Uptown
August 2005
Neighborhood News
A New Paper for CARAG and ECCO
We are excited to be presenting
this inaugural issue of the
Uptown Neighborhood News.
It has been a labor of love,
stamina and hope for a group
of volunteers who have spent
the past 10 months trying to
organize and publish a local
neighborhood newspaper.
The former local paper, The
East Calhoun News, served
this community for 30-plus
years, but was forced to close
down last October. Many
residents and businesses in this
community have expressed
an interest in having a local
paper, and many have missed
the monthly paper left on
their doorsteps. So, a group of
volunteers from the CARAG
and ECCO neighborhoods
gathered last fall to organize
a new paper. This first issue
is the result of that work. It is
proposed that CARAG own
the paper, and run it jointly
Two Major Uptown
Projects Moving Forward
Planning and Development News
by Aaron Rubenstein
Planning and development
issues are heating up in
Uptown. The Lagoon mixed-
use project is proceeding with
a modified plan. Calhoun
Square is preparing to submit
plans to the City for significant
renovation and expansion, and
several planning initiatives
are underway. Enforcement
of the city’s 60/40 liquor rule
for restaurants and a mid-rise
residential complex for the
north side of Lake Calhoun
will be addressed in the next
issue of the UNN. It all adds
up to a significantly changed
face of Uptown.
Lagoon Project
The Minneapolis City Council
voted July 1st to approve plans
for a mixed-use development
behind the Lagoon Cinema.
The site is currently occupied
by a surface parking lot.
The project, proposed by
with ECCO through a Joint
Managing Board. At pub-
lication time, CARAG is still
considering the proposal.
We have high hopes for this to
be a true community newspaper
– we want the people who live
and work here to contribute,
to read, and to discuss. We
encourage involvement by all
members of the community.
It is our hope to publish
information that interests
you. Our mission is to provide
thoughtful coverage of local
news, combined with fun and
engaging stories about the
people, businesses and issues of
these two neighborhoods.
The purpose of the newspaper is
to inform the community about
local and city issues, perhaps
in more detail than you might
find from other citywide news
channels. We discuss activities
and proposals of the various
the Ackerberg Group and
Financial Freedom Realty,
consists of a condominium
building, a 6-story office
building, an expanded Lagoon
Cinema (nearly doubled in
size to 1,550 seats), several
restaurants, a public plaza,
a ped/bike bridge over and
connection to the Midtown
Greenway, and 760 parking
spaces, mostly underground.
The City Council voted 9-4 to
approve the project but reduced
the height of the condominium
building from 13 to 10 stories
(148 feet to 112 feet).
It is expected the developers
will revise the approved plan
to increase its density, in
order to recover lost revenue.
The approved 112 feet height
reduces the profit they would
have generated from the most
desired top three stories of
the condo building. Possible
revisions include adding
residential units to the 6-story
civic, political, commercial and
governmental bodies that affect
our neighborhoods.
We provide a forum for
discussion, as you will see in
our new Opinion Page. Please
write to us with a letter or an
essay. We will include all that
we can fit.
We cover the business of the
two neighborhood groups,
ECCO and CARAG. We cover
their meetings and events. Be
sure to lkeep us informed about
issues and events you would
like to see in the newspaper.
We promote the businesses
of the area. We offer a place
for businesses to advertise to
the residents. We support our
merchants and services that are
so important to our way of life
here. And we encourage you to
patronize our advertisers.
We cover environmental issues,
and discuss the ways that many
office building, modifying the
location of the movie theaters,
and adding more commercial
space. Any modifications to
the plan already approved
by the City Council will
require review and approval
by the Planning Commission
following a public hearing.
CARAG voted 16-8 in April
to oppose the Lagoon project,
primarily due to its height.
ECCO also voted to oppose the
project. Area residents in favor
of the project said they like the
hundreds of jobs that would
be brought to Uptown as well
as the numerous amenities
including a public plaza and a
bridge over, and connection to,
the Greenway. Those opposed
to the project expressed
concerns about building height,
traffic, and air quality.
Calhoun Square
uptown project
continued on page 11
Covering the Neighborhoods
of CARAG and ECCO in the
Uptown Area
Inaugural Issue August 2005
Volume 1, Number 1
people are working hard to illustrators and poets. We
sustain our neighborhoods. welcome writers for occasional or
regular columns, on wine, history,
We cover the arts community.
gardening, health, home repair,
See our Events Calendar, and
cooking, interesting people,
send us information about
musings – no idea is too weird.
events happening around the
If you collect salt and pepper
area.
shakers, or make animals out
You will see many more of old phone books, we want
exciting things in the months to to know about it, and your
come. Get involved if you have neighbors want to read about
ideas. Give us feedback. it! Contact us at unneditor@
earthlink.net if you have
An enthusiastic group of
something to say.
volunteers has worked very
hard to source story ideas, We look forward to hearing
write stories and columns, from you, and you will be
take pictures, and manage the hearing great things from us.
details of ad sales and printing Enjoy this first issue.
and bookkeeping. This first
– Liza Lawrence
issue has been accomplished
primarily with volunteer effort.
We are seeking help to continue
this momentum. If you have a
talent or an interest, join us.
We are looking for volunteers
to work as reporters, events
calendar editors, photographers,
Art Car Parade
The event was July 23, Saturday. artcarparade.com
This car – artists Dave and Irene Major entitled "The Aero Car" from
Benton, Kansas
This car – artist Scott Moses entitled "The Multi Porpoise Vehicle" from
Wichita, Kansas.
(You know the car, made in the 1960's in Germany, called the Amphicar -
able to move on land or water.)
page 2 Uptown Neighborhood News August 2005

Metris Uptown Art Fair

With the Metris Uptown Art
Fair entering its 42nd year, it is
an inspiration to consider how
far the event has come. The
Fair started as a sidewalk sale
for local artists and a vision
for community growth and
has developed into a nationally
acclaimed event, drawing
nearly 400,000 art lovers. The
Uptown Art Fair is rated 9th
in the nation by the Art Fair
Sourcebook out of over 700
fairs, and this accomplishment
was no easy feat. Art Fairs
are judged in terms of city,
sales, and friendliness of the
neighbors, knowledge of
volunteers, staff, understanding
of fine arts, and other qualities.
From budget constraints
to low quality artwork, the
Uptown Art Fair was at one
time in danger of ending the
show. Fortunately, this never
happened, and now the Fair has
developed into an outstandingly
successful show, proving to be
profitable for the artists, local
vendors and community.
The Uptown Association
is a community-driven
organization that produces
the Art Fair. Proceeds from
the Fair go right back into the
community. The generated
revenue pays for Uptown
projects, extra security officers,
sidewalk cleaning, street
lighting, print material for the
Uptown area, and funding for
seasonal events, just to name a
few.
A sample list of events and
activities this year include Metris
Creates Digital Effects, which
is a gallery of children’s digital
photography located in Calhoun
Square. Imagination Station, also
located in Calhoun Square, will
have a Cottonelle Family Sing-A-
Long stage, as well as the Volvo
Performing Arts Stage located in
the Old Chicago parking lot. An
exciting element of the fair this
year is that parking no longer
has to be a concern! Target is
providing the Target Art Hop.
It is free transportation with
Metro Transit buses between the
Metris Uptown Art Fair, Loring
Park Art Festival, Powderhorn
Art Fair, and the Midtown Lake
Street Transit Stop.
The Uptown Association and Girard on Lake Street. Meters Parking restrictions will begin
its sponsors are very excited from Humboldt to Girard will Thursday afternoon. Various
about this year’s fair, and we be reserved for handicapped crews will begin setting up
anticipate a successful show. parking, with hoods covering equipment, artists, food
For more information about the meters. vendors and sponsor booths
this year’s Metris Uptown on Thursday from 8:00AM
Metro Transit is offering free
A r t Fair, please visit www. through 9:00PM, and then
rides for those who work in
uptownminneapolis.com or call Friday from 6:00AM (!) until
the area during the Art Fair.
612-823-4581. noon, when the Fair officially
Transit passes are available. For
begins.
Tanya Longen information call 823-4581.
Editor’s note: Streets will be The Art Fair runs from Friday
closed from 28th to 31st Street
August 5th through Sunday
on Hennepin, and Humboldt to
August 7th.
The following artists are from Minneapolis
Karen Bernthal T Lee James Roettger
Randi Birk Kangsheng Liu Erik Saulitis
B.J. Christofferson Diane Marshall Andrew Shea
Kyle Fokken Kelly Marshall Smith-O'Mara
Barry Hendrickson Ernest Miller Sheryl Tuorila
Judith Kinghorn Steve Nowatzki Kirsten Walstead
Duke Klassen Kyle Osvog Hui Zhang
Brita Kukich Patrick Parsons

carag/ecco meetings Uptown Neighborhood News

The Calhoun Area Residents
Action Group (CARAG) meets
the 3rd Tuesday of each month
7PM at Bryant Square Park
31st and Bryant.
East Calhoun Cedar
Organization (ECCO) meets
the first Thursday of each
month 7PM at St. Mary’s
Church, 34th & Irving.
Uptown Neighborhood News is a monthly publication produced by volunteers of the ECCO and
CARAG neighborhoods. Uptown Neighborhood News covers the news of households within
the area bounded by Lyndale Ave. S. and Lake Calhoun, between Lake Street and 36th St W.
Copies are distributed to businesses in the Uptown area, along Lake Street, and Lyndale and
Hennepin Aves. Circulation is 5,100, with a pass-along readership of 10,000. Publication and
distribution is near the last weekend of every month. The publication is free.
Contributors are area residents who volunteer their time to bring the news of the area to residents.
Articles, letters to the editor and stories ideas are welcomed and encouraged. The editor reserves
the right to edit for length, clarity, relevance to the neighborhood, or other reasons. The deadline
for articles, ads and events listing is the 17th of the month. Editorial and advertising guidelines
are available. Please contact the editor:

