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In celebration o their 15th an-niversary coming up in Octo-ber, Chiang Mai Tai is mak-ing some noise this summerwith their most extensive mu-sic calendar yet. Teyre bring-ing back the popular ChiangBanger block party, and alsointroducing three Street Danc-es which will be our-houroutdoor dance parties, o vary-ing themes and genres. All o

these events will take place onthe Girard walkway in ront oChiang Mai Tai, on the eastside o Calhoun Square.

Te rst street dance took placeon May 30 as the Wedge went topress. Te second Street Dancewill take place on Tursday,

Provided by the MinneapolisPolice Department (MPD)

Tere were multiple criticalincidents in a relatively shortperiod o time in South Min-neapolis on May 10. At ap-proximately 2 pm, 5th Pre-cinct ocers responded to2743 Lyndale Avenue on acall rom a resident who saw asuspect who possibly burglar-ized the callers residence theweek beore.

Suspect Shooting

Ocers responded to the

area and located the suspect,errance Franklin, who thened rom the police in his ve-hicle, striking a marked MPDsquad car and nearly strikinganother MPD ocer on oot.Te suspect vehicle crashedand the suspect ed into aneighborhood block.

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By rilby Busch

On May 24, the saga o the

house at 2320 Colax Avenuereached a dramatic conclu-sion: Minneapolis City Coun-cil voted 13-0 to uphold the

determination o the HeritagePreservation Commission that2320, also known as the Orth

House, is an historic resource.Gary Schi (9th Ward), chairo the Councils Zoning andPlanning Committee, which

had heard the owners appealto overturn the HPCs ruling,said that he hoped the unani-mous vote would herald anew era o preservation orMinneapolis.

Te Councils ruling came atthe end o a process that hasbeen conusing to many, eventhose at City Hall. Te dramabegan in March when sta orthe Citys Community Plan-ning and Economic Devel-opment Department issueda demolition permit or the1893 house, designed and builtby master builder .P. Healy,to clear the land or Michael

Landers proposed apartmentbuilding. Anders Christenseno the Healy Project appealedto the HPC, which at theirApril meeting voted 8-2 todeclare the house an historicresource, halting demolition.In turn, Mike Crow, owner o2320, appealed to the Coun-cils Zoning & Planning (Z&P)

In Landmark Decision, City CouncilStops Demolition of 2320 Colfax

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Marks...UptownCriterium isFriday, June 14Te Nature Valley GrandPrix returns to Uptown orthe Friday evening Criteri-um. With huge crowds thathave lined the entire course

every year, the riders areenergized which makes orgreat racing.

Te course has teams racepast Calhoun Square on a.88 Kilometer course thatcomprises six tight cor-ners and a scramble to thenish line.

With a long straightawayacross the nish line intoa very short run betweenturns one and two, speeds

will descend rom a brisk35-plus mph into the lowdigits beore ramping upagain out o turn ve onLake Street. Strong racersand teams will stay up rontto control the tempo andavoid accidents.

Police Pursuit Ends with Two Fatalities

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By Bruce Cochran

A suspect entered Local Mo-tion Clothing Boutique, onMay 23 at 1:03 pm, posing as acustomer. Showing a gun, thesuspect, demanded the storescash box, owners purse andcar keys, and ed. Later thatday, ngerprints were taken atthe scene and the incident iscurrently under investigationby the Minneapolis PoliceDepartment.

Committee, which heard hisappeal on May 21.

At the Z&P meeting, thosesupporting and opposing thedemolition o the house pre-sented their respective cases.First to speak was John Smol-ey, a City planner who workswith the HPC. He argued thatCouncil should overturn theHPCs determination and issuea demolition permit. Smoleysaid that there are better re-maining examples o Healyswork and that the City con-siders historic designation orproperties based on the rarityo the works o those who de-signed them.

When Smoley compared 2320Colax to a similar houseHealy built the next year onLowry Hill, 7th Ward Coun-cil member Lisa Goodmansaid, I dont think its airto compare houses on LowryHill with houses in Lowry HillEast. Lowry Hill has had this

very tight R1-R2B zoning sothat houses were not able to beconverted into 15-unit room-ing houses.

Next to speak or demolitionwas appellant Mike Crow.Crow said that the house hadreceived extensive re andwater damage rom a 1991blaze, and that most o theoriginal exterior and interiorwas gone. Crow said he hadbeen trying to sell the houseor the past ve years, but wasunsuccessul because nobodywants a rooming house andtheres nothing lef to restore.

Amy Lucas o Landscape Re-search, a consultant or the de-

veloper, testied t hat there aremany examples o this designand orm in Minneapolis. Shelooked at criteria or designat-ing landmarks or the NationalRegister o Historic Places, andound that 2320 does not meetthese. Noting the changes tothe exterior and interior o thehouse, Lucas said that Healywould not recognize the house

he built i he walked by it today.

Also speaking or demolitionwere Wedge landlord Wil-liam Rose, commercial realestate broker om Dunn, andJudy Harris, manager o RogerHandevits rooming houses.Harris argued that the moveto stop demolition was notabout giving a building histor-ic designation, but the rstweapon in a war to stop anychanges in the way o new de-velopment.

Anders Christensen o theHealy Project led the opposi-tions testimony with the slideshow he had presented to theHPC, arguing that 2320 repre-sents a turning point in Healyscareer. Te Orth House isan original design created ina time o crisis and change,Christensen concluded. Healyis our civic master builder.

Marlee MacLeod, who liveson the 2400 block o Colax,said that the condition othe house is not owing to the

[1991] re, but to the decisionsthe owner made aferward.MacLeod questioned Lucassapplication o National Reg-ister criteria or designatinghistoric landmarks to a prop-erty that has been declared anhistoric resource, noting thatthere is an important distinc-tion between the two.

Brian Finstad o the HealyProject pointed out that the sig-nicance o the Orth House toHealys design career was not-ed in a 1981 win Cities maga-zine article on Healy based onChristensens research. Its notlike this case came up, then westarted making a case that itwas signicant.

Minneapolis resident NicoleCurtis o the HGV show,Rehab Addict, addressedthe environmental impact odemolition. Curtis said that ithe house were demolished,noncompostable materialslling at least 50 thirty-yarddumpsters would be going toa landll. Curtis added, What

attracted me to the 10th Ward

wasnt the 1960s apartmentbuildings or the 2,013 ancy[new] buildings. What attract-ed me was the idea that thiswas a city based on history.Tis was a city based on pres-ervation. As or the claim thatHealy wouldnt recognize 2320as his own, Curtis responded,Are you kidding me? I wouldidentiy a house I put my heartand soul in.

House mover John Jepsen add-ed that the house is structural-ly sound, built o old growthtimber. . .perectly straight andtrue. It should be saved.

Afer the hearing was closed,Schi moved to deny theowners appeal. Holding up athick older containing lettersto the committee, Schi said,I cant remember when wevehad such a substantial amounto eedback rom the generalpublic, overwhelming testimo-ny in support o 2320.

Te committee voted 5-0 to

approve Schis motion.

At Fridays ull Council meet-ing, Schi called or a changein direction in city planning,saying that not only the mostimportant architecture, butall existing Healy houses area resource that should bepreserved. Tis is a market-building approach that rec-ognizes that the most uniquething the City has is the his-toric nature o our houses andthe age o our housing stock,Schi said. We need to send amessage to the next generationthat theres nothing greenerthan an existing home.

