Lake Street News
Brief
The Lake Street
Council's mission is to build a cohesive strategy to ensure the ongoing vitality
of the Lake Street Corridor business community.
If you are a business owner or
commercial property holder on or within a block of Lake Street,
please take our Lake Street Survey
today!
Don't forget to cast your vote in today's election.
Announcements:
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A big
thank you to everyone who contributed, volunteered, and came to our annual
fundraiser! It contributes a lot to making sure Lake Street Council has the
resources it needs to get things done in the area, and we couldn't do it
without you.
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Lake
Street Council is sponsoring quarterly business-to-business parties, to
increase networking opportunities and give people who work on Lake Street a
chance to better know each other. The first event is planned for Thursday,
December 7th, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Carne Asada, 809 East Lake Street. Mark
your calendars!
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The Longfellow Nokomis Messenger is announcing a Holiday Gift
Guide for the December issue of the newspaper, deadline November 10. The paper
will be out Nov. 22, and will present an ideal timing opportunity for
area merchants to remind folks about where they can find unique holidays
gifts that can't be found at those suburban malls. Shop locally! Dennis Stern
is heading up the new gift guide. $175 for a 4-color ad. Give Dennis
a call at 651-452-5324 for more information.
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State
Representative Neva Walker (61B) will join Lake Street Council to visit a few
Lake Street businesses in her district on November 22nd. We are tentatively
planning to stop at Ingebretsen's, Manny's & La Loma at the Mercado, El
Amor Fashion, Champions, and Beaux Le Tress Designers. We are expecting to be
out from 11:00 to 2:30. We will share further details as they are
confirmed.
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Let Lake Street Council know:
Midwest Home Magazine is interested in home and garden retail
openings and other designer/decorator/remodeler/builder news or new
products for their
readers. Specifically for placement within their
Design Directions section. Let us know and we'll help you get the word
out.
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Lake Street Council joins in
welcoming the African Development Center's newest staff member.
Nasibu S. Sareva joins ADC as a business analyst, providing
technical assistance, loan packaging and general advisory services to small
and emerging businesses. He will also lead ADC’s 2007 launch of business
accounting services for their clients.
Upcoming Meetings:
November 8th & 9th: Visioning
Sessions for City of Minneapolis planning efforts in Uptown
Nov 8:
1:00 - 3:00 PM, Nov 9: 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Both meetings are held in Calhoun
Square
November 13th: Corcoran Neighborhood Organization General Membership
Meeting
7:00 PM, Corcoran Park
All Corcoran residents and business owners are invited.
Meet new Community Attorney Paula Kruchowski. Also,
learn how to take The Minnesota Energy Challenge to save
money and slow global warming.
November 16th:
Next Lake Street Council
Board Meeting
7:30 - 9:00 AM, 919 E. Lake Street (US Bank Building,
lower level)
Featuring an update on the
Minneapolis Street Car Study
November 20th: Longfellow Business Association
Meeting
12:00 - 1:30 PM, 3521 East Lake
Street (CWA Hall)
Joint meeting with Seward Civic & Commerce Association
and Hiawatha-Lake Business Association.
Mary Bujold from Maxfield
Research Inc. will present an overview of the findings and recommendations from
the City of Minneapolis Industrial Land Use and Employment Policy Plan.
November 21st: Uptown Association Annual
Meeting
7:30 - 9:00 AM, Rudolph's Bar-B-Que (1933 Lyndale Ave.
S.)
Hear from the developers of Uptown projects such as Mozaic, Calhoun
Flats, Track 29, Portico, Lumen on Lagoon and more. Breakfast will be served.
Call 612-823-4581 to RSVP.
Upcoming Events:
7:30 PM Tuesday - Thursday, 8:00 PM Friday - Saturday,
2:00 & 7:30 PM Sunday
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
"Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 18th century comic
masterpiece, rollicking with unconventional wit and wholesome emotion, is the
perfect confection for the holidays!"
November 9th: 3rd Precinct Safety Camera
Kick-off
4:00 - 4:30 PM, Welna's Hardware (25th &
Bloomington)
7:00 PM, 3222 Bloomington Ave. S.
An opening reception for a new mixed media show by Gilpin
Matthews. Art of This is an artist-run gallery that curates new and experimental
work with a focus on community participation.
6:30 PM on the 15th and 16th, 4:30 PM
on the 17th
Come experience the Christmas Story like you never have before.
Audiences will move among three different locations: from the Mercado Central to
the Avalon Theatre, and, in a torch-lit procession, to St. Paul Evangelical
Lutheran Church, where all will be welcomed for the Nativity and a fiesta --
complete with music, food, and games.