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Crime & Safety .......................................7

Book Review ...............................................9

CARAG Report .......................................10

ECCO Report ........................................... 11

Events Calendar.....................................14

June 2008 • Volume 4, Number 6

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Photo (left) by Bruce Cochran

Signpost. (Uptown Academy photos page 6)

Your Community-Supported News Source • Covering the Neighborhoods of CARAG and ECCO and the Uptown Area

Grat MattrsTwo Uptown Groups Meet The Challenge

H DsYu GardnGr?11t Annual CARAG Gardn Tur(S pag 10)

Illustration provided by The Ackerberg Group

Birds eye view from the northwest

Mac PrjctApprd Agan By Phyllis Stenerson

Mozaic, the mixed-use project in Uptown that’s been a work in progressfor about four years, was approved by the Minneapolis Planning Com-mission on April 28. It is highly unlikely any further modifications will

Cmmunt Sns-Satn Hennepin Lake Liquors 26th AnnualCommunity Wine Tasting Benefit June 11

Supreme Privacy plays June 30 and July 7 at Barbette. For more music and a complete calendar of events see page 10.

Fun by Jennifer Davis. The

Toomer Gallery (Inside of

SooVAC) Presents: Through

the Looking Glass: New Paint-

ings by Jennifer Davis: June

18-August 16. Opening Recep-

tion June 20, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

by Phyllis Stenerson

A small graffiti “tag” on a neigh-bor’s fence might be dismissed asa minor youthful prank but manyinstances of graffiti through-out a neighborhood addup to a serious prob-lem with broadimplications.Graffiti cre-ates blightsignaling toresidents andvisitors thata neigh-borhood isin decline,people don’tcare and it may not be safe, whichin turn affects property values andcitizens’ sense of well being.

Graffiti costs taxpayers millions of dollars in prevention and removal.It is the most common form of

vandalism, particularly amongyouth. Goals adopted by the Min-neapolis City Council in 2006 giveaddressing this problem high pri-ority. “A Safe Place to Call Home”

is the first goal with“guns, gangs and

graffiti gone” as

the first stra-tegic direc-tion.

To help alle-viate thisp r o b l e m ,the City of

Minneapolis ,Division of Solid

Waste and Recy-cling, recently awarded

$10,000 Innovative Graffiti Pre-vention Micro-Grants grantstotaling $164,500 to communityorganizations to develop creativeways to control graffiti.

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By Bruce Cochran

Listen up! This is it. It’s earlysummer. The weather is stun-ning. You’ve showered recent-ly. Your clothes don’t smelllike DEET yet. You live inUptown and between yourlatte change, couch moneyand garage sale greenyou’ve got enoughcoin for some REALPLANS. On June11 you could spend

the evening engag-ing your senses inover 400 varietiesof wine. Carousewith friends, makenew ones and giveout real phone num-bers. As you and yourneighbors experienceover 400 compoundsthat make up theflavor of wineyou’ll be fightingcancer-causingoxidants inyour bodyand help-

ing your

community. You don’t have towear a costume, go door-to-door, sign anything or knowanything or anyone named“Tannin.” So put the phone

down and write this onyour hand. Bring yourmouth and the rest of your magic act to Henne-

pin Lake Liquors 26thAnnual CommunityWine Tasting Benefit.

Brought to you byHennepin Lake

Liquor and Camp-iello, 100 percentof ticket sales goto Uptown neigh-

borhoods, includingCARAG and ECCO

And if you walk, takethe bus or ride yourbike your parking isfree. That’s it, nowbreathe.

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borhood. Send to [email protected] by the deadline each month.

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essays about anything that’s going on in the neighborhood. On occasion, we

will solicit contrasting views on one subject and run multiple opinions. We

reserve the right to edit for space or clarity, taste and legal concerns.

commentary

Uptown neighborhood news

Uptown Neighborhood News is a monthly publication of Calhoun Area Residents ActionGroup (CARAG) in cooperation with the East Calhoun Community Organization (ECCO).UNN covers the news of and is delivered free to households within the area bounded by Lyn-dale Ave. S. and Lake Calhoun, between Lake Street and 36th St. W. Extra copies are distrib-uted to businesses in the Uptown area, along Lake Street, and Lyndale and Hennepin Aves.Circulation is 5,100, with a pass-along readership of 10,000. Publication and distribution isnear the first weekend of every month. Subscriptions are available for $30 per year, prepaid.Send check to: UNN, 3612 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409.

Contributors are area residents who volunteer their time to bring the news of the area to resi-dents. Articles, letters to the editor and story ideas are welcomed and encouraged. The editorreserves the right to edit for length, clarity, relevance to the area, or other reasons. Editorialand advertising guidelines are available. Please contact the editor:

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SeNioR eDiToRBeth Seth

ASSoCiATe eDiToRPhyllis Stenerson

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MANAGiNG BoARD

Appointed/Elected Reps: Ted Ringsred, Chair (ECCO)612.824.6474Anna Matthes, Vice Chair (CARAG)Jill Bode, Treasurer (CARAG)Gary Farland, Secretary (ECCO)Ralph Knox (ECCO)Kay Nygaard-Graham (CARAG)Volnteer Member Mary Ann Knox

CAleNDAR eDiToRWendy Auldrich

CoNTRiBUTiNG PHoToGRAPHeRBruce Cochran

CoNTRiBUTiNG wRiTeRSWendy Auldrich, Jill Bode, Bruce Cochran,Kay Nygarrd-Graham, Ralph Remington,Beth Seth, Phyllis Stenerson, JessicaFox-Wilson

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NewSPAPeR CiRCUlATioNCARAG/ECCO Circulation:Bill Boudreau 612.825.0979

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of my male friends gunned downin the streets and knifed at par-ties before they were old enoughto grow facial hair. This is theBlack experience in America. Iremember my father telling me,“You’re not like them. Our peoplecame over in slave ships.” This isthe Black experience in America.I remember being told that wehave two cultures and speak twolanguages. This is the Black expe-rience in America. I rememberfeeling conflicted whenever I hadto stand for the national anthemor The Pledge of Allegiance. This isthe Black experience in America.I remember enlisting and serv-ing proudly in the United StatesArmy ready to die for God and

ence in America. I remember TheBlack Panthers walking proudthrough the neighborhood dressedin black leather. This is the Blackexperience in America. I remem-ber going to church all day Sun-day, starting with Sunday schooland ending with a fried chickendinner at home. This is the Blackexperience in America. I remem-ber American Bandstand on Satur-days. This is the Black experiencein America. I remember hearingthe beginning of hip hop at a blockparty when I was a senior in highschool, jammin’ to the clean beatsof The Sugarhill Gangs’ Rapper’s

Delight. This is the Black expe-rience in America. I rememberbeing told by friends, family andsociety that I had limits. This isthe Black experience in America. Iremember rejecting all of that andlearning that improvisation is my

friend. This is also the Black expe-rience in America.

To be Black in America meansalways being suspect or being opento the possibility of being suspect.To be Black means frequently hav-ing to edit your comments out of fear of offending White America.The same statements articulatedby a White person may be deemedassertive while coming out of aBlack mouth becomes aggres-sive. And one must keep in mindthat Black success in this society iscommensurate with one’s abilityto make White folks feel comfort-able.

The most unbelievable thing tocome out of the Rev. JeremiahWright incident was that so manyWhite people could be so surprisedat the level of anger that couldcome out of a black individual.Really? Are Whites actually sur-prised that there is anger in theBlack community? Why wouldn’tthere be? The Black existence inAmerica is a tragic, wonderful,heroic, bitter struggle originallycommenced by a horrific forcedtrans-Atlantic voyage. Can anyonewith a reasonable mind not thinkthat a people with our history in

these United States might not feela bit of anger?

I think that the original emotionthat Blacks felt vis-a-vis Americawas hurt. Hurt that we could pos-sibly be in a place where we are sooften viewed as a nuisance in theleast and with contempt in theworst. And those Blacks who havethe time, education and privilege,try to find some way to reconcileconflicting love/hate emotionsthat are traced back to our originson these shores. Anger is only oneemotion to derive from the moth-er emotion of hurt. Some otherderivative emotions are depres-sion, sorrow and self-pity. ManyAfrican-Americans have used

country. This is the Black experi-ence in America. I remember myfirst white friend. This is the Blackexperience in America. I remembertorn-up textbooks, broken lockersand crowded classrooms. This isthe Black experience in America.I remember “family summer vaca-tions” being day trips or takingcar rides “out there” to see howwhite people lived and going today camp at urban recreation cen-ters, while White classmates spokeof going to Disneyland and meet-ing new friends at overnight campwhile living in many of those bighouses that I peered at from carwindows, with my parents, withmy bare legs sticking to hot vinylcar seats. This is the Black experi-

I remember rushing home on Fri-day nights to see The Brady Bunch

and The Partridge Family on ABCTV, followed by The Odd Couple and Love American Style. This isthe Black experience in America. Iremember having two portraits onthe walls in my childhood home,one of Martin Luther King Jr.and the other of JFK. This is theBlack experience in America. Iremember, as a boy, dancing close

with shapely teenage girls at houseparties in dark basements over my

friends’ moms house. This is theBlack experience in America. Iremember the first time that I wascalled a nigger. This is the Blackexperience in America. I remem-ber summer barbecues with greatmusic and all of your relatives andfriends singing, laughing and jok-ing. This is the Black experiencein America. I remember too many

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What is art? What is graffiti?What is commentary? What is justplain ugly? Or is it in the eye of the beholder? What do you think?

