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N RTH NEWS November 29, 2019 Serving the neighborhoods of North Minneapolis www.mynorthnews.org
Stabilizing
a school
For a small
but significant
number of
students, the
school district
ALSO has a revolving
INSIDE door. Henry
Elder program High is working
offers an hard to stop the
alternative to
movement.
loneliness
Page 7 Page 12
Clean car rules
could mean
less pollution
Page 8
New to
Minnesota,
Eric Won
brings seniors
together Henry teacher Rosa Costain supports Makaiya
Eatmon as she writes an introductory email to
Page 22 her teachers during her third week of school.
Eatmon transferred to Henry in October.
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stability. Read all about it on Page 12.
Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor
Letter from
In other news, we’ve brought three student
interns on as paid members of our staff. David
Re: GAF advertising, 11/01/19 Earlier this year, the City Council voted
the Editor
Snoddy and Howard Hadley, both North
High seniors, have been hired as our 2019-20 to approve the Upper Harbor Terminal
I see a large ad run by GAF in our
Polar men’s basketball beat reporters. They’ll (UHT) Concept plan, which features
paper. Maybe it's the skeptic in me,
be on the sidelines at tryouts, riding the team a private concert venue and hotel,
but I wonder if that correlate with their
bus, attending all games, and bringing their less parkland and river access than
Welcome to the December edition of hiring of Barb Johnson as a consultant?
thoughts and observations to you via this originally called for, less opportunity
North News—our second to last paper that I wonder what other things we should
newspaper and our social media sites. Check for community revitalization, and five
will deliver in 2019. During this month of expect in the coming months that might
out Page 15 for their season preview. North amendments to the concept plan.
thanks, I’ve felt particular gratitude for your conveniently lead to painting a picture
High junior Kyla Moore has been brought These amendments were items that
readership, your feedback (both the praise of a Northside business that is invested
on as a general assignment intern reporter. community members helped draft and
and the critiques!), and the myriad of other here?
Check out Page 14 for her November work. were the result of a broad coalition of
ways you support what we do.
As we spend the last month of the year What I'd love is an article written community members coming together
We’re also thankful for the Minneapolis
preparing for the one to come, we’d love to by your paper about the dangerous to strengthen language in the plan.
Foundation and the Jay & Rose Phillips
hear from you. Is there a dropsite you think we pollution levels that GAF (a $3 Billion
Family Foundation whose support makes The City is moving quickly to go from the
should be bringing papers to? Is there a story with a B company) is producing. Or
North News’ education reporting—like our approved concept plan to a Coordinated
or topic you’d like to see us explore? Is there a how about investigative reporting
cover story by contributor Becky Dernbach— Plan and has a self-imposed timeline of
business you think should be advertising on about the possible lobbying to reduce
possible. Dernbach has spent the last couple
our pages? We'd love to hear from you. March 2020 for approval. The planning
of months reporting on student movement or eliminate testing near their facility.
process and Collaborative Planning
in and out of the Minneapolis Public School I worry that our resident's interests
Until next time, Committee (CPC) appointed earlier
district. What began as an assignment to aren't always everyone's first priority.
this year were supposed to provide
explore the district's enrollment crisis became Kenzie O'Keefe We desperately need papers like North
meaningful community engagement
a more complicated story about a large Editor/Publisher, North News News to continue to be a voice for the
segment of the student population that seems and authentic opportunities for residents
kenzieo@pillsburyunited.org people.
to be perpetually searching for a right fit to review and discuss several alternative
651-245-2647 Nate Streeter, Folwell Resident
while experiencing some systemic barriers to development proposals or options. The
CPC has not had the opportunity to
create or evaluate a single alternative
NORTH NEWS development scenario.
