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:
Paying your Lake Street
Council dues is now easier than ever! We've
created a page on our
website that lets you pay online, instantly, at the dues level
appropriate to you. Head on over and renew your membership for 2008 or
join today if you haven't already!
Phillips Partnership just put a nice profile of Officer
Jason Okerbergon their site that is well worth
a read. He is a Chicago-Lake beat officer who was just given a Public
Safety Award by the Partnership.
This is Bike to Work Week, and
the Midtown Greenwayis having some events soon that offer good reasons to start pedaling.
First, the Midtown Freewheel Bike Center opens on Friday. Get
there early for the ribbon cutting at 7:00 AM, and come by later from 4:00 -
7:00 PM for free food, music, and facility. Then on Sunday starting at 3:00
PM, the Midtown Greenway Bridge over Hiawatha will be
officially renamed in honor of former US House of Representatives member
Martin Sabo. A bike parade will also take place, and cyclists
from all over the region are encouraged to decorate their bikes and join
in.
The reviews are starting to come in for
Jade, the Midtown Global
Market's newest restaurant. Jeremy Iggers from The Rake
visited
recently, and was impressed by the seafood and sushi selections on the
dinner menu.
Lake Street Calendar - Upcoming
Events:
May
14th: 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. May
14th: LEDC's 5th Annual
Meeting 5:00 - 8:00 PM, 2709 East Lake Street (El Nuevo
Rodeo) Featuring
a recognition ceremony of outstanding community entrepreneurs, and dinner. RSVP
to 612-724-5332 or info@ledc-mn.org.
Tickets are $20 per person.
May 15th: Patio Kick-Off
Party, at Longfellow
Grill 5:00 - 8:00 PM, 2990 W. River Parkway With $2 pints of
Summit and free brats on the
grill.
May
17th: "The Jump Off" Double Dutch Competition, at Midtown Farmers'
Market 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Lake St. & 22nd
Ave. Eight teams of five young competitors will compete for prizes in best
coordination, teamwork & foot skills. Double Dutch is a sport in which one
person jumps rope with two ropes and one or more people jumping simultaneously.
Presented by Minneapolis Park and Recreation's Youthline Program & Midtown
Farmer's
Market.
Through
May 18th: A Thousand Cranes, at Old Arizona 2821 Nicollet
Ave. A story of a 12-year-old girl who was in Hiroshima at the age of 2 when
the atomic bomb was dropped.
May 27th: Out Rage Us, at
Patrick's Cabaret 9:00
PM, 3010 Minnehaha Ave. "For Out Rage Us! Patrick's Cabaret gathers some of
Minnesota's freest spirits, a collaborative show that is political,
transgressive, sassy and fun."
Beginning May 30th: The
Gin Game, at Jungle
Theater
2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
"On the porch of a run down
nursing home, cantankerous and somewhat unstable Weller Martin is playing a game
of solitaire when he is interrupted by prim Fonsia Dorsey. She joins him for a
game of gin rummy and they begin a prickly friendship as they reveal the truths
behind the life stories they've created."
May 31st: Lake
Street Sidewalks Day 12:00 - 3:00 PM, Lake Street from Chicago to
Bloomington
Sidewalk chalk art, lots of business discounts, and lots of
dancing, theater, and other entertainment up and down the
street!
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.
