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stolen bike From: Kate Kampa Date: 02:22 UTC Short link

Just got my bike stolen.  I was at a meeting at Folwell school and someone
cut my lock.  Damn.  So, if you see a relatively  new Schwinn, black and
taupe with an extended stem for the handlebars, toe clips and an odometer.
Let me know.

Info About Crime Last Week? From: Ann Novitske Date: May 15 23:16 UTC Short link

Hi all -

A co-worker of mine who attends the church near Cedar & M'haha Pkwy told me
about a shooting that took place near there last week.  (She had choir practice
there yesterday evening & was shown blood stains that remained from the
shooting.)  She showed me an MPD weekly crime map that shows it as an
aggravated assault (link below).

http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/police/crime-statistics/codefor/maps/recent/537_Pct3_ViolentCrimes.pdf

I also noticed on the map that there was an aggravated assault last week on the
corner of E 42nd St & 28th Ave S.  That one concerns me more than the other b/c
I live a couple blocks from it.  Does anyone have any details on either of
these crimes?  I checked WCCO & the Strib web sites, but didn't see anything.

Thanks,
Ann Novitske

Share your photo for the forum From: Joe Bernard Date: May 15 00:58 UTC Short link

A few photos that either my wife or I took last summer...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/1819836578_ba29d72e43_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/1819836614_3b07fdd9e0_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2391/1819836592_808710034a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/2493783864_4ebdd9e334_o.jpg

Share your photo for the forum From: Shirley Yeoman Date: May 14 22:50 UTC Short link

Here's one of my favorites from the grand opening of the LRT.
-- shirley

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SENA Weekly News 5/14/08 From: Steven Clift Date: May 14 22:07 UTC Short link

Subject: 	SENA Weekly News 5/14/08
Date: 	Wed, 14 May 2008 16:55:57 -0500
From: 	Weekly Update <<email obscured>>
To: 	<email obscured>

*Calendar*

*- Wed, May 14, 5:00-8:00 p.m. - Coordinated Street Furniture Program
open house.* If you take a trip down many Minneapolis streets, you'll
see bus shelters, benches, trash receptacles, and other "street
furniture" that has an impact on how our neighborhoods look, feel, and
function. As part of Minneapolis' plan to begin replacing that furniture
in 2009, residents and businesses are invited to share their input on
what the new furniture should look like at a public open house this
May.* *Overview presentations at 5:30 and 7 p.m.* *Minneapolis
Convention Center, Mezzanine room M101C* *(1301 Second Ave. S.) Click
here for more info
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/news/20080505StreetFurniture.asp

* *

*- Thurs, May 15, 5:30-8:30 p.m. - The Area B Parent Advisory Council
(BPAC) Meeting.* Meetings work to make Area B schools more
family-friendly and responsive to community needs. The Council gathers
parents, community members, staff, and district leadership together
monthly to share information on the current challenges and opportunities
for Area B schools. Spaghetti Dinner/Student Talent 5:30- 6:30pm/Council
Agenda 6:30 – 8:30pm. FREE Child Care and Interpreters will be provided!
Folwell Middle School (3611 20th Ave. S)

* *

*- Fri, May 16- Sun, May 18 – Art-A-Whirl.* As Minneapolis' largest open
studio and art festival, Art-A-Whirl provides visitors with a unique
opportunity to experience art in various stages and genres, meet the
artists, glimpse the artist's life behind the scenes and participate in
hands-on activities. Click here for more info
http://www.artawhirl.com/content.php?category=webpage%20content&content_id=168714936
<http://www.artawhirl.com/content.php?category=webpage%20content&content_id=168714936>

*- Fri, May 16, 4:00-8:00 p.m. - Roosevelt High School Mosaic
Intercultural Arts Festival.* This is our 7th year of sharing the many
talents found at Roosevelt.  We will have 36 booths showing student
work, art work for sale, alumni artist Anthony Hary, comic book
designer, ethnic foods, and stage performances. Admission is free. There
will be activities for the family, good food, many things to buy, and a
stage performance for you too enjoy until 8:00.

*- Sat, May 17, 9:00-11:00am. – Perennial Swap at Word of Grace Baptist
Church*. Come meet other garden enthusiasts and exchange gardening
information. This swap is for perennials and gardening related items
such as bird houses, gardening books, bird baths and garden ornaments.
No house plants or annuals. We are asking for plants that are well
established, of good size and in gallon pots or larger. PLEASE (if
possible) MARK ALL PLANT MATERIALS WITH THE PLANT NAME AND CARE
REQUIRED. Complimentary garden pinwheels and refreshments will be
available. Word Of Grace Baptist Church, 2120 East 38^th Street. Call
Cheri at 612-728-0831 for more info.