Z&P co-chair Meg uthilladded, We have a boatload obeautiul turn-o-the-centuryarchitecture that has beenripped down in the past 40years. She urged the City toconsider all older homes a re-source. I dont care i theyredivided into our-plexes or six-plexes. . . .Save history, dontsend it to the landll.

Throughout the Wedge

Neighborhood!

Find maps of garage sale locations at

www.facebook.com/thewedgeneighborhoodalong

Hennepin/Lyndale and at garage sale sites on June 1st.

THE WEdGELOWRY HILL EAST

NeighborhoodAssociaionNewspaper

Te Wedge is a monthly publicationo the Lowry Hill East NeighborhoodAssociation (LHENA). Distributionis ree to residents and businesses othe Lowry Hill East Neighborhood.Mailed subscriptions are $20 per year.

Te Wedge newspaper exists to addressneighborhood events, issues, andcauses, while providing a public forumfor the community to share informationand ideas and to voice individualopinions and concerns within theLowry Hill East neighborhood.

Stories, opinions, letters, photographs,and drawings are always welcome.Email [email protected] orassignments or to share your ideas. Tedeadline or submitting items is the17th o the month prior to publication.

Te display ad deadline is the 15th othe month prior to publication.

EdiorBruce Cochran

[email protected]

Oce AdminisraorCaroline Griepentrog

Adverising Represenaives

Susan Hagler: [email protected]

Wedge Commiee ChairLinda McHale: 612.823.1270

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Laou & IllusraionKelly [email protected]

Regular Conribuors:Vanessa Moore Ardolino, CarolineGriepentrog, Tatcher Imboden,

Kathy Kullberg, Beth Marsh

Te contents o this publication do notnecessarily reect the views o LHENAor its board members. Te Wedgereserves the right to exercise discretionin publishing any material submittedand urther reserves the right to reuseany advertisement. Questions aboutTe Wedge may be directed to theeditor or to Te Wedge committee chair.2013 LHENA, all rights reserved.

LHENA1200 West 26th St.

Minneapolis, MN 55405,612.377.5023

Lowr Hill Eas NeighborhoodAssociaion Board o Direcors

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im Dray, V. P. .............. 612.209.6790

Ryan Bender, reas. .......612.669.3042

Bill Casey, Sec.................612.803.9246

Susan Bode .....................612.872.4077

Burt Con......................612.310.7707

Bryan Friess ....................612.886.2545

Daniel Haley...................612.871.7339

Kyle Kilbourn ........................................

Linda McHale.................612.823.1270

Shae Walker ....................612.730.7013

Neighborhood Revializaion

Program Seering Commiee

John Bode .......................612.872.4077

David Greene ........................................

Daniel Haley...................612.871.7339

Blake Hanson .................651.485.3635

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Georgia Rubenstein .......651.261.9684

Paul Ryan ...............................................

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LHENA EVENTS

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Jefferson Elementary Community School

School NewS

May Calendar

4 Kinder garen Promoion Ceremon, 2:30pm

Jeerson Auditorium

4 8 h Grade Promoion Ceremon, 10:45am-12noon

Jeerson Auditorium

4 LASt DAy O SCHOOL

By Mindy Rhiger

Summer is a great time to ex-plore, and the Wedge has a lot tooer amilies looking to enter-tain and perhaps educate kidsduring the summer break. Idlike to suggest keeping it sim-ple. My avorite neighborhoodexperiences havent been costlyor involved extensive planning.Its the little thingsdancing inthe rain at the ice cream socialat Mueller Park two years agoor watching a neighborhoodkid give a piano concert in hisront yard. Tis is what I reallylove about the Wedge.

Here are a ew keep-it-simple

suggestions or Wedge amiliesto try this summer.

You can use the various devel-opment projects in the neigh-borhood to your advantage.I your kids have an interestin construction, an afernoonwatching the goings-on at aconstruction site would bea real treat. (Many are cur-rently active during the busi-ness week at the south end othe neighborhood along theGreenway.) I the space per-mits, you might bring a blan-ket, some construction relatedtoys, and a picture book ortwo. I recommend BuildingOur House by Jonathan Beanor Construction Crew by LynnMelzter, both o which areabout home construction.

For those who have read MaudHart Lovelaces Betsy-acybooks, Mueller Park is not justa park. Its the site o the or-mer home o the much-lovedchildrens author. Pack a pic-nic, like Besty and acy ofen

do in the books, and read inthe park or a literary afer-noon. On your way to the park,you can browse the books inthe nearby Little Free Librar-iesor bring a ew books toshare with your neighbors. TeLittle Free Libraries at 25thStreet & Dupont Avenue and26th Street & Aldrich Avenue

are always ull o interestingbooks, magazines, and more.Tey are a great opportunity todiscover new-to-you books orthe whole amily and perhapsintroduce the idea o generousgiving to young children.

Te next time you take a walkwith your amily, you can addan element o local history tothe outing by ollowing theWalk Down Lake Street pathvia the Museum in the Streets.Tis is a ascinating look at theway our neighborhood andthe surrounding area used tolook. Te plaques are ull o lo-cal trivia in both English andSpanish, and the experience

just may spark an interest inlocal history in the next gen-eration. You can pick up mapsat various locations includingHuge Teater, Lunds or visithttp://lakestreetcouncil.org/programs/museum-in-the-streets.

Te Uptown area may have areputation or its nightlieareputation that began in theearly 20th century, accordingto the Museum in the Streetsbut there are plenty o oppor-tunities or amilies as well.You might also be interested inthe amily programming at theWalker Art Center (Arty Pantstwo uesdays a month, FreeFirst Saturdays, and Tursdayevening amily storytimes) toinspire your little artists, kidscheese classes at KowalskisMarket or your young ood-ies, and improv classes at theHuge Teater or aspiring per-ormers.

Mark your calendars or OpenStreets Mpls (June 23), the

LHENA Ice Cream Social,and the Wedge NeighborhoodSwap (June 8,9) as these aregreat ways to get to know otheramilies in the neighborhoodand share what we love aboutthe Wedge with our kids.

Mindy Rhiger lives in LowryHill East.

Engaging with KidsSummer activities or Wede amilies

Jeerson Elementary Schoolhttp://jeerson.mpls.k12.mn.us1200 26th Street, 612.668.2720

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Making Art History

Sat., June 1, 9am-3pmLhEnA Aual garae Sale

(Troughout neighborhood)

We., June 5, 7pmLhEnA neiboroodRevitalizatio Proram (nRP)Steeri Committee

Meeting held at Jeerson Com-munity School, 1200 26th Street,in the Media Center, Room 204.Te Neighborhood RevitalizationCommittee regularly meets therst Wednesday o every monthat 7 pm. Tis committee ocuseson implementing the LHENANeighborhood RevitalizationProgram Phase II Action Plan

and other revitalization strate-gies. Te plan is divided into sec-tions: housing; inrastructure;crime & saety; and youth, arts& commerce. Members serve ona volunteer basis and are electedto one-year terms at the annualmeeting in April.

Sat., June 8, 10am-4pm &Sun., June 9, Noon- 3mLhEnA free SwapMueller Park, 25th Street andBryant/Colax Avenues

We., June 12, 6:30pmLhEnA Zoi ad Plai(Z&P) Committee

(Location BD) Te Z&P Com-mittee regularly meets the secondWednesday o every month at

6:30 pm. Tis committee reviewsany project, development, or zon-ing request in the neighborhooda good t or anyone interested incity planning, architecture, andtransportation.

