Around the neighborhood

[dreamshark]

There are interesting things popping up all over my south Minneapolis neighborhood this spring. Here's just a couple.

• The biggest solar panel installation in Minneapolis is 2 blocks from my house on, of all things, Mulroy's Body Shop! I learned this from the Southwest Journal, but couldn't find their article online so I'm linking to this one instead.




• A charming little community art school is opening up in the building next to Larue's at 40th and Lyndale. I walked up to the corner to mail a Netflix and stopped in to talk to the very nice woman that owns the business. Contrary to the impression given by the website, this is NOT a serious art college that you enroll in for a year or more. They are offering 1-month beginner classes in things like Cartooning and Caricature, and Classical Figure Drawing. Judging from the art on the walls, they do have at least one highly over-qualified, classically trained artist on the staff (which probably accounts for the overly pretentious name). I'd love to see the place succeed, so if you've been thinking of improving your drawing skills this might be a great opportunity.

What's new in your neighborhood?

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

My neighborhood news is that it's almost impossible to get to or leave my house. There's construction on Nicollet on the bridge, and there's construction blocking the turn east onto the parkway from Lyndale. At the end of my block, you can't turn south or stay eastbound because of the construction, you have to cross the creek and end up ghu-knows-where. My alley only has one end now: there's no street on Stevens any more, and no sign of it being replaced. 35W South will NEVER be completed. You can't get northbound on it from Diamond Lake Rd anymore.

This is all adding the the general level of frustration in my life.

K.

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

Aiee. Sounds like it's time to get out the bike!

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I posted about it on my bike filter.

K.