Lake Street News Brief
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:
- In response to concerns from many
Lake Street business owners about the recent increase in
inspections by the City and the citations issues, Lake Street Council
has organized a meeting with Minneapolis Regulatory Services Director
Rocco Forte. This meeting sill be for him to explain how inspections
fit into Minneapolis's goals and business plan, and for business owners to
explain how inspections have impacted them. It will be held at the Midtown
Sheraton on June 6th, from 12:00 - 2:00 PM. Please RSVP by June
4th if you would like to attend and make yourself heard at this
meeting. Reply to this e-mail or call 612-822-0232. Lunch will be provided at
no cost to those who RSVP. See the
flyer on our website for more.
- Don't forget Lake Street
Sidewalks Day, coming soon on May 31st from 12:00 - 3:00 PM. With
over 20 participating locations between Chicago and
Bloomington, it is sure to be a fun-filled afternoon that gets people walking
up and down Lake Street! Be sure to drop by yourself that day and sample all
the entertainment and business discounts for yourself, and enter into our
gift basket drawings at the Global Market and Mercado
Central.
- In the Heart of the
Beast Theatre's Episode III
of Invigorate the Common Well is fast approaching in July, and
they're looking for sponsors as part of an all-day carnival
they will be putting on as a part of the show. Sponsors are needed for three
different tents they'll be putting up: "Water Quality",
"Water Quantity/Consumption", and "Water
Ownership". For details on sponsorship, contact Bonita at
763-231-9440.
- This week, City Pages reviews Indio, the new Uptown Mexican restaurant. They call it "the city's second
foray into elegant Mexican cuisine" and "home-style cooking with a gourmet
touch."
Lake Street Calendar - Upcoming
Events:
May
20th: Two Chairs Telling, at Open Eye Figure
Theatre
7:30 PM, 506 East 24th Street
"Jim Stowell is an iconic Twin Cities' storyteller and
performer, larger than life, with stories that careen from the personal to the
political and back again. Jasmin Cardenas is a bi-lingual Latina storyteller who
shares with Jim a childhood growing up between languages and cultures with a
rapper's sensibility for reporting what was and what should have been of race,
class and sex."
May 21st: 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 22nd:
Division of Indian Work Open House
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 1001
East Lake Street
With bingo, raffles, tours, prizes, and buffalo burgers and
hot dogs.
May 22nd: The ReRoute: Taking a Stand on Sacred
Land
6:00 - 8:45 PM, 3800 42nd Ave. S. (Riverview
Theater)
Funded
in part by Northern Sun Merchandising.
"The dramatic story of a community's opposition to the State of Minnesota's plan
to drive a road through its
birthplace."
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 30th - June 1st:
Midtown Global
Market's Second Birthday Celebration
5:00 PM Friday - 6:00 PM
Sunday, 920 East Lake Street
Free birthday cake and children's activities on
Friday night. A Parade of Flags on Saturday at 10:00 AM, followed by
entertainment and demonstrations throughout the day. A "Day of Dance" Sunday
concludes the weekend.
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!
June 3rd: Kensington Runestone Lecture
Presentation, at Ingebretsen's
1:00
PM, 1601 East Lake Street
"Did wandering Vikings leave a message to future
generations in a field in Alexandria, Minnesota or did a farm family create an
elaborate hoax? Scott Wolter used linguistic clues and geological data to form
his fascinating conclusion." $5 entry fee.
June 5th: Uptown
Graffiti Meeting, presented by Uptown Business
Association
8:30 - 10:00 AM, 3036 West Lake Street (Lake Calhoun City
Apartments Community Room)
This free event is designed especially for Uptown
businesses and organizations. The focus will be on graffiti and how to minimize
it on and around your business.
June 7th: Scandinavian
Civil War Veterans Lecture & Walking Tour, at Ingebretsen's
and Pioneers and
Soldiers Memorial Cemetery
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, beginning at
1601 East Lake Street
Cemetery historian Susan Hunter-Weir highlights the
lives and contributions of the Scandinavian Civil War veterans who are buried in
there. The class will start with a one-hour talk in the Needlework classroom,
followed by a one-hour walking tour of the
cemetery.
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. 