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ALSO INSIDE The Upper Harbor Terminal: will it be a gentrifying force or community wealth builder? Page 6 Our top picks for fun activities in North Minneapolis this summer Page 10 2 • North News • June 28, 2018 NORTHnews "Newsroom objectivity may result in an absence of truth." – Ruben Salazar – I find it dangerous. Each of us is insid- community members Jessica Enwesi and picking up assignments for North News iously influenced by our subjective expe- Sharon Brooks. Enwesi, a native North- in the beginning of July. Let us know if riences even as we try to strip them from sider who recently returned home from there’s a particular story you’d like to see our journalistic writing. Pretending we can college at Iowa State with a journalism them cover. rid ourselves of our conscious and un- degree, covered the Dads, Dreams, and This edition of North News was finalized conscious biases when we express ideas Donuts Fathers' Day event at New Rules on the heels of a trip I took to Detroit for the often justifies leaving folks with different on Lowry (Page 16). Brooks wrote a po- Allied Media Conference, an annual gath- perspectives and experiences out of the etic, introspective column about her ex- ering of media makers from all over the Letter from the Editor conversations entirely. White writers write periences loving people behind bars and world. At the conference, I learned about from our set of white experiences, and supporting their family members (Page 9). Movement Journalism, which explores it’s no wonder that in a field dominated We also onboarded SIX new paid interns how journalism can meet the needs of Back when we relaunched North News by white people, non-white folks in our since our last paper published (see photo communities that are increasingly experi- in 2016, I wrote almost every story in country express overwhelming distrust of below!). Five of them are local high school encing attack in our country – immigrants, our newspaper for at least the first six mainstream media. We have to do better. students through Achieve Minneapolis’ queer folks, black and brown folks, people months. I received several suggestions to My discomfort over the many pages of STEP-UP program. One, Mathias Durie, experiencing poverty…the list goes on stop printing my byline at the beginning writing generated by me in North News is a journalism student at Bethel Univer- and on. of every story because it was distractingly kept me driven to build business and ed- sity. My favorite souvenir from the trip is a redundant. I'm relieved to say that we've itorial infrastructure for North News that Mathias will spend the summer working set of posters made by an artist named come a long way from that reality. would allow us to fully realize our mission: on an in-depth feature story about the Billy Dee who works with a movement I’ve always felt convinced that the only to be a platform for community-created correlation between participation in high journalism collective in the South. The way to get close to any kind of truth is to journalism in North Minneapolis, show- school athletics and success in college posters showcase the “superstars” of the have it created by many voices with many casing narratives by all of us, for all of us. and later on in life. As a college football movement. One of them depicts Mexi- worldviews. We need to pay attention to Months like this one make me feel like player, he brings lived experience to the can-American journalist Ruben Salazar whose voices are unfairly absented and we’re finally, truly beginning to live that piece. He also brings video editing ex- alongside a quote of his: “Newsroom whose are undeservingly elevated. mission. pertise to our team and will be picking up objectivity may result in an absence of I don’t believe in journalistic objectivity We have two new contributing writers: other small assignments throughout the truth.” I think of this and feel grateful for summer. Check out his first video piece the diverse bunch of multi-generational, – on North News’ top picks for summer multi-ethnic, LGBTQ, POC and white folks activities – on our Facebook page. with subjective experiences who drive us NORTH NEWS Our five high school interns have begun toward a shared truth in North Minneap- their time with North News at a ThreeSix- olis. 2018 Issue #6 ty Journalism reporting bootcamp at the Circulation: 10,000 in North Minneapolis. University of St. Thomas. 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NORTHnews June 28, 2018 • North News • 3 North Minneapolis at a glance Emily’s F&M Cafe owners looking to Wirth hopes to reopen by July retire and find a buyer The Wirth Cooperative Grocery, which Community mourns death of another black man Emily Benincasa, the owner of Emily’s opened in October 2017, has been F&M Cafe (2124 44th Ave N), is looking closed since April due to an evaluation to retire and is seeking someone to car- being done by Northside Economic ry on the business she and her family Opportunity Network’s (NEON) Food have worked to create over the past 50+ Business Incubator (FBI) program. The years. An Edina Realty listing shows the co-op announced earlier this month that asking price of the 2,090 square foot it plans to reopen its doors by the end property as $450,000. The American of June. With an emphasis placed on diner is open daily from 7am-2pm and purchasing produce and products from specializes in breakfast and lunch. local farmers, producers and vendors, Wirth gives back financially to its 44th and Penn Ave Redevelopment community. Plan adopted by City of Minneapolis New Rules launches the Northside A plan to commercially redevelop the in- Vitality Project tersection of 44th and Penn Ave was put into place by the city of Minneapolis’ Eco- New Rules has begun phase 1 of its nomic Development and Regulatory Ser- Northside Vitality Project this summer. vices Committee at a May 15 meeting. The project hopes to put community The City plans to obtain two properties funding and self-determination back (2139 and 2147 44th Avenue North) for into the hands of Northsiders with the future redevelopment and construction On Saturday, June 23, Thurman Blevins Jr. was shot belief that communities know best what and killed by police in Lind Bohanon neighborhood. A of transit-oriented, mixed-use commer- they need to thrive. As part of the project large protest and vigil to honor his memory were held cial and multifamily housing. Attendees New Rules has launched its “Northside the day after. MPD says it has body camera footage of of a Victory Neighborhood Association Vitality Survey” in an effort to assess the incident but has not yet released it. An investiga- (ViNA) meeting responded with over- the community’s “economic ecology.” tion is ongoing. The community continues to grieve. whelming support of the plan and want The survey is available online through Above: Some of Thurman Blevins’ cousins, including to see the city obtain these properties the New Rules website: www.blog. DaRell Moore, second from right, gathered each other in as they listened to speakers at a vigil on Sunday, June 24. for redevelopment. This intersection has newrulesmn.com/the-northside-vitali- seen a large amount of change with the ty-project. Right: Mitiae Chamberlain holds a sign to honor Thurman emergence of Tori 44, a modern Asian Blevins Jr. Mitiae was among hundreds who gathered Sunday evening at the intersection of 48th and Camden restaurant specializing in ramen, and the The Doorway celebrates 15 years avenues to express anger and anguish for Blevins’ death. addition of a Bus Rapid Transit Line on in Victory neighborhood Penn Ave and one coming to 44th Ave Bottom right: Activist and business owner Raeisha Williams, whose brother Tyrone Williams was fatally shot as well. The Doorway for Better Health, a local earlier this year, spoke to mourners at Sunday's vigil. massage therapy and bodywork clinic, Bottom left: Flowers and cards were placed by a stop sign Flint leaving North to be new coach is celebrating its 15th year in the Victory at the intersection. Blevins was shot in a nearby alley. neighborhood. The Doorway is owned at Cretin Derham Hall Photos by David Pierini Former North High Lady Polar's basket- by David Wicklund and his wife. Wick- ball coach Crystal Flint has accepted a lund grew up in the Northside and says job as the next head coach for the Cre- his clinic treats everything from head- tin Derham Hall women’s team. Flint is aches to marathon runners and individ- an alumni of the University of Minnesota uals of all ages. “It has always been my where she played basketball for the Go- intention to make sure that there is at phers from 1989-1994. Flint also spent 12 least a single treatment room facility in years as a MSHSL official before becom- the Northside so that I can keep my roots ing the Polars head coach. She amassed here,” said Wicklund. For appointments a 54-30 record over her three year run and pricing information check out: www. with North, improving the team’s record thedoorwayforbetterhealth.com. each year. Flint joins a Raiders team coming off a 23-7 season including a first place regular season finish in the Subur- ban East Conference. 4 • North News • June 28, 2018 NORTHnews

Here is what Northsiders need to know: seat but she has since withdrawn that seek to make our beloved state • Lori Swanson announced on June her nomination. Keith Ellison was move in the tragic direction that our Candidates for 4 that she was running for the gov- endorsed by Governor Mark Dayton neighboring Wisconsin has moved. ernor’s seat alongside retiring Con- within hours of announcing his can- We must stand together." local elections gressman Rick Nolan (District 8) didacy. • There are several individuals run- and withdrew her candidacy for Min- • State Senator Bobby Joe Champion ning for Hennepin County Commis- nesota Attorney General after with- had announced that he was seek- sion (District 2), including DFL-en- pour in right drawing her nomination for the DFL ing Congressman Ellison's con- dorsed Irene Fernando and former endorsement. gressional seat, but suspended his Minneapolis City Council members before filing • Following Swanson’s decision to va- candidacy on June 11 which he an- Natalie Johnson Lee and Blong cate her attorney general seat and nounced via Facebook post. While it Yang, both of whom represented pursue the governorship, Congress- is too late for Champion to withdraw Ward 5 in the early 2000s and mid- deadline man Keith Ellison (District 5) with- his name from his ballot, he has 2010s respectively. Kim Ellison had Minnesota politicos, who spent drew his candidacy for re-election stated that he will be actively cam- also explored seeking this seat but to the US House of Representatives paigning for his fellow Democrats. did not receive the DFL endorse- June 1-3 at their respective and announced that he will instead "Serving in Congress would be a ment and dropped out of the race. DFL and GOP conventions, be running for the Minnesota Attor- great honor for me in which I believe Tim Bildsoe and Lyab Waldsmayate could never have imagined the ney General seat. Also in the race is I would do a job that would make my are also in the race. the DFL-endorsed Matt Pelikan, an family, community and the state of • Weeks ago, former Minnesota Gov- changes to Minnesota’s elec- attorney and activist. Minnesota proud," said Champion. ernor Tim Pawlenty announced he tion landscape that came about • Ellison announced his decision to "Notwithstanding, serving in the was running for the gubernatorial in the last 48 hours of the state’s seek the Attorney General seat ear- State Senate is a job that allows me election and that he would forgo candidate filing deadline, which ly June 5. By the end of business to do many things for the good of our the endorsement process and go on June 5, 11 individuals — includ- community. Working for our com- directly to the primary. His running closed at 5pm on June 5. ing At-Large Minneapolis Public munity is what matters most to me. mate is Michelle Fischbach, a Re- Cirien Saadeh | Staff Reporter Schools Board Member Kim Ellison All of us must dedicate ourselves publican and former state senator — had filed to run for Keith Ellison’s to resisting the regressive forces Continued on Page 17

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Supported in part by NORTHnews June 28, 2018 • North News • 5 Wolfpack Promotionals is CATCH UP WITH YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER thriving on the Northside

North News has invited Minneapolis City Council Member Phillipe Cunningham to keep in touch with the community through this monthly column in our newspaper. Council Member Jeremiah Ellison was also offered a spot in the paper.