Email: Minneapolis City Council

Unneditor@earthlink.net Tenth Ward
Dan Niziolek
Editor: (612) 673-2210
Liza Lawrence Dan.Niziolek@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
unneditor@earthlink.net
Crime Prevention Specialist:
Joyce United Methodist Church Letters
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Tom Thompson
(612) 673-2823
31st and Fremont • Phone 612 823-0537 Advertising 5th Precinct SAFE Unit, Sector 2
Mary Ann Knox
www.JoyceChurch.org (612) 822-8533
3101 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis MN 55408
maryannknox@visi.com
Ads are due by the 17th of each month. Contributing Photographers
The Joyce Food Shelf • The Joyce Nursery School Jeff Farnum
Worship Handicapped Accessible Graphic Design & Producion Kay Nygaard Graham
Kelly Verbrick, Liz Malherek Dave Peterson
picturebook Julie Sandin
(612) 823-3023
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30 a.m. www.picturebookonline.com Contributing writers
Bill Boudreau
Newspaper circulation Dan Van Eijl
CARAG: Lewis Peterson Thatcher Imboden
ECCO Circulation: Bill Boudreau Tonya Longen
(612) 825-0979 Jane Miller
UNN Managing Board Lara Norkus-Crampton

Supporting the Neighborhood Gary Farland

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J Aaron Rubenstein
824-6733
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Kelly Newcomer
Kay Nygaard Graham
(612) 825-3637 5th Precinct Community Attorney:
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(612) 673.2005
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(612) 822-2537
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things, don’t worry.
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August 2005
opinions
The Difference Between
Uptown and Downtown
—Zoning
By Lara Norkus-Crampton
When I first read about the
Lagoon project proposal for the
parking lot behind the existing
Lagoon Theater in Uptown
I, along with many others,
thought that the 13-story condo
part of the project was too
radical, and would never pass.
The success of the surrounding
communities has been built
on a delicate balance of a
human scaled commercial
core surrounded by reasonably
dense neighborhoods, with
the Chain of Lakes only
blocks away. Uptown is in a
Pedestrian Overlay District
limiting building height to 4
stories. Why would anyone in
city hall want to mess with this
winning combination? Even
the Minneapolis Plan states that
new developments should fit in
with the existing character of
the area.
The East Calhoun and CARAG
(Calhoun Area Residents
Action Group) neighborhood
boards voted to oppose the
project as proposed. The
LHENA (Lowry Hill East
Neighborhood Association)
board voted to support
the project with pages of
reservations and conditions,
and East Isles voted to "support
LHENA." This certainly did
not appear to be a ringing
endorsement of this project!
In the meantime our own
Council Member Dan Niziolek
worked tirelessly to push this
project through, regardless of
the controversy the proposal
raised among the citizens in his
ward.
The City Planning Commission
(an appointed body), disregarding
the existing zoning, scale, and the
city planning staff’s recommendation
that the height should go no higher
than 6-8 stories, passed the 13 story
proposal. I was one of the people
who appealed that decision to the
City Council. We supported the
staff recommendation, but stressed
that 6 stories would obviously
fit in better with the existing
scale.
We filed our appeal with the
City Council’s Zoning and
Planning Committee and they
did vote to uphold our appeal,
saying that the project was just
too tall and out of character for
Uptown. CM Niziolek was the
only member of the committee
to vote against us.
The Greenway Coalition (a
private organization) testified
several times in support of the
project height, which included
a pedestrian bridge over the
Greenway, connecting the
LHENA neighborhood to the
Uptown Neighborhood News
Your rants and raves go here. Please express
your opinions by sending in lots of letters.
We’ll print as many as space allows.
development, and a platform
for a future light rail/trolley.
These are great amenities to
enhance the Greenway, but
they weren’t enough to make
a 13-story building more
appropriate for Uptown.
In the end, the full City
Council approved a numerical
compromise of 10 stories for the
condo, setting a new precedent
for what is acceptable in
Uptown. There were many
thoughtful remarks from
Council Members opposing this
break with existing zoning and
character. Council President
Ostrow stated that zoning was
a compact with the citizens and
should set clear standards. CM
Goodman stated that this was a
clear case of development and
a developer driving planning.
Mayor Rybak stated Uptown
is not downtown and this
difference should be respected.
CM Zerby suggested they just
vote it down and ask for a more
appropriate proposal.
Growth and density can
and should happen without
changing the scale and
character of Uptown. CM
Niziolek and other supporters
spoke eloquently of the
benefits of increasing density
in Uptown. It is ironic that this
particular project, as approved,
is now 250% of the zoning for
height and only 70% of the
allowable density. There have been
many questions raised regarding
the existing infrastructure,
especially transportation. These
upgrades are needed to support
not only this project, but for
future development in the area,
ensuring that the livability we
all value is not degraded. This
is what zoning and planning is
supposed to sort out, but failed
to do. To address this, we need
a Master Plan for Uptown.
Most importantly, we need
new, accountable, leadership
for our ward.
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Uptown Plan Should Focus on Goals
By Thatcher Imboden
Uptown has made
headlines in the last couple
of months over proposed
buildings in the area. Some
neighborhood residents
criticized The Ackerberg
Group’s project at the
Lagoon Theater, specifically
because of its proposed 13-
story tower. Critics said that
Uptown needs a plan for
its future before approving
projects that are significantly
different than what current
zoning allows. The current
process, while not perfect,
does allow for intelligent
discussion and review on a
particular project. Uptown
does need a plan, however,
so that new development can
evolve within a framework
which focuses on goals and
rewards sound design while
protecting neighbors.
Emphasizing goals
Planning should focus on
goals so innovative design
is not stymied by a rigid
system. For example, an
Uptown Plan could act
as an evaluation tool for
the content and impact of
development projects.
Critical aspects such as job
creation and urban design
would be considered as
important as issues of
height or traffic. If you
visit Uptown during a
weekday morning, you can
see that the few businesses
open at those earlier hours
are struggling to fill empty
seats and aisles. This is as
real a threat to the character
of our neighborhood as
a few stories of height or
the location of a door on a
movie theatre.
Being proactive, not reactive
If we, as community
members, want a seat
at the table, we need to
make sure we are going to
participate in such a way
that demands attention and
respect. Negative attitudes
and adversarial behavior
will limit our credibility in
achieving neighborhood
goals. We need to leave room
for innovation, and reward
designs for developments
that consider our suggestions
and concerns important.
Just as important, our Plan
should not be viewed as
the prescription. Great
ideas can come from those
who are not involved with
our Plan— including
developers, architects, city
planners, other professionals,
and informed citizens.
page 3
While Uptown needs a Plan,
development proposals that
challenge the zoning code
can and should be considered
for approval. The city’s
current system allows for
variances and conditional
use permits so that good
projects can proceed even
when they don't comply
fully with "one size fits all"
zoning policies. We choose
to live in Uptown because of
its vibrancy, its offerings, its
location, and much more. A
good Uptown Plan will be
able to adapt to marketplace
conditions so that progress
can be made on our goals.
What good is a plan if the
goals cannot be obtained,
or if the "rules" focus on
single issues? We need to be
progressive, not regressive,
and our planning should
serve the entire community-
-not just those who want to
preserve the status quo.
page 4
Musical Notes.... tidbits –
small news you might use
By Dan Van Eijl
Mission Statement: When asked
to review music in some form for
this paper, I instantly hoped I could
somehow share my love of jazz music
with my community. Powerful art of
the soul, expression of life, both good
and bad.
However, I don’t want to critique
the music, or attempt to explain it
mathematically. (That’s what the
back of jazz records are for). Rather,
to express the feelings and emotions
that the players stir in me, and how
it affects me.
Most music is over promoted without
merit. Jazz is under promoted and
misunderstood. I wish to give a little
credit that’s long overdue for some
of our country’s greatest innovators
and orators. The voices of men and
women desperate to be free here
in the 20th century. An accurate
account, of an empire in flux, dealing
with itself. The toiling of generations
of jazz folks constitutes a testament
of biblical proportion.
I hope to help a few people find
music they will enjoy a lifetime.
Thanks,
Dan
Sonn’is Crib
I am honored to be given this
opportunity, to share with you
thoughts and ideas about jazz; the
thing is where to start? What place
and time?
The album that has moved me the
most the last few months is Sonny
Clark, Sonn’is Crib, from 1957. This
is not a legendary album per se, but
it does include a future legend. This
is not easy listening jazz. These are
hard swinging, young cats that create
an energy that seems to combust into
your speaker.
This was a politically charged time,
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and civil rights protests were boiling
in the streets. These are the voices
of angry young men! While not the
racially inspired music of Archie
Shepp and Albert Ayler, (that would
come later) this is still the voice
of rebellion, and evolving social
position.
The album features blistering playing
by the horn of Don Byrd on trumpet,
and Curtis Fuller on trombone.
However, it is a young John Coltrane
who makes this album a "must have".
Far from his spiritual crusade of the
60’s, this is a man removed from his
peace, and the journey there will
be through his vehicle, called the
tenor sax. As an MC raps or a poet
writes, a horn player talks thru his
instrument, and his soul can express
what even words cannot, via the
language of jazz.
A young Coltrane was restless, and
searching. Defiantly playing every
chord combination he could discover,
hoping that the truth would appear
around that next corner, he promised
to share it with all of us.
Sonny Clark himself was a great
session player, from the unparalleled
Blue Note label of the late 50’s. He
was born in Pittsburgh in 1931, and
began studying the piano at four. He
has played in the West Coast and in
Europe. From the Thelonious Monk/
Bud Powell school of playing, he
rounds out these sessions with Paul
Chambers on bass and Art Taylor on
drums.
Hear these conversations, dig their
vibes, feel their moods. The actual
songs are only vehicles, allowing them
to arrive at an emotional destination,
a release from the pressure of civil
rights, poverty, drugs and love! This
is jazz, and why it exists. Check it
out.
August 2005
(Editor’s Note: We will run small Minneapolis last winter. They remodeled
Tidbits every month; if you have what was the former Art Materials
bits of information that others in the building years ago, and more recently
neighborhood might find interesting, a used clothing store. Check out the
forward them to us, and we’ll try to beautiful space, and interesting shows.
include them. We are looking for a variety
Bryant Square Park will be closed for
of information about the neighborhood,
two weeks, from Aug. 16 to 29.
businesses, people, history, and fun facts
to know. (unneditor@earthlink.net) Outdoor Noshing and Sipping.
Soon after the city of Minneapolis
Calhoun Square Meeting
passed an ordinance banning smoking
There will be a special meeting of in bars and restaurants, there was a
Developers of Calhoun Square and rush for licenses to operate patios and
CARAG for discussion and feedback sidewalk dining. Since Minnesotans
on the revised site plan for the love to be outside for that tiny span of
redevelopment project. The date is summer warm weather, these places are
August 3rd from 6:30 – 8:30 at Joyce filling up. There are at least 24 nearby
Church on 31st and Fremont Ave. opportunities to have dinner, coffee or
a cocktail outside while enjoying the
CARAG August Board meeting will
summer breezes. Check them out! Big
be held in the Chalice Room at First
Mike’s Super Subs, Bryant Lake Bowl,
Universalist Church on 34th And Bryant
Passage To India, Lucia’s, Williams Pub,
Ave.
Machu Picchu, La Bodega, Urban Bean,
Free Wood Chips at Lake Falafel King, Gigi’s Café, Rotisseria, Café
Calhoun. The Minneapolis Park Barbette, Zeno, Figlio, Caffrey’s Deli,
Dunn Bros.,Tum Rup Thai, Coldstone
& Recreation Board's Forestry Section
Creamery, Amore Victoria, Herkimer
makes woodchips available to anyone
who can use them; there are occasions Pub, 101 Blu, Suburban World Theater,
when a site will be empty. The Butter, Bakery on Grand.
woodchips are in the parking lot on
Retail Store. Moving to Uptown
the SE corner of Lake Calhoun. The
from the damaged building in the
entrance is just north of the intersection
Wedge is Paper Source. After a van
of Lake Calhoun Parkway, Wm. Berry
crashed into the building, the store was
Parkway and Richfield Road.
homeless for a few months. It has landed
Safety Camp. Offered to those at 31st and Hennepin. (See article pg 11)
entering 3rd and 4th grades for this fall.
Historic Suburban World
The Camp will be held at Theodore
Theater. Don Driggs has bought
Wirth Park. The cost is $35. For more
the too-long empty Sub World, 3022
information, call: (612) 230-6475.
Hennepin Ave., and is offering it as
Revolving Restaurants. a special events venue. Known for
Many new restaurants have opened in this month as "Fringeville", it is the
the area in the past few months. Check headquarters for the Fringe Festival.
them out if you have not been out and In its non-Fringe life, the theater
about. Three Muses closed, but has offers private parties and public events
been replaced by Emma’s Restaurant & with food and liquor, movies, or live
Lounge, 2817 Lyndale Ave. S… Tonic entertainment. The stars and clouds are
closed, to be replaced with Stella’s Fish still there on the ceiling!
Café, 1400 W. Lake St. …... Bilimbi
Bay has become Drink at 1440 Lagoon
Av.… and the Wild Noodles space has
been reborn as Tum Rup Thai, 1221 W.
Lake St… We were sad to see the classic
Nora’s close, but her son has opened his
own place in a new building on the same
spot, called Tryg’s, 3118 W. Lake St……
El Meson owners have opened Café
Limon in the Bobalicious Tea spot, 611
W. Lake St.
Art Gallery. Lyn-Lake is the new site
for 30-year old Flanders Contemporary
Art, which moved from downtown
August 2005 Uptown Neighborhood News page 5

