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Minneapolis Riverfront News
Covering life, work, and play in the Historic Mill District and Downtown Minneapolis Riverfront neighborhoods. Have an opinion, local news or events to share? Contact us.
Westbound I-94 ramp to Fifth Street closing May 18 through June 1
Via a May 11 e-newsletter from MnDOT:
I-94/Seventh Street Ramp: 2015-2016 Construction - Closure Details
You will be unable to access Fifth St. from westbound I-94 in Minneapolis beginning Wed, May 18 at 1 a.m., weather permitting. The ramp will remain closed through Mon, June 1.
If you are intending to access Fifth St. from westbound I-94, please follow the posted detour: northbound Cedar Ave, to westbound Washington Ave, to Fourth Ave.
The closure is needed while crews continue to reconstruct a new westbound I-94 bridge/ramp to Seventh St. in downtown Minneapolis.
The work is part of a larger project that includes realigning the existing westbound I-94 exit to Fifth St. by constructing a new section of ramp that will redirect traffic exiting westbound I-94 to Seventh St. instead of Fifth St.
Additional work includes installing a traffic signal system and making accessibility improvements for pedestrians at the intersection of Seventh St. and 13th Ave.
This project is a collaborative effort of the city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Transportation that will:
•Improve mobility and access to downtown Minneapolis from westbound I-94.
•Reduce congestion on downtown area streets.
•Improve pedestrian safety at Seventh St./13th Ave. intersection
For more information, visit: mndot.gov/metro/projects/i94minneapolis/.
For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit http://www.511mn.org/ or dial 5-1-1.
Road Closures for May 12 Medtronic TC 1 Mile
On Thursday, May 12, West River Parkway from Portland to 13th Avenue, along with 2nd Street S and 11th Avenue S, will be closed to traffic from approximately 6:00pm-8:30pm for the Medtronic 1 Mile. More Info
Public Invited to Watch a Trash Sort at HERC, May 12
Via a May 9 e-newsletter from Hennepin County:
Hennepin County seeks a treasure of information in the trash
As part of a new waste study, Hennepin County is digging into residents’ garbage to learn more about what they are throwing away and what opportunities we are missing to recycle more. The study involves sorting trash into new categories that will provide better, more specific information about what could be recycled now but is not, and what opportunities need to be developed to increase recycling in the future. The effort is part of getting to our goal of recycling 75 percent of waste by 2030.
What
Watch a waste sort in action, find out what we’ve already learned, and see examples of the types of materials – recyclable and not recyclable – that are currently in the trash.
When
Thursday, May 12 at 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – Arrive, get safety equipment and view samples of materials pulled from the trash
11:45 a.m. – Media tour of waste sort
Noon – County officials and recycling experts available for interviews
Who
County officials and experts in waste reduction and recycling will be available for interviews.
Where
Hennepin Energy Recovery Center (HERC), 435 North 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Enter the HERC Administration Building and the Visitor’s Center through the Target Field Station parking ramp.
Transit and parking information
Take the METRO Blue or Green lines to Target Field Station, or park at the Target Field Station pay ramp (enter at Fifth Ave. and Fifth St, by Caribou Coffee). Members of the media who need parking for a live-feed signal should contact Maria Baca at 612-348-7865.
Attire and safety information
For safety reasons, visitors must wear closed-toe shoes, long pants, a hard hat, and a safety vest on the HERC's tipping floor, where the waste sort is taking place. Hats and vests will be provided.
About the waste study
The study will examine trash from a cross-section of Minneapolis. After sorting the trash into material categories, the county's study will characterize the materials based on what already is recyclable in residential recycling programs and what materials currently go in the trash. Additionally, comparing the waste sort data to socioeconomic information from the different neighborhoods will help uncover trends in recycling behaviors that will inform future education and outreach efforts.
A secondary sort will examine the waste by “retail” categories, or where consumers buy products in a store and where waste is generated in their homes. This will answer questions such as: Are the packaging or durable goods we are buying recyclable or not? How could we create more opportunities to recycle, reduce, reuse or repair these materials? From what areas of a store and our homes are we generating a lot of trash or missing recycling opportunities?
About recycling in Hennepin County
In 2015, 46 percent of waste generated in Hennepin County was diverted to recycling or organics recycling. The recycling rate in the county has increased steadily but slowly over the past few years. Recycling alone has increased by 5 percent since 2010.
