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. From now until Christmas, we will be
featuring 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
- Clothes: Lake Street has the right pick
for every closet. Uptown Savvy is a trendy boutique located in the
Lyn-Lake area that has clothing, shoes, accessories and more to get that chic
runway look. Not your style? Try Kaplan Bros. to fill those orders on
your list for the best work clothes available. Carhart is always a favorite.
Don’t forget warm socks and undies. For Levis, leather boots, vintage clothing
and an assortment of accessories, you will find it all at the Corner
Store.
- Dance: Get that heart rate pumping while
having a amazing experience touching up on your steps or learning them for the
first time at the Rendezvous Dance Studio.
- Exercise: A membership to the
Midtown or Uptown YWCA is just what the doctor
ordered.
Other
Announcements:
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One more
reminder: our first quarterly Lake Street
business-to-business social is happening on Thursday, from 5 - 7 PM
at Carne Asada. If you are planning on coming, we would appreciate it if you
could let us know with an RSVP, so we can tell the Carne Asada staff what kind
of activity to anticipate. Simply reply to this e-mail to say you're
coming!
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A new
restaurant has recently joined the Lake Street dining scene. The
Calypso Cafe is now open at 27th & Lake. Check out their website for the menu and hours,
and be sure to visit.
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Further west, a new shopping destination can be found in the Lyn-Lake
area. The Deco Boutique "specializes in eclectic men and
women's accessories from all over the world", and should be another holiday
shopping destination worth checking out at 3007 Lyndale
Ave.
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On December 11, 2006, the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family
Support will issue a Request for Proposals for Year 33 federal Community
Development Block Grant Public Service funds. Approximately $680,000
will be available in grants of up to $50,000 for a single agency, and up to
$100,000 for collaborative projects across two or more agencies, for the
period of June 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008, subject to final approval by the City
Council.
View their letter on intent
here.
Upcoming Meetings:
December 8th: Hiawatha-Lake Business
Association Holiday Get-Together
8:45 - 10:30 AM, 1113 East Franklin
Ave. (Maria's Cafe)
December 14th: Longfellow Business
Association Annual Holiday Gathering
12:00 - 1:30 PM, 3030 West
River Parkway (Danebo/Danish American Center)
Join LBA members and friends
for a traditional Danish lunch. $8 per person, RSVP to Ruth
722-4529
January 9th: Uptown Small Area Plan Steering
Committee
7:00 - 9:00 PM, location to be determined
Contact amanda.arnold@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
with any questions.
Upcoming Events:
December 6th: "Murder and Mayhem!"
Stories of the Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery
5:30 - 7:30 PM, 2120 Park Ave. (Entrance on East
22nd St.)
Come for a feast, storytelling, and celebrating 30 years
of The Alley newspaper. RSVP to 612-278-7195. Donations of any size
welcome.
8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave. S.
"We look into the
shadows of the past, to shine light on the present and hold a mirror to the
future. The jumping off point is the cabaret scene in Berlin 1920-1933. Why
then, there? It was a time of great artistic freedom, with strong protagonists,
and antagonists, just like today."
For more information,
call 612-724-6273
8:00 - 10:30 AM, 3200 West Lake Street
(Applebee's)
All proceeds go to help fund a trip for an inner-city
group of 8th & 9th graders to The National Service-Learning conference in
Albuquerque (March 2007). Serving pancakes, sausage, bacon, orange juice, and
coffee, for a minimum donation of $5.
December 9th: Craft Sale for the
Revolution
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 2815 East Lake Street (Jack Pine
Community Center)
Arts and crafts by local artists, food, music, and
activities for the kids.
December 14th: Leadership: Honoring the
Greatness of African American People
6:30 PM, 710 Hennepin Ave. (Pantages
Theater)
WE WIN Institute's 2006 Kwanzaa Celebration, honoring
community leaders. Free to the public.
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.
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!"