Lao America
CARAG resident Catherine
Geisen-Kisch quit her job to
travel with her husband John.
They rafted on the Zambezi
River, went on safari in Zambia
and Tanzania, explored the
Ugandan jungle, and hiked in
Cameroon. From the African
continent they arrived in Nepal,
traveled through Myanmar,
Camobodia, Thailand, and the
beautiful country of Lao PDR
(People’s Democratic Republic).
The people, culture and
environment of Lao PDR
captured their hearts.
Catherine and John visited an
historic site, made their way
through the Karst Mountains,
and visited remote villages
where most people continue to
wear their traditional clothing.
While in Lao PDR, Catherine
submitted her resume to the
United Nations Development
Program (UNDP) and was
accepted as an intern to live in
Vientiane. Catherine and John
stayed there for four months
before returning to Uptown
Minneapolis.
Catherine will be holding a
photography exhibit entitled
‘Rouging’ It Around-the-
World. Affordable framed
and matted prints and gift
card sets will be for sale.
All proceeds from the sale
of Catherine’s work will be
donated to Lao America,
a non-profit organization
located on West Broadway
in Minneapolis.
The exhibit will be held rain schedule is Friday August 5th, 7th, 10:00 to 6:00. World famous will be held at 3201 Fremont
or shine coinciding with noon to 7:30, Saturday the 6th Lao Coffee and refreshments Ave. S.– Liza Lawrence
the Uptown Art Fair. That 10:00 to 7:30 and Sunday the will be available. The event

Can My Car Be Your Advertising Vehicle?

by Bill Boudreau
As you approach your car, late
as usual, you notice someone
has already been there and left
a message, several in fact. One
suggests you can make $75,000
a year working part-time.
From top left and going clockwise: Coach Ray Aponte, Lenny
Dominguez, Danny Kernan, Jeffery Dominguez, Henry
Another offers a painless, no
Herrera, Simon Smedberg, Harvey Murphy, Coach Denny exercise, method for weight-
Kernan, Marcus Aponte, Coach Barry Murphy, Coach Joe reduction. Still another – a
Booher, Coach Elpidio Herrera, Bodo Christensen, Tyus King, “scientific” religion – offers
Julian Booher, Andrew Persing, Sam Klinger, Mohammed unlimited personal power. All
Ahmed.
these treasures are within reach,
courtesy of a recently expanding
type of advertising that threatens
to come right through your
window!
Windshield advertising, the
dreaded auto inyourfaces, is
rapidly becoming another water
quality nemesis. Windshield
solicitations, flattened under
the wipers or screwed into the
mirror, are an unflattering
addition to an already befouled
torrent of stormwater. Cast onto
the street as litter, this perennial
gutter dweller bleeds poisonous
inks and nutrient-laden pulp into
streets that just happen to be our
lake's delicate upland veins.
The whole idea of such aggressive
sales techniques makes you so
mad you just want to pick up the
whole gaggle of gratuitous greed
and pitch it into the... Oh, oh,
bad move, pal. A passing police
car saw you dump that stuff and
now he's writing you a ticket for
littering. $100! What?! It's the
fruitcake who put this junk on
my windshield, that's the litterer!
You want to make a federal case
out of it, buddy?
Better listen to the officer — as
the situation now stands, the
advertiser is not responsible for
the disposal problems of the
message, you are. The 'litterer'
is the recipient who fails to
properly recycle the unwanted
message. Topsy-turvy, or what?
Some will tell you it’s a first-
amendment thing — ‘There’s
nothing we can do; it’s free-
speech.’
However, our sources claim
that if a suit were brought to
stop windshield advertising on
environmental grounds, i.e.,
because the inevitable result
is increased pollutant loads in
violation of federal standards,
then the courts might well
restrict the abominable practice.
It’s worth a try.

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page 6 Uptown Neighborhood News August 2005

CARAG (Calhoun Area Residents Action Group)
Minutes of Monthly Neighborhood Meeting for July 19, 2005
Special note to all: Calhoun
Square developers and
CARAG are holding a special
meeting for community
discussion and feedback on the
revised site plan. The meeting
is August 3rd from 6:30-
8:30pm at Joyce church (31st
St and Fremont Avenue). The
plans could go before the City
Planning Commission as early
as September.
Board Members in Attendance:
Diana Boegemann, Jill Bode,
Howard Verson, Kay
Nygaard-Graham, Bill Morton,
Pam Price, Cindy Christian,
and Alex Woehrlin.
Welcome: Diana welcomed
all. The Board is made up of
volunteers who also volunteer
time on other neighborhood
committees and organizations.
Scott Engel, the CARAG staff
person, can be reached at 823-
2520. CARAG is a democratic
organization; membership and
voting privileges are open to
residents, property owners,
and business owners.
Approve Consent Agenda: A
motion was passed to approve
the agenda, June meeting
minutes, and the treasurer’s
report.
Treasurer’s Report: CARAG has
$7,615.90 in the bank account
and $6,919.56 in asset accounts.
Total balance as of 7-18-05 was
$14,535.46. The register report
showed actual expenses of
$122.28 for the period of 6-21-05
through 7-18-05.
Bryant Square Park: The
baseball team (age 12 years
old and younger) won the city
championship this summer.
Register for programs online at
www.minneapolisparks.org .
Crime Report: Tom Thompson,
Community Crime Prevention
Specialist, reminded block
club leaders to register their
National Night Out events
by calling 673-3568. National
Night out is August 2nd.
Burglaries are up and a
significant number of them are
occurring in occupied dwellings
(someone is home). There was
a recent case of stranger rape
and a suspect has been arrested.
To set-up a neighborhood
watch group call Tom at
612-673-2823.
Lisa Godon introduced herself
as the community attorney
stationed in the fifth precinct.
She prosecutes gross and petty
misdemeanors, among other
things, and helps to create new
laws, such as the Aggressive
Solicitation Ordinance.
Pizza Luce: JJ Haywood
Palmer, of Pizza Luce
announced the third annual
block party to be held on
August 13th. There will be
live bands, kids activities, and
food and beer on 32nd Street
between Lyndale and Aldrich.
They will have security and
a trash sweep to clean up the
area afterward. The event is
from noon until 10pm.
Newspaper: Anna Matthes,
Treasurer of the new
neighborhood newspaper’s
Managing Board, was cut short
before she could begin her
presentation of the Managing
Board’s operating procedures
and seek approval from
CARAG. A motion to table
this agenda item was passed (9
yes votes to 8 no votes).
Zoning: Aaron Rubenstein,
chair of the CARAG Zoning
Committee, reported on a
presentation by developers who
are proposing construction of
a four-story condominium at
3517-3525 Hennepin Avenue.
The plan calls for removal
of current structures. Email
questions about the project to
Al Olme at aolme@scc.net .
A motion was passed to
recommend approval of
variance requests for the garage
at 3454 Fremont Avenue. The
variance request is for an
increase in garage floor area
to 816 square feet (676 allowed
currently), an increase in wall
height from 10' to 13'6", and
an increase in roof height from
16' to 17'9".
Council Member’s Report:
Dan Niziolek said that violent
crime in Minneapolis has
increased this year. We should
have some new police officers
by August 1st.
The Independent, a business
in Calhoun Square, is still
not meeting the city’s 60/40
requirement (at least 60%
of sales must be food and no
more than 40% of sales can
be alcohol). Drink, another
Uptown business, is in
violation of several conditions
of their license, in that some of
their operations are more like
a bar than a restaurant.
Dan Niziolek is in favor of a
moratorium on development
of industrial zoned property.
He sees a need to retain some
of these parcels as industrial to
maintain a healthy balance of
uses for the city.
The Midtown Greenway
Coalition is spearheading a
study of land use surrounding
the Greenway.
NRP Report: The SPACE
Committee recommended
using $225 donated to CARAG
(by the Janovich family) to buy
educational software with
a focus on literature for the
Bryant Square Park computer
lab. Motion passed.
NRP money from the
administrative budget was
used to pay for the facilitator
(Linda Alton) of the Calhoun
Square community meetings.
The SPACE Committee is
holding a contest to create a
design for a new neighborhood
ID sign. There is a cash prize of
$100. The deadline for entries
is August 31st. For contest
specifics contact CARAG at
823-2520. CARAG will select
one design option from among
three that will be presented at
the September annual Board
meeting (See box below).
New Business: CARAG needs
volunteers to staff a fundraiser
pop booth at the Art Fair. The
CARAG Board elections are in
September, with many current
members not planning to run
again. Nominations for new
Board members are being
sought.
The August Board meeting
will be held in the Chalice
Room at First Universalist
Church on 34th and Dupont.

