Lake Street Ambassadors Back On The Job
It's summertime,
school is out, and our Lake Street Ambassadors program is once again making our
business community cleaner and more attractive. Thanks to the generosity of all
our sponsors, this year we have six high schoolers out on the street, and we
hope to add a seventh soon. Every weekday from 9 - 3, they'll be out with pik
sticks and trash bags, getting that litter off the street. You can recognize
them by their Visit Lake Street USA t-shirts, which we get from Northland Poster Collective. A photo
of this year's crew is also on our website.
If you see them cleaning up an area near you, be sure to give them a thumbs-up
and let them know you appreciate what they're doing for you!
Our sponsors this year include: City of Minneapolis;
Allina; area business associations at Chicago Avenue, Hiawatha,
Bloomington-Cedar, Nicollet and Longfellow; Ryan Companies; Northland Poster
Collective; Metro Transit; Welna Hardware; and US Bank. A big thank you to all
of them, and to you when you give them a kind word.
The Latest on Lake:
- Adding to the many great options for outdoor
summer dining on Lake Street, Longfellow
Grill's patio is now open. Stop in and get
a great view right on the edge of the Mississippi River. They're open late:
'til 10:00 PM Sunday, 11:00 PM Monday through Thursday, and midnight Friday
and Saturday.
- Inside the Midtown Global Market, Farm In The
Market is adding products and expanding. They
now have fresh-cut flowers sold by the stem. They'll also soon be adding
additional space to their store, giving everyone even more reasons to check
out their locally-produced meat, dairy, and a whole lot
more.
- Mayor Rybak announced today that he is
nominating Mike Christenson to be the next director for the Department
of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED). Mike
Christenson was instrumental in first forming the Lake Street Ambassadors
program, and Lake Street Council looks forward to continuing to work with him
on projects for the betterment of the area and the city when he takes on this
new role.
Lake Street Calendar - Upcoming
Events:
June 23rd, July 7th, &
July 14th: Broadway Bound...and
Gagged, at Bryant Lake
Bowl
7:00 PM, 810 West Lake Street
"Brooke Murphy and Justin Leaf are Broadway babies in heat, exploring
perversions of your favorite show tunes."
June 23rd: The 3 Royal Tenors in Concert, at the Danish American
Center
7:30 PM, 3100 West River Parkway
The Danish American Center
is proud to host an evening of spirited entertainment and to showcase from The
Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, The 3 Royal Tenors.
June 28th: Farmers' Market at Midtown Global
Market
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, 920 East Lake Street
The Global
Market's first farmers' market of the summer.
June 28th - July 1st: B-Girl Be: A Celebration of Women in Hip-Hop, at Intermedia Arts
A multimedia festival encompassing the elements of hip-hop. The four-day summit showcases women
through live performances, fashion, films, videos, workshops and panels.
June 30th & July
1st: Global Bike Days, at Midtown Global
Market
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, 920 East Lake Street
A weekend celebration
of bikes, music, language, culture, environment, art, spoken word, film, family,
children and community.
Through October:
Sacred Beauty: Treasures from Swedish Cathedrals and Churches, at
The American Swedish
Institute
2600 Park Ave.
A series of four related exhibits share the experiences of Swedish-American faith traditions. The first
is "Sacred Beauty: The Augustana Lutheran Tradition." It
includes metalwork, textiles, photographs, documents, furniture and
more.
Upcoming Meetings:
June 20th:
Midtown Security Collaborative
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM,
2929 Chicago Ave. (Allina Commons - Conference Room 441)
Featuring three
speakers who will each focus on a different aspect of prostitution: law
enforcement, prosecution, and probation.
June 21st: Lake Street Council Board Meeting
7:30 - 9:00 AM, 920 East
Lake Street (Midtown Global Market)
Get the latest news and updates from Lake
Street Council
June 22nd:
Early Mornings with Elizabeth Glidden
7:30 - 9:00 AM, 4762 Chicago Ave. S. (Turtle Bread)
Discussing Minneapolis
WiFi, with guest speaker Catherina Settani, who spearheaded work on WiFi
community benefits.
June 27th: Uptown Small
Area Plan Community Meeting
7:00 - 9:00 PM, 3001 Hennepin Ave. (Calhoun Square)
June 29th:
Breakfast with Gary Schiff
7:30 - 9:00 AM, 3019
Minnehaha Ave. (La Lofa Cafe of the Americas)
Featuring Aaron Isaacs and
John Diers, authors of Twin Cities by Trolley, to discuss Minneapolis
streetcars, past and future.
Through the summer:
Cristo Rey Jesuit High
School Information Meetings
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM or by appointment
1010 East Lake Street (Next to Family Dollar Store)
Cristo Rey is recruiting 125 current 8th graders for enrollment in the 2007-08 school year,
which includes work in their corporate internship program. For more information,
contact Bill Johnson at
612-276-0140.
