidelines for residential 

remodeling of exteriors in 

public view only through 

building permit review. 

• City ordinances establish 

its regulatory and/or advisory 

role in various processes, 

principally in building 

permit review. 

• CD and HD are typically 

authorized under State of 

Minnesota enabling legislation. 

• A single ordinance would 

apply to all CDs, as they do 

HDs within a city, while 

each district has its own 

guidelines addressing that 

district’s characteristics. 

Differences 

In Conservation Districts: 

• The CD establishes guidelines 

for review of design 

changes to promote good 

neighbors in terms of general 

architectural features. 

The guidelines would not 

allow disruptive alterations 

LOOKING from page 2 

for the Tennessee Whiskey 

Cake next time: apple caramel 

cake covered in a Jack 

Daniel’s whiskey glaze. Yep. 

Doin’ that. 

All in all, we’d come back 

again. The food was excellent, 

the service was good 

for the most part, and there’s 

but allow change with flexible 

outcomes. 

• CDs may have potential 

for introducing creative approaches 

to design that contribute 

to the streetscape 

and community. 

• CDs often seek some level 

of maintaining historic resources. 

• CDs consider stability of 

community values as their 

most important public role. 

The are regarded to have 

more flexibility in addressing 

change. 

In Historic Districts: 

• A local city regulatory 

process provides guidelines 

for residential remodeling 

of exteriors in public view 

only through building permit 

review. The HD establishes 

guidelines for adherence 

to changes affecting 

recognized architectural 

styles of historic resources. 

Character-defining features 

critical to the design are 

strictly reviewed to maintain 

their integrity. 

• HDs by their nature do 

not encourage creative approaches, 

as a general rule, 

but sometimes encourage 

creative solutions depending 

on certain circumstances. 

• HDs seek to maintain historic 

resources. 

• Historic Districts consider 

stability of community values 

as their most important 

public role. They require the 

exercise of firmness in addressing 

change. 

The Stillwater CD Design 

a surprisingly large outdoor 

patio we’re interested in trying, 

with half-moon booths 

and fire pits. And although 

it’s having an identity crisis, 

Bar Louie seems to be finding 

its way just fine. 

(Beth Marsh is taking a 

month off. Her column will 

return in December.) 

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We value your insights and points of view. 

Please send letters to the editor or longer opinion 

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Guildelines states: A Residential 

CD has been established 

to help protect and 

preserve the unique character 

of Stillwater’s residential 

neighborhoods, by 

regulating and providing 

Design Guidelines for new 

infill development within 

the District. Its purpose 

is to conserve the traditional 

neighborhood fabric, 

guide future infill development 

within the district, 

and discourage unnecessary 

demolition of structures 

that contribute to the 

district’s historic character. 

A Conservation District 

helps preserve local character, 

neighborhood pride, 

and property values. It also 

helps promote and sustain a 

diverse and affordable range 

of homes, and the general 

economic vitality of the 

area. Looking to Stillwater, 

LHENA may have finally 

found a solution. 

Want to hear more about 

how a CD for Lowry Hill 

East can help preserve further 

erosion of our century 

structures while providing 

for flexible and creative solutions 

to building problems 

that work for the whole 

neighborhood? A LHENA 

meeting is being planned for 

after the winter holidays. A 

team of experts will present 

the differences as well as answer 

questions. Hopefully by 

that time City Council member 

Cam Gordon will have 

updates on the ordinance’s 

status. For more information 

you may contact Kathy Kullberg 

at 612.374.4456. 

Kathy Kullberg is an historian 

and lives in Lowry Hill 

East. 

Compliments 

Opinion 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR 

I’ve been so impressed 

lately with the quality of 

writing and quality of information 

put out by the 

paper and its writers. 

Please pass along my compliments 

to the following 

contributors: 

Kathy Kullberg, our historian 

for her passion about 

neighborhood history and 

wonderful writing skills 

in giving us so much we 

wouldn’t otherwise know. 

Rebecca Harnik, Environmental 

Coordinator, for 

Mingling at Rye 

“I love being on the 

school board. I will 

continue to work 

tirelessly on your 

behalf towards seeing 

that every community 

has great schools and 

every student 

has great teachers.” 