WARD 4: Phillipe Cunningham

Have you heard the buzz about the Min- neapolis 2040? If you haven't, then now is the time to get involved! The Minneapolis 2040 is the City's draft Comprehensive Plan that lays out a combination of policies and action steps to act as a catalyst for a citywide conversation about how the city will grow and change in the years to KB Brown moved Wolfpack Promotionals into his new W Broadway Ave. space in March after over two come. The policies relate to some of the years of renting space at NEON. Brown says Wolfpack offers 800,000 different marketing items for City's goals of achieving safe and clean heard and documented. Northsiders to choose from. Photo by Mathias Durie neighborhoods, reducing racial and eco- An initial step was for me to hold a con- Cirien Saadeh | Staff Reporter slow down. nomic disparities, affordable housing and versation about the Minneapolis 2040 “My wife Katie and I are thriving here. A the availability of living wage jobs. You Plan during one of my monthly commu- Since KB Brown, owner of Wolfpack lot of it has to do with the fact that both may ask why this is important right now, nity events for Coffee with Cunningham Promotionals, moved his business to she and I have a customer service back- and it's because the Minneapolis 2040 where I was accompanied by the Direc- North Minneapolis three years ago, prof- ground, and we make people feel com- draft is currently in its public commentary tor of Long Range Planning, Heather its have gone up 100-fold and orders are fortable. That's why the store is set up period until July 22nd. This time serves as Worthington. Even Heather was able to increasing at such a pace that things the way it is. You know, people love the a window of opportunity for residents to recognize that the input on the plan had were starting to get lost until he, his wife way that feels. We kept the business feel voice their concerns on the ideas present- been uneven and that engagement with Katie, and staff put in a new shop man- of the place; we made sure that it didn't ed in this Comprehensive Plan as well as the Northside needed to be improved. I agement system. feel like a hole in the wall,” said Brown. present their own ideas and recommen- encouraged the residents of the 4th Ward Together, the five-person business Orders must be done in person. dations for their neighborhood and city at to bring curiosity, passion and hope to the provides all the materials their custom- According to Brown, however, working large. discussion we had with her and to cou- ers need to promote their organizations in the Northside has also had its unique I am particularly interested in this op- rageously participate in an opportunity and their work. A printing expert, Brown challenges. They have been asked to portunity because it has allowed me to that can allow us to build political power says he can print on anything and that do a number of memorial shirts since engage with my residents in the 4th Ward together in a new way. his product list is approximately 800,000 moving into the neighborhood. Brown about this important long-term planning In addition to this event, I will be posting items long and ranges from leather key- says that the work of printing those shirts process. North Minneapolis has been policies from the Minneapolis 2040 on chains to mugs and every style of cloth- takes an emotional toll on staff. He is not continuously isolated and excluded from my office's Facebook page so they can ing available. sure if Wolfpack will continue to offer core decision-making processes in the be readily accessible for folks before the Wolfpack (2038 W Broadway Ave) rents the service. He much prefers graduation past and this presents itself as an oppor- period of public commentary ends on July out an unassuming building across the shirts and says he printed shirts for sev- tunity to build a stronger community with- 22nd! street from the Capri Theater. Until re- eral Northside graduates recently. in the 4th ward by cultivating a common This monthly column will be dedicated cently they were operating out of NE- “We've printed more than our fair share vision for the future of North Minneapolis. to updating you on important work hap- ON’s small business incubator down the of memorial shirts; it's not something we To have this vision incorporated into the pening in City Hall and in the Ward 4 City street. They moved west on West Broad- like to do. We do it because we know that planning process, we must be named Council office. Also, please like the Ward way just a few weeks before the Penn our pricing is fair. We do good work and and acknowledged during this public 4 Facebook Page at www.Facebook.com/ Ave Improvements Project began in we're cognizant of the fact that the family commentary period by having our voices CMCunninghamWard4. earnest, but Brown says the transit construction has only helped their business is in turmoil. So we try to do our best to as transit construction forces people to Continued on Page 17 6 • North News • June 28, 2018 NORTHnow

48 acres 1 mile of riverfront Redevelopment discussions One permanent business began in currently operating: the 2000s Mississippi Mushrooms All other businesses $15 million in are operating on a the MN legislature's temporary lease bonding bill was The Upper Harbor Terminal is riverfront through the City. allocated to the UHT land in North Minneapolis that project planners hope will one day be a mixed use business and residential park. Photo by Calvin O'Keefe With millions on the line, North Minneapolis looks to the riverfront

The 2018 Minnesota Legislature Bonding Bill included $15 million in matching grant funds for the redevelopment of the Upper Harbor Terminal (UHT). The City of Minneapolis has been tasked with funding the remaining $15 million. With $30 million on the line for starters and the potential for millions more to be spent on an assortment of amenities, the question is not how will North Minneapolis be changed by UHT’s redevelopment, but what say will Northsiders have in that change? By Cirien Saadeh | Staff Reporter NORTHnow June 28, 2018 • North News • 7

We hit the streets of North Minneapolis to ask community members what they think about the UHT. Here's what they told us:

Day York has lived in North Minneapolis Jenna Lee Johnson has lived near the for the last five years: “I didn’t know Upper Harbor Terminal for the past eight about it, but I’m a little on both sides. It years: “I was familiar, but I admit I did needs to be affordable for community, not read all the email updates. It’s just, not an extension of Northeast. It needs I need to know what is going to happen. Walter Anderson lived in North to be actually affordable and not for I need to make decisions about my life. Minneapolis for years and now lives developers. With THOR involved, I If they are going to redevelop, I want Lynette Tolbert recently moved to in Robbinsdale: “It’s bullshit. I had trust it more. I want to see businesses to make my residence a commercial Brooklyn Park but spends much of her no clue about this and I’m pretty well from the community, family-owned property. Should I sell, fix, do? I want to time in North Minneapolis: “I had no informed. It’s already got the industrial businesses there. And for it to be see Upper Harbor Terminal developed; idea about it, but maybe I have not use; why not just use that and create North Minneapolis, it needs to have I want to see the elevated cultural been here enough.” new jobs?” community gathering space.” existence it brings.”

Robert Smith has lived in North Minneapolis for many Ursula Patton has lived in North Minneapolis for years: “I years on and off: “I never heard of it, but if it benefits never heard of it. But they need to do actually affordable the neighborhood, I’m all for it. If it actually has housing. They need to give homes to the homeless people affordable businesses I want it and I would actually on the streets; I worry about them. They need to take care of send kids there to hang out; kids need a place like people having a hard time. And they need to have things for that.” kids to do to get them off the street too.”

50-acre stretch of North Minneapolis riverfront, gress required that the lock at the Port of Minneapolis and more expansive community engagement is set to the Upper Harbor Terminal, is moving closer be shut down in order to keep Asian carp (an invasive begin as planners enter the next phases of what might A to dramatic redevelopment, and the transfor- species) from traveling downriver. eventually become a massive development, though no mation will almost certainly change North Minneapolis’ It was not until 2016 that more serious discussions be- official dates have been set yet. relationship with the Mississippi River. The UHT site gan to take place. At the time CPED and MPRB shared The City of Minneapolis hopes to recreate the site as a is currently home to industrial land, a former industrial a request for qualifications; they received a proposal re-established riverfront parkway and destination setting, waste dump, and a number of historical landmarks, but a from one development contract, United Properties, who while also connecting Northsiders to some amenities it community performing arts center, an amphitheatre, new invited THOR Companies and First Avenue Productions currently lacks. Northside residents and leaders want to affordable housing, and, possibly, a variety of eateries into the development process with them. In 2018 project ensure that their voices are not only heard in the engage- and restaurants, amongst several other ideas, are all en- planners approached the Minnesota Legislature for $15 ment process, but that North Minneapolis is fully reflect- visioned for its future. Project planners have conducted million dollars in funding which would support the pre-de- ed in the vision and eventual development. an assortment of preliminary engagement activities, in sign work and some infrastructural updates. The request CPED Director David Frank believes the UHT’s redevel- phases, since 2016, but questions remain: what does was approved and matched by the City of Minneapolis. opment will be positively transformative for the Northside North Minneapolis have to say about the project? What Many have grand visions for the underutilized site, but but recognizes that there may be some unintended con- do people know about UHT and what do they want to others are concerned about the project's potentially dam- sequences. For example, he says that despite project see there? aging impact on the community. If hundreds of millions of planners efforts to include affordable housing in the vi- Discussions regarding the property’s redevelopment dollars are invested, the community has the opportunity sion, they cannot control the efforts of surrounding land- began in the 2000s as both the City’s Office of Commu- to build wealth and enjoy new amentities. But these pos- lords and property owners who might wish to raise rents nity Planning and Economic Development (CPED) and sible benefits could mean the potential for current North- if the site’s redevelopment goes according to plan and the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) siders to be pushed out by rising property values and the area becomes an increasingly desirable place to live. began to consider strategic planning for UHT and other amenities that aren't culturally relevant to them. Continued on Page 17 properties. At the time nothing was done, but then Con- According to Ann Calvert, who works for CPED, deeper 8 • North News • June 28, 2018 NORTHnews Soul food chef Lachelle Cunningham has gone solo

