Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org
  June 23, 2010

Lake Street Council's mission is to build a cohesive strategy to ensure
the ongoing vitality of the Lake Street Corridor business community.

 

Lake Street Calendar:

Entertainment & Other Events:

Events in the coming week on Lake Street Bryant Lake Bowl's 6th Annual Uptown Pride Block Party on Friday night, a Somali Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, and the continuation of Pangea World Theater's Alternate Visions Festival.

Check out our Visit Lake Street events page to see everything that's happening!

Meetings & Gatherings:

June 25th: Breakfast with Gary Schiff
7:30 - 9:00 AM, 1515 E. Lake St. (Mercado Central)
This month's breakfast focuses on child poverty in Minneapolis, featuring former Mayor and Congressman Don Fraser and Kara Arzamendia from Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota.

June 25th: Early Mornings with Elizabeth Glidden
7:30 - 9:00 AM, 4762 Chicago Ave. S. (Turtle Bread)
This month's topic is race, unemployment, and the need for economic justice. Featuring panelists Louis King, CEO of Summit Academy OIC, Catie Chi Olson, Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance (MUUSJA), and Mike Christensen, Director of Community Planning and Economic Development at the City of Minneapolis.

The Latest on Lake:

• Please note that during the Somali Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, West Lake Street will be closed between Pillsbury and Blaisdell from 1:00 to 9:00 PM. Plan accordingly.
  
  
• Reviews are coming in for the new Uptown Cafeteria. Read them from Metro Mag and from vita.mn writer Alexis McKinnnis, who liked the space, the Sky Bar and the generous happy hours.
  
  
  
• Congrats to Town Talk Diner for once again winning the Iron Bartender competition. See City Pages' interview with Town Talk team member Adam Harness.
  
  
  
• The Star Tribune is fond of Jungle Theater's new show Irma Vep, saying that it "finds the intersection between high camp and dreadful horror." The show runs through August 1.
  
  
  
• The Longfellow Business Association and Volunteers of America are bringing a clean-up program to East Lake this summer. Residents of the VOA halfway house will pick up litter in front of businesses on both north and south sides of East Lake Street from 29th Avenue east to the River Road. They'll be easily identifiable by their "Lake Street Crew" t-shirts. There are also things all of us can do to keep Lake Street looking good:
  
  Property and business owners: Keep those boulevards mowed. Everyone: "stoop for the neighborhood" whenever you walk along Lake Street. Help keep your neighborhood commercial street tidy & looking loved. With everyone's help we'll reduce the litter, the street will look more prosperous and safe, & hopefully it will encourage new businesses to move in.
  
  
  
• The owner of Gandhi Mahal recently gave the Page Education Foundation $1000 to support a Page Scholar from the Longfellow neighborhood. The Page Education Foundation's is to increase participation by Minnesota's youth of color in postsecondary education. Gandhi Mahal owner Ruhel Islam made the gift in honor of his late uncle.
  

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