Restaurant and food news, plus a mini-review of Rebecca’s Bakery
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Openings, closings and changes With late spring comes the reopening of outdoor dining spaces, from lakeside pavilions, to ice cream stands, to rooftop bars, to sidewalk or backyard patios. Bread and Pickle at Lake Harriet reopened on May 10, Painted Turtle at Lake Nokomis on May…
Conversations with Koerner
Boxing and politics
BY JOHN RYKHUS, JR. Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Oleksandr Usyk recently was named the undisputed champion of the world, the first person to hold all four of the major professional boxing associations’ respective titles since Lennox Lewis in 1999. But one has to wonder about the timing of this achievement given…
District 62B endorsement struggle
The little flotilla that (almost) could
Charter Commission proposal to change local voting years
BY CAM GORDON This November, Minneapolis voters may have to decide whether to move the city elections to coincide with state and federal elections. On April 17, a Minneapolis Charter Commission workgroup voted to recommend holding public hearings on a charter amendment to move city elections from odd-numbered years, when…
Spring on 34th Avenue
Spring on 38th Street
Spring on Minnehaha Avenue
Home improvement is mood improvement (if you’re doing it right)
BY DEBRA KEEFER RAMAGE Trends in 2024 – dopamine decorating Trends in home decor, renovation, and even home choices for buyers and renters, follow cycles, as all style considerations do. In the current age of instant information, changes in these trends come more frequently. Whereas before, a design trend might…
Hiawatha Golf Course update
BY KATHRYN KELLY Record golf revenue The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) reports that the Minneapolis golf courses produced record revenue in 2023 of $9,228,460 with an operational profit of $928,922. How much of the revenue does Hiawatha get for maintenance and improvements? Superintendent Bangoura confirmed that, “Hiawatha Golf…
Rest In peace, Doug Marvy
Proposed demolition of historic Bethany Lutheran Church building
BY SUE KOLSTAD Seward faces the possible demolition of Bethany Lutheran Church at 2511 E. Franklin Ave. Augsburg University, the building’s owner, announced in March an agreement to sell the former Bethany Lutheran Church property to the Somali Museum of Minnesota to develop a permanent museum facility and cultural center…
Pro-2040 – Letter to the Editor
BY ANDREW JOHNSON Given the desperate need for affordable housing in our city right now, I was disappointed by Perry Thorvig’s narrow view on the potential consequences of more widespread upzoning across Minneapolis in the article “Future density! Farewell, neighborhoods?” in the March 2024 issue of Southside Pride. Minneapolis needs…