[Lyndale_e-news] Lyndale E-News for September 16th, 2009
Mark Hinds
mark at lyndale.org
Wed Sep 16 15:09:12 CDT 2009
Lyndale E-News for September 16, 2009
The Lyndale E-News provides information on community events, neighborhood
meetings, and important news for the Lyndale Neighborhood. More information
on the Lyndale Neighborhood can be found at www.lyndale.org
<http://www.lyndale.org/> . Stay current with Lyndale Events by using the
Lyndale Neighborhood Calendar <http://www.lyndale.org/LNA/calendar.htm> .
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In this Issue:
1. Eating for Art (Thursday, September 17th)
2. Lyndale Concert in the Park (Friday, September 25th)
3. Lyndale Business Association Meeting (Thursday, September
17th)
4. 311 Walk (Monday, September 21st)
5. September General Membership Meeting (Monday, September
28th)
6. Household Hazardous Waste Pick-Up (Saturday, September 26th)
7. Fall Great Gatherings
a. Pondside Morning Yoga (Saturday, September 19th)
b. Oktoberfest (Saturday, October 3rd)
c. Lyndale’s Amazing Race (Saturday, October
10th)
8. Fall Litter Outa Lyndale (Saturday, October 3rd)
9. NRP Policy Board Election registration open until Friday,
September 18th
10. Help Eliminate Graffiti in Lyndale
11. Upcoming LNA Committee Meeting Schedule and Info
12. 2009 Lyndale Business Sponsors
13. About the Lyndale E-News
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Eating for Art
All Day Long on Thursday, September 17th
Want a good excuse to spend all day eating at great local restaurants. On
Thursday, September 17th we’re giving you the perfect excuse – Eating for
Art. Now in its third year, Eating for Art partners local restaurants and
the Lyndale and Kingfield Neighborhood Associations to raise money for
neighborhood art projects.
This year the money raised will be split between two community-arts
projects. A new Family Arts programming initiative at Leonardo’s Basement
supported by KFNA that is helping to build families’ connections across our
neighborhood, and encourage exploration and experimentation in the arts; and
the Hosmer Music and Dance from Around the World Program, which is a
partnership between LNA and Hosmer Library that brings free live music and
dance programming to Hosmer Library and Painter Park. Join us at these
local restaurants:
Platinum Sponsors
Victors 1959 Café
3756 Grand Avenue
www.victors1959cafe.com
Gold Sponsors
Anodyne
4301 Nicollet Avenue
www.anodynecoffeehouse.com
Bryant Lake Bowl
810 W Lake St
www.bryantlakebowl.com
Butter Bakery Café
3544 Grand Avenue
www.butterbakerycafe.com
Curran’s
4201 Nicollet Avenue
www.curransrestaurant.com
Sauce Sprits and Sound Bar
3001/3005 Lyndale Avenue
www.spiritsandsound.com <http://www.spiritsandsound.com/>
Silver Sponsors
El Paraiso
3501 Nicollet Avenue
www.elparaisominneapolis.com
Bronze Sponsors
Champions Bar and Grill
103 West Lake Street
www.championssportsbarandgrill.com
We’re also encouraging people to end the night with some neighborhood
bowling at Bryant Lake Bowl, come join us at 9:00 pm to bowl with neighbors
and friends. If you can let Mark know that you’re coming so we can make
sure to have enough lanes reserved. For more information on Eating for Art
contact Mark Hinds at 612.824.9402 ex 16 or mark at lyndale.org.
Lyndale Concert in the Park
Friday, September 25th
Painter Park
6:00 to 8:30 pm
Join us for the first concert in the Lyndale Concert in the Park series. The
concerts are free, just bring yourself and a chair or blanket to sit on.
This concert will feature The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers
<http://www.wildgoosechasecloggers.org/> with the Yard Buzzard String Band
& Nikki and the Ruemates <http://www.nikkimatteson.com/> . We’ll also have
free samples from Sauce Spirits and Sound Bar
<http://www.spiritsandsound.com/> .
These are free concerts that LNA is hosting with Hosmer Library as part of
the Hosmer Music and Dance from Around the World series and are funded in
part by a grant from the Minnesota Legislature through the Metropolitan
Regional Arts Commission and Target.
For more information contact Sarah Scott <mailto:sarah at lyndale.org> at
612.824.9402 ext 12
Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association
Thursday, September 17th
12:00 to 1:00 pm
Sauce Sound and Spirits Bar
3001 Lyndale Ave
At the September LNBA meeting we will discussing planning options for the
upcoming construction of Nicollet Avenue. Joyce Wisdom of the Lake Street
Council will be there to talk about the process and lessons learned from the
reconstruction of Lake Street. The featured business for this meeting will
be Sauce Sound and Spirits Bar.