Perhaps its time to examine whysomething that is a “no-no” undersome circumstances, becomesperfectly acceptable under othercircumstances. For instance, nowthat graffiti is being banishedfrom the surrounding urbanlandscape, it seems that somehowit has acquired a certain shabbychic. This turn of events resultedin an interesting development thisspring as Calhoun Square strug-

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these emotions as a springboardto succeed against all odds. Othershave become trapped in despairand follow a journey to destruc-tion borne from the pathology of

a system that kicks ass and takesnames caring nothing for the soulsthat it leaves behind.

I grew up in the Baptist church.Most Black preachers that I’veever known have a seed of angerwithin them. It was a combina-tion of this anger and a need tomentally reconcile their societalliving conditions that many timesled them to Christianity. Religionbecame a source of comfort, sol-ace and focus. The most power-ful Jesus narrative, for me, is thatwhich illustrates him as a politicalrevolutionary.

The church was also a place wheremany of these preachers couldenjoy control and sovereignty.Since the times of slavery theChurch was the only place whereBlack folks could speak their col-lective mind with impunity. Oursacred hearts have always been

entwined with our political minds.Preachers led their congregants onslave revolts as was the case withNat Turner or on a path to great-er human liberty and freedom aswas the case with the Rev. MartinLuther King Jr.

If White folks truly want tounderstand how it is to be Blackin America they must be willingto listen. They can’t start from adefensive adversarial place. Theymust be open, as if they are learn-ing to speak a foreign language.One wouldn’t dream of telling theFrench teacher that what they arelearning is incorrect if the accusernever spoke French a day in theirlife. We have to start learning tospeak each others language. If Blacks wish to be successful inAmerica, they have no choice. Onthe other hand, Whites have theprivilege and the luxury to remaindisinterested in Black life. Theonly loser in that equation is ulti-mately America.

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The face of the Intermedia Arts Building one year ago - the south end (top) and thenorth end (bottom)

The face of the Intermedia Arts Building today - the south end (top) and the northend (bottom)

Ergo - Has graffiti at last become worthy to be co-opted by the private sector? Apparently so. Just in time for the Uptown Association’s “Paint Uptown Red” win-dow dressing campaign last February, Calhoun Square prominently displayed this

delightful collage in all its banal glory - safely ensconced behind the corporateplate glass, of course.




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be made to the plan before con-struction starts about September1 of this year according to projectdeveloper Stuart Ackerberg.

Located in the space that is nowa parking lot behind the LagoonCinema between Fremont andHennepin Avenues and southof the Midtown Greenway, the

Mozaic project will include apart-ments, office space, a public park-ing garage, restaurants and a large

public plaza. The AckerbergGroup and C.A.G. Development,both located in Uptown, had pre-sented several other iterations of the project over the past years. Thecondominiums proposed in previ-ous iterations have been replacedby apartments and the Gravesluxury hotel proposed in the pre-vious plan has been dropped. Theapproved plans call for a 10-storybuilding on the west, behind theold Walker Library, with a restau-rant on the ground floor and sixlevels of open-air parking toppedby three floors of office space, an

eight-story apartment building onthe Fremont side of the site, sev-eral more restaurants and a 13,000square-foot public plaza and anew pedestrian/bike bridge over,and ramp down to, the MidtownGreenway.

Aaron Rubenstein, who chairsCARAG’s Zoning Committee, hasfollowed the development of thisproject very closely and finds theadopted plan to be disappointing.

“The purpose of Planned UnitDevelopments is to provide zoningflexibility to facilitate high quality

projects with high levels of ameni-ties on larger sites,” said Ruben-stein, speaking for himself and notfor CARAG, in his spoken andwritten comments at the Commis-sion meeting. “Previous iterationsof the Mozaic project exhibitedhigh quality site design, buildingdesign, and materials. The project,as currently proposed, has a highlevel of amenities but the projectitself lacks the high quality thatwould merit the requested zoningapprovals and exceptions.”

Rubenstein concluded his publictestimony by stating, “The Mozaic

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In fall of 2008 they will be renovat-ing the Uptown YWCA facility to

better serve its members. They willbe doubling the fitness space, con-verting the pool to ultraviolet withfewer chloramines, increasing thesize of the family locker room, andupgrading the heating and coolingsystem for better ventilation andenergy efficiencies.

They expect to start the work inAugust of 2008 with plans forcompletion by spring of 2009.

Their ultimate goal is a greenergreater Uptown YWCA – creat-ing an improved experience formembers with less environmental

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Hr Cms Th wn TastngCan Summer Be Far Behind? by Kay Nygaard-Graham

First comes Memorial Day week-end. Next comes the big ECCOSuper Sale, usually the first Satur-day in June. But the most antici-pated event of the spring season

is the Annual Community WineTasting Benefit sponsored by Hen-nepin Lake Liquors and hosted byCampiello’s. THEN comes sum-mer!

By far the biggest fundraiser of theyear for many Uptown neighbor-hoods, the event attracts hundredsof residents and visitors and hasturned into something of a giant“not to miss” meet and greet event.The big day is Wednesday, June11 from 5-9 p.m. under the tentbehind Campiello’s at 1320 WestLake Street. Tickets are $25 in

advance and $30 at the door. ALLproceeds go directly to participat-ing neighborhood organizations.

According to event organizer andentrepreneur Pat Fleetham, over-all ticket sales were disappoint-

ing in 2007 compared to previousyears. “Almost all the commu-nity groups were somewhat down- including ECCO, East Isles,and Lyndale, some more signifi-cantly than others,” he confided.CARAG, however, was the excep-tion and exceeded all expectationsby selling a record 114 tickets prior to the event, raising a cool $2,850for the CARAG neighborhood,exclusively.

Fleetham explained that final fig-ures are usually tallied after all

the receipts from the “gate” areaccounted for, and the balance of the “gate” money is then sharedequally between the four origi-nally participating neighborhoods- namely those bordering on Lakeand Hennepin - LHENA, East

Isles, ECCO and CARAG. Of course, each community group isencouraged to sell as many tick-ets to the big event as possible, inadvance, because the entire trea-sure trove of advance-sale proceedsgoes right into their respective cof-fers!

On a very sad note, Campiello’smay be forced to close its doorsbefore the end of the month. Let’smake this event the best ever!Hopefully, it won’t be Campiello’slast.

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Gt Rad fr Th Uptn Art far by Phyllis Stenerson

The Uptown Art Fair is back forits 44th year on August 1, 2 and 3.

This nationally acclaimed, awardwinning community festival is asignature event for Uptown andopen for participation by all.

Around 350,000 people are expect-ed to converge on the intersec-tion of Lake Street and HennepinAvenue making the Uptown Art

Fair the second largest statewideevent attendance, second only tothe Minnesota State Fair.

Judges select 350 of the country’sbest artists from the 1,200 applica-tions received for this highly com-petitive, juried art show. Over $2.5million is sold during the festival.

“Expose Yourself,” the kick-off party for local organizations,employees, media, artists, spon-

sors, residents and the public is onJuly 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.at Calhoun Square. The theme is“Bring Your Attitude to the Party.”There will be food and bever-ages, music and dancing, food art,hair art (to honor the area’s greatsalons), an artist gallery, a contestfor a signature drink created espe-cially for the art fair, live art andswag bags for everyone.

Sponsors and volunteers are need-ed for the kickoff party and artfair with a huge array of opportu-nities.

Go to www.UptownMinneapolis.com for more information.

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Photo provided by the Uptown Association




The seventh annual Fiesta Para Los Niños awards luncheon was held onMay 8 at Chino Latino in Uptown to benefit the students at San Miguel

Middle School of Minneapolis. This successful event is hosted annuallyby Peter Mihajlov and Parasole Restaurant Holdings, Inc. A brief pro-gram showcased three award winners: a benefactor, volunteer and staff member, for their outstanding contributions to fulfilling the school’smission.

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Linda has volunteered as a reading and math tutor during the past fouryears and has worked with students in each of the three grades. “Whenyou see students progress from sixth to eighth grade, you know howmuch they’ve worked to achieve their own goals and to surpass theirown expectations. It’s so exciting for them, and it’s exciting for me to wit-ness it,” says Linda.