Thurs., June 13, 6:30pmLhEnA Bradi Committee

(Location BD) Te BrandingCommittee meets the secondTursday o each month and istasked with redesigning LHENAslogo and brand.

We., June 19, 6:30pmLhEnA Board o Directors

(Location BD) Te LHENABoard o Directors regularlymeets the third Wednesday o ev-ery month at 6:30 pm. LHENAsmission is to represent the inter-ests and values o Lowry Hill Eastresidents, property and businessowners to the larger communityand government. Te LHENABoard makes neighborhoodbuilding and land use recom-mendations to the City, main-tains nancial oversight o the or-ganization, publishes Te Wedgenewspaper, organizes neighbor-hood social events, and serves asa orum or neighborhood con-cerns. Members serve on a volun-teer basis and are elected to two-year terms at the annual meetingin April.

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Photoby BruceCochran

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What is striking aboutthe gray house onDupont is that it

blends into the background sowell that it is virtually missed byanyone passing. Although stuc-coed in 1943, the remnants othe aged Victorian lady shin-gle shakes on the gable rontand sides are clues that some-thing is dierent here. Ten younotice the many paned uppersashes o the windows. Clearlythis house was not built whenmost o the others in Lowry HillEast were in the early 1900s.It was one o the rst 1886 to be built in the area by J.W.Shackleton, a carpenter, as arame dwelling in the popularolk shingle style. A homewith similar multi-pane win-dows, and more typical o theshingle style, exists at the cornero Dupont and 27th Street.

Te house changed hands andoccupants, several times un-

til 1899 when James WilliamBeeth, wie Martena, and theirthree young children movedhere to escape the noise, smokeand clamor o the Linden railyards, sandwiched between thepresent day Dunwoody schooland Bryn Mawr. J. WilliamBeeth was an engineer on theMinneapolis and St. Louis Rail-road, an occupation not usuallyseen at the northern end o Low-ry Hill East. Perhaps he wantedto be between the Linden Yardsand the tracks along 29th Streetor easier access to his job at ei-ther location.

Te Beeth amily history relatesthat J. William was born in 1860in the same cabin in Florida,Missouri, that Samuel Clemens,aka Mark wain, was born. Tattiny two room cabin is now en-closed inside the Mark wainBirthplace Memorial Museum.

J. Williams claim to local ameoccurred in November 1898while working as an engineeron the M&SL Railroad, known

locally as the ootin Louie.

Swedish born immigrant, JohnLind had just been elected therst Swedish governor o Min-nesota. o celebrate, 150 politi-cal riends (including newspa-perman Swan urnblad) met atthe Minneapolis depot to travelto New Ulm. Te weather washorrendous with a erce snowstorm blowing hurricane orcewinds and piling snow severaleet deep. But the party decidedto press ahead and boarded theM&SL train to pay their respectsto the newly elected governor. J.William Beeth was the engineerin charge o the excursion.

Arriving afer three hours, cel-ebrating at the Opera House,and presenting Lind with acommemorative cane, the grouphurriedly re-boarded. Upon thereturn trip, another reight trainwas stuck in the snow ahead othem at Young America, where-upon the conductor took theinitiative to lead a group o vol-

unteers to dig it out. Te passen-ger train then pushed the reighttrain all the way into the depotin Minneapolis.

Te Beeth Family moved to2417 Dupont shortly afer theinamous train trip and con-tinued to live in the house untilMrs. Beeth died in 1935. J. Wil-liam had died in 1930.

wo more children, twin boys,were born in the house in1908. Te children now num-bered our boys and the eldestdaughter, Rhea (Ree-a). Teboys were always getting intotrouble and Rhea was oreverbailing them out. One hot sum-mer day in 1910, young Sidney,16, and two riends stole anautomobile and drove to Mon-tevideo where they drove itinto the Minnesota River. Teribune reported that the boyswere dressed as laborers mak-ing their way westward whenthey were taken into custody byrural constables....Parker andBeeth will appear in juvenile

court, while Keniston being 12

years old, will have to answer inpolice court.

More amily lore reported thatRhea had also run away on sev-eral occasions and learned to bea seamstress to urther her loveo ashion and design. In 1915,Rhea and her rst husband,Frank Johns, were married inthe living room at 2417, a com-mon occurrence in the early20th century. Te rooms werelavishly decorated with pinkroses and erns. Over 40 guestsattended the quiet wedding.

Tings must not have gone wellor the young couple, or by1925 Rhea was divorced andmarried or a second time toAugustus Seeger, an employee oBrown and Bigelow o St. Paul.Unortunately or Rhea, Augus-tus passed away in Chicago inthe summer o 1929. She vowed

never to marry again but wasofen seen in the company oNorthwestern University proes-sor and well known economist,James W. Bell.

Afer Augustus passed away,Rhea Seeger set her aspirationson a career in the ashion in-dustry, writing or the Chicagoribune. By the mid 1930sshe had achieved the positionas the womens ashion editoro that same paper. In July o1955 she was honored by theNew York Dress Institute orher contributions and dedica-tion to the industry. She wasroutinely ying to the ashioncapitals o Paris and Milan tocapture the chic trends or herMidwestern mavens.

By the 1970s Rhea Seeger hadretired and moved to the Seat-

tle-Port ownsend, Washing-ton area to be closer to heryounger brother Ed, an engi-neer at Boeing Corporation.In 1985 she passed away at theage o 83. Her brother passed in1989. Subsequently their asheswere brought back to Minneso-ta by their amily and scatteredon the waves o Lake Superior.

oday there is not much re-maining o the original inte-rior spaces o 2417 afer thehouse was subdivided in themid 1950s. Uniquely, however,the original building permitincludes a rare drawing o the

oor plan as outlined by thebuilder detailing a roomy rstoor plan.

Te gray house at 2417 Duponthas nally given up its historyo the little known Beeth am-ily. Afer surviving another qui-et 30 years as rental housing, itpassed into the hands o thecurrent owners, who love thehouse and have returned it to asingle amily once again.

Kathy Kullberg lives in LowryHill East.

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Sundays: 8:30amTraditionalService9:15amSunday School

10:30am Jazz Worship

Day Camp June 24-28

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2417 Dupont AvenueBy Kathy Kullberg, Lowry Hill East Historian

Built: 1886 by J.W. Shackleton

Current Owners: Warren Colison and Carl Grifn

Te streets o Minneapolis will be active thissummer as the city plays host to not one or two,but our Open Streets events starting in June.During an Open Streets event, a signicantlength o a busy street is closed to automobiletrac or our to six hours to allow amiliesand neighbors to walk, bike, skate, have unand shop in a sae, car-ree environment.

Open Streets events are designed to help pro-mote environmentally riendly transporta-tion choices, such as walking, bicycling andmass transit. Tey were also created to pro-mote good public health by encouraging ac-tive, healthy liestyles.

Te our Open Streets events this year are onSouth Lyndale Avenue (June 23), Central Av-enue (July 28), Minnehaha Avenue (August11) and North Lowry Avenue as part o Har-

vest Fest (September 21). In addition to clos-ing the streets to automobile trac, the day-long events will highlight healthy living and

tness activities through a series o displaysand activities.

Te rst Open Streets Minneapolis eventwas held on Lyndale Avenue South in 2011and drew more than 5,000 participants. Last

years events were held on South Lyndale andon North Lowry Avenue and drew 10,000 and4,000 attendees, respectively.