* *

*- Tues, May 20, 7:00 p.m. – SENA Graffiti Task Force*. Planning for
June mural project funded by a grant from the City of Minneapolis'
Innovative Graffiti Prevention program. SENA office (1830 42nd St E)

Share your photo for the forum From: Steven Clift Date: May 14 20:20 UTC Short link

Karen Newell issued a challenge:

Also, can we get our cameras out and take a new, GREEN picture of the SE sign
for our front page?  The winter is gone, and I'd love to see a spring shot of
the sign to share with the world.  I'm sure Steve would welcome some choices
from us....  just an idea. ...


Great suggestion Karen! Who has the perfect image for our fledgling forum?

We can put together a small collage of images to replace the snowy scene at:
http://e-democracy.org/se

Simply reply to this e-mail and attach your photos (any size) or upload via the
web (via the web-only you are limited to one file per post).

Currently (will be improving) links to files are at the very end of e-mailled
posts. So it is always best to delete the previous messages text before you
enter in your text.

On June 1, we will see what came in and seek a volunteer to create a collage
that shows where we live and who we are.

Steven Clift
Forum Co-Host

Tulips or daffidoils. What are we? From: Joshua Moberg Date: May 14 16:32 UTC Short link

I prefer the daffodils, though I like the tulips and squill, too.  I believe
daffodils tend to bloom earlier and propagate more readily than tulips.  If we
plant the bulbs in areas where the city mows the grass, later bulbs might not
complete their blooming cycle before the first mowing.  Whatever flower is
chosen, I'm happy to help make this idea happen-- thanks for suggesting it,
Steven.

Josh Moberg

When discussing services ... some advice, offering services From: Steven Clift Date: May 14 15:36 UTC Short link

Reid Priedhorsky wrote:

> This isn't different from statements made in any other electronic forum.
>
> Personally, I do not think there is anything to worry about when posting
> negative reviews, particularly if they are factual and written in a
> respectful tone.

The differences in an E-Democracy.Org forum include:

1. Use of your real name. Many other forums have less accountability with
aliases.
2. This forum has a very hyper-local focus, so a complaint against some
faceless mega-company is very different than a complaint against someone down
the street.
3. As a "democracy" project, we do not allow arbitrary removal of posts to
limit censorship and only if a court finds that content is libelous do our
rules require removal. Therefore, if you do make a claim that doesn't withstand
scrutiny and is damaging the reputation/financial health of someone (say the
post is a top the Google result for their name) I simply urge caution.

> Steven, are you making the above recommendation as an individual or
> declaring a forum policy?
>

These are only recommendations as the Forum Host, not rules. The rules are
here: http://e-democracy.org/rules

The main historical focus of E-Democracy.Org's "Issues Forums" are on policy
and politics not backfence "common experiences" of neighbors. That said, I
really like that aspect of the emerging neighborhood Issues Forums and this
kind of exchange is within scope of our current Standish Ericsson Neighbors
Forum charter. I've only sent a couple private informal notes to folks about
staying very local and asked people to move one topic to our statewide forum.
Thus far, the forum is essentially running itself in a neighborly way.

But you are right, there is a lot of gray area where people should use common
sense. There is no reason to refrain from saying you preferred one dish over
another at a local restaurant for example. But I'd refrain from making claims
of food poisoning unless you filed a complaint with the health department or
went to the doctor.

Steven Clift
Forum Co-Host

P.S. My advice is based on a recent episode in one of our Oxford, England
neighborhood forums where claims by a participant that a named pub served
"rancid" beer brought serious threats of a lawsuit. Unlike the U.S., where laws
here clearly protect E-Democracy.Org from liability, in UK we share liability
and one lawsuit could close us down. Here I'd hate to have a participant get
sued because they pressed send before they made sure their post was thoughtful
and clearly accurate. Discussing politics and public figures is very different
than the impact of discussing specific small businesses.

When discussing services ... some advice, offering services From: Reid Priedhorsky Date: May 14 02:48 UTC Short link

Steven Clift wrote:
>
> No problems so far, but when discussing service providers I'd keep
> the public forum positive and share more negative experiences
> privately. Why? You a liable for anything you say on this public
> forum - it will be noticed by anyone you mention by name.

This isn't different from statements made in any other electronic forum.