However, significant changes in behavior and waste management methods will be needed to achieve the county’s goal of recycling 75 percent of waste by 2030. This waste study will provide a better understanding of what is still in the trash and what changes will be needed to increase recycling enough to meet our goals.
Learn more about the county’s efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling in the 2015 Hennepin County Recycling Progress Report.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Closed for Reconstruction Project
Via a May 9 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board e-newsletter:
Sculpture Garden will undergo complete reconstruction
A rendering illustrates planned improvements to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is now closed for a reconstruction project that will rebuild its failing infrastructure, breathing new life into the beloved Minnesota cultural institution.
The project includes the complete reconstruction of deteriorated and inadequate infrastructure such as irrigation, drainage and stormwater systems and other physical assets. The upgrades will also increase accessibility with new walkways and a larger bathroom facility and improve energy efficiency by converting Cowles Conservatory into an open air pavilion. Work is expected to take about a year, with a grand reopening planned summer 2017.
The Sculpture Garden will remain closed until the project is completed. For more information visit the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Reconstruction project page.
In the News - News from Downtown & the Riverfront Neighborhoods
TOP STORIES LAST WEEK
Downtown Minneapolis group to temporarily manage East Commons park after summer opening
When the patch of Minneapolis known as the East Commons park opens sometime this summer, it likely will be managed by an entity personified by the greenish-yellow clad “ambassadors” who populate downtown.
Minneapolis sorts out details ahead of downtown stadium park opening
Downtown park near stadium is set to open, but lack of Portland crosswalk raises questions.
Minneapolis trails converge at railroad river bridge, but will they ever be able to cross?
As new and proposed recreational trails proliferate along the upper Mississippi riverfront in Minneapolis, pressure is building for a foot and bike crossing of the river at a lightly used rail bridge near 26th Avenue N.
Downtown East, or East Downtown, is now going to be called East Town
The district is composed of two official city neighborhoods, Elliot Park and Downtown East, and one unofficial area, called the Mill District.
Preservation Commission says no to proposed 40-story condo tower in Minneapolis
The Alatus plans call for 207 for-sale condominiums, 6,700 square feet of ground-floor retail and 333 parking spaces.
‘Iron Clad’ hotel, apt project proposed for Downtown East
Minneapolis-based Graves Hospitality has submitted new plans for its hotel and apartment project, now dubbed “Iron Clad,” in Downtown East near U.S. Bank Stadium.
Hennepin Avenue Reconstruct I: Major Improvements
For all its vitality, Hennepin itself isn’t a nice street. It’s a road designed around cars, from its highway style lights to its wide lanes, and there’s nothing like walking home during a low-traffic time after a show or happy hour downtown to make that all painfully clear in a kind of bleak un-glory.
Paul Berglund named Best Chef Midwest by James Beard Foundation
After a five-year drought in the winners’ circle, Minnesota has another James Beard Award-winning chef.
Rewind Vintage to relocate Northeast store
The vintage clothing store, a staple of Johnston Street for the past decade, will be moving in early June about a block away just across the street.
MPLS/STP Clothing Co. will move to new Woodchuck building
MPLS/STP Clothing Co. said it will officially move Wednesday, May 11 to the building at 610 SE 9th St. in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood.
3rd Avenue Reconstruction Tentatively Proposed to Begin the Week of May 24
Via a notification from the City of Minneapolis:
The City of Minneapolis Council is preparing to proceed with the redesign project on 3rd Avenue S between 1st Street S and 16th Street E. The project limits are shown on the attached map. The scope of the project includes the installation of a protected bicycle lane, modifications to the existing street to a primarily four lane configuration, and new landscaping opportunities along 3rd Avenue S. The approved configuration is located on the project website link below. The construction is tentatively proposed to begin the week of May 24th with the commitment of maintaining access to the adjacent properties. To determine the staging and flow of the work we are coordinating with the numerous development and street construction projects in the downtown area. We will continue to share information as it is developed. For additional information on projects, please visit the City of Minneapolis Public Works Traffic Alerts page: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/traffic/index.htm
You will see the following work tasks begin this year:
• Removal of center medians and replacement with asphalt pavement;
• Construct water connections for green space;
• Adjustments to utility man hole covers;
• Mill and Overlay on selected blocks to correct the grade from the median removal;
• Seal Coat of roadway;
• Temporary and permanent traffic markings; and
• Signal system improvements.