— Carla Bates 

giving us the skinny on 

what we need to know to 

live more sustainably on 

Mother Earth in our city 

lives. 

KTK9 for reminding us of 

the common sense many 

of us don’t use regarding 

dog ownership, and doing 

it in no-nonsense language. 

Very effective. 

And kudos to Caroline for 

her constancy and a job 

well done all these years. 

She is the glue. 

Linda Huhn 

Lowry Hill East resident 


“Monday Night Mingle participants connected with neighbors, 

enjoyed complimentary appetizers, and checked out rye delicatessen 

and bar, 1930 Hennepin ave. Everyone enjoyed the 

Uptown association’s evening of new foods, drinks, friends and 

business connections. see www.uptownminneapolis.com for a 

calendar of upcoming events. 

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Arts 

Traveling North by North 

Regla De Oro Gallery moves into Greenleaf 

Photo composite courtesy of Regla De Oro Gallery 

after two strong years at home on the corner of Lyndale ave. and 

Lake st., regla de oro gallery will be moving just up the street 

three blocks to a new location at 2743 Lyndale ave. Located in 

the new greenleaf building neighboring springHouse Ministries 

and what will be the new world street Kitchen restaurant. Jessica 

smith, regla de oro gallery owner, hopes that in addition 

to being a first rate retail destination, the design and spirit of the 

new location will lend itself well to hosting community-focused 

events. regla de oro gallery will be opening its new location in 

mid-November. For more info visit www.regladeoro.com. 

You don't need to go far for great care. 

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here in Whittier. From family medicine and pediatrics, to 

orthopaedics and physical therapy, even surgical and imaging 

services, we’re ready for whatever your family needs. 

Convenient scheduling with same-day, after-hours and Saturday 

care, on-site pharmacy and most health plans are accepted. 

To make an appointment, call 612-545-9000. 

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How I wish I could see 

these costumes moving 

on real people! 

I hope this latest exhibition 

at the Walker Art Center inspires 

local choreographers 

to experiment with disproportional 

costumes so I can 

have my wish. “Dance Works 

III: Merce Cunningham / Rei 

Kawakubo,” focuses on the 

unprecedented 1997 collaboration 

between the choreographer 

and the founder of the 

fashion label, Comme des 

Garçons. Cunningham invited 

Kawakubo to design both the 

costumes and the set for his 

dance, “Scenario.” 

Along with mannequins displaying 

a selection of the cos- 

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Size: 7.967" x 3.375" Run Date: May 2012 

2810 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403 

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tumes, the Medtronic Gallery’s 

walls are bedecked with 

videos of the dance and footage 

from Kawakubo’s 1997 

fashion show, “Body Meets 

Brooklyn Center Clinic • Brooklyn Park Clinic • East Lake Clinic • Richfield Clinic • St. Anthony Village Clinic 

Dance Costumes Disorient in Walker’s 

third Cunningham Exhibit 

Until March 24 

By Vanessa Moore Ardolino, Wedge Arts Reviewer 

Photo by Christopher James 

robert swinston and cheryl therrien in Merce cunningham’s 

scenario, 1997. 

Dress, Dress Meets Body,” as 

well as photographs, books, 

interviews and various posters 

and other “ephemera” from 

the performance. The dance’s 

somewhat unsettling electronic 

score “Wave Code A-Z,” by 

Cunningham company musical 

director Takehisa Kosugi 

plays the sound system. 

As an avant garde choreographer, 

Cunningham was always 

striving to find new ways to 

surprise, and perhaps even 

disorient, his dancers in order 

to reveal the most pure form 

of the movement. So, Kawakubo’s 

costumes must have instantly 

delighted him. 

I love that the first image visitors 

see as they enter the gallery 

is a wall-sized photograph 

of Kawakubo walking across 

a dance studio to shake Cunningham’s 

hand. It dwarfs all 

other images in the show. To 

me, it says the dance, as well as 

the exhibition, is more about 

the collaboration between two 

masters in their fields, rather 

than the dance – or fruit – of 

their partnership. 

When viewed in the performance 

photographs, Kawakubo’s 

costumes play tricks on 

your eyes. Constructed out of 

matte black, rich red, oversized 

turquoise and white 

plaid, and thick cobalt and 

white striped fabrics, the garments 

first appear to be too 

simple to hide many secrets. 