As a retiree, Linda says tutoring is meaningful and challenging. Sheadded, “A volunteer wants to make a difference and you don’t want tothink your contribution is wasted. I have the support of the families, theadministrators, the teachers and the parents. They enhance my contribu-tion.”

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The Catholic Community Foundation has provided funding to supportthe students of San Miguel Middle school since 2000 through a combi-nation of their donor advised funds and tuition assistance funds. “Ourultimate goal is to have enough funds available so that any child may goto a Catholic school,” explains Eldred. “Catholic education is the numberone priority of our Foundation.”

Dr. Marilou Eldred, president of Catholic Community Foundationpraises San Miguel for serving a unique niche by focusing on middleschool students and reaching out to the Latino community. “Setting upSan Miguel was a stroke of genius.”

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When the School Sisters of Notre Dame was founded in 1833, its missionwas to transform the lives of poor girls through formal education, first inEurope and then in America.

For the past 6 years, Sr. Mary has infused San Miguel with her steadyleadership and commitment to transform the lives of her students, pri-marily Latino immigrants, through formal education. As the schoolprincipal, she hires teachers who have a passion for the mission and theywork together to integrate literacy into the entire curriculum.

Prior to coming to San Miguel, Sr. Mary had not worked in an urbanarea. “It has been a real privilege to have parents and guardians entruststudents to our care. It is also gratifying to see some of our alumni comeback who have high GPAs and who are going on to college. We havenearly 100 percent parent/guardian participation at our conferences. I’mhoping the stability I’m offering will sustain the school into the future.”

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San Miguel Middle School is a Catholic, Lasallian community dedicatedto educating city youth and empowering them to reach their full poten-tial. The Lasallian tradition, based on St. John Baptist de La Salle androoted in the Gospel, educates the spirit, mind, and body of each studentwith respect for their cultural story and with expectations for significantgrowth, achievement and service. San Miguel Middle School, locatedin south Minneapolis, opened in 2000 to serve the educational needs of struggling students.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Parasole Restaurant Holdings operatesChino Latino, Manny’s, Salut Bar Americain, Figlio, Muffuletta in the

Park, and the Good Earth Restaurants.

2008 Awardees (l to r) Dr. Marilou Eldred, President, Catholic Community Founda-tion; Linda Schutz, reading and math tutor; Sr. Mary Willette, SSND, Principal.

Barbd wr by Jill Bode

Try explaining barbed wire to afive-year-old. S imple, right? Myniece stares at the dangerous coiledwire along the edge of the cliff topand understands how it would

hurt a person to try to get acrossthat barrier. We are in France,overlooking the North Sea at rug-ged and wild Pointe du Hoc. Arainy morning is becoming a sunnyafternoon. We stand in front of thebarbed wire as I explain how onD-Day 225 Rangers came here inboats and scaled the sheer cliffs toattack the Germans in their bun-kers. To our west is Utah Beach,to our east, Omaha Beach.

French people do what they want-ed to do. The Americans camehere to help the French peopleget their land back and to makethe Germans leave France. It washard and a lot of people died.” Iwatch her absorb my simple story.I know it is beyond my talent toexplain that most of the soldierswere young men following orders;

I want to tell her about the naugh-ty leaders.

“They sure were naughty,” shesays, and smiles. My niece meansthe Germans this time. She checksmy expression to make sure shehas it right. “Look at all these cra-ters!”

She decides to believe my story, butonly because she trusts me withoutquestion. I feel like I told a lie.

We climb down into a huge cra-ter. The depression is grassy andthe sunshine is pleasantly warm.

“Let’s lay down on this bumpygrass,” my niece says. I give her agranola bar. The tufts of grass areas comfortable as pillows. Quiet,we look at the blue sky and thesmall puffy clouds.

I think about war. Usually, thismakes me angry. I decide that Ididn’t really tell a lie to her, I justdidn’t tell the whole truth, thetruth about war and politics andpower and insanity. She won’tunderstand that yet anyway. Wewatch the little clouds blow away.With surprise, I realize that thisplace feels okay, almost peaceful.

My niece is right, I think, in a way;sometimes a complex situationbecomes black and white. Some-times you have to overcome thatobstacle, sweat, bleed, and maybedie. Sometimes. For what is goodin the world. Like they did here.Inside this warm crater, for thefirst time in years I can hear thephrase “a just war” without rollingmy eyes. These days everythingis complex, everything is simple.I will continue to march in peacerallies down Hennepin Avenueevery March until it’s no longernecessary.

My niece finishes her granola bar.It is getting too warm and com-fortable resting here. I pick her upand climb out of the hole and intothe fresh breeze above its rim.

With no path, we pick our circu-itous way toward the exit.

It is time to leave.

This is Jill’s second essay on her recent trip to Europe, where she learned that on June 6, 1944 only 90 of the225 Rangers survived this assault.

Jill believes that the farther you trav- el, the closer you get to home.

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We walk along the field abovethe cliffs, exploring cement bun-kers. Some are intact and pitchblack inside. Others are blownapart, giant slabs of concrete lay-ing in ruins in the grass. We seeplatforms where big German gunsonce rotated and protected thecliffs from attack.

The barbed wire, the bunkers,the gun platforms, none of it isas powerful or alarming as thecraters. Craters define this battlesite. Before the Rangers landed,the Allied bombardment had been

intense. We walk and explore foran hour and no part of the land isuntouched by them. We see cra-ters within craters.

She is afraid of the first crater. Ihold her hand and we peer overthe edge. I show her how bushyyellow flowers are growing onthe curved walls of all the craters.After that, she wants to climb intoevery big crater, run along thenarrow bridge-like spine of earthbetween two adjacent craters, andfind a safe path through a maze of other ones to reach a half-buriedbunker. She understands now that

a bomb is something like a very bigfirecracker. The bombs, I tell her,came from the people who wouldlater climb the cliffs and find away across the barbed wire to hurtthe German soldiers.

“Those people were naughty,” shesays.

I pause, caught off guard.

“No,” I answer. “Those peoplewere Americans, like us.”

This confuses her; she stares at thefield of craters. Is she wrong, Iwonder, to apply simple black and

white child’s logic to a complexsituation?

“The people on this cliff werenaughty,” I tell her. “The peoplewho put this barbed wire herewere naughty. They came here toFrance and stole from the peoplewho lived here.”

“What did they do?” She asks.

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and removal will help to decreasethe incidence of tagging in the

surrounding area. We’re excitedto work with CARAG, EHFNA,Barton School students and arearesidents on this project.”

“We believe our multi-part creativeand educational program will pro-vide a positive connection of indi-viduals, businesses, neighborhoodsand community organizations.We’ll be involving youth in a proj-ect that is impactful, educational,active and creative,” said GayleSiegler, member of the UptownBusiness Association CommunityAffairs Committee. “Students willattend educational workshops andproduce a work of art that will bedisplayed during the Uptown ArtFair and viewed by the thousandswho attend this event each year.”

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Access to heat is considered a rightin the City of Minneapolis. TheCity Council affirmed that rightFriday when they unanimouslypassed an amended Heating Ordi-nance proposed by Council Mem-bers Ralph Remington and Cam

Gordon.

Before Friday’s vote, the City hada difficult time enforcing low-heat

reports. The previous ordinance’sheat requirement guaranteeing anindoor temperature of 68 degreeswas dependent upon on the tem-perature outside which varieswidely during fall and springmonths. This confusing ordinance

resulted in frustrated tenants,a group of landlords who tookadvantage and an inefficient use of city resources.

Council Members Remington andGordon changed that, guarantee-ing a minimum indoor tempera-ture of 68 degrees from October1-May 1 and 65 degrees from Sep-tember 15 to September 31 andMay 2 - May 15. Adjusting the

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The Council also adjusted the fineschedule for those who do not pro-vide adequate heat to reflect cur-rent costs of enforcement and actas a deterrent to problem landlords

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Additionally, the Council removedthe notice period given to repeatlow-heat offenders before a fine isissued.

These new enforcement measuresand the change in basic ordinancerequirements will help to makenext year’s heating season muchmore pleasant for our city’s rent-ers.

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A lght And Dcus Summr Mstr Book Review: State Of The Onion By Jessica Fox-Wilson

When the weather gets warm,my reading habits change. I wantto spend as much time as pos-sible outside and I look for booksthat will support that habit. They

should be light and portable (pref-erably paperback) and the storiesshould be light yet engrossing.I’ve never been a fan of paperbackromances, too cheesy for my tastes,so in the summer, I often turn tomysteries.

Luckily, I live in walking to dis-tance to Once Upon a Crime, myfriendly neighborhood mysterybookstore. One of the best fea-tures of Once Upon a Crime is thestore’s extensive reading schedule.(Find complete listings at theirwebsite, www.onceuponacrime-books.com) You can expect four

to five a month, from a variety of local and national authors. WhenI recently visited I was pleased tolearn that on Saturday, June 21Chicago-based author Julie Hyzywill be reading from her latestpaperback, State of the Onion, from12 noon to 2 p.m..

