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Winter Quarterly 2015

Crafts • Arts • Dance • Music • Food • Theatre • Services • Community

Neighborhood NewsSeward Projects, Great & Small

Books to Give & to Get

Housing Updates, K’ul Chocolate

& so much more

Spread Joy FundNew Winner Announced

SNG 2015 Year-in-Review

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Kate S., Kerry C.

Design: Marne Z.

e-mail:[email protected]

Printer: Print Craft

For information on everything Seward,

find us at www.sng.org

SNG’s Taste of Seward - Yum! On November 4th over 100 members of the Seward neighborhood gathered for food,

fellowship, information sharing, shopping for great bargains at the Silent Auction and th

board of directors’ election at the Taste of Seward, the annual meeting of the Seward

Neighborhood Group. New member Jessie Wuollet will join re-elected incumbents, Shell Co

Hanna Epstein, Peter Fleck, Trisha Kirk, Laura Murphy, Tami Traeger and Marne Zafer.

We say goodbye and thanks to Peter Truax and Ben Walen. Ben Walen served as Board

President for 4 years and will be deeply missed. Thank you Ben and Peter for your servic

the neighborhood. Thank you to all the volunteers

donors who supported the Taste of Seward this ye

Special thanks to Pat Rosaves for organizing the

Silent Auction once again and to At Last Gourmet

donating 4 types of soups for our tasting pleasure

Discover allthat is Seward at

www.sng.org

The Seward Profile, a quarterly publication

of the Seward Neighborhood Group (SNG),strives to keep neighborhood residents,

businesses, property owners and organizations

informed of what's happening in Seward

and assist SNG in building and sustaining

a strong, diverse, and vibrant community.

As a typical Seward endeavor, the Profile

relies on volunteers to plan each issue,

create copy, sell ads, and prepare the

printed edition for mailing. We welcome

your suggestions and would welcome your

time and energy even more.

To get involved, contact us at

[email protected] or Seward Profile, 2323

E. Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, 55406.

Upcoming Issue and Deadline

Spring Issue 2015

Copy and ad deadline:

February 9, 2015

In homes and businesses:

February 28-March 1

If you or someone you know would like a

written translation of the Profile Quarterly,

please contact [email protected] or call612-338-6205.

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It’s Back! New this year Santa Erik

will be joining us at the

Lighting Ceremony at 5:30

pm on Saturday Dec. 5th,

there will be hayrides with

Santa for all kids

and kids at heart.

Immediately following the

Lighting Ceremony will be

an open house at Chef

Shack Ranch celebrating

their 2 year anniversary in Seward. Free donuts and cider for everyone from 6 – 7 pm.

Returning activities at the Seward Winter Frolic include dog and family portraits

at Fun City Dogs, hot soup for sale at Bethany Lutheran Church, music and

interactive arts activites at the Ivy Building, card making at ArtiCultureand the Community Sing at 2 pm on

Sunday at Faith Mennonite Church.

There will be special and activities in

most of the Seward Businesses and

over 100 artists showing their work

around the neighborhood.

“The 2016 Board of Directors of SNG include:

(Back, left to right): Peter Fleck, Shel Collins,

Hannah Epstein, Bob Friddle, Marne Zafer,

Tami Traeger, Tariku Belay and Laura Murphy(Front) Diann Anders, Ashley Freitag, Trisha Kirk

and Jessie Wuollet (not present Bruce Johansen).

Alexis Troschinetz, co-chair of SNG's Environment

Committee, collects input on Community Solar

Gardens from Tariku Belay (current board member),

Jessie Woullet (incoming board member), and

Andrew Magill

(SPOKES shop

coordinator) to

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2016 SPREAD JOY Fund Winner AnnouncedKirsten Jean Collins was picked as the recipient of the 2016 Spread Joy Fund. She will

use the money for a final class in her ABE licensure program at the U. The course is

located in Cuba and will allow her to improve her Spanish speaking skills while learn-

ing about the literacy movement in Cuba.

