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I am a big fan of the Mill City Museum’s film, Minneapolis in 19 Minutes Flat, but I’m thinking that this 22 minute video created by Current.tv: UnConventionally Yours, might be more informative. It was created to welcome visitors in town for the RNC. “Among the subjects mentioned are the 22nd Ave Station, gay rugby, Islamic Center of St Paul, Hidden Beach and meat raffles.” (via)
On Saturday night, Tricia and went to the Common Roots Cafe for dinner to try the newest competetor to the Jucy Lucy universe. The Rootsy Lucy is made with thousand hills beef stuffed with 12 month aged cheddar on foccacia with heirloom tomatoes, lettuce and aioli. I’ll have to try it again soon, but I’d have to say this was the best Jucy Lucy I’ve had, both because of the quality of the beef, but also because the cheese didn’t burn my mouth. It was quality cheese and for the most part, it stayed in the burger
Common Roots: We make everything on our menu from scratch, and we strive to use as many local, organic, and fair-trade ingredients as possible. Our menu changes constantly, allowing us to make frequent use of local ingredients. In 2007, 80% of our food and beverage purchases were local, organic, or fair-trade!
For drinks, I had the newest Surly beer, Surly Hell, a Munich Helles, and a beer that I could easily see becoming a top seller for Surly. It was very easy to drink and a perfect beer for a late summer evening. The beer selection is all local (mainly Surly, but also Brau Bros and Point), and the wine selection is all fair trade or local (yes, we make wine here!).
I’d highly recommend stopping in for a Rootsy Lucy before it’s gone!
Urban Renaissance Coalition: Declining cities .. and Minneapolis is next: If they were truly trying to attract middle-income families to this city they would lower taxes, improve the schools, spur business development and growth, and get serious about crime. (via)
I’m confused. How is the city supposed to improve the schools, spur business development and growth, and get serious about crime, while also lowering taxes (for all)? When each of those departments get cut every year, where will the money come from? I suppose if we stopped wasting federal money on wars and tax breaks for the richest of the rich, then we could invest in the core cities. But I guess that makes too much sense.
Seeking the grain of truth: Will industry still fit in Minneapolis’ redeveloped Hiawatha corridor?: Flush with success from their efforts to revitalize the Midtown Greenway area and the Lowry Avenue corridor (PDF) on Minneapolis’ North Side, Hennepin County officials now are in the beginning stages of a similar effort aimed at the city’s Hiawatha-Minnehaha Avenue corridor, which runs parallel to the light rail tracks from Lake Street to Minnehaha Park.
So, can a historic grain-milling area be transformed into a livable, healthy, environmentally stable 21st century success story even while it’s still carrying out it 19th century mission?
I’d hate to see the grain elevators torn down, at least not all of them, but I am also very excited about the development along Hiawatha, especially at 38th St. Oh, what to do.
Greed Over People: More pre-RNC graffiti: On flickr: Greed Over People and Get Out Phascists. Interesting discussion thread over at Modern Radio. I love this city.
Native Minneapolis, from pre-history to today | The Bridge: Last month, Scott Anfinson, Minnesota’s state archaeologist, opened the first of four monthly lectures on Minneapolis history with some bad news: there is no prehistoric archaeology in the city. “There has never been an archaeological dig of a prehistoric site in Minneapolis,” Anfinson said. “The rapid expansion of the city basically destroyed most of the archaeological sites here.”
While archaeological signs may be scarce, the speakers that shared the Downtown Central Library stage with Anfinson on July 22 proved that the words and culture of the area’s pre-settlement population are alive and evident.
We got free tickets to see The Government Inspector last night at the Guthrie Theater. The play, originally published in 1836 by Russian playwright Nikolai Gogol, “is a comedy of errors, portraying human greed, stupidity, and the deep corruption of powers in Tsarist Russia”.
The play was quite funny, even though at times it felt forced, but I think that’s the way it was written. The comedy was easy and predictable, but had the audience laughing all night. And nothing is funnier then hearing old Minnesota white ladies laughing at off color jokes about sex.
And as everyone else that visits the Guthrie, I brought my camera, since the building is so damn cool, day and night.
twin city sidewalks: Why the PedalPub is Good for Minneapolis: I have to say I’m alarmed by this blog post detailing a possible crackdown on Minneapolis’s own PedalPub. Apparently, Minneapolis Real Estate Czar Lisa Goodman may be trying to squelch the PedalPub and its suprirsingly tolerant state statute.
Apartment Therapy Chicago, which is a great resource for midwest bungalow design inspiration, has been showing some love to Minneapolis lately with a few great design links spotlighting local shops and designers.
DIY 911: Remnants in Minneapolis, located at 4754 Grand Ave
Shopping Twin Cities Green at 2405 Hennenpin Ave
The Gallery: Adam Turman - Illustration ‘N’ Stuff - Adam Turman
House Tour: Karl’s Mid Century Retreat shows off a home in Golden Valley
Man found stabbed in Longfellow home dies: Shortly before 1 a.m. officers from the Third Precinct responded to a 911 call from a home in the 3200 block of 31st Avenue South. The caller, an adult male, told the 911 operator that he had been stabbed and that he needed help.
Beginning on August 1st, and continuing through Election Day, November 4th, you can support your party by simply enjoying a great new cookie at Franklin Street Bakery.
With the Republican National Convention coming to town, signaling the official push for the political season to be in full swing, buy a cookie, and register your vote. …With a good taste!
Each Democratic and Republican cookie sold every day will register a vote for that respective party. A tally will be kept behind the counter daily, and an updated weekly total will be posted on the FSB web site.
So, in this voting method, you are welcome to vote often. And, since these cookies are especially delicious, every vote not only counts, but also tastes good! See you at Franklin Street Bakery – how American is that?
Just don’t tell the Republicans that the bakery is on Franklin Avenue. Not like they’d ever go down to that neighborhood anyway though!
Someone should buy our neighbors house. It’s a really nice place with a great yard. It sits on a lot and a half, has a 2.5 car garage, 4 bedroom/2 bath home built in 1907 in Longfellow. If a reader of this site buys it, I’ll help you move!
Friday night, the Roe Family Singers (myspace) played a free show at Sea Salt, so we stopped over for some food, beers, and good music. I wish we would have been able to hear more of them, but the tables in front were full, so we had to sit on the side. But what I heard I enjoyed, and look forward to seeing them again.
This was Art Fair weekend in Minneapolis, with large shows in Powderhorn, Uptown, and Loring Park.
As a proud South Minneapolis resident, I’m all about the Powderhorn Art Fair, and choosing to stay as far away from Uptown as possible. Tricia and I have made it a yearly event, as it was one of our first “dates”, and also the weekend I proposed to her. It’s a wonderful opportunity to see a lot of local and regional artists, but without the crowds of the other fairs. And this year it seemed that they had much better food options, with quite a few of the Midtown Global Market places having stands in the park.
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