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INSIDE OUR "O" The City, United Properties, and First
Avenue are not working to advance the
public places & homes in Near North & Camden. public’s interests and instead seek to
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allow private interests to take the lead
Minneapolis, MN 55411 and reap the majority of the benefits on
Phone: 651-245-2647 publicly owned property and enrich one
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of the wealthiest families in the nation,
Kenzie O’Keefe the Pohlad family. Moreover, the City
Editor/Publisher/Advertising
cites that its number one state bonding
Abdi Mohamed David Pierini
Staff Reporter Staff Reporter
priority for the 2020 legislative session
is $20 million in public bonds to finance
Emily Ronning Anya Johanna DeNiro
Graphic Designer Copy Editor a privately operated concert venue at
Howard Hadley, David Lyle James UHT. Taxpayers are being asked to
Snoddy, Kyla Moore Delivery subsidize a project that makes a few
Interns
wealthy people wealthier while not
Additional support is provided by The Jay & Rose delivering living-wage jobs, affordable
Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota and the
Minneapolis Foundation. housing, or economic inclusion. City
leaders should be required to explain
Story ideas and letters to the editor under 300 words
are always welcome. Unsigned letters will not run. to Northside residents why the city
is choosing a private development
If you want North News on your doorstep NOW,
Minnebun is a new food business made popular by the Northside food pop up scene. Started scheme, abandoning its commitment to
subscribe for $30 per year.
Email kenzieo@pillsburyunited.org by Wat and Dao Wiphusit, Minnebun specializes in steamed buns with various fillings that equity, and how this project came about
or call 651-245-2647 to sign up.
include meat and vegan options. They credit the Northside community for their success and with wealthy developers at the forefront,
Next issue delivered: December 20, 2019 the numerous organizations located in North Minneapolis dedicated to small business growth. not community vision. Now is the time
North News is an enterprise of: to address concerns and the city is
By Abdi Mohamed Staff Reporter | Photo courtesy of Minnebun wasting the opportunity.
Read the full story on Page 10 Alexis Pennie, Northside resident and UHT
CPC chair
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North Minneapolis at a glance
Housing for artists coming to
common ground with other legislators
in St. Paul," she says on her campaign
Polars return to 2A state championship for faceoff with rival
Harrison neighborhood website. She says she is particularly
interested in inclusive housing For the third time in four years, the North High Polars football team will get a shot
A 100-unit housing complex designed at a state championship title on Nov. 29. On Nov. 14, the team defeated Paynesville
development and climate issues.
for artists broke ground in Harrison 44-32 in the Class 2A semifinal game at U.S. Bank Stadium. “I’ve never had a team
Candidates are not officially able to file
on Nov. 5. Northside Artspace Lofts that worked so hard when things aren’t going right. They just try to make things
to be on the ballot until mid-2020.
will be located at 221 Irving Ave. N, the best. That’s special,” said Head Coach Charles Adams III. The Polars will play
offering affordable housing for those Natural wine bar has opened Caledonia in the Black Friday championship game.
earning 60% or below of area median
income. The $30 million project is at 1914 Washington Ave. N
expected to be complete in Spring A first of its kind wine bar has opened
2021. Leasing will begin three months at Broadway and Washington Ave. N.
before project completion. Northside Bar Brava serves “natural wines” (wine
nonprofits Juxtaposition Arts and the made with no chemicals and filtering
Harrison Neighborhood Organization or added sulfites) and “California bar
have partnered with Artspace, a food” made by chef Nick Anderson,
nonprofit housing developer, to ensure reports Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine.
current community members benefit The restaurant is the brainchild of
from the project. Juxtaposition Arts Apple Valley native and investment
has been engaged to get the word banker Dan Rice who was inspired
out about opportunities to be a tenant by natural wine bars he frequented in
in the building and is slated to offer New York and California. Learn more at
arts programming in the building once www.barbravamn.com.
residents arrive. Funding for the project
has come from a variety of public and Free UHT business workshop
private sources, including the City
Northsiders are invited to the first of
of Minneapolis. Learn more at www.
several free community workshops on
artspace.org/northside.
entrepreneurship for an opportunity
Race for 59B house seat to help transform the Upper Harbor
Terminal. First Avenue, 701 N. 1st Ave.,
begins to heat up is hosting the event on Monday, Dec.
