Oct 2009 - The Wedge Neighborhood (LHENA)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Neighborhood
Volume 40 • Number 10
The longest-published neighborhood newspaper in Minneapolis
Calendar
2
Editor’s Notes
2
LHENA
3
Letter
Jefferson School News
3
LRT Letter to the Editor
3
Clapperclaw
4
Photos
Halloween in The Wedge
5
Crime Map
6
The Library Report
6
ACE Hardware to open!
7
The Wedge Classifieds
7
Mary’s Wedding Review
8
October • 2009
Inside of Glo Spa, the new business at 1016 W. 27th St.
Green Means Go: But Which Route?
Southwest Light Rail hearing weighs benefits of routes 3A and 3C
Photos and article by
Katherine Himes
A variety of opinions were
shared at the Southwest Light
Rail Project Public Hearing in
the Eisenhower Community
Center on Sept. 17, 2009. The
event was hosted by the Southwest Policy Advisory Committee (PAC). Many PAC members
were present for the hearing,
including Hennepin County
Commissioner and PAC chair
Gail Dorfman, Minneapolis City
Councilmember Ralph Remington, and Southwest Light Rail
Project Manager Katy Walker.
There were approximately 200
in attendance.
Over thirty people took advantage of the opportunity to talk
for three minutes to the audience and Southwest PAC.
Speakers ranged from neighborhood council representatives
in Cedar Isles Dean, East Isles,
Harrison, and West Calhoun, to
concerned citizens from Bryn
Mawr, Harrison, Minnetonka,
Como, North Loop, and Basset Creek. The head of Transit
for Livable Communities and
a developer for the proposed
Great Prairie Sports Center
also spoke.
At issue is the proposed route
for the Southwest Light Rail. On
September 10, 2009, the Southwest Technical Advisory Committee unanimously voted to
accept the recommendation that
Route 3A (the Kenilwirth/Bryn
Mawr alignment). Many community members feel strongly
that Route 3C (the Midtown
Greenway/north to downtown
alignment) is a more desirable
option. Several in the audience
raised doubts about how alignment costs and ridership numbers were calculated, suggesting
that estimates could be off by
Enter Ghost, Again
20-30%, and that the actual difference in cost between the two
routes likely is $175 million, not
the proposed $500 million.
Pro-3A arguments supplied
very interesting viewpoints:
alleviating the new Twins stadium Target Field traffic issues
through light rail, creating a
better connection to the Central Corridor Light Rail; and
leveraging the future density of
the Bassett Creek area. There
was even a supporting of social
justice for racial and economic
groups through the light rail,
purporting education and job
opportunities are unavailable
through current transit service
in the southwest metro.
Pro-3C arguments included
serving a very population dense
area of Minneapolis, providing
destinations for light rail users
...read more about the
hearing on page 7
by Trilby Busch
Since 1977, when my first group of neighborhood ghost stories appeared in The Wedge, I’ve been
on the hunt for ghosts—not as a ghost buster or paranormal investigator, but as a folklorist. I’ve collected over one hundred stories from people of all ages. As I don’t have any current ghost stories from
the neighborhood, here are two from a few years back:
Kate, a woman who lived in a brick apartment building on 25th St., called me. She said that weird
events were occurring in her apartment; she and her roommate had decided to move out, despite
forfeiting their rent deposit. She invited me over to tell her story in the allegedly haunted flat.
When I arrived that autumn evening, it was dark and cold outside. Inside, boxes were clustered
around the door into the apartment, as if they, too, couldn’t wait to leave. Kate, her roommate Jane,
and a friend awaited my arrival in the living room. While the other two carried out boxes, Jane gave
me a tour of the flat, showing where the strange incidents took place.
The two roommates had moved in three months previously. The apartment was spacious, with hardwood floors and millwork. It was a comfortable living space until a couple weeks before my visit.
One Friday night, Kate had come home late. Her roommate was still out. As was her custom, she
switched out all the lights before going to sleep. As she climbed into bed, she noted that her bedside
clock read 11:40. Exhausted from a long day at work, she immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Suddenly, Kate was awakened by the odd sensation that someone else was in the apartment. Then
she saw that the light was on in the bathroom across the hall. It was just past 1 a.m. She called out
to her roommate. No answer. She got up and looked in the bathroom and searched throughout the
apartment. No one was there, nothing disturbed. Kate sat up for some time, wracking her brains for
a reasonable explanation, but she could think of none.
A couple of other unusual things happened, things that might be explained, but still were unsettling.
The closet in her room had a dark stain on the walls which came back even after the manager had
[See page 6 for the continuation of this ghost story from The Wedge neighborhood!]
In with the new, out with the old
Article and photo by Kathy Kullberg
IN: Glo Spa
OUT: style Minneapolis
1016 W. 27th St.
Moved to 4501 Nicollet Ave. S.
612-827-8982
www.GloSkinSpa.com
Owner: Farah Kusain, Esthetician and Makeup Artist
Visit this new salon and you will know why first time customers
quickly become regulars. The calm, relaxing atmosphere immediately surrounds you as soon as the door is opened and you are
enrobed in soft music, gentle light and pleasant aromas. Owner
Farah Kusain evokes a calming essence that her 15 years of training and skills as a skin specialist provides to help soothe and escape
from the pressures of daily stress.
Farah grew up in a theatrical family and wanted to do theater
makeup from an early age. After attending Aveda Institute in Minneapolis, she started honing her skills at Horst, Juut, and Spalon
Montage. Then a move to Los Angeles found her working in all areas
of runway, music video, and print makeup. Five years ago she moved
back to the Twin Cities and found that salons here were not necessarily offering the ‘results’ approach that she was used to seeing on
the West Coast. They focused more on the ‘clinical’ approach to skin
care.
The Glo Spa salon’s premise is based on a combination of ‘results’
orientation and the ‘clinical’ with a holistic approach. The Spa specializes in oxygenating services and peels, recommending proper
nutrition and massage and features Oxygen Botanicals from Canada
and GlyMed products for peels.