The roadway reconfiguration will be started in 2016 and opened to traffic over the winter. Other project work is expected to resume and be completed in 2017. Activities planned for 2017 include remaining segments of seal coating, permanent traffic markings, irrigation systems and plantings.
We will continue to provide you information as the project proceeds and should there be time sensitive questions or issues that arise, please contact us:
Construction Manager: Elisha Langat at 612.673.5974
Design Manager: Chris Engelmann at 612.673.3274
Additional information can be found on the project website: www.minneapolismn.gov/cip/future/WCMS1P-150686
It’s May – Mill City Farmers Market Time! A photo essay tour
Story and Photos by Susan Schaefer
It's May! It's May!
The lusty month of May!
That lovely month when everyone goes
Blissfully astray. (From Camelot by Lerner/Lowe)
If your castle happens to be in proximity to Minneapolis’ Central Riverfront, say a stone’s throw from the Mill City Museum, your a’straying on the first weekend of May just may be to, tra lah, Mill City Farmers Market where most of your pleasures, Milords and Ladies, can be blissfully, tastefully, deliciously met.
On this opening morning you may even run into modern Vikings playing “Kubb” in Gold Medal Park. Yup, Kubb - a Swedish lawn game possibly dating back to days of Viking conquest played between two teams attempting to knock over the opposition’s kubbs and finally the king to win the game. Sort of full body chess. All of this is true. I asked Minnesota Kubb director, Eric Goplin, who was, well, almost as lusty about the game as Lerner and Lowe were about It’s May!
Minnesota Kubb Director Eric Goplin
Kubbers kubbing
From the jousting kubbers of the 800s heading north you would enter the realm of the 1800s, strolling past the Guthrie Theater’s front door where the harbinger of spring himself, the charming, top-hatted ambassador of not just the theater but of the entire neighborhood, Mr. Herb Stead, welcomes you. Mr. Stead is as treasured an icon as any of Mill City’s other estimable landmarks.
With a tip of his white-gloved hand to his high hat, his smile as wide as the river, “Ambassador” Mr. Stead beckons you on to the market!
Once in Mill City Farmers Market land, I’ve learned to reconnoiter from inside out, zigging first beneath the protective metal shed adjacent to Mill City Museum heading directly to Lynne Reeck and Kate Wall’s Singing Hills Goat Dairy stand, choosing one of their ever changing tangy goat cheese offerings fresh from the farm to the table. Today? Hard goat cheese.
Big smile from Singing Hills
Typically, I then zag over to Martha’s Joy, producer of home style pickle products, to have a short talk with David, husband of the late Martha Jean Harkness Jackson, who carries on his wife’s legacy of bringing zesty locally grown, home canned veggies to many fans. Today’s selection – spicy beets, after all, there is a bit of a nip in the air.
Martha’s Joy, David
Another zig across the walkway brings me the wizard of aroma, Denise Olsen, whose Olsen Naturals soaps, lip balms and essential oils raise my spirits all year long. I find her thoughtful blend of patchouli and sandalwood body spray a warming dose during Minnesota’s long winters. And if you’re going up to the cabin, don’t forget her insect repellent, good for your health, bad for those biting, stinging critters!
Stocking up on Olsen Naturals
Surfacing from the cool dark overhang, I find Salty Tart one of my market mainstays. Perpetually long lines tell the tale of high quality sumptuousness. Carrying on with May’s lustiness theme, I chose their jalapeño cheddar loaf and a flaky asparagus tart. By now my bulging trusty canvas bag smells like a sorcerer's workspace!
Salty Tart grabs one’s heart
It’s always a tough choice about which riverside snack to choose to make market day a culinary interactive affair. Today I go blissfully astray – taking Rashmi and Sarala’s Gorkha Palace’s veggie momos and Brenda and Tim’s Spoonriver crepes! Like I said, it’s been a long Minnesota winter.
Serving up love and momos from Gorkha Palace
Tough choice at Spoonriver: sweet or savory?
