Opinion ...........................................................

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Crime & Safety ...................................... 4
CARAG News .............................................. 8
Film Reviews & Schedule ................ 9
ECCO News ............................................... 10
Events Calendar .....................................12
FEBRUARY 2013 Volume 9, Number 2
inside
< For the Love of Running
Valentines Day TC 5K Run/Walk, Saturday,
February 9. (See more events on page 12)
Your Community-Supported News Source Covering the Uptown AreA and the Neighborhoods of CARAG and ECCO
Win a Movie
for 2!
(see details on page 11)
Movie Trivia
After a controversial opening in the Lowry Hill East neighborhood in August
of 2011, Hollywood Hustler abruptly closed its doors in early Januarya
brief 16-months. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
Premature Evacuation
Tragedy, But
Fire Fundraiser
A Great Success
By Gary Farland
Tragedy struck Uptown at 8:10am on Friday, December 28, when
a horrific fire raced through the apartment building on Lake Street
between Humboldt Avenue and Irving Avenue. Thankfully, no per-
sons were seriously injured, although Andrea Johnson lost her cat.
The three-story, eight-unit condominium with the big, white col-
umns in front was soon engulfed in flames, such that two firefighters
What Can Brown
Do For You?
BP site proposal reveals a brownfield
By Bruce Cochran
In November of 2012 Nolan Properties Group closed on the purchase
from the bank of the former BP Gas Station property at 2700 Hen-
nepin Avenue.
Nolan made January presentations to both the East Isles Residents
Association (EIRA) and Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association
(LHENA) neighborhood groups for a one-story development. The
proposal is still in the concept stage.
The 6,000 square foot commercial/retail building does not require a
variance. The developer is targeting operators that are a best fit for
the neighborhood. Depending on interest, the space could have from
one to four tenants.
Primary concerns from both neighborhoods revolved around two
City Of
Lakes
Loppet
February 2-3
S A T U R D A Y
SW Journal Snow Sculpture
Competition (All Day)
Penguins, Polar Bears, skiers
and artall come to life from
snow.
Sculpting from 8am-1pm near
the Tin Fish at Lake Calhoun.
Judging from 1:15-1:45pm.
Viewingall day, all weekend.
Loppet Kubb Tournament
(11am-8pm)
Swedish lawn game on snow.
In front of the Tin Fish on
Lake Calhoun.
Penn Ice-Cycle Loppet
(Noon-2:30pm)
Circuit bike racing on a track
of ice.
On the lagoon between Lake
of the Isles and Lake Calhoun.
Preliminary heats from noon-
1:30pm, finals from 1:30-
2:30pm.
FUNDRAISER page 7
BROWN page 6
LOPPET page 2
Nolan Properties Group plans to break ground this spring on this former BP
Station site at 2700 Hennepin Avenue.
(Photo by StuartWainstock.com)
Ice, Ice, Safety
By: Melissa Slachetka
Too cold? Not for Minnesotans. We love our ice from the large and
intricate sculptures in Rice Park and the giant frozen trickle-down
castle at the Mall of America to the smaller ice globes lit with can-
dles that line entryway sidewalks and the artsy little ice castles like
the one (photo on page 6) at the corner of 31st Street and Holmes
Avenue. The rink at Lake of the Isles is constantly filled with skaters
of all ages and appreciations, from the pickup hockey leaguers to the
tentative youth pushing a chair unsteadily around the pond. It may
seem like common sense, but ice safety and knowing what to do in an
incident, like your car going through the ice are just as important as
knowing the best rinks for broomball and your favorite lakes warm-
ing house hours. You could be ice fishing or just walking your dog
across the lake and in a split second your Winter Wonderland can
shift to life-threatening situation.
An update by the Hennepin Sheriffs department sent out on Janu-
ary 22 cited a multiple instances of vehicles breaking through ice in
January, alone. The Sheriffs Office urges all residents to use extreme
caution when using area lakes and other bodies of water and reminds
residents that no ice should ever be considered completely safe. Freez-
ing and thawing create variable ice conditions and caution is recom-
mended.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a
downloadable pamphlet on their website (www.mndnr.gov) and tons
of other great info, including ice-related fatalities from 1976 to 2011.
Here are some quick facts and tips from the DNR website to keep
you safe during this winter season.
New ice is generally stronger than old ice.
Ice seldom freezes uniformly.
Booming and cracking ice isnt necessarily dangerous. It just means
ICE page 6
Judging for the SW Journal Snow
Sculpture Competition is 1:15-
1:45pm, Saturday, February 2. (Photo
by Bruce Cochran)

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By Melissa Slachetka
Winter blues lets face it, weve
all had moments where we are
struck down with cabin fever
and depression. Hopefully,
right now you are reading the
Uptown Neighborhood News
with friends in a buzzing cof-
fee shop or at the breakfast table
surrounded by family. Mental
health has been in the news quite
a bit due to the recent shootings
in an elementary school by a
very unstable man. Lets keep it
in the news. It may seem easier
to shift it to guns or security at
public schools, but mental health
is an issue that should not be
ignored. We probably all know
someone who is depressed and
maybe we know someone who
has tried to kill him or herself.
Someone who I had been very
close with for just shy of a decade
has tried several times to commit
suicide and no one in my circle
of friends really knows what to
do. There was even discussion
of keeping the whole situation
under wraps to avoid embar-
rassment. In my mind, a little bit
of possible embarrassment on the
front end is worth it if someone
can get help and not actually kill
themselves in the future. At the
same time, I dont think anyone
really knows how to deal with an
adult that is so unhappy and that
persons life has become so out of
focus they cant (or dont want)
to function.
I had been researching happiness
and coming up with a lot of dif-
ferent ideas, but nothing really
new. Ironically, just recently Dan
Buettner, New York Times best-
selling author of The Blue Zones:
Lessons for Living Longer from
the People Whove Lived the
Longest spoke at the Uptown
Association annual expo event
about his new book Thrive:
Finding Happiness the Blue
Zones Way. Buettner gave an
eye-opening presentation start-
ing out explaining areas of the
world that are the happiest for a
myriad of reasons and then over-
lapping these areas to come up
with themes and finally breaking
it down into some final keys to
happiness. It was one of the most
engaging presentations I have
been to in quite some time, and
there was so much that I plan
on trying to incorporate into my
current life and pass along to
others. (Especially, since its win-
ter and who couldnt use a little
more happiness!) One surprising
thing that stuck out in my mind
is the theory that a person gener-
ally needs six hours of socializ-
ing per day. This doesnt mean
social media, like Facebook or
Twitter, but real life socializing,
like meeting a friend for coffee
and ice-skating or spending time
with family. Having a large social
network is a main key to happi-
nessas well as making enough
money to meet your needs, liking
your job and owning your home
(and having a dog!). Add in a
couple cats and a garage to park
my motorcycle in the winter and
that sounds almost perfect to
me. How cold it is wont affect
our happiness, unless we let it.
Ice skating rinks and ski hills
are open. So are shopping malls
and dinner theaters. Take a can-
dle lit walk for the City Loppet
this February or take a new hot
yoga class. The whole point is to
grab a friend (or two, or three, or
more!) and thrive this winter!
Correction
In the January issue under
the section: Local Spaces
Get You Moving in 2013,
the website listed for X2
Fitness studio should be
www.x2fitnessmpls.com
and the phone number
should be 612.787.2551.
Finn Sisu Sprints
Qualifying heats (12:30pm)
Skiers start on Lake of the
Isles and finish on Hennepin
Avenue.
A race against the clockskiers
start individually, those with
the best times advance to the
finals later in the day.
Chuck & Dons Skijoring
Loppet (1:30pm)
Combines dog sledding and
skiing.
Lake of the IslesUptown.
Watch both the running of the
dogs and the Loppet ice bike
race.
7K one-dog national cham-
pionship race, 5K and 2.5K
races.
Rossignol Junior Loppet
(2:30pm)
A race specially designed for
skiers 19 and under.
New start on Lagoon between
Lake of the Isles and Lake
Calhoun, finish on Hennepin.
Skiers race against others in
their age classes: 18-19 (older
juniors), 16-17 (J1), 14-15 (J2),
12-13 (J3), 10-11 (J4), 8-9 (J5), 7
and under (Youth Division).