Two challengers have emerged for 2 from 5:30-8pm. It is sponsored by
the Minnesota House District 59B the Northside Neighborhoods Council
seat currently held by Ray Dehn. The and is designed to create successful
election is Nov 3, 2020. Longtime small businesses that could benefit
Northside resident Lisa Neal Delgado, from the planned riverfront park
who has previously run against and music venue. Registrants can
Dehn, announced on Facebook in late Continued on Page 4
October that she would once again
challenge him. “…we have got to govern
ourselves and stop allowing our side
of the town to continue to be for the Top: Junior running Back Terrance Kamara runs
most part, neglected. It can't just be towards the end zone to make a touchdown
one or two people in this fight, they during the team's semifinal game against
need help. Far to[o] many have come Paynesville. Photo by Samuel Wilbur
in with no intention of staying. We are
Middle: North High cheerleaders pose at U.S
just a stepping stone for them,” she Bank Stadium, supporting the Polars in their
wrote. Esther Agbaje, a downtown semifinal game win. Photo by Samuel Wilbur
Minneapolis resident since 2017, has
also thrown her hat into the ring. "As Left: The Polar family turned out to support the
players at semifinals, cheering loudly from the
a negotiator, as a lawyer, and as a
stands. Photo by Lexi Hollmon
former program manager, I know how
to advocate for the district and find
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Email kenzieo@pillsburyunited.org or visit www.mynorthnews.org. other Northsiders hoping to start and grow their own
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Meet Santa at the North YMCA
The North Community YMCA, 1711 W. Broadway Ave, is
opening its doors to Santa and Mrs. Claus for its annual
Cookies with Santa event. The afternoon, which includes
cookie decorating, face painting and a bouncy house, will
take place from 1-4pm. Saturday, Dec. 14. Families will be
able to have their pictures taken with Santa free of charge.
Asian market draws a crowd at Breaking Bread
Vendors serving Vietnamese sausage, octopus dumplings from Japan and
steamed buns with a variety of fillings delighted a packed house at an evening
pop-up market at Breaking Bread Cafe in early November. Above: The Low
family, Eden, 4, left, her father, Vinnie, daughter Emerson, 3, and his mother,
www.gaf.com/careers
Gloria, enjoy popcorn chicken during the pop-up. Below: Black tapioca pearls
top croissants. Photos by David Pierini
Read a story about one of the vendors—Minnebun—on Page 10.
NEWS NORTH NEWS 5
catch up with our Minneapolis City Council members Phillipe Cunningham (Ward 4) and Jeremiah Ellison
Council Members (Ward 5) were inaugurated in January 2018. We have invited them to keep in touch with the
community through this monthly column in our newspaper.
WARD 4: WARD 5:
Phillipe Jeremiah
Cunningham Ellison
Happy December! I want to give a brief update on the
By treating violence like a disease staff direction to create a RFP for a Rent
that spreads, the public health Stabilization Analysis. On October 19,
approach effectively gets to the the Council voted to approve a staff
root causes through strategies in direction I wrote along with Council
violence prevention and intervention, and experiences about how violence President Lisa Bender, and with 2. An economic impact analysis that
high-quality law enforcement, and is impacting them individual and us support from Council Member Gordon, includes how rent caps would potentially
supporting those reentering the as a community. which directs city staff to contract with affect return on investment, housing
community after jail and prison time. Treating violence like a disease consultants to undertake an economic quality and capacity, housing supply in
Disrupting cycles of violence cannot that spreads is the most effective impact analysis of rent stabilization in different market conditions, and how
come strictly from government; it way to interrupt cycles of violence Minneapolis. rent caps may affect displacement.
must be done alongside community and involvement with the criminal Part of that staff direction included The consulting contract will be in place
members. justice system. We need to invest presenting an update on the work so by March 15, 2020. You can read more
The Office of Violence Prevention’s in strategies that prevent violence far on the RFP (Request for Proposal) about the staff direction on the City
Violence Prevention Fund is a funding from happening, intervenes when it at the November 13 Housing Policy and website.
source for community members is happening, improves the quality of Development Committee. I want to pass Lastly, I want to remind everyone that
leading violence prevention efforts law enforcement, and supports those that update on to you, so that you can it’s budget season, and the council has
throughout the city. re-entering our community after jail stay in the loop and ask questions and already begun our budget hearings.