State of the Onion has everythingthat I look for in fun summer read-ing. The book is light, fun, andaddictive. I found myself spend-ing an inordinate amount of timedevouring the book while relax-ing on my porch. State of the Onion combines all of the elements of agood mystery: political intrigue, aflawed yet accessible main charac-ter, and of course, plot twists andturns.

The novel is the first in a seriesthat follows White House Assis-tant Chef Olivia “Ollie” Paras.Ollie is a great character – she’swhip-smart, capable and slightlyinsecure. In other words, she readslike a real woman. She’s also gota lot on her plate. Ollie’s compet-ing for the head chef position witha narcissistic Food Network starand balancing her semi-clandes-tine relationship with her SecretService boyfriend, Tom.

Then, along comes an unknown

intruder to the White House tryingto get a package to the President.Ollie happens to be in the samearea as the assailant and instinctkicks in. She whacks the bad guywith a silver-plated frying pan, aretirement gift for her departing

boss. This brave but foolish actionembroils Ollie in an elaborate plotinvolving two warring MiddleEastern countries, a world famousassassin and possibly higher levelsof the Secret Service. Try as shemight, Ollie cannot seem to extri-cate herself from the conspiracy,even as Tom and her superiorswarn her off.

One of the strengths of the novelis that the author has done herresearch. In order to learn moreabout the daily work habits of White House chefs, Hyzy shad-owed real chefs in the White

House kitchens. Her effortsclearly paid off. Throughout thebook, there is an amazing amountof detail, from the layout of thesurprisingly small White Housekitchen to menu tastings with the(fictional) First Lady. When Hyzyshows off her research, it rarelyfeels like exposition. Instead, itis as if you’re immersed in Ollie’swork. You become just as obsessedwith supporting the President’sdiplomacy attempts through gour-met culturally-sensitive menus.

State of the Onion is a quick read,as mysteries should be. The book

showcases an excellent push-pullof conflicting tensions. The nar-rative volleys between stress inthe kitchen over the impendingleadership change, fights betweenOllie and Tom as she becomesmore entangled, strained diploma-cy efforts, and of course, the mainmystery of the intruder and hispackage for the President. Hyzyglides through these plots withease, providing just enough infor-mation to make you want more.

Julie Hyzy’s reading at OnceUpon a Crime bookstore shouldbe a treat. She’s sharing the read-ing with Michael A. Black, herco-author for Dead Ringer, an

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Calhoun Area Residents Action GroupCARAG reportLake St.

36th St.

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e n n e p i n A v e .

L y n d al e A v e.

The CARAG Board meets the third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m.at Bryant Park Community Center,31st and Bryant.All CARAG residents

are welcome and urged to attend.

Calhoun Area Residents ActionGroup Monthly NeighborhoodMeeting Minutes, MAY 20, 2008

DRAFT: Subject to Approval atthe June 2008 CARAG Meeting

Board Members Attending: BillMorton, Kay Nygaard-Graham(President), Aaron Rubenstein,Scott Schiefelbein, Howard Ver-son, Anna Matthes, Ellan Meyer,Jamie Ronnei

Absent: Brendan Jordan

Crm and Sat, lt. Jack and Tm Thmpsn,MPD fth Prcnct

Generally, crime in the precinct isdown dramatically year-to-datecompared to last year. However,theft from motor vehicles is up– especially in the Lyn-Lake busi-ness area. Lock car doors and hidevaluables in the trunk. Robber-ies have been increasing lately, aswell. The Uptown police sub-sta-tion will open again soon.

N Jc Church Pastr,B Mrtn/Jhn Darngtn

Pastor Morton will be retiringafter eight years at Joyce Church.Pastor Darlington will take overJuly 1 at both Joyce Church and

Simpson Church. A retirementparty for Morton is scheduled forJune 7 at Joyce Church.

lnda Untd Church Chrst, Aan Hndn

Lyndale UCC is sharing their spaceat 31st and Aldrich with SalemEnglish Lutheran Church. Theyexpect to hire a real estate agentwho is focused on finding a buyerwho will reuse the existing churchbuilding. Both churches will moveonce the building is sold. They areworking with Brighton Develop-ment to rehab the existing Salem

Church sanctuary. Affordablehousing and commercial spacewould be constructed at the cornerof 28th and Lyndale.

Hnnpn la Cmmuntwn Tastng,Cnd Chrstan

The wine tasting is Wednesday,June 11, 5-9 pm at Campiello inUptown. Tickets are availablefrom CARAG for $25 and $30 atthe door. Tickets sold by CARAGgo directly to the organizationas a major fundraiser. ContactCARAG for tickets.

Ran watr Rtntn,St Grn

Green discussed the system toretain rain water in his yard onHennepin. The gutters direct rainwater into a storage tank which

can be used to water plants. Greenis willing to talk with anyoneabout treating water on site andcan be reached at 612.823.6306.

la Cahun Updat,Car Hmqust• A Lake Calhoun Master Plan

was supposed to begin, butthere is no funding to completeit.

• A new design for the LakeCalhoun Sailing Village waspresented to the West Calhounneighborhood recently. Theproposed site is now on thenorthwest corner of the lakenear the Lake Calhoun Execu-tive Center.

Mnuts, ka Graham

Graham noted that a writtenchange was made to the Marchminutes. “Bonnet” should read“Bennett.” Motion, Seconded: toapprove the minutes of the April15 CARAG Neighborhood Meet-ing with changes. Approved unan-imously.

CARAG opratnsTrasurr’s Rprt,Anna Matths

Matthes presented the report.

Checking has a balance of $12,882.65 and asset accounts arevalued at $7,187.20 for a total of $20,069.85.

Uptn NghbrhdNs Trasurr’s Rprt

No report.

CARAG ema lst,Sctt Schbn

Schiefelbein presented the con-cept of starting a new email listfor CARAG using e-list serviceConstant Contact. It would allowthe organization to better manage

the list and provide nicer lookingemail communication than theexisting CARAG Forum YahooGroup. There is also the poten-tial for surveys, which may comein handy with the NRP PhaseII planning process. The cost isaround $130 per year with a 1-yearprepay membership. Motion, Sec-onded: to purchase a 1-year prepaymembership to Constant Contact.Approved unanimously.

znng Cmmtt,Aarn Rubnstn

Rubenstein reported:

The Sandbox playing with stardust

Margaret & Nadezhda: Because the news isn’t always enough andsometimes we need to look a little further down the road at what thechildren see. Email your kids’ art, poetry, short prose etc. to bruce@ satellitedesign.com or The UNN , 3612 Bryant Ave. S, Mpls., MN, 55409.We’ll showcase one here each month in The Sandbox.

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East Calhoun Community OrganizationECCO reportECCO meets the

first Thursday of

each month, 7

p.m. at St. Mary’s

Greek Orthodox

Church, 34th

and Irving. All

ECCO residents are welcome and

urged to attend.

L A K E C A L H O U N

Lake St.

36th St.

H e n n e p i n A v e

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ECCO Board Meeting Minutesfor May 1, 2008 (East Calhounneighborhood monthly meeting)Minutes recorded and submittedby Robert Kean

There will be no July Board Meet-ing.

Mtng Tm

Meetings are on the first Thursdayeach month at 7 pm located at St.Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church.

The public is invited to attend.

Bard Mmbrs Prsnt

Bruce Grimm (President), RobertKean, Ted Ringsred, Elaine Beyer,Duane Thorpe, Carrie Menard,Gary Farland, and Keith Rud-dick.

othrs Prsnt

Jake Weyer and Gail Ellis.

wcm / Annuncmnts

• President Bruce Grimm calledthe meeting to order, welcomedboard members and others andinitiated introductions.

• There was an announcementabout the volunteer opportuni-ties available during the SuperSale and the Wine TastingEvents. If you wish to volun-teer, you should contact Presi-dent Bruce Grimm ([email protected]).

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• Carrie Menard proposed that aguest speaker come next monthconcerning the city worksite.This site, which is for thereporting of crimes, operatesin real time and has caused adecrease in crime Downtown.

• It was suggested that the Chairof Crime and Safety, NancyWard, be contacted to set up aday for this speaker. However,it was recommended that theJune meeting would not be agood time because the June

ECCO Board agenda is alreadyquite full. Note: The Juneagenda also includes an updatefrom Council Member RalphRemington.

• Gail Ellis updated the Board

about the Earth Day activities:• There were approximately

25 volunteers who checkedin at the 32nd Street table.Refreshments were providedby the Peace Coffee Com-pany.

• There were 2,859 volunteersin total helping with the cleanup.

• 22,500 pounds of trash (over11 tons!) was picked up,which was 5,000 poundsmore than last year.