Open Streets Minneapolis has grown roman experiment to an institutionalized, city-wide movement, said Colin Harris o theMinneapolis Bicycle Coalition, which orga-nized the original event and is overseeing thisyears our events.

Open Streets Minneapolis is an initiative othe Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition, and orthe rst time, this years our events are co-sponsored by the City. Te events have anumber o nancial sponsors, including theCenter or Prevention at Blue Cross and BlueShield o Minnesota, as part o Blue Crosslong-term commitment to tackling the ourleading causes o heart disease and cancer,and the Partnership or a Healthier Ameri casPlay Streets initiative.

For more inormation on this years events,visit the Open Streets website at www.open-streetsmpls.com. o learn more about bicy-cling in Minneapolis, visit t he Citys bicyclingwebsite at www.minneapolismn.gov/bicycles.

Concrete as LandscapeOpen Streets comes back 4 times


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fer achieving successat its two existing loca-tions, J.J.s Coee and

Wine Bistro opened a blink-and-youll-miss-it ca/bistroin Uptown about a year ago,on the corner o Knox Avenueand Lake Street, kitty-cornerrom Lake Calhoun. Te res-taurants website boasts that itslocal and amily-owned, with aEuropean concept, a Man-hatten vibe, and a touch oMidwestern style. Tis websitedescription was inviting, and Iwas looking orward to an in-teresting experience.

Te atmosphere is calming,with lots o sleek, comortabletables-or-two, and a coupleo plush booths. Sof musicplays, and the huge windowslet in plenty o light and allow apartial view o Lake Calhounsenvirons. Te tiny porch/patioholds a ew tables, which hintsat an intimate, choice spot orsipping wine or coee.

My companions and I visitedon a weekend or lunch andound the restaurant oddlyempty. We perused the menuand agreed that the descrip-tions o available panini, piz-

zas, and sandwiches soundedhealthul and delicious. Weordered a selection rom eachcategory, as well as a bowl osoup, which arrived promptly.Te presentation was attrac-tive, but as we started eating,our disappointment began.

Te Greek Flatbread Pizza wassparsely topped, with a coupleo sliced Greek olives, min-iscule eta cheese crumblesover bland house-made to-mato sauce, all hidden under amound o resh spinach leavesand nestled on a thin, soggycrust, which the menu had in-correctly described as crispy.

Te Minot sandwich consistedo two slices o dried-out wheatbread, avorless lunchmeat-type turkey, cheddar cheese,iceberg lettuce and resh mush-rooms, with two green pepperstrips and a handul o greasykettle chips on the side. Weordered one o the two soups

choices o the day, a cream-based, mashed potato-like-consistency, overly salty messwith spinach and gorgonzolacheese. When the soup wasserved barely luke-warm, weasked that it be replaced witha heated version. Te secondbowl was equally cold and un-appetizing.

Te only bright spot was thelightly crisp Spinach BaconPanini, that had a nicely a-vored pepper Jack cheese,spinach, and chopped arti-choke lling with a generousamount o thickly-sliced ba-con. All sandwiches are servedwith the customers choice ospinach salad or kettle chips.J.J.s also oers a number obreakast sandwiches.

In addition to the very medio-cre ood, an indierent server,who seemed to be busy withsuch chores as changing lightbulbs, waited on us. Despitethe act that we were the onlylunchtime patrons (only oneperson entered and ordered

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Come for the

Atmosphere and Drinks

By Beth Marsh, Wedge Restaurant Reviewer

coee-to-go during our stay),she gave the appearance thatwe were intruding, and sheresolutely placed our bill on thetable beore we were done eat-ing, without asking whether wewanted anything else.

J.J.s has built a ne reputa-tion or its hand-crafed co-ee drinks. Te choices changerequently, and the custom-created beans are roasted lo-cally. Te extensive wine list,includes both domestic andinternational brands. Wineights are available in three3-oz. servings, with eitherwhite or red wine or $14. Youcan also customize your ighto three by-the-glass selectionsor $3 more. Because pairingso traditional wine, nontradi-

tional wine, and beer appearunder each item on the dinnermenu, even someone who hasminimal knowledge o wineand beer can choose just theright pairing.

I suggest that the olks at J.J.sCoee and Wine Bistro Up-town location consider eitherconcentrating exclusively onwine, beer, and coee, withperhaps a ew choice pastry/dessert items and appetizers,or do a major ramp-up to im-prove both the ood and theservice. As it is now, J.J.s is thekind o place where twosomesor singles can enjoy either thepatio or the indoor seating witha beverage o choice, whetherthey are there or a date or achat, or simply to use the ree

wi-. J.J.s should continue todo what they do best; that is,provide a low-key and relaxedatmosphere or the enjoymento wine, beer and coee drinks.

Using a scale o 1-5, 5 beingthe highest, I rate J.J.s Co-ee and Wine Bistros Uptownlocation as ollows: Food = 1,Beverages = 5, Service = 2, At-mosphere = 5.

Beth Marsh is a longtime resi-dent and an o South Minne-apolis. During o-hours romher prooreading and copy-ed-iting day job or an advertisingagency, she enjoys movies andcreative writing, and she is inthe process o illustrating herchildrens book.

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June 27 rom 6pm to 10pm andwill be a delight or hip hop a-cionados. Featuring Minneapo-liss own Long Doe Records re-cording artists ony Bones, BigWiz, Aquaresh and Mike DaMartyr. Dj Low and Dj WideEyes will be spinning classicand new school hip hop jams tokeep your booty in motion. A-ter the outdoor party join theminside or Luckyboy Karaokewith Dj Alex Salazar, and singyour lungs out until 1am.

Te Chiang Banger goesdown on Sunday, July 28.With a mixed lineup o rec-ognized musical artists, theBanger has something oralmost everyone. Tey willhave artists requently ea-tured on Te Current, andKWIN, as well as in CityPages. Almost all o their art-ists are, or have recently, re-lease new music. Tis yearslineup includes Shell (spacerock), aj Raj (country/indie/pop), Bethany Larson and the

Bees Knees (country/indie/pop), LAssassins (60s stylerock), Botzy (rontman oCulture Cry Wol, hip hop),Kill the Vultures (spokenword, hip hop), and Haph-duzn and Dimitry Killstorm(hip hop). Te outdoor stagewill go rom 2pm to 8pm. A-terwards, Bangers are encour-aged to join them inside ordrinks and dancing. Dj Shan-non Blowtorch (Bomp!, Ber-lin) and others will be spin-nin multigenre dance musicuntil 1am.

Te last street dance happenson Tursday, August 29, rom6pm to 10pm and will closeout the summer with a ropi-cal Beach Party, ocusing onglobal dance music. FeaturingMadison, Wisconsins ownDeadly Vipers, Djs ChristianRokk and Die Gnostic, thisdance party eatures the roil-

ing beats o Latin America

and the Caribbean. Listen orReggae, Moombahton, ZoukBass, Carnival, Reggaetonand Cumbia. Afer the out-door party is over, join theminside or Luckyboy Karaokewith Dj Alex Salazar, and singuntil 1am.

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Te unocial kick o to Prideweekend is back on Friday,June 28. Te ree block partytakes place rain or shine rom6pm to 10pm outside nextto Bryant Lake Bowl (BLB),(Lake St. and Bryant Ave.).With entertainment rom MCFoxy ann, LAssassins, Chasti-ty Brown, Dykes Do Drag, Sicko Sarah, Southside Desire,Epitome No Question, ipsy

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Playwright and screenwriterTomas Ward will premierehis play International Falls orMinnesota audiences at theBryant-Lake Bowl Teater un-der the direction o win Cit-ies legend Bain Boehlke. Teplay will run or a limited en-gagement thru June 9.