Feedback from Northsiders is and prison time. give input along the way. The next hearing is Dec. 4 at 6pm. I
always needed to help direct my Many of you have told me there The staff update gave an overview hope that the evening meeting allows
efforts as a Councilmember to co- needs to be more resources invested of what the rent stabilization analysis more people to make it. For other ways
create a safer community for all of us. in community members who are should include. The current draft scope to make sure your voice is heard in the
As we head into this holiday season, leading violence prevention efforts is two-fold: budgeting process, feel free to reach out
I hope everyone is taking time as I throughout the Northside. I agree 1. A current market analysis that to my office.
often do to appreciate our incredible completely. Government cannot includes research on trends when it Please sign up for our newsletter to get
community. I often reflect on how and should not be working alone in comes to rent amounts, household more regular updates from the Ward
lucky I am to live in and work on working towards a solution. Violence income, future housing growth, and 5 office at minneapolismn.gov/ward5.
behalf of the Northside! I feel this prevention is an area where we must return-on investment on rental stock. And, of course, keep an out for more of
everyday I get to come to work, but provide tools and partnership. Other items that may be included are these columns in North News.
the feeling is always magnified this Last year, I created the Office of composition of current rental stock, Thank you, and as always, I look forward
time of year as we reflect on that for Violence Prevention with this in if there's a current affordability gap, to seeing you out in the community! Call
which we are grateful. I continue to mind. Within the Office of Violence and if there's a correlation between my office at 612-673-2205 or email me
be grateful for the honor to serve all Prevention, there is a Violence homelessness and rent costs. at ward5@minneapolismn.gov.
of you! Prevention Fund, which was created
This month, I wanted to highlight to provide resources towards
some experiences and conversations organizations such as Camden Promise, see their continued growth and impact.
incredible community members who
related to violence prevention. Last MAD DADS, and A Mother’s Love, to This resource is meant for those like
are out in the community doing the
month, Attorney General Keith Ellison individuals such as elders, parents, them out doing the work.
hard work of violence prevention.
and I attended a community event at and even youth themselves. The thing Stay tuned for when applications for
Our community is home to several
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, which they all have in common is the desire Violence Prevention Funds go live for
organizations and individuals
they co-hosted with The Church to be part of this important first step of Summer 2020 activities!
committed to doing all they can to
Without Walls. Several community reaching out and building relationships
combat violence. From our incredible
members shared their concerns, fears in our community, and I am excited to
Neighborhood Associations, to
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Shop local
YOUR NORTHSIDE
HOLIDAY SHOPPING
GUIDE!
With the holiday season underway, North Minneapolis small business
owners and entrepreneurs have come together to offer more opportunities
than ever for the community to keep its dollars in the neighborhood.
|
Abdi Mohamed Staff Reporter
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designer of the embroidery project one at Juxtaposition
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Friday pop up at his at 3300 Lyndale Ave. will be open from
barber shop and N, a holiday pop-up Nov. 30-Dec 24.
community gathering market open through Hours are Monday-
space from 10am- Dec. 15. Budke also Thursday and
6pm on Nov. 29. 30% takes custom and Saturdays 10am-
discounts will apply personalized orders. 4pm.
storewide. Email Molly.Budke@
gmail.com.
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Get framed prints and canvases Just months before he died, Prince
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local photographer at "McKinley story of his unprecedented stardom.
Neighborhood Finds," the holiday Chapter one is a deep, poetic dive
pop up market at 3300 Lyndale into his young adult years in North
Ave. N that will be open through Minneapolis. Find it at your local
Dec. 15. $30-$75. You can also independent bookstore, like Moon
email mikemythproductions@ Palace Books at 3032 Minnehaha
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Food Stamps or Medicaid.