The Seward SPREAD JOY FundThe Seward Spread Joy Fund is a grant program made possible by an anonymous donor

and administrated by the Seward Neighborhood Group. Its intention is to provide up to

$1,000 every year to allow one Seward resident to have an experience that benefits them

or the neighborhood that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford. Applicants must not

receive physical gain from the grant, they must have lived in Seward for at least three

years, and they must make a report of their experience.

SIGNED & DULY NOTED –

SEWARD’S HISTORIC MILWAUKEE AVENUE

This November, a dedication ceremony to commemorate the installation of the first and

only historic sign in the Milwaukee Avenue Historic District was held. Speakers included

Minneapolis Council Member Abdi Warsame; as well as Tony Scallon and Robert Roscoe,key community players in the historic district’s renewal. State House Representative Phyllis

Kahn conducted the unveiling.

Milwaukee Avenue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1974.

Located in the heart of the Seward Neighborhood, the Milwaukee Avenue Historic District

is one of few intact examples of immigrant housing in Minnesota from the 1880s. The

late Charlie Nelson, historical architect of the Minnesota Historical Society, championed

the national designation, saying, “It’s time America learned about how common people

lived, sometimes with uncommon achievements.”The Milwaukee Avenue Historic Sign Project was

sponsored by the Seward Neighborhood Group and

made possible with funding provided by the State

of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Soci

from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Shown: 1880s Side (1970s on the other Side)


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Boneshaker Books will soon be celebrati

its 5th anniversary this winter! Here are o

suggestions for “Top 10” must-reads. There’s no time like

winter to curl up with a great book.

1 ) Octavia’s Broodby Walidah Imarisha & adrienne maree brown

2) Between the World and Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

3) A Brief History of Seven Killings

By Marlon James

4) Rad American Women A-Z

by Kate Schatz

5) The Body Keeps the Score: Brain. Mind, and Body

in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M

6) Operation Ajax

by Mike de Seve7) The Argonauts

by Maggie Nelson

8) Molecular Red

by McKenzie Wark

9) Queer and Trans Artists of Color:

Stories of Some of Our Lives by Nia King

10) The New Prophets of Capital

by Nicole Aschoff

Boneshaker Books is located at 2002 23rd Ave. South

behind Precision Grind Coffeeshop.

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Amanda Luk

So Cool is K’ul On August 16th, 2015 K’ul Chocolate opened its

doors in the Seward Neighborhood to the delight

of chocolate lovers and locals. Owner and entre-

preneur Peter Kelsey (the previous owner of

The New French Bakery) decided to embark on

making chocolate bars that as he describe “as

not candy, but a superfood”. His goal was to

make a great tasting product that was low in

price and low on the glycemic index. Peter traveled throughout Europe and

South America learning and investigating not only which machine to purchase

for his factory, but also which farms util ized sustainable practices. Ku’ul

Chocolate models its business after a “bean to bar” philosophy. Their bars

are 70% dark chocolate, and there is an assortment of bars ranging from

an endurance bar with 8 grams of protein to a decadent Maca & Fruit bar.

When asked why he chose the Seward neighborhood, Peter replied he has

always felt at home here, from his early stomping days in the ‘70s to opening

up The New French Bakery to now beginning this new venture.

Ku’ul Chocolate is located 2211 Franklin Ave. E., Minneapolis. K

u’ul Chocolate bars can are purchase at their store, Coastal Seafood

or Midwest Mountaineering. www.kul-chocolate.com

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Leann E. JohnsonTil

Award-winning tile design combines art and

functionality with cultural images and patterns

that resonate for artist Leann E. Johnson

(Lea-Way Designs, LLC). She offers tiles as

functional art, Two-Way Tile Trays™ , and tile

jewelry available for personal expression and

your gift-giving needs. Leann is one of the

Artists@Faith, showing at Faith Mennonite Church.

