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‘Where the biggies leave off . . . ’

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SOUTHWEST LRT Station PlanningStation Planning

By Jeanette ColbyStation area planning for the proposed $1.25 billion

Southwest LRT continues through December.Previous meetings of the “Community MembersWorking Group” were disappointing for many partici-pants, but the October meeting was much improved –designs better reflected stakeholders’ diverse ideas andconcerns.

There are three proposed LRT stations in the Hill &Lake area: West Lake (behind Whole Foods), 21stStreet, and Penn Avenue (near the I-394 bridge). Thisarticle will focus on the proposed 21st Street Station.

The 21st Street station plan is now appropriatelyminimal. It shows a center-loading platform on thesouthwest side of 21st Street, with the LRT tracksabout where the freight tracks are now. Rather than aparking lot or a “transit plaza,“ the design preserves theexisting woods at 21st and Thomas. No land develop-ment in the existing greenspace was shown, though theCounty could decide to build at some future point.

Station area plans do not address noise from cross-ing gates, train signals, etc., which will have a big impacton nearby (and not-so-nearby) residents. Consultantswill include noise concerns in their report to theFederal Transit Administration (FTA), however, andthis report will be considered as part of the DraftEnvironmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The FTAhas strict regulations regarding warning signals, so lim-iting noise may be difficult.

Safe access to Hidden Beach and Cedar Lake Parkremains a concern as well. Though there will be cross-ing gate arms, people sometimes go around them. Apedestrian bridge or tunnel would be costly, may not beused, and might be unsafe in different ways.

The idea of grade separation at 21st Street wasraised (the train in a trench with a road going over) butconsultants believe the FTA would not view this favor-ably. The costs may outweigh the benefits, and it maynot reduce noise impacts much. Advocates for pre-serving the park, greenspace, and trails, however, con-

Thanksgiving Wishesto our Readers

tinue to work on the idea of trenching a large portionof the SWLRT as it passes through Minneapolis’ Chainof Lakes.

With regard to parking, the City of Minneapoliscurrently has a policy against park-and-ride lots. Ifthere is no parking lot, parking on neighborhood streetscould become a problem. This could be solved withparking restrictions, and the neighborhood may requestthat the City undertake a study of the issue.

There will be a recommendation for bike lockers atthe station, but no other plans to encourage biking andwalking to the station have been undertaken. The sta-tion itself could be fully “sustainable“; that level ofdetail comes later in the design process.

A proposed station stop at 21st Street is likely tocost around $400,000 and $600,000, depending ondesign details. This contrasts with a price of around$15 million for the proposed Penn Avenue and WestLake stations.

As Craig Wilson wrote in a previous article, theDEIS will be important to station area planning andother aspects of the proposed SWLRT design. TheDEIS will probably be released to the public inDecember or January. Neighbors are strongly encour-aged to respond to it during the 45-day public commentperiod that follows its release. Public meetings areplanned and will be publicized in the Hill & Lake Press.

GREG’S PUMPKIN

Cross-county skier enjoying the beauty of the new snowfall on Cedar Lake Trail.

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Later with Lisa Lunch with Lisa is over for 2010, but join Lisa

and friends at the Normandy downtown from 5 to7:30 p.m. on December 9 and celebrate the holidayseason.

HAPPENINGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODNov. 20 Walker Library book saleThrough Nov. 21 Intermedia Arts, CuriositiesNov. 30,7-9pm ARTrageous Adventures

Toy PartyDec. 4, 5 Free Trade Fair at Basilica of St. MaryDec. 8, 7 pm Birchbark Books reading series Dec. 9 5 - 7:30 pm Later with Lisa, Normandy InnDec. 12 1 pm Audubon SocietyDec. 14, 4-6 pm, Kenwood Cafe Weight WatchersThrough Dec. 27, Minneapolis Photo Center, 2400

North Second Street, Tom Arndt’s F Stop show Dec. 29 deadline for youth grant applicaations Neighborhood monthly meetings: CIDNA: 1st Tuesday at Jones-HarrisonEIRA: 1st Tuesday at Grace-Trinity ChurchKIAA: 1st Monday at Kenwood Rec CenterLHNA: 1st Tuesday at Kenwood Rec Center

First Friends of the Walker Library Book SaleFriends of the Walker Library will be hosting a

book sale to raise funds for their local library. The salewill feature hundreds of adult and children’s fiction andnonfiction books in hardcover and paperback. Mostbooks are priced at $1 or less. The book sale will takeplace at the Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Ave.,Minneapolis, MN 55408.

Entrance to the sale is free and open to the public.Mark your calendar for the upcoming sale dates:

Saturday, November 20 from 10am – 5pmFor more information about Friends groups and

other ways to the support your library visitwww.sup-porthclib.org/or call 952-847-8109.

Minneapolis Audubon SocietyBryant Square (31st & Bryant Avenue S)Friday, December 12, 2010 1 p.m.Well-traveled Ted & Barbara Galambos will share

“Dakota & Montana Scenes.” Please join us for theprogram and refreshments. All are welcome. For moreinformation call 952-920-0176.

Play at Intermedia ArtsFriends of the Birchbark Books reading series may

like to know that Heid E. Erdrich’s play, Curiosities, willbe performed at Intermedia Arts Thursday throughSunday, November 18-21. Co-presented with PangeaWorld Theater, Curiosities moves between centuries toreveal how much contemporary American Indian iden-tity is determined by history from the 1800s. For more– and ticket information – see http://www.intermedi-aarts.org/indigenous-voices,

Icon Festival Month at the BasilicaNovember is Icon Festival Month at Saint Mary’s

Basilica. Featured are Icons from several Twin Citieschurches. They are featured on the main altar and canbe viewed at any time. Call 333-1381 to arrange anappointment to view them. Also, Basilica will have itsFree Trade Fair December 4 and 5 - Saturday afternoonand Sunday 8 AM to 6 PM, which will offer many itemsincluding jewelry, religious articles, woven scarves andhats, coffee and Peace Olive Oil from Palestine Allofferings are handmade in developing countriesthroughout the world and proceeds go directly back tothose whose hands made them. Do visit to see theseand our current art exhibit of TIKKUN meaningRepair by the Jewish Women’s Artist Circle.

Vision Loss Resources here in the Twin Cities workswith people who have experienced vision loss by pro-viding them with the tools and skills needed to remainactive and independent.

Vision Loss Resources Volunteer Program supportsthese goals by providing one-on-one assistance withtasks such as reading mail, grocery shopping, or recre-ational activities. In a group setting, VLR offers com-munity education classes and off-site activities suchgoing out to dinner or to the theater. Currently, a num-ber of clients are awaiting volunteer assistance in ourneighborhood.

Contact 871-2222 or [email protected] to learnmore. www.visionlossresources.org

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Southwest Soccer By Jamie Plaisance head coach, men’s soccer,Minneapolis Southwest High School

The Southwest High School boys soccer teamrecently completed an historic season. We finished 2ndin the state tournament, the best finish ever for a cityschool in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The team was 22-1overall, including 17-0 in the regular season, becomingthe first team in school history to go through the regu-lar season without a loss or tie.

In the process, the Lakers set a state record with 20shutouts and only 2 goals allowed. SW finished ranked#4 in the upper Midwest region and #32 in the nation.

Coach Plaisance is a current resident of East Isles,grew up in CIDNA, was a 1992 SWHS graduate, andalso went to Jefferson Elementary School.

ARTrageous Adventures studio Nov. 30 7-9pm2121 West 21st Street Mpls, MN. 55405Holiday Discovery Toy Party! Cider, cookies, wineand homemade cheesecake too. Check your calendar,clear the evening and come play, while crossing somenames off your checklist too.

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Weight Watchers is Coming to the KenwoodCafe!

Have you put on a few pounds over the holiday sea-son? Maybe even over a few holiday seasons? Wouldyou like to lose weight in a supportive and nurturingenvironment using the latest, most up to date method?Then plan on showing up at the Kenwood Cafe onTuesday December 14 between 4 and 6 pm to hearabout Weight Watchers. If you’ve never done it before,it is the one program most physicians would recom-mend because it helps you not only lose weight butKEEP THE WEIGHT OFF. If you have tried WeightWatchers before, this new program is easier to followand members feel more successful. WHAT DO YOUHAVE TO LOSE?

Jan Heasley is leading the meetings for WeightWatchers and Catherine Veigel has agreed to host themat the Cafe, beginning Tuesday, January 4th. Weigh inwill be from 6:30 to 7pm, meeting from 7 to 7:30 pm.We need at least twenty people to move forward withthe plan. The meetings will run from January 4ththrough April 26th. The cost is $186 and includes 19weeks of Weight Watchers on line support systemeTools. If you are a Lifetime member at your goalweight, you could even come to the cafe for yourmonthly weigh in. If you are a Lifetime member whois not at goal, what easier way to lose those pounds andreturn to your goal weight?

Make 2011 your healthiest year ever! Learn how tolive a healthy, active lifestyle all in the company offriends. If you have more questions, feel free to con-tact Jan at [email protected]

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS, DeAnna Cummings and Juxtaposition Arts

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DeAnna and Roger Cummings

Craig Wilson interviews Executive Director ofJuxtaposition Arts DeAnna Cummings aboutfounding the Northside-based arts organization,her recent sabbatical to attend Harvard, using thearts to engage creative entrepreneurial youth, andthe future of the dynamic organization. Pleaseconsider Juxtaposition Arts as a source of yourcharitable contributions this holiday season.