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vroblesvarela@mnic.org to all Tempo is a Lifeline-supported service, a government assistance program. Only
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4pm Saturday. $10-$15.
potential bidders by 11/19/2019.
per household, consisting of either wireline or wireless service. Rules and forms of
documentation necessary for enrollment apply. Service is non-transferable. Call
Tempo for more information. Tempo Telecom, LLC is an Eligible Telecommunica-
tions Carrier (ETC), doing business as Tempo.
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Above: Naim and Hibaq chat after morning exercises at Hope Center.
Below: After a successful puzzle build on a previous visit, Diana sorts
pieces to begin a more difficult puzzle. Photos by David Pierini
A gymnasium provides Hope
The elderly find a sense of family at Hope Center
Center adults an ideal place
for walking and other forms of
exercise.
By Abdi Mohamed Staff Reporter Hope’s founder Abdiaziz Omar has lived in North gymnasium down the hall where some clients go, a study
Minneapolis for nearly 16 years. He opened the center more room where they can have private conversations, and a
Hibaq Shill sits at a table near a group of women, smiling in
than two years ago and currently serves as its director. large cafeteria that serves as a shared space.
silence as they hold a friendly debate over the current events
He also operates a daycare for children on the Northside, Anab Ahmed and Amina Hawa Jama are two clients
in Somalia. Shill is one of many clients at Hope Center, an
Smiles Childcare. Before beginning his work in care services, at the Hope Center. The two of them have been living in
adult services provider on the Northside, who find joy in the
he managed Parkview Apartments on 12th Ave N. There he the Northside for the last year and heard of the services
company of others.
helped Somalis who had moved to the Northside settle in provided through a mutual friend. Ahmed and Jama are also
Four months ago, before she joined the center, Shill
and navigate resources that they might need. It was during neighbors in a nearby apartment complex
describes herself as lonely and in pain, unrecognizable
this time he saw a need for the Hope Center. “In Somali we say we don’t go to an open door but to an
from the jovial expression she wore that Monday morning.
“Being in the community for this long, I noticed a need for open face,” Jama said. “It means you support someone who
“I used to just be at home, by myself and in pain. But now,
this kind of service,” Omar said. He says he has had many is good. The people here are welcoming.” Jama has no family
Alhamdulilah [thank God] I can be here and enjoy myself,”
interactions with elderly Somalis on the Northside. “I’ve seen at home but enjoys the company she finds at Hope Center.
she said.
a lot of them sitting at home. It’s not good for their physical After arriving at the center, clients are given a light
For two years, Hope Center has supported members of the
or mental health.” breakfast. A stack of anjeera, an East African crepe styled
Northside community who are either elderly or disabled by
He approached the church with the idea about the dish, rests near the coffee machine for clients to eat. Having
offering them a place that gives them a chance to escape
program. Although they continue to have congregants still eaten their meal, clients gather around a television in order
isolation and reconnect with their community. Located in
worshipping, other portions of the building were open. He to start their exercises. There they follow along with a
the River of Life Lutheran Church on 2200 Fremont Ave N,
had heard about their past programming as a shelter and a YouTube video depicting light workouts consisting of leg
the Center provides adult day services to its clients, many of
school and thought it would be a good way to continue the raises and body twists. Once finished the clients choose to
whom are Somali.
church’s work. They were receptive to the idea and leased either go to the gym or do other activities.
Coming from a culture centered around family, elderly
the space. Lutheran Social Services had bought the building “Staying at home you get tired. You go to sleep, you wake
Somalis are rarely found living alone due to having a culture
and done some renovations to update the space in recent up, you just get drained. For the elderly, talking is good
that incorporates family in all aspects of life. However, while
years. for them, walking, and reading the Quran,” said Ahmed.
living in the United States and separated by family, Somalis
The space is made up of a large community room with two “Sometimes we listen to the BBC or we talk about religion.
find it difficult to foster that tight knit family dynamic. Hope
seating areas and an activity area in the middle. There is a Continued on Page 21
Center serves as a close alternative.