One of the greatest advantages of shopping at Mill City Farmers Market is that your balcony for fine alfresco dining is a scenic overview of the Stone Arch Bridge, the falls, and St. Anthony Main just across the Mississippi. I don’t know of many other Farmer’s Markets that can beat this amenity.
Alfresco dining along the Mississippi
Just as you dab your mouth daintily and prepare to return home, you realize you’re never really finished on first Market Day. As a writer, the literary ladies of Millweed Editions gently remind you to feed your mind, too! Great gorging – no calories!
Feed your head, says Milkweed!
And oh heck, since Red Table’s tent is almost blowing away in a sudden gust of wind from the river, it’s only fitting to help by providing a bit more human ballast, and gosh, while you’re helping out why not bring a spicy salami home for that Mother’s Day brunch?
Holding the big top at Red Table Meat Co!
There’s always time to begin veganism next week, right? And then we can explore so much more!
So remember:
It’s here, it’s here,
That shocking time of year
Those dreary vows that everyone takes,
Everyone breaks.
Everyone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!
When Mill City Farmers Market blooms with so many vendors it will be hard not to break one teeny vow or two! Hope to see you at the market!
Susan Schaefer can be reached at susan@millcitymedia.org.
Best Kept Secret: How the Red Stag Supperclub Makes the World’s Largest Potato Chips
Story and photos by Julie Craven
The Red Stag Supperclub is one of those places that every time we drove by, Doug would say “we should check that place out.” So I asked around to see who's tried it and what type of restaurant it is. The answer? What I learned was, if you’ve heard one person’s take on the Red Stag Supperclub, you’ve heard, well, one person’s take.
Jen and Jen at Denny Kemp raved about the Truffle Popcorn and the Homemade Potato Chips at happy hour. For others, it's the “Oh My Cod!” Friday night fish fry and still others are fans of the corned beef hash on the weekend brunch menu. Ask Steve Ylvisaker and he’ll tell you it's the $2 tallboys when you wear your bike helmet on your ride to the Red Stag.
Maggie and I were celebrating the last of her final exams and we split the Walleye Cake special and ordered the Lobster Egg Salad sandwich and the Lobster Mac and Cheese. Our server Caitlin said we called it, as that sandwich and the mac & cheese are big lunch favorites. She added that a lot of Grilled Chicken Cobb salads and burgers are ordered with the business crowd who come for lunch.
Tuesday night’s headline is Cheap Date Night. Here’s a deal - a bottle of wine or a few beers, two entrees and dessert for $36 per couple. The brunch menu draws as many as 350 people on Sunday and reservations are definitely recommended. Organic ingredients are highlighted and local producers are called out on the menu.
If you plan to take in some of the NEMAA First Thursdays in the Arts District events, there’s a happy hour that goes from 3:00 pm till close. An opportunity before or after your visit to Casket Arts or the Northrup King Building studios to see the work of their amazing painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, ceramics, textile and fiber artists, jewelers and furniture artists.
As far as the incredible potato chips go - they're homemade in what Caitlin described as a process that first spins and then deep fries mashed potatoes. They're then finished with a malt vinegar seasoning. When she said they came from the world's biggest potatoes, I did notice she winked!
Location: 509 1st Avenue NE, Minneapolis
Website: redstagsupperclub.com
Julie Craven can be reached at julie@millcitymedia.org
West River Parkway Slope Repair Project Update
Via a May 6 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board e-newsletter:
Repairs on track to wrap up in July; parkway, trails remain closed until Franklin Avenue Bridge reopens this fall
The West River Parkway Slope Repair project is expected to be complete at the end of July 2016. However, West River Parkway and the adjacent trails will remain closed from 4th Street South to 25th Street South until Hennepin County reopens the Franklin Avenue Bridge, which closes to all traffic May 8 and is scheduled to reopen this fall.
We understand the extended closure of West River Parkway has frustrated and inconvenienced many Minneapolis residents and park users and we appreciate the public's patience while work is performed on this extraordinarily challenging project.
See Project page for updates on the remaining work schedule and project history.
Job Opportunities
*NEW* JOB OPPORTUNITIES | MILL CITY MUSEUM
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES: Jefe: Urban Hacienda, a new Main Street restaurant, is hiring line cooks! Full and part-time positions available. Check out the Craigslist posting for more info!