What is Juxtaposition Arts’ story? My husbandRoger and I and another long time childhood friendstarted Juxtaposition Arts in 1995 to be the kind ofplace we would have wanted to participate in when wewere youth growing up in Minneapolis. The organiza-tion mostly developed out of our own lived experi-ences. Each of us was entrepreneurial in our youth butalso at-risk of succumbing to the ills of the urban envi-ronment or bad decision making. We found our way inlife — through our involvement in the arts and particu-larly by connecting with urban youth culture as the pri-mary avenue for our expression of our identities andideals.

Juxtaposition started as an afterschool program outof the Sumner Glenwood Public Housing Projects. Werecognized that there were no outlets for quality learn-ing in visual arts in North Minneapolis and that therewere youth with artistic exuberance and energy thatwere not being nurtured so we stepped in to fill thatgap. Our core principles were and still remain: qualityover quantity, we’d rather serve a few well than a largenumber in a mediocre way; sustained contact over timeis where the life changing impact happens. The realchange happens when relationships form and experi-ences build over time. For young people to fully mas-ter the craft of art making and use it to further their lifegoals they must practice art making, learn to talk abouttheir work and explain their choices to audiences, knowsome art history and theory, exhibit their work, experi-ence the business side of being a working artists —earn money from art sales and/or commissions. In the

early years of Juxtaposition our focus was mostly onindividual youths’ development through arts education.Our programs were intensive, comprehensive, multi-week hands-on arts learning programs where youthwere introduced and nurtured to accomplish mastery asartists. Beginning formally around 2004, with the cre-ation of the Remix: Creating Places for People on WestBroadway, an arts based community-development pro-ject, our work expanded as we recognized the opportu-nity to employ the arts to accomplish community widegoals such as improved safety, jobs for youth, and acces-sible design services in the neighborhood.

How has Juxtaposition Arts impacted kid’slives? Today about 650 youth participate atJuxtaposition each year. We work in partnership withdozens of non-profit, government, and for-profit col-leagues such as the City of Minneapolis STEP-UP,Kwanzaa Center, the Peace Foundation, the NorthsideArts Collective, Urban Homeworks, the PlymouthYouth Center, and the West Broadway Coalition.

More than 10,000 youth have been involved withJuxtaposition Arts since the organization’s founding.Hundreds of those participants stay involved over anumber of years and progress through the levels ofinvolvement from student, to paid apprenticeships, tocommissioned artists, assistant artist teachers, and thenlead artist mentors.

In terms of long term impact, I am proud to havebeen a part of supporting a large number of youngpeople to accomplish their educational, professional,and life goals through the arts. Amongst JuxtapositionArts Alumni there are fellowship winners, small busi-ness owners, and college graduates with degrees fromthe U of MN, MCAD, Oberlin, Harvard and Parsons toname a few. To give a few examples, Ernest Bryant III,who participated in Juxtaposition since he was 16 yearsold in 1996, graduated from MCAD in 2006 and won aBush and Jerome Foundation Fellowship in the sameyear. In 2007 he was named Artist of the Year by City

Pages. Ben Jassens also started classes at JuxtapositionArts in 1996 when he was 16 years old. Today he is theowner of Sign Minds a full service creative sign mak-ing company, where he employs a staff of 10-12including several artists whom he met when he was astudent at Juxtaposition. Juxtaposition does all its signrelated business with Ben’s company. Keep in mindthese results are in one of the most high-poverty areasof the state, where the four-year high school gradua-tion rate for black students is just 33.5 percent, accord-ing to state figures.

Are you an artist? Where you an artistic child?I consider myself to be an artist, but not in a “Big A”kind of way. I make art mostly for my own enjoymentand because I am compelled to engage my creative selfand those parts of my brain. I was artistic as a child inthe same kind of way. My brothers and I sang, per-formed, drew pictures, put on talent shows for other


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family members, and told stories to each other. Someof the other artistic endeavors I have undertaken overthe years include collaborating with five other womenartists to found B-Girl Be, the internationally renownedmultimedia celebration of women in hip-hop atIntermedia Arts on Lyndale Avenue. I was the galleryexhibition curator of B-Girl Be from 2005- 2007. Theshow toured to a funky gallery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa inits final year. One of the most amazing creative experi-ences was being cast as the school teacher Ms. Bentleyin the 6-week run of The Falls by Jeff Hatcher at theGuthrie Theater. It was the first production in the inau-gural season in the new building. We, our two children,and three of our neighbors were in the play along withother community cast members and talented and gener-ous actors including Regina Marie Williams, SarahAgnew, and Steve Hendrickson.

How did you and your husband RogerCummings, Co-founder and Artistic Director ofJuxtaposition Arts, meet? How do you strike a bal-ance between work and home? We met at SouthHigh School in 1984. Roger asked for my phone num-ber. A few weeks later he took me out for pizza atSabarro’s in the City Center and to see 16 Candles at theSkyway Theater. We officially became a couple about amonth later. We got married five years out of highschool in 1993. We’ve been together for 26 years intotal – we’ve literally grown up together. The homework balance is something we have to put effort intopracticing. When we were younger and Juxtapositionwas a newer organization our work was pretty all-con-suming. Today, we know that we have to put clearerboundaries around our personal time. Roger and I arepassionate and driven; we have to remind ourselves thatno one is going to die if we wait until we’re in the officeto discuss the details of the new project. We’re bothhappier, healthier, and more effective in our work whenwe carve out space so as to be fully present with ourfamily, relax with our kids, and rejuvenate.

You have two children. What are they like? Our

kids are independent, creative, strong willed, and com-munity-oriented. Our daughter Nesra is in high schooland Chango is in 8th grade. We’re a closely knit family.We still sit down at the table for dinner most nights ofthe week. We have a family ritual of weekend walks,starting when the kids were just babies. We all wake upour spirit by taking a walk around the neighborhood.We include our children in our work. They have literallygrown up at Juxtaposition. Hopefully we provide themwith an example of how to live life as whole people –not compartmentalized – for us work is life and life iswork.

Do opposites attract? Yes in our case that is true.Roger is an earth monkey and I am an air dog. He’s a firesign, I’m an air sign. We complement and balance eachother. We work and play well together, but we don’talways agree on the details and strategies. We both havestrong personalities and we have fiery debates both athome and at work. I think it works because we alsohave a foundation of common values, commitment toequity and justice and community, shared lived experi-ences. We strike a balance between being driven andaccomplished as individuals and working as partners inour family and as the Directors of Juxtaposition Arts.Most of all we’re friends and we laugh a lot together. Wespend time together, drive into work together, attendsome of the same meetings in a given day, and pick upthe kids together. I keep thinking we will run out ofthings to talk about, but in 26 years that hasn’t hap-pened.

You returned last year from a sabbatical toattend Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.What did you study? I received my Masters Degree inPublic Administration. I studied the intersection of arts,community engagement, economic development, andpublic policy in order to inform the next stages of mywork at Juxtaposition Arts. In 2008/2009 we moved tothe Boston area. Roger was on sabbatical and a HarvardLoeb Fellow. He studied at Harvard and MIT and trav-eled to “interrogate the urban environment” inAlbuquerque, Santa Fe, Washington DC, New Orleans,Sao Paolo, and Rio Brazil. We returned to our work withsome new ideas, and examples of best practices forleveraging art and culture as an ignition for economic,social, political, and community development in pre-dominately people of color low income urban areas likeNorth Minneapolis.

The Northside has had more than its fair shareof recent foreclosures and vacancies on WestBroadway. How is Juxtaposition Arts responding?Juxtaposition Arts’ new strategic direction seeks toengage the Northside communities greatest assets – anabundant population of energetic and creative youth —as the foundation and catalyst for sustainable develop-ment on the Northside so that the people who live inthis community can continue to live here and build thekind of life and place they envision for themselves andtheir families. Estimates are that in some Northsidecensus tracts as many as 50% of residents are under theage of 18. That is likely the highest population of youthof anywhere in the city. Juxtaposition Arts believes thatin order to turn things around on the Northside wemust involve the relevant and sustainable participationof youth in envisioning and enacting the change.

Juxtaposition’s new strategic direction, the workingtitle is ‘Juxta Lab’, is an arts-based mentorship and busi-ness enterprise that will create 100 year round jobs onWest Broadway Avenue in North Minneapolis. Most ofthe positions will be part time jobs where youth will bepaid to learn as they make real products for real clientsin Juxtaposition Arts Textile Design, Graphic,

Environmental Design, Painting and Drawing, andPhotography Studios.

In order to succeed in a dynamic global economyyoung people today, must be practiced creators, inno-vators and diverse problem solvers. We want to openup access for youth from North Minneapolis to tapinto and impact Minnesota’s vibrant cultural economyto engage with urban young artists on a pathway toaccess the Twin Cities vibrant creative economy.

What is the future of Juxtaposition Arts? Ourprogram expansion will track along with a physicalexpansion as we redevelop properties we own on theNorth side of the 1100 block of West BroadwayAvenue. The redevelopment will include 20,000 sq ftof currently underutilized facilities and will more thandouble the amount of commercial space dedicated tovisual arts in North Minneapolis. It will be a phasedredevelopment that will begin with a dedicated youthpainting studio and adult artist work studios at 1108West Broadway opening in Spring 2011; and by the endof 2011 a new retail space and screen printing produc-tion shop operated and run by youth and adult artistmentors at 1104 West Broadway. By 2016 the entire artand design campus will be constructed including aworld class mixed use main Juxtaposition campusbuilding on the corner of West Broadway andEmerson.

