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The regular meetings are rebroadcast on Channel 79 on Saturdays at 1 p.m. and on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 5 p.m.
Webcasts of MPRB regular board meetings are posted on the MPRB website two to five business days after each meeting and are available for viewing, along with Webcasts for the recent two months, at http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=900.
"A river of green" is how our neighbors described the streets as the Get Lucky! 7K runners zipped through our neighborhood the morning of St. Patty's Day.
It sure was fun seeing our Mill City Farmers Market vendors at the Arboretum on March 17. We heard reports that some vendors sold out of product - not surprising considering the crowds.
In addition to my usual favorites, I came away with two new treats - Chili Chutney from Gorkha Palace and Caraway & Juniper Sauerkraut from Kiss My Cabbage.
Be sure to mark your calendar for the April 14 Farmers Market, which will take place inside Mill City Museum.
Each Monday morning we provide an easy to reference list of events and activities for the week ahead in the Mill City neighborhood. Submit your events here...
A little slice of heaven in the Mill District - drinks and nibbles on the patio...on March 16!
We started with drinks and the Maine Lobster Deviled Egg appetizer at Sanctuary, followed by Avocado Tempura, Macaroni Potato Salad and Crab Croquettes at Zen Box. YUM!
Beautiful evening downtown skyline view from the Zen Box patio:
Weave your way through the skyscrapers of downtown Minneapolis on a food adventure! Enjoy VIP service at some of the newest and hottest award winning restaurants and learn the art of local beer making. Visit quaint eateries that have pride in local ownership, including a favorite since 1932. You'll leave the tour with a tasty experience of the best food finds Minneapolis has to offer while learning the history of downtown and soaking in the local culture.
Sites you will enjoy: Broadway Theatre District, Mary Tyler Moore Statue, the tallest building in Minneapolis, a building modeled after the Washington Monument, the largest structure ever moved on rubber-wheeled dollies and much more...
Scheduled tours available Friday and Saturday, or book a private tour.
The Team Ortho Foundation's Get Lucky! 7K Race is 9:00am tomorrow morning, with a starting point of South 2nd Street near Portland Avenue South. The course travels along downtown Minneapolis and the Mississippi River.
NOTE: A section of West River Parkway, along with the Stone Arch Bridge and Main Street, will be closed from 8:00am - 11:00am to accomodate the racers.
Blast Blow Dry Bar will soon be occupying the space at 940 Washington Avenue South. That's the corner space next to Mens Dept. on the retail level of Aloft. This isn't a full service salon - no cuts, colors, manicures, etc. It's where you go when you need a wash, blow dry and style for a special occasion. Allison Kaplan first blogged about it on Mpls St. Paul in February.
Last night the DMNA endorsed the site plan for the Izzy's Ice Cream project across from Gold Medal Park in the Mill District of Minneapolis.
The building has a new design, and in a major change, will include an ice cream parlor where they'll scoop cones and make homemade waffles cones right onsite. Another significant announcement shared at the meeting was the addition of outdoor seating, including benches and 4 tables.
The project has weathered intense neighborhood opposition, including from Mill City Times, at previous meetings, but encountered almost none at last night's meeting. The changes announced by Izzy's owner Jeff Sommers last night change the nature of this project significantly. We think it will be an amenity for the neighborhood, the park, and the visitors from all over the region who use the park daily.
Kudos to Sommers and CPED Project Manager Miles Mercer for listening to the concerns of the community and coming up with a much improved project.
Sing Your Song is an up-close look at a great American, Harry Belafonte. A champion for worldwide civil and human rights, Belafonte is one of the truly heroic cultural and political figures of the past 60 years. The film charts Belafonte’s life - from his birth in New York and youth in Jamaica, and return to Harlem in his early teens where he discovers the American Negro Theater and the magic of performing. From there the film follows Belafonte’s rise from the jazz and folk clubs of Greenwich Village and Harlem to his emergence as a star, and as an activist.
Sing your Song presents a look at the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of an insider, someone who, despite his high profile, wasn’t afraid to spend time in the trenches. From Harlem to Mississippi to Africa to South Central Los Angeles, Sing Your Song takes us on a journey through Belafonte’s life, work and, most of all, his conscience, as it inspires us all to action! – S2BN Films.
Below is a graphic cut from the Izzy's site plan to be presented tonight at the DMNA meeting (see post below).
If the plan is indeed to sell ice cream cones, like a real ice cream parlor, this facility could be a real amenity for the Mill District neighborhood. Will they be open retail hours? That would be icing on the cake. Attend the DMNA meeting tonight to find out!
On the Agenda - Presentation of the Izzy's Ice Cream site plan and other planning applications by owner Jeff Sommers, architect David Salmela and CPED Project Coordinator Miles Mercer.
Sometime overnight between Saturday, March 10, and Sunday, March 11, vandals defaced the red tile elevators at the Pillsbury "A" Mill on the Downtown Minneapolis Riverfront.
If you look at one of the closer up photos you can see that the criminal signed his name "Noah" as part of the J. However, given that the letters are about 8-10 feet high and stretch across the entire building, I would speculate more than 1 vandal was involved.
We took the before picture at 5:45 PM on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Upon awakening this morning, something seemed amiss while having coffee on our balcony, prompting me to check our photos from the previous evening.
Each Monday morning we provide an easy to reference list of events and activities for the week ahead in the Mill City neighborhood. Submit your events here...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 9:00AM
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