National Night Out – August 2, 2005

Most likely you will be reading Baumann at the Minneapolis recognizes the year-long CARAG Sign Contest
this after Aug. 2nd. We hope Police Department. We were effort of neighborhoods, block The thirty-year-old CARAG sign of the goose will
you enjoyed the evening with also recognized in this #1 and apartment clubs, and a soon be retired. CARAG is holding a contest for a new
your neighbors. position in 2002, 2001, 1998 variety of other activities creation. Entries are to be in the CARAG office by the
and 1990. Thus Minneapolis focused on addressing last day of August. That address is: 711 W. Lake St.,
First, we’ll explore some has received a national award neighborhood problems.
history. #303, Mpls. 55408. It is suggested by CARAG that the
5 times in the past 21 years; We sign represent a simple image that evokes the character
take great pride in our city and This is a night to celebrate past
Minneapolis received the accomplishments. We address of the neighborhood. The signs will be posted on 6-foot
“National Night Out 2004 its outstanding community poles around the boundaries of CARAG, to be seen
involvement. today’s challenges and
Award” from the National re-dedicate a collaborative from a distance by passing motorists and pedestrians.
Association of Town Watch. The mission of this campaign effort with neighbors, police, The words “welcome”, “CARAG”, and “neighborhood”
We were selected as the “top- is to “build community, businesses and other citizens to must be part of the concept.
ranked Category #1 National generate support for anti-crime improve the quality of life for
Night Out 2004 Area” For information concerning the size, format, and colors
programs and strengthen everyone in our city. of the sign, call 823-2520, or email carag@carag.org.
according to a letter written police/community relations.”
by Matt Peskin the National Held each year on the first Check out facts and quotes Only one design per person will be accepted. The
Project Coordinator to John Tuesday of August, this night from event goers. Peruse the contestant need not be a resident of CARAG. The winner
community calendar of events, will be awarded $100. What a great way to contribute to
and more on National Night the neighborhood.
Out. Learn what you and
your neighbors can do now to
National Night Out is the biggest crime lower crime and elevate safety
prevention program in the world. More than 34 in your neighborhood. All
million people in the 50 states, US territories, this and more when you log neighborhoods
military bases, and part of Canada participated in onto the Minneapolis Police “Don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood.”
National Night Out in 2004. Department web page, and Russian Proverb
note National Night Out in
Locally, National Night Out is coordinated by
the search box. “We will invest in our people, quality education, job opportunity,
Minneapolis Community Crime Prevention/
family, neighborhood, and yes, a thing we call America.”
SAFE (CCP/SAFE) of the Minneapolis Police http://www.ci.minneapolis. Dan Quayle quotes (American 44th US Vice President under
Department. mn.us/police/ George Bush (1989-93)
(information from National Night Out and City of Jane Miller “Borrow trouble for yourself, if that's your nature, but don't
Minneapolis web sites) janemillermn@yahoo.com lend it to your neighbors.”
Rudyard Kipling
August 2005 Uptown Neighborhood News page 7
page 8 Uptown Neighborhood News August 2005

council), John Hartwig (Resident), APPROVAL OF MINUTES &

ECCO (East Calhoun Community Organization)
Minutes of Monthly Neighborhood Meeting
July 7, 2005
(To get on our list, email to amrsurvey@
aol.com)
HIGHLIGHTS:
1. Consulting team studying land uses
along the Midtown Greenway.
2. If you can count…please volunteer
for the parking study in ECCO.
3. If you can’t…please help with the
ECCO Labor picnic and kids bike
parade.
4. "Landscaping" at old Blue Ribbon
cleaners site so far is mud.
5. P
 ower failures at Tin Fish create
havoc for owners. Greek church
helps out.
6. P
 ark Board seen as rushing
projects through (two of them),
not involving the neighborhoods.
7. "Uptown Neighborhood News"
coming out with August issue.
8. Y
 our opinions on the "Hennepin
Avenue Plan" are requested.
9. ECCO Secretary reads "Don’t
build on Calhoun lakeshore"
resolution at Park Board meeting.
Keep it natural!
Harry Savage (candidate for city AGENDA:
council).
The June minutes were approved, as
WELCOME: was the proposed meeting agenda.
President, Bruce Grimm, called the For more detail go to WWW.
10. Park Board plans to sell river shore meeting to order, welcomed board ECCOINFO.ORG Also use that site to
park property to developer. More members and others, and initiated sign up for the entire minutes e-mailed
condos! introductions.
directly to you every month.
11 Proposed Park Board event
center seen as unneeded – would
compete with an area private event
center and a nearby church event
business.
12. Sydney’s and Burch Pharmacy sites
are in play for development.
Meeting Held:
Thursday, July 7, 2005, 7:00 P.M. at St.
Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
(Board meetings are held the first
Thursday of each month, open to
public)
Board Members Present:
Kay Anderson (Secretary), Tanya
Cornelius, Bruce Grimm (President),
Anne G. Chase, Ralph Knox (Vice
President), Don MacPherson
(Treasurer), Ted Ringsred, Matt
Carter, Keith Ruddick,
Others Present:
Ellen Meyer (CARAG), Anne Geske
(SW Journal), Al Anderson (resident),
Allan Bernard, (candidate for city
Cartoon by Kelly Newcomer, exclusive to Uptown Neighborhood News

Find Out
What Your
Neighbors
are up To Monday, September 5th • from 2:45 pm to 6:00 pm.
✪ Starts at St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church on Irving at 35th St.
Parade goes east on 35th St., north on Holmes Ave,
west on 32nd St., south on Irving Ave. back to the church.
Subscribe to the
NEW Ecco FREE ☞ 2:45  ecorate your pet,
D ☞ 4:15- 5:00 Dinner provided. Bring
stroller, bike or trike salads and desserts to
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☞ 3:00  arch in the parade
M
with the Southwest High ☞ 5:00-6:00 Bingo and prizes for
We’ll let you know stuff like when the School Marching Band everyone.
board meetings are happening, even
send you the agenda. Be notified
☞ 3:30-4:00 Play: animal balloons,
cake walk, face painting,
whenever something’s going refreshments
down that you should know about.
Thanks to all the following residents and businesses
Neighborhood events, meetings,
free pizza, a parade, sometimes
✪ for the fabulous bingo prizes donated last year: ✪
urgent situations. Lucia's Glass Menagerie Davanni's Zeno Tonic
Indigo On Your Toes School of Brueggers Beezwax Chino Latino
Stay in touch! Brides of France
Dance
Sara Cura Taj of India Bar Abilene
Shoe Zoo
Salon Levante The TIn Fish Chipotle Schmidty's
Simply SIGN ON for this free, Bobby Bead
Magers & Quinn Books Intelligent Nutrients Isles Bun & Coffee Eye Deals
fast- notification service at Orr Books
Cinnabon
Wild Noodles Cafe Barbette Dairy Queen
Joseph & Terry
Robyn Cook Schmidt Uptown Theater Accent Art Dunn Bros
www.eccoinfo.org Caroline Vaaler Great Clips Tom Schmidt Chevy's
John Sorenson
Tanya Cornelius Fresco Juice Co. Old Chicago Uptown Traders
August 2005 Uptown Neighborhood News page 9

A neighborhood newspaper is a wonderful thing. It bears the burden

of providing information to its readers, it creates a platform for
the expression of personal and political views, and it’s the media
that allows merchants and service providers to communicate with
potential local patrons. A neighborhood newspaper binds together
a geographic area and makes it a neighborhood.

I’m proud to have worked with the group that has brought out this
first edition of the Uptown Neighborhood News. If you feel that a
neighborhood newspaper is a good and worthwhile project, please
contact your CARAG or ECCO Association Board and ask them to
work to support the Uptown Neighborhood News. Ask them to look
into ways to facilitate the newspaper and ask them to seek out
innovative solutions to obstacles in their procedures so that the
Uptown Neighborhood News can thrive!

