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Past Postings: (Jan.-Dec. 2010) Meeting Notice: Proposed Kingfield Dog ParkThere will be a second meeting hosted by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board regarding the proposed Kingfield Dogpark on Thursday September 2, 6:30 PM , at MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet Ave. Kingfield Neighborhood Association has supported the creation of an off-leash area because it would:
Neighbors are needed at this meeting to advocate for this community-building, safety-creating strategy! If you want to learn more about the proposal visit www.kingfield.org/dog-park. You can also Friend Kingfield Dogpark on Facebook. Alignment for Animals Dr. Moe, as her patients affectionately call her, owns Moe Bodyworks at 3541 Lyndale Ave. S., where she spends her days doing what she calls the ideal job: using the art of physical adjustment to change peoples’ — and animals’ — lives. While the business is known for its animal and human chiropractic services, it offers yoga classes, rehabilitation services, acupuncture, massage, nutritional therapy, spa services and even meditation. Read MoreNew Faces in Familiar Places By Rick Nelson from the Star Tribune Change is good. At least it is at three Minneapolis restaurants, where replacement chefs are shaking up familiar menus. A Grand Transition After Radle's death in April, owner Mary Hunter promoted Pichler from sous chef to executive chef. A tough way to land a job, surely, but it's not taking away from Radle's legacy to say that Pichler is doing admirable work, continuing the restaurant's reputation as a neighborhood cafe that draws far more than a within-walking-distance clientele. Here's why: The affordable, tightly focused menu remains seasonally sharp and skillfully rendered. The dinner menu's canapés -- I love that underused word -- remain, a plate of constantly changing small bites that could be roasted beets spooned into endive or gravlax on tiny toasts. They come six to an order, and they're a lovely way to start an evening. Local Restaurant, Piccolo, to feature on Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" Piccolo restaurant and local Chef Doug Flicker will be featured on the Heartland episode of Anthony Bourdain's Travel Channel show, "No Reservations", on Monday, July 12, 10pm E/P. Piccolo opened in January 2010 to rave reviews. Chef Flicker's unique menu highlighting small plates, heritage cookery, and modern techniques is the focus of the show. Piccolo is the only Minneapolis restaurant featured on this episode. For additional information, contact: Sun Gallery Moving Sale Up to 70% off almost everything through July! Open Tuesdays – Saturdays 12–5 We are excited to let you know about our upcoming move to the Northrup King Building in Northeast Minneapolis. Home to more than 150 artists, the Northrup King Building is one of the artistic hot spots of the Minnesota. It is conveniently located off Central Avenue at 1500 Jackson Street NE #451, with plenty of parking, and frequent bus service from downtown on the #10 line. We are planning a Grand Opening event for this fall that will feature new works from China: contemporary paintings and more, along with our usual mix of one-of-a-kind museum-quality antiques and art: furniture, jewelry, ceramics, scholar rocks, painting, calligraphy, teapots, carvings, and much more! We will be at our current location until the last week of July, when we'll be packing. Come visit us to take advantage of our moving sale – items are up to 70% off! Jenny Sun • Sun Gallery • 612-822-6288 • 4760 Grand Ave. S. www.sungallery.blogspot.com
RoseFest 2010 East Harriet's 5th Annual RoseFest is bigger and better for 2010 with a continued focus on local talent and area businesses. Events include live music, inflatable rides, games, face painting, dunk tank, puppet show, Guitar Hero, musical petting zoo, grilled food, a classic auto show, antique fire engines and informative booths featuring local businesses. RoseFest is both a community building activity and a fundraiser that helps support the East Harriet neighborhood's programs and events. Lake Harriet Concession Stand The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is seeking Request for Proposals (RFP) for qualified operators to assume management of the concession operations at Lake Harriet. The Lake Harriet concession facility is adjacent to the Lake Harriet Band Shell. Proposals are due at 4 pm on Friday, July 9, 2010 with the contract executed The RFP is available for download here, at www.mineapolisparks.org and at Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Headquarters located at 2117 W. River Rd. Blackbird Cafe to Reopen at 38th & Nicollet The Blackbird Cafe is planning to reopen this fall in a new location at 38th & Nicollet after the fire in February that destroyed their original building at 50th and Bryant. The only