Another Aveda trained massage therapist known simply as Lee
offers a wide variety of massages including Shiatsu, Swedish, hot
stone, and body wraps by appointment daily except for Wednesday.
Appointments are scheduled seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. Services include waxing, facials, brow and lash tinting, makeup,
and massage. Brides and bridal parties can obtain on-site services
for their special day. First-time clients receive 50% off services. Call
612-827-8982 or visit the website: www.GloSkinSpa.com
Clapperclaw Festival attendees enjoy the music of
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. See more photos
from the event on page 4! [photo courtesy of Chris McDuffie]
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The Wedge • Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association Newspaper
The Wedge is a monthly publication of the Lowry
Hill East Neighborhood Association. Distribution is
free to residents and businesses of Lowry Hill East
Neighborhood. Mailed subscriptions are $20 per year.
The Wedge Neighborhood Newspaper exists
to address neighborhood events, issues
and causes, while providing a public forum
for the community to share information
and ideas and voice individual opinions
and concerns within the Lowry Hill East
neighborhood.
Articles, opinion pieces, photos and drawings by
neighborhood members are welcome! Call 612377-5023 for assignments, or to discuss your ideas.
Contact The Wedge for guidelines. The deadline to
submit items for publication is the 17th of the month
prior to publication. Display Ad deadline is the 15th of
the month prior to publication. Send publication items,
subscription checks or money orders to:
The Wedge | www.thewedge.org
1200 West 26th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Phone: 612-377-5023
E-mail: lhena@thewedge.org
Editor and Layout: Paul Bowman
editor@thewedge.org
Office Administrator: Caroline Griepentrog
The Wedge Contributors
– Valerie Powers –
– Kathy Kullberg – Gary Thaden –
– Vanessa Ardolino – Kris Prince –
– Caroline Griepentrog –
The contents of this publication do not necessarily
reflect the views of LHENA or its board members.
The Wedge reserves the right to exercise discretion in publishing any material submitted and further reserves the right to refuse any advertisement.
Questions about The Wedge may be directed to
the editor or to the The Wedge Committee chair.
© 2009 LHENA, all rights reserved.
LHENA
1200 West 26th Street
Minneapolis MN 55405
Phone: 612-377-5023
E-mail: lhena@thewedge.org
Lowry Hill East Neighborhood
Association Board of Directors
Editor’s Notes:
Fall update!
Neighborhood Notices
by Paul Bowman
Meetings are held in Jefferson School, Room 107
Well, it seems that the weather
received the memo; it’s time for
autumn. I hope you’re mentally preparing for the cold—now is a good
time to start. I’m just excited to not
sweat on my way home from work
everyday!
Pardon our haphazard delivery
schedule as of late. We’re trying
to streamline the communication
between LHENA and The Wedge
newspaper. We’ve had some hiccups
along the way, but it should result in
better service for everyone.
Please take note of the monthly
LHENA Letter on page 3. It is your
chance to follow the Lowry Hill East
Neighborhood Association’s activities without needing to attend the
monthly meetings. Of course, you
are always welcome at the meetings.
LHENA’s meeting dates are to the
right of this column.
You will notice a full page of photos on page 4. These are from our
new photographer Chris McDuffie.
A recent grad from the U of M, he’s
an up-and-coming talent in Minneapolis photography. I hope you enjoy
the photos! And a special thanks to
Chris for participating!
October 2009 Meetings and Events
Neighborhood
ing variances and waivers need
to meet with the committee
Involvement Program
before
the
LHENA
Board
hears
(N.I.P.)
Contact the LHENA office
the
request.
Requests
need
to
2431
Hennepin
Ave. S.
at 612-377-5023 or e-mail
be
submitted
to
the
commitwww.neighborhoodinvolve.org
editor@thewedge.org to receive
612-374-3125
article assignments and dead- tee at least a week before the
meeting.
lines.
N.I.P. has several programs to
help persons who are seniors,
Wed.,
Oct.
21st,
6:30
p.m.
youth, and/or low-income
Wed., Oct. 7th, 6:30 p.m.
Lowry Hill East
uninsured.
Crime & Safety Committee
Neighborhood Association
C&S typically meets on the first
N.I.P. also has weekly sup(LHENA) Board Meeting
Wednesday of each month.
port groups, including some at
LHENA meets on the third
little or no cost for rape surWednesday of each month.
vivors and people living with
Wed., Oct. 7th, 7 p.m.
HIV/AIDS.
LHENA Neighborhood
LHENA
Zoning
and
Revitalization Program
Planning Committee
(NRP) Steering Committee
The Wedge
Newspaper Committee
Call 612-377-5023 for more
details of Z&P this month. Z&P
normally meets on the second
Wednesday of each month.
Residents and businesses seeking variances and waivers need
Wed., Oct. 14th, 6:30 p.m.
to meet with the committee
LHENA Zoning and
before the LHENA Board hears
Planning Committee (Z&P) the request. Requests need to
Z&P meets on the second be submitted to the commitWednesday of each month. tee at least a week before the
meeting.
Residents and businesses seekThe LHENA-NRP Steering
Committee regularly meets
the first Wednesday of every
month.
Twin Cities Men’s Center
(TCMC)
3249 Hennepin Ave. S.
www.tcmc.org
612-822-5892
TCMC has a variety of support
groups for men and a weekly
presentation on personal
growth or well-being, open to
both men and women.
Business façade improvement grant funds still available!
Matching grant funds are still available through the Lowry Hill
East Neighborhood Association’s Neighborhood Revitalization Program (LHENA-NRP) commercial façade improvement grant program. Matching funds up to $1,500 are available on a 2-to-1 basis
for improvements made to your commercial façade.
Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Improvements must be made to the exterior of commercial and retail spaces.
Residential properties are ineligible.
