Lake Street News Brief
www.lakestreetcouncil.org
July 7, 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 include Patrick's
Cabaret's summer
cinema screening of Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes on
Thursday evening Midtown Global Market's Bike/Walk/Transit
Celebration on Saturday, and Books & Bars
discussing The Magicians by Lev Grossman at Bryant Lake Bowl
on Tuesday..
Check out our Visit Lake Street events page to see everything that's happening!
Meetings & Gatherings:
July 13th: Banner Ordinance Public Hearing9:45 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:
- New oral history!
We recently interviewed Bill Nelson from Volunteers of America
about his memories of growing up at 36th & Lake. His attended
school at St. Albert the Great, he remembers going to the fire
station on Minnehaha (now Patrick's Cabaret) to get sugar rations
during World War II, and his father worked at Minneapolis Moline.
Head over to our
YouTube page to hear about all that and much more!
- Local business Bull Run Roasting
Company is looking to open a new stand-alone coffee bar in Calhoun
Square, reports Rick
Nelson in the Star Tribune.
- Here's a note from the Midtown
Safety Center at 2949 Chicago Ave. about what they can offer to
those planning block events this summer:
- As you plan for National Night
Out or other block events this summer, please remember that Midtown
Safety Center is here to help. We can provide:
Þ Free copying of meeting invitations (up to 100)
Þ Free child safety cards
Þ Free crime prevention flyers
Þ Free Spanish translation of meeting invitations
Þ Free meeting space for up to 15 people