How can Hill Lake Press readers contribute toJuxtaposition Arts and its mission? Like most othernon-profit organizations right now, generating thefinancial capital needed to bring our work to scale isone of our highest priorities. Please make a donationto Juxtaposition Arts at www.givemn.org or contactingJuxtaposition Arts at (612) 588-1148 or deanna@

GET INVOLVED If you are between the ages of 8-21 with a passion for

visual arts and would like to develop your artistic talents, bepaid for your creative work, and/or use your creative skills asa pathway for your future success call us to set up anentrance interview!

Are you a college-age student or practicing artist withexperiences that make you uniquely suited to creatively men-toring urban youth? Contact us about volunteering in ourprograms or applying to become one of our Roster ArtistTeachers.

Corporations, local residents, area businesses,schools, neighborhood organizations, restaurants, hospitals,foundations hire us! Bring Juxtaposition Artists in to con-duct an education program for your students. Contract us foryour design and art jobs. We’re the cities’ premiere one-stopshop for all your visual art and design needs. You can expectquality, innovation & competitive pricing.

Philanthropists, donors, and investors, thank you foryour continued generosity! Juxtaposition needs your supportnow more than ever. Thanks to grants from MinneapolisSTEP-UP and the Pohlad Family Foundation we hired ourfirst team of apprentices this summer. We are currently seek-ing support so we can keep the apprentices employed year-round!

Coming Soon! A new Textile Design Center Boutiqueand an expanded Juxtaposition Arts campus. Keep in touchwith us to stay abreast of new developments athttp://www.juxtaposition.org/

The Minneapolis Foundation and MinneapolisYouth Coordinating Board announces $40,000 ingrant funding available for youth-led programs toprevent violence; proposals due Dec. 29

The fund is the first of its kind in which young peo-ple will choose which projects receive financial sup-port. The fund is accepting applications for projectsand activities that reflect the goals of the City ofMinneapolis’ “Blueprint for Action: Preventing YouthViolence.” Only projects involving youth leadershipwill be eligible for funding. Grants will range in sizefrom $1,500 to $3,500; a total of $40,000 is available.

Funding will be used to support projects thataddress the goals of the Blueprint for Action:Preventing Youth Violence in Minneapolis, which areto: connect every youth with a trusted adult, interveneat the first sign that youth are at risk for violence,restore youth who have gone down the wrong path, andunlearn the culture of violence in our community.

Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) nonprofityouth-serving agencies and public institutions that work

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In the days and weeks that follow Election Day, mywounds are fresh from my heartfelt efforts to help TWilliams get re-elected to the Minneapolis SchoolBoard. As co-chair, I along with my fellow campaignteammates are beginning the healing process of a wal-loping loss. While I hope the results will not leave ourdistrict with any real scars, I realize that I’ve still got thatitching feeling that’s a part of healing. The itch has measking some questions and looking to the voting resultsthat I’ve been tabulating to help understand what hap-pened.

Perhaps most fascinating is that despite the fact thatmore than twice the number of votes was cast and thatthe field of votes was narrowed to the final four, theresults of the General Election fell out just as they hadin the Primary: Dick Mammen and Rebecca Gagnon asthe top vote getters and now elected to the MinneapolisSchool Board.

Looking for answers will not change these results.But analyzing the voting results by precinct throughoutthe city may help provide more depth to the generalstatement that T Williams’ fate was sealed in his beingthe sole incumbent in the race. And it may help satisfythat nagging itch of curiosity.

As the data proved true, nobody was going to winthis election without securing volumes of votes fromthe southwestern part of our city. The fact is all four ofthe candidates received a substantial share of their votesfrom just two precincts, Ward 13 Precincts 4 and 5, the

Linden Hills neighborhood southwest of Lake Harriet.It proved to be a battleground, where the two winnersended up taking all.

But it would be too simple to sum up the ElectionDay events by looking at just two precincts. Mammenand Gagnon’s wins were the result of winning theSouthwest and winning eastward, the neighborhoodsreferred to in political circles as the “Golden Crescent.”These are the neighborhoods that stretch from theLakes area and follow Minnehaha Creek to and up theMississippi to the University, long considered must-winterritory.

In addition to the Golden Crescent, Mammen andGagnon’s success also resulted from winning much ofthe Northeast. Gagnon earned a substantial volume ofher votes from the far Northeast where she workedwith some of the emerging leadership in that area togain their confidence and support. Gagnon alsoreceived substantial share of her wins in the far Northneighborhoods precincts on the Northside. Williamsand Smith-Baker took their own neighborhoods in theNear North, with Smith-Baker’s appeal being geograph-ically much broader than Williams’. She also won muchof the city’s south-central neighborhoods and some ofthe southern parts of the Northeast.

In the end, Williams’ strengths were in Linden Hills,Kenwood, Prospect Park and Loring Park and down-town east of the Mississippi River, as well as neighbor-hoods where Somali Americans live. Those gains were

thanks to Mohamud Noor’s endorsement and supportwith the campaign. But those areas proved to be fartoo short of what was needed to be in this race.

Running this campaign was a wonderful experi-ence. I am grateful for the journey, but not particular-ly the destination. Our new Board has many chal-lenges. I will continue to be a “critical friend” and sin-cerely wish them the very best.

Steve Kotvis, a Kenwood resident serves on a num-ber of boards and committees relative to public educa-tion and offers a monthly perspective in the Hill &Lake Press “Minneapolis Minds” column. His latestproject is serving as co-chair of the campaign to re-elect T Williams to the Minneapolis School Board. Hecan be reached at [email protected].

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Lowry Hill walking tour of homes designed or built by T. P. Healy. Photo by DorothyChilders

On the afternoon of October 24th, a dozen or soold house enthusiasts gathered on Lowry Hill to take alook at the houses on the hill built by Minneapolis mas-ter builder Theron Potter Healy (1844-1906).Architectural researcher Anders Christensen led thetour, accompanied by researchers Bob Glancy and RyanKnoke, several Healy house owners, and other Healyfans.

It was a working tour in that the researchers, using alist compiled by Christensen, were comparing the hous-es that Healy designed and built with those built byHealy, but designed by architects. Christensen is revisit-ing his research project from the 1970s in order todefine and examine Healy’s legacy as a designer andbuilder.

To date, Christensen has found 130 structures withMinneapolis building permits from 1886 to 1906 desig-nating Healy as the builder-contractor. Of these, 100are still standing, primarily in the Lowry Hill, the Wedge,Whittier, and Central neighborhoods—although a fewalso are in Kenwood, East Isles, Loring Park, andDowntown.

Twelve houses remaining on Lowry Hill weredesigned and built by Healy himself, Twelve are archi-tect-designed Healys, and four do not have an architectlisted on their building permits. Characteristic Healydesigns are shown in the transitional QueenAnne/Colonial Revival houses at 1712 Dupont AvenueSouth (built in 1894 for Emily Wagner) and the one nextdoor at 1716 (built in 1897 for W.F. Wagner).

Healy’s main collaborations with architects onLowry Hill are with William Channing Whitney, LowellLamoreaux, E. P. Overmire, and William Kenyon. Forexample, Overmire/Healy houses stand at 1942 IrvingAvenue South (for G.A. Gruman in 1900) and 1906Emerson Avenue South (for W.D. Lowry in 1901).

However, the most fabulous and expensive of thesearchitect-designed Healys fell to the wrecking ball yearsago: the 1906 W.H. Dunwoody mansion at 1200-22Mount Curve (William Channing Whitney, wrecked in1967) and the 1899 George Daggett house at 40Groveland Terrace (McLeod, Lamoreaux, and Jones,wrecked in 1934 to clear the site for the AllianzInsurance building). Both were exquisite houses. Thedemolition of the latter, described as a “castellated fan-tasy,” caused quite uproar at that time among lovers ofMinneapolis’s historic houses.

Christensen “discovered” Healy in the late 1970swhen he completed an architectural survey of LowryHill East. After finding that Healy had built 33 housesin that neighborhood, he looked for other building per-mits taken out by Healy in Minneapolis. In that way hefound the most visible and characteristic Queen Annesby Healy, those on the 3100 block of Second AvenueSouth, the block on the exit ramp of I-35. The majori-ty of these houses were built during the 1890s, when theQueen Anne style, with its fretwork, towers, colorfulexteriors, and asymmetrical façade was in vogue. Sadly,the houses on the western side of the block werewrecked in 1959-60 during the construction of theInterstate. The remaining Healy houses on Second andThird Avenues, however, were designated the HealyBlock Historical District in 1993.

After people saw the “White City” at the World

Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, the QueenAnne style fell out of favor, replaced by variations ofthe Colonial Revival style. Well-to-do people started for-saking their “gingerbread” houses in the older neigh-borhoods for larger, more symmetrical new homes onLowry Hill. For example, in 1905 Minneapolis jewelerJ.B. Hudson moved from his 1890 Healy-designedQueen Anne at 3127 Second Avenue South into thebrick house designed by William Channing Whitney andbuilt by Healy at 1776 Colfax Avenue South. In 1904Healy designed and built a fashionable new house forhis daughter and son-in-law, C.W. Hooker, at 1912James Avenue South.

Even relatively new houses were frequently given upfor more “modern” homes. For example, in 1901 UriahRoraback moved from his 1896 McLeod-designedHealy at 1784 Dupont Avenue South to his new brickhouse down the street at 1801 (built by Healy with noarchitect listed).