Priority will be given to improvement plans which:
• Make a noticeable aesthetic improvement to the neighborhood
• Enhance historical or architectural character of the building
• Improve safety and accessibility of the building
• Coordinate with and complement neighboring property
Eligible improvements include, but are not limited to:
• lighting • painting, plastering, sandblasting •
windows and doors • permanent landscaping
• masonry • signs and awnings • sidewalk improvements, including repair, tree planting •
Properties must be located in the Lowry Hill East neighborhood
(borders of Lake, Lyndale and Hennepin). Business or property
owners may apply. Hurry to submit your application and estimates
today!
For more information or for an application, call the LHENA office
at 612-377-5023 or visit our website: www.thewedge.org
—Caroline Griepentrog
Arts & Entertainment
BRYANT-LAKE BOWL THEATER
THE JUNGLE THEATER
810 W. Lake St. | 612-825-8949
612-822-7063 | 2951 Lyndale Avenue South
612-871-1326 | 912 W. Lake St.
bryantlakebowl.com
jungletheater.com
highpointprintmaking.org/calendar
Mary’s Wedding
info@highpointprintmaking.org
This month at Bryant-Lake Bowl:
K. Himes, President
612-870-3991
M. MacLeod, V. President 612-870-3991
S. Bode
612-872-4077
P. Dahlberg
612-245-3145
J. Demma
612-920-0435
M. Greenwald
612-381-1460
P. Sukki Kim
612-377-6455
L. McHale, Wedge Chair 612-823-1270
D. Ogren
612-377-2290
C. Ruhlandt, Secretary, Z & P Chair
540-557-7791
October • 2009
Now through Oct. 25th
• Master Works: The Goya Plays
• In the Weeds
• The Importance of Being Earnest
The year is 1914, and a young bride-to-be
HIGHPOINT CENTER FOR PRINTMAKING
Excavations: The Prints of Julie Mehretu
Oct. 3rd – Nov. 21st
dreams one last night of love and war. Even
with an ocean between them, Mary and
Excavations is the first-ever comprehensive
Charlie inhabit each other’s dreams. But as
show of prints produced by the artist thus far
the dark clouds of World War I gather over-
in her career. A four-color catalogue written by
INTERMEDIA ARTS
head, the strength of their bond is about to
Curator of Walker Art Center Siri Engberg and
2822 Lyndale Ave. S. | 612-871-4444
be tested.
published by Highpoint Editions will accom-
intermediaarts.org/calendar/
—see Web site or call for showtimes—
pany the exhibition.
—see Web site or call for tickets—
—see Web site or call for more details—
Mama Said Knock U Out!
B-Girl Be Gallery Exhibit
BRAVE NEW WORKSHOP
NRP
Now through Oct. 23rd
2605 Hennepin Ave. S. | 612-332-6620
Neighborhood Revitalization Program
This exhibit will showcase 28 female artists
bravenewworkshop.org
WALKER ART CENTER
calendar.walkerart.org
(NRP) Steering Committee
from around the world who use their visual
The Brave New Workshop Saves the
ARTmn 2009: The Precious Object
voice to empower, inform and organize.
Planet; or Yes We Can, but Do
These women are employing hip-hop cul-
We Have To?
C. Bart, Secretary
P. Sukki Kim, Vice Chair
K. Kullberg, Chair
M. Lescher, Treasurer
J. Schwartau
612-377-4969
612-377-6455
612-374-4456
612-600-9347
612-377-4007
ture as a means of expression, connection,
and education through video, photography,
Worn down by the demands of the world on
painting, sculpture, film, and textiles.
your shoulders? Have no fear; The Brave New
—see Web site or call for information—
Neighborhood
Boundaries:
Hennepin on the west,
Lyndale on the east, Lake
Street on the south and
I-94 on the north
Now through Oct. 31st
Workshop is here to save the day. No issue too
Now through Jan. 9th
The Precious Object brings together 14 artists from locales throughout Minnesota in
the inaugural exhibition of mnartists.org’s
ARTmn series, presented in partnership with
large or too green. Come witness this quintet
the Hennepin County Public Library. The art-
of comedy battle the world’s evils blow by
ists (selected from a pool of more than 300
MINNEAPOLIS THEATRE GARAGE
blow. Audiences can sit back and relax as The
applicants by a panel of curators, artists, and
711 W. Franklin Ave. | 612-870-0723
Brave New Workshop team triumphs over all–
critics) explore issues related to nature, simu-
torchtheater.com
including your funny bone.
lation, craft, collecting, and fantasy.
—see Web site or call for information—
—see Web site or call for showtimes—
—see Web site or call for more details—
October • 2009
The Wedge • Volume 40 – Number 10
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Salem
English Lutheran Church
LHENA Letter
Hello from the LHENA Board! Here are some highlights from our September
meeting:
• Gail Dorfman, our County Commissioner, attended this month’s meeting.
—She updated us on the process for redesigning and rebuilding the Walker
Library. The Community Advisory Committee begins meeting in October and
will advise the process from vision to grand opening. The goal is to request
full proposals by April of 2010.
—As the Southwest Transitway project progresses, providing transit along
the Midtown Greenway is a priority. Options for integrating bus, rail and
streetcars are being discussed. An open forum was held on Sept 17. For more
information, see the full article on the front page.
• Have you seen police patrolling our neighborhood on bicycles? You may
wonder if this is effective policing. Recently, an officer on bike apprehended
a person with an outstanding warrant while patrolling the area.
• The Zoning and Planning Committee reviewed the Midtown Greenway
Rezoning Study. Minneapolis City Planning staff made recommendations to
change the zoning of many parcels near the Greenway. The LHENA Board
voted to support the changes generally, but recommended that city staff
consider lower density housing north of the Greenway as a buffer into the
heart of the neighborhood.
For more information about the rezoning study:
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/mgrs/
• Over 80 people attended the Walk The Wedge historic tour of homes and
gardens in our neighborhood on September 12. This was a major fundraiser
for LHENA.
• LHENA’s Neighborhood Reinvestment Program will be sponsoring an energy
efficiency seminar in November. Look for details soon.