1K (straight in) or 3K or 5K
races around Lake of the Isles,
all with a Hennepin Avenue
Finish.
minnesota Youth Ski League
SuperCarnival
(1:30pm-3:30pm)
This free event includes food,
fun and ski games for kids of
all ages (limited equipment
available for kids without
skis).
Lagoon between Lake of the
Isles and Lake Calhoun.
Cook County minne(sota)-
Loppet (3:30pm)
Free event for pre-registered
kids ages 12 and under ($10 to
register day-of).
New start on Lagoon between
Lake of the Isles and Lake
Calhoun, finish on Hennepin.
Everyone is a winner all kids
receive a medal, a homemade
cookie and hot cider.
Finn Sisu Sprints Finals
(4:30pm)
Two-minute heats in the heart
of Uptown!
Junior (19 and under by age
category), Paralympic and
Open categories. Cash prizes
for Paralympic and Open cat-
egories.
Only the best make it to the
Finals: top eight men and
women in the Open category,
top four females and males in
each Junior and Paralympic
category.
Park Nicollet Luminary
Loppet (registration
required) (6-9pm)
1,000+ ice luminaries, an
even bigger ice pyramid, fire
dancers, the Ice-Cropolis, the
downtown skyline, and much
more...
Bon fires, cookies and hot
cocoa stations.
Post-Luminary Uptown Party
in Calhoun Square for paid
registrants / $10 otherwise.
Non-competitivregistration
is open to snowshoers, walkers
and skiers alike.
HennepinLake of the Isles
Hennepin.
NewSurly Brewing Beer
Gardencomplimentary 10 oz.
pour for each adult Luminary
Loppet participant.
Post-Luminary Party
(7pm-10pm)
Live music and dancing in
Calhoun Square.
Free for Loppet registrants,
$10 otherwise.
vendor village
Dozens of fitness and winter
vendors in Calhoun Square.
Free samples, fitness technol-
ogy and advice, wax recom-
mendations, shopping, and
much more...
Surly Beer Garden (Sat.:
1pm-7pm, Sun. 10am-3pm)
Calhoun Square and near the
Tin Fish on Lake Calhoun.
LOPPET from 1
LOPPET page 6
(Photo by Melissa Slachetka)
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Citizen
ACtion
CARAG Neighborhood
612.823.2520
carag@carag.org
East Isles Neighborhood
612.821.0131
nrp@eastisles.org
ECCO Neighborhood
612.821.0131
nrp@eastcalhoun.org
Lowry Hill E. Neighborhood
612.377.5023
lhena@thewedge.org
Minneapolis Information
311
Mpls. Park & Rec. Board
Brad Bourn
612.230.6443 ext. 6
bbourn@minneapolisparks.org
Anita Tabb
612.230.6400 ext. 4
atabb@minneapolisparks.org
Mpls. Public Schools
612.668.0000
answers@mpls.k12.mn.us
City Councilperson (10)
Meg Tuthill
612.673.2210
meg.tuthill@ci.minneapolis.mn.us.
Mayor R.T. Rybak
612.673.2100
rt@minneapolis.org
State Senator (60)
D. Scott Dibble
651.296.4191
sen.scott.dibble@senate.mn
State Representative (61A)
Frank Hornstein
651.296.9281
rep.frank.hornstein@house.mn
State Representative (61B)
Paul Thissen
651.296.5375
rep.paul.thissen@house.mn
Governor Mark Dayton
651.201.3400
mark.dayton@state.mn.us
U.S. Congressman (5th)
Keith Ellison
612.522.1212
www.ellison.house.gov
U.S. Senator
Al Franken
202.224.5641
info@franken.senate.gov
U.S. Senator
Amy Klobuchar
202.224.3244
www.klobuchar.senate.gov
President
Barack Obama
202.456.1111
comments@whitehouse.gov
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Golden Leaf Tobacco is leaving Hennepin Ave. to move into their new
remodeled location at 907 Lake St. next door to the new Spill the Wine
location at the corner of Lake St. and Bryant Ave. Golden Leaf has signed
a 5 year lease and are expected to move in February. The vintage Park in
Rear metal sign on the roof will be restored as part of the remodel. (Photo by
Bruce Cochran)
Tobacco & Grapes
Uptown News Notables
Spring Dreaming
Hard to believe, but the Com-
munity Garden Spring Resource
Fair is just around the corner!
Join Gardening Matters and
gardeners from across the Twin
Cities Saturday March 9, 2013
from 12-5pm at Metro State
University in St. Paul. Interest
in and demand for community
gardens is at an all-time high.
This event provides a common
space for gardeners from across
the cities to come together to
network, learn from each other,
and get connected to resources
that will help make them suc-
cessful in the upcoming growing
season, states Margaret Shields,
Education and Outreach Coor-
dinator of Gardening Matters.
A special keynote presentation
by LaDonna Redmond of the
Institute for Agriculture and
Trade Policy on Reconstructing
Our Relationship with Land
will kick off the day, with a local
panel to follow. Be a part of the
Good Food Movement conver-
sation and get connected to the
resources that will make this
years growing season a success at
the 9th Annual Community Gar-
den Spring Resource Fair! A $10
suggested donation at the door
or pre-register to avoid the lines
at www.gardeningmatters.org.
For more info, contact Margaret
Shields, Education and Outreach
Coordinator, Gardening Matters
at 612-821-2358.
Audobon Society Photo
Presentation
On Friday, February 8, at 1pm,
Dr. Scott Sharkey will share
outstanding photography from
his Minnesota River world in
Scenes from a Bloomington
Marsh at The Bryant Square
Neighborhood Center. The cen-
ter is located just one block south
of Lake Street, is easily accessible
via the #4 bus, which runs every
15 minutes. Please join the Min-
neapolis Audobon Society for the
program and refreshments! For
more information call 952-926-
4205.
Principal matters
Ossie Brooks-James, the long
time Principal at Lyndale Com-
munity School has retired. Par-
ents got to participate in a new
principal selection meeting mid
January to determine needs for
the 2013-2014 school year. The
student-base for Lyndale Com-
munity School hails from East
Harriet, Lyndale, Kingfield, and
portions of CARAG neighbor-
hood.
Restaurant and Coffeehouse Buzz
Food & Wine Magazine named
local Punch Pizza (which boasts
an Uptown location) one of the
top 50 pizza spots in the U.S.
Dogwood Coffee reached its goal
of raising $10,000 to bring water
to the Tigray region of Northern
Ethiopia working with Charity
Water, a non-profit based out of
New York. The new well will
supply clean water for up to 20
years.
Sabbatical Notice
Don Portwood, Lyndale United
Church of Christ (UCC), will be
taking a sabbatical from June 1 to
August 31 and a Sabbatical Team
has developed a job description
for a coordinating pastor to help
organize and fill different roles
while he is gone. The position
description has been approved
by the Stewardship Council.
Lyndale UCC has many talented
preachers, worship leaders and
counselors, so one of the tasks of
the coordinating pastor will be
to make sure Sunday worship
and pastoral needs are covered.
If you are interested in this posi-
tion, please get a letter of interest
to the church office by the end
of January and your profile by
February 15. Email lyndaleucc@
gmail.com for more informa-
tion.
CARAG home Improvement
Funds Now Available!
Take advantage of the new
CARAG Home Improvement
Common LAW
February 2013
By Sarah Sponheim
Common LAW is a regular col-
umn on local environmental issues
concerning our common land, air,
water and waste.
East Calhoun Raingarden
Project
East Calhoun is partnering with
local non-profit Metro Blooms on
a project to plant 15 rain gardens
on private properties throughout
the neighborhood. Rain gardens
are shallow depressions designed
to catch and filter rainwater
runoff from hard surfaces like
roofs or walkways. They typi-
cally contain native flowering
plants, hardy in both flood and
drought conditions, that attract
bees and butterflies. Thanks to
grants obtained by East Calhoun
and Metro Blooms, the cost to
the homeowner of a rain gar-
den (measuring roughly 100-150
square feet) will be only $300,
which covers the cost of the pro-
fessional garden design, plants
and mulch. Excavation will be
performed by crews from the
Minnesota Conservation Corps;
homeowners will be responsible
for planting and maintaining the
gardens. Please contact Nathan
at campeau@gmail.com if you
are interested. Project partici-
pants will be selected by lottery.