Personally, I do not think there is anything to worry about when posting
negative reviews, particularly if they are factual and written in a
respectful tone. Also, I don't see the use of people posting only
positive reviews. Frankly, I find negative ones more useful, because you
can find numerous positive experiences regarding even a quite poor
service provider.

Steven, are you making the above recommendation as an individual or
declaring a forum policy?

Tulips or daffidoils. What are we? From: Andrew Zimmer Date: May 13 22:15 UTC Short link

We are in but how about something completely different.  When I was a kid in
Bloomington, MN we had Siberian Squill,
http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/bulbs/scilla%20siberica/scilla%20sibirica.htm,
in the grass in the front yard.  They smell like purple candy but they only
bloom for a week or so first thing in the spring.  I moved some Siberian Squill
to our backyard here where they have bloomed and lost their petals before our
daffodils and tulips started flowering.

The US Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center has some information about
bulbs for our region,
http://www.bulb.com/templates/dispatcher.asp?page_id=northerncentral.  A bunch
of Alliums would be pretty cool.




-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Swainhart [mailto:<email obscured>]
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:19 PM
To: <email obscured>
Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?

Daffodils, count me in...

-----Original Message-----
From: <email obscured> [mailto:<email obscured>]
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:16 AM
To: <email obscured>
Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?


Now that we've passionately unleashed on Lake Hiawatha, I'd like to take a
dip in another topic.

Is our neighborhood more of a tulip or daffidoils neighborhood?

Here is the idea. Find a bulk provider of hardy bulbs this fall. Get 100 or
more neighbors to agree to buy a dozen at a normal price and donate the
extra dozen to planting in public spaces around the neighborhood. So 100
participants would get us 1200 bulbs to "share."

So if we become the most bulbulious neighborhood in town, what flower says
who we are?

Also, can we actually donate bulbs or plant them say around park signs at
Lake Hiawatha or naturalize a cluster or three along the light rail, etc.?
Or would distribution need to more of a night-time affair? ;-)

Steven Clift





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Ericsson, Minneapolis
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Join in some neighborhood fun From: Shirley Yeoman Date: May 13 22:01 UTC Short link

The 6th Annual neighborhood garage sale is coming soon - June 14th.

This is not only a great way to rid your life of some of that extra "stuff",
it's a fun neighborhood event.  People are out of their houses and the
neighborhood is full of visitors.

You can find more information about the sale and how to sign up at
http://standish-ericsson.org/get-involved/garage%20sale.htm  (Deadline is June
6.)

When discussing services ... some advice, offering services From: Steven Clift Date: May 13 18:49 UTC Short link

No problems so far, but when discussing service providers I'd keep the public
forum positive and share more negative experiences privately. Why? You a liable
for anything you say on this public forum - it will be noticed by anyone you
mention by name.

Therefore, unless you've documented a negative experience (that the provider
knows about and has not responded to satisfactorily), assume that you'll be
challenged by that provider whose livelihood is tied directly to their
reputation. So with positive recommendations, let the cream rise to the top so
to speak.

Also, it is great to see people to respond to neighbor requests for
information. Based on the "hyper-local" approach on this forum the service
providers discussed should live or be based within our two neighborhoods. No
one will quibble about someone from a bordering neighborhood, but the more we
connect with those within walking distance, the stronger our local bonds.

I should note that at this point it is not OK to directly advertise a service
on the forum without the topic being started by someone seeking such advice
first. One legitimate way around this is to add a simple link to a web site
that lists your services when you sign your posts on other topics. This way you
are providing value to the group as a participant and just happen to be an
accountant for hire.

Finally, ideas for single web form to a single digest listing for "Thrifty
Thursday" or "Free Friday" ... perhaps "Service Saturday" are in development -
but we need to either find a volunteer software developer who can work with our
system or find some development funding. (The goal is to avoid being flooded
with Craigslist or Freecycle-style classifieds while still allowing some of
this natural community-based commerce to occur within our civic mission.) No
promises on the web form to digest tool, but perhaps the more technical amongst
us can help make something happen.

Steven Clift
Forum Co-Host
http://publicus.net/speaker.html  :-)

concrete work From: Jesse Martin Date: May 13 02:37 UTC Short link

Nancy,

I saw you were looking for concrete work on e-democracy. I just got my back
steps done last fall and will be doing a large patio in our back yard this
month. My uncle, who has been doing concrete work for 30 years would be
happy to give you a free estimate. He does great work. If you would like to
see our back steps, feel free to give me a call and I will show them to you.
Or you could just drive by.

We went with a multi-color stain on our back stair with a stamp to add
texture.