Photo by Myesha Powell the community-focused breakfast and through her food. She can be found all of her taste buds. Here is her story, in her lunch spot and made many connections summer at community events, like the own words: there. She says she is leaving because Camden Farmers Market, and says to I decided to tag along to an interview with she didn’t have the capacity to entre- keep an eye out for upcoming pop-up Lachelle Cunningham and Alysha Bella- preneurially position herself for “greater events. my that was conducted at Tori 44 – they things.” Though the leadership team at Appetite suggested going there. I had never eaten “There’s no bad blood, but I did have for Change says they’re sad to see Cun- there before; the place had just opened to cut the cord completely,” she said in ningham leave Breaking Bread, they’re up. I love food, but I’m a picky eater. late May. excited for her new endeavors. “We’re When we walked in, I liked the set up, Now that she’s no longer with Breaking honored to have played a role in training/ but it felt like I walked into a chill box. We Bread, Cunningham, along with her busi- development which we know will follow got seated and looked through the menu, ness partner Alysha Bellamy, have re- her to take the next steps in her career,” trying to figure out what to order. It was launched Chelle’s Kitchen, the catering they said in an email to North News. hard to do. They didn’t have any pictures business Cunningham started in 2011. As of mid-June, the café did not have on the menu to help, and I didn’t know Cunningham is known for cooking soul a new executive chef, but the AFC lead- any of the dishes. I tried a squid ink ra- food that thwarts its unhealthy stereo- ership team says they’re “excited” about men with clams first. I liked the clams but types and fuses it with global flavors. She their kitchen manager, Imani, Cunning- was not a big fan of the ink noodles. I felt focuses on “nutritional healing” and has ham’s mentee. “She’s young, brilliant, like I was chewing a rubber band. Then a preference for plant-based meals. She and has so much potential in the indus- I tried a chicken rice dish. It was decent, says she wants to “normalize healthy eat- try, and we’re excited for some new sum- but the chicken tasted like the season- The well-known chef has left ing in the community.” mer recipes,” they said. Breaking Bread Cafe to focus on ing was put on after it was cooked and it Cunningham says she thinks best un- wasn’t as juicy as I thought it was going her own brand der pressure and prefers to cater large to be. The black sauce that came with it events, often for thousands of people Kenzie O'Keefe | Editor North High intern Myesha tasted like an orange peel. I wasn’t really and occasionally for celebrities like Ran- Powell helped conduct our in- feeling the meals that I picked, but Bella- After several years of being the head dy Moss. Someday she’d like to make terview with Cunningham and my gave me a piece of the duck leg she chef of Breaking Bread Café and Cater- a meal for Barack Obama or, maybe, Bellamy at Tori 44, the new ra- ordered, and it was amazing! If I go back ing, Lachelle Cunningham has left the Erykah Badu. men restaurant in Victory neighborhood. there again, I’ll get the duck leg for sure! Northside restaurant. But despite enjoying high profile, up- Powell is a self-described picky eater and By Myesha Powell | Intern The locally acclaimed chef says she scale catering gigs, her mission is to wanted to share her thoughts on dining grew immensely from her experience at impact and educate the average person with chefs at a meal that pushed the limits All are invited to showcase their artistic talents at FLOW Northside Arts Crawl The application to be a FLOW strategist for the West Broadway Busi- set up a table and sold them at FLOW.” FLOW this year. Juan Andre Reed, who artist is available now on the West ness and Area Coalition (WBC) which Each day of FLOW offers something dif- is perhaps best known for his angel-cov- Broadway Business and Area organizes FLOW, invites everyone – ferent. Thursdays festivities are on Plym- ered electric boxes on West Broadway, “from beat boys to ballet [dancers]” – to outh Ave from UROC to the new THOR passed away this Spring. Voigt says she Coalition's website. share their art with the community during building to the cluster of arts organiza- hopes FLOW attendees will pay attention Kenzie O'Keefe | Editor FLOW. “It’s a nice balance of practicing tions between Sheridan and Russell. to Reed’s influence and “voice” on the to professional,” he said. Friday will focus on the stretch of Broad- corridor. FLOW, the annual Northside arts crawl, The WBC accepts artist applications way between Logan and Penn. Joe Davis The FLOW map and guidebook will like- will celebrate its thirteenth year at the right up until the weekend of FLOW. Ap- and HCubed will be putting on a Free- ly be available a week prior to the event. end of July. ply for free at wbc.submittable.com or in dom Friday performance at Freedom Beginning on Thursday, July 26 and person at WBC – 1011 W Broadway Ave, Square and the West Broadway Farmer’s stretching through Saturday, July 28, Suite 202. A information session for inter- market will be underway. “We’re already several key North Minneapolis nodes will ested artists will be held July 9. there on Friday; we want the community showcase the vast array of artistic talents FLOW artistic director Dudley Voigt says to have a more focused experience on the community has to offer. the community should view FLOW as an that end,” said Voigt. Unlike many other local art crawls and invitation to share its creativity. “We de- Saturday’s opportunities – open stu- festivals, FLOW is focused on creating fine artist really broadly,” she said. “One dios, interactive opportunities, and food space for artists of every expertise level – of my favorite artist applications I ever vending, will mostly take place on Broad- from seasoned professionals to appren- got was a grandmother and her grand- way between Lyndale and Girard. tices and hobbyists. children. She made jewelry as a hobby Sadly, one of the community’s most Farrington Llewellyn, the engagement and the kids drew greeting cards. They influential artists will not be present at Photo by Mark Peterson NORTHnews Looking out for the loved ones of the imprisoned Sharon Brooks | Contributor I look out the window and my bird friend phrase whenever she’s in a long car ride. is there, singing to me his morning song. Oh oh… I’m doing it again. Staring in Sharon Brooks is Yes, my son is free now and living well everybody’s eyes to see if I can recog- the founder and Kids Ride Free on the outside, but my own routine is nize my secret in their face: Healing executive director hard to break. through unimaginable suffering. Waiting Peace of Hope, Inc. is providing free of Peace of Hope, I didn’t get a break. for my bird to sing. transportation for up to 200 children to go see a nonprofit that It’s my nephew who’s inside now, so I wave and speak. I smile and eat. their loved ones who are in jail or prison in MN. provides services, here I go again. I really could have used Today is especially rough. I reminisce education, and a break! on how I made it through when my son 1.800.PH1.0833 advocacy work I shower, dress and make an egg, usu- was behind the wall. for families of the imprisoned. Brooks is ally sunny-side up, but this morning I’ll I cut down the block to check my P.O. originally from Chicago but first moved do scrambled with onions. Extra onions. Box for a letter. Nothing. to Minneapolis in 1996. She is currently I have four meetings today. It used to be The tears well up and breathing comes working on a Masters Degree in advoca- one if I pushed hard, but that was years in short fast bursts, so I pull out the jail- cy and political leadership at Metro State ago. Now it’s multiple meetings at Sam- house picture we had taken together. University. North News invited her to my’s place. I almost let all the tears flow Hands visible, respectable distance Free summer lunches for kids share her personal story and motivation there once. North News measured between us, while prison and teens for her work in this column. That might have been cool. I’m cool. guards closely watched our guarded M-F, 11:30-1:30pm Sammy is cool too. smiles. It’s morning. I know because I hear my First meeting – done! But I just had to 175 months, 3 days, 6 hours and 8 min- Free dinners for families bird friend outside my window singing. T-Th, 5-7pm reschedule the second. The third meet- utes left until he gets out... Just like the morning he woke me singing showed up early and the fourth was It’s morning again. I know because I ing in 2011 and all the mornings in be- mostly paperwork. Now I feel claustro- hear my bird friend outside my window Oak Park Center tween during my son’s imprisonment, all phobic. My big sister Regina says that singing. 1701 Oak Park Ave N the way through to his release in 2016.