AL OLME
Voice: 612/759-4666
Fax: 877/377-4981
e-mail: aolme@scc.net

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page 10
An Essay on Community
By Dan Van Eijl
In these troubled times of
chaos and uncertainty, I
have learned to find solace
in community. The world is
uneasy, and we seem more
divided than ever. Physically
we are dying, spiritually we are
lost, and emotionally we are at
a point of breaking. We teeter
between an apex of anxiety,
and the pitfalls of depression.
The cloak of expectation has
become too great to bear.
In all of this, I find comfort
in South Minneapolis. I have
lived or worked here for
over ten years now, and I
can remember when she was
somewhat seedier, and a lot
more colorful.
But blemishes aside, I love her.
We embrace it all here; the
edges of humanity intermingle
here, leading to a certain
understanding. Forced to co-
op, in her streets, shops, and
lakes, we learn that in spite
of our differences, we have
a lot more in common. Our
shared interests diminish
our differences. Our unified
political voice, in spite of our
varied hobbies and pasttimes,
exemplifies democratic
consensus. Without trying,
those of us who live here have
become “America”. The kind
of America that Thomas
Jefferson would recognize, and
be proud of! With our varied
nationalities, spiritualities and
sexualities, we somehow have
become one. An informed,
globally minded, pocket of
resistance to the blandness of
every day life. This is Rome,
with her baths, and massage,
her wine and cuisine, her
waters of diversity, washing the
palate daily with a new voice of
consciousness. An expanded
HOUSING
horizon of limitless social
reform. A small microcosm of
planet Earth, here in my lap
every day.
Yet somehow a beautiful
summer day, on the south
side reminds me of a small
town. There is more sense of
community among all this
diversity, than any cul de sac
neighborhood I’ve ever stayed
in. People here know your
name, and recognize your face.
They stop and talk to you at
the Henn/Lake Liquors. They
invite you to a barbecue while
in line at the sandwich shop
at Lunds, they smile while
grabbing a coffee at Caribou.
We are citizens of a great
community, one I am proud
to be part of, with her war
protests, her pride marches, her
immigrants, and Art Fairs.
We are inundated with
suburban shoppers and
tourists, attracted like moths
to a flame. Apparently we still
don’t sell what it is they come
to find. ...That’s the cool.... the
freedom.....the truth. Open-
minded people who freely
communicate outside the
lines so neatly established by
corporate media. They can
tell something is up, they just
cannot grasp it. When you are
a visitor you can only catch a
glimpse of what is really going
on, but when you live here,
you feel attached to a larger
Earth scale reality.
I can remember, fondly, the
unity I felt in these streets
leading up to the last election,
all the Kerry supporters, the
signs, the rallies, the bumper
stickers, and car horns. The
energy of motivated youth, and
the hopes of a new generation
of adults, confident that their
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truth would be America’s truth.
After all, they buy our music,
and art, and theater. Political
reform seemed an obvious next
step.
Then it burst election night,
Fringe
and a quiet melancholy
slipped down these streets.
Because we knew then that
the visitors, who come here
looking for what it is we got,
obviously never found it.
They leave without grasping
the truth of our community,
and the hard fought truths
we have learned. Perhaps the
wicker chair was all they had
room for!
It was then we knew that the
country had let us down. All
our singing and marching,
writing and tagging, was all
in vain. They never got the
message, just the T-shirt.
As I have recently moved back
to these streets, I can cherish
and quantify what these places
mean, and how wonderful a
place this is. Her food tastes
better, her beer seems bigger,
her woman more beautiful, her
music sweeter. She embraces
me, as she will you, if you come
and find her! She will ask you
your name, because she wants
to know. She will ask of you
nothing you cannot give, and
eventually you will want to
give her more in return. It is
hard to appreciate a moment,
when you are inside of it.
However I am convinced that
some day most of you will
cherish your time here, and to
realize this within the moment
is to believe in magic, as I now
do! Thank you south side, for
making a believer out of me.
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By Nelson Inz
What’s there to do in the dog
days of summer if you live in
the city and don’t have a cabin
to run off to every weekend?
Suppose you don’t want to walk
around Hennepin Avenue in
the blazing sun looking at
overpriced art at a fair that
has long since past its prime?
Not interested in any one of a
number of multimillion dollar
Hollywood remakes this year,
(are there any original films
coming out of Hollywood)?
Who’s that knocking at your
door? Is it R.T.? I have an
idea. Tell him you are running
off to see a show at the Fringe
Festival.
Between August 4th and
the 14th, one hundred and
sixty-eight shows will be
performed as part of this years
Minnesota Fringe Festival. The
headquarters of the Festival
is our own Suburban World
Theater. Twenty-nine local
venues will host performances
including Bryant Lake Bowl,
Jungle Theatre, Loring
Playhouse, Intermedia Arts,
Minneapolis Theatre Garage,
Brave New Workshop, and
others in and around Uptown
and throughout the city. I
believe some of the venues are
air-conditioned. Even Via’s
Vintage Wear will be hosting
a show called “The Virgin
Diaries.” (Not the prequel
or sequel of “The Virgin
Suicides”.)
Let’s get
together
for coffee
soon!
August 2005
The shows themselves are
a mixed bag. Eighty-three
are family friendly (no adult
language, nudity or violence).
Twenty-two productions have
GLBT content. There are
twenty-six musicals. Twenty-
nine shows feature dance
performances. Nine shows
are for kids twelve and under.
Of the eleven shows that have
nudity warnings, nine have
adult content warnings as well.
Which makes you wonder
about the two shows with child
appropriate nudity.
A $3 button is required to
attend any show plus a $12 per
show admission fee. Students,
seniors, and MPR members
pay $10 for each show, and
five bucks for kids twelve and
under. (Kids get a free button).
That adds up to fifteen dollars
for the first show you see,
twelve dollars thereafter.
Fortunately I still carry my
grad school ID from ten years
ago for occasions such as this,
so I’ll be paying $10. (Ed. Note:
the UNN does not recommend
or endorse this behavior)
If there is something you
really have to see, and want to
reserve a ticket, use Uptown
Tix at (651) 209-6799 or www.
uptowntix.com. The ticket
price for reserved seating goes
up to $14.50. ($12.50 students,
seniors and Public Radio
Members). If you’re some kind
of crazy theater junky then you
can get an Ultra Pass, which
gives you unlimited access to all
shows, for $130. Hurry though,
only 250 are sold.
Many Fringe veterans suggest
waiting until the early
reviews are in before deciding
which shows to see. Most
of the productions continue
throughout the festival, so
there are usually a few chances
to catch the hot shows. The
City Pages always publishes
a detailed guide. Also, check
out the very detailed website
www.fringefestival.org which
includes some great blogs, and
an excellent tool to search for
shows. I just found one show
at Intermedia Arts called,
“Chicks in Space,” which
boasts, “A valiant womenoid
space team blasts off in search
of brave new worlds. Inflatable
astronauts! Gold lamé boots!”
I might have to go.
August 2005
How Paper Source
came to uptown
The mystery of the new tenant
in the former storefront of
Morris & Christie’s has been
resolved.
Paper Source has arrived in
Uptown. It is the premier
purveyor of all things paper,
promoting creativity, artistic
expression, and general cut-
and-past play.
The store is a fantastic collection
of fabulous handmade papers,
rubber stamps, photo albums
and photo mounting accessories,
ribbons, journals, envelopes
and cards, bookbinding,
invitations, decorations, books,
kits, stickers, calligraphy pens,
and gift-wrap. The store is
three times the size of the old
store.
Joni Wheeler is the manager
and has worked with Paper
Source for seven years.
Remember the building on
24th and Hennepin whose
corner fell down in March?
The Paper Source store was
pretty much unfazed by the
collapse because it wasn’t right
on the corner. Here’s how the
falling down building drama
unfolded for Joni. She got a call
from the landlord at 7:30 on
the morning of the crash. Not
knowing what to expect, she
went to see for herself and the
store inventory fairly intact.
Joni watched as crews arrived
to clean up the debris. While
waiting for the City’s decision
concerning the condemnation
of the building, the water main
froze, broke, and a torrent of
water was let loose. The store
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lost 70% of its inventory. Paper,
of course, absorbs water. The
stock that didn’t get drenched
grew mold instead. When the
heat was turned back on, the
mold growth exploded. Joni
and her co-workers lifted,
hauled and threw out the
whole mess in two days.
For the next couple of months,
everyone was kept on salary.
The staff volunteered with the
Volunteers of America and
made greeting cards to go with
fruit baskets for seniors and
disabled adults. The Minnesota
Center for Book Arts made
space available for the work
and Paper Source provided
the paper. Joni and her crew
completed their volunteer
work by helping to deliver the
baskets.
While driving around looking
for a location, they heard about
the space on the corner of
Hennepin and 31st. The store
opened to a rush of business on
Saturday July 23rd. It is a great
addition to the businesses and
for the residents in the area.
Joni Wheeler, manager, works
with Bridget Harren, assistant
manager, Jen Van Burn, Janet
Dowsett, Megan Jenkins,
Megan Haines, Laura Thayer,
and the newest employee,
Janell.
The Paper Source credo: do
something creative every day.
The store hours are: 10 to 7
Monday through Saturday, and
11 – 6 on Sunday.
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uptown project encouraged to attend. from residents of CARAG and
continued from page 1 surrounding neighborhoods.
CARAG sponsored two
The groups’ concerns included
Solomon Real Estate Group, community workshops, led
the topics of height and scale;
the developer for Calhoun by a facilitator, on June 11 and
design; traffic and parking;
Square, is preparing plans to 14 to gather community input
environment; and the pro-
submit to the City for review on Calhoun Square’s plan.
posed plaza.
and approval of the mall’s The workshops, attended by
renovation and expansion. approximately 60 people, were
Solomon’s most recent plans successful in gathering input
include renovating the existing
mall; adding two levels to the
parking ramp; constructing
6-story buildings along
Hennepin from the existing
Starbucks store south to 31st
St. and along 31 St. to Girard;
and constructing a 2-story
building along Lake St. east
of Figlio to Girard. This new
construction around Calhoun
Square includes plans for an
exterior courtyard near 31st
and Hennepin surrounded by
the new buildings.
Further development poss-
ibilities include a new 6-story
building on the south side
of Lake St. between Girard
and Fremont, currently the
site of Music Go Round. The
6-story building would have
commercial and office space on
the lower floors, condominiums
on the upper floors, and
underground parking. There
also is the possibility of a 2-story
Best Buy store.