• Treasurer Ryan Wilson resigned from LHENA, effective September 30. He
and his wife purchased a home in another part of the city. Peter Dahlberg was
unanimously elected to serve as the new treasurer.
Jefferson School News
How to Help Your Child
Succeed This Year
By Office of Communications
MPS is working hard to make
every school a great school, but
we can’t do it alone. We especially need your help to reach
the high standards we’ve set
for our schools and students.
jefferson.mpls.k12.mn.us
is learning in school at home.
• Read with your children as
often as possible and help them
with their homework.
What you can do: Read 30
minutes a day with your child.
What they need: Young children both love and need to be
heard.
•Help your child prepare for
school each day. Equip him or
her with the necessary school
supplies needed to study and
learn.
What you can do: Talk to
them – and listen to what they
have to say! Encourage playful
language through storytelling.
What they need: Your child
needs to apply what he or she
Spend time every day helping your child learn math
facts. Turn daily activities
into learning opportunities.
–It costs more—this was
already pointed out by federal
authorities.
–It would completely disrupt
bike/skate/pedestrian traffic on
the Greenway...where do you
think the construction vehicles
would be driving all day...parking at night...say goodbye to
using the path for at least five
years!
–Have we not had enough
construction/large truck interruption for a while? At least ten
businesses have gone under in
the Lyn-Lake area because of
the street construction over the
last two years!
Preference is given to letters from Lowry Hill East
(The Wedge) residents concerning neighborhood issues.
The Wedge does not accept
any letters that are not
exclusive to The Wedge
newspaper, are unsigned, or
do not include the writer’s
address and phone number. This information will
be kept on file to verify the
writer’s identity and will not
be printed.
The Wedge reserves the
right to edit for clarity and
length. Send letters to:
lhena@thewedge.org or
Wedge Letters
1200 W. 26th St.
Minneapolis MN 55405
Jefferson School
Calendar of Events
October
5
Latino Family Night
5:30-8 p.m.
12
After School
–There is a claim that we need
more transportation alternatives in Uptown. The bus station/hub on 28th and Hennepin
has just been built in the last
few years. There are constant
buses running east, west, north,
and south off every main street
now. Most of the time, the buses
are a third full; adequate public transportation is already in
place.
If this plan is followed, the
light rail will not have stops
between Lake St. and Franklin;
the benefit would be minimal.
–The plan also calls for a tunnel down Nicollet from Lake St.
to Franklin–talk about business
disruption! This would dwarf
School Pictures
Grades 6 - 8
14
What they need: You may feel
like your child needs space
and doesn’t want to communicate.
15/16 No School—Teacher
What you can do: Don’t buy
it! Engage your child in daily
conversations about the
progress and quality of their
academic work.
Letter to the Editor: Does anyone really think the light rail
(LRT) through Uptown will be beneficial?
Look:
2822 Lyndale So.
discoversalem.com
We welcome letters to the
editor, but cannot guarantee
that they will be printed.
Programming Starts
Grades K - 5
There are many ways you can
help support your child’s success in school.
•Be sure your child gets
Letters to the
Editor: Via snail
mail or e-mail
8:30 am Traditional Workship
9:15 am Youth Programs
10:30 am Jazz Worship
Oct. 4 Pet Blessing Services
Prepared by Kris Prince
plenty of rest on school nights.
• Talk with your children and
ask them what they learn in
school each day.
Worship with us at
Intermedia Arts
Every Sunday
anything that happened during
the Lyn-Lake road construction. Say goodbye to eat street
and all of the small commercial
property owners that have to
pay property tax regardless of
whether the spaces are rented
or not. This would be a ripe
opportunity for developers to
get in on some bargain basement land prices.
Ask those directly impacted
by this LRT idea (like Midtown
Greenway Coalition and Whittier Alliance); you will hear a
very different take on the subject.
—A concerned citizen and
property owner
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Sunday, October 11 and Monday, October 12
12 noon - 7:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church Hall
3450 Irving Ave. S.
612-825-9595
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The Wedge • Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association Newspaper
October • 2009
Intermedia Arts’ grindhouse-inspired
Clapperclaw Festival moves to The Wedge
for its third installment
Photos by Chris McDuffie
Captions by Paul Bowman
Emilee Kuznar (center) receives applause from the audience for her designs. She is currently
enrolled in the apparel design program at St. Catherine’s. Kuznar’s designs were among the most
grindhouse-influenced art pieces at the festival.
Anthem Heart owner Ken Hannigan screenprints his
original Clapperclaw Festival design during the event.
Anthem Heart offered shirts to print on, but also allowed
screenprints on personal items for a discounted price.
Hilary Falk (second from left, wearing gray) stands with her futuristic designs. Her clothes are
influenced by a world where “chemical warfare and terrorism has permeated every aspect of society, forcing daily public wear to become equivalent to a haz-mat suit.”
Intermedia Arts had an enlarged replica of Milton Bradley’s Jenga at the festival. The main stipulation of the game
pieces is that that you have 54 wooden blocks that are 3
times as long as they are wide. That’s not too hard; we’re
thinking about making our own! Thanks Intermedia Arts!
Springfield, Missouri’s Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin plays Clapperclaw Festival.
October • 2009
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The Wedge • Volume 40 – Number 10
alloween in
The Wedge
by Valerie Powers
The Halloween Shop is now open!
The Halloween Shop is the
great store that just opened at
2741 Hennepin Ave. S., just in
time for everyone to get a perfect Halloween costume!
“We’re pretty much a seasonal specialty shop,” said
Logan McKee, the store’s manager. “We carry costumes for
just about the whole family,
from grown-ups to kids. We’ve
got everything from licensed
costumes and sexier costumes
for adults, to a small selection
of masks, wigs, hats, glasses,
canes, jewelery, and some sorts
of make-up. I’d say we carry
something for about everyone.”
a.m.-10 p.m. Their closing day
will be Saturday, October 31.
The staff will dress in orange
t-shirts during the first part of
October, appearing in costume
as Halloween draws nearer.
