Merrlam Park Neighborhood News and Events

In the back of Arnellia’s Nightclub is a brightly lit kitchen that seems just big enough for one man to operate out of. On a busy night, the owner of Nardie’s Cafe, Leonard Lowe, will have a crew of five cooking, getting orders ready and running food out to hungry patrons. Nardie’s Cafe was established in 1997 and their initial run in Arnellia’s lasted through 2004. After setting up shop on Nicollet for three years, Lowe returned the restaurant to Arnellia’s. The relationship is a bit like that between a hotel and the restaurant inside. People come for food or for the nightclub and the two bring business to each other.

Eisenia fetida is having a fine winter in the University of Saint Thomas greenhouse. The worms, commonly called red wigglers, are housed in bins, on beds of coffee grounds. It’s part of a food-waste recycling demonstration overseen by biology professor, Dr. Chester Wilson.