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!
Lake Street Holiday
Shopping:
No need to go to the mall! You
can find just the right gift for everyone on your holiday list right here on
Lake
Street. Join your friends and neighbors at some of
Minneapolis’
most unique and fun shopping destinations. For the past 4 weeks, we have
featured suggestions on places to go to make your shopping easier and
bring a smile to the face of that special person opening your special gift. Have
fun on Lake
Street and happy shopping!
Also be sure to
check out the full list on our website: http://www.lakestreetcouncil.org/pro-shopping.htm
- Posters, etc.: Both Northern Sun
Merchandising and the Northland Poster Collective have t-shirts,
buttons, bumperstickers, posters, etc. that shout out your values. We’re proud
that the artists of the Northland Poster Collective call Lake Street
home.
- Shoes: Roberts Shoes stocks
thousands of shoes in nearly every size and width. Remember their slogan:
“Hardly a foot we can’t fit.”
Heavenly Soles carries
clogs, boots, platforms and a variety of other trendsetters that will make
your soles truly feel satisfied.
- Tattoos: Leviticus Tattoos in
Longfellow and Twilight Tattoos on Bloomington just off Lake can help
you give the gift they’ll never forget. Give a holiday gift certificate to
that special someone.
- More Gifts: Technology is a must this
day and age, so check out Wireless Toyz for all your wireless
needs.
At Ingebretsen’s you’ll also find the
butcher, the baker and the candlestick-maker. Check out the sweaters, and
other cloth craft-making materials plus classes. Did we say classes of any
kind make a swell gift?
Our apologies for the thousand or so other terrific
gift buying opportunities we don’t have space to include. We may have missed
them, but you shouldn’t!
Other
Announcements:
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The newest edition of The Lake Line, our quarterly print
newsletter, is now available on our
website and should be printed and shipped shortly.
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There is
a new Asian restaurant to check out in the Global Market. Chang Bang opened
for business this past week, so don't miss it! It is the second full service
sit-down restaurant in the
Market.
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The
Longfellow Community Council
website has lots of information and pictures avaible about the
proposed changes to the Hiawatha-Lake intersection that came out of the
meetings held on the subject. Look for it on the left-hand side. Also there is
an e-mail link to a Hennepin County representative for you to send your
comments to.
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The news brief is taking a holiday vacation, and will be back the
second week of January.
Events at the Midtown Global
Market:
December 22nd: Family
Sing-A-Long with pianist Phil Bratnober
6:00 - 7:00
PM
Join Twin Cities pianist
Phil Bratnober for an evening of holiday songs and cheer. Free children’s
books will be distributed courtesy of Galde Press.
December 23rd: Northern Clay Center’s Clay
Spectacular
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free to the public. Watch
an artist turn wet lumps of clay into beautiful works of clay art on the
potter's wheel. Try your hand at the wheel. Learn basic hand
building techniques such as pinching, coiling, and slab building and create
colorful tiles and bowls, all of which will be fired in NCC's kilns and ready
for pickup January 5. Contact Sarah Millfelt at Northern Clay Center for more info at
612-339-8007.
December 26th & December 31st: Kwanzaa Unity
Celebration
5:00 - 8:00 PM on the
26th, 1:00 - 4:00 PM on the 31st
Featuring Titambe African Drumming and Dance
group and live jazz on both days, "Genocide Moms" photographic exhibition on the
26th, and family games, arts & crafts, and story telling on the
31st.
Upcoming Events:
Through December 30th:
Fair Trade Holiday Craft Sale
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Monday -
Friday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturdays
3019 Minnehaha Ave. (Bookstore of the
Americas)
Featuring a wide selection of fairly
traded items from throughout the Americas, including jewelry, food, scarves,
toys, soaps, wood carvings, and ornaments, in addition to cards, books and
CDs.
Through December 31st: Wonderful
World, at Obsidian Arts
2948 Chicago Ave. S.,
Suite #220
Works by Koffi Mbairamadji
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!"
January 9th: Uptown Small Area Plan Steering Committee
7:00 -
9:00 PM, location to be determined
7:30 PM Fridays, 2:00 & 7:30 PM Saturdays, 2:00
PM Sundays
The “Invigorate the Common Well” performance series
combines science, civics and puppet theatre to celebrate Water and to grapple
with issues of water quality, quantity, and ownership. Each episode features
live performance, installations, music, video, and hands-on practical “labs”.
Individual tickets $20, 10+ group rate $15 each. To reserve seats, contact HOBT
at 612-721-2535.