Also, her chosen stage design 

of bare white walls and simple 

fluorescent lighting, fosters a 

clinical feel prepared for scrutiny. 

But then, what you first 

See DANCE page 6 

November 

Film Schedule 

Lagoon Cinema & 

Uptown Theatre 

(Listed in order of release) 

The Sessions 

The Loneliest Planet 

Brooklyn Castle 

The Flat 

My Dinner With Andre 

Love Quartet 

This Must Be The Place 

Nobody Walks 

The Other Son 

Wuthering Heights 

The Man Who Would Be 

King 

Studio Ghibli Sessions 

Anna Karenina 

Silver Linings Playbook 

Hitchcock 

Chasing Ice 

Sister 

LagooN ciNEMa 

1320 Lagoon avenue 

612.823.3020 

UptowN tHEatrE 

2906 Hennepin avenue 

612.392.0402 

See www.landmarktheatres.com 

for exact dates and times 

DANCE from page 7 

think is a leg wrapped around 

someone’s midriff turns out to 

have no body attached. With 

a closer look, you realize the 

dancer’s costume has a pronounced 

and awkward lump 

in it. 

Studying the costumes on 

the mannequins reveals all 

the strange proportions, but 

might not provide the empathetic 

physicality required to 

comprehend how they might 

impede a dancer’s movement. 

Not only would it affect how 

the dancers twist their torsos 

and lift their limbs, but as the 

lumps are filled with down, 

rather than something less 

substantial, their heft could 

throw the dancer off balance 

as they hurtle through threedimensional 

space. 

As seen in the performance 

footage, these bulges along the 

hips, shoulders, chests, and 

backs, of the dancers do not 

seem to be getting in the way 

of the dancers too badly. But, 

of course, they are professionals. 

“Dance Works III” will be on 

display until March 24, 2013. 

The Walker is located at 1750 

Hennepin Avenue. For more 

information call 612.375.7600 

or visit www.walkerart.org. 

‘Don’t Rain on My Panda Bear!’ 

Bryant-Lake Bowl, November 9 and 10 

Justin Leaf and Jim dominick “at the intersection of money and dreams.” 

Junkyard Theater will present “Don’t rain on my panda 

bear!” an original cabaret show at the Bryant-Lake Bowl 

Theater, Friday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10 at 10 pm. 

With dancing panda bear in tow, Justin Leaf takes the stage 

at the intersection of money and dreams to sing the songs 

of Kurt Weill, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, and more. Musical 

director George Maurer plays piano and Leaf ’s alter ego 

Mistress Ginger makes a guest appearance in this cabaret 

evening devoted to all things money and all things dreams. 

The Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater is located at 2951 Lyndale 

Avenue. Tickets are $10 to 15, sliding scale, and can be 

purchased at www.bryantlakebowl.com or by calling 

612.825.8949. For more information, visit www.justinleaf. 

com or www.junkyardtheater.com. 

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SooVAC’s 9th Annual Juried Exhibition 

“through a quiet sense of natural wonder, 13 artists noiselessly 

manipulate, cut, dissect, blur and disintegrate architecture, 

bodies and the landscape – Murmuring,” Juror chris 

Larson explains. Larson is an internationally recognized artist 

and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. the 

opening reception is saturday, November 10, 6pm-9pm. 

the show runs Nov. 10-dec. 30. More info at www.soovac. 

org or visit the center at 2638 Lyndale avenue. shown above 

is an image by Jesse draxler. 

Tales of Terror 

Arts 

Photo by Quincy Stroeing 

attendance neared 40 people for the oct. 19 city ghosts 

storytelling at the gluek House at 25th st. and bryant ave. 

Well Crafted 

Photo by Kelly Newcomer 

creighton and Hollis Fricek of woodchuck’s wood live in the 

Lynnhurst neighborhood and exhibted at the HandmadeMN 

show at the ballentine VFw at 2916 Lyndale on october 27th. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All organic Eggs, 

Frittatas, Fresh Squeezed OJ, 

 

house made sausage and 

 

so much more!


Development Development 

How Do You Spell Library? 