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twincitiesrise.org 612-338-0295 10 • North News • June 28, 2018 NORTHnews Make the most of your summer in North Minneapolis North Minneapolis has countless fun, family-friendly events going on this summer. Whether you’re looking for an active adventure or just want to sit and enjoy some free entertainment, North News has you covered with these top picks. By Mathias Durie | Intern Reporter Eat on the 1 Avenue Eat on the Avenue is a twice Get creative weekly event highlighting the local restaurants on W 3 at FLOW Broadway Ave. Beginning Northside Arts June 1, it occurs every Friday Crawl and Sunday from 11am-2pm FLOW is a three-day art festi- as well as one Wednesday a val in North Minneapolis that month from 5-8pm. All dates highlights community members’ and times are available on the artistic talents. This year’s 13th Eat on the Avenue Facebook annual event will be July 26-28 page. Dine-in options include and takes place on Plymouth Sammy’s Avenue Eatery, Break- Ave. and over a mile and a half ing Bread Cafe and Wendy’s of W Broadway Ave, stretch- House of Soul. Fridays feature ing from the Mississippi River various food trucks lined up to Penn Ave. This non-juried, on W Broadway Ave. between self-guided tour highlights Bryant and Emerson Ave. while various theatres, galleries, Latoya McCoy held her Wednesday and Sunday events commercial and vacant spac- arms out as her daughter, provide a food courtyard at Aaliyah, 2, jumped in the es, featuring creativity in forms Sanctuary Covenant Church. water at Webber Pool. ranging from rap and ballet to This year's vendors will offer a Photo by David Pierini graffiti and artisan work. FLOW, diverse array of cuisines includ- put on by the West Broadway ing East African, comfort food, Coalition, will feature over 300 Latin Fusion, Mediterranean, Take a dip at Enjoy music artists of all ages with levels and vegan options. 4 Webber Pool 5 and a movie of experience from practicing at Live on the Shop at the to professional at 35 different locations along the corridor. The North Minneapolis is home Drive Camden to the only naturally filtered, weekend celebration begins The 11th year of the outdoor chemical-free pool in the coun- 2 Farmers Market Thursday with a Plymouth summer concert series Live try. Webber Natural Swimming Ave. block party running from on the Drive is in full swing as Pool (4330 Webber Pkwy) 6-10pm. Friday’s events go from the second event of the sum- The Camden Farmers Market opened for the summer June 9 3-10pm and include ticketed mer will take place July 12 on kicked off Thursday, June 7 with and is open every Tuesday-Sun- events, preview parties, opening the corner of Victory Memorial a variety of food trucks, tents and day (closed Monday) from receptions, and the West Broad- Drive and 34th Ave. The band tables. The market will take place 1-7pm. Daily admission is free way Farmers Market. Saturday astralblak, formerly known as every Thursday from 3-7pm at and lap swim (11:30am-1pm) is an all day affair (11am-9pm) ZULUZULUU, will headline North Market until Oct. 11. Some is $3 per day (Tuesday-Friday). with indoor and outdoor activ- the July edition and Wonder attractions include a Bombon ge- WNSP is accessible for all ages ities at Freedom Square, the Woman will be screened after lato + espresso truck, soulspeak and swimming levels with its Capri Theater, Juxtaposition the concert. The final Live on handcrafted jewelry, free chair zero depth entry, shallow pool, Arts, and the KMOJ stage. the Drive event of the summer massages by Doorway Massage open swimming area, jumping will be August 9 with PaviElle Therapy, Vanlice lemonade, veg- platform and lap swimming performing and a showing of an options from Chelles’ Kitchen, lanes. Swimming lessons can A Wrinkle In Time to follow. All Wha’ Jamaican food, and a live be purchased at the rec center, events feature food vendors DJ. New vendors and entertain- pool house or online and are of- and start at 6pm. Be sure to ment are added each week to fered Tuesday-Friday 11:30am- bring a lawn chair or blanket to ensure fresh food options and 12:10pm and 12:15-12:55pm. sit on and a few dollars to grab fun experiences all summer long. WNSP also offers free lifeguard a snack before the show. training Thursdays at 5:30pm. NORTHnews June 28, 2018 • North News • 11

Buy local at the Hop on your Riders prepare their bikes outside UROC for Slow Roll ride 6 W Broadway 7 bike for a through the Northside streets. Photo by Mathias Durie Farmers Market Slow Roll

The West Broadway Farmers A group of welcoming and Market (WBFM) began on June adventurous Northsiders take a 15 with a variety of vendors and bike ride through North Min- entertainment. The market is neapolis every Tuesday night. open every Friday now through Slow Roll is an event based October 12 from 3-7pm at Free- originally out of Detroit that has dom Square. Regular vendors made its way to the Twin Cities. include Appetite for Change A seven mile route is marked which offers fresh, local produce, out each week in a different Chang’s Kettle Corn, and the section of the city to highlight Animal Rights Coalition. The every aspect of North. The WBFM is a perfect place to shop event begins at 5:30pm with and talk with local vendors while free bike tune-ups and music dancing to live entertainment. from a live DJ. Slow Roll also The West Broadway Coalition provides bikes and helmets for sponsors the event and more anyone that needs one. The information such as event dates night ends with a celebration of and directions can be found on the journey by enjoying a free the West Broadway Farmers meal provided by local businesses. Market Facebook page. to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on and a few dollars to grab a snack before the show. VILLAGE TRUST 6 FINANCIAL COOPERATIVE The West Broadway Farmers Market (WBFM) began on June 15 with a variety of vendors and P L E D G E T O M O V E entertainment. The market is Y O U R M O N E Y open every Friday now through October 12 from 3-7pm at Free- dom Square. Regular vendors include Appetite for Change "Our local government hasn't been which offers fresh local produce, Chang’s Kettle Corn, and the aggressive about addressing the Animal Rights Coalition. The holistic issues around police WBFM is a perfect place to shop and talk with local vendors while brutality. It's about the state these dancing to live entertainment. communities have been left in, without The West Broadway Coalition sponsors the event and more any support. If they're not gonna do it, information such as event dates we're gonna do it for ourselves." and directions can be found on the West Broadway Farmers —Me'Lea Connelly, Director Market Facebook page. 12 • North News • June 28, 2018 NORTHnews Freedom day celebration returns to Bethune Park Rain called off the scheduled parade but it didn't stop a celebration of freedom at Bethune Park on Saturday, June 16. The North Min- neapolis celebration of Juneteenth, commemorating the June 19, 1865 announcement of the end of slavery in Texas, included music, dance, stories, awards, food, and a re-enactment of Major General Gordon Granger’s announcement to enforce the order. By David Pierini | Photographer

For 20 minutes, Bethune Park was filled Renowned storyteller Nothando Zulu with the holy spirit and the voice of performed a piece called "Libations." gospel singer Jovonta Patton. She poured a drink on a squash plant from South Africa.

Miss Black Queen J Minnesota delighted in USA,Thandisizwe the legs of her Jackson- daughter, Amor, Nisan, held the kicking as she Juneteenth flag hears the music during the opening of gospel singer of festivities at Jovonta Patton. Bethune Park. NORTHnews June 28, 2018 • North News • 13

Charish Washington, center, and her mother, Faith Washington, were impressed with Kamarii Slack is also known as Little Sassy to the coaches and dancers in Twin Twin Cities Masquerade, a hip-hop dance group based in Harrison Park. Cities Masquerade.

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According to a MPS press release, the budget bal- ances expenditures and revenues without access- ing the district’s dwindling reserve funds. Directors Walser, Samuels, Jourdain, Inz, Gagnon, Ellison, Arneson, and Ali voted in support of the budget. Di- rector Felder voted against the budget. Additional details on the budget and its impacts will be forth- coming; the budget should balance MPS’ budget and clear the district’s $33 million deficit. MPS is continuing to ask Minnesota legislators for support for special education and English learner EducatorEducator SpotlightSpotlight funding and will have a two-question referendum on Minneapolis’ November ballot. If Minneapolis Alyson Quinn is the founder and board chair of the Min- for so long, and then I taught physics. I didn't have a voters approve both questions, MPS will receive neapolis Nature Preschool, a nonprofit formed in 2016. ton of physics background, and I really had to read up approximately $30 million more in property tax The preschool and day camp seeks to connect students, and learn. When I was learning alongside my students, funding for schools. The first question asks Min- as young as three, with nature by inviting them to explore I really enjoyed it, and they really enjoyed it because I neapolis voters to consider an increase in MPS’ woods and water, and get their hands dirty. Quinn has was remembering how to be a student. As a teacher, operating levy to the state allowed maximum, been an educator for 18 years. She has taught science at remembering how to be a learner is imperative. Being which would mean a total of $18 million in addition- several schools, including Edison High School and MERC curious yourself and constantly learning new things and al revenue. The second question pertains to a tax Alternative School. She also taught with the Conserva- exposing yourself to new experiences is really valuable. levy, and, if voters approve the request, $12 million tion Corps of Minnesota and Iowa and in a second grade What is your favorite teaching moment? One of my would be shifted from the district’s general oper- classroom in South Carolina, as an Americorps member. ating fund towards a technology budget though favorite moments was last summer's Nature Adventure no new technology is proposed or funded by this Why do you think it's important to build a space like Camp. We were trying to navigate a shallow creek to find levy. The MPS Board will be engaging community this on the Northside and then bring kids out to the where the source was; we were trying to find this pond. members in discussions related to both referen- river and parks? What do you hope for with this? I These two boys were debating if a fungus they found was dum questions and working to get-out-the-vote in think it goes back to having a strong personal connec- sea coral or a mushroom. Teacher West is a naturalist, the coming months. tion to nature. I always have been interested in catching he came by and said, “it's a coral mushroom, so you're The first day of school for grades 1-12 is August frogs and toads and salamanders and being outside, both right.” Both boys were proud of their discovery and 27; the first day of school for Pre-K/K students is and I worked for the Conservation Corps of Minneso- had some of the language to describe it and felt really August 28. ta and Iowa and loved being in nature with a group of felt strongly that they were right. West made each child MPS will be providing free meals throughout the people from all different backgrounds and and noticing feel important, found natural compromise, and shared summer in North Minneapolis outside of North Mar- how nature is a great equalizer. I think there's the per- the name of a mushroom that many adults can't identify. ket to any youth ages 18 and under. True Food Bus sonal perspective of seeing nature as this ever chang- Personally as a student, I studied paleobotany (the study will be serving meals on Mondays, Wednesdays, ing, beautiful exploration, that I think is just wonderful of prehistoric plants). I really enjoyed a fossil dig we did Thursdays, and Fridays from 12:45pm-1:05pm. in my life, and I want to share that. And the other piece in the Dakotas. It was so exciting to be cracking open The MPS Street Eats Food Truck will serve food on is just understanding that trauma is common in a lot of rocks and looking at plants that were 65 million years Tuesdays from 12:45pm-1:45pm. people's lives and our world is increasingly stressful and old. Sorry if I'm geeking out, but it was so much more There are no MPS Board meetings scheduled for busy and being in nature and especially in green spaces fun than sitting in a classroom! July. Meetings will commence for the new school can be really restorative. North News launched this column to highlight the work year in August. The first Board meeting of the new What is your teaching philosophy? It is constantly of Northside educators doing innovative and socially just school year will be August 7 at 5:30pm and the evolving, but I know that all children have an innate curi- work in our North Minneapolis classrooms. If you have first Committee of the Whole will be August 28 at osity in them. Everyone is born inquisitive. The goal is to any recommendations for our upcoming spotlights, you 6pm. Both will be held at the Davis Center (1250 W not snuff that out by teaching just one way, but to really can email North News at [email protected]. If Broadway Ave). say, “you're excited about this; let's explore and learn possible, please include contact information for the per- together.” Teaching high school biology was my focus son you are recommending. EXCITING THINGS COMING TO EMERSON AND WEST BROADWAY