International Falls is the storyo a burned out standup come-

dian and a hotel desk clerk try-ing to enjoy a one-night standafer a comedy show. Whatbegins as an innocuous rolicturns into a philosophical dis-cussion o comic theory, mar-riage, parenthood, religion andart jokes. Te line betweencomedy and tragedy is blurredas both characters are orced toask the inevitable post-coitalquestion, Now what?

Tomas Ward has receivedseveral honors or his writ-ing, most recently as a nalistor the McKnight ellowship.His play Binge, eaturing no-table actors, was well-receivedin New York. He also receivedaccolades or his short lmIn the Middle and the inde-pendent eature lm Sironia,

both o which screened in lmestivals across the countryand received audience avor-ite awards. With InternationalFalls, Ward was interested increating a tragic play that isull o jokes. He claims, Whilethe play isnt autobiographical,it is the most personal becauseit portrays an artist dealingwith rustration, depressionand complex relationships. I

also like seeing broad (some-times oul) humor emerging indark places.

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5/7


By Bruce Cochran

Whats so satisying aboutthe way Ana Lena Copelandsings is that she is condentin leveraging the ull textureo her voice. You could lis-ten to it on a media device,but at the end o the day Imcertain this is one o thoseacts thats better live thanany prerecorded version.

Copeland works as a book-ing agent or the Beat Co-eehouse at 1414 28th Streetand on occasion has beenknown to sing there as well.

Her music is not or all oc-casionsjust the right ones.Listening to CopelandsEP tracks compel you tokeep your anxiety in check.Her music has a ground-ing quality. With a simple

band backing, the orce oher voice is permeatingina way that says shes turnedthe corner on a hard lesson.Much like a thistle is one othe rst plants to come backafer a volcanic eruption ororest re, theres a reasonher music is resilient.

Ironically, Copelands linesare more likely to speak to

you than the exact samewisdom coming rom yourparents. Its not the mes-sage, its the mediumherintimate textural sound eelslike its already a part o you.

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Wedge One-Mile-Radius Music Calendar

June Film Schedule

Pleaseseewww.landmarktheatres.comor

fnal titles,datesandtimes.

LAGOON CINEMA1320 Lagoon Avenue612.823.3020

6/7 Te Kings O Summer

Wish You Were Here

6/10 Bill W

6/14 Te East

Pandoras Promise

6/21 Augustine

Te Bling Ring

Dirty Wars

6/28 Hannah Arendt

Te Secret DiscoRevolution

UPtOWN tHEAtRE2906 Hennepin Avenue

612.392.0402

6/7 Beore Midnight

6/21 Much Ado AboutNothing

6/28 Byzantium

Lagoon Cinema &

Uptown TheatreListed in order of release date

and subject to change

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to cae.Seewedeewsmpls.wordpress.

com ormore listis.

Bar Abilene

1300 LaooAveue,Sout, 612.825.2525,

Tursdays: Salsa Nigh, DJ DMarco,7pm - close, Free lessons rom Salsainstructor Don DeBoer 7pm - 8pm

Fridays: DJ Srangelove and MiserBlack, 10pm - 2am, Free, 21+

Saturdays, 10pm - 2am, DJ DMarco,Free, 21+

Bryant Lake Bowl

810 West LakeStreet,612 .825.3737

Monday, June 24, 7pmTe Doubleclicks

uesday, June 25, 9pmLovers

Friday, June 28, 6pmUptown Pride Block Party, Free,eaturing: MCFoxy ann, LAssassins,ChastityBrown, Dykes DoDrag, Sicko Sarah, SouthsideDesire, EpitomeNoQuestion, andTeNorthStar Roller Girls.

Cause Spirits & Sounbar

3001 LydaleAveS Mieapolis,

612.822.6000

Sunday, June 13, 8pmBlue-eed Son

Tursday, June 13, 8pmBlood Roo Moher, BELLAPIStOLA, Balefsh

Saturday, June 15, 9pm, $7Mc Longsho, Audio Perm, Duenda,Te Level Heads, VICIOUS, tokiWrigh, noam he drummer

Wednesday, June 19, 8pmEsocar

Sunday, June 23, 7pmAmerican youh

dulonos Music

607 West LakeStreet,612 .827.1726,no Cover

Saturday, June 1, 8pm-MidnightTe Bellvilles

Friday and Saturday, June 7-8, 8pm-MidnightCousin Dad

Friday, June 14, 8pm-MidnightLong time Gone

Saturday, June 15, 8pm-MidnightTe Chris Silver Band

Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, 8pm-MidnightTe Middle Spunk Creek Bos

Friday and Saturday, June 28-29, 8pm-MidnightIvor Bridge

Famous daves BBQ & Blues

3001heepiAveue,612.822.9900

Saturday, June 1, 9pm, $8Chase Olvaion he music o Princes

Sunday, June 2Nick Hass at Sunday Brunch, 10am-2pmLinden Hill House o Music,4-6 pmFreeOpen Blues Jam wih Moses Oakland,8pm, Free

Monday, June 3Free Swing Dance Lessons, 7:15pmSouh Side Aces, 8pm, Free

uesday, June 4, 9pm, $5Salsa Nigh / DJ acor Laino Angel

Wednesday, June 5, Doors open 7pm,$20 advance, $30 day o show, $40 VIPMarshall Crensahw & Te BoleRockes

Tursday, June 6, 8pm, FreeTe Roo Ci Band

Friday, June 7, 9pm, $10Core Sevens

Saturday, June 8, Doors 7pm, $25advance, $30 day o show, $40 VIPtomm Casro & Armadillo Jump

Sunday, June 9Te Resonaors at Sunday Brunch,10am-2pmOpen Blues Jam wih Moses Oakland,8pm, Free

Monday, June 10Free Swing Dance Lessons, 7:15pm

Bad Companion, 8pm, Free


Tursday, June 13, 8pm, FreeTe Roo Ci Band

Friday, June 14, 9pm, $5Johnn Rawls

Saturday, June 15, 9pm, $7Absolue Gruv eauring MarkAndrew

Sunday, June 16Big George Jackson at Sunday Brunch,10am-2pmOpen Blues Jam wih Moses Oakland,8pm, Free

Monday, June 17Free Swing Dance Lessons, 7:15pm

twin Ci Ho Club, 8pm, Freeuesday, June 18, 9pm, $5Salsa Nigh / DJ acor Laino Angel

Tursday, June 20, 8pm, FreeEmerson Lake & Lndale

Friday, June 21, 9pm, $6Dwane Dopsie & he Zdeco HellRaisers

Saturday, June 22, 9pm, $5Whole Loa o Zep

Sunday, June 23Jazz amil Robinson at SundayBrunch, 10am-2pmOpen Blues Jam wih Moses Oakland,8pm, Free

Monday, June 24Free Swing Dance Lessons, 7:15pmRiver Side Swing Band, 8pm, Free


Wednesday, June 26, 7pm, FreeConcree Surger

Tursday, June 27, 8pm, FreeEmerson Lake & Lndale

Friday, June 28, 8pm, $10Davina & Te Vagabonds and GinaSicilia

Saturday, June 29, 9pm, $5Mooseknuckle Bro Band

Sunday, June 30Kah Johnson at Sunday Brunch,10am-2pmWishbone Ash, 9pm, $15 advance, $20day o show, $25 VIP