The deadline for signing up is
Friday, March 15, 2013.
Zero Waste Loppet
All events associated with the
2013 Loppet on February 2 & 3
(www.loppet.org/cityoflakes-
loppet) will feature recycling
and compost bins for reducing
waste. We need volunteers to
help with the zero waste effort!
Most shifts are inside Calhoun
Square, though outdoor shifts
are available at the Pavilion
(located by Lake Calhoun) on
Saturday afternoon. Be a part of
the action and the solution. For
more information, contact Sarah
at greenteam@eastcalhoun.org
or Cindy at christian_cindy@
hotmail.com.
Solarize Kingfield
The Kingfield Neighborhood
Association (KFNA) is part-
nering with Applied Energy
Innovations, a local solar power
installation company, to offer a
group purchasing program for
solar electric systems to home-
owners in Southwest Minneapo-
lis neighborhoods. KFNA kicked
off the program with work-
shops in November. Thanks to
KNFAs outreach, eight house-
holds so far have signed letters
of intent to install a total of 24.25
kilowatts (kw) of solar power; an
additional five households are in
the process of committing to an
additional 20kw. These include
two properties in East Calhoun.
All will qualify for reduced cost
thanks to the bulk buy arrange-
ment. Contact Sarah Linnes-
Robinson at sarah@kingfield.
org to learn more about the pro-
gram.
Upcoming Events
Learn about Cycle Tracks:
February 2
The Minneapolis Bicycle Coali-
tion and the Alliance for Biking
& Walking will host a commu-
nity forum at 4:30-6:30 on Satur-
day, February 2, 2013 to discuss
cycle tracks (bicycle lanes that are
physically separated from traffic)
and their future role in making
Minneapolis streets safer and
more accessible for biking. The
forum will be held at Childrens
Village Center, 611 East Frank-
lin Avenue. RSVP to molly@
mplsbike.org.
Emerald Ash Borer
Symposium: February 12
Rainbow Treecare is sponsor-
ing Take Action for Trees, a
symposium on the Emerald Ash
Borer, 9am-3pm, February 12, at
the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
This symposium will feature
talks by five national experts on
the behavior and effects of this
invasive insect, including options
for treatment and prevention and
strategies for neighborhoods to
be proactive and prepared. Please
see www.takeactionfortrees.com/
emerald-ash-borer-symposium
for more information, including
how to register.
Sarah Sponheim is chair of the East
Calhoun Green Team. She can be
reached at greenteam@eastcal-
houn.org.
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crime & safety
Chelsea Adams, Crime prevention Specialist
612.673.2819 or Chelsea.Adams@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
5th Precinct: Sectors 1&2: (Uptown)
Crimes By Location December 21 - January 18
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Burglary of Dwelling includes
garages, attached or unattached, and
may include unlocked or open doors.
M-F 8-10 am $4-6.50 Early Bird Breakfast Specials
Plucked from under the
butts of Larrys chickens
for us since 1993.
ORGANIC EGGS
Breakfast served
daily until 3pm.
Open daily 8am-2am
(612) 825-3737 | 810 W. Lake St.
bryantlakebowl.com
Bicycle-vehicle
Collisions Are A
Two Way Street
Crash data report from 2000-10 analyzed
A study is shedding some light on factors that contribute to crashes
involving bicycles and motor vehicles. The information will help the
City in its efforts to reduce the number of these collisions and make
the City safer for biking and driving.
Nearly 3,000 bicyclist-motorist crash records from 2000 to 2010 were
examined by the Citys Department Public Works for the report,
titled Understanding Bicyclist-Motorists Crashes in Minneapolis.
Additional crash information was extracted analyzed and mapped
COLLISIONS page 11
Bicyclist-motorist crash density by the City of Minneapolis, 2000-2010.
Larger circles represent more crashes. (Based on bicyclist-motorist crashes
from 2000-2010 as reported to the City of Minneapolis by the Minneapolis Police
Department and Minneapolis Park Police.)
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10th Ward News
From Council Member Meg Tuthill
Contact Meg at 612.673.2210, meg.tuthill@ci.minneapolis.mn.us,
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am to 5 pm. Visit us at www.
ci.minneapolis.mn.us/council/ward10
Free Resources and
Assistance Available for
Recycling at Apartments
Hennepin County has free
resources and assistance avail-
able for property owners, man-
agers and residents interested in
establishing or improving recy-
cling programs in apartment
buildings, condominiums and
townhomes. Among the resourc-
es available to make recycling
programs a success are reusable,
durable recycling totes, recycling
container labels, trained volun-
teers to assist with door-to-door
outreach and more.
For more information, visit the
Countys Recycling at Apart-
ments webpage at www.hen-
nepin.us/apartmentsrecycle, or
email Carolyn Collopy at caro-
lyn.collopy@co.hennepin.mn.us
or call 612-596-0993.
Two Open houses
for midtown Corridor
Alternatives Analysis
Metro Transit will be hold-
ing two public open houses on
Midtown Corridor Alternatives
Analysis (MCAA), an initiative to
determine the benefits, costs and
impacts of creating a new transit-
way on the Midtown Greenway
or Lake Street in south Minne-
apolis. The MCAA will look at
transitway options between the
future Southwest Light Rail line
and the Hiawatha Light Rail line
and aims to recommend the best
method of delivering transit ser-
vice in the Midtown Corridor.
Anyone interested can attend
either of the following open
houses:
Monday, January 28, 2013, 6-
8pm. Colin Powell Center, 3rd
Floor (2924 4th Avenue South)
Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 6-
8pm. Whittier Park Recreation
Center (425 West 26th Street)
For more info about the study,
visit www.metrotransit.org/mid-
town-transitway-home. aspx,
email midtown@metrotransit.
org or call 612-349-7793.
36th Street Bike
Lane Project
A public meeting on the 36th
Street bike lanes from East Cal-
houn Boulevard west to Dupont
Avenue South will be held
Thursday, February 7, from 6-
7pm at St. Marys Greek Ortho-
dox Church (3450 Irving Avenue
South).
The meeting will provide an
update on possible layouts as well
as an update on the status of the
Hennepin County grant applica-
tion submitted for this project.
31st Street Resurfacing
31st Street from Hennepin Ave-
nue going east to Nicollet Ave
will receive a mill and overlay
in mid-May. The project will
last about two weeks, possibly
less weather permitting. The
pavement will be ground off the
entire stretch, and then repaved
in short segments. Public Works
will work with businesses with
curb cuts on 31st Street to mini-
mize disruption as much as pos-
sible. Also being addressed is the
possibility of adding bike lanes to
31st Street when the street is re-
striped.
A community meeting will be
held on Tuesday, February 12,
from 6:30-7:30pm at Bryant
Square Park.
The public hearing take place at
the Transportation and Public
Works committee meeting on
Tuesday, February 26 at 9:45am.
modern Streetcar and
Enhanced Bus Options for
Nicollet-Central
Attend an open house to learn
about the Nicollet Central Alter-
natives Study of modern street-
car and enhanced bus options.
Updates will be given on the
results on transit alternatives, the
next phase of the study, as well as
provide an opportunity for you
to give your ideas on improving
transit service.
The corridor extends from the
46th Street/Interstate 35W Tran-
sit Station and Nicollet Avenue
on the south, through Nicollet
Mall in downtown Minneapolis,
over the Mississippi River, and
north along Central Avenue NE
to the Columbia Heights Transit
Center on Central Avenue at 41st
Avenue NE. The Nicollet-Cen-
tral Transit Alternatives Study
began last fall and will identify
a preferred transit enhancement
that could serve as the first phase
of a longer-ranger vision for
transit service in the corridor.
Open houses are being held
Tuesday, February 12, 5:30-
7:30pm MPHA Parker Sky-
view Community Room (1815
Central Avenue NE)
Wednesday, February 13,
5:30-7:30pm HCMC Whittier
Clinic (2810 Nicollet Avenue
South)
Thursday, February 14, 3:30-
5:30pm Minneapolis Central
Library (300 Nicollet Mall)
For more information, visit the
Nicollet-Central project website
at www.minneapolismn.gov/
nicollet-central/index.htm.