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Volunteer Opportunities
*NEW* VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES | ART-A-WHIRL
NEMAA is looking for volunteers to assist during Art-A-Whirl, the annual open studio art tour, which will take place in Northeast Minneapolis May 20-22, 2016. More details, sign up…
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY | YOGA TEACHER
The Friends of the Mill District Foundation is seeking volunteer Yoga teachers for Saturday mornings, 9-10 a.m. from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Classes will be held in Gold Medal Park. Friends of the Mill District works to build community by connecting, convening and supporting neighbors. Contact claudia@friendsofthemilldistrict.org.
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Mile in My Shoes - Multiple Positions
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Mill City Museum - Greeter
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Minneapolis Downtown Council Announces Explore Downtown Living Event
Via a May 5 e-announcement from the Minneapolis Downtown Council:
Free Explore Downtown Living Tours Return Saturday, May 21
What: Explore Downtown Living
When: Saturday, May 21 from 10 am-5 pm
Where: Central Business District, Downtown East/Mill District, Loring Park, North Loop, Northeast
Explore Downtown Living is a FREE event that lets you tour Downtown Minneapolis and all it has to offer at your own pace. On May 21, visit 29 residential communities and tour their amenities while learning about their surrounding neighborhoods and getting a sense of what the community has to offer.
New properties taking part in May’s event include 700 Central, Bolero Flats, District 600, Edition, Eitel Building, Marquette Place, Mill City Quarter, One Ten Grant and The Metro Apartments.
Sign up for Explore Downtown Living at www.exploredtliving.com, and use an online interactive map or printed Field Guide to help you navigate around downtown.
Last year’s Explore Downtown Living showcased approximately 8,500 unit tours. May’s event features more residential communities coming on board. View the full list and map here: www.exploredtliving.com/map.
Participants can walk or bike from location to location, and they can also enjoy free parking at select spots. Plus, participants can enjoy discounts and freebies from the following local businesses. The full list of restaurants, retail shops, fitness organizations and more can be viewed at www.exploredtliving.com/partner-offers.
Explore Downtown Living is an initiative of the Minneapolis Downtown Council’s Intersections: The Downtown 2025 Plan’s Development Committee, which aims to double the downtown population to 70,000 by the year 2025.
Earth Day 2016 Results = Impressive
From a May 5 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board e-newsletter:
The Minneapolis Earth Day event on Saturday, April 23 helps with the greening efforts of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and creates a more beautiful environment throughout Minneapolis Parks. Thank you to Cargill for sponsoring the event and to all of our volunteers for coming out and making this event a huge success.
We collected 1,640 pounds of metal, 640 pounds of recycling and a whopping 8,100 pounds of garbage!
If you participated in this event we are seeking feedback about what we can do to improve the event in the future. Please take just five minutes to complete this survey.
Mill City Farmers Market May 7 Opening Day Herb Giveaway from Cynthia Froid Group
Mill City Farmers Market Sponsor Cynthia Froid Group is again treating shoppers to a free herb plant as part of the 2016 outdoor season Opening Day festivities. If you receive the below post card in the mail this week, bring it to the Green Earth Growers booth at the May 7 Market for your choice of a rosemary, basil or oregano plant. No post card? You can also Like them on Facebook, or sign up onsite with your email to receive your gift (you’ll be notified of their future events and giveaways in the Minneapolis community).
Riverplace Market Opens June 1 - Wednesdays thru September
FARMERS MARKET OPENS ON MINNEAPOLIS RIVERFRONT
Sentinel Property Management Corp will host Riverplace Market, a new community based farmers and artisan market. It will be located on the cobblestone courtyard of Riverplace, in a prime location at Hennepin and Main Street on the beautiful Mississippi riverfront.
Riverplace Market is set to open its inaugural 2016 season on Wednesday, June 1st. The market will operate Wednesdays from 3pm to 7pm, rain or shine, through the end of September.
"We have a nice selection of vendors at the market." said Mary Waldrop, Sentinel’s Regional Asset Manager. “Customers can expect to find farm fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, sauces and spices, honey, nuts and products from local artisans as well as food trucks each week."
Updates and announcements can be found on the market’s social media outlets @riverplacemkt, Facebook or Instagram.
New artisans and food producers are welcome to apply to participate in the market. Limited single spaces are still available for select weeks. Contact, Stephanie Hansen at 651-983-4766 or by email at Stephanie@stephaniesweeklydish for the latest availability.