This is the first year that The
Halloween Shop has appeared
in the Uptown neighborhood. It
was in the Southdale Mall for
three years previously.
“We can have a little problem finding a landlord willing to rent to a business that’s
only going to be open for seven
weeks,” admitted McKee. The
Halloween Shop is part of Twin
Cities board game retailer
Games by James.
The Halloween Shop will be
open everyday from 12-9 p.m.
So stop by the Halloween
beginning on October 1. Dur- Shop and find that perfect
ing the last two weeks of Octo- spooky costume for the scariest
ber, they will be open from 10 night of the year!
Halloween safety tips for all ages
Halloween’s the evening when
flocks of neighborhood children
will be out after dark, going
door-to-door collecting candy,
treats, and other loot. Let’s
review some basic safety tips to
cut down on the dangers.
sure that costumes are not too
long or loose to walk in safely.
Trick-or-treat only in your
own neighborhood. Don’t go
into other people’s houses. Stay
outside! Go only to houses that
are well-lighted. Remember to
First of all, trick-or-treaters be polite and thank those givshould walk with other kids or ing out treats. Don’t push othhave adults walk with them. ers when you are at the door.
Stay on the sidewalks and don’t
Parents should always check
cut across people’s yards. Cross all treats for tampering before
streets at intersections and allowing them to be eaten.
obey traffic lights. Ideally, you If anything looks suspicious,
should have a plan for walk- throw it out. Make sure that
ing so streets are crossed only the treats are in their original
when necessary.
wrappers. Don’t eat homemade
If a child is wearing a mask,
make sure the holes are big
enough to see and breathe
through easily. Make-up is
safer.
It’s safest to wearing bright,
reflective colors so that drivers can see trick-or-treaters
when it gets dark. Remember,
just because children can see
the cars doesn’t mean the cars’
drivers can see them. Make
Other kids can take their
pick of area Halloween parties,
thanks to the Minneapolis Park
and Recreation Board.
An early-afternoon bash is
being held on Sat., Oct. 31st
from 12-2 p.m. at Painter Recreation Center, 620 W. 34th
St. Come down to the park for
candy, lunch, and fun! They
will provide a fun and safe
place for children and families
to get their day started. For
more information, call Painter
Are there ghosts in Uptown?
Are there really such things as ghosts? Ever
since I moved into my old house on Bryant Ave.
31 years ago, I can’t say for sure there isn’t. When
I first bought the place, the previous owner told
me stories he had heard.
Among other things, it was once a home for
unwed mothers. That probably explained why
there was a sink in nearly every room. It was a
few years after I moved in that I suspected I had
a ghostly housemate. Around 3 a.m. one morning, I was sleeping alone when I was awakened by
someone jumping heavily on the foot of my bed.
It really startled me, but for some reason I wasn’t
afraid. I turned the lights on; no one was there. I
checked the house and found no one.
A couple of years later, I forgot that the incident
even happened--until the same incident occurred
once again. This time there seemed to be little
doubt that there really was something in the
house besides myself.
This time after I was awakened, I thought I
heard a child’s playful giggle. From that point
on, I assumed it probably was a young spirit and
started to talk to it whenever I would suspect it
was near me. This would turn out to be more frequent as time went on. It seems comfortable with
me and began doing things to let me know it was
there.
The ghost likes to hang out with me in my
home office and makes itself known by playfully
harassing me while I’m at my desk. Nothing serious, just carefully orchestrated, playful incidents
that seemed designed for the spirits amusement.
Something falls off the desk,
that knocks this over, that
knocks that over, that makes
this happen, etc. You get the
idea. Like a frustrating Laurel
and Hardy movie script. And
then, always followed by the
faint giggling.
Sometimes it’s amusing to
me and sometimes it’s aggravating. There have been times
when I was in a particularly
low mood and it almost seems
the spirit does things to try
and cheer me up. All the while I still wonder if
I’m just making it all up in my head.
But then there is someone who actually has
seen the spirit of this house and confirmed my
suspicion of it being a child. About 10 years ago,
on a warm summer afternoon, a friend of mine
was visiting with her daughter who was 14 at the
time. Neither knew anything about my houseguest. We were all in the living room when I left
to get something from my office. When I returned
a few minutes later, mother and daughter were
standing, holding each other.
My friend’s daughter was very frightened and
said that a young girl had walked out of the
bedroom, stopped, smiled, waved to her and disappeared into thin air as she walked away. I pretended I knew all about it and calmly explained
that she lived in the house with us and that there
was nothing to be afraid of.
I said, “She just wanted to say hi.” The daughter
described the girl as about 9 or 10 years old, with
a white dress, dark hair down to her shoulders,
black shoes and said she had a black eye. I asked
if she said her name. The daughter said she didn’t
speak but somehow knew her name was Sara.
So to this day, although she has never visually
revealed herself to me, little Sara continues to
make herself known on occasion. She still plays
tricks on me and giggles; I still talk to her when
I feel she’s around. I’ve learned to enjoy her company and whether she’s real or not, she’s a part
this big old house in Uptown.
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treats unless you know the people who gave them to you.
Find out where the closest
McGruff House is in case you
need help. Carry identification,
including names, addresses,
and telephone numbers. Bring
a flashlight. This will help you
see where you are going, and
let drivers see you. For extra
safety, bring a cell phone along.
Bryant Square and Painter parks are
throwing parties for Halloween!
There are all sorts of ways to
celebrate Halloween! Some kids
trick-or-treat from door-to-door.
Some kids will have parties at
school or at home.
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Park at 612-370-4911 or e-mail
painter@minneapolisparks.org
Other kids can go to the
big Halloween bash at Bryant Square Park, also on Sat.,
Oct. 31st. From 6-8 p.m., kids
from sixth grade and below
can dance to the music of a
kids’ D.J., decorate cookies,
enjoy grab bags with treats,
and tell ghost stories around
the big outside bonfire. Kids
can come dressed in costume or
street clothes. Bryant Square
Park is at 3101 Bryant Ave.