• There was a run at LakeHarriet last weekend in

which 618 runners partici-pated, 500 of whom were pre-registered.

• Note: there were needlesfound by the 32nd StreetBeach. If you find needles inthe future, call 311 to havethem disposed of properly.

Appra Apr Mnutsand Ma Agnda

• There was a correction on theApril Minutes made, withNancy Ward named as Chair-person of the Crime and SafetyCommittee. The minutes werethen approved.

• On the May Agenda, the Zon-ing Committee Update wasmoved up in the schedule andplaced before the NPR Update.

• The agenda was approved.

znng Cmmtt Updat

• A triplex on 33rd and Henne-pin wants a zoning change. Theowner would like to turn theproperty into a home for vet-erans of the current war. Thiswould be a similar establish-ment to Vail Place on 36th andHennepin. The zoning chair,Duane, will find out if any vari-ances will be needed. If so, hewill schedule a Zoning commit-tee meeting to review.

NRP Updat

• The Neighborhood meetingis scheduled for May 7 at St.Mary’s Church. The meetingruns from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and

from 6:30 to 7 p.m. there willbe information about graffitiincluding tables and informa-tion about block clubs. Therewill also be information aboutthe boulevard tree treatmentsand home security programsand a discussion about housingand housing related issues.

• Postcards with meeting detailswere sent to neighborhoodresidents using a new mailinglist from the White Pages. Themailing list does not incorporatea lot of the renters in the ECCOneighborhood, so please shareany ideas on how to incorporatethem.

• Judy Shields will be at the meet-ing to answer questions aboutwhat others neighborhoodshave done and to provide infor-mation about Phase 2 funding.

Most of the money is designatedfor housing improvements.

• There are plans to have threefocus groups of people nearLake Street, near Hennepin andthe neighborhood core. Thesefocus groups are intended tohelp narrow down the issuesfor the Phase 2 plan and to helpprioritize them into the mostimportant areas. Other detailsare yet to be determined, butmay include additional surveysand/or a neighborhood vote todetermine the top ideas as wellas provide quantitative infor-mation so that the committee is

better able to create a timeline.

las Dstrct CuncMtng Updat

• Robert Kean attended the mostrecent meeting of the LakesDistrict Council which was heldon April 24. This is a meetingof neighborhood representativesin the “Lakes District” of theMinneapolis Park Board (boarddistricts Four and Six) withrepresentatives from the parkboard.

• As part of the agenda, par-ticipants were put into smallgroups to discuss the issues of

“What should be the focus onfuture meetings?” and “Howcan we work together?” Sum-mary notes from the smallgroups are being written-upbut there was a clear consensusthat future meetings shouldcontinue to focus on commu-

nication on things such as parkboard projects, processes, priori-ties and organization and majorneighborhood issues/concerns inthe park district. There was lessconsensus on how to best worktogether.

• Park Board members Bob Fine,Tracy Nordstrom and TomNordyke were present and dis-cussed a few issues.

• The 2007 Superintendent’sAnnual Report is now pub-lished. It describes a numberof highlights of the past year.

• The Bryant Avenue pedes-trian bridge over MinnehahaCreek has been closed forsafety reasons. Options arebeing review to repair orreplace the bridge.

• The development of a LakeCalhoun Master plan will bestarted this year. Owing tolimited funds, the park boardwill conduct the process withstaff rather than consultants.A preliminary meeting willbe held in May with selectedneighborhood representativesto start organizing the pro-cess.

• A series of concerts havebeen scheduled for the newamphitheatre at BryantSquare park. A kickoff eventis scheduled for May 29 at6:30-8:30 p.m. An up to dateconcert schedule can be found

at www.mineapolisparks.org.• Garlic mustard is an edible

but invasive plant, which isspreading rapidly throughour parks. Garlic mustardharvested by staff at theButler Wildflower Gardenis being served by Lucia’sRestaurant on selected days inApril and May. Also a num-ber of volunteer events wereheld in April and May inwhich volunteers were able tokeep any garlic mustard thatthey collected. Some garlicmustard recipes can be foundat www.ma-eppc.org.

• This is the 125th anniver-sary of the Minneapolis parksystem. A number of specialevents are planned for thissummer to celebrate.

• Lakes District staff distributedan update on projects in our dis-trict along with instructions onwhere to find information onthe park board website for othercurrent projects.

• Notes from these meetings willbe posted on the ECCO boardwebsite in the near future, butthe park board may also providea place on their website to postthe minutes. This would help

facilitate communication andallow individual neighborhoodresidents to stay informed.

• The next meeting is scheduledfor July 24. It is hoped that someadditional neighborhoods in the

district can be enticed to beginparticipating in these meet-ings as they do seem to be aneffective forum for improvingcommunication with the parkboard and building connectionsbetween neighborhoods.

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• Tickets for the Wine TastingEvent are now on sale. Theevent is Wednesday June 11from 5-9 p.m. in the parking lotbehind Campiello, 1320 WestLake St. Tickets are $25 inadvance, $30 at the door. Con-tact President Bruce Grimm(or other board members) fortickets. All the proceeds fromadvanced sales go to the EastCalhoun Community Orga-nization if purchased from aboard member, so residents areencouraged to buy in advanceto best help their own neighbor-hood. Once again, HennepinLake Liquor and Campielloare generously sponsoring theevent.

• There are volunteer opportuni-ties available. Contact PresidentBruce Grimm ([email protected]).

eCCo Supr Sa Updat

• The ECCO Super Sale is Satur-day June 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Registration is $5 for sellers; callSylvia at 612.824.9200 to signup.

• There are volunteer opportuni-ties available.

• There are blue fliers available topost that contain the Super Saledetails.

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• The July Meeting would fallon the July 3, but because of itsproximity to the July 4 holiday,it has been cancelled.

The next ECCO Board Meetingwill take place on June 5.

Sha wha’cha Mama Ga ya!Photo by Bruce Cochran

The Uptown Association recently shook their booies under the funky direction of Esther as they networked at Rendezvous

Dance Studio and sampled food from It’s Greek to Me.




Prsrng Th la CanpGrants to Prevent Dutch Elm DiseaseCARAG will offer matching grant funds to treat neighborhood elmtrees against Dutch Elm Disease (DED). Elms must be located on a pub-lic boulevard within the CARAG neighborhood (Lake Street, West 36thSt., Hennepin Avenue, and Lyndale Avenue). Additionally, the elmsmust be in good health and considered a good candidate for treatment bya tree care professional.

All grants are matching grants meaning that costs are shared between thetree’s owner and grant funds. (For each dollar that the applicant spends,

the grant funds will match that dollar to dollar up to a maximum of $250per tree). The total Grant Pool for the project is $5,000. Individual grantswill only be rewarded up to $1000. CARAG will work with a tree careprovider to obtain group discounts for participants who treat their treesfor DED.

Grant Dsbursmnt

Individuals, groups, block clubs – anyone willing to commit to elm treetreatments are encouraged to apply.

Grants are available on a first come, first served basis. All applicationsand other documentation must be completed before tree treatmentbegins.

Application Deadline is June 30.

For more information, program applications, and a list of tree services

familiar with the program contact: CARAG, 3612 Bryant Avenue S,Mpls, MN 55409, 612.823.2520

Liturgical Hymns of the

Eastern Orthodox Church

June 5th, 2008 Ascension Vespers Service at 7:00 pm

MEOCCA Concert at 7:40 pm

(light refreshments)

St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church3450 Irving Avenue South, Minnepolis, MN 55408

Free Concert

2008 Cncrts AtBrant Squar ParTuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Jun

Tuesday, June 3 Open MIC night, sign p at 6:30 p.m.

Hosted by Jessica BergThursday, June 5 Frank Boyle and his Eminent

Acoustic EntourageEclectic Originals: Swing, Jazz, Rock, Folk

Tuesday, June 10 Jim Pellinger Acoustic/Electric Pop-Folk-Rock

Thursday, June12 Late for LnchUnique Accoustic Jazzy Style

Tuesday, June 17 Red Bird Rising Voice, Fiddle, Guitar, Dobro, Harmonica

Thursday, June 19 The Dean Harrington Trio Gypsy, Latin, and Traditional Jazz

Tuesday, June 24 Hey There Cowboy Pulsating Thrash Grungy Power Pop

Thursday, June 26 Ble Wolf Bluegrass

Change in venue: while the rain came down outside nothing could dampen spiri ts inside for the opening of Bryant Square Parkoutdoor concert series. Pictured here the band Copasetic. Debra G. sings her heart out with back up by James Smola(guitar),Joe Diaz (on drums), and Ben Kelly (onbass).

Nghbrhd Pars or An Abundanc o ActtsWith gas prices souring it’s an idealtime to plan your summer activi-ties close to home. Luckily there

is a wealth of activities availableat the park. Whether you’re anathlete or a couch potato young or

old – there’s something for every-one. And what a bargain! Fees areminimal and many activities are

free. For more information or toregister for activities go to www.minneapolisparks.org or stop by a

park during business hours

Brant Squar Par

At Bryant Square Park activities

abound for all ages. Children’sactivities include classes, fieldtrips and even all-day childcare.