Preservation Photo Contest to Celebrate National Historic Preservation Month
Preservation Photo Contest to Celebrate National Historic Preservation Month
May is National Historic Preservation Month! The City of Minneapolis department of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) is excited to invite you to participate in a photo contest to celebrate the historic resources that make our city a special place to live. Minneapolis has 170 locally designated landmarks and 15 historic districts. We want to see how you can capture the character of these places!
CPED is encouraging individuals to share their best photos of Minneapolis landmarks or scenes from historic districts to celebrate the benefit of these places to our city. To enter the contest, snap a photo and post it on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook with the hashtag #MPLSpreservation by May 31, 2016.
The winners will be announced in early June and three winning photos will be featured in the Heritage Preservation Commission’s annual report, the City’s Heritage Preservation webpage, and other City of Minneapolis department of Community Planning and Economic Development webpages.
NOTE: Photos should not contain identifiable people. Submissions may be used by the City of Minneapolis in future print and digital publications, with proper credit to the photographer.
In the News - News from Downtown & the Riverfront Neighborhoods
TOP STORIES LAST WEEK
Sinkhole near Mill Ruins Park closes stretch of West River Parkway
Engineers are checking parkway to make sure nearby area is safe.
Three major Minneapolis intersections help tell the story of how the city evolved
The intersections of Hennepin and Nicollet, Hennepin and Lyndale and Seven Corners have their own stories to tell.
Commons fundraising surpasses halfway mark
Green Minneapolis, the conservancy tasked with fundraising for The Commons park, announced Tuesday that nearly $14 million has been raised to make the high-profile green space in Downtown East a reality.
Downtown park near U.S. Bank Stadium inches closer to $22 million fundraising goal
The conservancy running the effort announced another $3 million haul this week, bringing them within $8 million of the project's finish line.
Concept in the works to reconstruct Hennepin
City planners are making the first move to reconstruct Hennepin Avenue — something that hasn’t been done in decades — with a new style of protected bike lane and fewer turn lanes.
Ryan, First Covenant Church plan mixed-use project near stadium
Ryan Cos. US Inc. and the First Covenant Church of Minneapolis are planning a $35 million workforce housing and retail project in what's now a church parking lot across from U.S. Bank Stadium.
Franklin puts a hold on 50-story tower in downtown Minneapolis
A property company that planned to build a 50-story tower right next to the Foshay Tower, which for four decades was the tallest building in Minneapolis, has put the idea on hold.
Why Downtown Minneapolis Is Becoming A Clinic Capital
In the past couple of years, several major Minnesota health care providers have opened or announced plan to open clinics in Minneapolis’s central business district. Suddenly, it seems, health care is a major industry downtown.
NE Mpls Chamber of Commerce is offering storefront improvement grants
The Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce is offering $32,500 in grants to Northeast area businesses for storefront improvements.
Kaiseki restaurant planned for old Origami space
This is a big deal. Kaiseki is an elite Japanese dining tradition, it’s a meal that evolved from Buddhist temple meals and typically consists of a procession of many small courses, each prepared with great care, and designed so that each dish flows from one to the next—creating a whole that in totality evokes the mood and spirit of a season, a time, and a place.
Urban Charm Meets Historic Cozy: Happy Hour at the Stone Arch Bar
Story and photos by Julie Craven
The last train rolled out in 1971, but the old Milwaukee Road Depot, now The Depot and Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, continues to be a hub in the city, just as it has for over 100 years.
At its peak in the 1920’s as many as thirty trains crossed the Stone Arch Bridge to reach the Depot each day. The converted space has many functions today, including a gathering spot for drinks, small plates, soups, salads, sandwiches and signature dishes at The Stone Arch Bar. In true Minnesota fashion, there's walleye on the menu.
On this night, Mill City Commons hosted a monthly happy hour at the The Stone Arch Bar and about 30 of the group’s members mingled with hosts Penny Hunt and Pat Hoven. One of the great things about The Stone Arch Bar is the people watching. On any given night, it's a combination of “who’s in the house” and folks from the neighborhood. When I asked how often groups scheduled events there, the bartender replied there is a small group reservation about twice a week.
