This Afternoon - Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Agenda March 20, 2012

Several items on the agenda related to the Pillsbury "A" Mill redevelopment.

March 17 Mill City Farmers Market at the Arboretum a Huge Success

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.

More pictures from the Arboretum:

The Week Ahead in Mill City / March 19-25

Above: The latest update to the Mill City Photo Pool...

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...

Monday, March 19

Chefs for Change at People Serving People

Tuesday, March 20

The Film Society's Neighborhood Night at the Movies at St. Anthony Main Theatre

Meet the New MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Fellows at MCBA

Author Talk: Lori Sturdevant and George S. Pillsbury at Central Library

Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission Public Meeting

Wednesday, March 21

Argentina Wine Dinner at Spill the Wine

Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

Thursday, March 22

Kingdom Undone Opens at Southern Theater

The Parker Quartet – Illuminations: Mozart, Dutilleux and Schumann at MacPhail

Upper Riverfront program at the Nolte Center

March 22, 2012, Thursday - East Downtown Council Luncheon

Friday, March 23

Live Music at Crooked Pint

NT Live Filmed Presentation of The Comedy of Errors at the Guthrie

Artist Talk at The Soap Factory

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Saturday, March 24

Guthrie's How'd They do That Workshop: Hay Fever

Live Music at Crooked Pint

Let's Eat! Writing and Bookmaking about Food Family Workshop at MCBA

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Teen Job Fair at Central Library

First Pages for Kids: Writing Short Stories at Central Library

Spotlight Series at MacPhail

Winners of 2011 McKnight Artist Fellows Reading at The Loft

Sunday, March 25

Tunnel of Fudge Cake: The Bake-Off and the Bundt Pan at Mill City Museum

Tonight - Eat Well, Support the Minneapolis Parks Foundation at Tilia

Monday, March 19, 5:00-9PM at Tilia

March 16 Patio Dining in the Mill District

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:

Taste Twin Cities Food Tours Announces New Heart of Minneapolis Tour

Taste Twin Cities Food Tours" is pleased to announce 2012 tour dates for their new Heart of Minneapolis Tour.

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.
 
To learn more, visit their website and Facebook, and follow them on Twitter.

Reminder: Road Closures for the Get Lucky 7K Tomorrow Morning

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.

Coming Soon to the Mill District - Blast Blow Dry Bar

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.

Follow their progress on Facebook, Website and Twitter.

This Weekend in Mill City / March 16-18

Above: A recent photo from the Mill City Photo Pool

Events this weekend in and around the Historic Mill District and Minneapolis Riverfront Neighborhoods.  Have an event to share?  Contact us...

Friday, March 16

Live Music at Crooked Pint

Sing Your Song Opens at St. Anthony Main Theatre

Live Music at Aster Cafe

20th Annual Beat The Odds Celebration at The Depot

Saturday, March 17

Live Music at Crooked Pint

25 Cent Book Sale at Central Library Book Store

Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Farmers Market at Local D'lish

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Mill City Farmers Market at the Arboretum

Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Team Ortho Foundation's Get Lucky! 7K Race

Childish Films at Central Library

Sunday, March 18

Japan America Arts Forum at MCBA

Crown Hydro Responds to FERC Notice of Termination

Ice Cream Cones & Gold Medal Park? You Betcha! DMNA Endorses Izzy's Design

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.

New Documentary Illuminates Harry Belafonte’s Role in the Awakening of the American Civil Rights Movement and Conscience

The Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul Presents:

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.

Playing at St. Anthony Main Theater Screen 3

Showing Fri, Mar 16 through Thurs, Mar 22 – Times:

Fri 3/16 and Sat 3/17 at 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30

Sun 3/18 at 1:15, 4:00, 9:30

Mon 3/19 at 4:00, 7:00, 9:30

Tue 3/20 at 4:00, 7:00, 9:30

Wed 3/21 at 4:00, 7:00, 9:30

Thu 3/22 at 4:00, 9:30

Izzy's Project to Include Scooping Ice Cream Cones? Mill City Times Exclusive

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!