Classes for children include art,dance, insects, climate and safety.Of course no summer would be

complete without a trip to a waterpark! Sign up for field trips toinclude trips to Cascade Bay, the

Edina Aquatic Center, and the JimLupient Water Park,. Other field

trips include a Heart of the BeastPuppet Theater Workshop, theMinneapolis Farmers Market, the

Zoo, the Riverview Theater andValleyfair.

This summer Bryant Park is onceagain offering summer daycare for

school age children (age 6 to 12)

at a very reasonable price ($128 aweek).

The park even offers TaekwonDo classes for both children and

adults.

New for this summer is the POPSconcert series – outdoor concertsevery Tuesday and Thursday at 7

p.m. throughout the summer. Anoutdoor movie night will featurea screening of “Indiana Jones and

Raiders of the Lost Ark”.

The annual Ice Cream Social at

Bryant Square Park will be held

Wednesday, July 9. High points of the event are live music, pizza and,

of course, ice cream. Other activi-ties at the ice cream social are facepainting, art projects, a moonwalk

and more.

Pantr Par

Once again Painter Park will

offer Knee-Hi Adventures forpreschoolers (age 3 to 6). The pro-

gram which continues throughoutthe summer offers preschoolers theopportunity to sing, dance, draw,do arts and crafts and play with

other children from the neighbor-hood. Adventurers can register forone to four days a week.

Field trips for kids include trips to

Cascade Bay, the Edina Pool, theMinnesota Zoo, Valleyfair, Verti-cal Endeavors, Wild Mountain

and Flaherty’s for Cosmic Bowl-ing. Children will have the chanceto explore their own neighborhood

on the Lyndale Express. Each dayparticipants will go on a fieldtripthrough out the neighborhood and

city. Locations include Lake Har-riet, Bryant Lake Bowl, YMCA,the library and more!

Other offerings for kids at PainterPark include, a week-long soccer

camp, T-ball, Art classes, safetycamp and sports mania. Natureenthusiasts can participate in

camping 101, Critter Camp andOur Feathered Friends.

Painter also offers a Summer CampDeal for children ages 6 to 12. In

this program children will spendtheir summer afternoons meetingnew friends, playing games, tak-

ing field trips, experimenting withscience, creating arts and crafts,swimming, playing sports, learn-

ing about the environment fromnaturalists, cooking and muchmore! Snacks are provided. The

deal includes Sports Mania, ArtAdventure, the Lyndale Express,and Science Exploration.

Activities for teens include foos-ball, ping pong and basketballnights. They can also get involved

with park programming throughVolunTEENS.

To register or for more informa-tion on any of these programs go

to the park office or www.minne-

apolisparks.org

See you at the park!




East Calhoun Upcoming Events

RegistRation foR sale

Name

Address

Phone

Sale Location: Front Back Inside Refreshments

$5.00 Fee – Deadline – Thursday June 5. Checks payable to ECCO Board.

Mail or deliver registration to:

Sylvia Kafkas 3505 Humboldt Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408 Questions: 824-9200

Thursday, June 5: 6:00-7:00pm eCCo nRP sr Cmm M

7:00-9:00pm eCCo Brd M(Upd rm Cuc Mmbr Rm d Prkd Rcr Brd Cmmr trcy nrdrm)meetings at St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church

35th and Irving South

Saturday, June 7: 9am-4pm 36h au eCCo supr s

The Youth Farm and MarketProject has been nurturing rela-tionships between urban youthand their families, their commu-nities and the earth around themby growing, cooking, eating and

selling healthy food for the past12 years. Its nine garden sites arelocated in the Lyndale Neighbor-hood of South Minneapolis andthe west side of St. Paul.

Sally Hagler Peterson is one of theyouth participants from CARAG.Sally, now 15 years old, has par-ticipated in the farm project forthe past six years. She started as ayouth farmer and worked her wayup to be a project lead.

In past years Sally has supportedthe farm camp vision by helpingsupervise one of the garden sites in

the Lyndale neighborhood, helpedin the kitchen and supervisedfocus groups of farm campers.She became a vegetarian due toher attendance at Youth Farm andencourages her family to eat goodorganic food that is locally grownand produced as much as possible.Sally says she’s gained valuableexperience from the “job train-ing” as well as working with otheryouth from diverse backgrounds.

Cleaning by Jill Bode

I’ll throw away these things

Things lost under the bed that is covered by Gramma’s old flowery chenille spread

Things piled up beside the couch where the dog naps like an old woman, sweetly drooling on the red throw pillow

Things jumbled in the closet of the spare room where gifts hide until Christmas and birthdays

Things lurking in the refrigerator behind the jug of milk, last night’s meatloaf, and the romaine lettuce

Things spilling from the junk drawer in the kitchen where the address book must be

Things stacked in the basement where we think a pool table might just fit

Things forgotten in the attic where we store fans in the winter and holiday decorations out of season

Things broken in the garage where the car stays protected from the weather

Things smothering the desk where I will someday write stories

I must throw away these heavy things

I don’t need them

yuth farm and Mart PrjctStarts its Summr Prgram

Youth can graduate from farm-ers to become junior staff, help-ing with program planning andgarden planning as well as fund-raising through their high school

years.

Goals within the three main focusareas of Urban Agriculture, YouthOrganizing and Cultural Nutri-tion include increasing youthcompetencies and qualities neededto be successful in life and work,helping youth develop publicskills through community build-ing projects, setting youth on theroad to lifelong health using local,traditional and cultural foods andproviding high quality, culturally-appropriate foods for people inlow income communities.

Youth Farm’s most visible worktakes place during the eight weeksummer program when youthwork with paid staff “on thefarms” in neighborhood plotswhere they plant, care for and har-vest produce and flowers. Youthalso work to prepare healthy, cul-turally appropriate lunches everyday of the summer program.

During the school year, the YouthFarm and Market project works

Photo by Sally Hagler Peterson

Michael Chaney and students

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Bng Urban SrantsHigh school youth have an opportunity to provide service to those inneed and urban residents can get help through Urban Servant SummerCamps at Joyce Methodist Church, 1219 West 31st Street.

Pastor Bill Morton describes this as “camping in reverse” since mostcamps involve city kids going to the country. In this case kids from allover Minnesota, as well as other states, come into the city.

The camps are held several different weeks during the summer. Youthwill do tasks such as yard work or small building or repair projects forarea residents who need to have work done but have trouble doing itthemselves.

Area residents can apply for help by contacting Pastor Morton at612.823.0537 or [email protected]. They will be visited by aproject coordinator to scope the project and set up a date for the work

to be done.

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emrgnc RspnsTranng is in JuNeighborhood, community and work groups, as well as private citizens,can gain skills and knowledge required to prepare for and respond to adisaster at a Community Emergency Response Team course.

The next scheduled training is scheduled for Friday July 11, 5 p.m. - 9p.m., Saturday July 12, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday July 18, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. andSaturday July 19, 8 a.m - 5 p.m.

Taught by emergency responders from the Minneapolis Fire Depart-ment, the CERT course training covers emergency preparedness forhome and community, fire safety, first aid, search and rescue and terror-ism.

For more information go to www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/emergency/cert.To register contact CERT Coordinator, Susan Ude, 612.581.9624 [email protected].

(Editor’s Note – The May 2008 issue of UNN featured a story by Uptownactivist Kay Nygaard Graham about her experience participating inCERT a few months ago. If you or anyone you know takes the training,please let the UNN editorial staff know by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. We’ll connect Uptown neighbors with CERT train-ing with one another to strengthen our community - and recognize theoutstanding citizen participation.)

with youth in both neighborhood-based and school-based activities.Learning opportunities includeafter-school garden, cooking andgreenhouse classes plus field trips

to farms, restaurants and foodbanks.

A greenhouse program helpsextend the short Minnesota grow-ing season enabling youth farm-ers to start planting for summergrowth. The program coordinateswith school science programs anddevelops greenhouse-specific cur-riculum to use with youth farm-ers.

The program connects with

schools and other organizationsin its three neighborhoods to cre-ate strategic partnerships and toreach more youth. The non-prof-it organization is supported by

contributions from corporations,foundations and individuals.

Go to www.youthfarms.net formore information.




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DISCUSSIONDUNN BROTHERS3348 Hennepin Ave. So.Thurs. 7:30 pm, weekly

The Socrates Cafe is an open meeting.The evening is spent discussing a shortlist of questions of philosophy thatrange all over the map from self iden-tity, capital punishment, perceptionand anything else in between. Bringyour questions and prepare to engageyour mind.