Meet the Artists (who create the Frolic)What many do not know is there is a core group of artists who meet months before the Winter Frolic

& Art Crawl. This artist committee works to make the Seward Frolic ‘frolic!.” Long-time Seward

community members, each has their own inimitable style and medium. They’ll be part of a much-loved

tradition of showing off, exhibiting work that is seen by many as got-to-have, perfect-for-gifts art.

Connie LanphearStain Glass

I've been working in stained glass for about 14

years, creating designs inspired by nature and

trees in particular. I love the graphic lines of tree

branches and the way leaves reflect color and

light. I will be showing and selling my art in

studio #210 in the Ivy Building.

Dan LeisenPhotography

Dan Leisen’s nature and landscape photography

captures the beauty of our Minnesota woodlandsand waterways. Dan’s work has been in many juried

art shows and fairs including the Powderhorn, Edina

and Stone Arch Bridge art fairs. His photographic

images of the north country and local parks are

available on notecards and medium to large matted

and framed archival prints. The image shown here

is of the Baptism River, south of Ely MN. Dan is

one of the Artists@Faith, showing at Faith Mennonite

Church.

Kat LangePainting

I work primarily in watercolor and acrylic and take

my inspiration from the beauty of the natural

world. I love the interplay of light and shadow on

an image, and am most attracted by vivid color.

My recent fascination is capturing the mystery of

a walk in the woods, resulting in my "path series".

I will be showing my art and selling cards and

magnets in studio #210 in the Ivy Building.


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Seward Neighborhood Group

Home Improvement Assistance

Are you thinking about making improvements to your home,

but not sure how to proceed? The Seward Neighborhood

Group's Housing Coordinator can help with project planning,

hiring contractors, obtaining financing and advice during

construction.To schedule an appointment, contact

Doug Wise, SNG's Housing Coordinator, at

(612) 338-6205, ext. 102 or [email protected].

Now here - Coastal Seafood

Seasonal Can’t-Miss Treats

Fresh Florida Stone Crab season is now open.

The season runs from October 15 to May 15.

These delicious claws are harvested in a comp

sustainable manner, as the crabs are returned

the ocean where they are able to regenerate tclaws. The fresh Bristol Bay Red King Crab season opens late October u

the quota is reached, typically late November to early December. This i

probably the sweetest most amazing crab available anywhere in the wo

We will carry these crab clusters frozen, once the fresh season is over.An

the season for the greatest scallop of the year, the Nantucket Bay scallo

opens in November and continues with luck through the first half of the

winter. These are small, incredibly sweet and rich tasting, a delicacy not

be missed.

“Don’t forget to stop by Welna II during the Seward Winter Frolic

and get treats and homemade Lefsa!”


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KERRY CASHMAN, Community Coordinator

[email protected] • 612-338-6205, x119

NASRA NOOR, Seward Towers Community Organizer

[email protected] • 612-483-7239

DOUG WISE, Housing Coordinator


MICHELE BRALEY

Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice Program Manager


KATE SHELDON, Administrative Assistant


In the know When it comes to knowing what’s up in Seward,

the people to call are the staff at SNG.

Free Home Energy Audit Income qualified residents currently can get a free home energy audit

from the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE). The income limits

below. For those not qualifying, SNG reduces the cost to $30. Reside

who have previously had an audit are eligible to

receive another one if the prior audit was before

February 2013. CEE is also offering 0% interest

loans for energy improvements and the SNG

Environment Committee is providing rebates

of up to $200 for energy improvements

recommended by the audit. Income limits

for free energy audit: To schedule your

audit call (612) 335-5874 or contact Doug

Wise, SNG Housing Coordinator, for more in-

formation at [email protected]

or (612) 338-6205, ext. 102.

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SNG has worked diligently through 2015 on a wide range of

ssues, initiatives, and events, often in partnership with other

rganizations, government agencies, and local businesses.

ind highlights of the year below or the complete report on-line

at www.sng.org:

• Neighborhood clean-up north of Franklin

• Garden tour and community celebration.