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Acupuncture Visit our website to apply! www.southsidefamilyschool.org Affordable Yoga $10 class rate 4153 Thomas Ave N [email protected] | 612-872-8322 Class schedule and workshops: www.northsidecenter.net NORTHnews June 28, 2018 • North News • 17 Upper Harbor continued from Page 6 In an effort to offset these potential con- gagement for the organization, touched Non-Northside residents wanted to see Minneapolis’ food and agricultural justice sequences, project planners have sought on major themes brought up in previous park amenities for adults and youth; ad- organizations and needs in an effort to community engagement from across the engagement sessions, and attempted to dressed safety concerns; public sport support their work and make North Min- City of Minneapolis. dig deeper into community perspectives. spaces; bike trails and public transit ac- neapolis a nationally recognized food jus- “We tried to do engagement at many Themes included mobility and leisure, fa- cess; movie nights; river access; socially tice leader while building the Northside different levels because there's no one cilities, art and culture, music, shops and relevant art; and an arcade. economy. According to Chaney he par- method. So sometimes it was popping up markets, eateries, green spaces, youth Project planners say they will continue ticipated in engagement activities and is at events like FLOW. A lot of times what and kids, and miscellaneous thoughts their engagement efforts in order to dig organizing some of his own. we've tried to do is piggyback on events and concerns. even deeper into community perspec- “We should not be thinking about food that were happening in North and then According to raw data from JXTA, North- tives, but no timeline has been set yet. at this space as if it’s an add-on or a nice take a bus out to the site,” said Kate Lam- siders wanted to see hangout places and Juxtaposition Arts has organized the raw spice; the whole space needs to be about ers, a project planner with the Minneapo- play areas; grills and picnic areas; green data from 2017, but has yet to release any food and agriculture. This is on the head- lis Parks and Recreation Board. spaces; a Green Garden Bakery kiosk, demographic information. At least 150 of waters of the Mississippi; we can become In 2016, project developers began work- a community center for teenagers with a the 400 people who participated in 2017 a lighthouse for the nation around food ing with North Minneapolis-based Jux- clinic and cooking classes; a movie the- engagement activities told organizers that and agriculture,” said Chaney. taposition Arts’ Environmental Design atre; a farmers market; music for all ages; they live in North Minneapolis. Ward 4 Councilmember Phillipe Cun- Team. Their intergenerational leaders local non-food vendors; craft fairs and Northsiders and North Minneapolis lead- ningham says the redevelopment of UHT, and youth apprentices led doorknocking flea markets; river access and activities; ers have continued to stress the impor- which sits entirely within his ward, is an efforts, site visits, and hosted community a mini market; seafood and health food tance of being involved in the visioning opportunity to build community wealth discussions for North Minneapolis and eateries; and an arcade. Northsiders also process. within the Northside. Cunningham says Northeast residents in 2017. JXTA’s work discussed using the UHT redevelopment “If North Minneapolis is written out of the he is committed to ensuring the redevel- was the second round of engagement to provide jobs for houseless and low-in- will, then what will happen is another gen- opment includes new affordable housing, opportunities focused on the redevelop- come people; safety concerns; and the eration of isolation, bigotry, and redlining,” though if and how much affordable hous- ment. These engagement sessions, ac- environmental safety of the river and the said Michael Chaney, Executive Director ing will be available is still unknown. cording to Kristen Murray, whose focus surrounding land; and support for North- of Project Sweetie Pie. Chaney imagines “There’s a way for them to do this devel- is tactical urbanism and community en- sider entrepreneurs. an eco-village that draws together North opment organically, without tearing this all down, so people can grow on it and we want to be part of that,” said Ian Sil- ver-Ramp, founder of Mississippi Mush- Candidate filing continued from Page 4 Wolfpack continued rooms. According to Silver - Ramp, the City of Minneapolis recently awarded a and President of the State Senate Klobuchar are up for re-election. from Page 5 $7000 grant to Mississippi Mushrooms to — who was appointed Lieutenant This will be the first time since the install solar panels on their farm located relieve that aspect of it. And we're not Governor (due to state statute) after late 1970s that Minnesota has had on the Upper Harbor Terminal. gonna charge a million dollars for a former Senator Al Franken stepped both US Senate seats and the gu- Ann Calvert with CPED says, aside from shirt like some of the other printers,” down and former Lieutenant Gov- bernatorial seat up for grabs in the continued engagement efforts, project said Brown. ernor Tina Smith became Minne- same year. planners expect to take at least the next Brown says Wolfpack item prices sota’s junior senator. Fischbach • Both Representative Raymond 18 months to finalize a design on the depend on design and coloring. He will be running for the same seat Dehn (59B) and Fue Lee (59A) are property and to open up project bids and recommends bringing a design or at she currently holds, just with a dif- running for reelection for their State confirm project developers and designers. least detailed notes on what you want ferent governor. At the same time, House seats. Neither is running un- Redevelopment discussions formally to see into the shop so he can work the GOP endorsed Jeff Johnson for opposed in the primary. In the pri- began under the tenure of former Minne- with you. According to Brown, his Governor running alongside Donna mary, Dehn will be running against apolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Rybak, who cur- wife Katie will price out the proposal Bergstrom. Lisa Neal Delgado; Lee will be run- rently heads the Minneapolis Foundation, and work with Brown to ensure that • The DFL endorsed Representa- ning against Grace Moua. is not involved in the project in an official the print proposal meets everyone’s tive Erin Murphy (District 64A) for • All candidates had until June 7 at capacity but urges project planners and needs. Brown notes that they typically governor and State Rep Erin Maye 5pm to withdraw their candidacy. community members to think big. work on six larger projects a week be- Quade (District 57A) for lieutenant Minnesota’s primary will be held on “I hear people talking about big bold vi- tween Tuesday and Saturday, as well governor. Congressman Tim Walz August 13. The General election will sions and I hear people talking about re- as several smaller projects. They typi- (running alongside State Rep. Peg- be held on November 6. Early vot- flecting the community and I sometimes cally ask for a week’s turnaround time gy Flanagan) had not committed to ing and same-day registration are hear a subtext that there's a tension be- for projects. abiding to the endorsement process options for both election. Check out tween those two ideas,” said Rybak. “We Wolfpack Promotionals is closed and plans to run in the primary. Be- https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elec- have a golden opportunity to really create weekends. On Monday - Friday, they tween the DFL and the GOP, sever- tions-voting/election-day-voting for a jewel and it would be a tremendous are open from 10am - 6pm. Find out al others are also running for gover- more information. shame to think small.” nor/lieutenant governor. more at facebook.com/wolfpackpro- • Both Senators Tina Smith and Amy motions. 18 • North News • June 28, 2018 NORTHnotices