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VISUAL ARTSFLANDERS GALLERY3012 Lyndale Ave. S. • 612.344.1700

www.flanders-art.com Gallery hours: Tues. to Sat., 10 am to5 pm

Thru Jun 24 – Jdy Chicago’s exhibi-tion Dinner with Judy Chicago. Chicagois one of the founders of the Feministart movement.

INTERMEDIA ARTS/SASE2822 Lyndale Ave. S. • 612.871.4444www.intermediaarts.org

Gallery Hours: Mon. to Fri, 12-7 pmand First Sat. 10 am-5 pm

Fri. Jun 6, 7-10 pm – Opening recep-tion for Project Girl: A Multimedia Exhibition & Guide to Un-MediafyingYour Life. A nationally touring visualarts exhibition and series of hands-on art-based events and workshopsdesigned to equip girls with the toolsto resist harmful media messages.Keynote speaker Lyn Mikel Brown at7 pm. Exhibit runs thru Aug. 16.

SOO VISUAL ARTSCENTER/TOOMERGALLERY2640 Lyndale Ave. S. • 612.871.2263www.soovac.org

Gallery Hours: Wed. 12-6 pm, Thur.12-8 pm, Fri. 12–6 pm, Sat. 12-4 pm.

Fri. Jun 20, 6-9 pm – Opening recep-tion for Draw Too: A Drawing Showin Four Acts. Exhibit runs throughAug 16. •Also on Fri. Jun 20, 6-9 pm– Opening reception for Through the Looking Glass. New paintings by Jen-nifer Davis.

BOOK CLUBSBRYANT LAKE BOWL810 W. Lake St. • 612.825.8949www.bryantlakebowl.com

Tues. Jun 10, 7 pm – Books & Bars. Aunique atmosphere for a lively discus-sion of interesting authors, fun people,good food and drinks. June book: The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall.

ONCE UPON A CRIMEBOOKSTORE604 W. 26th St. • 612.870.3785www.onceuponacrimebooks.com

Tues. Jun 3, 7 pm – Twin Cities Sis-ters In Crime meeting. Book for thenight is: The Last Lessons of Summer byMargaret Maron. Last meeting untilSeptember.

WALKER LIBRARY2880 Hennepin Ave. S. • 612.630.6650www.mpls.lib.mn.us

Tues. Jun 10, 6:30-8 pm – WalkerBook Club. • Tues. May 17, 6-8 pm– Love in the Stacks: MPL’s RomanceBook Club. Call for current selections.

AUTHOREVENTSMAGERS AND QUINNBOOKSELLERS3038 Hennepin Ave. S. •612.822.4611www.magersandquinn.com

Thur. Jun 5, 7:30 pm – Prairie Praiseand Prose Party. We’ll be hearingfrom two great Midwestern authors.Jonis Agee will read from The RiverWife and John T. Price will read from Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kin- ships. Treats will be served.

ONCE UPON A CRIMEBOOKSTORE604 W. 26th St. • 612.870.3785

www.onceuponacrimebooks.com Sat. Jun 21, 12-2 pm Author read-ing Jlie Hyzy State of the Onion andMichael Black “ Random Victim.” (Formore information on this event seebook review on page 9.

GETINVOLVED/ COMMUNITYCAMPIELLO1320 W. Lake St. • 612.825.2222www.campiello.damico.com

Wed. Jun 11, 5-9 pm – 26th AnnualCommunity Wine Tasting Benefit.Sponsored by Hennepin Lake Liquorsand Campiello.

ECCO NEIGHBORHOODwww.eastcalhoun.org

Sat. Jun 7, 9 am - 4 pm – 36th AnnualECCO SuperSale. $5 Fee to hold asale. Deadline to register Thurs. Jun5. Checks payable to ECCO Board.Questions? Call Sylvia Kafkas at612.824.9200.

FIRST UNIVERSALISTCHURCH3400 Dupont Ave. S. • 612.825.1701www.firstuniv.org

Wed. Jun 4, 6:30-8:30 pm – Uncounted:The New Math of American Elections. Dinner and screening followed by adiscussion. Riveting new documentaryexposes how Americans were impact-ed by vulnerable voting system duringthe 2004 & 2006 elections and why weare at risk for 2008. Social Hall.

MPLS POLICE– FIFTH PRECINCT612.673.3000www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/nno

Jun 16-22 – National Night Out Plan-ning Week. Meeting early helps youorganize your party, gives your grouptime to work out the details and getsmore people involved. One processmakes it possible to register yourNNO event and apply to close yourstreet. Visit web site above or call 311.Closing your street is FREE if youapply by July 22. From July 23-July 31,there is a $100 late fee. Applicationsfor street closure will not be acceptedafter July 31.

FOR KIDS& TEENSHIGHPOINT CENTER FORPRINTMAKING2638 Lyndale Ave. S. • 612.871.1326www.highpointprintmaking.org

Mon-Fri. Jun. 23-27, 9 am-3 pm– Adventures on the Horizon. FiveCenters for Art Camp with a TravelTheme. Hosted by Highpoint Centerfor Printmaking, MN Center for Pho-tography, Northern Clay Center, Tex-tile Center and MN Center for BookArts. Create a variety of art worksincluding digital and analog photog-raphy; monoprints, drypoints, andrelief prints; unique dyes and weav-ings; books and handmade paper; andwheel-thrown pottery and sculpture.For more information and to regis-ter, call the Northern Clay Center at612.339.8007. Cost: $285 ($265 mem-bers of any of the five centers). Ages:8 -12.

THEATERBRAVE NEW WORKSHOPTHEATRE2605 Hennepin Ave. S. • 612.332.6620www.bravenewworkshop.com

Thur-Sun, Jun 26-29, times vary– Twin Cities Improv Festival. Checkweb site for performance schedule andticket prices.

JUNGLE THEATER2951 Lyndale Ave. S. • 612.822.7063www.jungletheater.com

Tues - Thur thru Jun 26, 7:30 pm, Fri& Sat, thru Jun 28, 9 pm & Sun thruJun 29, 2 pm – Gin Gam. Two peopleat a nursing home turn a game of cards into a stinging battle of wills.Cost: $26-$30.

CLASSES/ WORKSHOPS/ LECTURESBAKKEN MUSEUM

3537 Zenith Ave. S • 612.926.3878www.thebakken.org

Tes. Jn 10, 5-8 pm – Learn aboutNikola Tesla, inventor of the radioand one of America’s greatest electri-cal engineers. See powerful manmadelightning demonstrations with theTesla coil. Be the host of your own oldtime radio show and more. Compli-mentary food and wine. Admission $7;free for members and a guest.

URBAN EARTH FLOWER& GARDEN COOP910 West 36th St. • 612.824.0066www.urbanearthcoop.org

Tues. Jun 3, 7 pm-8:30 pm - Kick theChemicals! Lawncare with Organic Bob. Bob covers the what, when andwhy of organic lawn care with infor-

mation about weed control, water-ing, and your specific lawn problems.• Thur. Jun 12, 7-8:30 pm – Howto Drought-proof Your Lawns andGardens.with Organic Bob. Did youknow there are many things you cando beside watering that will ensure thesurvival and health of your lawn andlandscapes? Organic care of plants andlawn increases their ability to handlethe heat. • Tues. Jun 17, 7-8:30pm

– Organic Veggies to Plant Now withOrganic Bob. Bob will help you cre-ate a garden full of fresh, wonderfulveggies for a continued harvest intolate fall. Topics covered will includecompanion plantings, intercropping,succession plantings and lots of seasonextension. • Wed. Jun 26. 7-8:30 pm – Rainwater Harvesting. This class willlook at taking rainbarrels to the nextlevel, using rainwater to irrigate lawns

and landscapes. All classes are free andopen to the public.

OUTDOORSBRYANT SQUARE PARK3101 Bryant Ave. S. • 612.370.4907www.minneapolisparks.org

Every Tues & Thur, 6:30-8:30. Jun 3– Open Mic Night hosted by JessicaBerg • Jun 5 – Frank Boyle and hisEminent Acostic Entorage • Jun10 – Jim Pellinger • Jun 12 – Late ForLnch • Jun 17 – Red Bird Rising •Jun 19 – The Dean Harrington Trio •Jun 24 – Hey There Cowboy • Jun 26– Ble Wolf .

CARAG NEIGHBORHOOD612.822.9548www.carag.org

11th Annual CARAG Garden Tour.Sat. Jun 21 10 am - noon, meet atGigi’s. Mon. Jun 23 6:30 pm to 9 pm,meet at Bryant Square Park. Wed.Jun 25 6:30 pm to 9 pm, meet at Dunn

Bros.Join other CARAG garden andlandscape lovers as we tour yardsthroughough the neighborhood. Toshow your yard or for more informa-tion call Margaret 612.822.9548

KENWOOD PARK2101 W. Franklin Ave.www.minneapolisparks.org

Fri. Jun 6, 7 pm – Love’s Labour’s Lost. Presented by the Cromlent Shake-speare Company

LYNDALE ROSE GARDENwww.minneapolisparks.orgSat. Jun 7, 7 pm – Love’s Labour’s Lost. Presented by the Cromlent Shake-speare Company • Sundays thru Aug.31, 5 & 7 pm – Stevie Ray’s Improv.