Ice House

2528 nicollet AveueSout,612.276.6523

Saturday, June 1, 11pm, $10Dan Israel cd release wih RichMason & Germaine Gemberling

Sunday, June 2Icehouse Kids concer Series wih heOkee Dokee Brohers (hosted by 89.3the currents Barb Abne) 11am, $12or ages 2 and up, ages 2 and under ree

Monday,June 3, 9:30pm, $5Jts Jazz Implosion

uesday, June 4, 9:30 pm, FreeColoring time

Wednesday, June 5, 10pm, $6Secre Sash Records PresensPaviElle

Tursday, June 6, 8pm, $5Droppers

Friday, June 7Chris Lomheim & Gord Johnson,6:30pm, FreeTe arewell Circui EP release showw/ Dear Daa, 11pm, $7

Saturday, June 8, 6:30pm, FreePhil Aaron & Adam WozniakCALAMIty and he OWL andKINGSLEy LOOD, 11pm, $8

Sunday, June 9, 11am, FreeBarbara Jean

Monday, June 10, 9:30pm, $5Jts Jazz Implosion

uesday, June 11, 10pm, $15An Evening wih Chrisopher Owens(o GIRLS)

Wednesday, June 12, 9:30pm, $5Satisfaction eaturing Omaur Bliss,toki Wrigh, Big Cas


Friday, June 14Chris Lomheim & Gord Johnson,6:30pm, Freeirelores w/Jelloslave, 11pm, $6

Saturday, June 15Phil Aaron & Adam Wozniak,6:30pm, FreeSnobarn cd release show wih AlerEagle eauring Moll Dean, 11pm, $6

Sunday, June 16Erik Koskinen & David Huckel,11am, Free Ginkgo wih Alltomorrows Pe, 9pm, $7


uesday, June 18, 8pm, $5Exoic-A-GoGo

Wednesday, June 19, 8pm, $6Te Blackberr Brand Boswih DJBill DeVille

Friday, June 21James Buckle & Bran Nichols,6:30pm, FreeKill he Vulures eauring AndrewBroder wih Salee & gues DJImaginar riend, 11pm, $8

Saturday, June 22James Buckle & Bran Nichols,6:30pm, FreeBaerBo cd release show wihBehan Larson & he Bees Knees,

11pm, $8Sunday, June 23, 11am, FreeWillie and he Specers


uesday, June 25, 8pm, $5Exoic-A-GoGo

Wednesday, June 26, 10pm, $5toall Gross Naional ProducPresens


Friday, June 28, 11pm, $10Acealone & BIONIKwih SecreSashs Sonn Knigh and Te Lakers,hosed b Carnage he Execuioner

Saturday, June 29Chris Lomheim & James Buckle,6:30pm, FreeAnonmous Choir w/Venures CoverBand, 11pm, $6

Sunday, June 30, 11am, FreeBarbara Jean

The Beat Coeehouse

1414 West 28tStreet, 612.367.4743

Saturday, June 1, 7pmLive music - acousic

Saturday, June 8, 6pmLive music - hip hop

Tursday, June 20, 6pmLive music - indie

Tursday, June 27, 7pmLive music - acousic

Saturday, June 29, 6pm

Live music - rock/pop

By Jackie Blair, Midtown Gre-enway Coalition

Looking or a un event whereyou can be outside on a warmsummer night, ride a bike,watch and participate in art,and munch on some great ood?

Join us or the second annualGreenway Glow: IlluminatedArt Festival and Night BikeRide on June 22. Te GreenwayGlow is two events in one: a reeart estival and a undraisingbike ride. All money raised willbe used to protect and enhancethe Midtown Greenway.

o register or the undraisingbike ride, simply go to www.greenwayglow.kintera.org. Ri d-ers will enjoy ree ood romBar Louie, drinks rom NewBelgium Brewing, glow-in-the-dark t-shirts and more.

I youre not interested in thebike ride, please join us or theree art estival on the Green-way, starting at 6 pm and last-ing until midnight. Tere willbe something or everyone: livemusic, 3-minute plays, mobilekaraoke, and even a giant cata-pult that launches magneticLED lights onto a metal target.

Registration or the bike rideis $25 by June 3 ($30 afer/atthe event), and adult ridersmust also raise at least $75in pledges or the Greenway(youth under 18 are not re-quired to raise unds).

Te art estival is ree, with noregistration required. A ullschedule and more inorma-tion is available at www.mid-towngreenway.org.

See you on June 22!

Greenway Glow to Light up

the Greenway on June 22Art, music, bikes . . . ad a iat catapult?

By Wendy Schadewald

Rating Legend:(4=Dont miss, 3=Good,

2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it)

Sightseers(NR) (3.5)

Gorgeous scenery and cin-ematography highlight thiswacky, unexpectedly dark,88-minute, 2012 comedy inwhich a 34-year-old Britishwoman (Alice Lowe), wholives with her troublesomemother (Eileen Davies),learns more about herselwhen she goes on vacationwith a psychotic, hothead-ed, wannabe writer (SteveOram) and end up on akilling spree throughoutthe idyllic English coun-tryside nonchalantly mur-dering irritating tourists,including a pudgy litterer(ony Way), a smug ama-teur photographer (Jona-than Aries), a bicyclist(Richard Glover), a bluntenvironmentalist (RichardLumsden), a jogger (Ga-reth Jones), and a bride-to-be (Rachel Austin).

Star Trek into darkness(PG-13) (3.5)

[Intense sequences o sci- action and violence.] Afer a Star Fleet ocer(Benedict Cumberbatch)

rages a one-man waragainst Star Fleet by de-stroying its London archiveacility and killing a num-ber o Star Fleet personnel(Bruce Greenwood, et al.)in this intense, thrilling,action-packed, well-paced,3D, 132-mintue sequeldotted with humor andhighlighted by dazzlingspecial eects, an admiral(Peter Weller) orders Cap-tain Kirk (Chris Pine) andhis dedicated Enterprisecrew (Zachary Quinto,John Cho, Anton Yelchin,Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana,Karl Urban, Alice Eve, etal.) to head to the Klingonhome world Kronos to takeout the criminal.

1986-2013 by Wendy SchadewaldTe preceding flms were reviewedby Wendy Schadewald, who hasbeen a win Cities flm criticsince 1986. o see more o herflm reviews, log on to www.shortredheadreelreviews.com.

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Local jazz vocalist Connie Ev-ingson makes her debut at NewYork Citys Lincoln Center, theworlds leading presenter o su-perb artistic programming, onJune 12-13. Shell be perorm-ing in Jazz at Lincoln CentersSwinging with the Big Bands,hosted by Michael Feinsteinand accompanied by trumpeterWynton Marsalis and Vince

Giordanos Nighthawks along-side vocalists Nellie McKay andSachal Vasandani. Te two-night celebration in Te AllenRoom highlights the historyand the music o the 1930s, oneo the most exciting and cru-cial crossover movements inthe mix o jazz and Americanpopular song. All perormanc-

es have been sold out.

Evingson has been a guestvocalist on Garrison KeillorsA Prairie Home Companion,with the Minnesota Orches-tra and oronto Symphonyconducted by Doc Severin-sen, Vocalessence and JazzMNOrchestra, among others. Sheis a two-time recipient o the

McKnight Fellowship Awardor Perorming Musicians. Hermost recent CD, Sweet HappyLie, was released in June 2012and landed in the #10 spoton the JazzWeek radio chart.Her previous eight releasescover an eclectic catalog ogypsy jazz, Beatles, Peggy Lee,Broadway and jazz standards

and have all charted in the op50 in U.S. in Canada.