Each session ends with a healthy Aid to connect residents of Near or signup for free meals at these Fund. For youth entering grades GRADUATION meal. Hours are 4pm-7:30pm, North and Willard Hay with free open site locations, including park 6-9. Monday - Friday. attorneys. If you are having legal and recreation sites, community Marquette University 07/14 – Mount Olive Music and troubles that relate to your home centers, libraries and schools. The Nicholas Bauer Swimming equipment, soccer Fine Arts - summer edition - pres- or business and live in the Near app shows the distance and direc- goals and a skate park are among ents a concert by the Fort Wayne Missouri S & T North or Willard Hay neighborhood tions to the nearest sites. For more the new equipment, facilities and Children’s Choir of Fort Wayne, In- Alec Frederick Voracek visit their clinic at the NRRC office information about summer meals: improvements coming to parks and diana, as part of their Midwest tour. Mondays and Tuesdays from 10am https://www.summereatsmn.org/ St. Cloud State University recreation centers across Minne- The choir is an afterschool music - 3pm or set up an appointment by Nathaniel Akouete apolis, thanks to funding from the Pillsbury United Communities’ education curriculum that has Blake O'Donnell calling 612-335-5925. Nicholas Wilson Hennepin Youth Sports Program Oak Park Center (1701 Oak Park grown from one choir to nine differ- Christina Zimmerman (HYSP).The Youth Sports grants Spend Diversity Dashboard – Ave N) hosts free community din- ent ensembles, involving over 300 were announced by Hennepin The City of Minneapolis has de- ners on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, children! This free event will take Gustavus Adolphus College County’s Board of Commission- veloped a new tool tool, available and Thursdays from 5pm - 7pm. place at 2pm, is open to the public, Yee Lor ers at their meeting last week, and to the public, that details the city’s The Oak Park Center also hosts and will be held in the (air-condi- Moua Yang were awarded to 22 cities, school discretionary spending and the free hot lunches for youth (ages tioned) nave of Mount Olive Luther- Whitman College districts, and parks and recreation improvements the city can make 18 and under) on Mondays - Fri- an Church (3045 Chicago Ave S). Kaia Knutsen agencies throughout the county. in increasing participation of wom- days, from 11:30am - 1:30pm. 07/14 – Explore Nature! 2pm - en-owned and minority-owned North Dakota State University Hennepin County funding assis- 4pm. Enjoy nature-themed activi- businesses in City of Minneapolis Michael Coughlin tance for lead paint – Homeown- ties, meet a live critter, and learn contracts. EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT Aryn Anne Kuehn-Larson ers and landlords may be eligible about the Mississippi watershed Morgan v. Larson for a free home test and as much What’s Up 612! is an online re- 07/26 - 07/28 – FLOW Northside and our regional ecosystem. Col- Lauren Marie Arts Crawl is a three-day celebra- Kelly McNaughton as $8,000 in lead reduction costs, source for children and youth, laborators: North Mississippi River Matthew D. Teawalt such as new windows. Contact: ages 5-21, where citywide after tion of the arts in North Minneap- Regional Park, Mississippi Water- Ryan David TerSteeg [email protected] or school activities can be found. olis. Since 2006, FLOW Northside shed Management Organization. Arts Crawl has become both a com- 612-543-4182. More information can be found at: 07/19 – Zombie Portraits, 5pm - Iowa State University munity celebration and premier art Jessica O. Enwesi http://www.whatsup612.com 6:30pm. Use observational draw- Minnesota Solid Waste & Recy- event in North Minneapolis. FLOW Shawn M. Phillips ing practices to explore the form, cling customers who have not Explore public art using inter- is a non-juried, self-guided tour of active map tours structure and facial anatomy of U of M - Crookston signed up to participate in the or- developed by studios, galleries, theaters, com- the human face and skull, then Melvin Saah Tumbay ganics recycling program may do the City of Minneapolis and the mercial and vacant spaces over a superimpose "zombie characteris- so at any time by visiting www.min- Minneapolis Parks and Recreation mile and half of the West Broad- Knox College tics" onto those portraits, including neapolismn.gov/organics. There is Board. To take a self-guided tour or way corridor. From b-boys to ballet, Naja Woods various rotting flesh textures, scars no extra cost, but you have to sign more information: arcg.is/mplsart. graffiti to graphite, rap to rhapsody, and exposed bone. Materials pro- St. Norbert College up. fine artist to artisan, practicing to vided. Sponsors: Friends of the Thomas Bockenhauer Tuesdays – The Twin Cities Mo- professional, FLOW showcases FREE FOOD Hennepin County Library, MEL- bile Market delivers affordable and the great art being made every day DEAN’S LIST SA (Metropolitan Library Services healthy food weekly to locations MPS will be providing free meals on the Northside. FLOW is a pro- Agency). Collaborator: Artistry at Tufts University across North Minneapolis and the throughout the summer in North gram of the West Broadway Coali- Bloomington Center for the Arts. Grace McEnery Twin Cities. A wide variety of fruits, Minneapolis outside of North tion that showcase over 300 artists Elizabeth Shaheen Entering grades 7-12. vegetables, meat, dairy products, Market to any youth ages 18 and of all ages and experiences at 35 under. True Food Bus will be serv- UW La Crosse and staples like rice and dried different locations with an exciting 07/24 – Slime Table Fun, 4pm- Elizabeth Eckhoff beans are available at below-mar- ing meals on Mondays, Wednes- day of indoor and outdoor activi- 5pm. In this drop-in workshop, ket prices. Cash, all major credit days, Thursdays, and Fridays from ties. learn about chemistry while mak- University of Minnesota - Duluth cards, debit cards, SNAP/EBT, and 12:45pm - 1:05pm. The MPS Street ing your own container of slime Adebisi Ajayi 07/11 – Senior Surf Day. 10am- Eats Food Truck will serve food on to take home. Materials provided. Kasden K Watson Market Bucks are accepted! Ques- 12pm. Learn computer basics, Tuesdays from 12:45pm - 1:45pm. Sponsors: Friends of the Hennepin Lensa Hassan tions? Call 612-529-8054. Their how to navigate and search the Nathan DeRosier County Library, MELSA (Metropoli- delivery schedule does change. Come summertime, free nutritious Internet, and how to access web- Caleb J Derosier tan Library Services Agency). Col- For schedule and map information, meals for kids can be a click away. sites of interest to seniors. Get laborator: America's Fun Science. check out: https://www.wilder.org/ For the second summer, a mobile hands-on computer experience Programs-Services/tcmm/Pages/ phone app showing kids where to Kids. RESOURCES with help from representatives of default.aspx. get free nutritious meals includes the Senior LinkAge Line. Registra- 07/27 – Mount Olive Music and Neighborhood HealthSource hosts Do you live in Near North or Wil- approximately 700 sites across tion required. Register online or at Fine Arts presents a program of free and reduced cost mam- lard/Hay? Then your block could Minnesota. Hunger Impact Part- 612-543-KNOW. hymns and reflections which pro- mograms for eligible women ev- ners (HIP) is a local nonprofit aimed claim the Gospel in a variety of cul- be eligible for a mini club club 07/12 – Duke It Out, 5pm - ery month at one of their three at nourishing children so they get tural styles, from a variety of times. grant through the Northside Res- 6:30pm. Learn the secrets of stage Northside clinics. Call 612-287- a healthy start in life to support This hymn festival precedes and is idents Redevelopment Council, combat from an experienced Guth- 2433 or visit neighborhoodhealth- academic performance. The app, offered in conjunction with a two- NRRC. Funds are available for a rie teaching artist. Slap, punch and source.org for more info. called Summer Eats Minnesota, day conference on liturgy co-spon- project or event you want to create. kick without hurting anyone – just is free at the Apple App Store and sored by the Association of Luther- Northside Boxing Club (1704 For more information call 612-335- like actors do it on stage! It looks the Google Play Store. Powered by an Church Musicians (ALCM) and 33rd Ave N) offers free lessons to 5924 or email [email protected]. real, but it's just pretend. No ex- GPS, it shows locations of summer Mount Olive Lutheran Church, en- kids ages 9-21. Training includes The Northside Residents Rede- perience necessary! Collaborator: food sites, their menus and days/ titled “With Hearts and Hands and boxing drills, technique work, run- velopment Council-NRRC is part- Guthrie Theater. Funded by Minne- hours of operation. Kids 18 and Voices.” This free event will take ning and strength conditioning. sota's Arts and Cultural Heritage nering with Mid-Minnesota Legal under can show up without pri- NORTHnotices June 28, 2018 • North News • 19 place at 7:30pm, is open to the public, and School Finder. This resource guide for par- lights on or off, smoke, strike a match, use ing services and fatherhood advocacy work. will be held in the (air-conditioned) nave of ents provide objective, relevant information a cell phone, drive a car or operate anything Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Coun- Mount Olive Lutheran Church (3045 Chica- on schools across Minneapolis so parents that might cause a spark including a flash- cil Members Jeremiah Ellison and Phillippe go Ave S). can find schools that are the best fit for their light or generator. 4) Do not attempt to turn Cunningham are urging the Minnesota Pol- kids. any natural gas valves. Improper operation 07/31 – Try Rock Climbing 3pm-7pm. Get lution Control Agency (MPCA) to step up of valves could make the situation worse. introduced to the sport of rock climbing with enforcement of pollution standards in the A draft of the City’s comprehensive plan area surrounding Northern Metals Recy- a 25-foot-tall portable climbing wall! A Three BE AWARE Rivers Park District waiver signed by a par- is now public and for review. The online cling in North Minneapolis. The letter from ent or guardian will be required for each The Health Rural and Urban Kids Project plan, called Minneapolis 2040, is a draft the lawmakers follows reports that the lev- climber before they can participate in the measures chemicals in children living in framework of interdependent policies, top- els of air pollution – including the danger- program. Waivers are available at the library. Minnesota urban and rural communities that ics, actions steps and maps intended to ous airborne particulates (PM10) – near the Sponsors: Friends of the Hennepin County may harm child development. Children ages drive a citywide conversation about how shredder are again exceeding the federal Library, MELSA (Metropolitan Library Ser- 3 - 6 from zip codes 55411 and 412 can join Minneapolis will grow and change over the standard. If particulate levels continue to ex- vices Agency). Collaborator: Three Rivers when they complete the Minneapolis Public next two decades so all residents benefit. ceed the federal standard, MPCA is allowed Park District. Entering grades 2-12. Schools Early Childhood Screening. Fami- This draft plan is the result of extensive civic to take additional enforcement action prior to lies can make an appointment for screening engagement over a period of three years, in- the company’s 2019 relocation. 8/9 – 7pm, The Summer Camp Capri pro- by calling 612 - 668 - 3715 or visiting https:// volving residents, business owners, develop- duction of Four Little Girls by Christina Northpoint Health and Wellness has an- booknow.appointment-plus.com/7r95my98 ers and just about anyone with an interest in Ham. This will be the last production at The nounced an eviction prevention pilot pro- the future of Minneapolis. Over the coming Capri Theater before the groundbreaking for The board for Hennepin County’s Housing gram. This program is open to anyone who months, the City will do extensive outreach its new building. and Redevelopment Authority has approved lives in Hennepin County, lives in a rental $2.2 million in funding for seven tran- to residents to hear their concerns and ideas unit, and is concerned about being evicted Due to renovation work, beginning 9/6, sit-oriented development (TOD) projects. to improve the quality of life in the City. Com- or being unable to pay rent. Mediation ser- First Thursday Films at The Capri Theater Projects include a mix of infrastructure, ments will be collected at public meetings as vices, legal help, and housing case man- will screen at North High School (1300 Ir- housing, retail, and services — all located well as online through July 22, 2018. That agement is available for renters; services ving Ave. N). Capri Glee!, Capri After School within walking distance of transit. These feedback will be taken into consideration are also available for landlords interesting in Theater (CAST) and Camp Capri Third Sat- projects will create 1,045 housing units, as City staff revise the plan for City Council assisting their tenants. To enroll in the pilot urdays activities move to PCYC (2210 Oliver more than 52,000 square feet of commercial consideration. Comments can be made at contact NorthPoint Health & Wellness Cen- Avenue N) starting this fall. space and 97 jobs. Among the many bene- minneapolis2040.com or shared on Twitter: ter, Inc. at 612-767-9159 or visit 1315 Penn Mondays – 2pm - 5pm. Sign up for a weekly fits of TOD, the program helps reduce dis- #Mpls2040 @Mpls2040. Ave N. 30-minute session to practice reading and do parities through greater mobility and access A number of board and commission posi- The City of Minneapolis can help renters literacy activities with a teen mentor. Come to places to live, work, and play; decreased tions are open for City Council and may- who want smoke-free housing, and it can by or call the Webber Park Library to regis- household spending on transportation; in- or appointments. Board and commission help property owners make their buildings ter. 612-543-6751 Sponsored by the Webber creased walkability for a healthier lifestyle; members in the City of Minneapolis provide smoke-free. For smoke-free rental housing Park Friends. For kids entering grades K-3. and diminished pollution and environmental valuable insights, help shape key policy de- help, renters and property owners and man- destruction. Wednesdays - Kids Book Club, 3pm - cisions and provide community-based input agers can call 311 or visit www.minneap- 4:30pm. No pre-reading required, we will June is National Healthy Homes Month. into administration of services. The City is olismn.gov/smoke-free. share a book, discuss, and do a fun activity! National Healthy Homes Month reminds seeking applicants with a diversity of back- The City Council has approved the creation This program runs Wednesdays from June people to check their homes for potential grounds and experiences to strengthen the of a new division in the City Coordinator’s 13-August 15. No session on July 4th. Spon- health hazards and make their homes the work of the City. Translation and interpreting Office to help drive the City’s work to reduce sored by Friends of the Webber Park Library. healthiest possible for their families. Minne- services are available upon request to en- and eliminate racial inequities throughout For youth Entering 1st-5th Grades. apolis offers resources to help Minneapolis sure all residents have the ability to partic- City government. The Division of Race and residents take action on making their homes ipate. People can apply through the open Fridays - Family Storytime, 10am-11am. Equity will include staff of the City’s equity healthier. The City of Minneapolis offers: free position pages linked below and stay up to For children of all ages and their parent or team who will engage with City departments soil testing for lead and free testing for chil- date on vacancies, position descriptions and caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write and play to- to set goals and expectations around race dren under 6 for lead exposure. Find infor- timelines by visiting minneapolismn.gov/ gether in a format appropriate for young chil- mation at http://minneapolismn.gov/health/ boards/openings. The positions are open dren. Share books, stories, rhymes, music homes/lead/soil-testing or call 612-673-2710. until filled. There are 99 open positions on and movement. 15 City boards and commissions. CenterPoint Energy would like to remind the public of the following important natural gas The City of Minneapolis will add to its Work for EDUCATION safety tips when there is severe weather: home visiting nurse program for pregnant the river! women and infants; later this year, it will also Teen Tech workshop is held every other Following a severe storm, be alert for leaking reach out to the fathers with services such Thursday. North Regional Library, 5pm - natural gas. If you smell, hear or see a natu- Friends of the as connections to education and job train- 7pm. Get creative and make music, videos, ral gas leak, leave the area immediately on Mississippi River is ing, employment skills, mental health and animation, and other projects using high- foot and tell others to do the same. 1) Do not seeking a parenting skills. The program provides home and low-tech tools, everything from iPads drive into or near a natural gas leak or vapor Communications nurse visits for families at high risk for pre- and 3D printers to synthesizers and sewing cloud. 2) Once safely away from the area, Associate (apps due mature births, low birth weight, infant mor- machines. Led by the library’s Teen Tech call the CenterPoint Energy emergency nat- 7/9) and Database tality, child maltreatment, childhood injury, Squad. More information at http://www.hclib. ural gas leak hot line at 1-800-296-9815 and and maternal low education and income and Coordinator (apps org/about/locations/north-regional. 911 to report the location and description of due 7/30). the leak and CenterPoint Energy will send high unemployment. The City will partner MN Comeback and Great MN Schools, sis- a trained service technician immediately. If with the Minnesota Visiting Nurses Associa- Learn more at ter organizations building a community of the pipeline operator is not known, call 911. tion (MVNA) and the Goodwill-Easter Seals FMR.org great schools, have launched Minnesota 3) If natural gas is leaking, do not turn the FATHER Project to deliver nurse home visit- 20 • North News • June 28, 2018 NORTHnotices equity, assist in accelerating the City’s ef- number is 311 for anyone calling from within plaint about a recreational fire, call 311 or Kindred Kitchen, an initiative of Appetite for forts and progress around racial equity goals the city of 612-673-3000 statewide. The 311 email Minneapolis [email protected], Change, hosts a new member weekly kitch- and create accountability. hotline will be answered 7am-7pm weekdays or to register a complaint about a recreation- en tour every Tuesday until Dec. 18 at 10am. and 8am - 4:30pm weekends. Those with a al fire outside 311 hours, call 911. The Fire Tours are hosted at Kindred Kitchen at 1206 The Minneapolis City Council approved two report to make can also call the Department and Police departments are authorized to ex- W. Broadway Ave. Tours are your time to ordinances to support programs that will of Justice at 612-664-5600. As always, in the tinguish a fire immediately if it is hazardous. learn more about becoming a commercial help the City accelerate toward its ener- case of immediate physical violence, prop- kitchen member and our Northside Food gy and climate change goals. One ordi- The City Council has authorized the City erty damage, or threats, people should call Business Incubator, ask food business relat- nance for gas and one for electricity raises Attorney to initiate a lawsuit against man- 911 . ed questions, and jump into the kitchen. For the franchise fees by half a percentage point ufacturers and distributors of opioids. more information visit https://www.facebook. – about 59 cents monthly for the average For planting season, the City of Minneapolis The proposed litigation will seek to recover com/events/1493935500702137/. household. The rate increase will take effect urges all Minneapolis gardeners, landscap- monetary damages incurred by the City in in the spring. ers and farmers to protect pollinators. That responding to the opioid crisis in Minneapo- Northside Economic Opportunity Net- means avoiding pesticides that poison bees, lis and injunctive and other relief. The City of work is now accepting applications for Minneapolis has joined a statewide program butterflies and other pollinators: avoiding ap- Minneapolis joins a number of states, coun- their brand new private office spaces that to help reduce homelessness among vet- plying pesticides and avoiding buying plants ties and cities across the country that have feature windows, open workspaces and erans. Since the Minnesota Department of that were already treated. Protecting pollina- filed similar lawsuits against drug makers to more. There are several office space and Veterans Affairs launched the Minnesota tors also means landscaping or gardening help recoup costs associated with fighting pricing plans available, ranging from a drop- Homeless Veteran Registry in 2014, it has with the kinds of plants that nourish pollina- the opioid epidemic. in guest pass ($10/day) to a platinum plan housed 1,218 homeless veterans – 613 in tors. Find more resources and more informa- ($500/month with private office). For more Hennepin County. Minneapolis* and Henne- The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board tion about how to protect pollinators here: information visit https://www.neon-mn.org/ pin County have the highest concentration of (MPRB) has banned all tobacco products www.minneapolismn.gov/environment/bees. spaces homeless veterans in the state. Anyone who on Minneapolis park properties and owned served in the U.S. armed forces, Army Re- The Minneapolis City Council and Mayor and/or operated facilities. Northside Economic Opportunity Network’s Thinking About Business Workshops will serve or National Guard can join the registry Jacob Frey have set goals for Minneap- The Minneapolis City Council has passed be held the third Saturday of every month regardless of the type of discharge. Home- olis to move to 100 percent renewable an ordinance prohibiting discrimination from 9am-1pm at NEON’s office (1007 W less veterans or their representatives are en- electricity: for municipal facilities and oper- against Section 8 Housing Choice Vouch- Broadway Ave). These workshops are ideal couraged to call 1-888-LinkVet (1-888-546- ations by 2022 and citywide by 2030. These er holders. Under the ordinance, landlords for pre-venture entrepreneurs who consider 5838) or complete the application online at goals serve as a strategy to meet the City’s will only be obligated to consider to renting to going into business for the first time. The the website for the Minnesota Department of aggressive greenhouse gas emission reduc- voucher holders. That means a landlord can- July workshop will be held July 21. The work- Veteran Affairs Homeless Veteran Registry. tion and climate change goals by moving not refuse to rent, impose unique standards, away from fossil fuels. The City of Minne- shops are free; tickets and more information The City’s Municipal Minimum Wage Or- or otherwise treat HCV holders differently apolis is committed to ensuring that all resi- are available at: https://www.eventbrite. dinance took effect 1/1/2018. There will be from tenants without vouchers. Landlords re- dents and businesses, no matter their race, com/e/thinking-about-business-work- a tiered phase-in period for small and large tain their ability to screen the voucher hold- income, wealth or credit history, can access shop-tickets-37517470765 businesses. Large businesses that employ ers like other tenants using legal criteria. and benefit from renewable energy and en- more than 100 workers will be required to ergy efficiency. Find more information about pay employees a minimum of $10 an hour Minneapolis’ action on climate change in beginning 1/1/2018. Small businesses with BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT the resolution and the City website. 100 or fewer employees will be required The Minneapolis Business Portal is a new to pay workers at least $10.25 beginning Following Minneapolis fire lawswill help online platform designed to connect entre- 7/1/2018. Large businesses have until keep our neighborhoods safe and livable; preneurs and small business owners to the We want to feature 7/1/2022 to reach a minimum wage of $15 outdoor fires are permitted 9am-10pm, fires information and resources needed to plan, your notice! an hour and small businesses have until must be less than three feet in diameter and launch and grow a business. The online por- 7/1/2024 to reach $15 an hour. two feet high, and a fire must be complete- tal, available at business.minneapolismn. ly out before being abandoned. Illegal open Through its 311 service, the City of Minneap- gov, features roadmaps, checklists, tools burning or recreational fires could result in olis has opened a new hotline for report- and resources to help both new and existing fines that start at $200. For more information ing hate crimes. Which are harassing be- businesses. on recreational fires or to register a com- haviors motivated by prejudice. The hotline

