Whittier Neighborhood News and Events
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Whittier is an active, urban residential neighborhood known as the "International Neighborhood." With more than 15,000 residents representing 30 countries and more than 25 languages, diversity becomes community in Whittier.
Ingrid Alm is our neighborhood correspondent for Whittier..Ingrid enjoys photography and journalism and loves Minneapolis. Her favorite places in Whittier include Pancho Villa, Intermedia Arts, Bad Waitress, Quang, Soo Visual Arts Center, The Wedge, CC Club and the Jasmine Deli. Activities: Biking, Photography, Running, Yoga Interests: Journalism, Travel, Concerts, Weather. Email Ingrid at ingridalm08@yahoo.com |
Reflecting its population, Whittier offers an eclectic mix of ethnic dining and shopping along "Eat Street" (Nicollet Avenue), as well as cultural and artistic experiences. Whittier is home to the internationally recognized Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the award winning Children's Theatre, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and other performance venues such as the Jungle Theater and Old Arizona.
In Whittier, residents have access to the amenities of an independent and colorful neighborhood while remaining minutes from downtown, with convenient access to the Midtown Greenway bike/pedestrian corridor and mass transit service. (Description from livemsp.org)
Ice House Plaza opening marks a new era on Eat Street
Ice House Plaza, a new privately owned public green space at 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Whittier, officially opened on Friday, May 18 with a dedication that included food and beverages from the surrounding businesses (with proceeds benefitting the Whittier Alliance) and music by The New Standards. The celebration came at the heels of news the return of Azia to the corner (the restaurant will reopen as Azia Market Bar & Restaurant at 2550 Nicollet in mid-June) as well as the opening of Icehouse Restaurant. That restuarant, opening on June 7, will feature live music (a cross between the Dakota and the Turf Club, according to co-owner Brian Liebeck) and small plates dining with meats made in-house.MORE »
It's Loco Motion: Pedal Pub debuts in Uptown and considers a "Foodie Tour"
(When, in the course of human history . . . it becomes necessary for ordinary citizens . . . to have the courage . . . to rise up . . . in the name of civic duty . . . and absolve themselves of personal luxury . . . and make corporeal sacrifices . . . to cover a story in the line of duty . . . those citizens . . . must take a Pedal Pub tour . . . and write about it)MORE »
Koo Koo Ka Ch...Kanga Roo: Lyn Lake Street Fest returns with non-stop music, May 20
Settling in after returning back to its original location along a two block stretch of Lyndale Avenue between 28th Street and Lake Street, it’ll be the fourth year for the rebirth of a Lyn Lake tradition. It’s time to celebrate spring with biking, music, artists, craft people, art cars and businesses welcoming each other in Lyn Lake style.MORE »
MONDAY PICK | Clive Rosengren debuts his "Murder Unscripted"
Clive Rosengren, a retired Hollywood actor, followed a simliar path that his protagonist Eddie Collins does in his debut novel Murder Unscripted for 18 years of his career (except, hopefully, the part about murder). The victim in the novel is Eddie's ex-wife, a higher-scale actress; you can read chapter one for a feel of the book and plot. Booklist calls it "luscious" and Carl Bookins says it's a "short, fast read, well plotted and intrinsically solid." Rosengren will be reading from Murder Unscripted at Once Upon a Crime on Monday, April 30.MORE »
Talent and tenacity: African-American writers share their work at Givens Foundation Collaborative Retreat Showcase
“I think it speaks to the talent of the mentorship,” said Sherine Crooms-Onukwuwe, a writer who performed at the Givens Foundation Collaborative Retreat Showcase on Tuesday, April 24.MORE »