Thanks to MNdible on Minnescraper Forums for catching this change.

The area outlined in red shows a scooping station and a waffle making station!

Tonight - Izzy's Site Plan Presentation at Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Meeting

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.

Izzy's Site Plan

Breaking - Izzy's Site Plan & Photos for New Facility Across from Gold Medal Park - Mill City Times Exclusive

We just received this from the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association:

Outrage on the Minneapolis Riverfront - Vandals Deface Pillsbury "A" Mill [Images]

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.

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From Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 11:15 AM

From Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 5:45 PM

The Week Ahead in Mill City / March 12-18

Above: The latest update to the Mill City Photo Pool...

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...

Monday, March 12

No events scheduled

Tuesday, March 13

Books & Bars Series at Aster Cafe

Artist talk: MCBA Artist-in-residence Shana Agid at MCBA

Colonel Sibley and the 3rd Minnesota in the Dakota Uprising of 1862 at Central Library

DMNA Board Meeting at Central Library

Wednesday, March 14

Minneapolis Park and Rec Board Meeting

A Sip of Science at Aster Cafe

Todd Boss Publication Reading at the Loft

Thursday, March 15

Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Friday, March 16

Live Music at Crooked Pint

Live Music at Aster Cafe

20th Annual Beat The Odds Celebration at The Depot

Saturday, March 17

Live Music at Crooked Pint

25 Cent Book Sale at Central Library Book Store

Washburn A Mill Tour at Mill City Museum

Farmers Market at Local D'lish

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Mill City Farmers Market at the Arboretum

Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Team Ortho Foundation's Get Lucky! 7K Race

Childish Films at Central Library

Sunday, March 18

Japan America Arts Forum at MCBA

This Weekend in Mill City / March 9-11

Above: A recent photo from the Mill City Photo Pool

Events this weekend in and around the Historic Mill District and Minneapolis Riverfront Neighborhoods.  Have an event to share?  Contact us...

Friday, March 9

Live Music at Crooked Pint

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Saturday, March 10

Live Music at Crooked Pint

Mill City Bake-Off Challenge at Mill City Museum

Let's Play Cards! Family Workshop at MCBA

Live Music at Aster Cafe

Taste Twin Cities Downtown Minneapolis Skyway Tour

Talk-It Hennepin Workshop at Central Library

International Cartoonist Conspiracy Meet-up at MCBA

Sunday, March 11

Concerto & Aria Concert at MacPhail

35W Ramp/Lane Closures Alert

From: "City of Minneapolis" <minneapolis@public.govdeli very.com>
Date: Mar 7, 2012 2:26 PM
Subject: I-35W ramps/bridge lane closures alert

Eastbound night lane closures on Washington Ave. Bridge March 7 – 9

All eastbound lanes on the Washington Avenue Bridge will close to traffic overnight on Wednesday, March, 7, Thursday, March 8, and Friday, March 9 from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. All westbound lanes on the bridge will stay open to traffic.

Eastbound lanes will close from the ramp to Cedar Avenue South to the east side of the river. Access to Cedar Avenue will remain open at all times. A signed detour will be posted.

Northbound ramp from I-35W to S 3^rd St. to close Thursday, March 8

The ramp from northbound I-35W to South 3^rd Street will close from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 8 to allow for Central Corridor Light Rail construction.

Traffic will be detoured to Washington Avenue, Chicago Avenue and back to South 3^rd Street. For more information about the project please visit http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/centra lcorridor.asp.

Northbound ramp from SE 4^th St. to I-35W to close March 10 - 23

The ramp from Southeast 4^th Street to north bound I-35W will close for a period of two weeks beginning at 6 a.m., Saturday, March 10. The ramp is scheduled to reopen on Friday, March 23. 

During this two-week period, traffic will be detoured north to New Brighton Boulevard in order to access northbound I-35W. This closure is needed to allow crews to work on the water main under the roadway.

Izzy's Site Plan Presentation at March 13 DMNA Meeting

On the Agenda - Presentation of the site plan and other planning applications by owner Jeff Sommers, architect David Salmela and CPED Project Coordinator Miles Mercer.