Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org
  June 30, 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 in the Lake Street area include the big 4th of July Celebration in Powderhorn Park and a South African Wine Tasting at Glaciers Cafe on July 7th.

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

Meetings & Gatherings:

July 13th: Banner Ordinance Public Hearing
9:45 AM, 350 S. 5th St., Room 317 (City Council Chambers)
A public hearing on a proposal that will allow a wider variety of banners on the street. Proposed changes include an expansion of allowable banner content to include identification of places and events of public interest, and expanding the maximum allowed banner permit to one year.

The Latest on Lake:

• A new document from the City of Minneapolis on the Recommended Approach for Streetcar Implementation is now available. It recommends moving forward first on Nicollet and Central. For Nicollet, it notes the potential for development opportunities at Lake and other synergies in the Lake Street area, such as reopening Lake and Nicollet and a new 35W BRT station at Lake Street.
  
  The document also recommends looking at the proposed Midtown Corridor line as a fundamentally different project, more along the lines of an "LRT Connector" than a traditional streetcar. See page 5 for details.
  
  
• A column in the Star Tribune examines Midtown Farmers' Market's EBT program and how they're using special deals to draw in more customers and give people on EBT more bang for their buck. "For the first $5 an EBT user spends at the market on anything from beets to broccoli to bok choy, he or she will get an additional $5 in Market Bucks. In other words, $10 in produce for the first $5 spent."
  
  
  
• Midtown Global Market is drawing local attention as a great place to watch this year's World Cup. The Star Tribune scoped out the scene and give some details, while a reporter at the Twin Cities Daily Planet watched the games at several venues all around Minneapolis, and found the Global Market to be her favorite. The World Cup tournament runs through July 11.