CARAG will host a community
meeting on Wednesday,
August 3, from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. at Joyce Church (31st
& Fremont) to review and
discuss Calhoun Square’s
plans. Representatives from
Calhoun Square will respond
to the community input from
CARAG’s Calhoun Square
workshops held in June, and
may present some revised
plans. All are welcome and
picturebook
photo albums and frames
photo restoration
photo magnets
612.823.3023
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Uptown
COMMUNITY events calendar
(Editor’s Note: We will run community
event listings every month on this page.
Submit information about your event, music,
theater, art show, volunteer opportunity,
class or workshop, community meeting,
etc. We will include as much as we can if it
is about this neighborhood. We are seeking
a volunteer to assemble and edit this column
each month. Contact unneditor@earthlink.
net for more information, or to submit your
event information for September. Listing
information must be submitted by the 17th of
each month to be included in the next issue.)
visual arts
FLANDERS GALLERY
3102 Lyndale Ave. S. 612-344-1700 www.
flanders-art.com.
Gallery hours: Tues - Sat 10 – 5, Sun 12 – 5.
Current exhibitions: River paintings by
German conceptual artist Mario Reis.
Recent large abstract paintings by local
artist Edward Lentsch, and prints by Robert
Rauschenberg. Through Aug. 20.
OPENING NIGHT FRAMING
SERVICES & GALLERY
2836 Lyndale Av. S. 612-872-2325 www.
onframe-art.com.
Artists in Heat: A Summer Salon, through
Aug. 31
SOO VISUAL ARTS CENTER
2640 Lyndale Ave S. 612-871-2263 www.
soovac.org
Hours: Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 12–6,
Sat and Sun 12-4.
Untitled IV (July 22 – Aug 28) Soo VAC’s
fourth annual un-themed juried show.
An open call will solicit artists working in
diverse media, and particular effort will be
dedicated to ensuring that there is a broad
applicant base, representing as varied a
cross-section of our community as possible.
HIGHPOINT CENTER FOR
PRINTMAKING
2638 Lyndale Ave. S. 612-871-1326
www.highpointprintmaking.org.
Kids Class: Culture Camp – A Summer
Tradition!
Mon – Fri, Aug 8 – 12.
Donovan Durham Gallery
Opening Reception:
Fri, Aug 5, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
In partnership with Interact Center for
Visual and Performing Arts. On view
through Sept 9.
INTERMEDIA ARTS
2822 Lyndale Ave, S. 612-871-4444 www.
intermediaarts.org
CAFE EXHIBITION Freestyle: A Black
Book Exhibit. Through August 13. Free.
10th ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD
ART EXHIBITION.
Minneapolis 55408
Annual interactive community celebration
of our neighborhoods’ artists and their
diverse art forms.Through August 13; $2
suggested donation
literary
WALKER LIBRARY BOOK CLUB
Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Av. S.
612-630-6650
Mon, Aug 8 – 6:30 pm.
Jackson’s Dilemma by Iris Murdoch.
Newcomers always welcome.
Uptown Neighborhood News
THEATER, PERFORMANCE
JUNGLE THEATRE
2951 Lyndale Ave.S. 612-822-7063 www.
jungletheater.com
Entertaining Mr. Sloane, by Joe Orton, ends
Aug. 6. Bone Dry aka The Copy Editor
Murders, by Paula Cizmar, opens Sept 9.
BRYANT LAKE BOWL
CABARET THEATER
810 W. Lake St. 612-825-3737 www.
bryantlakebowl.com
Minnesota Fringe Festival, Aug 4-8.
COMEDYSPORTZ
3001 Hennepin Av. S. 612-870-1230
www.comedysportztc.com
ComedySportz is competitive team
improvisational comedy, played just like a
sport. Shows every Thur, 8 pm $10; Fri and
Sat, 8 pm $ 12. Fri & Sat, 10:30 pm $10.
Children, $8 any show.
music
PIZZA LUCE BLOCK PARTY
3200 Lyndale Ave. S.
Corey Sax, 612-334-9576 www.pizzaluce.
com.
Sat., Aug. 13, noon – 10 pm.
Family friendly activities noon – 3 pm.
Free.
Live music will include Har Mar Superstar,
Heiruspecs, The Midnight Evils, Ouijia
Radio, Die Electric!, Traditional Methods,
Melismatics, 100 flowers, Mike Gunther
and his Restless Souls, Lili’s Burlesque,
Tony Paul, and Rass Kwame & Ananse.
Uptown Bar
3018 Henn. Ave. S. 612-823-4719
Countach, Sat, Aug 20, 9 pm – 1 am.
Cover Charge: $5.00. Ages: 21 and Up.
With Spittin’ Cobras and Tonnage.
LAKE HARRIET BANDSHELL
North side of Lake Harriet.
Free concerts.
Daytime concerts 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Evening concerts, 7:30 p.m.
Aug 1 – Sophie Reed. Aug 2 – U of M
Alumni Band. Aug 3 – The Radio Band.
Aug 4 – Brian Kinney Band. Aug 5 –
Defending Farm Animals. Aug 6 – Peace
Concert. Aug 7, 2 p.m. – Encore Wind
Ensemble. Aug 7, 5:30 p.m. – Sue Redden.
Aug 8 – Zuhrah Concert Band. Aug 9
– Pergatory Creek. Aug 10 – Signe Hensel
Quartet. Aug 11 – Stan O’Daffer. Aug 12
– Brothers Frantzich. Aug 13 – Michael
Monroe. Aug 14, 2 p.m. – Talluqua.
Aug. 14, 5:30 p.m. – Kenwood Symphony
Orchestra. Aug 15 – Mn. Mandolin
Orchestra. Aug 16 – Mark Kreitzer. Aug
17 – Wayne Hamilton. Aug 18 – Bavarian
Musik Meisters. Aug 19 – Will Hale & The
Tadpole Parade. Aug 20 – Neal & Leandra.
Aug 21, 2 p.m. – Paul Renz Jazz Ensemble.
Aug 21, 5:30 – Honeywell Concert Band.
Aug 22 – Classic Brass. Aug 23 – Sweet
Adelines TC Show Chorus. Aug 24 –
Quartet Gumbo. Aug 25 – Amy Angeline.
Aug 26 – Helgeson Schulte Bissonnette. Aug
27 – Fabulous Canterburys. Aug 28, 2 p.m. –
3 Car Garage. Aug 28, 5:30 p.m. – Stephanie
Verone. Aug 29 – Sweet Adelines City of
Lakes Chorus. Aug 30 – The Middle Spunk
Creek Boys. Aug 31 – Bobb Fantauzzo.
Sept 1 – South Washington County Comm.
Band. Sept 2 – Charlie Maguire & Ballet
MN. Sept 3 – Dock Stock – Folk Showcase.
Sept 4. – Spruce Top Review. Sept. 5 – The
Abdomen.
seniors
SOUTHWEST SENIOR CENTER
3612 Bryant Ave. S. 612-822-3194
Golf Tournament. Mon, Sept 12. 7th
annual fundraising golf tournament will
be held at the Legends Club in Prior Lake.
It’s a terrific event with prizes and good
food. Sponsorship levels are available
to fit every company’s needs. Please
contact Pam Hoepner at 763-225-4039 or
phoepner@voamn.org for more information.
community meetings
LIBRARY BOARD CANDIDATE
FORUM
Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Av. S.
612-630-6650
Sat, Aug 20 – 2 pm. Be informed on
Election Day.
Ask candidates for the Library Board
about issues facing the Minneapolis Public
Library. Moderated by the Friends of the
Minneapolis Public Library.
MAYORAL FORUM
Sponsor; Whittier Alliance. 612-871-7756
Aug 24, 7 – 9 pm. (Refreshments at 6 p.m.)
A forum of Minneapolis Mayoral candidates
Hakeem, Rybak and McLaughlin will be
held at the Women’s Club of Mpls., 410
Oak Grove St. Moderated by the League of
Women Voters.
kids and family events
BAKKEN MUSEUM
3537 Zenith Avenue South. 612-926-3878
www.thebakken.org
Hours: Tues - Sat 10 - 5, Thurs 10 –8.
Kids Invent! Interact with Bakken student
inventions and learn how you too can
become an inventor. Through Sept.30.
Family Science Saturdays, every Sat, 10-4.
Build a skeet ball, a fan, a fire fly.
CIRCUS MANDUHAI
Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Av. S.
612-630-6650
Tues, Aug 2 – 10:30 am. Free.
Children and other audience members witness
various circus acts including acrobatics,
juggling, unicycle, foot juggling, handstand
balancing hula hoops, and jump rope.
ASTRONOMY PRESENTATION &
TELESCOPE DEMONSTRATION
Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Av. S.
612-630-6650
Wed, Aug 3 – 6:30 pm. Free. Learn about
our galaxy and beyond from the University
of Minnesota Department of Astronomy.
Includes an exciting slide show, Q & A
session, telescope demo, and sky viewing!
KIDS CLUB SUMMER PROGRAM
Uptown YMCA of Minneapolis,
2808 Hennepin Ave. S. 612-215-4204.
Session III: Arts. Aug 8-26. $450.
TEEN BOOK CLUB
Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Av. S.
612-630-6650
Wed, Aug 10 – 4 – 5 pm. Teens (12 to 18 yrs
old) are invited to read and talk about the
book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Registration is free, but limited to twelve. To
reserve your spot, please visit or call the Walker
Library Reference Desk, 612-630-6650.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Av. S.
612-630-6650
Thur, Aug 11 and 25, 10:30 am.
COMO-HARRIET STREETCAR LINE
http://www.trolleyride.org
Because of the track reconstruction project,
the line has not been operating this summer.
It is expected to resume around August 1.
Meanwhile, you can visit the Linden Hills
Station, which will remain open from 12:30
to 8:00 p.m. on weekends and 6:30 to 8:00
p.m. on weeknights. This is more than just
a streetcar ride. After your trip back in time,
August 2005
enjoy the beauty of Lake Harriet. You'll find
lakeside refreshments, picnic grounds, ducks
to feed, band concerts of all kinds, boats and
canoes for rent, a playground, the Roberts
Bird Sanctuary, the Rose and Rock Gardens,
and a series of bicycle and walking trails.
GET INVOLVED
VOUNTEER AT THE YWCA.
Contact Anita Patel, Volunteer Coordinator
at 612-215-4120 or at apatel@ywcampls.org
Be More than a Member. The Y is far more
than a health and fitness facility. For over
111 years they have worked to empower
women and girls and eliminate racism.
YOU CAN HELP!
UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Unneditor@earthlink.net
Help out by writing stories and articles
– interview your interesting neighbor
– review a local restaurant, arts event,
meeting, garden – write an opinion piece
– write about history, the environment or
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tips for others to write about. Help with
management of the paper: do you know
accounting or bookkeeping? Can you
design ads? Proofread? Shoot photos?
Draw illustrations? Write poetry? Want
to be the editor of this calendar? Volunteer
with your local paper and find fun, frivolity,
and great fame.
Library Book Home Delivery
Minneapois Public Library. 612-630-6170
Minneapolis residents with limited mobility
can have books delivered to them by a
volunteer. Request this service, or become a
book delivery volunteer.
Adopt-A-Greenway
Midtown Greenway Coalition.
612-278-7170 www.midtowngreenway.org
“Adopt” or sponsor a portion of the
Greenway. Your sponsorship dollars
and your volunteer activities go toward
construction and maintenance of the
greenway. Pick up litter. Install plants or
artwork. Hold special events along the
Greenway. Advertise your business while
promoting the Greenway.
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE
UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
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Support your local paper with your ad
dollars. The paper exists to serve the readers
and the business community. We appreciate
the support of our local businesses. And our
readers appreciate information about your
sales and specials. Be seen in the UNN!
PEACE PROJECT AT LYNDALE
PARK PEACE GARDEN
Peace Garden Project Committee. 612-313-7726
mlerman@minneapolisparks.org.
On October 1, 2003, the Minneapolis Park
and Recreation Board gave approval for the
Peace Garden Project Committee to begin
raising funds for a “Spirit of Peace” sculpture
and replacement of the peace bridge at the
Lyndale Park Peace Garden. This volunteer
citizens committee hopes to accomplish these
goals by August 2005 to observe the 50th
anniversary of the death of Sadako Sasaki and
the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The Peace
Garden Project Committee’s goal is to raise
$100,000 to cover the costs of the sculpture
and bridge project. Individuals and groups
are invited to participate in this effort and the
committee is especially interested in encouraging
youth involvement in this endeavor.
labor day 2005
Volunteer for this year’s festivities (See ad pg. 8)
Contact Robyn Cook
birdcook2@cs.com
612-824-9145
Tanya Cornelius
corneliustanya@yahoo.com
612-824-6474
August 2005
City Elections 2005