Later, Doug and I ordered the cheese plate and the Sticky Toffee Almond Cake. The cheese plate had a variety of the expected and the unexpected. Smoked bleu cheese and a chipotle-flavored cheddar, as well as yummy truffle almonds, pure honey and an assortment of fresh berries. The unexpected item was a wonderful yogurt cheese that was spreadable and well paired with crispy lavash.
A poll of the waitstaff provided a short list of food favorites: the fish tacos, available with either walleye or tuna, the charcuterie plate and the cheese plate are some of the most frequently ordered items. Shareable and familiar, with a twist.
I'll confess that any food spot located in a restored railroad depot automatically gets my vote. I love trains. My dad was the General Agent for the Chicago Great Western in Waterloo, Iowa and he had a passion for the railroads. That meant, in the Henderson family, rail cars were the equivalent of moving flash cards and we learned the logos for all the railroad lines about the same time we learned to count. When the family station wagon was stopped at a crossing for a train, the shouting erupted, “Rock Island, Santa Fe, Canadian Pacific!" It was one of those times when being the oldest and loudest was an advantage when it came to being the first to identify the cars on a fast moving train!
Happy Hour specials, Monday - Friday, 3pm - 6pm
Food service from 2pm - 11pm daily
Location: Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot, 225 South 3rd Avenue
Website: http://www.thedepotminneapolis.com/
Julie Craven can be reached at julie@millcitymedia.org
Above, one of the many life-size statues you'll find loitering about the property.
Opening Day At The Mill City Farmers Market - May 7
Via an April 28 Press Release from the Mill City Farmers Market:
Opening Day brings new vendors, great food, and lots of family activities for Mother’s Day weekend!
The rooster is crowing. It is Opening Day for the Mill City Farmers Market on Saturday, May 7th. Shop fresh spring produce, local artisans, and celebrate Mother’s Day with fragrant bouquets and fun family activities from 8am to 1pm. Enjoy the much-awaited growing season at this downtown market located in between the Guthrie Theater and the Mill City Museum.
Join Juut Salonspa all day to plant flowers and herbs or dust off your chef hat for the free cooking class at 10:30am with Chef Jenny Breen and her daughter in the Mill City Cooks kitchen. Young market-goers can stop by the Information Booth to get a taste of seasonal vegetables from the Power of Produce kids’ sampling table. Plus, lively music from local sensation Roe Family Singersstarts at 11am, and Hennepin County Master Gardeners will be answering your spring gardening questions.
Local breakfast and lunch are served all day, so come hungry for pulled-pork hash, sweet-potato tacos, sweet and savory crepes, Nepali dumplings, and more seasonal favorites. Remember to bring your grocery list so you can relish the spring harvest with fresh asparagus, spring greens, carrots, baby beets, kale, rhubarb, pasture-raised meats and eggs, fresh artisan pastries and much, much more! Remember you can find healthy, spring recipes at the Information Booth and in the market’s recipe archives at millcityfarmersmarket.org.
This season, the market welcomes the return of many wonderful vendors as well as several new: Abrothecary, owned by local butcher and Chef Andrew Ikeda, introduces a variety of frozen and ready-to-eat bone broths and soups to the market. Cosmic Wheel Creamery will be bringing aged and fresh farmstead cheeses from their small heard of Jersey cows in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. Heritage Breads, a familiar face to winter market regulars, will continue to sell hand-made artisan breads made from Sunrise Flour Mill grains. The Mill City Farmers Market will also be expanding to the other side of 2nd Street on Chicago Avenue in front of the American Academy of Neurology building for 11 weeks later this summer (Saturdays from June 25th to Labor Day Weekend). Additional new vendors joining the market in the expansion include: Food Building, Serious Jam, Sift Gluten Free Bakery, the Twisted Shrub, Bee Brews, and many more!
EBT is accepted at the Mill City Farmers Market. The information booth offers EBT tokens and matching ten dollar Market Bucks to all SNAP participants.
Founded in 2006 by acclaimed local chef Brenda Langton and the Mill City Museum, Mill City Farmers Market has earned a reputation for its promotion of healthy eating and sustainable agriculture. Located at 704 S. 2nd Street in downtown Minneapolis, the market runs every Saturday May through October from 8am to 1pm. More information can be found at www.millcityfarmersmarket.org.