Time to Sign Up for a STEP-
UP internship
I know summer might feel like
a long way off but 2013 summer
internship deadlines are com-
ing up fast! Now is the time for
youth, and employers, to sign up
to be a part of Citys STEP-UP
internship program. The STEP-
UP program prepares youth for
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Answers To Your Real Estate Questions
Dear Mike & Elke
Theres a lot of news about the improving real estate market. Any news about
the mortgage interest deduction changes and possible effects on the real
estate market? - Thinking About Selling
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Mike Weiland & Elke Stephan are co-owners
of The Weiland Group of Keller Williams
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over 18 years of experience helping people
with their real estate needs. Questions may
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or at The Weiland Group of Keller Williams
Realty, 1300 Lagoon Avenue, Suite 250,
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reached at 612-735-6834 or 612-987-3661.
Dear Thinking,
We are glad to see a strengthening real
estate market. Since tax policy and its
effects is not our specialty, were turning
to other sources for perspectives to your
timely question.
Many are concerned about whether the
home mortgage interest deduction program
would come out unscathed. So far, it has.
However, it remains to be seen whether the
popular mortgage interest tax deduction
will be part of a long-term defcit reduction
plan.
Lawrence Yun, chief economist with
National Association of Realtors says a
proposal to eliminate the deduction on
mortgage interest is probably far removed
from the negotiating table at this time.
Yun anticipates a more extensive agreement
over how to reduce the nations defcit next
summer. That is when the mortgage interest
tax deduction could end up back on the
bargaining table.
Even then, Yun sees it as a diffcult item for
lawmakers to eliminate.
Yun believes the mortgage interest tax
deduction is one of those issues where it
impacts so many people. It is not a special
interest. He doesnt see the deduction being
changed in any measurable way in the
grand bargain.
American households took $83 billion
in mortgage interest deductions in 2010
according to New York Times reporting.
Obviously this is a tempting source of
revenue for balancing the budget.
If you eliminate mortgage tax deductions
youd have a chilling effect on the
market, says Rick Sharga, with Carrington
Mortgage Holdings. It would be one more
disincentive, one more body blow to that
already beaten up borrower.
The overall mindset is that mortgage
interest deductions will not be eliminated.
The real question is the dollar amount for
deductions thats ultimately agreed upon
and which households that will affect.
Currently, the amount of mortgage debt
eligible for reduction is capped at $1
million (the size of the mortgage, not the
deduction). If a cap is established at the
$500,000 it would affect some of the home
owners in our area. Obviously a $250,000
cap would affect substantially more of us.
The greatest concern for the housing
market in 2013 is the pressure on the
buyers and sellers in the move-up market
since many Americans in that category are
the people being targeted for tax increases.
In addition, with state and local taxes on
the rise, any additional hit in the form
of capping mortgage interest deductions
might be the difference between somebody
making a buying decision or determining
that it is better to remain in their current
house.
As this issue develops we will continue to
answer your questions in this forum.
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You don't need to go far for great care.
Theres a multi-specialty clinic ready to provide expert care right
here in Whittier. From family medicine and pediatrics, to
orthopaedics and physical therapy, even surgical and imaging
services, were 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.
S U N D A Y
The REI 10K Tour
(9am start)
Non-competitive.
Family and friends ski together
from Wirth Park to Uptown.
Easier courseavoids hills and
takes the direct route.
Spectating tip: Most Tour finish-
ers will arrive between 10 and
11:45am.
The hoigaards Classic
Loppet (9:20am start)
25 kilometers (15+ miles).
Classic skiers use the tradition-
al style of cross country skiing.
Trivia: Along with the Tri-Lop-
pet and Trail Loppet, the City
of Lakes Loppet is part of the
Hoigaards Challenge.
Participate in all three events in
the same year, compete for age
group recognition and receive
a commemorative pin and a
chance to win a one-week stay at
Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint
Trail.
Spectating tip: The winners will
arrive between 10:30 and 10:45
am, but classic skiers will contin-
ue to finish throughout the day.
The City of Lakes Loppet
(10:30am-11am start)
This race is freestylemean-
ing that skiers can ski in any
stylebut most skiers will use
the skate-style of skiing.
This is the most popular Lop-
pet race, with over 1,200 par-
ticipants expected.
Trivia: Over $3,000 in prize
money. Past Loppet Champi-
ons include Minneapolis-based
Olympians Carolyn Bramante
and Caitlin Gregg as well as
Kazakhstani Olympian Andrey
Golovko.
Spectating tips: The winners will
arrive in Uptown between 11:45
am and 12:15 pm, depending
upon course and weather condi-
tions, but skiers will continue to
finish throughout the day.
Chuck & Dons 14k Skijoring
Loppet - 2-Dog National
Championship (1pm start)
Skijoring teams start and finish
in the new stadium at Wirth
and race two laps around the
Hap & Judy Competition Loop
as well as the Twin Lake Trail.
This is the second event in the
Skijor USA National Champi-
onships.
Trivia: With 186 skijoring teams,
the 2011 Chuck & Dons Skijor-
ing Loppet was the largest ski-
joring event in the world!
Chuck & Dons Sunday
7K Fun Skijoring Loppet
(1:05pm start)
Wirth Park.
Awards (2:30pm start)
Comedy Sportz in Calhoun
Square.
more information
Please visit www.loppet.org/
cityoflakesloppet.
BROWN from 1 LOPPET from 2
ice is contracting and expanding with temperature changes.
Have a plan of what to do if you break through the ice. Carry rope,
ice picks, and wear a life vest, especially if you are snowmobiling or
driving an ATV.
If you are in a vehicle, stay off the ice at night, since you may not be
able to see holes. Be prepared to bail out in a hurry. Have your seat
belt unfastened when on ice and have your window rolled down
for an easy escape.
Never try to return to a partially submerged vehicle to retrieve for-
gotten items.
If you do end up in the water, dont remove your winter clothing. It
can keep you warm. Once out of the water get to a warm, dry, shel-
tered place and re-warm
future employment by offering
summer work experience and
training at Minneapolis business-
es. The program is focused on
serving youth from low-income
families or youth that have risk
main issues. Because of the sites
proximity to residential property
in the East Isles neighborhood,
residents expressed interest in
keeping the No Left Turn sign
onto 27th from the site, a perma-
nent part of the property.
The other concern was poten-
tial noise generated from a
loudspeaker for the drive-thru.
Residents had no problem with
maybe a bank but stressed that
a late-night food business could
be more disruptive to immediate
neighbors.
Overall the design is simplea
one story development on the
northeast corner of the parcel,
with a drive thru around it and
about 21 parking spots.
But when Uptown is consistently
seeing more and more multi-
level developments, including
residential, to maximize rev-
enue returns, this simple concept
appears unusual. A mystery with
an answer that lies in the prop-
erty deed.
Because the site was a gas sta-
tion the site is now considered
a brownfield by the Minne-
sota Pollution Control Agency
(MPCA). Nolan confirmed that
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ICE from 1
An ice sculpture located on the southwest corner of 31st St. and Holmes
Ave. (Photo by Melissa Slachetka)
In a January press release, French Meadow announced its plans to pur-
chase the famous C.C. Club at 2600 Lyndale Ave. from its retiring owners
and assured patrons it will retain its personality. (Photo by Bruce Cochran)
Public c.c.d on C.C.
remaining a c.c.
BP wrote limitations on the orig-
inal property deed. Two restric-
tions written in the deed include
no residential use and no under-
ground use.
Brownfields are defined by the
MPCA as abandoned, idled,
or under used industrial and
commercial properties where
expansion or redevelopment is
complicated by actual or suspect-
ed environmental contamination.
By investigating and cleaning up
brownfield sites, many of which
are abandoned properties in
inner-city areas, redevelopment
can take place without fear of
potential environmental liabili-
ties.
According to Mike Connely with
the Petroleum Remediation Pro-
gram at the MPCA there has only
been one confirmed negligible
leak found prior to 1998. But a
recent report by the MPCA con-
firms the site has been checked
and approved for development.
As the UNN went to press Nolan
had plans to make sure the site
was clean.