S. To learn more about the
Halloween party, call 612370-4907 or e-mail bryant@
minneapolisparks.org or go to
www.minneapolisparks.org
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The Wedge • Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association Newspaper
Enter Ghost, Again
Lyndale Church Back On Lyndale Avenue
125 years ago Lyndale Church started on the
Wedge (NW) corner of Lake and Lyndale.
We’re back.
We are sharing space with Intermedia Arts
(and Salem Church) at 2822 Lyndale Ave. S.
Come check us out.
9:15 a.m. Christian Education for all
10:30 a.m. Worship in either the Intermedia
Arts theater or gallery
2822 Lyndale Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN
612.825.3019
Lyndaleucc.org
LYNDALE
UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
No matter who you are or where you are on your journey, you’re welcome here.
Lowry Hill East Crime Map
August 25 – September 21, 2009
Homicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Remember:
Rape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
• Take keys inside and
lock car.
Robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• Lock house and
garage doors.
Aggravated Assault . . . . . 1
The
Library
Report
Burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• Call 911 if you have
an emergency.
Larceny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Auto Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Narcotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
For more information, contact the CCP/Safe Team:
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crimealert/signup.asp
Lt. Dave Hayhoe | 612-673-2919
david.hayhoe@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
CPS Chelsea Adams | 612-673-2819
chelsea.adams@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Franklin
Avenue West
22nd Street West
Wed., Oct. 7th, 6:30 p.m.
Crime & Safety Committee
typically meets on the first
Wednesday of each month.
24th Street West
Midtown Greenway
Colfax Avenue South
Dupont Avenue South
Emerson Avenue South
Fremont Avenue South
27th Street West
Aldrich Avenue South
Bryant Avenue South
26th Street West
28th Street West
29th Street West
Lake Street West
Lyndale Avenue South
25th Street West
Mueller
Park
Henn
epin
Ave
nue
Sou
Girard Avenue South
th
[source: www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us
/police/crime-statistics/]
LHENA office
Jefferson School
1200 West 26th Street
Room 107
Events at Central Library,
300 Nicollet Avenue
(unless stated otherwise)
Gthaden at Gmail dot com
612-377-2029
The Minneapolis Library System’s non-profit arm runs a lecture series titled, “Talk of the
Stacks.” These lectures are open
to the public and held in the second floor auditorium of the new
Central Library. These lectures
are free due to the generosity
of corporate sponsors who pay
for the authors’ transportation,
lodging, and incidentals.
Larceny is basically theft: shoplifting
or stealing personal property where
force is not used.
Robbery is person-to-person
confrontation where threat or force
is used. Most often demanding
or attacking for money.
with Gary Thaden
Two Lecture Series from
Two Library Systems
Crime-Prevention Block Club
Want to form a crime-prevention apartment / block club?
Training sessions for block / apartment club leaders
94
are held monthly, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Call the
5th Precinct at 612-673-5585 for more information.
Burglary is illegal entry to private
areas whether property is locked or
unlocked.
twice primed it with white shellac and painted it. Also, one day
when she came home from work,
she found a cat in the apartment. How did stray cat got into
a locked third floor apartment?
About a week after the bathroom light turned on, Kate and
her roommate were sleeping
in their respective rooms when
the radio beside her bed clicked
on and loud music blared forth.
Despite it being two in the morning, the disturbed roommates
decided to depart for relatives’
homes to sleep.
The last straw came the following Sunday afternoon. Kate was
alone, sitting in her room, listening to the Vikings game on the
radio. She heard the front door
being unlocked, the door creaking open and then shutting. The
sound of footsteps came across
the living room, up the hallway,
to the door of her room. Expecting to see her roommate, she
looked up, but no one was there.
She decided that he had gone
into the front bedroom.
But when she called out a
The new merged library foundation has continued this lecture series and appearances
are noted below. The non-profit
arm of the suburban Hennepin
County libraries has run a lecture series for a number of years
called “Pen Pals.” This lecture
series is used as a fundraising
effort in addition to bringing
noted authors to our community. The money raised is used
to support the entire Hennepin
County System.
Pen Pals has over 850 subscribers and has raised over
$250,000 in three years. Since
it is a fund raising activity,
these lectures range in price
from $35-$45 per lecture.
You can also purchase season
passes for $150 and $175. You
will notice that the authors all
hold two lectures. All “Pen Pal”
lectures are held at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111
Main Street, Hopkins. See the
greeting, there was no answer.
Hoping against hope, she went
from room to room. No one. The
front door was still closed and
locked. She fled the apartment,
vowing to move out ASAP, and
never again to stay there alone.
When the roommates told the
landlord they were moving, he
wasn’t surprised. He said that
they had been the third in a line
of tenants that didn’t last out
their lease in that apartment.
Whenever I pass by that building, I look up at their former
apartment, wondering if the current tenants have stories to tell.
Here’s another story from a
different resident of The Wedge.
Kevin, an engineering student at
the U, has a very different outcome than Kate’s. Kevin decided
to travel to his parents’ northern Wisconsin property over
Thanksgiving break to enjoy the
solitude. To get to the old farmhouse, he had to park his car on
a gravel road and walk a couple
miles through dense forest.
The second night, as Kevin was
curled up on the sofa reading, he
October • 2009
[continued from front page]
heard the sound of heavy footsteps, like that of a man in boots,
coming across the wooden front
porch. The footsteps surprised
him, as he was not expecting
company.
He got up and started toward
the door. The doorknob turned,
and the door creaked open. No
one was there. He stared at the
empty doorway for a moment,
then rushed outside. All was
still. Nothing was on the porch
or in front of the house; the
woods were dark and silent.
As Kevin went inside and
bolted the door, panic began
welling up. If he was to stay
there, he had to do something.
So he strode to the middle of
the front room and announced
decisively, “Nothing happened,
I didn’t hear anything, and I’m
going back to my book.”
He spent the rest of his time at
the house undisturbed.