Theron Healy himself is somewhat of an enigma,having started his career as a shipbuilder in Nova Scotia.Some time after his schooner the Mary I. Banks was lostduring a storm off Newfoundland in August 1883,Healy left Canada and moved to Minnesota. His firsthouse, at 3137 Second Avenue South, went up duringthe summer of 1886. Less than a decade later, Healyhad become Minneapolis’s premier master builder, stillerecting his own designs, while working as builder for


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Greetings from the Treasurer of Friends ofThomas Lowry Park. In my treasured role, I am alwayskeen on the numbers. I would like to share some num-bers with you, but not the kind you would expect. MayI present…

The Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know AboutThomas Lowry Park (7 Pools Park)

10 – It takes 305 steps to walk the inner-loop of thepark if you are approximately 64 inches tall.

9 –There is 1 Geocache hidden in the park(www.geocaching.com for more info).

8 – The property was acquired by the Park Board in1923 at a cost of $76,000.00, which was assessed toneighborhood residents.

7 – We are off for the season, but please join usagain in 145 days (April 9th) when we will host our firstecond Saturday of gardening in the park for 2011.

6 – The Park is located across the street from 1 of2 voting locations for Lowry Hill residents …Oh wait,you know that by now because 1,646 of the 2439 reg-istered voters in precinct 7-3 voted!

5 – 1 accordion player played How Dry I Am whilethe Park Board demonstrated how to water young treeswith the Gator Bags at our Arbor Day Celebration thispast spring.

4 – People for Parks donated 23 trees and Arbor Jet

inoculated 1 Ash Tree at our above mentioned celebra-tion.

3 – To date I have received 31 emails to our addressat [email protected] and 219 hits on ourunder construction web-site at www.thomaslowry-park.org.

2 – Thomas Lowry Park is one of the smallest parksin the city, at 1.46 acres.

1 – Our current bank balance is $3,400.88. Ourlargest expenditures of 2010 were the gateway plantings($2500.00) and irrigation project ($2400.00).

There will be no quiz on this, but feel free to impressyour friends and neighbors with your knowledge. Asalways, see you in the park!

the city’s foremost architects.Information about the Healy Project is being post-

ed on Healy’s Facebook page, “T.P. Healy, MasterBuilder: King of the Queen Anne.” You can reviewphotos cataloguing the exteriors of extant Healy hous-es, plus some historical photos of his houses and thefamilies that lived in them. Links to articles on Healyare posted there, along with announcements of futurewalking tours and photo shoots. For more informationabout the project, contact Anders Christensen at (612)597-4478.

Anders Christensen is a long time Healy researcherand Managing Partner of TigerOx Painting.

Trilby Busch is a writer and retired English profes-sor. She has written many articles on preservationissues, including the original article on Healy (“Legacyof a Master Builder,” Twin Cities magazine, November1981) and a current series in The Wedge on Healyhouses in Lowry Hill East. She is a member of theAdvocacy Committee of the Preservation Alliance ofMinnesota.


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Grace GardenBy Kathy Grossman Grace Neighborhood

Nursery School 1430 W. 28th St. Minneapolis,MN 55408 [email protected]

Think back to when you were a child. Do youremember raking the leaves into a pile just so youcould run and jump into them? Do you find yourselfstepping onto fallen leaves just you can hear thecrunch? How many different colored leaves did youcollect and press into a book for safe keeping? Theseand many more memories are created by the childrenat Grace Neighborhood Nursery School (GNNS)each time they visit our garden on the Greenway andJames Ave.

As GNNS celebrates our 50th anniversary thisyear, we take a look back at our “roots.” Our gardenbegan as a place to plant a few flowers. Now, ten yearslater, our garden is growing and bursting with life.With the addition of a walking bridge, arbor, dirt pile,willow tunnel, tree stumps, water pump, logs to carry,tree cookies and landscaping, the garden has become

The Woman’s Club Venetian Carnival GalaThe Annual Fundraiser for the Woman’s Club of

Minneapolis Community Outreach Grant Program onOctober 16, 2010 was a great success. 200 club mem-bers and guests dressed in evening attire and festivemasks to enjoy the silent auction and raffle. Actors andmusicians enhanced the Venetian theme of the event.

For more information about the Woman’s Club ofMinneapolis please contact the CommunicationsDirector, Dana Beasley at 612-813-5317/[email protected] or visit our website atwww.womansclub.org.

a cherished place for the children and families ofGNNS.

The garden provides the children a place in natureto call their own as they can see the fruits of their laborand notice the change of seasons. The garden providesan opportunity for the children to explore the outdoorsas they witness the life-cycle of plants, examine wormsand bugs they find in the dirt, and wonder about thebutterfly they just released, goes when it rains. The chil-dren use large motor skills as they lift and build withlogs, pump water and carry full watering cans to nour-ish the plants, and they run and crawl over the bridgeand through the willow tunnel they planted. It is trulya child’s garden.

Our garden continues to be a place for the childrenand families of the Grace neighborhood. We are proudto provide the children with rich experiences of learn-ing by doing in a natural and unforced way. Next timeyou are along the Greenway, take a moment to appreci-ate what the children of Grace Neighborhood NurserySchool have grown in their community. As the signamongst the flowers says, “Welcome to our Garden.”

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CEDAR ISLES DEAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

The Cedar-Isles-Dean Neighborhood AssociationInvites you to a neighborhood-wide

Vote on our NRP(Neighborhood Revitalization Program)

Phase II Action PlanTuesday, December 7, 20106:30pmJones-Harrison Residence3700 Cedar Lake Ave

Please visit:www.cidna.orgto download thefull Phase II plan.All CIDNA residentsare welcome.

Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 9am-5pmVisit us at www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/council/ward10Nicollet Avenue Reconstruction Update

Well over 300 responses to the Nicollet Avenue sur-vey were received! The answers are now being com-piled. The results will be a guide as the planning processcontinues. Sign up for Snow Emergency Alerts

It’s getting to be that time of year! Sign up to receivean alert when a snow emergency has been declared. Youcan sign up to receive a phone call, an email or a textmessage. Or you can call (612) 348-7669 (SNOW) or311. If you are out of town, leave your car keys with atrusted friend or neighbor who can move your car whileyou’re away. For more info, please visit the SnowEmergency Info webpage.Report Graffiti ASAP!

Please call 311 to report graffiti. Help us keep ourneighborhoods clean and beautiful!Used Book Sale at Walker Library!

Bargain hunters and book lovers take note: theFriends of the Library will hold a sale of hundreds ofadult and children’s fiction and nonfiction books inhardcover and paperback. The sale will take place onSaturday, November 20th from 10am – 4pm. Mostbooks, withdrawn from the Hennepin County Librarysystem or donated by the public, will be priced at $1 orless. Funds raised will benefit the library. Book dona-tions will be accepted at the library beginning Oct. 1.

For more info on this sale as well as the many otherbook sales that will be taking place at libraries through-out Hennepin County, visit the Hennepin CountyLibrary’s Book Sales webpage.

CPED Loans for Energy Efficiency Upgradesin Multi-Family Dwellings

The City of Minneapolis’ Department ofCommunity Planning & Economic Development(CPED) has established a city-wide, low-interest loanprogram to provide financing for energy efficiencyupgrades to large (structures of 4 stories or more con-taining more than 10 dwelling units) Multi-Family resi-dential properties.

The program will help remove financial barriers andallow property owners to obtain the capital needed tomake energy efficiency improvements. Loans will bestructured in such a way that the energy savings wouldfully or substantially offset the debt service on the loan.The loans would target significant energy systemupgrades including boilers, water heating and distribu-tion systems, and control systems.

For more information, please visit the Energy LoanProgram’s webpage or contact Jessica Green at 612-673-5232 or [email protected]. Turn Off your Engine When Picking your Kids upat School

If you drive your child to school, get in the habit ofshutting off the engine while you wait. It protects yourchild’s air quality as they are especially vulnerable tovehicle air pollution. Remember, a child’s lungs are stilldeveloping, and they inhale more pounds of pollutionper pound of body weight than adults do. Exhaustfrom an idling car also carries a higher load of pollu-tants than a moving car, so reducing unnecessary idlingis one easy way we can all do something to improve airquality. It will also save you money on wasted fuel. Ingeneral, 10 seconds of idling uses more fuel thanrestarting the car. Lastly, it’s the law. Minneapolis ordi-nance limits most idling to three minutes.

For more information about sustainability inMinneapolis and what you can do to protect your qual-ity of life, visit Minneapolis’ Sustainability Initiativeswebpage.MFD to Distribute and Install Free SmokeDetectors

As part of National Fire Prevention Week, theMinneapolis Fire Department (MFD) has launched the“Beep...Beep, A Sound You Can Live With” SmokeDetector Distribution Campaign. Under the program,funded by a fire prevention grant through the FederalEmergency Management Agency (FEMA), theMinneapolis Fire Department will be distributing andinstalling smoke detectors to single family, owner occu-pied homes across the City of Minneapolis. Priority willbe given to homes located in high risk neighborhoodsin the city as determined by a study of factors identifiedin the 2000 U.S. Census. Our own LyndaleNeighborhood has been identified as a high risk neigh-borhood and will be receiving some of these smokedetectors. If you are interested in obtaining a freesmoke detector and live in the Lyndale neighborhood,please call 311.