Bruce Cochran is Art Director and
in charge of Production for the
Uptown Neighborhood News and
lives in CARAG.
factors making it challenging to
find employment on their own.
For more info on the STEP-UP
summer internship program,
visit www.minneapolismn.gov/
cped/metp/cped_stepup.
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A total of 11 fires trucks responded to this 3 alarm fire at 1508 Lake St. (Left) While crews on the ground immediately
shot a water curtain between the condo building and Dunn Bros coffee shop, crews above the fire on a ladder shot water
down onto the building from 5 stories up. Working in 15 minute shifts these firefighters not only wore breathing apparatus
with tanks but also were fed on an oxygen hose that is orginates from the ladder truck below by extension hose. (Right)
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were almost trapped on the sec-
ond floor. Seven fire trucks and
36 firefighters poured water into
the structure for hours while it
steadily collapsed. It then had to
be demolished and now there is a
pile of rubble.
Crews are waiting for when it
is warm enough to wet it down
before removal to preclude asbes-
tos from being released in the air.
The cause of the fire was deter-
mined to be untended candles on
the first floor.
Programs today! Low-inter-
est (4%) loans are available to
CARAG homeowners to make
exterior improvements including:
doors, windows, roofs, painting,
garages, and much more. Funds
Many in Uptown and others
responded to the plight of the
tenants with an outpouring of
generosity. On January 9, Jenna
and Alex Victoria hosted a fund-
raiser at Amore Victoria at Lake
Street and Irving Avenue. About
300 persons showed up to bid on
items in the silent auction. About
$16,000 was raised, including all
of the profits made by the restau-
rant that evening. This is to be
distributed evenly to the 13 ten-
ants.
Many of the area businesses
contributed valuable items and
many of the bids were over the
stated value. Bar manager, Kevin
Koski, spent several days solic-
iting and gathering many bid
items, but many of the businesses
also called and volunteered. The
lower level of Amore was packed
with people and bid items. Hope-
fully, the event took some of the
sting out of suddenly losing
everything one has.
Gary Farland lives in East Cal-
houn.
FUNDRAISER from 1
NOTABLES from 3 are available through three pro-
grams- 1-3 Unit, 4-10 Unit, and
Garage improvement programs.
Call 612-335-5881 or contact the
Center for Energy & Environ-
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Calhoun Area Residents Action Group CARAG report
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The CARAG Board
meets the third
Tuesday of each
month, 7 pm
at Bryant Park
Community Center,
31st and Bryant.
All CARAG residents
are welcome and
urged to attend.
Uptown Association (UA) presented Thrive, an event that featured a
business & organization expo, networking cocktail hour and the inau-
gural presentation of the UA Business of Community Awards. Congrat-
ulations to winners Salon Levante (Small Business of the Year), Columbia
Sportswear (Large Business of the Year), and Harvey Zuckman (Community
Leader of the Year). (Photo by StuartWainstock.com)
Thriving
Calhoun Area Residents Action
Group (CARAG), Monthly
Neighborhood Meeting Minutes,
January 15, 2013. DRAFT: Sub-
ject to approval at the February
2013 CARAG Meeting. Minutes
recorded and submitted by Carol
Bouska.
Attendance
Board Members Attending:
Diana Boegemann, Carol Bous-
ka, Kyle Burrows, Jay Lindgren,
Maura Lynch, Nancy Riesten-
berg, Samantha Strong, and Pat-
rick Tillisch. Excused Absences:
Jason Lord
Introductions: Diana
Boegemann
The meeting was called to
order at 7:05pm. Board Mem-
bers and attendees were intro-
duced.
Community Forum: All
Bill Morten, former pastor at
Joyce Church, noted that he
is leading a new church con-
cept called The Table. The
Table was created by former
Joyce Church members and
features an informal, discus-
sion-style worship service led
by an unpaid pastor on Sun-
day nights at 5pm. All are
welcome. Table 31 closed last
fall and the United Method-
ist Conference will determine
the future of the building in
June. Contact Morten at bill-
morten33@earthlink.net.
Lisa Peterson Bender intro-
duced herself. She lives in the
Wedge neighborhood and is
running for 10th Ward City
Council.
Agenda & minutes:
Diana Boegemann
Motion, Seconded to approve
the agenda. Approved.
Motion, Seconded to approve
the November 20 CARAG
Neighborhood Meeting min-
utes. Approved.
Bryant Square Park Update:
Julie Sandin
The ice rink is now open and
conditions are quite good.
The park is offering a Zumba
class on Wednesday nights
through March.
Call BSP 612-370-4907 or
www.minneapolisparks.org
for hours and more info.
Council member
meg Tuthills Update:
Lesley Foreman
The West 36th Street Bike
Lanes Public Meeting is sched-
uled for Thursday, February
7, 6pm at St. Marys Greek
Orthodox Church. The meet-
ing will help determine designs
for the lanes and roadway that
extends between Dupont Ave-
nue South and East Calhoun
Parkway. Hennepin County is
expected to award the project
$55,450 to match funds pro-
vided by CARAG, ECCO,
and the City.
West 31st Street will be resur-
faced in May between Hen-
nepin Avenue and 35W. A
public meeting about the proj-
ect is schedule on February
12, 6:30pm at Bryant Square
Park.
A new study regarding car
and bicycle crashes was just
released and can be seen at
www.minneapolismn.gov.
Foreman noted that the Min-
neapolis Park Board is con-
sidering an agreement with
the City of Lakes Loppet to
manage a portion of Theodore
Wirth Park.
Republic: matthew OReilly
Republic at Calhoun Square
has now been open for eight
weeks and is doing well. The
restaurant features locally-
sourced food and craft beers
and is committed to reduced
waste by using kegs and no
disposables in the restaurant.
OReilly noted that it is his
second Republic location with
the other in the Seven Corners
area.
City Academy: maura Lynch
Lynch participated in the City
Academy last fall. It is a free
program offered by the City
for six nights that provides
a primer about City depart-
ments. Participants learned
about the city budget, the
police and fire departments,
the water works, 911 call cen-
ter and more. She noted that
the program gives participants
a much better sense of how tax
dollars are used.
CARAG home Improvement
Programs: Nate Phelps/
Jim henshal (CEE)
The Center for Energy &
Environment (CEE) is admin-
istering three new home
improvement programs on
behalf of CARAG. These pro-
grams provide low-interest
(4%) loans to make exterior
home improvements. CARAG
residential property owners
are eligible for the three pro-
grams: 1-3 Unit and 4-10 Unit
programs, as well as Garage
Improvements.
CEE also offers other loan
programs related to energy
efficiency.
Contact CEE at 612-335-5881
or www.mncee.org to learn
more about the programs
NRP Report: Carol Bouska/
Scott Engel
CARAG will propose an NRP
Plan Modification in February
to move approximately $25,000
in leftover funds from Phase 1
to Phase 2.
The NRP Seniors task force
is proposing an NRP Phase
2 scope of services allocating
$8,000 for programs and facil-
ity improvements at South-
west Senior Center. Motion,
seconded to approve the scope
of services. Approved. 22-1.
The Transportation task force
will be working on several
projects this spring including:
1.) W. 36th Street bike lanes
2.) W. 31st Street bike lanes
and pedestrian improvements
and 3.) Strategies to encourage
more transit use by CARAG
residents. CARAG applied
for an arts grant in partner-
ship with artist Caprice Glaser
to create street murals at 31st
Street and Bryant Avenue to
improve pedestrian crossings,
engage residents and create a
neighborhood art piece.
Treasurers Report:
Samantha Strong/
Scott Engel
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Short Redhead Reel Reviews
Rating Legend: (4=Dont miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look,
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Broken City (R) (2.5)
[Pervasive language, some sexual
content, violence.] When a
former, jealous New York City
detective turned private investi-
gator (Mark Wahlberg), who is
dating an actress (Nathalie Mar-
tinez), is hired by the ambitious,
power-hungry, crooked mayor
(Russell Crowe) to follow his
unhappy wife (Catherine Zeta-
Jones) to determine whether she
is having an affair in this engag-
ing, twisting, uneven political
crime thriller, which is marred
by dropped plot lines and a muf-
fled soundtrack, he unknowingly
gets involved in a messy, scan-
dalous cover-up after he takes
incriminating pictures of the
mayors wife with the campaign
manager (Kyle Chandler) of the
councilman (Barry Pepper) who
is the mayors opponent in the
upcoming election.