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Cars traveling the W Broadway Ave. overpass at I-94 enter North Minneapolis recently
during evening rush hour. Proposed regulations on tail pipe emissions to force manufacturers
to bring cleaner cars to market could reduce air pollution and bring welcome relief too
communities living along Minnesota’s most-traveled freeways. Photos by David Pierini
Clean car rules could help clear the air over North Minneapolis
By David Pierini Staff Reporter The forum was one of six statewide to gather public 14 meeting took place.
input on the Clean Cars Minnesota proposal. The rules North Minneapolis has borne a heavy burden breathing
This story was made possible by a partnership with
would require auto manufacturers that sell vehicles in air heavily polluted by a number of industries along the
Energy News Network
Minnesota to raise fuel efficiency standards to levels equal Mississippi River and from clouds of exhaust from busy
Minnesota officials needed only to glance out the window to California and 13 other states. And they would require I-94 that coils along one side of the community. This past
to read the room at a forum last week to gauge public car companies to gradually sell more electric vehicles in fall after a fight of several years, the MPCA and community
opinion on proposed rules to reduce air pollution from cars the state, where selection is currently limited compared to activists won a judge’s order to finally get Northern Metal
and trucks. states with the requirement. Recycling to halt a shredding operation that was sending
Hybrid and electric vehicles filled the parking lot at the Fresh Energy, which publishes the Energy News Network, toxic levels of heavy metals into the air and leaving several
University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach is among the organizations advocating for the proposed nearby residents with respiratory ailments.
Engagement Center in North Minneapolis. The crowd rules. “North Minneapolis is one of the most overburdened
of 120 Twin Cities residents gave a clear signal to the The new rules could be adopted sometime next year, communities for air pollution and industrial pollution,” said
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency that they supported which is not soon enough for the zip code where the Nov. Janiece Watts, policy associate for energy access and
the proposed rules.
equity at Fresh Energy. "The idea around enough data to make any inferences yet.
clean car rules is the hope that we can Transportation in the U.S. is the largest
reduce dirty emissions that are warming source of greenhouse gas emissions,
the planet and making us sick." contributing to global warming.
Earlier this year, the MPCA released Meanwhile, the same tailpipe emissions
a report called Life and Breath, present serious health hazards, especially
which concluded that impoverished in communities located closest to the
neighborhoods and communities of color heavy volumes of traffic.
suffer from respiratory illnesses at greater The MPCA will write the language for the
rates that other parts of the state. The rules after the public comment period ends
report says deaths due to air pollution Dec. 6 and hopes to have new standards
are 45% higher in high-poverty areas for Minnesota in place by the end of 2020.
and 33% higher in communities of color. North Minneapolis resident Christopher
Rates of hospitalization for breathing Born spoke in support of the Minnesota
problems were more than 65% higher Pollution Control Agency’s proposal to
in neighborhoods with poverty and a reduce air pollution from cars. Born owns
majority of residents of color. an electric car and expressed frustration
The North Minneapolis zip code of 55411 over vehicles, especially school buses, that
has the highest asthma incidence rate in idle for extended periods.
the state of Minnesota. North Minneapolis resident Christopher
“I am a physician and I see people with Born spoke in support of the Minnesota
respiratory problems who live near I-94,” Pollution Control Agency’s proposal to
North Minneapolis resident Christopher Born spoke in support of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s proposal
Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni, a physician in the reduce air pollution from cars. Born owns
to reduce air pollution from cars. Born owns an electric car and expressed frustration over vehicles, especially school
University of Minnesota medical system, an electric car and expressed frustration buses, that idle for extended periods.
told the crowd. “I treat them and send them over vehicles, especially school buses, that
back into the environments that caused idle for extended periods.
the attack. We need to do something.” The federal Clean Air Act allows states get the vehicle you want. They just have to people approach dealerships to make a
To get a better understanding of how air to adopt vehicle-emission standards that be cleaner.” case for more electric vehicles. “We could
pollution impacts certain communities, the were developed by California, which are Clean air advocates see electric vehicles tell them ‘if you support these rules, we
MPCA has installed air quality monitors stricter than federal rules. as an opportunity to both address climate and our friends will buy cars from you,’” he
in every Twin Cities zip code to determine “These rules do not put requirements change and local air pollution from vehicle said.