The ‘LIBRARY’ Sculpture and Construction 

Photo courtesy of Hennepin County Libraries 

crews remove the letters on october 4. to see more 

photos of the removal event see www.flickr.com/photos/ 

hennepincountylibrary/sets/72157631778731426. 

Many patrons have asked 

about the fate of the outdoor 

“LIBRARY” letter sculpture 

that was located on the property 

of Hennepin County 

Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin 

Avenue, which closed on 

September 22 for new construction. 

Before the library closed, librarian 

Sandra Roback said, 

“Patrons ask, ‘Are you keeping 

them? Where will they go? 

Will they be part of the new 

building?’ It seems patrons really 

identify them with Walker 

Library.” 

Thanks to funding from the 

Friends of the Walker Library, 

the sculpture was removed and 

stored, and when the new library 

opens in 2014 the letters 

will be reinstalled on a wall on 

the west side of the property. 

“The ‘LIBRARY’ letter sculpture 

at the Walker Library is a 

community landmark that has 

become almost iconic in south 

Minneapolis,” said Hennepin 

County Commissioner Gail 

Dorfman. “We’re so pleased 

that the Friends of the Walker 

Library’s first contribution to 

the new library is to ensure 

that this sculpture will continue 

to enhance the library’s visibility 

for everyone who passes 

by when the new library opens 

in two years.” 

The sculpture was originally 

created and installed on 

the property as part of several 

Walker Library improvements 

included in the City of 

Minneapolis’ 1995 Uptown 

Streetscape improvement project, 

the objective of which was 

to “repair and rejuvenate the 

physical elements at Hennepin 

and Lake,” according to a 

Minneapolis Planning Department 

memo. Improvements to 

the underground library needed 

at that time included fixing 

the leaking roof, improving 

interior lighting and air quality, 

and raising the visibility or 

“street presence.” 

The “LIBRARY” letter sculpture 

was created to increase 

the library’s visibility from the 

street. The seven-foot-high 

letters were constructed of 

stainless steel because of the 

material’s durability and resistance 

to graffiti, and because 

it would be “more vibrant and 

dynamic than polished concrete.” 

The sculpture/signage 

was designed by Sarah Weiner 

of Leonard Parker Associates, 

Architects, and completed by 

Sheehy Construction Co. 

The city’s 1995 improvement 

project solved the library’s serious 

leakage problems and 

improved the public service 

space and public plaza, but 

other needed library improvements 

costing hundreds of 

thousands of dollars were 

identified at that time, including 

a need for more square 

footage. 

Walker Library is part of the 

Hennepin County Library system, 

following the merger of 

Minneapolis Public Library 

and Hennepin County Library 

in 2008. 

Moving Forward 

Since the library closed, a 

great deal of work has been 

accomplished in addition to 

the sculpture removal. The library 

collection was reviewed 

and moved to storage, and Radio 

Frequency Identification 

(RFID) tags were added to the 

library materials. 

To prepare for the project’s 

start, a new site analysis was 

conducted that included The 

Mall space north of the Walker 

Library that will be used as a 

temporary staging area during 

construction. Approximately 

eight to ten trees (primarily 

Locust trees adjacent to 

the library property) will be 

removed from the upper Mall 

area to make room for the construction 

activities during the 

project. However, Hennepin 

County, the Minneapolis Park 

and Recreation Board and the 

contractor have identified each 

tree that will be removed and 

developed a replacement plan 

that will plant new trees under 

the direction of a Park Board 

forester. A walkway will be 

constructed on the north side 

of The Mall starting at 29th 

Street going east to the sidewalk 

at Hennepin Avenue. This 

walkway will allow pedestrians 

and bikers to maintain a physical 

connection between the 

Mall and Hennepin Avenue. 

For more information about 

the Walker Library construction 

project see www.hclib.org/ 

pub/info/buildingprojects/library.cfm?library=Walker. 

AT HOME from page 1 

ing 2316 and 2320 Colfax 

Avenue. A new five story, 

54-foot building would be 

constructed, containing 

48 units (40 one-bedroom 

and 7 two-bedroom). Unit 

size would range from 550- 

1,100 square feet. Rental 

cost would be approximately 

$1.75-2 per square foot. 