• Summer Bike Library

• Cyber-SNG: E-Democracy Seward Neighbors Forum,

updated website, Seward Tweets, Community

Calendar.

• Winter Frolic-Art Crawl, including Benefit Kick off

and Triangle Park celebration

• National Park Ranger-led birding hike along

the Mississippi.

• Wednesday evening guided neighborhood walks.

• Rain garden workshop

• Energy Workshop; provided a partial rebate for

the cost of home energy audits.

• King’s Fair

• Continued work on ...

o Safer intersections for all: Franklin,

Cedar and Minnehaha; Franklin, Riverside

and 29th.

o Neighborhood enhancing redevelopment

of Seward Commons

o Conditional and Non-Conforming Use

Permits, ReZoning, and Variance requests

o SNG’s home improvement loan program

o Safe Routes to School with Seward

Montessori School

• Franklin Open Streets

• Garage Sale Days (80+ registered sales)

• The PROFILE Quarterly

• National Night Out (over 35 registered block parties)

Contribute to SNG in 2016 and help make Seward a better place

o live, work, and play! Contact us at 612-338-6205 ext 119.

E-mail us at [email protected] • www.sng.org or www.sewardarts.org

o give to SNG online go to http://www.razoo.com/story/Seward-

Neighborhood-Group

The complete SNG 2015 Year-in-Review is online at sng.org.

Discover allthat is Seward at

www.sng.org

At SNG, we’ve been busy ...

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SNG RECEIVES NEW FUNDING

for HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS!!

Loans now available at 2.50% interest

The Seward Neighborhood Group is offering home improvement loansto homeowners and rental property owners to make improvements to

properties with up to four units.

• The SNG Revolving Loan Program is available to both owner occupi

and rental properties; it provides loans up to $12,000 for a term of

up to ten years at 2.50% interest. There is no income limit on the

Revolving Loan Program.

• The Interest Subsidy Grant Program is available to owner occupied

properties; it reduces the interest rate on Minnesota Fix-up Fund lo

from 5.75% to 2.50% on loans up to $20,000 for up to 15 years.

The Interest Subsidy Grant Program currently has an income limit

$97,500 (total household income).

• The SNG Emergency Deferred Loan Program provides deferred loan

to owner-occupants of properties in the Seward neighborhood who

face emergency home repairs and are unable to obtain funds to re

the problem. For homeowners unable to make monthly payments,

loans will be repaid when the house is sold.

For more information on the loan programs, or general h

improvement advice, contact Doug Wise, SNG's Housing Coordin

at (612) 338-6205, ext. 102 or doug@sng


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Welcome to

the Neighborhood!Seward “Welcome” Kits

Always Available

SNG has updated welcome kits to pass

out to new neighbors. If you have

new neighbors on your block stop by

SNG at 2323 East Franklin Avenue and

pick up a kit. This is an easy way to st

by and meet your new neighbors.

SEWARD JOINS

THE LAKE STREET

ENERGY CHALLENGEAs one of the neighborhoods adjacent to the Lake Street

corridor, the SNG Board voted in September to join in a

targeted two-year effort to promote energy efficiency and

renewable energy programs. The effort is known as the

Lake Street Energy Challenge and is an initiative sponsored

by the Midtown Community Works (MCW) Partnership and

Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy. The initiative will work with

neighborhood groups and business associations and focus

on expanding the reach of residential, commercial,

and renewable programs.

SNG will assist in outreach in Seward with programs

like Home Energy Squad®, Xcel Energy’s Home Lighting and

Refrigerator Recycling, and community solar programs.

As part of the outreach there will be a series events in 2015and 2016 to share information about energy efficiency and

renewable energy programs for homeowners or renters.

Seward residents are encouraged to take the

Lake Street Energy Challenge Pledge and can find out

rebates, weatherization help and financial assistance

by visiting the web site at:

http://www.mcwsustainability.org/partners-in-energy.

If you are interested in learning more, please contact: Emma

Struss, Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy Coordinator,

[email protected], 1.800.369.4362

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