Tenth Ward city council candidates respond to the
following questions
1. What are the top three
environmental problems/
challenges facing the city
and how would you solve or
address them?
2. Currently, the Shoreland
Overlay District zoning
limits a building’s height
to 2-1/2 stories or 35’. A
Conditional Use Permit
(CUP) is often used to
increase this height without
limits. Would you support
changing this CUP process
Ralph Remington Jordan Garner
1. Runoff Pollution
Runoff picks up and carries
away natural and human-
made pollutants, depositing
them into our lakes, rivers,
and creeks. Runoff diversion
is essential to superior water
quality—in addition to trying
to prevent runoff pollution in
the first place
I will address this through:
zoning and planning, ensuring
sustainable development;
providing incentives for
incorporating rain gardens,
permeable/pervious paving,
true green roof technology, etc.
Transit
Increasing traffic congestion is
degrading our air quality, and
overall livability of the city. I
would be a tireless advocate for
a true LRT system throughout
the Twin Cities, augmenting
the system with streetcars
where appropriate. I agree
with CM Goodman—we need
to combine our City Planning
and Transit Departments
in order to have good urban
planning and promote
pedestrian friendly, transit-
oriented development.
Dutch Elm/Urban Forest
issues
The devastating effects of
Dutch Elm need to addressed
now. We can’t afford to lose
any more of our urban forest.
Prevention, education, and
dealing quickly with diseased
trees will help. An aggressive
reforestation plan must be
to protect shorelines
adjacent to our lakes and
rivers? How would you do
this?
3. What circumstances or
compelling reasons would
there be for allowing a
building’s height to be
greater than the Zoning
Code limitations, which is
typically no greater than
4 stories or 56’ in the 10th
Ward?
implemented.
2. Protecting our Shoreland
areas is vital to preserving one
of the things that makes our
city so unique—our urban
waterways. The current
CUP process is being used
to circumvent the intention
of the Shoreland Overlay
District (SOD). I would
support changing that process.
Requiring a variance for
exceeding height limits, that
is making the property owner
demonstrate a hardship instead
of just meeting conditions
for a CUP, would be an
improvement. Exceptions to
the SOD should be exceedingly
rare, and only in the case where
the community gains much
from, and truly supports, the
project.
3. Exceeding zoning height
should require significant
community amenities from
the development. An example
being if zoning says 56’ and
a proposed project wants to
exceed it by 25%, there would
be certain requirements
that the community would
expect for increased height.
Exceeding zoning by 250%
is excessive. If we continue
to exceed zoning, zoning
itself becomes meaningless.
Currently, exceptions
height are through conditional
use permits (CUPs) which,
compared to variances, are
not difficult to obtain. There
is no actual height cap using
this process. It is perfectly legal
and well within the rights of
property owners to ask for as
much as they do. It’s up to the
city to show why not. This is a
very confusing and frustrating
situation for both developers
and neighborhoods.
4. It’s not necessarily the
number of police in relation
to criminals, but the means in
which the police are deployed.
Our police force is stretched
thin so there is not much
time for community policing
(building relationships within
communities, education).
They’ve had to be reactive
Uptown Neighborhood News
4. How would you address
the increase of crime in our
neighborhoods, the need for
more police protection and
responsiveness, as well as
distribution of timely crime
alert information?
5. It is said that the city’s
core services such as
infrastructure, police, and
fire, are under funded.
How would you provide for
these services?
instead of proactive. I think
that Project STOP is a creative
way to deal with heavy crime
in a fluid manner. But in all
honesty, the jury is still out on
this. I remain optimistic. We
have to address the root causes
of crime: lack of economic
opportunities, lack of hope.
Timely distribution of crime
alerts is necessary, and there
are many different methods to
pursue.
5. Providing quality basic
services is paramount. We
have to look at ways to increase
city revenues in a progressive
manner. Our property taxes
are already high (and are
regressive). I would work
with my colleagues and the
legislature for Minneapolis’ fair
share of the money we pay into
the state. We must also look for
ways to bring in revenue from
those who benefit from our city
services, but do not currently
contribute towards them. A
possible option is a "commuter
fee" -- a very small percentage
of an employee’s wages above
a certain income level on those
who work in Minneapolis
but do not live here. Another
way would be to add a small
amount on to parking rates in
city ramps downtown.
to ralphremington.com Jill Schwimmer
612-821-3819 rembuz@aol.
com
Party Affiliation: DFL
Allan Bernard alternative
Questions for Candidates for
City Council of the 10th Ward
1. I would work to improve
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Minneapolis elections this LIBRARAY BOARD
fall will decide who will be TRUSTEES
our new Mayor, as well as
representatives to the City NOTE: Ask candidates for
Council, Park and Recreation the Library Board about
Board, Library Board, and issues facing the Minneapolis
the Board of Estimation and Public Library. Moderated
Taxation. by the Friends of the
Minneapolis Public Library.
The Primary election will 2:00 p.m. Sat, Aug. 20, 2005
be Tuesday, Sept. 13th. The
top two vote getters from the Vote for 6 at-large members
Primary (two per seat) plus
write-in space(s) will appear Jae Bryson
Timothy A. Davis, Sr.
on the General Election
Ballot. The General election Thomas P. Deyo
Anita Duckor
will be Nov. 8.
Mark "Sparky" Elko
Following are the names Victor Grambsch
of all those who have filed Eric Hinsdale
to run for these offices.
Virginia Holte
The Ward 10 City Council Alan Hooker
candidates are profiled here.
Julie Iverson
Next month we will profile
Rod Krueger
other local races.
Lisa Kjellander
PARK AND Travis Lee
RECREATION BOARD Sheldon Mains
Laurie Savran
Three at-large representatives Samantha Smart
will be elected citywide. Six Ian Stade
representatives will be elected Gary Thaden
by District – District 4 and 6 Laura Waterman Wittstock
represent ECCO and CARAG
MAYOR
At-large
NOTE: A Mayoral Forum
Everyone will vote for three with Hakeem, Rybak and
from this list of candidates McLaughlin will be held
August 24 at the Women’s
Rochelle Berry Graves
Meg Forney Club of Mpls., 410 Oak Grove
St., 7-9 pm (refreshments
Daniel J. Froehlich
at 6pm). Moderated by
League of Women Voters.
Paula Gilbertson
Info Whittier Alliance
John Lilly
612.871.7756.
Mary Merrill Anderson
Tom Nordyke David A. Alvarado
Clement Shimizu Gregory A. "Ernie" Brown
Annie Young Dick Franson
District 4 (ECCO) Gregory Groettum
Farheen Hakeem
Christine Hansen
Tracy Nordstrom Marcus Harcus
Don Johnson
Jennifer Salita
Mark Koscielski
District 6 (CARAG) Peter McLaughlin
Jim Bernstein Tim Nolan
Bob Fine R.T. Rybak
Gerald James Savage
BOARD OF
ESTIMATION CITY COUNCIL –
AND TAXATION WARD 10
Vote for 2 at-large members Incumbent Dan Niziolek is
Carol Becker not running for re-election
Geno Bassett
Allan Bernard
Matthew Jones
Tom Moore
Gordon Nelson
Gay Noble
Scott Persons
Ralph Remington
Harry Savage
the quality of our water, protect Minneapolis is known for its
and grow our urban forest and tree-lined streets, but Dutch
improve our transportation Elm disease has decimated our
system. urban forest. I would work
to treat trees before they are
We need to protect and clean infected, remove diseased trees
up our waterways. I would quickly to prevent the spread
support the establishment of the disease and not only
of a department of water
replace removed trees, but also
management. This department’s
plant more.
mission would be to enhance
water quality by encouraging Transportation is part of the
the implementation of issue of growth. As more
storm water people travel to or within
infiltration practices such as Minneapolis, our streets
rain gardens, rain barrels, become more congested.
permeable/ pervious paving, Transit is a matter of integrating
green roofs, etc. Allan Bernard
continued on page 14
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Allan Bernard
continued from page 13
all modes of transportation into a
comprehensive system. A multi-
modal system would reduce the
traffic congestion in the 10th
Ward and alleviate one of the
concerns about growth. As
a Council Member, I would
work to bring about this kind
of transportation system.
2. Yes, I would support
changing the Shoreland
Overlay District. I would
remove the CUP process from
the ordinance. This would
limit heights of buildings to 35
feet within the district. Our
lakes and rivers are the jewels
of Minneapolis and we must
ensure they remain that way.
3. The neighborhoods, business
associations, developer, city
Gay Noble
1. Increasingly, air and water
quality are key environmental
issues for Minneapolis. Both
greatly impact the 10th Ward,
which is fortunate to have
two of the lakes in the Chain
of Lakes. A recent bacteria
alert shut down a Lake
Calhoun beach. Additionally,
the Uptown area is one of the
City’s most congested. With
the rise in regional air quality
alerts Uptown might have even
more unsafe air than we’re
aware of, due to the current
lack of adequate monitoring.
Enhancing our Urban Forest
is an immediate solution. Trees
do more than beautify. They
filter pollution directly from
the air. Their canopies over
asphalt greatly reduce the heat
island effect, which creates
much of the ground level
pollution. They play a vital role
in filtering water contaminants,
including salt. As a policy aide
I worked with Paul Ostrow’s
office, City Public Works and
Forestry staff, citizens and
urban planners to create the
Urban Forestry policy, adopted
in February 2004. I currently
am an alternate on the
Minneapolis Tree Advisory
Committee, which seeks to
improve Minneapolis’ urban
canopy.
Of course, the most significant
negative impact to air quality
is the automobile.
Uptown Neighborhood News
staff and Council Member
should together review each
proposed project. Increased
height is appropriate along
commercial corridors if the
buildings are designed to add to
the character and vitality of our
neighborhoods and would be
a benefit to the neighborhood
and City.
4. I would work with the police
department to make sure that
our neighborhoods get the best
protection possible. CODEFOR
enables our police to direct their
efforts where they are most
needed. We as neighbors need
to stay involved in our block
clubs and report suspicious
activity to 911 to make sure the
police department knows about
issues in our neighborhoods
and provides service where it is
needed.
I will work to develop a
comprehensive multi-modal
transportation plan that focuses
on moving people in and
through the City. I will also
continue to work on innovative
solutions like hOur car, the
Uptown area car-sharing
program I helped initiate.
The lakes are one of the City’s
treasured recreation resources.
We must adamantly preserve
these public places. Currently,
the Shoreline Overlay District
is not clear in its intent to
protect views of the lake and
should be thoroughly over-
hauled to more clearly define
that intent. With a rewrite of
the Shoreline Overlay District,
I would propose looking at
other zoning tools to address
any variance in building
height.
3. When sense of place comes