For more information contact Norma Pietz <mailto:norma at lyndale.org> at
612.824.9402 ex 15
311 Walk organized by the Lyndale Walkers
Monday, September 21st
6-8pm
Meet at Crema 34th/Lyndale to start
The neighborhood needs more than a panicked response to crime, garbage
houses, neglected properties, hazardous infrastructure, etc. Waiting for
the powers-that-be to find out about these conditions builds in an
unacceptable delay in fixing the problems. Using the city’s 311 system to
report problems accomplishes the above while also helping the neighborhood
hold the city accountable for enforcing housing regulations and maintaining
urban infrastructure.
We’ll meet at Crema at 34th & Lyndale and split up into teams.
For more info contact Sarah <mailto:sarah at lyndale.org> at 612.824.9402 ext
12 or Luther Krueger <mailto:kruegerian at gmail.com>
September General Membership Meeting
Monday, September 28th
Painter Park (34th & Lyndale)
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Join us at the September 28th General Membership meeting for a presentation
and discussion on the Minneapolis Police Department’s community policing
plan for Lyndale, a presentation from Ossie James the Principal at the
Lyndale Community School on the School District’s new School Choice Plan,
and to hear from candidates running for office this fall. We will be
devoting part of the September and October meeting to hear from City Council
and Park Board candidates as well as for discussion about ballot
initiatives. We’ll also be providing information on Minneapolis’ new system
of rank choice voting. The full agenda for the meeting will be posted
online and through the Lyndale E-News during the week of September 21st.
Childcare is available through Leonardo’s at Lyndale for children 4 to 12
years old, starting at 6:30 pm, at Painter Park. For more information check
out www.lyndale.org, or contact Mark Hinds at 612.824.9402 ext 16.
NRP Policy Board Election Registration
The process for the election of neighborhood representatives and alternates
for seats on the 2010 NRP Policy Board is underway. The election will be
held Thursday, November 19, 2009. Those interested in filing as a candidate
must complete a Candidate Filing Form and return it to the NRP central
office no later than noon on Friday, September 18, 2009.
Learn more about serving on the NRP Policy Board
<http://www.nrp.org/R2/News/NewsArch/2008/20090824.html>
Household Hazardous Waste Pick-Up
Saturday, Sept. 26
9 AM - 1 PM
Minneapolis Park Board Southside Operations Center
3800 Bryant Ave. South, Minneapolis
South employee parking lot. Enter off Kings Hwy/Dupont Ave.
Kingfield, Lyndale, East Harriet and CARAG neighborhood organizations are
partnering with Hennepin County to sponsor a neighborhood collection event
for residents to safely and properly dispose of their unwanted garden and
household hazardous wastes.
Be sure to bring your ID to drop-off; residency in Minneapolis will be
verified.
For more information including what will, and will not, be accepted visit
here <http://www.lyndale.org/archives/568> .
Great Gatherings
It’s not too late. There’s still time to participate in this year’s Great
Gatherings. Each Great Gathering is an event or activity hosted by a
community member for other community members. 100 percent of the proceeds
from the Great Gatherings goes to support LNA.
To sign up for either of these Great Gatherings contact Norma at
612.824.9402 ext 15 or email norma at lyndale.org. You can check out the full
list of Great Gatherings at www.lyndale.org <http://www.lyndale.org/> .
Oktoberfest
Join us for a great evening of beers, brats, and other German foods.
Hosted By: Bryce & Kelly Pier
Date: October 3rd starting at 5:30pm
Status: Still Open
Cost: $15 per person
Pondside Morning Yoga
The perfect way to start your weekend! Enjoy an invigorating, cleansing
Ashtanga yoga session in a fabulous private, tranquil setting right the
heart of Lyndale. Emily Kellogg, an accredited and certified yoga instructor
currently at Lifetime Fitness and specializing in yoga retreats, will lead
the group. All levels are welcome and light refreshments (coffee, tea,
muffins) will follow. Emily Kellogg is a certified yoga instructor with six
years of yoga teaching experience. Trained at the Yoga Center of
Minneapolis in 2003.
Hosted By: Mary Grimstad BenAri, & Randy Ferguson
Date: Saturday, September 19 from 9 to 10 am
Status: Still Open
Cost: $20 per person
Lyndale's Amazing Race
Up to 20 teams will participate in an all day race. Be prepared for mental
and physical challenges that will take you in and around Lyndale. You’ll be
running
biking
maybe a little climbing
solving riddles and following clues.
Compete for exciting prizes along the way if you are skilled (or lucky)
enough to pass elimination rounds
.The Grand prize will be a dinner for two
at a lovely Minneapolis restaurant.
Hosted By: Holly Reckel & Trish Lundberg
Date: Saturday October 10th – (rain or shine)
Status: Still Open
Cost: $30 per team
Fall Litter Outa Lyndale
Join us on Saturday, October 3rd for the fall Litter Outa Lyndale. Litter
Outa Lyndale is a great time to help get the neighborhood cleaned up after a
long summer. You can pick up your gloves, bags, and route at either the LNA
Office 3537 Nicollet Avenue or encourage your block club to participate as a
block project and we will deliver bags and gloves to the block. Come
anytime from 10 am to Noon.