Evingsons Lincoln Center de-

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Teater. As part o this continuing

concert series, Evingson presents

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the Jungle will be pianist Jon We-

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band are Gordon Johnson (bass),

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From the Minneapolis Police De-

partment

Between April 2 and May 11,17 occupied residential andapartment burglaries* oc-curred in the Fifh Precinct. 13o them t a trend.

Te majority o the cases oc-curred between 2-5 am, withsome ranging as late as 9 amor as early as midnight. Entryto the home varied. 70% con-tained no orce, utilizing un-locked doors and windowsand removing screens. In twocases entrance was via break-ing a window, and in two oth-ers via orcing open a door.

In some o the cases, the sus-pect did not enter the home,but stole items by cutting orremoving the window screenand reaching through an openor unlocked window.

In one case, the suspect at-tempted to gain entry to thehome but was unable to due tothe window being pinned.

Tese incidents occurred inapartments as well as residen-tial homes. Due to the time othese cases, suspect descrip-tions are minimal. No onewas harmed in any o theseincidents. Tere is no urtherinormation on them at thistime. I you believe you havesuspect inormation or any othese crimes, contact the FifhPrecinct desk at 612.673.5705.

The incients occurre onthe ollowing blocks:

3xx Ridgewood Ave (no blockleader)

17xx Irving Ave S (no block

leader)

19xx Humboldt Ave S (noblock leader)

21xx Pleasant Ave (no blockleader)

23xx Pillsbury Ave

24xx Pleasant Ave (no blockleader)

27xx Blaisdell Ave

29xx Harriet Ave

32xx Gareld Ave

32xx Fremont Ave S (two di-erent addresses at dierenttimes)(no block leader)

34xx Aldrich Ave S (no blockleader)

49xx Nicollet Ave

Block leaders receive alerts omost crimes in a 1.5 to 2 blockradius around their house andare asked to orward it to theirneighbors. Its as easy as that.I you are interested in moreinormation on being a blockleader, please contact [email protected] the block you live on.

Bike Karaoke and Te NorthStar Roller Girls the event willeature grilled organic and lo-cally armed eats, great brewsrom Fulton, Lagunitas, Bellsand PBR.

A portion o the event pro-ceeds will benet OutFrontMN. Teir mission is to cre-ate a state where lesbian, gay,bisexual, and transgenderpeople are ree to be who theyare, love who they love, andlive without ear o violence,harassment or discrimina-tion. Teir slogan is Lead-ing Minnesota oward LGBEqualityreecting the leader-ship role we provide in movingthe state toward the elimina-tion o homophobia and to-ward ull equality or lesbian,gay, bisexual, and transgender

people, and bringing alliesinto the movement. OutFrontMinnesota provides this lead-ership by delivering programsand services to MinnesotasLGB and allied communi-ties in the areas o communityorganizing, public policy, anti-violence, law, education andtraining. More inormationat www.outront.org .

Eureka Recycling, a local non-prot waste-reduction organi-zation, is proud to partner withBLB to make the block partya zero waste event again thisyear. Trough careul planningand the participation o every-one attending, this event cangenerate no waste. By elimi-nating, reusing, recycling andcomposting all the discardsgenerated here, we are greatlyreducing our impact on the en-

vironment. More inormationat www.eurekarecycling.org.

BLOCK PARTIES from page 7

ShOOTIng from page 1

ThEATER rom page 7

cently relocating rom exasto Minnesota, both Tomasand Sherry received criticalacclaim and awards or vari-ous perormances in Dallas,Forth Worth and Austin,including a Best o Fest dis-tinction and two Dallas Te-atre Critics Forum awardsor the 2012 production oInternational Falls.

While the play is set in In-ternational Falls, Minneso-ta, Ward had no idea careermoves would bring his am-

ily to the win Cities. Dur-ing the initial read with BainBoehlke, he kindly oeredWard a ew notes to correctsome reerences to Min-neapolis, making the playready or a local audience.Boehlke says, Tis is suchan exciting new play thatwhen Tomas brought thescript to me I elt that it mer-ited an immediate produc-tion. I thought it was a per-ect show or the little stageat the Bryant-Lake Bowl,and a perect introductiono Tomas and Sherry JoWard to local audiences and

the theatre community.

International Falls by Tom-as Ward will run at Bryant-Lake Bowl, thru June 9, witha special Industry NightMonday, June 3. icketsare $10 in advance and $12at the door. For more inor-mation, visit www.bryant-lakebowl.com/calendar orcall 612.825.8949. icketsare available online at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Afer setting up a perimeter,a resident reported his homehad just been broken in to at2717 Bryant Avenue. Ocersresponded and a K-9 andhis handler entered the resi-dence. Te K-9 located thesuspect inside and while try-ing to apprehend the suspect,the suspect attacked the K-9and the handler. Additionalocers entered the residenceto help the handler and hisK-9. Te suspect was involvedin an intense physical alterca-tion with ocers, includingthe K-9. At some point dur-ing the altercation the sus-pect tried to gain control oan ocers rearm, whichwas an MP5. Shots were redduring the struggle.

Exactly who red and howmany times has not yet beendetermined. Autopsy resultsrom the Hennepin CountyMedical Examiner are stillpending as are orensics testsrom evidence recovered inthis case. Both are critical inhelping our investigators gaina complete and accurate pic-ture o what transpired thatday. Te suspect was also shotand is deceased. Te suspecthas a lengthy arrest history.Te two ocers that were shotare Ocer Michael Meath andOcer Ricardo Muro.

Witnesses continue to be iden-tied and interviewed. Evi-dence rom the scene has been

sent to the Bureau o Crimi-nal Apprehension (BCA)or DNA. All DNA rom everycase that the Minneapolis Po-

lice Department investigates isanalyzed at BCA. DNA resultstypically take between 4 to 8weeks but the MPD has re-quested this be expedited. Bal-listics and other orensics evi-dence is being examined andanalyzed by the MPD CrimeLab. Ballistics on average takes4 to 6 weeks to complete.

Trafc Fatality

MPD ocer Joshua Young,who was responding to assistothers in the shooting at 2717Bryant Avenue, was involvedin a collision with a motorcycleoccupied by two people at theintersection o 26th Street andBlaisdell Avenue South. Oneo the occupants o the motor-cycle, a male, is deceased and aemale occupant is in satisac-tory condition. Te ocer wasnot injured.

Initial reports rom indepen-dent witness accounts, acci-dent reconstruction, and videoreview show that the involvedsquad was travelling well be-low the posted speed limit asit approached the intersectionand at the time o impact. It isclear rom video evidence thatthe motorcycle struck the rearpassenger side o the squad caras it proceeded through the in-tersection with red lights andsiren both activated.

All interviews have beencompleted, including OcerYoung who was driving thesquad car that was struck bythe motorcyclist. Te Minne-sota State Patrol is handlingthe Reconstruction.

At this point in the investiga-

tion, given the computer datarom the squad car camera,the involved squad did havethe red light. He properly usedlights and siren. Other vehicleshad already stopped in both di-rections on both streets. Squadvideo/GPS shows the speed othe involved squad slowing to16-17 mph as he entered intothe intersection. Te motorcy-

clist struck the rear passengerarea o the squad car.

Our preliminary reports showthat ocers were respondingto the request o a scene su-pervisor asking or additionalsquads to assist at the shootingscene at 27th and Bryant.