Do you have a story to tell? If
so, please give Trilby Busch a
call at 612-377-7032. Anonymity
is guaranteed.
author list at: supporthclib.org/
events-pen.html
Holiday Inn
Kevin Kling
Thurs., Nov. 12, 7 p.m.
Talk of the Stalks: Central
Library – 7:00 p.m.
Kevin Kling is a storyteller,
playwright, and regular contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered. His plays have been seen
at the Guthrie Theater, Second
Stage, Seattle Rep, Goodman
Theatre, Spoleto Festival, and
HBO Comedy Arts Festival.
Kevin Kling’s first book, The
Dog Says How, brought readers
into his wonderful world of the
skewed and significant mundane.
Bizarre Truth
Andrew Zimmern
Tues., Oct. 20, 7 p.m.
Zimmern is a food columnist,
culinary expert, dining critic,
radio talk show host, TV personality and chef. Writing for many
national magazines and publications, Zimmern has received the
Society of Professional Journalists Page One Award. Host of a
weekly travel and food program
on the Travel Channel called
Bizarre Foods; Zimmern travels
the world, exploring the food.
His new show, Bizarre Worlds
with Andrew Zimmern, is set
to debut on Travel Channel in
2009. His new book, Bizarre
Truth: How I Walked out the
Door Mouth First... and Came
Back Shaking My Head, chronicles his world travels.
The Interrogative Mood
Padgett Powell
Mon., Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
Once touted as one of “the
best American writers of the
younger generation” by Saul
Bellow, Padgett Powell’s newest
work, The Interrogative Mood, is
a wildly inventive, jazzy meditation on life and language — in
which every sentence is a question.
Often compared to David Foster Wallace or George Saunders,
Powell’s new book explores what
it feels like to hear the swing
and snap of American talk. Powell is the author of two collections of short stories and four
novels, including Edisto, which
was nominated for the American
Book Award. His writing has
appeared in The New Yorker,
Harper’s, The Paris Review, and
elsewhere.
His second book, Holiday Inn,
is a romp through a year of holidays. “Kevin Kling’s stories are
not merely delightful. They are
surprising, wise and redemptive.
He is one of our great national
treasures.” —Krista Tippett,
public radio host and founder of
Speaking of Faith.
Catalog Merger of
Hennepin / Minneapolis
systems
The Minneapolis Library
Catalog has been merged into
the Hennepin County Catalog.
Check out some the new features of the merged catalog.
Don’t forget that you are not
restricted to checking out books
from just Hennepin County.
When in the catalog, check out
MnLink to find a book or CD
from any library in the State of
Minnesota.
Recently, I was looking for a
2001 BBC dramatization, on CD,
of a 1960’s British novel. It was
only available from the Rochester Library System. I ordered
it on-line. It was not checked
out from their system. When it
arrived at the Central Library a
week or so later, I was sent an
e-mail notification. What a great
service!
October • 2009
The Wedge • Volume 40 – Number 10
Page 7
Our ACE in the Hole
Frattalone’s Hardware to open on Hennepin
At long last, The Wedge is
getting its own hardware store.
The new ACE Hardware is a
10,000 sq. ft. store targeted to
open around Oct. 25th at 2737
Hennepin Ave. S. The location was formerly occupied by
Checker Auto Parts.
“We are totally, totally
pumped to open a store in
Uptown. We have never been
so excited about an opening-it is like no other store,” said
co-owner Mike Frattalone. This
will be the 15th Frattalone’s
ACE Hardware in Minnesota. A
grand opening is being planned
for November.
Local residents are thrilled to
once again have a neighborhood
source for all those odds and
ends that are needed for vintage restoration projects. Many
of these items cannot be found
at the “big box” stores.
The Frattalone chain of hardware stores was founded by
Larry Frattalone in 1975. Along
with his two sons Tom and
Mike, Larry owns and runs the
stores out of their Arden Hills
office. Tom is also a resident of
The Wedge and is excited about
the new location practically in
his backyard.
According to the Frattalones,
what makes this store unique
is that it will feature Amazon
brand of recycled paint. Amazon Environmental Inc., based
in Fridley, is the only nationally-known company to take
back leftover opened cans of
latex paint, either dried up or
still usable, and turn them back
into another product. The recycled wet paint gets mixed with
similar colors into creating over
12 different contemporary colors of ‘new’ latex paint while
the dried up paint gets milled
with a mix of other dry ingredients and added to dry cement.
Look for a future article on
Amazon Paint in The Wedge.
You can also come in while
walking your dog. Pets are welcome. “We pride ourselves on
customer service and making
friends out of our customers,”
Mike stated.
Frattallone’s will continue to
offer a unique range of other
services: equipment rental and
tool sharpening, small-engine
repair, and even custom window-building and repair.
Have a claw foot tub? Broken window? Like our sadlymissed Rex Hardware before
them, Frattalone’s will offer
full fledged window and screen
repairs. Additionally, for old
house owners, the Hennepin
store will carry some of those
elusive parts specifically for
vintage plumbing and windows
(the Nicollet Ave. location provides these as well).
The store will be managed by
another resident of The Wedge,
Mike Pederson. Mike is excited
to be heading up this location.
LHENA welcomes Frattalone’s into the neighborhood not
only as a new business partner,
but also as a partner committed to working with and for our
community.
—Kathy Kullberg
Southwest Transitway: Route 3A or 3C?
[continued from front page]
not possible on the proposed
3A route (Orchestra Hall,
Eat Street, and Uptown),
avoiding an alignment that
would break up the Chain
of Lakes (the proposed 3A
route runs between Lake of
the Isles and Cedar Lake),
and choosing a route with
a shorter transit time than
the proposed 3A alignment.
Several speakers urged
the PAC to consider the 50
year implications of their
decisions, and to listen
Residents
carefully to the comments
from the audience.
The PAC is expected to make a decision on
the locally-preferred alternative at their Oct.
14 meeting. The PAC recommendation will be
passed on to the Hennepin County Regional
Railroad Authority (HCRRA). Once the HCRRA
has reviewed it, they will hold a second public
hearing on Tues., Oct. 20 before taking action on
Tues., Nov. 3.