The troupe creates instant comedysketches based entirely on audiencesuggestions and audience participa-tion.

LAKE HARRIET43rd St. W. and E Lake Harriet Pkwywww.minneapolisparks.org

Sailing lessons available in June.

LAKE HARRIETBANDSHELL4135 Lake Harriet Parkwaywww.minneapolisparks.org

Thur. Jun 19, shortly after dark– Movies in the Park: Roy Orbitson, Black & White Night.

LYNDALE FARMSTEAD

3900 Bryant Ave. S. • 612 370.4948www.minneapolisparks.org

Thur. Jun 12, shortly after dark –Movies in the Park: Wizard of Oz.

PAINTER PARK620 W. 34th St. • 612.370.4911www.minneapolisparks.org

Tues. Jun 17, shortly after dark – Mov-ies in the Park: Enchanted.

THEODORE WIRTH PARK& CHAIN OF LAKES1301 Theodore Wirth Parkway • 612.604.5330www.tri-loppet.com

Sat. Jun. 28, 9 am - 12:30 pm – Tri-Loppet. A point-to-point off-roadtriathlon throgh the heart of Min-neapolis for families, recreationaland serious athletes. The race startsat Thomas Beach on Lake Calhoun,and participants paddle, bike and runthrough the lakes chain and Wirthtrails. Join the fun by being a racer,volunteer or spectator.

WALKER ART CENTER& MPLS SCULPTUREGARDEN1750 Hennepin Ave. • 612.375.7600www.walkerart.org

Wed-Sun, thru Sept 7, 10 am - 8 pm –Walker on the Green: Artist-DesignedMini-Golf. Small packages holdbig ideas in this rebirth of a favoriteWalker summer feature. Weather per-mitting. Adults $8, children under 12$5. Discounts for Walker members,seniors and students.

Photo by Bruce Cochran

CARAG resident Mark Hillyer, countshis green from the CARAG Super Salewhile he considers what he needs tobuy at the 36th Annual ECCO SuperSale, Saturday, June 7, 9am-4pm.

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WALKER LIBRARY2880 Hennepin Ave. S. • 612.630.6650www.mpls.lib.mn.us

Wed. Jun 4, 11, 18 & 25, 10:30 am– Preschool Storytime. For childrenages 4 to 6. Help your preschooler getready to read. Enjoy stories togetherand build language skills. • Thur. Jun5, 12, 19, 26, 7-7:30 pm – Family Sto-rytime. For children ages 2 and up.Share books, stories, rhymes, music,and movement with your children. •Sat. Jun 14, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm – Sec-ond Sat Series. Storytime. Help yourpreschooler get ready to read. Enjoystories together and build languageskills. Storytime will be followed byguest musicians and a craft or activity.• Thur. Jun 5, 7-7:45 pm – Boys’ BookClub. For boys entering grades 2-4.Call for current selection. Registrationrequired. • Thur. Jun 12, 7-7:45 pm– Girls’ Book Club. For girls enter-ing K-2 grade. Call for current selec-tion. Registration required. • Fri. Jun13, 10:30 am – I Like Pancakes! Songs and Games with Ross Sutter. Clap yourhands, stomp your feet and get mov-ing to the beat as Ross Stter singssongs about favorite foods. You’ll havea chance to try out different rhythm

instruments.




SUMMER WINE SALE

HENNEPIN LAKE LIQUORS

MINNESOTA’S BEST& MOST COMPLETE WINE SALE

Thursday, June 14th Thru Wednesday, July 4th

We sell more wine per square oot than any other store in the entire Midwest!

25th Annual Community Wine Tasting Beneft at Campiello’s

Hennepin Lake Liquors WillBeat Any Other Store’s Prices,

Just Try Us!

In-Store Wine TastingEach Day

Throughout the Sale.

1200 WEST LAKE STREET, MINNEAPOLIS (612) 825-4411

T hursday , J une 12Th - F riday , J uly 4Th

26th Annual Community

Wine Tasting Beneft at Campiello’s J une 11Th , 6-9 pm

Citizen ACtion

CARAG Neighborhood612.823.2520 [email protected]

ECCO Neighborhood612.987.2344 [email protected]

City CouncilpersonRalph Remington612.673.2210 Ralph.Remington @ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Mayor R.T. Rybak612.673.2100 [email protected]

State RepresentativeMargaret [email protected]

State RepresentativeFrank [email protected]

State SenatorD. Scott [email protected]

Governor Tim [email protected]

U.S. CongressmanKeith Ellison612.522.1212 www.ellison.house.gov

U.S. SenatorNorm Coleman651.645.0323 www.coleman.senate.gov

U.S. SenatorAmy Klobuchar202.224.3244 www.klobuchar.senate.gov

PresidentGeorge W. [email protected]

Got a little junk in thetrunk?Or maybe in yourgarage or basement?Sell it or give it away

with a UNN classifed.CARAG and ECCO residentscan run a ree classifed ad inone UNN issue per year. Freeclassifeds are limited to 25words or less and must be non-commercial in nature. Ater oneree ad, classifeds can be run inadditional issues or a small ee.

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• The first Lyn-Lake Small AreaPlan community meeting is ten-

tatively scheduled for June 24.• 1015 W. Lake (the Verizon

Wireless store) was approved bythe Planning Commission andis now under construction.

• The Planning Commissionapproved the Mozaic develop-ment at Girard and Lagoon.Some residents expressed dis-appointment about the projectdesign, which includes a 6-storyabove ground parking ramp.

• Lehman Center: Public Schoolsplans to sell the building andthe City would market and sellit. There is potential that thestructure could be torn down.

Rubenstein noted the historyof the former manufacturingbuilding. The structure is noteligible for historic designationbecause it has been modifiedsignificantly – especially theinterior. Motion, Seconded tostate that CARAG supports thereuse of the existing LehmanCenter building. Approved 7-1.

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Engel noted upcoming CARAGEvents:

• Bryant Square Park Perfor-mance Space Dedication: May29, 6:30 p.m. at Bryant SquarePark.

• Calhoun Square Beer Fest: May31, 5-9 p.m. at Lake & Henne-pin. Kay Graham, Ellen Meyerand Tom Parsons volunteeredto sell popcorn at this event withthe proceeds going to CARAG.

Sod was installed around the Bry-ant Square Park performancespace and benches were installed atthe wading pool. CARAG provid-ed NRP funds for both projects.

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The Lyn-Lake Association andUptown Association met today.The Uptown Association hiredfive interns and an associate direc-tor to assist with organizing theArt Fair. Lyn-Lake discussed thesmall area plan.

Annuncmnts

• Urban Earth Co-op is sponsor-ing four free garden workshopsin June.

• Graham will sign the new officelease on May 21.

The meeting was adjourned at9 p.m.

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Cnstructn CasuatPhoto by Bruce Cochran

Owner Alkis Arambadgis, of Aronas, says they’ll open after the construnciton onLake Street is completed. Located at Lake and Lyndale, the Mediteranean themedrestaurant will include a mixture of seafood, salads, appetizers, beer and wine.

MUSICBRYANT LAKE BOWL810 W. Lake St. • 612.825.8949www.bryantlakebowl.com

Sat. Jun 14, 10 pm – Flin Flon Bomb-ers with Capitol Jay and Joey Ryan .A five-piece psychedelic pop band.Harkening back to a time when lesswas more, they have spent the pastyear and a half recording in anonym-ity, indulging in the joys of three-partharmonies, catchy melodies, and theirB3 organ on a 4-track recorder. $8. •Thur. Jun 26, 10 pm – Ellis. A risingstar in the independent music scene.With her joyful, unpretentious acous-tic folk rock style, this nationally tour-ing but locally based singer-songwriterhas been steadily building a nationalfollowing. $15.

DULONO’S607 W. Lake St. • 612-827-1726Sat. Jun 7, 8 pm – 12 midnight – BillHinkley & Jdy Larson; the Brandys-niffers. Old Time music. No covercharge.

FAMOUS DAVE’S3001 Hennepin Ave S. • 612.822.-9900www.famousdaves.com

Thur. Jun 5 -- Ellen McIlwaine • Fri.Jun 6 – Smokin’ Joe Kbek and BnoisKing • Sat. Jun 7 – Andrew Jr. “Boy”Jones • Sat. Jun 14 - Chicago R&BKings • Fri. Jun 20 – Phil Gy and theChicago Machine • Fri. Jun 27 - Jani-va Magness • Sat. Jun 28 - DwayneDopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers. Allshows start at 9 pm, $5 cover charge.

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