Nov 2012 - Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association

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Exercise
Awaken Pilates
Training for professional athletes,
injury recovery or personal best
Exercise your Right—to
Right your Exercise
If you have any 2012 exercise goals the Wedge has
launched a monthly series to bring you exercise
advice from fitness professionals in Uptown.
What do you get when you
put together a group consisting
of one woman who is passionate
about Pilates, a world
traveled musician, an Italian
speaking anthropologist, a
spring board diver, a woman
from Lake Tahoe who studied
yoga in the Berkshires, a
pediatric physical therapist,
a licensed family and marriage
therapist, a teacher who
has trained in Greece, Great
Britain and Russia, and an
Endocrinology and Reproductive
Physiologist? You get
the Awaken Pilates Team.
Awaken brings a multidimensional
level of exper-
Distance Learning
Marathon attracts thousands
tise to our Pilates and Gyrotonic
studio through our
highly trained passionate instructors.
We are able to dig
deeper into your personal fitness
goals through our varied
backgrounds.
At Awaken Pilates, we
believe optimum health can
be achieved through proper
alignment and movement of
the body and we know we
can help you learn how by
using the Pilates principles
whether we are teaching
Pilates, TRX or Gyrotonic.
Pilates develops long lean
muscles and improves elas-
Photo by Bruce Cochran
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
Photo by Bruce Cochran
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
WANTED FOR 27TH
AND HARRIET
HOuSE
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
home. No long term commitments
required. Email
us at weg612@hotmail.
com.
BuYING RECORD
COLLECTIONS.
ALL TYPES.
ALSO OLD COMICS.
612-600-7075
Ken.Doresky@gmail.com.
HOW TO PLACE A
CLASSIFIED AD:
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
Lowry Hill East Neighborhood
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)