Lake Street News
Brief
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 West River Commons building on the
corner of Lake and West River Parkway, home to Longfellow Grill, Papa
Murphy's, and various apartments and condos, welcomed in a new tenant this
month. Corazon is a unique
giftshop that is expanding with its second store, the first being on
Washington Avenue downtown. They specialize in work by local artists and host
openings for them, including two coming up on July 13 and August 18. They are
excited to be here, and we welcome them to Lake
Street.
- Part of Lake's streetscaping to along with
reconstruction was installing new, young trees up and down the street. These
will look a lot more impressive in a few years, but until then they'll need
some help to grow. They may require as much as 5 gallons of water every other
day, for up to 5 years. We encourage businesses and all concerned parties
on the affected streets to work out a watering schedule that will allow the
trees to flourish. This is especially important during periods of little or no
rain.
- Don't miss this article from the Pioneer
Press: East Lake Street is "a new hot spot" for the Twin Cities, with a
great selection of bars and restaurants that have recently moved in, and more
on the way. And, as our executive director Joyce Wisdom says in the article, a
lot of credit also goes to the longtime businesses that stuck around through
tougher times, and helped to provide a base upon which to build all the new
activity.
Lake Street Calendar - Upcoming
Events:
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
2822 Lyndale Ave. S.
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.
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."
July 20th: The
Mother of All Enemies, at In the Heart of the
Beast Theatre
7:30 PM, 1500 East Lake Street
Paul Zaloom puts his wacky personal stamp on a popular Middle Eastern shadow puppet tradition.
This time, Karagoz is a queer, humanist, Arab-immigrant artist refugee who finds himself pursued by Al
Qaeda, the Homeland Security Department, the Christian Ex-Gay movement, Israeli
and Syrian spies, and Minutemen vigilantes, among others.
July 21st: ArtCar
Parade, from Intermedia
Arts
2:00 PM, starting at 28th St. & Emerson Ave.
"ArtCars—often humorous, sometimes
surprising and always inventive—spark a creative impulse. The ArtCar Parade
helps bring together people of all ages and backgrounds to create, participate
and enjoy as a community." Also check out the pre-party parade at the Global
Market, starting at 4:00 PM the day
before.
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 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 Loma Cafe of the Americas)
Featuring Aaron Isaacs and John Diers, authors of Twin Cities by Trolley, to discuss Minneapolis
streetcars, past and future.
July 19th: Next Lake Street Council Board Meeting
7:30 - 9:00 AM, 919 East Lake Street (US Bank building, basement level)
Get the latest news and updates from the Lake Street Council.
Through the summer: Cristo Rey Jesuit High
SchooInformation 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