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BIG BOLD & BRAVE THOR Companies makes a giant investment in the place it calls home By Cirien Saadeh | Photos by David Pierini

makes that amount in five minutes. Copeland neapolis Parks and Recreation Board on the Richard Copeland, the founder and credits much of the company’s growth and potential redevelopment of the Upper Harbor chairman of the largest minority-owned success to its CEO Ravi Norman’s ambition. Terminal. Across the country in Las Vegas, construction company in the state – THOR In addition to their own $36 million head- THOR is working on their biggest contract Companies – was born in the Sumner-Olson quarters being built on Penn and Plymouth, ever, a $105 million build of an MGM Grand housing projects in North Minneapolis, just THOR helped build the Minneapolis Urban Convention Center on the strip. blocks from his company’s nearly complet- League across the street and is currently This month Copeland sat down with North ed multi-million dollar headquarters at the the contractor on the Estes Funeral Chapel News to discuss his decades-long career in Penn and Plymouth Ave. N intersection. next door. Their own headquarters will be the construction and his hopes for THOR’s pres- Over the past 39 years, Copeland has home to six black CEOs. At the same time, ence in North Minneapolis. steadily grown his business. In his first year THOR is one of the major developers work- Continued on Page 22 his annual volume was $80,000; THOR now ing with the City of Minneapolis and the Min- 22 • North News • June 28, 2018 NORTHneighbors