change that Blackbird owners Gail Mollner and Chris Stevens will make to the restaurant is to increase the space by 50 percent which is 40 additional seats. The new location at 38th and Nicollet is owned by the development firm Lander Group. Click here to read more about Blackbird Cafe's relocation in the Southwest Journal. On Behalf of NEHBA I would like to express our sympathy over the sudden death of Jon Radle, executive chef of the (or our own) Grand Café. The owners and staff of the Grand Cafe lost a dear friend, chef and co-worker last week. Our thoughts go out to Mr. Randle’s family and all who were close to him including the owners of the Grande Café, Dan and Mary Hunter. I know many of us enjoyed the food and conversation Mr. Radle shared so enthusiastically with everyone. He will be missed in so many ways. On behalf of the Radle family, memorials can be sent to: Matt Perry A Note From the President • April 2010 I have great news to share! The grant we sought to help fund the creation of a destination identity and development of a marketing plan was approved by the City Council’s Community Development Committee on Wednesday, April 20, 2010. The committee's recommendation is a significant positive step toward approval by the full council who will vote on the matter at their April 30, 2010 meeting. The City Council committee adopted staff recommendation we receive $40,000 of the $50,000 we requested. The City received grant requests for this round totaling $1.4M from a funding pool of $500,000. Given the competitiveness of this round I feel extremely good about the amount being recommended for NEHBA. This Business District Support Program grant is the one which NEHBA applied for in February of 2009 but did not receive because the “proposal scored low for need (all but one of the nodes is monitor) and impact given that these nodes are dispersed over a wide geographic area.”** Over the past 12 months Roger Worm and I have met with city staff and elected officials to make the case that the NEHBA neighborhood business nodes collectively are a significant economic driver for the city. This outreach culminated with a tour we gave to the director of Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) and their staff in February of this year. With the volunteer help of urban planning subject matter expert Donovan Hart and Roger Worm’s thorough and thoughtful analysis of each business node, we crafted a compelling grant proposal. I want to thank them both for their invaluable contributions. This year's staff recommendation report overview notes “38th and Nicollet is an example of a neighborhood commercial district that Great Streets aims to support.” Writing specifically in support of our application they state “This proposal is for marketing and branding work for the nine ‘Experience Southwest’ nodes covered by NEHBA. In just a few years since forming, NEHBA has demonstrated solid connections with the 233 businesses served, a thorough understanding of the businesses’ needs, and an impressive commitment by volunteers- all of which contributed to a strong assessment of leverage and feasibility.” This is a huge accomplishment for NEHBA, but more so for our business districts and all neighborhood business nodes who do so much for the economy of Minneapolis. We now must get ready to do the hard work of making our plans a reality. Matt Perry Stimulus dollars at work: By Brad Allen | Published Thu, Apr 8 2010 9:45 am Pat Mulroy said he’s doing it “for the grandkids,” when asked why he decided to have 174 solar panels installed on the roof of his Nicollet Avenue body shop in South Minneapolis, a business that’s been in the family for 50 years. Ward 10 Small Business Robbery Alert The 5th Precinct has seen a recent trend in small business burglaries in your area. There have been ten reported burglaries from 3/23/2010 to 3/30/2010 occurring between 11 pm and 5 am. The suspect pries open the front door or breaks the glass to enter, takes cash from the register and are out within minutes. The cases are under investigation and there is no further information at this time. Please review the list below provided by the 5th Precinct. These are important preventive measures businesses can take to avoid being a target of this type of crime. What You Can Do