if certain neighborhoods bear the brunt on the individual,” Amanda Jarrett Smith, exhaust. One barrier to getting more While no one at the forum spoke in
of the pollution. Environmental scientists MPCA’s coordinator of climate and energy electric vehicles on the road in Minnesota opposition to the rules, clean car rules
are gathering data from 44 zip codes in policy, told the crowd. “You don’t have to is that most car dealers do not sell them, are not without powerful opponents. The
one-minute intervals 24 hours a day. But get rid of your current vehicle or get an and those that do often have extremely electric vehicle rules would require wary
because the monitors were only recently emissions test every year. You don’t have limited selection. auto dealerships to stock more electric
installed, the MPCA says it does not have to change your lifestyle. You will be able to A recent Sierra Club survey of 900 U.S. vehicles, and some are worried how this
auto dealerships found 74% did not stock might impact business if manufacturers
a single electric vehicle. The study also don’t provide the vehicles and sales
found that salespeople were failing to support.
provide customers with information on tax Electric cars today are more expensive
incentives or how the technology works. than their gas-powered counterparts,
The experience of buying an electric which led some in the crowd to raise issues
car in Minnesota often requires traveling of equity and affordability the rules can
long distances to find the right vehicle, not address. Jarrett Smith urged people
according to people who attended the fighting for transportation equity to join
North Minneapolis forum. other transportation groups that work on
“I drive a [hybrid] now and my next strategies and ensure all voices are part of
vehicle will be all electric,” said Dan Arnosti the conversation.
of St. Paul. “I will have to drive 1,000 miles “People won’t always come to you,” said
to get the vehicle I want and another state Esther Agbaje, who is running to be the
is going to get the sales tax.” next state representative for District 59B.
Mike Troutman, of Minneapolis, suggested “You need to go to them.”
About 120 people attended a town hall-style meeting at
UROC last week to hear policy makers from the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency explain proposed clean car rules.
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Minnebun owners aim to make their mark in the pop-up circuit
Left: Dao
Wiphusit,
co-owner of
Minnebun,
couldn’t keep
up with the
demand for
certain varieties
of steamed buns
at an Asian Pop-
up Market on
Saturday, Nov.
9 at Breaking
Bread Cafe.
Photo by David
Pierini
Right:
Minnebun's
steamed
buns are both
delicious and
adorable. Dao
treats each one
like an individual
art project.
Photo courtesy
of Minnebun
By Abdi Mohamed Staff Reporter the second was at the Thai street food Together they worked on their pricing, possibly in the morning as a breakfast
festival on Sept. 15. developed their logo (which Wat option, although culturally the steamed
As new business owners, Wat and Dao
Wat and Dao say they are happy they designed), and created a social media buns serve as a snack through the day.
Wiphusit have learned the importance
avoided the traditional brick and mortar presence. “This is when it’s really fun,” Fix works to support many business
of community support of a business
model for their business due to the costs Fix said. “I feel like we have to be creative owners through NEON, but hopes to see
and credit their recent successes to
and difficulty in operating it. “It gives with everything we do.” more of a culture of support coming from
the Northside business landscape.
us time to perfect our recipe and learn Wat and Dao have been married for the Northside community. “I’m hoping we
Since August, they’ve been operating
more about the business side,” Wat said. nearly four years and business partners can take time to nurture businesses,” she
Minnebun, a Thai based food business
“We understand why 80% of businesses for a fraction of that time. Previously said. “We’re going to create a culture of
that specializes in steamed buns,
fail their first year” he added, citing the Wat worked as a barista and Dao has a entrepreneurship for our clients and the
primarily on the Northside. The doughy
expensive operating costs. background in baking. community.”