Input Needed for the 2011 NeighborhoodPolicing Plans

The Minneapolis Police Department is seeking yourassistance in the development and implementation ofthe 2011 Neighborhood Policing Plans. This is youropportunity to submit your ideas for collaborating withthe MPD in order to increase the safety and security of

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Kenwood Isles AreaAssociation

By Amy Lucas

November 2010 KIAA Meeting Minutes KIAA Board meeting was held November 1, 2010.

Chair Sam Murphy called the meeting to order at7:00 p.m.

Board Members present: Chair, Sam Murphy,Jeanette Colby, Amy Lucas, Larry Moran, Josine Peters,Pat Scott, Eric Sjoding, Kathy Williams and RoyWilliams.

Others present: Lisa Goodman, City Council 7thWard; Jordan Hart, resident; Dylan Thomas, SouthwestJournal.

City Council 7th Ward Update – Lisa GoodmanStreet sweeping will begin soon; obey the “no park-

ing” signs“Later with Lisa” will be held at the Normandy

Hotel on Dec. 9 from 5-7:30 p.m.A meeting to discuss “Nice Ride” bike expansion

plans will be held on Thursday, Nov. 11 at Free WheelBike Center (Midtown Exchange) 6:30-8 p.m.

2010 Census results-Minneapolis participation ratewent up 78%

SW LRT Station Area Planning/LRT issues –Jeanette Colby

Cedar Lake Park Association (CLPA) has offered tohost a design charrette on the Kenwood Station,Kenilworth Channel, park area around the station onSunday, Nov. 14 tentatively from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. KIAAdiscussed moving the charrette into 2011 after theDEIS has been distributed.

The Southwest LRT Draft Environmental ImpactStatement (DEIS) is expected mid-December at theearliest with a 45-day comment period.

Station plans were distributed at the Sept. openhouses; plans featured a simple platform design withno parking lot or “transit plaza.” More open houses willbe held: Nov. 17 at Jones Harrison from 6-8 p.m. andNov. 18 at Bryn Mawr Elementary from 6-8 p.m. VisitSouthwesttransitways.com.

Dennis Gimmestad, historian in the culturalresources division of MnDOT, has offered to discussKIAA’s role as a consulting party in the Federal Section106 historic review process at the KIAA meeting ofDec. 6 at 6:30. Mr. Gimmestad’s presentation will onlypertain to the historic review process of the SW LRT.The KIAA meeting will start at 6:30; this is 30 minbefore the standard time.

Crime and Safety Committee Update –Jordan Hart

Mpls Police Dept is seeking neighborhood input forthe 2011policing plan. KIAA suggests 1) increase num-ber of block leaders, 2) develop a system of communi-cation with Mpls Park Police 3) patrol Kenwood alleys4) study impact of LRT station on safety 5) requeststudy of current traffic patterns and speeding issues.

The Crime and Safety Committee meets the secondThurs of the month at Lund’s in the upstairs commu-nity room, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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EAST ISLES RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

EIRA Board of Directors Meeting TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 7:00 P.M.

Grace-Trinity Community Church1430 W. 28th Street

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For more information, please contact EIRA President, Mark Lofstrom at [email protected].

East Isles NRP Steering Committee TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 7:00 P.M.

Grace-Trinity Community Church 1430 W. 28th Street

Help us determine NRP Phase II funding priorities.

Join the Steering Committee, a sub-committee or

stop by to voice your opinions. All are welcome.

Contact Monica Smith at [email protected] for details.

SAVE THE DATE!

Ice Skating Party

SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2011, 1:00 P.M.

Lake of the Isles Ice RinkEast Lake of the Isles Parkway at 26th Street

Dust off your skates and meet your neighbors for

fun, exercise and treats!

Date is subject to change. More information will be available soon.

Join your neighbors for these East Isles events!

Minutes from the EIRA Board of Directors MeetingNovember 9, 2010 Grace-Trinity Community Church

Board members present: Mark Lofstrom (President),Jane Schommer (Vice President), Al Rodriguez(Treasurer), Tina Frontera (Secretary), Sue Durfee,Harvey Ettinger, Rose Matthys, and Michael T’Kach

East Isles residents and invited guests were also inattendance.

EIRA President Mark Lofstrom called the meetingto order at 7:15 pm.Announcements

Mark Lofstrom made the following announcements:A committee will be formed to revise the existing

bylaws to comply with the requirements for the newneighborhood funding from the City in 2011 (NCR).Please let Mark know if you are interested in serving onthis committee.

The next meeting of the Zoning and Land Use com-mittee will be Monday, November 22nd at 5:30 p.m. atGrace-Trinity Community Church. The committee willbe meeting with Carol Lansing regarding US Bank ren-ovation of a storefront in the 2400 block of HennepinAvenue.Treasurer’s Report

EIRA Treasurer Al Rodriguez gave a financialupdate. The CD expired so those dollars were rolledinto the savings account.

We received two payments from NRP: a reimburse-ment for expenses of $4,908.60 and an advance on ourPhase II planning contract for $6,250.

Bank totals as of 11-9-10 are:Checking $2,767.05Savings $10,035.88NRP Checking $13,581.00

Zoning and Land Use CommitteeMark Lofstrom reported that EIRA’s Zoning and

Land Use Committee opposed the design for the pro-posed CB2 store at Calhoun Square (corner of 31stStreet and Hennepin Avenue). CARAG also opposedthe design. The issue is that the design violates theUptown Small Area Plan in a number of ways (includ-ing that it is only a one-floor building though the plandesigns the first floor to have in excess of more thanone floor in footage height—24 feet). The City’sPlanning Commission postponed their decision on thedevelopment, and asked CB2 to re-present at theDecember 13th meeting.Social Committee

Amy Sanborn, Chair of the Social committee couldnot attend the meeting. Mark presented on her behalf.

The Wine Tasting fundraiser was a big success.EIRA sold 44 advance tickets (totaling $1,100). In addi-tion to advance ticket revenue, EIRA will receive a por-tion of the ticket sales at the door. That amount is notyet known. The Board will be thanking the sponsors byplacing an ad in the December issue of the Hill andLake Press. The Board will also be asked to send per-

sonal thank you notes to the sponsors.The date for the Ice Skating Party has been tenta-

tively set for Sunday, January 23, 2011, with a back update of January 30th.NRP report, Monica Smith, East Isles NRPCoordinator

A survey was mailed in late September to all EastIsles neighbors seeking feedback for Phase II funding.The survey data is being compiled and will be availablelater this week. The Steering Committee will begin ana-lyzing the data at its next meeting, Tuesday, November16 at 7:00 p.m. at Grace-Trinity Community Church.

If you are interested in serving on the SteeringCommittee or a sub-committee, please contact MonicaSmith at [email protected] Tuthill, Ward 10 Councilmember, City ofMinneapolis

Street sweeping has begun in Minneapolis so pleasewatch for the No Parking signs and plan accordingly.

There will be a public comment period regarding theCity budget during the City Council’s meeting with theBoard of Estimate and Taxation on November 18,beginning at 6:05 p.m. in Room 317 City Hall.

Friends of the Walker Library are holding a booksale on Saturday, November 20th from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.Most of the books will be sold for $1 or less. Bookdonations are being accepted.

An ordinance change will affect Golden LeafTobacco in Uptown. The ordinance will clarify the def-inition of “sampling” in establishments.

Meg reported that the Bumpy sculpture is on publicland (James Avenue and East Lake of the IslesParkway). A permit was not secured so the owner mustremove the sculpture by November 17th.

The next Meet with Meg will be Tuesday, November16th, 12-1 p.m. at the 5th Precinct, 3101 NicolletAvenue. Bring your own lunch; Meg provides beveragesand dessert.

If you would like to sign up to receive Meg’s e-newsletter, please send an e-mail request [email protected] Dorfman, Hennepin County Commissioner

Gail invited people to volunteer at Project HomelessConnect. This is a one-day event for homeless people toaccess a variety of resources (employment, medical,etc.). Project Homeless Connect will be held Monday,December 13th from 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at theMinneapolis Convention Center. Register to volunteerat www.homelessconnectminneapolis.org.Walker Library Update The County used a Community Advisory Committee(CAC) to create the community vision for the newlibrary. That vision was used in the architect selectionprocess. Vincent James Associates has been chosen asthe architect. The budget is $12 million for the newlibrary to be built on the existing site in 2012. Everyoneis invited to participate with the CAC as the design pro-

cess begins. Meet the architects at the next meeting ofthe CAC, Thursday, November 18 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.in the Walker Library meeting room. The majority ofthe meeting was dedicated to proposed changes to theMidtown Greenway. Midtown Greenway Background

Gail Dorfman gave some background informationon the Midtown Greenway. The Hennepin CountyRegional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) purchased theland in 1993 with the intention of using the land fortransit. The Midtown Greenway was created in 2000; itis 5.5 miles long and is the busiest bikeway in the stateof Minnesota, carrying more average daily traffic than85% of Minneapolis city streets. Minneapolis ranks firstin the nation in bike commuting (recently overtakingPortland, Oregon). The Greenway is a national modelfor transit, supporting preservation of public spacesand encourages development around the corridor. Thenext step in the process is to add a streetcar line to thecorridor. The streetcar would connect the SW LightRail near Whole Foods on the west side and theHiawatha Light Rail on the east side. The estimatedcapital cost would be $87-115 million with an annualoperating cost of $4 million. The Met Council hastaken the leadership role in pursuing federal dollars forthe streetcar project. Minneapolis Public Works, Steve Mosing andShaun Murphy

Steve Mosing is a Traffic Operations Engineer forthe City of Minneapolis. Steve presented a plan by theCity to make changes to the Midtown Greenway tocomply with a new citywide policy for intersections. In2009, Public Works created a policy to make intersec-tions in the City more consistent and safer for all modesof travel. They have a capital budget to make enhance-ments to five crossings per year. This year, they wouldlike to make enhancements to the Greenway. Three ofthose crossings would be in East Isles (James, Irving,and Humboldt Avenues). Public Works did a trafficstudy at these crossings. There are equal numbers ofbicycle user traffic and vehicle traffic at the Irving andHumboldt crossings. On James Avenue, there are sig-nificantly more trail users (bicycles and others withmetal are measured on the trail; not included are pedes-trians and in-line skaters) than vehicle traffic. Public Works recommendations are:

Remove the stop sign for trail users at James (bicy-cles would not have to stop at this intersection).

