The Lake Street
Council's mission is to build a cohesive strategy to ensure the ongoing vitality
of the Lake Street Corridor business community.
The Latest on
Lake:
The new April Alley newspaper is
now available on our
site. Among the Lake Street news is a story about the next Arbor
Day Greenway planting, a history piece on Welsh
Church near 15th & Lake, and some of the best news and
stories from Lake Street Council.
The City of Minneapolis has received a grant to
install bike racks throughout the city. Part of this
funding has been set aside to help local businesses install bike racks in
front of their establishments. Any interested business should
contact Donald Pflaum at Donald.Pflaum@ci.minneapolis.mn.us or
612-673-2129. Please contact him by May 1st.
In
the Heart of the Beastis
ramping up activity for the May Day Parade on May 4th. From
April 5th through May 1st, the theater space at 1500 E. Lake St., Minneapolis
is transformed into a giant community art studio where parade
artists and hundreds of people create the amazing puppets and floats.
Workshops will be held on Saturdays from 8:30-11:30 AM
and 12:30-3:30 PM, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
6:30-9:30 PM. Workshops are free and open to
all.
A new piece in Mshale Newspaper
profiles Lake
Street banker Felicia Ravelomananstoa. Felicia came to
Minneapolis from Africa and became a banker and branch manager at the
US Bank at 2700 East Lake. From there, M&I
Bank hired her to run their new 4th & Lake branch, which just
opened recently. Be sure to read the piece, it is
a very interesting Lake Street success story!
City Pages recently reviewedQoraxlow restaurant, on the corner of Lake & Cedar. "All
in all," it says, "Qoraxlow is among the most genuinely transporting dining
experiences you'll have in the Twin Cities."
Lake Street Calendar - Upcoming
Events:
April
2nd: Lake Street Construction Meeting 2:00 PM, 105 West
Lake Street (Champions) County & City project staff discuss the latest
construction updates and listen and respond to business
concerns.
Beginning
April 3rd: Broken Brain Summit, at Old Arizona Wednesdays
- Saturdays, 2821 Nicollet Ave. S. "Heads will roll (and sing) when renegade
researcher Dr. Dendrite gathers a motley crew of brain experts for a midnight
meeting. A show filled with metal heads, talking plants, memory loss, anger
management plans and a whole lot more!"
April 5th: Holi
Celebration, at Midtown Global
Market 2:30 - 3:30 PM, 920 East Lake Street Holi is a popular
Hindu spring festival also known as Festival of Colors. The
Market’s CentralPlaza will feature
traditional Hindu dancing demonstrations and lessons by the four Hindu temples
in the Twin Cities.
April 11th & 12th: Twongue
Twisters, at Patrick's
Cabaret 8:00 PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave. "Renegade gambler
Inge Cassidy hosts an evening of tongue twisters, sleight-of-word artistry and
ART!"
Through
April 13th: Puntila & His Hired Man Matti, by Frank Theatre 1907
E. 27th St. (City of Minneapolis Public Works yard)
The play "revolves
around a wealth landowner, Mr. Puntila, who is humane, caring and generous when
he is inebriated, but when he suffers his 'attacks of
sobriety' becomes mean, petty and
selfish."
Through
May 10th: Minneapolis 55408, at Intermedia Arts 2822
Lyndale Ave. S. "Intermedia Arts proudly presents the
12th annual installment of MINNEAPOLIS 55408, the multimedia,
multi-artist exhibition that displays new works from Minneapolis’ most creative
zip code."
Through
May 11th: The Rabbit Hole, at Jungle Theater
2951
Lyndale Ave. S.
"Becca and Howard Corbett have everything a family could want
until the accidental death of their four-year-old son leaves the couple drifting
apart." Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer
Prize.
Every Tuesday:
Informational Meetings at Cristo
Rey Jesuit High
School 7:00 PM, 2924 4th Ave.
S.
Cristo Rey welcomes 8th and 9th
grade students and their parents to learn more about the school as a possibility
for 9th and 10th grades. For appointments call 612-545-9704. A college prep
education for students from families of low income. Transportation, financial
aid and full
scholarships available.