The Impossible (PG-13) (4)
[Intense realistic disaster
sequences, including disturb-
ing injury images, brief nudity.]
Spectacular special effects
highlight this enthralling, gut-
wrenching, heartbreaking, fac-
tually based film that follows the
survival story of a British doctor
(Naomi Watts) and her 12-year-
old son (Tom Holland) when
they get separated from her hus-
band (Ewan McGregor) and two
youngest sons (Samuel Joslin
and Oaklee Pendergast) during
a luxury vacation in Thailand
after a catastrophic tsunami that
killed more than 250,000 people
hits Southeast Asia on December
26, 2004.
Stand Up Guys (R) (3.5)
[Language, sexual content, vio-
lence, brief drug use.] After
his best friend (Al Pacino) is
released from a 28-year-stint in
prison for accidentally killing
the son of a grieving, vindic-
tive mobster (Mark Margolis) in
this hilarious, highly entertain-
ing, well-written Fisher Ste-
vens comedy, a painting-loving,
retired con man (Christopher
Walken) must decide whether to
carry out a hit on his best friend
while they spend his first day out
of the joint reminiscing, steal-
ing a car, eating at a diner where
his unsuspecting granddaugh-
ter (Addison Timlin) works,
partying with a madam (Lucy
Punch), and busting their long-
time buddy (Alan Arkin), whose
daughter (Julianna Margulies) is
a nurse, out of a nursing home
for a rowdy night of reckless
fun.
West of memphis (R) (3)
[Disturbing violent content
and language.] [Opens Feb. 8]
An informative, fascinating,
thought-provoking, in-depth,
147-minute documentary that
chronicles the arrest in June 1993
and subsequent trial and convic-
tion of Arkansas teenagers Jes-
sie Lloyd Misskelley, Damien
Wayne Echols, and Jason Bald-
win in the alleged satanic mur-
ders of three 8-year-old boys
Stevie Hobbs, Christopher Byers,
and Michael Moore, who were
hogtied and sexually mutilated;
the controversial appeal, over-
turned conviction, and release
of the prisoners 16 years later on
August 31, 2011; and consists of
brief film clips from HBO docu-
mentaries Paradise Lost, Par-
adise Lost 2: Revelation, and
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory and
interviews with former juvenile
corrections officer Terry Driver,
former prosecutors Brent Davies
and John N. Fogleman, defense
attorney Dennis Riordan, Dev-
ils Knot author Mara Lever-
itt and researcher Martin Hill,
WM3 prisoner supports (such as
Johnny Depp, Patti Smith, Eddie
Vedder, Natalie Maines, Henry
Rollins, and Peter Jackson), pri-
vate investigator Rachel Geiser,
therapist Robert Heath Meeks,
attorneys (such as Scott Elling-
ton, Steven Braga, Dan Stidham,
Laura Nirider, and Philip Wells),
FBI profiler John Douglas, jour-
nalist Erin Moriarty, law pro-
fessor Steve Drizin, trial judge
David Burnett, juror Sharon
French, forensic pathologist Vin-
cent Di Maio, assistant attorney
general David Raupp, Damien
Echols wife Lorri Davis, and
witnesses Stephanie Dollar, Vicki
Hutcheson, and Dennis Carter.
Zero Dark Thirty (R) (4)
[Strong violence, including bru-
tal disturbing images, language.]
A riveting, intense, Oscar-
nominated, well-acted, star-dot-
ted (James Gandolfini, Mark
Strong, and Stephen Dillane),
157-minute film that chronicles
the tenacity of a steely-eyed,
frustrated CIA veteran (Jessica
Chastain) as she works with her
skeptical boss (Kyle Chandler)
and colleagues (Jason Clarke,
Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle,
et al.) to interrogate prisoners
(Reda Kateb, et al.) and to gather
and decipher intel to track the
whereabouts of illusive Osama
bin Laden and the eventual take
down of the al-Qaeda terrorist
leader at his fortified Pakistan
compound by Navy SEAL Team
6 (Joel Edgerton, Mark Duplass,
Chris Pratt, Frank Grillo, Nash
Edgerton, et al.) in May of 2011.
1986 through 2012 by Wendy
Schadewald. The preceding films were
reviewed by Wendy Schadewald, who
has been a Twin Cities film critic since
1986. To see more of her film reviews
see www.shortredheadreelreviews.com
Random Acts Of Kindness
Judy Shields
I hope you all enjoyed the holidays as much as I did. I had a chance to
visit with old friends and spend time with family both near and far.
And, as most of you all know, the best part was spending Christmas
with our kids and grandbabies!
I was going to start off this year with a recap of the real estate market
and what the word on the street is for this year but I changed my
mind. That will be the topic for next month.
This month, I want to start a chain reaction of kindness with you.
I am piggy backing on the idea that Ann Curry started in Twitter
about 26 acts of kindness in light of the Newtown tragedy. So heres
my proposal for all of us: based on number of years you have been on
this planet should be your goal for the year to extend an extra act of
kindness to your fellow human being. They dont have to be big but
they have to have an impact on you or the recipient. That impact can
be as simple as a smile.
My husband and I have figured that if we were all a little kinder to
each other the response and affect would be staggering.
So for the next year get in the habit of taking count of how many
times you went the extra mile or lent a helping hand. I think we will
be amazed at the results. I have already started and am looking for-
ward to a pay it forward 2013!
Judy Shields lives in the East Calhoun neighborhood and works at Cold-
well Banker Burnet Minneapolis Lakes office. She can be reached at 952-
221-1723 or jshields@cbburnet.com
Eating vegetarian In Uptown
Common Roots Cafe
By Pamela Hoffman
Eating vegetarian in Uptown is
easy thanks to places like Com-
mon Roots Cafe. Sticking to a
vegetarian diet can be difficult
when it comes to dining out,
but Common Roots is definitely
a caf that makes it simple and
enjoyable.
My companion and I arrived
just before noon on a Sunday
to find a busy day at Common
Roots well underway. As it was
our first time there, deciding
what to order took longer than
usual something generally not
the case for vegetarians. Meat-
free options can be few and far
between (an afterthought, even)
on a menu, making the order-
ing process much quicker. This
time however, we vegetarians
had much of the menu all to our-
selves.
I chose the Farmers Breakfast,
my friend a bagel with apricot
fruit spread. When a dish has a
name like Farmers Breakfast,
theres a certain size expectation.
To my surprise and appreciation,
Common Roots seems to throw
that idea out the window. I was
planning to be overly full after
this meal, however was pleasant-
ly surprised when a normal-sized
plate with appropriate portions
arrived.
The Farmers Breakfast was a
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End of first quarter reports
were available.
CARAG raised over $1,250
through the first-ever fall
fundraising campaign. Thank
you to all who contributed.
CARAG Board Retreat:
Diana Boegemann
The Board met on Decem-
ber 12 to discuss the CARAG
organization and set goals
for 2013. These goals include
connections with businesses,
involving more renters, and
continuing more green activi-
ties.
Meeting Adjourned: 8:30pm.
Uptown
February Film
Schedule
Listed in order of release date
and subject to change. Please
see www.landmark-theatres.com
for exact dates and times.
LAGOON CINEmA
1320 Lagoon Ave. 612.823.3020
2/1 Stand Up Guys
2/5 Please Subscribe
(one night only)
2/8 56 Up
2/8 West of Memphis
2/22 Lore
2/22 Yossi
UPTOWN ThEATRE
2906 Henn. Ave. 612.392.0402
2/1 Oscar Nominated
Short Films 2012
2/15 Happy People
- A Year in Taiga
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East Calhoun Community Organization
ECCO report
ECCO meets the
first Thursday of
each month,
7 pm at St.
Marys Greek
Orthodox Church,
34th & Irving. All
ECCO residents
are welcome and
urged to attend.
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ECCO Meeting Minutes for
January 3, 2013. (East Calhoun
Neighborhood Monthly Meeting)
Minutes recorded and submitted by
Harry Savage and Monica Smith
and approved by the ECCO Board
by electronic vote prior to publica-
tion.