Make enhancements to the crossings at Irving andHumboldt Avenues. They recommend keeping the stopsigns for both trail users and vehicles. They would liketo add 3-way plaques under the stops signs for all users.They will also be improving sight lines (setting back thefencing and tree trimming) and improving lighting and

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adding “zebra” crosswalks. They will also move thevehicle stop sign closer to the Greenway.

They would like these changes to go into effect in2010 but do not want to proceed if the neighborhoodis against the plan.Midtown Greenway Coalition, Tim Springer,Executive Director, and Michael T’Kach, EIRABoard member and Midtown Greenway CoalitionBoard Member

The Midtown Greenway Coalition is a non-profitorganization with the mission to “empower communi-ties to develop, improve, protect, and enjoy theMidtown Greenway as a green urban pathway toimprove people’s lives”.

Tim gave some background on the Coalition includ-ing their fight to prevent Xcel Energy from buildingabove-ground high voltage power lines. A judge recent-ly agreed with the Coalition that the power lines shouldbe buried instead of above-ground. That recommenda-tion will now go to Public Utilities Commission for aruling.

The Midtown Coalition has 136 volunteer TrainWatch riders who ride the Greenway in groups afterdark to help ensure a safer Greenway.

The Coalition supports the proposed streetcar lineon the Greenway if it is designed properly.

The Coalition is interested in opening a dialog withEast Isles about the proposed changes to theGreenway. The Coalition supports the removal of thestop signs but wants to hear from the community. Theysupport studying the issue further before making adecision or perhaps having a test period prior duringimplementation of the final changes.

Tim and Michael made it clear that they want feed-back from East Isles and would like to partner with theneighborhood on the proposed changes.Minneapolis Policy, Chelsea Adams, CrimePrevention Specialist, and Tony Diaz, SectorLieutenant

Chelsea passed out a Pocket Guide to MinnesotaBicycle Laws as well as Share the Road tips.

Lieutenant Diaz reported that the Greenway is saferwith the volunteer Trail Watch riders. The police hadreports of near-accidents at the Humboldt crossing ofthe Greenway. Officers patrolled the area and issuedcitations for trail riders who ran the Greenway stopsign. Meg reported that her office often receives com-ments and concerns related to the Greenway, as poten-tial incidents are rarely seen as 911 affairs since they areoften of fairly brief duration and are often past occur-rences.

Beat officers on bicycles do patrol the Greenway.The mounted patrol could be used on the Greenwayupon request.

A concern was raised about graffiti on theGreenway. Please report graffiti by calling 311 to file areport. Ask for a case number. If the graffiti isn’tremoved within 10 days, please contact Meg Tuthill’s

office with the case number. Overall, crime is down4.5% year-to-date in East Isles.Neighborhood response

Residents are concerned about safety at the cross-ings. Pedestrians crossing the Greenway are also a bigconcern for many people. One problem is bikers ridingat high speeds through this busy area. Suggestionsincluded signage or lights to alert the bikers to the at-grade crossing to keep everyone safe. Others worriedabout the wait time for vehicles if the trail stop signsare removed.EIRA business

Final EIRA business included the following item.The Board unanimously approved expenses up to

$200 for the Ice Skating party.The Board unanimously approved completing an

application to have East Isles participate in theCommunity Energy Services (CES) program. Theapproval included supporting the program in monetary(up to $1,000 of NRP funds for marketing) as well asnon-monetary ways (outreach, door knocking, provid-ing a neighborhood contact person, etc.).

The Board unanimously approved voting on theNovember meeting minutes electronically so they canbe submitted to the Hill and Lake Press for publication.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.Submitted by: Monica Smith, Recorder, and Tina

Frontera, Secretary

Mpls Energy Conservation Initiative – Pat ScottThe City of Mpls has a grant to provide residential

energy awareness workshops. The Center for Energyand the Environment (CEE) is providing info sessionsand KIAA needs a resident interested in organizing theworkshop in 2011.

Palio– Amy LucasPalio was a great success and KIAA wants to con-

tinue the tradition. KIAA recommends that the Paliochairs attend the Jan meeting and discuss Palio planningand a possible Palio committee consisting of reps fromeach participating neighborhood.

Updates KIAA approved a $150 honorarium to League of

Women Voters for the School Board debateJosine Peters attended the Bridge for Runaway

Youth gala event as Kenwood rep.The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Reminder: The next KIAA Board meeting willbe Monday, December 6 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. atthe Kenwood Rec Center. The public is welcome toattend these monthly meetings.

your neighborhood. If you’re interested, please checkthe list below for your neighborhood’s meeting. If youhave questions, please contact Amy Lavender [email protected] or at (612) 673-5407.

East Isles, Cedar-Isles-Dean, and CARAGThursday November 4, 6:30-7:30pmTemple Israel-2324 Emerson Av S Joseph Room

LyndaleTuesday November 9, 6:30-8pm 5th Precinct / 3101 Nicollet Av Community Room

Lowry Hill East, ECCO, and CARAG Tuesday November 16, 7-8:30pm Martin Luther King Park Building / 4055

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KIAA to host Dennis GimmestadDennis Gimmestad of MNDOT’s Cultural

Resources Unit (Office of Environmental Services)will discuss KIAA’s role as a consulting party in theSection 106 review of historic properties related to theproposed Southwest LRT. Katie Walker or one of her

colleagues from the County’s SWLRT project officewill attend with him. (“Section 106 requires Federalagencies to consider the effects of their actions on his-toric properties and provide the Advisory Council onHistoric Preservation an opportunity to commenton Federal projects prior to implementation. Section106 review encourages, but does not mandate, preser-vation. [...] Section 106 review does, however, ensurethat preservation values are factored into Federal agen-cy planning and decisions. Because of Section 106,Federal agencies must assume responsibility for theconsequences of their actions on historic propertiesand be publicly accountable for their decisions.”

- from Protecting Historic Properties: A Citizen’sGuide to Section 106 Review which can be found athttp://www.achp.gov/citizensguide.pdf

Thrill Kenwood

On Saturday, October 23rd you may have witnessedzombies walking around Downtown Kenwood if youwere in the neighborhood. This year Kenwood was oneof 4 locations in Minnesota to participate in the Thrillthe World global event. Thrill the World is an annualworldwide simultaneous dance of Michael Jackson’s“Thriller.” It was started in 2006 by dance instructor &choreographer, Ines Markeljevic from Ontario, Canada.62 people danced the very first one in Toronto andsince then more than 22,000 people in over 33 nationshave danced this event.

Angie Erdrich organized last year’s event whichbrought in 45 neighborhood dancers and helped raisefunds for the Green Team at Kenwood Elementary.This year Amanda Vallone with ARTrageousAdventures was asked to lead the event with manyneighborhood volunteers to help.

The evening began with zombie make-overs in theARTrageous Adventures studio space for those whowanted to be zombified. Make-Up artists, MattDavidson, C. Allen Thompson, Nicole Amburgey andJessy Oldham created flesh wounds on willing partici-pants. Other activities at ARTrageous Advenutresincluded a “Creation Station” for children to make theirown Halloween door decoration. Meanwhile next doorat the Kenwood Café others enjoyed a special “grave-yard menu” which included chili, cornbread and cider.

The Thrill countdown which took place on the bas-ketball courts of the Kenwood Elementary playgroundbegan while neighbors gathered to watch these zombiedancers perform at exactly 6:30pm. Neighborhooddancers of all ages and experience participated theninvited the audience to dance it as well. Right after theThriller dance an amazing fire dance performance bylocal artists, Scena Marie Majest, Heartburn Sean Sabot,Brian and Mojo captured the audience with their fieryperformance.

Check out the facebook page, Thrill KenwoodMinneapolis for more photos of the event. If youwould like to learn more about the worldwide eventplease go to: www.thrilltheworld.com.


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Attendees: Janet Hallaway, Kathy Byrn, JimmyFogel, Craig Wilson, Dan Aronson, Maggie Thurer,Melissa Omafray Townley, Janis Clay, David Schelzel,David Weinstein, Brian Meeker, Mark Brauer, MartyBroan

Guests: Sara Peterman, Lee Rosenthal, JamesLeighton, Janne Flisrand, Kirk Taylor, Amanda Taylor,Gavin Manson

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. byPresident Janet Hallaway, noting a quorum was present.

Introductions: Board members and guests intro-duced themselves.