The building would have 

47 parking spaces, seven of 

them tandem stalls. Bike 

parking would be provided 

at a 1:1 ratio, and a shared 

car would be located onsite. 

Several variances would 

be required related to decreased 

setbacks in the rear 

and side yards. But the parcels 

are currently zoned R6, 

which would allow for the 

five stories in the proposal. 

A historic review performed 

by the City of Minneapolis 

determined that the cur- 

COWBOY SLIM’S from page 1 

parent company, the Slim’s 

shutdown was all part of the 

schedule. 

Not only was Diebold’s 

son on-site but his father 

was there helping the crew 

sort through what would 

be thrown away, stored or 

moved to one of the two 

new restaurant’s opening in 

Otsego, Minnesota or the 

boom town of Williston, 

North Dakota. 

Looking like a snowboarder, 

dressed in shorts, sweatshirt 

and ski hat, the only thing 

that might make you pick 

him out from the rest of the 

crew that day was the blue 

tooth phone in his ear as 

he makes the occasional interruption 

to answer a call. 

When asked about the demise 

of Cowboy Slim’s Dielbold 

said it was “emotional– 

we had a lot of good times in 

that place. It’s friends, family 

and we enjoy doing it. We 

make most of the western 

furniture for these places.” 

But Diebold is already moving 

on. His Cowboy Jack’s 

in Otsego was opening soon 

and his Williston restaurant 

would also take some employees 

and supplies from 

the Uptown Slim’s. Although 

both places will certainly create 

more immediate work for 

everyone, the Williston location 

is on everyone’s mind. 

rent structures at 2316 and 

2320 Colfax Avenue do not 

appear to “meet the City of 

Minneapolis’ thresholds for 

historical significance”. 

Nearly 30 neighborhood 

stakeholders attended the 

meeting, in addition to 

committee members and 

the presenter. Many who 

spoke were opposed to the 

scale and/or density of the 

development given its location. 

Concern was voiced 

regarding the demolition of 

the existing houses; though 

currently in use as a rooming 

house, 2320 Colfax was 

built by T.P. Healy. Some 

cited the neighborhood rezoning 

study completed 

and adopted by the LHENA 

Board in 2004. The study 

was a set of rezoning principles 

for the neighborhood 

along with a recommended 

zoning map which called for 

a lower zoning classification 

on these parcels. But the 

Diebold related how he had 

purchased property there a 

while ago, when he saw what 

was happening. Williston’s 

Bakken Oilfield has changed 

the face of the town. Job 

openings and an inflated pay 

rate, even for shift work in 

fast food, has made it a magnet 

for the unemployed and 

investment. 

Although Diebold’s description 

of sleeping in his car, 

people showering in gas station 

restrooms or overinflated 

motel rates were captivating, 

many of his more 

interesting stories about 

what he’s seen there resemble 

plot lines from HBO’s 

Deadwood series. 

It’s clear he’s addicted to the 

business. He was required 

to move out of the Uptown 

space because of the new 

buildling. But if it was successful 

then why wouldn’t he 

relocate there again? 

Well, Diebold was candid 

about it. He’s currently in discussions 

with Uptown Gassen 

company about bringing 

back Slim’s as a Cowboy 

Jack’s in the City Walk Uptown 

building. If a lease is 

signed his space could be 

a 7,000 square foot ground 

floor restaurant opening at 

the end of the construction 

cycle. 

Bruce Cochran is Editor of the 

Wedge newspaper and lives in 

Uptown. 

recommendations have not 

been adopted by the City 

and are therefore not enforceable. 

A few attendees 

were interested in further 

exploring the concept of the 

development. 

The Z&P Committee offered 

the development team 

an opportunity to return to 

an upcoming meeting with 

more information on the 

proposal, including elevations. 

Since one the presenter’s 

stated purposes was to 

assess neighborhood reaction, 

it is unclear whether 

the development team will 

continue to pursue this 

project at this time. 

The LHENA Zoning and 

Planning Committee meets 

the second Wednesday of 

each month at 6:30 pm. For 

more information please 

contact the LHENA office 

at LHENA@thewedge.org or 

612.377.5023. 