Guse Green Grocer Grand Opening Celebration Owners of a popular southwest Minneapolis neighborhood hardware store expand with an adjacent 1940s-style grocery, specializing in locally sourced foods. Minneapolis, MN—Tom and Terry Thomson, owners of Guse Hardware, a longtime fixture in the Lynnhurst/East Harriet neighborhood in Southwest Minneapolis, announced the grand opening of their newest venture, Guse Green Grocer. The Grand Opening was on Saturday, March 20, 2010 and offered vendor food tastings for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. An evening party was also held. (gusegreengrocer.com) (Click here to download full press release) From the President Hi folks: I have asked Council Member Hodges, whose ward this business district is in, and the president of the Lynnhurst Neighborhood Association, to extend an offer of support from NEHBA to the businesses and the owner of the property. I'm still working to connect directly with the building owner and the business owners. While this business node is not within the NEHBA boundaries, it is one of the business districts NEHBA has recently discussed including in its business association boundaries. The 50th/Bryant business district is not currently represented by a business association. There are two upcoming events whose purpose is to provide monetary support for the two restaurants that were lost to the fire: Blackbird Cafe and Heidi's. Links to the web pages of the two events can be found below. In addition to offering NEHBA's support, we have also facilitated connecting, Phil Waugh, an East Harriet Farmstead resident and an employee of Collaborative Design Group, Inc., with the businesses and the owner of the building (www.collaborativedesigngroup.com). Mr. Waugh and his firm have structural engineers, architects, and a historic preservationist have offered to do an onsite survey of the damage and help the owners understand/assess what there choices are, free of charge. If there are other firms within our business association boundaries who are willing to offer help, please contact me so I can get this information to the appropriate parties. Here are the links to the support events: My thanks to the many restaurant owners, several who are member businesses of NEHBA, for their financial show of support for Blackbird Cafe and Heidi's. (The full list of 55 restaurants can be found at the www.forkthefire.org link.) Matt Perry Winter Parking Restrictions Lifted! The city has announced that the Winter Parking Restriction has been lifted as of 10:00 am today. Thanks to all the warm weather Minneapolis has experienced over the last week, the conditions have improved enough to allow emergency vehicles to navigate the majority of our streets. NOTE: The restricted parking to one side of the street on Grand Ave and Bryant Ave will remain in place until April 1. For more information click on Winter Parking Restriction. NEHBA's Annual Meeting and 2010 Board Member Update Nearly 25 business owners attended the fourth annual Nicollet-East Harriet Business Association’s Annual Meeting. The meeting was hosted by Tim and Kate Harwig of member business Frame Ups at their 4325 Nicollet Avenue location. Our thanks to the Harwig’s and Theresa Lien of Anodyne Coffee House (4103 Nicollet Avenue) who provided the food and drinks for the event. Mark Brandow, board member and owner of Quality Coaches reviewed the accomplishments of the organization in 2009. (View the full list of 2009 accomplishments.) Matt Perry, NEHBA President, outlined the goals for the organization in 2010 including an expansion of the Business District Leader Network; seeking a second $50,000 business façade improvement grant from the city; and working proactively with the CPED and the Public Works Department to create positive design outcomes for the Nicollet Avenue Reconstruction Project. (View the full list of the 2010 goals.) Kari Wilhelmi, NEHBA Vice President and Brenda Johnson, NEHBA Secretary presented information on becoming a member of NEHBA and its benefits. The goal this year is to increase membership from 80 members (2009) to 100 members. (Download a 2010 Member Form) Roger Worm, NEHBA Treasurer and lead for the NEHBA Great Streets Business Façade Improvement Program, gave the annual treasurer’s report and an update on the Great Streets program. The program, begun in 2008, has dispersed nearly $50,000 in matching grant funds leveraging nearly $145,000 in project work. NEHBA has applied for a second $50,000 of façade improvement matching grant money through the City’s Great Streets program. The membership voted to increase the maximum number of board members from 7 to 11 as a result of the size of the current membership. New board members and officers were elected. Board members are Matt Perry - President (Twin Cities PC MD), Mark Brandow - Vice President (Quality Coaches Auto Repair), Roger Worm - Treasurer (RWS, Inc.), Brenda Johnson - Secretary (Johnson Design + etc), Thor Anderson - At Large (Saving Tape), Dwight Cody - At Large (Cody Advisory), Molly Hanson - At Large (King's Wine Bar), Mike Neaton - At Large (Enterspace) and Akayla Stevens - At Large (East 42nd Street Salon). We welcome new board members, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Cody, Ms. Hanson and Ms. Stevens. We thank departing board members Brian Ciccone (Pro-Systems) and Kari Wilhelmi (LifeForce Chiropractic) for their respective efforts in helping NEHBA becoming the organization it is today.
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