Distribution/Approval of Minutes/Agenda:Marty Broan moved and Melissa Omafray Townley sec-onded a motion to approve the agenda. , Motionpassed. David Weinstein moved and Craig Wilson sec-onded approval of the minutes of the Tuesday,October 5, 2010, Board Meeting. Motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report: Dan Aronson gave theTreasurer’s Report. LHNA is in good shape financially.Bills are paid and money is in the bank.

Old Business:Lake of the Isles Renovation Report: The final

report on the project is still pending, subject toapproval by surrounding neighborhoods. InSeptember, to encourage completion of the report,LHNA voted that its support will lapse absent finalapproval by January 1, 2011. Marty Broan hopes therewill be action before year end.

Wine Tasting update: Janet Hallaway reportedthat the Community Wine tasting event was fun andsuccessful. LHNA thanks Hennepin Lake Liquor Storeand Calhoun Square for sponsoring this annual event.

December Meeting for Landscape Plan inKenwood Park: A planting plan for the new KenwoodPark sidewalk is in progress, and a meeting is set for

December.Website Update: Melissa Omafray Townley

reported good progress on the LHNA website. Shewould like to add more events to the calendar function,to gather more email addresses, and is working on abusiness directory. Thanks to Melissa for her hardwork on improving the website.

Neighborhood Engagement Commission:LHNA expects to receive modest funding under thisprogram over the next three years. We need to devise aplan to use the money and should have a representativeto serve on the commission. Janet Hallaway asked thatanyone interested in this should contact her.

New Business:Bike Rack Matching Program: David Schelzel

and members of the Minneapolis Bike Coalition pre-sented a proposal for installation of approximately 100black powder-coated hitch-style bike racks in the springof 2011 at sites identified by LHNA and theMinneapolis Bike Coalition. Through the CityNeighborhood Bike Rack Cost Share Program, the citywill administer the program and bill LHNA and prop-erty owners after city contractors have installed theracks. The cost for racks installed on city land and/orright of way would be shared by the city (50%), LHNA(25%) and the property/business owner (25%). Afterdiscussion, Craig Wilson made the following motion,seconded by Mark Brauer:

LHNA designates and makes available up to $7,500for the bike rack project described in this proposal fromTraffic Calming Strategies, with the following condi-tions:

Each location must be approved by the LHNA’sEnvironmental Committee to be eligible for the matchgrant;

To minimize paperwork and financial transactionsfor this program, LHNA would prefer to write onecheck to the City of Minneapolis when the program incomplete rather than individual checks on a one by one

basis. Must coordinate with the City’s NRPAdministrator and LHNA’s Treasurer;

LHNA Environment Committee will set a start andend date for property owners to sign up for this pro-gram (i.e.: 120 days). Upon completion of installationand billing, LHNA will evaluate the program consider-ing extending, modifying, or terminating. Unusedfunds will be returned to LHNA’s NRP funds for gen-eral use.

All approved the motion. LHNA thanked DavidSchelzel, Janne Flisrand, and the Minneapolis BikeCoalition for their work on this project.

Conflict of Interest Policy: Janet Hallaway dis-tributed a draft conflict of interest provision for review.LHNA Bylaws must be revised to include a conflict ofinterest provision to be eligible to receive future fund-ing from the City.

LRT Update: Craig Wilson presented an update ofthe LRT planning. He believes the process has greatlyimproved, and he was able to see renderings of the pro-posed stations. A draft environmental impact state-ment is due in December, which will be followed by a45 day window for comments. A more detailed discus-sion was tabled until LHNA’s December meeting. TheBoard thanked Craig for his enormous time and effortin connection with LRT planning.

Zoning and Planning Update: David Weinsteindiscussed potential cooperation with the Scottish RiteTemple in the use of their parking lot, which they onlyuse for a limited time each week. He is still waiting fora report on a University of Minnesota study of theConservation District concept in the Prospect Parkneighborhood. A plan to add green space to theWalker/Douglas concrete median is complicated by thebus shelter, the lack of water and its location above thetunnel. Addition of art might be a possibility. Plans

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Where to find HLPIsles Bun & Coffee Lowry Hill LiquorThe Kenwood Cafe Kenwood BarbersCalhoun Vision Kenwood Rec CenterDunn Brothers The Woman’s ClubQuality Coaches Uptown YWCACentral Bank Sebastian Joe’sGreen Mill Corner Balloon Shop

Where we are Now.By Jean Deatrick, Editor

The Mystery of the Homer Hankie. By Catherine at

Kenwood CafeThe Homer Hankie has

been stolen off the Kenwood Elementary School.This giant hankie was created by Ben, school custodi-al engineer, in 2001. Hand painted on sewn togethersheets, it took over 30 hours just to paint it. It hashung on the side of Kenwood School for 9 years! Weso want the pranksters to return this. It is part of thememorable history of this school for so many chil-dren, parents, and people in this neighborhood.

K e n w o o dRetirement Communityresident Mary LouNelson was a recipientof the 2010 HonoraryAward of The VincentL. HawkinsonFoundation for Peaceand Justice, presentedon November 5 as partof a special intergener-ational event co-spon-sored by theHawkinson Foundationand the MinnesotaAlliance ofPeacemakers. The award is made annually by theMinneapolis foundation to individuals or couples whohave devoted their lives to promoting peace and justice.

A long-time Minneapolis resident, Nelson hasworked steadfastly for global peace through her leader-ship in the United Nations Association over manyyears. She chaired national conferences, created dia-logue processes with various constituencies, spoke tomany groups, raised money and produced videos,among her many contributions. Active in the AAUWand many other organizations, she helped found theMinnesota Alliance of Peacemakers in 1995 and con-tinues to serve as a delegate to the MAP council.

Also receiving 2010 Honorary Awards were Rev.James Siefkes and Carol and Ken Masters ofMinneapolis and Rev. Verlyn Smith of St. Paul. Theawards were presented at Bringing GenerationsTogether: Creating a Culture of Peace held atCentennial Methodist Church in Roseville.

The Foundation was established in 1988 to honorthe late Rev. Vincent L. Hawkinson, who served 30years as pastor of Grace University Lutheran Church.The Foundation also awards annual HawkinsonScholarships to students demonstrating a commitmentto peace and justice. Since 1988, more than $118,000has been given to 95 students. Vincent L. HawkinsonFoundation for Peace and Justice c/o Grace UniversityLutheran Church, 324 Harvard St. SE, Minneapolis,MN 55414 www.hawkinsonfoundation.org

Mary Lou Nelson receives 2010 Hawkinson Peaceand Justice Award

Mary Lou Nelson

Photo by DorothyChilders

Is it true that I sit around all month ignoring tele-phone calls and emails until a couple of days beforepublication when I come to life, spring into action, turnon my computer, pop the ads and stories into the news-paper file, and send it to the printer? I sometimes wishit were that easy! As anyone who has worked for news-papers or publications knows, articles and inquiriestrickle in daily from the day after the previous issue waspublished. And much of my time is spent calling andemailing prospective advertisers and writers. Some adsrequire additional work from me to make them printworthy. Articles and ads that were promised fail toarrive on time requiring inquiries on my part to deter-mine their status. Readers might be astonished to learnhow often ads and articles arrive on the last day withoutprior warning even though I send a monthly reminder.Deadlines are ignored and contributors occasionally begfor changes at the very last hour before publication. Iam not complaining, just explaining since I oftenreceive questions. I try to accommodate all and as aresult, production week can be a bit hectic, but it is trulya pleasure.

Am I getting rich on Hill & Lake Press? Impossible,but suspicious minds sometimes wonder. Hill & LakePress is non profit and a break even publication. Somemonths we make a little money, other months we lose.The purpose of Hill & Lake Press since its beginning inthe 1970s is to serve our four neighborhoods with cov-erage of issues important to the residents: LRT, historichomes, traffic, crime, and schools. At our recent annu-al board meeting, we were able to report that Hill &Lake Press is on firm ground despite the departure toEngland last year of Jane Johnson whom we greatlymiss. And most of all, I love doing Hill & Lake Press.Contributors kindly provide me with articles and moralsupport. I stay in touch with neighbors while providinga communications outlet for residents.

As a long time supporter of our historic homes, Iam particularly pleased to include in this issue an articlewritten by Trilby Busch about T.P. Healy who built ordesigned dozens of homes in Minneapolis. I recentlyattended a walking tour of Healy homes in Lowry Hillthat was led by Healy researcher Anders Christensen ofTigerOx Painting. Christensen has restored many

homes in our area through his company. I applaud theirmission and work.

We live in an urban area with lakes and trees and theubiquitous raccoon. My daughter and her husband livein East Isles and they hadthe honor of a visitorrecently, a raccoon whowas locked in theirdumpster outside theirapartment building nearLake of the Isles.Because he was trappedat the bottom in a nearlyempty dumpster, Katietried to lure him out byplacing an ironing boardinto the dumpster thinking he would climb out. Shewas unsuccessful, but when her husband Martinbrought some ham into the setting, the raccoon was outin a flash, triumphantly eating the ham.

And finally, we published a letter some weeks agofrom a Kenwood resident who was unhappy with thesmoke and smells from a firepit that had been built nearher house. We have since learned that the firepit regu-lations were outdated and incorrect and they have sincebeen corrected. When spring arrives, Hill & Lake Presswill publish the firepit rules, but in the meantime,according to the Minneapolis Fire Code: “Recreationalfires shall not be conducted within twenty five feet ofa combustible material or of a structure.”

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving as we begin our hol-iday celebrations. May you spend it with family, friends,or with others who have no family.

