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The remaining evidence from the June storm – huge stumps and broken sidewalks – will slowly disappear over the next couple months as the Park Board begins stump removal and sidewalk repairs. It expects to complete the project by the first of November.
This week we stopped by Cha Veggies to talk to Ger about the unusually shaped opal [opo] squash. The light green vegetable was about 15″ long, and as Ger explained, can get much bigger. If you haven’t tried an opal squash, she described it as having a texture similar to a zucchini, and the ability to take on any flavor, as an eggplant can. Catch the Market Report for tips on cooking the opal squash and a recipe from Ger. [Audio below]Just a small portion of the large opal squash that was for sale at Cha Veggies at the Midtown Farmers Market.The Midtown Farmer’s Market is open Tuesdays from 3-7 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Check out its website for more of what’s fresh at the market.If you like My Broadsheet, help us spread the word and tell your neighbors and friends. Continue Reading
What quickly became apparent at Friday’s Breakfast with Gary is that Minneapolis Public School’s negotiations to sell its 6.5 acres next to the light rail station on East Lake Street are just as complex as the actual development plans for site. A portion of the land is home to the Midtown Farmers Market, which has a free lease from MPS.According to Eric Gustafson, executive director of the Corcoran Neighborhood Group the organization behind the Farmers Market, this meeting was the first time that residents have had the chance to hear more about the negotiations and provide input since 2011. “It’s been difficult to keep residents engaged and informed about this,” said Gustafson in a phone interview. “We had an army of activists up until 2011. Since then, everything’s been negotiated behind closed doors.”In May, MPS walked away from a two-year negotiation with L&H Station Group. Continue Reading
The field has been narrowed from nearly 1,000 ideas to three in the Forever Saint Paul Challenge, the million dollar contest to find the best idea for the City of St. Paul. Now the Saint Paul Foundation is asking Minnesotans to vote for their favorite idea — an urban oasis, a creative arts center, or an art train — by September 2.Ann Mulholland, vice president of grants at the Saint Paul Foundation, explained, “What’s amazing about these three final ideas is that they’re very different. They’re three very different ideas with different approaches, and each one of them brings up a different level of vitality to this city.”Food, Nature, & Culture: Build an Urban OasisTracy Sides wants to bring a food hub and nature-based events center to the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary. Currently, the Sanctuary is home to a vacant building covered in graffiti that Sides believes would be an ideal home for a commercial kitchen and classrooms, a food truck, and a food-processing facility for local farmers to extend their harvest. Continue Reading
What’s one of the busiest stalls at the Midtown Farmers Market? Hilltop Pastures. With farm fresh eggs, pork, and beef for sale as well as a grill serving up breakfast and lunch, the Austin family knows how to keep customers coming back. We talk with Sara Austin about their farming practices, what customers are loving right now, and when to place your Thanksgiving turkey order. [Audio below]Tom and Sami Austin from Hilltop Pastures work the grill.Market Report Notes:The Austins use rotational grazing at Hilltop Pastures, which means that all of the animals get fresh pastures for exercise and eating.Hilltop Pastures sells a variety of cuts of pork, beef, and chicken. Continue Reading
In anticipation of LoLa, the Longfellow art crawl happening this weekend, we took some time to talk with local artist Anita White. White founded LoLa with Bob Schmitt in 2009, and is an artist, poet, and teacher. During LoLa, her work will be on display at her studio, Amaranth Art located at 4524 Minnehaha Ave. S.MB: When did you first begin your work as an artist?White: I grew up in an artistic household. My father James was a poet and writer. Continue Reading
With school starting on Monday, many local wading pools are closing for the season. Warm weather is expected for the weekend, and it will be the perfect time to take one last dip in the pool.
The bright green ribbons are startling. Tree after tree on streets throughout the neighborhood are marked with the ribbon indicating the tree is an ash – doomed to succumb to emerald ash borer.
The Hauenstein & Burmeister building at 2629-30th Avenue S in Seward is sitting empty waiting for a new tenant, a new owner, or potential demolition, according to Jerry Sand, vice president of properties at Kraus-Anderson.The building was the former home of H&B Elevators, a company that originally began in the 1920s selling weatherstripping for wood storm windows, according to the H&B website. During World War II, H&B began manufacturing doors for airplane hangers. It was this work that moved the company into the elevator business.H&B was recently sold to an undisclosed company and is operating under a different name, said Sand. A representative from H&B could not be reached for comment.If you like My Broadsheet, help us spread the word and tell your neighbors and friends. Don’t forget you can get these stories and more on Facebook. Continue Reading
Fitting the Pieces Together“A mosaic is a great big puzzle, and all of the pieces fit together to make a whole,” explained Connie Cohen. She’s leading teen artists in the Seward gateway sculpture project, which is destined for Fire Station #7 on Franklin Avenue as a welcoming piece for the neighborhood.It’s the young artists who are leading the charge on the project, said Cohen, and just like creating a mosaic, it takes people with a variety of skills and interests to complete the work. The team has been working on the project together for several weeks, and Cohen said that each of the teens “come to it with their own unique sensibility.” One teen loves the detailed work of cutting and placing the tiles, another excels at piecing together the random shapes of broken tiles.The 8 foot tall sculpture will depict scenes of various types of homes in Seward – the Mississippi River is home to fish, a tree home to an owl, single-family homes and multi-family homes for people – with the backdrop of downtown Minneapolis. Images courtesy of ArtiCulture.What is Home?The theme of the project is home, and when the team began their work Cohen asked the students to think about all of the different types of homes in Seward – “What is home to a fish? To a bird? Continue Reading