Tis was a tragic accident oreveryone involved and ChieHarteau extends her sympa-thies to the amily and riendso the individual who lost hislie. Tese are complex investi-gations that are on-going.

We are doing our best to betransparent and share inor-mation as quickly as possible,and I ask or the publics pa-tience in allowing us the nec-essary time to thoroughly re-view and investigate. We oweit to everyone involved and thegeneral public to be thoroughand disclose the acts as we getthem, and not simply respondto speculation. We have teamsworking around the clock and

I have the utmost condencein their ability and integrity tobe thorough addressing eventhe smallest detail, said ChieHarteau.

FoodTruck Fair

Returns June 30

he second annual Minnesota Foodruck Fair will be held on June 30 in Up-town. Te ree Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue event will eature local oodtruck vendors rom around the metro area as well as music. For updates andmore inormation see www.mnoodtruckair.com .

Wedge Fire

Lethal Bus Limo and Motorcycle Collision27t Street ad Emerso Aveue

Lowry Hill East

Neighborhood

CrimesBy Location

April 23 - May 20Photoby CurtKuhlberg

a re 2416 bryn ave., nex oor o counil Memer Megtuhill roke ou on aril 29. the Minneolis Fire dermen re-sone o ll 12:08m. aer exinguishing he seon soryre, rews le he sene 3:47m. No lives were los n no onews injure. the use o he re ws uneermine oring ohe Minneolis arson Uni n will remin uner invesigion.

PUBLIC SAFETYCrime Alerts for

the Fifth Precinct


Lkn uhe 27h s. n Emen ave., vehleveln ln 27h s. hve he h-- hu n.

By Bruce Cochran

In the early morning hours o May 19, a motorcyclist was head-ing westbound on 27th Street and c ollided with a bus limo head-ing southbound on Emerson Avenue. Te 30 year old male, Pat-rick Buxbaum died at 3:04am rom multiple blunt orce injuries.He lived in the Whittier neighborhood. According to the policereport, he was not wearing a helmet. Te driver and 3 passengerso the bus limo sustained no injuries. Te cause o the accidentis not known at this time and is currently under investigation bythe Minneapolis Police Department.

From the Ofce o CouncilMember Meg uthill

Council passesamenment to helpprotect air quality

Te City Council has madechanges to the recreationalres ordinance to protect airquality: recreational res arenow prohibited during an airpollution public health ad-visory. Tose advisories areissued by the Minnesota Pol-

lution Control Agency when-ever air pollution levels arelikely to aect health. Sign upto receive air quality alerts athttp://mn.enviroash.ino. Formore inormation on recre-ational res, visit www.min-neapolismn.gov/news/WC-MS1P-092785.

o register a complaint abouta recreational re, call 311 oremail [email protected]. Outside 311hours, call 911.Te Fire and

Police departments are autho-

rized to extinguish a re im-mediately i it is hazardous.

Minneapolis movestowar big expansion ocar sharing

Te City o Minneapolis ismoving orward with plansto greatly expand car sharingin the city. Te City Councilauthorized sta to negotiateterms with a company to starta two-year car sharing pilotprogram that uses on-streetparking spaces. Te companyselected to implement the pilot

program is Car2Go. City sta

will make recommendationson additional companies inJune. Tere is no City undingin this expansion o car shar-ing options. However, throughthe pilot, the City will allowcar sharing companies to useon-street parking spaces orthe rst time, making it moreconvenient or users to get acar when they need it.

As a next step, the City willnegotiate an agreement withCar2Go and consider arrange-ments with other companies aswell. Te City Council will then

take action on approving any

nal agreements. I eel stronglythat this program will be as wellreceived as Nice Ride.

Car sharing reduces the needor people in the city to owntheir own cars. Te shared carsare parked throughout the city,and members can reserve onewhenever they need to.

Meg Tuthill Ofce Hours:

Monday thru Friday 9am-5pmContact: 612.673.2210

www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/council/ward10Email: meg.

[email protected]

City Hall Updates

*An occupied burglary is when

the suspect enters the homeand a resident is present. Notethat this is dierent than homeinvasions, which are when asuspect enters the home withthe intention o robbing orharming the person inside. Inthese occupied burglaries, themajority o the residents wereasleep and the suspects o-ten did not go anywhere nearthem. In instances where theresident and suspect saw eachother, the suspect ed.

Other Trens

Garage burglaries in the arsouth o the precinct, over-night, with entry via unlockedservice doors. In many cases,bicycles are stolen.

On the 6100 block o PennAv S at approximately noon,an elderly resident was work-ing in the yard when a emalesuspect entered the home viaan unlocked door. She stoleitems rom another elderlyvictims purse beore one o theresidents walked in on her, at

which point she ed.
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By Paul Ryan

Did you know we have twoparks in the Wedge? Mosto you are probably amil-iar with Mueller Park (25thStreet between Colax andBryant Avenue)since its thesetting or the Wedge neigh-borhood annual Ice CreamSocial. But have you ever setdown your picnic basket inWedge Wave Park?

Wedge Wave Park is a small

but cute park located at thevery northern tip o the Wedgeneighborhood where Aldrichand Bryant Avenues mergeinto each other. Te park is acenter point to the gateway todowntown. Its also the wel-coming location or bikersentering the Wedge neighbor-hood on the Bryant AvenueBike Boulevard and LyndaleAvenue bike bridge. But thiswasnt always the case.

With the help o the LowryHill East Neighborhood As-sociation (LHENA), this littlewedge o city property wassaved rom being convertedinto a parking lot several yearsago. Te caveat, however, wasthat no city unds were desig-nated or this space. Te MensGarden Club o Minneapo-lis graciously and beautiullylandscaped and designed thepark and it has since becomea avorite gardening spot ormany residents o the 1900blocks o Aldrich and Bry-

ant. Steve Benson, a nearbyneighbor, has committed histime, tools and hard labor intomaintaining the garden sinceits creation. Anne Hodgsonjoined him several years agoin spearheading park cleanupand transorming it into a pop-ular gardening park. Te parkhad allen into disrepair andhad its problems with tran-sients and crime, but throughthe hard work and eorts oresidents o the 1900 block oAldrich, the park has turned

around and become a sae andenjoyable community space.

Its a great little piece o out-door space but our biggestmaintenance challenge is nothaving water access, saysHodgson. Water is the big-gest challenge to the park asa gardening mecca and thriv-ing green space. But access isnot cheap.

Hodgson elaborates, Wewould love to nd some neigh-borhood unding or grants tobring water access to the parkso that someday we could cre-ate more garden space.

She has reached out to LHE-NAs NRP committee in hopeso nding some possible und-ing. And the LHENA NRPCommittee is very supportiveo the idea. But while support-ive, the Committee has beenunable to access unding.

We all have hope that grantmoney can be ound or thisworthwhile project and bringWedge Wave Park to the nextlevel o enjoyment or resi-dents. Te more residents wehave enjoying the park, themore it becomes a park orthe residents o the Wedgeand keeps it sae rom allinginto disrepair.

Te park has benches andplenty o recreation area orpeople to come and enjoy. We

encourage all o our Wedgeneighbors to enjoy the parkwhether its adding some veg-gies to the garden space, enjoy-ing a picnic or sunbathing ona beautiul summer afernoon.Now that spring has nallysprung, make Wedge WavePark your summer park!

Paul Ryan lives in Lowry Hill East,adjacent to Wedge Wave Park.

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