Leveraging Chaos 

MPRB’s vision sessions treat ‘Challenges’ as ‘Opportunities’ 

Illustration courtesy of Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board 

one idea suggested from the brainstorming is a land bridge that links the two lakes over Lake street. 

The Minneapolis Park & 

Recreation Board (MPRB) 

is taking a fresh look at the 

landscape between Lake 

Calhoun and Lake of the Isles 

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2013. Featuring traditional pub food and beer, Morrissey’s 

irish pub is scheduled to open at 913 Lake st. schuler is also 

seeking a c1 liquor license, which will allow the restaurant 

to have up to five musicians. 

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Marathon runners make their way around the southeast corner 

of Lake calhoun on their way to Lake Harriet. 

After training to ‘go long’, thousands of runners hit the 

streets October 7 for the 31st Annual Medtronic Twin 

Cities Marathon. Runners started at the Hubert H. Humphrey 

Metrodome in downtown and ran down Sixth Street 

to Hennepin Avenue. The 26.2 mile course headed south 

along the scenic parkways that line the chain of lakes, and 

onto Minnehaha Parkway. From there, runners followed 

the course east to West River Parkway, crossed the Mississippi 

River at Franklin Avenue, and headed into Saint Paul 

to finish near the State Capitol. 

The Marathon is organized and directed by Twin Cities In 

Motion, a non-profit corporation providing community 

supported, nationally recognized, quality running events 

which attract athletes of all ages and abilities that promote 

health and fitness. 

For more information or results see Twin Cities In Motion 

at www.tcmevents.org. 

awaken pilates owners, christian and Karin twigg 

ticity and joint mobility so 

that you can enjoy daily activities 

and sports with better 

performance and ease. 

Pilates engages all the muscle 

groups evenly so your body 

is balanced. It is a challenging 

workout that can be customized 

to fit your needs and 

fitness level without putting 

undo stress on the body. Pilates 

has the added bonus of 

being a great stress reliever 

because it uses deep breathing 

techniques to initiate 

movement. 

Quality of movement over 

the quantity is the focus at 

Awaken. That’s why we limit 

the number in our group 

classes to 5 or less. We teach 

you how to control your 

body through proper breathing, 

correct spinal and pelvic 

alignment with smooth flowing 

movement to create long, 

lean muscle by paying close 

attention to your form. 

“I was truly blessed to have 

Awaken Pilates in my playing 

career. Their expertise in 

core stability, joint flexibility 

and dynamic strength had 

a remarkable impact on my 

performance and recovery as 

an NFL player. They will always 

be a part of my life,” said 

Ben Leber. 

Our TRX suspension training 

program is unique in that 

we borrow from Pilates principles 

as a way of enduring 

proper alignment and muscle 

recruitment to prevent injury 

while effectively leveraging 

gravity and your own body 

weight to perform hundreds 

of exercises. 

We train a range of people 

from professional athletes 

to people recovering from 

injuries or who just want to 

feel and look their best. Our 

environment and instructors 

welcome people of all fitness 

levels. Awaken can carefully 

match you with an instructor 

or group of instructors that 

will best help you achieve 

your long-term health and 

fitness goals. 

“When I saw that my healthiest 

patients were doing Pilates, 

I enlisted Karin’s exper- 

See AWAKEN page 12 

Walking Because 

supporters walked Lake of 

the isles in memory of Mallory 

Hicks, 1979-2011. as 

part of the second annual 

Miles for Mallory pHamily 

pHun walk, participants 

took part in a luncheon, 

program and raffle. the 

oct. 20 event was part of 

an effort to raise awareness 

of pulmonary hypertension 

(pH), a disease 

which causes high blood 

pressure of the arteries in 

the lungs, often leading 

to heart failure. the symptoms 

of pH are so vague 

and general that they are 

often misdiagnosed as 

more common diseases 

such as asthma, or go 

undiagnosed, which can 

lead to death. pH impacts 

approximately 100,000 

americans every year. 

Hicks attended pre-school 

at the st. Mary’s greek orthordox 

church and her 

parents lived in Uptown 

in the early-mid 80s and 

again in 2010. For more information 

about the benefit 

please see www.firstgiving.com/phassociation/ 

milesformallory. 