East Isles Raccoon

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T u r k e y A n x i e t yBy Madeleine Lowry

Welcome to the season of turkey anxiety. I’m not talking about the anxiety of turkeys this time

of year, although I am sure that is considerable. I’mreferring to the anxiety of turkey chefs.

Turkey anxiety begins with the usual concerns: Dowe know how many guests we are having? Will there beenough turkey? From there we progress to higher levelissues: Will there be enough for everyone to take homeleftovers? But the highest order question and the onethat is guaranteed to send your designated turkey chefinto conniptions is: Will the turkey be done by the timethe guests arrive?

Turkey anxiety has mostly been a feature of my lifesince I moved to Minnesota. I learned the conceptfrom my in-laws who routinely hosted largeThanksgiving meals. When the guest list numbers overtwenty, you’re in prime turkey anxiety territory.

I can remember my first Thanksgiving in the familywhen they nonchalantly announced that they weregoing to microwave a twenty-four pound turkey. Ithought they were joking. They weren’t.

My mother-in-law pulled out some kind of probefrom the dark recesses of a drawer and stabbed it intothe breast. (The turkey’s, not her own.) She pushed theturkey into an ancient oversized microwave and set itfor an hour. Sensing my disbelief, she assured me thatmicrowaving was the only way to keep the meat moist.

It was so moist after an hour that fresh blood wasdripping from the probe’s entry point.

My mother-in-law was a great cook and experiencedhostess, so we all had faith. But there was some con-cern as we calculated how many hours we had left untilthe guests arrived. This was the beginning of turkeyanxiety.

We moved the dripping turkey to a smaller but moremodern microwave and cooked it again. This timethere was not enough space for the turkey to whirlaround on the turntable. It cooked some, but uneven-ly. Another hour gone. The guests were coming in two.

Next, we popped the half-raw turkey into a hotoven. My now anxious father-in-law would dial up theheat with each passing hour. My in-laws were not reli-gious people, but I could almost see prayers crossingtheir lips. (A common feature of turkey anxiety is itovertakes more and more members of the family thecloser it gets to show time.)

This scene repeated every Thanksgiving for adecade. Each year, the guests would arrive and theturkey would be a couple of hours behind schedule.None of us ever seemed to catch on to the fact that theold microwave’s wattage was probably too weak to boilwater. After all, they only used that microwave once ayear—for the turkey.

I got into the turkey business after my in-laws

passed the baton. By this time the germof turkey anxiety had been transferredto me (and how). I fretted over howmuch turkey, how to prepare it andwhen to start cooking. Not wanting tohave to start preparations in the weehours of the morning, I decided tomake two twelve-pounders instead of

one twenty-four pounder. I thought this was a fairlybrilliant innovation.

My husband had the bright idea of brining theturkeys, ‘to keep them moist.’ We did not microwavethem. There was too much bad karma around that bynow. Besides, our microwave was (mercifully) way toosmall.

I calculated how much time they’d need to be in theoven, added a little more for insurance and a little morebecause we’d be baking two in the same oven together.(Don’t ask me why. It made sense to me at the time.)

Things were going well. Good smells were fillingthe house and I even remembered to baste the birds. Iwas bursting with pride. I was going to be a turkeyhero! The first Lowry in years to produce a fully-cooked turkey before the first guest arrived!

The button thermometers popped way before theywere due to be done. Impossible! Those turkeys stillhad ninety minutes left to cook according to my carefulcalculations. I dismissed the implanted plastic indica-tors as flawed. They baked on.

An hour later, I pulled the turkeys out of the oven.Too late. The meat was falling off the bone, dry as theSahara desert. The skins were parched, cracked. Theturkeys had the look of post-atomic bomb victims.(Note to self: brined turkeys cook faster.)

Of course, there was no time to start over. Theguests were due in less than an hour. This is when thepitch of turkey anxiety begins its downward spiral. Thetemptation to order Chinese food was great.

But it was turkey that everyone was expecting. Wehad to make the best of it. We did what anyone woulddo. We hacked the turkeys to bits and made lots ofgravy to cover up the bad spots. (They were all badspots.)

This year, we’re having Thanksgiving at my sister-in-law’s house. I don’t think this has as much to do withthe fact that I’ve delivered atomic-bomb-victim turkeystwo years in a row as it does her greater ability to recov-er from any potential turkey disasters, being a surgeonand all.

At least we know that the turkey—be it raw, desic-cated, or somewhere in between—will be beautifullycarved.

“Personal Effects” Show Reflects thePersonal Identity of the F Stop

The latest exhibition at the Minneapolis PhotoCenter, 2400 North Second Street, showcases diversityof subject matter and testament to passion. This exhib-it of Tom Arndt’s F-Stop, a group of locally basedphotographers, opened on November 5 and runsthrough December 27. The show, containing seventy-six photographs, was juried by photographer and F-Stop leader Tom Arndt.

The exhibit’s call for entry asked submitting mem-bers to consider the question: What are the objects wemay overlook as mundane, but that are crucial threadsthat make up the fabric of our existence? Submissionswere limited to F-Stop members. Each memberworked with Arndt to choose the best images to submitto the call, and Arndt chose the images to be exhibited.

In a letter to exhibitors, juror Tom Arndt states that“there are great photographs that are like journal entriesin the artistic lives of the great men and women whomade them.” Mentioning work by John Laughlin, JanGroover, Diane Arbus and Robert Frank, Arndtapplauds the exhibitors and members of his group, stat-ing that all exhibitors “have added to the idea of thephotograph as a reflection of their personal identity.”The exhibition includes film and digital work, color andblack and white photographs. Ultimately, Arndt con-gratulates the members of this F-Stop group chosen toexhibit, believing that their “work is a testament to yourinterest and passion for photography.” Just as famousphotographers who have gone before them, “PersonalEffects” is filled with the simple, the every day scene, asthese members of Arndt’s group pay homage to thepower that the surroundings and the possessions havein our visual memory.

Members of the Hill and Lake Press Communityfeatured in the show include Dorothy Childers, BillRodman, Chris Rodman, and Jon Wilbrecht,

The Minneapolis Photo Center is where photoprofessionals and enthusiasts alike come together towork and learn, to discover and experience, to cre-ate, exhibit and become members of this uniquecommunity dedicated to photography and all itsmedia and processes.

MadeleineLowry

Wishing you a relaxing Thanksgiving with friends &

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are proceeding to place the LHNA banner and someartwork from Kenwood students in the empty BurchPharmacy windows.

LHNA’s next board meeting will be heldTuesday December 7, 2010, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.at the Kenwood Rec Center. All residents are wel-come.

Brian Meeker moved that the meeting beadjourned, and Jimmy Fogel seconded the motion. Allapproved. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.

Tom H. Cook is totally bereft of ideas and is also busy measuring out 3oz shampoo bottles for his escape toMexico and his son’s wedding. He will return with photos and dysentery in December.

RENTALS NOW ON MLS Northstar MLS has begun taking rental listings on MLS. This is in response to the difficult sales market we are in. It will surely speed the process of finding, vetting and signing Tenants. After having

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The historic home and offices of TheodoreWirth, at 3954 Bryant Avenue South in LyndaleFarmstead Park, will be open for a holiday celebrationon Sunday, December 12 from Noon to 4PM.

Join the Minneapolis Parks Legacy Society forfree holiday tours and refreshments.

You will see the newly recreated family living quar-ters and Theodore Wirth’s drafting room and his pri-vate office which is the birthplace of the unique, one-of-a-kind Minneapolis Park System as we know ittoday.

If you are looking for a special holiday gift, the lim-ited edition of Theodore Wirth’s iconic book,“Minneapolis Park System, 1883 - 1944” will be avail-able for sale during tours. $100 per copy (cash only)

THEODORE WIRTH’S HISTORIC HOME

is OPEN FOR HOLIDAY TOURS

Stephanie Rich, former Lowry Hill resident, writes of her grandfather whom she never met.

A Followed Path: Travels with My Grandfather ,documents the summer of 2009, when Stephanie Richre-traced a European trip that her grandfather, Leo H.Rich (a New York native) took back in 1931. Stephaniecarefully recreated more than 150 of Leo’s pho-tographs and her results are showcased next to hisoriginal pictures throughout the book.

A Followed Path showcases the original and retak-en photos side by side. It focuses on their photography,but also details what it was like for a young woman totravel through the eyes of a grandfather she never hadthe chance to meet. Leo’s world came alive to hisgranddaughter as she traveled in his footsteps through-out Europe. Alongside more than 350 full colour pho-tographs are the stories of the challenges, people andadventures Stephanie encountered while trying to findthese often unlabelled locations. Through Leo’s lettersand photographs, and her own historical research, shedescribes what the Europe of Leo’s experience was likeand how it has changed in 78 years.

Stephanie Rich was born in 1983, seventeen yearsafter the death of her grandfather Leo. She grew up inMinneapolis and studied at the Medill School of

Journalism at Northwestern University. After spendingseveral years as a film sales agent in Los Angeles,Stephanie is now reading for her MBA at the Universityof Cambridge in England.

Stephanie’s parents (Ken and Deborah) moved intoLowry Hill before she was even born and still live in thesame house! Readers can get in touch directly with herfather Ken Rich or Stephanie [email protected] to get a hand deliveredbook and pay via cash/check to Amazon if they’reinterested. Reach Ken Rich at 612 377-4682 orStephanie at [email protected]

For more information on the book, readers can visitwww.stephanierichphotography.com or email [email protected]

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