March 9th – 10th: Longfellow’s weekend events

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This weekend’s events calendar was packed, and we couldn’t fit it all here. Check out our complete calendar for more events and listings, including gigs at Riverview Cafe, Harriet Brewing, and the Hex.SaturdayIf you’re like us, you’ve got more than a few art projects half done. Check out a workshop at the library where you will learn how to create the time to pursue your art and reach your goals as an artist.Broken toaster? Torn piece of clothing? Cell phone acting screwy? Continue Reading

March Longfellow business news

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We’re starting up a new monthly feature here at My Broadsheet – Longfellow Business News. Businesses are opening, growing, moving, closing – and we want to make sure you know about it.Without further ado, here’s the March business news update:38th Street Flowers moved to 40th St and Minnehaha Ave. Why the move? The building that they were in previously was sold. We talked to flower shop owner Steve who said he wanted to stay in the neighborhood, and was able to find a new location a couple blocks down Minnehaha Ave. Continue Reading

Riverview Cafe: Growing up and growing community

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Sitting down with Mara and David Bernick, owners of Riverview Cafe, I start out by asking, “What inspired you to open the shop?”“Well, it’s an interesting story,” says Mara. “That’s how we met.”David jokingly adds, “So I could meet Mara. That’s it.”And the story of the two of them and the cafe begins.A Glimmer of a Coffee Shop When David first saw the building that would become the Riverview Cafe it wasn’t love at first sight. “It was a nightmare. There was this big plywood thing saying, ‘For Rent,’ spray painted on.” Undaunted, he walked across the street to take a closer look. Continue Reading

March 2nd – 3rd: Longfellow and Seward weekend events

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Our neighborhood is hopping! We couldn’t fit it all here, so be sure to check out our complete events calendar for more events and listings of all of the awesome live music that is happening at local shops in the hood.SaturdayMeet with Senator Torres Ray and Representative Jim Davnie for a legislative town hall at Longfellow Park. Find out what’s going on at the Capitol and ask your burning questions.Develop an artistic career plan by defining your professional goals as an artist and then identifying strategies to achieve them at a workshop held at the East Lake Library.Boneshaker Books has storytime every Saturday morning. Bring your little people for stories and songs.Today (Friday) is meteorological spring. There’s still snow on the ground, but we’ll take what we can get. Continue Reading

Interview with local Sami artist Kurt Seaberg

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Kurt Seaberg is a Seward artist who creates lithographs that are full of life and movement. Seaberg is known for his depictions of nature as well as of the Sami, the indigenous people of Scandinavia, Finland, and Russia. His work is intricate and expressive – you can see the individual fibers of the Sami’s traditional clothing, the deep lines etched into older faces, and the wind as it blows across heavy fur coats. A collection of Seaberg’s work will be displayed at the American Swedish Institute, and we wanted to take a few moments to talk with him about his work.

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What’s your favorite view of the Mississippi River? The National Park Service wants to know

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Is there a view of the Mississippi River that every time you pass by it, you can’t help but stop for a moment and take it all in?The National Park Service wants to know what the view is and why you love it.A Plan to Protect Scenic ViewsNPS is collecting this information to inform the development of a Visual Resource Protection Plan that it is creating in partnership with the Mississippi River Parkway Commission. The plan will be used to guide efforts to protect and enhance the views along the Great River Road and the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway. Specifically, it will use the information to request funding to improve favorite overlooks and public access to scenic views, and to help determine the impact that future development projects will have on our visual resources.A national park in an urban setting is in a unique position. While it is charged with protecting the resources of the park, it also needs to work with developers and building projects. “NPS encourages sustainable development that does not impact important resources, which includes important views,” said NPS Park Planner Susan Overson. Continue Reading

What’s up with the buzz about solar? Checking in with Applied Energy Innovations

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Applied Energy Innovations is a Longfellow-based company that installs solar panels and other energy efficient technology in homes and businesses. Thanks to a My Broadsheet reader, we heard that they recently moved to a new space on Minnehaha. We thought it would be a good time to check in with AEI to learn more about solar power use in Minnesota, solar rebates and bulk buy programs, and where solar is headed in the future.MB: You’ve recently moved from 44th and Minnehaha to 40th and Minnehaha. Why the new location?AEI: We had outgrown our space on 44th. With the growth of our Bulk Buy program and other projects, we needed additional room for our sales team, project managers, and a larger space for meetings. Continue Reading

Behind St. Paul’s Lite-Brite challenge

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Have you heard of the huge Lite-Brite that is being installed at St. Paul’s Union Depot? The art installation will attempt to break a Guinness Word Record, and will kick-off for the Forever St. Paul Challenge. Project Manager Laura Mylan lives in Longfellow, and we wanted to find out what it takes to attempt a record-breaking Lite-Brite.MB: So tell us how this project started. Continue Reading