A Helping Hand for Improving Sidewalk Safety 

N.I.P. now organizing shoveling for seniors 

Get in shape, help your 

neighbor and help keep sidewalks 

clear. Develop strong 

muscles by shoveling the 

snow off a grateful senior 

citizen’s walkways and driveway. 

Adopt a yard until the 

weather warms. Residents 

will provide the warm smile. 

This is a perfect opportunity 

for apartment or condo 

dwellers who yearn to be 

outside. Work with a partner 

and you can take turns 

shoveling. Family teams and 

small groups are welcome. 

Youths must be age seven or 

older and be supervised by 

an adult. 

Exact locations will be determined 

in Minneapolis, 

depending upon where the 

senior citizen resides. One 

time opportunities are also 

available. Please contact 

Jeanne, Volunteer Coordinator 

at the N.I.P. Seniors 

Program at srvolunteer@ 

neighborhoodinvolve.org or 

call 612.746.8549 for more 

information. 

Neighborhood Involvement 

Program’s (N.I.P.) mission 

has always reflected a community 

philosophy; emphasizing 

collaboration inside 

and outside of the organiza- 

tion. The Program seeks to 

provide cost-effective, professional 

services and help 

people reach their potential 

by working through problems 

that may hold them 

back. People facing such issues 

as limited resources, illiteracy, 

costly health care, 

emotional concerns, physical 

frailty and personal safety 

issues, come to N.I.P. for 

understanding and professional 

services they can afford. 

More information is 

available at www.neighborhoodinvolve.org. 

Victim Matt 

Call Slowly 

Returns to 

Work 

Hit-’n’-Run 

Defendant 

Braunschweig 

Turns Self In 

at the time of the accident Matt 

call was employed as a barista 

at the 24th street and Lyndale 

avenue Urban bean coffee shop. 

By Bruce Cochran 

Urban Bean barista Matt 

Call returned to work at the 

end of October for some 

light shift work. This is his 

first time back after recovery 

from injuries to his femur, 

pelvic bone and spinal 

fractures. 

Call was struck by a hit-’n’run 

driver on June 27. After 

a three month investigation 

by the Minneapolis Police 

Department a warrant issued 

for the arrest of defendant 

Tyler Braunschwieg 

for a felony charge. Braunschwieg 

turned himself in 

on October 10 for “Criminal 

Vehicular Homicide Or Operation 

- Driver Who Causes 

Accident Leaves Scene.” After 

posting $20,000 bail, 

Braunschwieg was released 

on October 11. 

Wedge 

residents: 

If you haven’t yet used 

your free classified 

ad listing this year, 

email Susan Hagler, 

susanhagler13@gmail.com. 

There and Back Again 

Fremont block goes back to one-way 


after an eight month study based on feedback and field observations, 

Minneapolis public works has determined that Fremont 

ave. should remain a one-way street northbound. the city received 

a request from property owner ackerberg group (Mozaic 

building) to consider converting Fremont ave. between Lake 

st. and Lagoon ave., to a two-way street. because of the limited 

width of the street, and because it has parking on both sides of 

the street, Minneapolis public works wanted to conduct a test 

before making a final decision on whether to change the layout. 

Turning Point 

28th and Lyndale intersection gets left signal 

LHENA and the Lyn-Lake 

Business Association have 

long recognized the need for 

a Lyndale Ave. turn signal at 

28th St., and have supported 

ROOMMATE 

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Share spacious 2-bedroom 

with male in 

20’s. For $500 monthly, 

your own bedroom and 

bathroom, all utilities, 

non-coin washer-dryer, 

high-speed internet, and 

parking space provided. 

Must be disability sensitive. 

Call Mingus (housemate) 

at 612-986-7946 or 

Britt/Robbie (landlords) 

at 612-827-2375. 

GET PuBLISHED! 

What’s your passion? 

music, art, theatre, local 

politics, environment, 

exercise, technology? Get 

real world experience in 

a dynamic evolving news 

community. The Wedge 

newspaper is always looking 

for photographers, il- 

CLASSIFIEDS 

efforts to install one. Minneapolis-based 

Brighton 

Development Corporation, 

See SIGNAL page 12 

lustrators and writers to 

gain valuable work experience 

in a volunteer environment. 