"I built my business organically. I drove the truck; I shoveled the dirt; I hammered the nail." -- THOR Chairman Richard Copeland

THOR Companies founder and chairman Richard Copeland is excited to have his first office with a view in THOR's new headquarters building.

and we were laughing, like “we should name the company Black people couldn’t buy gasoline at the gas station. This THOR and surprise everybody when we show up.” The next was a thriving Jewish community at that time. Then they built morning, I got up and they had written THOR on the side of the McDonald’s right where we are. Then I built the Urban my pickup truck. It stuck. I guess I get the last laugh. League across the street. It was one of my first big projects, How do you define success? I define success by your abil- What challenges have you experienced running a signif- I don’t know how long ago it was but a long time ago. This ity to help others. We have to have resources to help others. icant minority owned company in a field that is predom- corner had the land available. It has visibility and proximity I’ve had resources to help others achieve their dreams which inantly white? How much time you got? I’ve seen and faced to downtown which made it very attractive to us. Plus, I can helps me achieve mine. it all. I’ve been blacklisted. People have tried to put me out of walk to work. How do you define failure?I’ve spend a lot of my time fo- business many times. You have to keep your head down and Do you foresee any challenges being here at this inter- cusing on my failures and the organization’s failures rather stay vigilant, because there are forces at work that don’t want section? We’re filling a large void in this community. The than taking the time to celebrate all of the successes I’ve had to see you be successful on both sides of the community – challenges that we’re going to face on this corner are un- and we’ve had as a company. Failure is something I face and majority community and minority community. I’ve grown a lot. known to us now. We’re not here yet. Ask me in a year. run from every day. That’s what has driven me to be success- I’ve learned a lot. And things I had to do to get where I’ve got- What are your hopes for the intersection? My hope for the ful – fear of failure. ten are things I would never do any more. When you’re up to intersection is to be a beacon of hope for the entire commu- your ass in alligators and you work all day and do marketing What legacy would you like to leave your community? nity, not just the Northside. Revitalizing this community and and billing at night...it’s cost me a couple marriages. But stay- Leave it a better place than I found it. It seems like there is very making the Northside vibrant with tax paying residents helps ing vigilant and having that ability to get back up when you’re little progress in the community. We have ebbs and flows. We our entire community. We’re only as good as our weakest knocked down is probably one of my greatest strengths. I’m have successes and a lot of failures, but the struggle contin- link. And so our hope is to strengthen this part of the commu- used to getting knocked down, but I always get back up. It ues. From when I first started, some of the same problems nity in an overall effort to help the entire community. just makes me more determined to fight the good fight. that confront the community still do. We gain ground, and How will your headquarters help that weakest link? Like I then we lose ground. It’s like it’s static. I want to leave the What do you want THOR’s relationship with the said, it’s a beacon of hope, and it’s the first of many businesses community a better place and the city in a better place be- Northside to be? I want to have a positive impact on the that will relocate to this community. We’re one of the develop- cause of my influence in it and on it. Northside. I live on the Northside. We are actively engaging ers on Upper Harbor, which is 48 acres on the river on the businesses to try and get them to move to the Northside. We How did you come up with the name THOR for your Northside. Between this property and that one there are a lot want to be the first catalyst of this economic engine that’s company? We were sitting around over a case of beer. I went of vacant spaces. We see that as an opportunity – as an asset, going to drive the revitalization of this community. to do an estimate and the people were surprised to see me not a liability. And we are going to try to drive more economics coming through the door. They thought they were going to Why build at this intersection of Penn and Plymouth? to this part of the community. And this land here on the corner see a Norwegian guy or a European guy. We were talking, This is where the riots were – both my brothers went to jail. is the beacon that is going to draw people to the Northside. NORTHneighbors June 28, 2018 • North News • 23

Many folks in this community fear the possibility of gentrification. What are your thoughts on that? It takes D'Angelos Svenkerson, vice president of integration. A community shouldn’t be strictly made up of THOR development, gave a tour of the one ethnic group or two ethnic groups. The thought behind company's new headquarters on June 18. Heritage Park – it’s the largest economically integrated community in the entire state of Minnesota. With that economic integration comes cultural and racial integration. So I think it’s a positive thing. People shouldn’t be pushed out of a commu- What is one moment in your career that you would do Favorite career moment so far? I can’t isolate one. The nity; others should be invited in. over again? I used to have a real fiery temper. I would stick groundbreaking here. The groundbreaking on the Xcel Ener- my foot in my mouth. I made a lot of enemies. To this day gy arena. Winning five bids in one day. Being the first minori- What reactions are you getting from community now there are general contractors in this town who swear they’d ty company to ever build a structure on the Las Vegas Strip, a that your building is here? Can you hurry up and finish so never work with me, who talk about me, and bad mouth me. $25 million sales center, and being the first minority company we can get some peace and quiet over here? Those are the One of the diversity directors for one of the biggest construc- to have an unlimited license in Nevada. To have touched and kinds of calls we get. It’s a real aggressive effort. We made tion companies in town told me, “our company has a diversity had my hand on every sports facility in this community. The a lot of noise building this building. We’re hoping to get this initiative and a diversity officer because of you. Our owners milestones are endless. I couldn’t possibly have a favorite done, Estes done, and the roadway done and get the flow of hate you, but we’re a better company because of you.” So moment in the business. people and commerce moving again. I’ve had that kind of impact, and I’ve taken a lot of shots in What is your favorite building? This is my favorite structure What is your favorite part of the new building? The com- the back of the head for things I’ve said and the aggressive we’ve ever built. But probably one of my favorite projects; we munity room. We’ll have a stretching machine and a ping attitude I’ve taken. At one point the vast majority of our busi- were the contractor on the largest hotel remodel job in the pong table and couches and a square where people can get nesses, 85% of our business, was in other markets because history of the world. We remodeled 5000 rooms in 50 weeks in and huddle down. I’m excited about having an office with a of some of the things I’ve done here or the stand I’ve taken at MGM Grand. It was 100 rooms a week and the logistics of view. I told a traffic manager at Ford Motor Company one time or the mistakes I’ve made. When you are growing a busi- that to make that project operation was a feat. I never saw it – “someday I’m going to have an office on a second floor ness you make a lot of mistakes and so cutting your teeth coming or thought we’d figure it out but we did, and we came with a view overlooking the city.” She laughed at me and said and bouncing back from your mistakes, there’s a lot of fallout. in $5 million under budget. I mean right now our company “don’t be silly.” I remember that to this day. I said “Mary Lou, And when I make a mistake, it’s big and by that I mean it’s does as much volume in five minutes as what I did in my you watch.” Of course, she has long since passed away but blown out of proportion. Having made those mistakes, having whole first year in business. she’s looking down and she’s not laughing at me anymore. started with $200, there’s a lot of bodies along the way. Who do you admire in this community? I don’t know if What advice do you have for young Northside entrepre- How do you want this space to transform your company? it’s commonplace or not, but so many people take credit for neurs who are trying to get their own idea or businesses We’ve been in Class C office space my whole life. We worked our success. Rather than feeling like I’m not getting enough off the ground? I built my business organically. I drove the out of my house to start. We’ve never had that polished im- credit or whatever, I look at that as a positive that so many truck; I shoveled the dirt; I hammered the nail. And I did it just age of a successful company. Now we’re moving into Class A people have led to the success of the company. I’m not a by taking in more money on average than I spent. I got back space in the heart of the community. That says a lot about us, very smart guy; I’m not a great business man or contractor, up when I was knocked down. I seized opportunities. I would about the community, about the city. The county has been but what I have been is an open vessel for people to lean in say to a young entrepreneur — take baby steps so that when phenomenal in getting us to this point. Target has been phe- on for people to create this amazing company. It’s really been you fall over, you’re not going so fast that you kill yourself. nomenal. We do work for Target, and Target is a lease holder a product of the environment not a product of my work. Accumulate over time and be patient and kind to yourself. in this space. So many people have leaned in to make this Understand that you’ll take two steps forward and sometimes possible. On our side, Ravi Norman, the CEO of THOR Com- you’ll have to take three steps back. But over all, over time, panies, has done things and taken us to places I never could you can accumulate wealth and responsibility. And, be gen- have. So I try to give some guidance; no one listens to me erous with folks. anymore, but I’m here for the ride. I work on the business, but mainly I work in the business. Northeast character. Downtown convenience.

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