Concete work

John Meneely
612-922-4540


If you have any questions, please call me anytime.

Jesse martin
612-729-1252

Concrete/Cement Recommendations From: Craig Grossman Date: May 12 16:28 UTC Short link

sorry guys- my 9 month old daughter, Francine decided that message was
done...

Ben baked us cookies as well...an

On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Craig Grossman <<email obscured>>
wrote:

> Hi guys.  Lisa, Nancy, we did go with Ben at Nokomis Concrete and we are
> extremely excited about it.  Ben not only does amazing work but he was quite
> innovative.  He had strong suggestions on working with run-off for rain,
> etc.  And he's amazing- even bakes co
>
>
> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Nancy Olesen <<email obscured>> wrote:
>
> >
> > I also need my front steps replaced and am thinking of going with Miller
> > and Sons who have done a good job on my neighbors however, I would like
> > another estimate.
> > I would also appreciate any recommendations.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Nancy -a fellow Neighbor on 36th and 25th Avenue
> >
> >
> > On 9 May 2008, Lisa Ledwidge wrote:
> > > This message is mostly for Craig Grossman, but if others have
> > recommendations
> > > I'm all ears. Did you get your concrete work done? Did you go with
> > Nokomis
> > > Concrete? Our front steps are crumbling and we need to get them fixed
> > or
> > > replaced this spring or summer. Thanks for any advice and suggestions.
> > Lisa
> > > Ledwidge, 4300 block of 29th Ave S.
> > >
> > >
> > > Lisa Ledwidge
> > >
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> > 612-729-6339
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> --
> Green Room Music Source - No band is an island
> NEW WEBSITE NOW LIVE!
> www.greenroommusicsource.com
> Craig Grossman - Founder/Agent
> Cell: (612)703-0151 Fax: (612)395-9273
> www.myspace.com/greenroommusicsource
> Dressy Bessy, Honeydogs, Mark Mallman, The Alarmists, Sissy Wish, The
> Coast, Wisely, The Capitol Years, The Melismatics, The Abdomen, Ruby Isle,
> Phil Solem (Rembrandts), Romantica, 54 Seconds, Bedroom Walls, Ezra Furman &
> The Harpoons, The Hopefuls, The Hang Ups, The Owls, Randy Casey, Steriogram,
> KaiserCartel, All The Pretty Horses, From Bubblegum To Sky, Will Stratton,
> Kid Dakota, Captain Yonder, Alison Scott, Jelloslave, Nous Non Plus, Le
> Concorde, Takka Takka




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Green Room Music Source - No band is an island
NEW WEBSITE NOW LIVE!
www.greenroommusicsource.com
Craig Grossman - Founder/Agent
Cell: (612)703-0151 Fax: (612)395-9273
www.myspace.com/greenroommusicsource
Dressy Bessy, Honeydogs, Mark Mallman, The Alarmists, Sissy Wish, The Coast,
Wisely, The Capitol Years, The Melismatics, The Abdomen, Ruby Isle, Phil
Solem (Rembrandts), Romantica, 54 Seconds, Bedroom Walls, Ezra Furman & The
Harpoons, The Hopefuls, The Hang Ups, The Owls, Randy Casey, Steriogram,
KaiserCartel, All The Pretty Horses, From Bubblegum To Sky, Will Stratton,
Kid Dakota, Captain Yonder, Alison Scott, Jelloslave, Nous Non Plus, Le
Concorde, Takka Takka

Concrete/Cement Recommendations From: Craig Grossman Date: May 12 16:27 UTC Short link

Hi guys.  Lisa, Nancy, we did go with Ben at Nokomis Concrete and we are
extremely excited about it.  Ben not only does amazing work but he was quite
innovative.  He had strong suggestions on working with run-off for rain,
etc.  And he's amazing- even bakes co

On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Nancy Olesen <<email obscured>> wrote:

>
> I also need my front steps replaced and am thinking of going with Miller
> and Sons who have done a good job on my neighbors however, I would like
> another estimate.
> I would also appreciate any recommendations.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nancy -a fellow Neighbor on 36th and 25th Avenue
>
>
> On 9 May 2008, Lisa Ledwidge wrote:
> > This message is mostly for Craig Grossman, but if others have
> recommendations
> > I'm all ears. Did you get your concrete work done? Did you go with
> Nokomis
> > Concrete? Our front steps are crumbling and we need to get them fixed or
> > replaced this spring or summer. Thanks for any advice and suggestions.
> Lisa
> > Ledwidge, 4300 block of 29th Ave S.
> >
> >
> > Lisa Ledwidge
> >
> > Info about Lisa Ledwidge: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/lisaledwidge
> >
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> Nancy Olesen
> 3641 25th Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55406
> 612-729-6339
> <email obscured>
>
>
> Nancy Olesen
>
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--
Green Room Music Source - No band is an island
NEW WEBSITE NOW LIVE!
www.greenroommusicsource.com
Craig Grossman - Founder/Agent
Cell: (612)703-0151 Fax: (612)395-9273
www.myspace.com/greenroommusicsource
Dressy Bessy, Honeydogs, Mark Mallman, The Alarmists, Sissy Wish, The Coast,
Wisely, The Capitol Years, The Melismatics, The Abdomen, Ruby Isle, Phil
Solem (Rembrandts), Romantica, 54 Seconds, Bedroom Walls, Ezra Furman & The
Harpoons, The Hopefuls, The Hang Ups, The Owls, Randy Casey, Steriogram,
KaiserCartel, All The Pretty Horses, From Bubblegum To Sky, Will Stratton,
Kid Dakota, Captain Yonder, Alison Scott, Jelloslave, Nous Non Plus, Le
Concorde, Takka Takka

Concrete/Cement Recommendations From: Nancy Olesen Date: May 12 15:57 UTC Short link

I also need my front steps replaced and am thinking of going with Miller
and Sons who have done a good job on my neighbors however, I would like
another estimate.
I would also appreciate any recommendations.

Thanks!

Nancy -a fellow Neighbor on 36th and 25th Avenue

On 9 May 2008, Lisa Ledwidge wrote:
> This message is mostly for Craig Grossman, but if others have
recommendations
> I'm all ears. Did you get your concrete work done? Did you go with
Nokomis
> Concrete? Our front steps are crumbling and we need to get them fixed or
> replaced this spring or summer. Thanks for any advice and suggestions.
Lisa

Tulips or daffidoils. What are we? From: Laura Hansen Date: May 12 15:36 UTC Short link

Eithor or, I like 'em both. Count me in.

----- Original Message ----
From: Jeffrey Swainhart <<email obscured>>
To: <email obscured>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:19:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?

Daffodils, count me in...

-----Original Message-----
From: <email obscured> [mailto:<email obscured>]
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:16 AM
To: <email obscured>
Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?


Now that we've passionately unleashed on Lake Hiawatha, I'd like to take a
dip in another topic.

Is our neighborhood more of a tulip or daffidoils neighborhood?

Here is the idea. Find a bulk provider of hardy bulbs this fall. Get 100 or
more neighbors to agree to buy a dozen at a normal price and donate the
extra dozen to planting in public spaces around the neighborhood. So 100
participants would get us 1200 bulbs to "share."

So if we become the most bulbulious neighborhood in town, what flower says
who we are?

Also, can we actually donate bulbs or plant them say around park signs at
Lake Hiawatha or naturalize a cluster or three along the light rail, etc.?
Or would distribution need to more of a night-time affair? ;-)

Steven Clift





Steven Clift
Ericsson, Minneapolis
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Tulips or daffidoils. What are we? From: Karen Newell Date: May 12 11:27 UTC Short link

Daffodils!  We're in.

Also, can we get our cameras out and take a new, GREEN picture of the SE sign
for our front page?  The winter is gone, and I'd love to see a spring shot of
the sign to share with the world.  I'm sure Steve would
welcome some choices from us....  just an idea.

Karen Newell

Lake Hiawatha ??? Look, but don???t touch??? From: Casey Bowman Date: May 12 04:59 UTC Short link

I was shocked at hearing that someone was fined $280 for letting their
dog play in the creek. Quite draconian.

Risk and fun sometimes go together. We could eliminate all risk by
building a wall around all bodies of water in the state of Minnesota.
After all, someone might drown. I just don't think we want that. A hefty
fine is like a wall.

Boundaries are important, such as the ones you mention, cleaning up
after your dog, and making sure he doesn't bother other people by
putting him on a leash, but rigidly applied, such boundaries can be a
real drag. I once did berate a French-speaking dog-walker for blatantly
not cleaning up after her dog, even after I pointed out to her that it
was the law. She didn't speak English, and I speak French. I think I
called her a "sale chamelle", which are strong words in French, meaning
"dirty camel".

Casey Bowman

Minnehaha Creek Mugwump
http://minnehaha-creek.blogspot.com



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Tulips or daffidoils. What are we? From: Jeffrey Swainhart Date: May 12 02:19 UTC Short link

Daffodils, count me in...

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