The Wedge
Messages
The Wedge accepts classified
ads and personal messages.
See bottom for pricing.
evaluate maps of the two transit routes
If you have a question or would like to make
a comment to Hennepin County about the
Southwest Transitway, call 612-348-9260, e-mail
swcorridor@co.hennepin.mn.us or send mail to:
Southwest Corridor, 417 North 5th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Visit southwesttransitway.org for additional
information.
—Katherine Himes
Uptown Artswatch
Hospitality industry has their say during
“In the Weeds” at Bryant-Lake Bowl
What will it feel like to watch
a play about food servers hitting the wall while being served
by other, “real” servers? I’m
going to find out the hard way
this month when The Flower
Shop Project brings “In the
Weeds” to Bryant-Lake Bowl at
7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, and
Saturdays, Oct. 3, 10, 17, and
24.
they wind up discovering “dark
truths and perverse realities
that can only be found in the
kitchens, dining rooms, and
(alas!) bathrooms of your local
restaurant.”
The Oct. 22 is “Hospitality
Night.” Service industry workers can save $2 on their ticket
if they pay for it in singles;
identify their restaurant’s computer system to the box office
manager; or show their pay
All the cast members (includstub, name tag or swipe card.
ing Piotter) have worked on the
For all others, tickets are payother side of the menu at some
what-you-can, $12-$15, $10 for
point, so I expect to hear some
students and seniors, or with a
real insider stuff. I think I will
Fringe button.
watch the reaction on the face
Find Bryant-Lake Bowl at 810
of the person serving me my
W.
Lake St. Call 612-825-8949
drinks to see if the show is hitting the right tone. Plus, I think for more information.
Written by member Lacey
Piotter, “In The Weeds” follows
four servers as they try to “find
meaning” in the world of hospitality. According to the release, I might tip extra, just to be safe.
—Vanessa Moore Ardolino
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Each resident of The Wedge receives
one FREE classified each year with a
limit of 25 words. After the initial run,
you must prepay one of two ways: our
office at Jefferson School (1200 W. 26th
St., Room 107; 612-377-5023) or our
ad representative, Susan Hagler (612825-7780; susanhagler@earthlink.net).
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October • 2009
Uptown Artswatch
Bring tissues to Mary’s Wedding
by Vanessa Moore Ardolino
Mary’s Wedding runs through Sun., Oct. 25.
Sweetness and innocence are rarely terms
that come to mind when I view a play at The The Jungle is located at 2951 Lyndale Ave. S.
Jungle Theater. No matter how nicely one of For more information, call 612-822-7063.
their plays begins, a character usually reveals
a dark secret. However, Mary’s Wedding, by
Stephen Massicotte and directed by Joel Sass,
unfolds its bittersweet story steadily, leaving
the audience to sniffle back tears at the poignancy.
Mary, played by Alayne Hopkins, is a young
British transplant to Canada. The play encompasses a dream she has the night before
her wedding. In it, she recalls falling in love
with a local farmboy, Charlie, played by Sam
Bardwell, just before he goes to fight with the
Canadian Cavalry in World War I.
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Singer-Songwriter Vicky Emerson appears at
Bryant-Lake Bowl on Sat., Oct. 10
Wi s c o n s i n - b o r n s o n g s t r e s s
Vicky Emerson will be making an
appearance in The Wedge with her
“All Man Band.”
walking you through scenes of her
life like pages in a book. The lyrics consistently speak of moments,
dreams, and love gone by.
The show will celebrate the
Fans of Sarah McLachlan and
release of her new album Long
Ride. Though Vicky lives in New Norah Jones will be happy to find
York, the album was recorded in a new songstress in Vicky Emerson. The quality of the vocals alone
Minneapolis.
The stage is dressed to depict the interior of
an old clapboard barn with fields stretching
out behind the wide open door. To the right is
a modest bed draped in mute colors, and there
is a fat wooden beam set at an angle to the left.
The beam comes in handy as a substitute for a
horse several times throughout the show.
I had a chance to hear a pre- make Long Ride worth the listen.
release of the album. Knowing
If you’re looking for a romantic
nothing about her before I listened
evening out, go see Vicky with a
to the CD, she seemed like a friend
loved one at the Bryant-Lake Bowl
to me by the end of the disc.
(810 W. Lake St.) on Sat., Oct 10th.
Listening to Long Ride, it seems
Doors open at 9:30 p.m. with the
that the album title is not merely
show starting at 10:00 p.m. See
about time on the road, it’s a testabryantlakebowl.com or call 612ment to a life lived.
825-8949 for more details.
Emerson’s silky smooth voice ser—Paul Bowman
enades you from beginning to end,
The dreamlike quality of the performance
was amplified by the poetic cadence of the dialogue. The rhythm was simple but constant,
such as Mary repeating the phrase, “all those
arms and voices,” as she observes Charlie’s
experience in the trenches of France.
Choreography by Carl Flink also added to
the dreaminess. Charlie and Mary (and later
when Hopkins plays the only character based
on a real person, Lt. G. M. Flowerdew) cavort
around the stage, using the bed as tumbling
mat and the benches as stepping stones.
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The main characters of Mary’s
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•
Reinforcing City Finances. Meg will work to ensure city
tax dollars are spent wisely on basic services needed by
all Minneapolis residents.
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Promoting Green Policies. Meg will help the city
increase sustainability, promote the new green economy,
add more green space, and plant more trees.
Working for you!
• Meg will listen to you and attend your neighborhood
and community meetings.
• Meg will return open, responsive, inclusionary
constituent relations and service to the 10th Ward.
• Meg will make sure that everyone has an opportunity
for input on neighborhood issues.
• Meg will bring neighborhood groups, residents, and
businesses together to produce the best ideas.
DFL / LABOR / SIERRA CLUB ENDORSED
www.megtuthill.com
Prepared and paid for by Tuthill for 10th Ward, 2420 Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405.