We give you 

a deadline and you get 

to set your own schedule 

while working from 

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BuYING RECORD 

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HOW TO PLACE A 

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40¢ per word, 10 word 

minimum. Wedge 

residents are allowed one 

free classified ad per year. 

Contact Susan Hagler 

612-825-7780 

susanhagler13@gmail.com 

Public Safety 


Crimes by Location 

September 21 

to October 19 

“Burglary of Dwelling” includes 

garages, attached or unattached. 

Offense 

Chelsea Adams, Crime Prevention Specialist 

612.673.2819 or Chelsea.Adams@ci.minneapolis.mn.us 

5th Precinct: Sectors 1&2: (Uptown)

page 12 the wedge November 2012 

Lionhearted 


denis Lutgen, James Hellert and golden retriever taisy help raise 

money for the Joyce Uptown Food shelf. as part of their community 

Food drive, members of Lyn-Lake Lions stood outside 

rainbow Foods at 1104 Lagoon ave. on october 20. the Lions 

fundraising efforts are all volunteer. Unlike many organizations 

today, they have 0% cost of fundraising. 100% of everything they 

collect goes straight to the receiving organization. For more info 

please call rod Jenkins at 952.922.3178. 

AWAKEN from page 10 

tise. Six years later, I attribute 

my core strength and flexibility 

with avoiding injury in a 

600 foot fall skiing at Alaska. 

Thanks, Karin,” said Dr. Jan 

Strathy, OBGYN. 

Awaken teaches Pilates, Gyrotonic, 

TRX and Thai Yoga 

Bodywork at our two loca- 

35 

years 

Friday, November 2 • 6 - 9 p.m. 

Food Coops: 

The people who always thought real food 

was a good idea. 

Still listening. Still serving. Still pioneering. 

Not a member? Not a problem! Everyone Welcome, Every Day. 

2105 Lyndale Ave. S. 

Minneapolis, MN 55405 

(612) 8713993 

MonFri 910 | Sat & Sun 99 | www.wedge.coop 

35th Anniversary Celebration! 

FirstTech is celebrating our 35 years with 

Apple. ® Please join us for the celebration! 

• One-night-only Specials 

• Door Prizes 

• Music 

• Food and Drink 

tions, Uptown Minneapolis 

and Minnetonka. We also 

offer Balanced Body Teacher 

Training in addition to many 

workshops. 

To learn more about our 

owners and instructors, 

schedule an appointment or 

class please visit our online 

scheduling system at www. 

awakenpilates.com or call 

& Apple 

• Macintosh ® Museum 

• Wine and Beer Tasting 

• Movie World Premiere: 

SIGNAL from page 11 

Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. 

which developed the Greenleaf 

project at 2743 Lyndale 

Ave. recognized the need 

with its new building and 

paid for a new turn signal 

recently installed there for 

southbound Lyndale Ave. 

our studios at 612.824.1722. 

We are located at 2937 

Lyndale Avenue, Suite 10. 

Map directions at Google 

Maps. Find us on Facebook 

at www.facebook.com/ 

awakenpilates. 

We’re now giving an introductory 

offer of two private 

training sessions for $99–a 

great way to get started! 

Welcome to Macintosh 2.0 

For more details and to reserve your spot for the movie, visit: firsttech.com/35. 

Minnesota’s Legendary Apple Specialist 

New & Used Apple Computers | Repair & Support | Training & Free Seminars 

Minnesota’s Legendary 

Apple Specialist 

No one has done it longer than FirstTech— 

partnering with Apple for 35 years. 

FirstTech remains locally owned and 

is regarded as one of the top Apple 

dealerships in the country. 

FirstTech emphasizes quality, value and service. 

FirstTech | 2640 Hennepin Avenue | Uptown Minneapolis | 612-374-8000 | firsttech.com 

Get ReJAVAnated 

Calhoun Square Coffee Festival, Nov. 17 

Organized by Calhoun Square and Kitchen Window, the 

23rd Annual Coffee Festival is Saturday, November 17 in 

Calhoun Square. Help benefit the House of Charity and 

join the Festival tradition again this year from 10 am to 3 

pm. For more information see www.calhounsquare.com.

Nov 2012 - Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association

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