If you can let us know if you’re coming by emailing or calling Mark at
mark at lyndale.org or 612.824.9402 ext 16.
Help Eliminate Graffiti in Lyndale
Are you interested in eliminating graffiti in Lyndale. If so, LNA’s
Eliminate Graffiti Program is for you. The Eliminate Graffiti Program has
three different components designed to reduce the amount of graffiti in the
neighborhood.
Graffiti Busters
The Graffiti Busters Program is designed to help community members remove
graffiti as quickly as possible. LNA has several graffiti removal kits
available at the neighborhood office for people to check out and has two
Graffiti Busters out actively finding and cleaning up all the graffiti in
the neighborhood. You can also volunteer to help the LNA Graffiti Busters
clean up the graffiti in the neighborhood. To report graffiti email
norma at lyndale.org.
Light-Up Lyndale
The second component of the Lyndale Eliminate Graffiti Program is matching
grants that LNA has available for property owners and businesses to improve
lighting in the neighborhood. This program encourages property owners to
light up areas of the neighborhood that are hidden in darkness and frequent
targets of graffiti by providing matching funds for exterior lighting
projects. Light-Up Lyndale Program Application
<http://www.lyndale.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Graffiti-Buster-Staff-200
9.pdf>
Cover-Up Program
Lyndale’s Cover-Up Program seeks to build on the success and capacity built
during last summer’s Walldogs on Nicollet project. This year’s goal is to
work with local artists, community members, property owners, and business
owners to shrink the amount of prime real estate available to taggers by
increasing the amount of public art and greenscaping in the neighborhood.
Cover-Up Program Application
<http://www.lyndale.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Cover-Up-Program-Applicat
ion.doc>
Check out all the details, including program applications, for LNA’s
Eliminate Graffiti Program
<http://www.lyndale.org/housing-and-economic-development-programs/eliminate-
graffiti-program> . For more information on the Eliminate Graffiti Program
contact Norma Pietz <mailto:norma at lyndale.org> at 612.824.9402 ex 15.
LNA Committee Meeting Schedule
Everyone in the neighborhood is invited to get involved with one or more of
LNA’s Committees. The Committee’s form the backbone of LNA’s work in the
community and are a great way for people to be involved in making Lyndale a
great place to live.
Housing, Planning, and Development
Monday, October 5th
6:00 to 7:30 pm at the LNA Office (3537 Nicollet)
The H, P, & D Committee will be discussing a proposed reconstruction of the
Burger King at 34th and Nicollet, starting to plan for how the neighborhood
should be part of the Nicollet Avenue reconstruction project, and working on
the Lyndale Sustainable Properties Project Guidelines. The Committee is
currently looking for new people to get involved and would encourage anyone
who is interested to come to a meeting and check it out with no strings
attached.
For more information contact Norma at 612.824.9402 ext 15 or
norma at lyndale.org
Environment Committee
Tuesday, October 6
6:00 to 8:00 pm at the LNA Office (3537 Nicollet)
The Environment Committee will be talking about potential storm water
management projects that LNA can work on in the future.
For more information contact Mark <mailto:mark at lyndale.org> at 612.824.9402
ext 16
Crime and Drug
Tuesday, October 13th
6:30 to 8:00
5th Precinct Community Room
The committee will be talking about the community policing plan.
For more information contact Sarah <mailto:sarah at lyndale.org> at
612.824.9402 ext 12
Lyndale Neighbors List
Do you like talking about what’s going on in the neighborhood? If so sign
up for the Lyndale Neighbors Discussion List. This is LNA’s list for
community members to post their own info and discuss what’s happening in the
neighborhood. To sign up go to www.lyndale.org and click on the Lyndale
Discussion list under the Get Connected section.
2009 Lyndale Neighborhood Business Sponsors
Please take a moment to thank the following neighborhood businesses for
sponsoring the Lyndale Neighborhood Association during 2009.
Community Builder Level
* Minnesota Teen Challenge <http://www.mntc.org> (1619 Portland Ave
S)
* Zion Lutheran Church <http://www.zionchurchmpls.org> (128 W. 33rd
St)
Neighborhood Partner Level
* Butter Bakery and Cafe <http://www.butterbakerycafe.com> (3544
Grand Ave S)
* Champion’s Bar & Grill <http://www.championssportsbarandgrill.com>
(105 West Lake St)
* Valerie’s Carniceria (3149 Nicollet Ave)
About the Lyndale E-News
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service for Lyndale residents. This is an announce only email list. The
Lyndale E-News is published several times a month. To submit an item for an
upcoming issue of the Lyndale E-News email Mark Hinds at mark at lyndale.org or
call 612.824.9402 ext 16.
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Mark Hinds
Executive Director
Lyndale Neighborhood Association
3537 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612.824.9402 ext 16
mark at lyndale.org
www.lyndale.org
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