head-to-head with development
interests, tensions often arise.
The fact that the city does
NOT have a comprehensive
plan for development within
neighbor-hoods, just adds to
the challenge.
For example, why is the city
allowing variances for building
heights up to 12 stories, to build
density, while at the same time
not building density on major
transit corridors like the one
story Chipotle’s at 26th and
Hennepin and the new one
story gas station at 28th and
Lyndale? It just doesn’t make
sense and it’s not efficient.
That’s why I am proposing a
three point plan to:
a) Establish new zoning
districts using a "form based"
zoning model that relies on
citizen participation to set
minimum and maximum
building heights.
b) Integrate current neighbor-
hood plans into the City’s
comprehensive plan.
Community Crime Prevention/
Safe already uses email
to distribute crime alert
information. I would also
publish these alerts on my
website and encourage the
distribution of information as
quickly as possible.
5. I would provide for these
services in two ways: increase
the efficiency with which we
deliver all services in the City
and raise additional money to
pay for core services.
While improving the efficiency
with which we provide service
is the best way to save money,
we are quickly reaching the
limit to how much we can save
this way. That is why we need
to raise more money to provide
core services. I do not support
property tax increases except
as a last resort as they are
c) And develop a multi-modal
transportation plan with a
focus on moving people.
These matters are critical to
building and maintaining
public trust.
4. Immediately, I plan to
work to re-establish the CCP
SAFE teams. These teams
work with the community, to
establish block clubs and work
on neighborhood and local
business initiatives. Preventative
and pro-active, they address
livability crimes that, if left
unchecked become more
serious problems. Timely crime
alert information is ultimately
connected to strengthening
our SAFE teams, who, in the
past, have been the direct link
to neighborhoods and block
clubs.
5. I plan to provide revenues
to fully fund an accredited
Fire Department and to also
fully fund the CCP Safe teams,
returning them to the level of
two years ago. The council has
viable choices regarding funding
allocation for infrastructure,
police and fire. In 2005,
thanks to City departments
creating five (5) year business
plans, the City had over a four
million dollar roll over. The
question was where to apply
that savings. If, to this surplus,
one adds the one million
dollars paid from the City’s
general fund each year for the
Target Center, there’s a pool
of over five million dollars
of additional revenues that
could go directly to funding
Minneapolis’ core services.
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regressive and many residents
already feel pinched by their
ever-increasing tax bills. Sales
tax increases may be a slightly
better alternative, but they are
also regressive and the State
Legislature would be likely to
reduce LGA to Minneapolis by
an amount equal to that raised
from the sales tax.
We need to grow our tax base in
order to raise additional funds.
That is why I believe that we
need to encourage development
and increase density in
Minneapolis, but only in ways
that benefit our neighborhoods.
There is no point in
encouraging new development
if these projects decrease the
value of surrounding property
and make Minneapolis a less
desirable place to live.
We also need to look at other
Harry Savage
Dear Uptown News:
The top three environmental
issues facing uptown are cars,
buses and cigarettes on the
street due to the smoking ban.
Cars are a problem so I would
lobby for tougher emission
standards. As for buses, I
would work for better cleaner
transit options.
The last environmental issue
is smoke butts on the street. I
would, in my first 90 days as a
councilman, propose an end to
the smoking ban, which would
put more revenue back into the
economy thus more revenue
back into the city budget.
2. & 3. Uptown is a very popular
place and we walk a fine line
between development and
not development. When one
thinks of a city, one thinks of
big buildings, dense living, and
a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
One must not let suburbia
take such a gem from the city
Minneapolis elections this fall will
decide who will be our new Mayor,
as well as representatives to the
City Council, Park and Recreation
Board, Library Board, and the Board
of Estimation and Taxation.
August 2005
ways we can increase revenues
including using fees for zoning
applications, license fees and so
on to capture the actual costs
of providing these services,
flattening the structure of
departments so that we have
no more layers of management
than are necessary and raising
the fees at municipal parking
lots to match those charged by
private lots.
If you would like more
information or have additional
questions, please contact me at
612-824-2038
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of Minneapolis. Yet we must
maintain the image of our city.
I would protect our parks
from development keeping
them open for all the public.
And I would propose sensible
development in Uptown.
There are a lot of dilapidated
buildings which, if landlords
are not held accountable, could
become slums and havens for
felons, thugs and criminal
gangs seeking to over run
our city. However we must
be cautious that we do not let
Uptown lose its college and
young professional types that
can't, as of yet afford a condo.
That being said, a condo is a
good way to encourage first
time home ownership.
4. I would address crime by
imposing a Giuliani-style
crackdown on major and minor
crime. What Giuliani did for
New York is a model that all
seeking local office should be
proud to copy.
5. I would cut taxes and cut
the pork barrel spending on
social programs. Thus freeing
up money for police and fire,
again making our city safe and
affordable.
Thank you for your time, and
on September 13th run with
the Harry Savage.
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Party Affiliation: DFL
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Scott Persons Institute and Urban Land
1. Our continued over-
dependence on the automobile
hurts our physical environment,
air quality and our city’s ability
to be economically competitive.
One of the main reasons I
am running is because of
the opportunities we have to
expand transit in Minneapolis
due to the success of Hiawatha
LRT. I am the only candidate
with regional relationships to
work on transit issues and it
will be a top priority for me if
elected to promote a Midtown
Greenway Streetcar, Bus Rapid
Transit on 35W and a future
Southwest LRT corridor that
includes Uptown. We also
need to do more to enhance
our bike lanes to encourage
bike commuting and calm
traffic
As our city continues to
grow and change it is
critically important that
we preserve our green and
open spaces and create green
connections between our
parks, neighborhoods and
business nodes. We must
also promote green roof
technology and green space in
new construction throughout
the city to manage stormwater
runoff that pollutes our lakes
and rivers. I will work with
partners like the Midtown
Greenway Coalition, Green
Institute to plan for vital and
diverse city that is greener than
when we began.
Our urban tree canopy we
enjoy in Minneapolis is one
of the most dense in North
America and it must be
preserved and enhanced. In
Lyndale neighborhood, our
environment committee
has formed a partnership
with a private donor and
tree treatment company to
treat dozens of elms in our
neighborhood. I believe the key
to growing our urban canopy
of trees is to continue to form
public-private partnerships for
more tree planting initiatives
in the years to come.
2. Protecting the integrity of
our shoreland areas is crucial
to leaving the lakes area a
natural resource for all future
generations to enjoy. I believe
the CUP process should be
changed as it applies to our
Shoreland Overlay District.
The ability to apply for a
CUP for height should be
removed entirely for Parkway
and residential addresses
within the Shoreland Overlay
District. We can amend the
zoning code to remove this
option with a council vote.
We need to ensure our lakes
are not surrounded by high-
rise structures, this zoning
change would ensure that
doesn’t ever happen. We also
must be vigilant in opposing
the over-commercialization
of parkland. I oppose the
Calhoun Sailing Village.
3. We must exercise great care
and caution when considering
all the impacts of development
projects, including height.
First and foremost, no new
construction or addition
should ever exceed 35’ if it is
located in a residential area. I
support down-zoning or height
overlay districts in residential
areas to mitigate this concern.
On our major arterial streets
such Hennepin, Nicollet and
Lake structures that seek to be
taller than 56’ must exemplify
great public benefit in order
to even be considered (such
as jobs, connection to transit,
real public spaces and public
amenities and art). Any
potential taller structures
must incorporate strong
urban design principles, be
set back from the pedestrian
edge, incorporate stormwater
run-off management systems
and incorporate green
space, a pedestrian friendly
environment and easy
connections to transit.
4. The true test of vitality in
any city is whether a woman
feels safe walking home alone
at night. I am not satisfied that
we are meeting that test today.
Resources are needed for
public safety, the good news
is that the City is receiving
more money from the state
the next two years which can
help put more officers on the
street but we must do more
to bolster investigations and
prosecutions so offenders
aren’t back on the street three
hours after arrest. As a city,
we should establish a standard
of coverage and response times
for our police department and
commit to fund that standard
as a minimum for public safety
every year. We are currently
adopting a standard of coverage
for the fire department and
I will support fully funding
that standard once established.
Our neighborhood associations
should work directly with our
CCP SAFE officers to enhance
crime alert notification. In the
Lyndale neighborhood where
I live we have been doing this
with great results this past
year.
5. The primary mission of a
great city is to deliver services
to all of our residents. Public
safety and infrastructure are
the core services of our city
and must be our greatest
priority. I would also add
planning resources as a critical
need for our growing, vital
corridors and business nodes.
New funds from state local
government aid increases must
be directed to these priorities
first. I am very reluctant to
further burden homeowners,
renters and small business
owners with further regressive
property tax increases. If we
need more money for our
public safety, infrastructure
and planning we must
be prepared to make real
sacrifices in other areas rather
than tax our most vulnerable
residents out of their homes
and force small businesses to
leave the city.
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612-822-0089 scott@
scottpersons.org
Party Affiliation: DFL

Ice Cream Social

at bryant square park
The Ice Cream Social was held Wednesday, July 13th from 6-
8p.m. Some of the activities included a moonwalk, dunk tank,
carnival games, face painting, live music pizza and ice cream. The
ice cream was purchased at cost from Sonny’s and the pizza was
donated by Pizza Luce, Learning Tower, Uptown Pizza, Pizza
Hut, Golooney’s and Davanni’s. CARAG also donated money for
the entertainment.
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