Attendance
Board Members Present: Sarah
Sponheim, President; Harry
Savage, Co-VP; Linda Todd,
Co-VP; Glen Christianson,
Treasurer; Anja Curiskis; Emily
Balogh; Susie Goldstein; Liz
Heyman; Heather Wulfsberg;
and Jim Smith. Board Members
Absent: Andrew Bornhoft; Kate
Davenport; and Lara Norkus-
Crampton.
Guests and Residents: Gary Far-
land; Anne McLaughlin; Pat
Rounds; and Aaron & Erika
Zabler.
ECCO Board President Sarah
Sponheim called the meeting to
order at 7pm.
Presidents Report
There was some confusion at
last months meeting regard-
ing counting the votes for the
motion to support the Minne-
apolis Energy Options cam-
paign for Minneapolis renewal
of electrical and gas franchise
contracts. Sarah Sponheim
confirmed that the motion
passed (vote: 6 yea, 3 no and 2
abstain).
The ECCO and CARAG
Green Teams are interested
in co-sponsoring a 10th Ward
City Council candidate forum
focusing on environmental
issues. The board approved a
motion to support the forum
and provide funding of up to
$75 for related expenses.
monica Smith: Staff Report
Thirty people attended our
caroling event held in Decem-
ber. Special thanks to Michael
and Judy Shields for hosting
the post-caroling party.
A resident is investigating the
possibility of a Nice Ride sta-
tion in East Calhoun. He is
checking with the businesses
at 34th Street and Hennepin
Avenue to see if they have
space for a station. Nice Ride
adds stations based upon
request. A sample email will
be sent to the board and to our
distribution list to forward to
Nice Ride.
Budget Review and
Proposed Expenditures
Budgets for ECCOs City
funding were reviewed (CPP
and NRP).
The 2013 ECCO budget was
reviewed. Checking account
balance is $18,130.05; savings
account balance is $8,975.83
(balances as of 1/3/13).
The board unanimously
approved a motion to pursue
a proposed neighborhood rain
garden project with a maxi-
mum expenditure of $3,830
(from ECCO unrestricted
funds).
The City of Minneapolis
received a grant from Henne-
pin County to add a bike lane
on 36th Street. ECCO and
CARAG have also agreed to
provide some funding for the
project. Community meetings
will be held to review design
options before a final plan is
approved.
The board is also considering
funding for: a new website;
fees for board/staff to attend
NUSA conference in Minne-
apolis (May 2013); and a dona-
tion to the Uptown condo fire
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victims fund. The board will
consider renewal of 2012 dona-
tions at a later meeting.
Committee Reports
Green Team
The Green Team is working to
make the City of Lakes Loppet
a zero-waste event (Feb 2-3).
Volunteers are needed, contact
Sarah at greenteam@eastcal-
houn.org.
The East Isles Green Team
is hosting a screening of
Gasland on January 14,
6:30pm at Grace-Trinity Com-
munity Church, 1430 West
28th Street.
Rainbow Treecare is hosting
an Emerald Ash Borer Sympo-
sium on February 12. ECCO
would like to send a represen-
tative.
Next meeting of the committee
is January 9, 7pm at St. Marys.
Livability Committee
The committee will be discuss-
ing pedestrian safety at neigh-
borhood intersections.
The properties at 3401
Irving Avenue and 1523
West 34th Street have
been legally separated.
3401 Irving will be on the mar-
ket soon.
The next meeting of the com-
mittee is January 22, 7pm at St.
Marys.
Taking the lead in 2013
The ECCO Board: Back row: Emily Balogh, Kate Davenport, Heather
Wulfsberg, Linda Todd (Co-Vice President), Andrew Bornhoft, Susie
Goldstein. Front row: Sarah Sponheim (President), Anja Curiskis, Liz
Heyman. Absent: Glen Christianson (Treasurer), Lara Norkus-Crampton,
Harry Savage (Co-Vice President), Jim Smith. (Photo by Melissa Slachetka)
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ECCO resident Pat Rounds
was unanimously approved as
one of East Calhouns repre-
sentatives to the UNN Manag-
ing Board.
Meeting adjourned at 8:47pm.
Next meeting is Thursday, Feb-
ruary 7, 7pm. at St. Marys Greek
Orthodox Church.
Photo and story by
Nicole Valentine
Parents at Kenwood Elementary
School with children struggling
with learning differences have a
new group to lean on for support
and resources. Kenwood parent
and ECCO resident, Tracy Nor-
dstrom, created the Learning
Differences Parent Group last
fall to support parents affected
by these issues, build a list of local
and national resources for par-
ents, provide advocacy for learn-
ing differences students within
the school and community, and
create awareness. She believes
the existence of this group will
make Kenwood a stronger
learning community for all.
Nordstroms oldest son was diag-
nosed with Attention Deficit
Disorder (ADD) in fifth grade.
She says her family would have
benefited greatly from a network
of information and support.
There was no one to shepherd
us through the process of hav-
ing our sons learning challenges
identified and then to provide
information and next steps once
he was diagnosed. Twelve par-
ents showed up for the groups
first meeting in November and
Nordstrom says about ten have
remained active.
Principal Cheryl Martin wel-
comed the creation of the group.
Our entire school community
benefits from the ideas and ener-
gy brought forth by our families.
I believe this parent-led initiative
will provide invaluable support
to our families with students
with learning differences, as well
as to the teachers in the class-
rooms.
Once again this winter, Ken-
wood is participating in the Art
Adventure program created by
the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
(MIA). The program, which
trains parent volunteers to pres-
ent and discuss works of art
works in the classroom, is very
popular. This year the school has
Kenwood parent, Lori Johnson, discusses a work from the MIA with a 5th
grade class as part of the Art Adventures program.
Enriching Options For Kenwood Families
35 parent volunteers and every
classroom is involved.
MIA staff pulls together themed
sets of seven to eight works of art
and provides large photographs
of the works to the school so they
can be viewed by and discussed
with students. Students are
encouraged to silently examine
the photographs to learn what
they can about the works and the
cultures from which they come
through observation. Volunteers
are training to ask open-ended
questions of the students to get
conversation flowing and to
encourage their own conclusions
based on observations.
The PTA pays for the parent
picture people to attend the
MIAs training program, as well
as for field trip busses so stu-
dents can visit the museum and
see the works theyve discussed
in person. The kids love to see
the works they are familiar with
when the program culminates
with the museum visit. They feel
they know them. They have a
connection to them, said Ken-
wood resident and Art Adven-
ture volunteer Lori Johnson.
Tours of the school continue
through mid-February most Tues-
day and Thursday mornings at
8am. Contact Community Liaison
Chris Madden at kenwoodpta@
yahoo.com or 612-668-2778 to
reserve your spot on a tour.
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ad sales representative for our
monthly publication. Part time,
commission based opportunity.
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harmonious blend of two eggs,
roasted potatoes, toast, and my
requested meat substitute: sau-
ted tofu. (The dish comes with a
choice of a healthier meat option
like turkey or bison sausage, but
my substitution was no prob-
lem.) The roasted potatoes had
just the right amount of crisp on
the outside while retaining their
softness on the inside, while the
tofu kept its firmness and didnt
crumble all over the plate.
The best part about the dish
though, was how well the flavors
tasted together. The herbs and
spices, even the saltiness of the
butter on the potatoes and toast,
mixed beautifully in every bite.
Each component played well
with the others, which made for
a satisfying eating experience.
My friend, though not terribly
hungry, added her bagel and
apricot spread were delicious,
too. The bagel was fresh, one
of the best shed had, and the
spread wasnt overwhelmingly
apricot-y. The apricot was more
hinted toward rather than the
star of the show, adding just the
right amount of fruity zest.
We enjoyed our time at Common
Roots so much, theres no doubt
well be back again everything
about the caf, from atmosphere
to amenities, invites you in. Its
an excellent vegetarian-friendly
option for anyone looking for a
healthy and happy eating outing.
Common Roots Cafe
2558 Lyndale Avenue
www.commonrootscafe.com
612.871.2360
vEGETARIAN from 9
Tell my
Sons
A story of
empowerment,
encouragement and
inspiration
Tell My Sons began as a letter
from Lieutenant Colonel Mark
M. Weber to leave for his three
sons. The story grew into a book
published in December 2012 that
sold 4,000 copies the first month.
Weber will speak and sign
books on Sunday, February 3,
at 12:45pm at First Universalist
Church, 3400 Dupont Avenue,
www.FirstUniv.org. All are wel-
come. Information about Weber,
the book and links for purchase
is at www.tellmysons.com.
When Weber was diagnosed
with Stage IV cancer in 2010,
doctors predicted he had only a
few months to live. Weber defied
all odds and used these years to
live life to the fullest including
writing the book and becoming a
highly sought-after inspirational
speaker, all the while enduring
multiple surgeries and almost
constant pain.
In 2010 Weber was selected by
Army General David Petraeus
to serve as a military advisor
within the Afghan Parliament.
In a routine physical exam prior
to deployment, Stage IV intesti-
nal cancer was diagnosed in the
thirty-eight-year-old father of
three sons. Weber had served 23
years in the U. S. Army includ-
ing a tour on Petraeus staff as
personal advisor to the chief of
the Iraqi military.
Weber also served previously
with General Martin Dempsey,
now Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. Dempsey came
to Minnesota this past August
to honor the soldier at his End
of Service Ceremony and pres-
ent him with the Legion of Merit
award.
Weber, a Minnesota native, lives in
Rosemount with his wife, Kristin
and three sons.
from Minnesota Department of
Public Safety accident reports.
The study found that bike-motor
vehicle crashes are complex
events and there is no com-
mon contributing factor. How-
ever, three primary conclusions
emerge from the data:
Most crashes occur at intersec-
tions along major arterials.
Drivers are not seeing or yield-
ing to bicyclists.
Bicyclists are not riding in a
predictable manner.
The analysis also found that
both bicyclists and motorists are
equally contributing to the causes
of crashes. Also, while bicycle
commuters have increased over
the past five years, the number
of bicycle-motor vehicle crashes
have remained relatively flat.
The City plans to use these find-
ings to build on its current efforts
to improve the safety of bicyclists.
The City will also use the find-
ings to inform and influence the
design of new bicycle facilities,
the redesign of existing road-
ways, the development of educa-
tion and enforcement programs,
and the creation of bicycle-relat-
ed policy in Minneapolis.
The report is available online at
www.minneapolismn.gov/bicy-
cles.
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This Month The UNN
is Giving Away . . .
2 Tickets
for a FREE
Movie!
RULES: The first reader with the
correct answer to this question on
February 3 will win:
What famous rock star appears in a
Twin Peaks episode?
Email your answer to
unn612@gmail.com.
[Previous months winners are not eligible.]
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FEBRUARY
(Please send your calendar listings to
UptownNews@yahoo.com with the subject
line: Community Calendar. Submit by the 15th of
each month to be included, space permitting, in
the next issue.)
1FRidAY
VenUS in FUr
Jungle Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. 612.822.7063
www.jungletheater.com
Venus in Fur blends love, lust and literature
with the ultimate battle of the sexes. Set in
a stark rehearsal studio, this fast-paced 90-
minute play is both an intellectual adventure
and an often funny encounter between an
actor and a playwright/director. Vanda (Anna
Sundberg) is determined to land the lead in
Thomas (Peter Christian Hansen) new play,
an adaptation of the classic erotic novel which
inspired the term masochism. She arrives
at the auditionher bag filled with S&M gear
and period costumesand soon Thomas is
drawn into reading his own script with this
mysterious young woman. Vandas emotionally
charged audition for the gifted but demand-
ing playwright becomes an electrifying game
of cat and mouse that blurs the lines between
fantasy and reality, seduction and power, love
and sex.
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Free FeBrUAry liVe
loCAl mUSiC
Barbette - 10pm
1600 Lake St. 612.827.5710
www.barbette.com
4-The Neighborhood Trio, 7-Josh Granowski
& Patrick Harison, 11-The Neighborhood Trio,
14-John Devine, 18-The Neighborhood Trio, 21-
Maud Hixson & Robert Bell, 25-The Neighbor-
hood Trio, 28-Rhonda Laurie.
7ThURSdAY
eCCo inDoor winter
plAygroUp
St. Marys Greek Orthodox Church
3450 Irving Ave. S. 612.825.9595
www.StMarysGOC.org
The playgroup is free, informal and open to all
East Calhoun families and friends with kids
of all ages. They meet in the Great Hall on the
following Thursdays from 3:30-5:30pm: Febru-
ary 7, 14, 21, 28. Questions, please contact
le3220@yahoo.dk.
8FRidAY
CAtAlySt Film SerieS
preSentS DetropiA
Intermedia Arts - 7pm
2822 Lyndale Ave. 612.871.4444
www.intermediaarts.org
Detroits story has encapsulated the iconic
narrative of America over the last centurythe
Great Migration of African Americans escaping
Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the
middle class; the love affair with automobiles;
the flowering of the American dream; and now
. . . the collapse of the economy and the fad-
ing American mythos. With its vivid, painterly
palette and haunting score, Detropia sculpts a
dreamlike collage of a grand city teetering on
the brink of dissolution. These soulful pragma-
tists and stalwart philosophers strive to make
ends meet and make sense of it all, refusing
to abandon hope or resistance. Part of the
[RE]FRAME Film Festival.
9SATURdAY
FlUCtUAting CApACity
opening reCeption
Soo Visual Arts Center 6-9pm
2638 Lyndale Ave. 612.871.2263
www.soovac.org
The compulsion to alter that which has come
before, to revisit a moment that could unravel
the tenuous fabric of a transient present and
undiscovered future, is at the center of Adam
Hamiltons Fluctuating Capacity. Melding
notions of scientific experimentation with ele-
ments of fantasy, Fluctuating Capacity, will
reveal splintered journeys into physics and phi-
losophy. This immersive installation will con-
struct a space that acts as a vignette into one
individuals obsession with time travel, a per-
sonal catalogue of inventions, memories and
alchemistic potential. The work is a combina-
tion of found object assemblage and paintings
of an accomplished realism with flourishes of
a more personal stylized technique. Together
these elements present the viewer with an
entry point into a world that represents one
mans struggle with the inherent chaos of life,
as well as his fantastical solutions of how to
control the inevitable passage of time. Show
Runs February 9 to March 23.
14 ThURSdAY
erotiC VAlentineS:
A ShADow Show
Bryant Lake Bowl - 7pm & 10pm
810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949
www.bryantlakebowl.com
If you have closed your senses upon silk, light,
color, odor, character, temperament, you must
be by now completely shriveled up. There are so
many minor senses, all running like tributaries
into the mainstream of sex, nourishing it. Only
the united beat of sex and heart together can
create ecstasy.-Anais Nin. We return to you
erotica and the centuries-old art of shadow
puppetry. Presented by The Eagle and Rose
Theatre Company. $12-$16 sliding scale.
16SATURdAY
QUeer lenS Film SerieS
Bryant Lake Bowl - 10pm
810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949
www.bryantlakebowl.com
Queer Lens, the Twin Cities Lesbian Film
Series, is an evening of independent, local
film shorts created by and focusing on queer
women. Enjoy live performances between reels
and Q&A with the filmmakers after.
19TUESdAY
the Dirt BeneAth oUr Feet
Bryant Lake Bowl - 7pm
810 W. Lake St. 612.825.8949
www.bellmuseum.org
The Dirt Beneath Our Feet: A History of Soils &
Societies. Dr. Jay Bell, Associate Dean of the
Department of Soil, Water & Climate, Univer-
sity of Minnesota, invites us to take a fresh
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2105 Lyndo|e Ave Soutb
Minneopo|is, MN 55405
Mon-Fri: 9om -10pm
Sot & Sun: 9om - 9pm
www.wedge.coop 12.871.3993
Everyone We|come, Every Doy.
look at the history of human civilization from
the ground-up. Learn how the landscapes and
soils upon which we live have helped shape
societies throughout history and around the
globe. Jay BelI received his B.S. and M.S.
degree in Agronomy from Virginia Tech and his
doctorate in Soil Science at the Pennsylvania
State University in 1990, and joined the faculty
at the University of Minnesota as an assistant
professor in January of 1991. Tickets: $5-$12.