treat can have several fillings, with
“We’ve argued before,” Wat said. Although the couple would like to have
meat or vegetarian options, in order to
“It’s hard to do. Her approach and my a restaurant of their own in the future,
accommodate customers. "You have to be flexible approach are different.” He describes they appreciate the freedom they have
“If you dig really deep into it, it’s
originally from China, but can be found these days. You can't himself as more by the book, taking with their current business model. “You
on the managerial role as Dao is more have to be flexible these days. You can’t
all over Asia,” Wat said of the steamed be rigid." artistic and in charge of the food. She be rigid,” Wat said. They enjoy seeing
bun. In just a few months the couple,
creates small animal faces on each bun, their customers directly and educating
who live in Dinkytown, have become Wat Wiphusit, co-owner of Minnebun
making them individual art projects. them on the steamed bun anytime they
regular vendors at food pop-up events
They credit social media and their get questions.
around the Northside as they work hard
Ann Fix is the coordinator for the Food customers reviews for the buzz that Once they outgrow this model, they
to establish a reputation.
Business program at the Northside they’ve gained in the past few months. look to establish themselves more on the
They were introduced to the Northside
Economic Opportunity Network and met “Social media is amazing, it’s a great Northside and find ways to give back
food scene through their experience at
with Wat and Dao when they were in the tool,” Dao said. “Some customers came to the community. Whether it’s through
the Neighborhood Development Center
early stages of their food business idea. to North Market from social media.” jobs or partnerships, Wat and Dao hope
(NDC) in Saint Paul where they partook
She helped them realize that overhead The two are currently in talks for a fixed to pay forward their success to the
in a 12-week entrepreneur training
costs made a food truck cost prohibitive. slot at North Market where customers Northside. They credit the organizations
program. At their first two events they
She also helped them develop a business might soon be able to purchase their and people on the Northside as the ones
completely sold out. The first took
plan centered around their steamed buns on a consistent basis. They’ve been who got them started.
place at a Thai picnic on Aug. 18 at the
buns. told that they might have a weekend slot,
Island Lake Ramsey County Park andNEWS NORTH NEWS 11
A handful of issues dominate first of three city budget hearings
By Kenzie O'Keefe Editor not uncommon. My neighbors deal with this trying to provide safety in our communities “develop and continue to invest dedicated
too. A lot of 911 calls don’t get answered versus spread the fear and terror that I do sources of funding” for affordable housing.
Over 80 people spoke at the first of three
because we don’t have enough bandwidth believe the police promote,” he said. In a departure from the hearing’s recurring
opportunities to respond to Mayor Jacob
in that system, and I think it’s because we Jeff Washburne, director of the City of talking points, Northsider Jamez Staples
Frey’s proposed 2020 budget. Nearly all
don’t fund our police,” said Webber Camden Lakes Community Land Trust on Glenwood referenced the city’s racial disparities and
of the public feedback delivered to the City
resident Brandon Burbach, who asked the asked the council to help him open the
Council on Nov. 7 focused on police staffing,
council for a “fully funded traffic unit and a renewable energy training center he hopes
responding to violence and the opioid crisis,
community officer for every neighborhood.” "I don't believe more to launch on Plymouth Ave N. “The city
housing, resources for the Trans Equity
Council, and support for senior citizens.
Jeanne Torma, a Near North resident, police officers needs to has committed itself to 100% renewables.
echoed Burbach’s request for more traffic There is no reason why we can’t make sure
Mayor Frey has recommended a $1.62
enforcement. “I don’t believe more police be a negative thing." that work is actually done with equity,” he
billion budget for 2020, a property tax levy
officers needs to be a negative thing. I said.
increase of about 6.95%. Among the most Jeanne Torma, Near North resident
believe that if they’re hired properly, trained There was no mention of the $500K the
controversial of his proposed line items is
properly, supported properly, and held mayor recommended to Village Financial
adding 14 officers to the police department:
accountable, they can be a positive thing Ave. N, spoke up about the urgent need for Cooperative to open its black-led financial
eight neighborhood outreach officers,
for our community,” she said. affordable housing solutions. “We all give a institution in North Minneapolis.
three sex crimes and domestic assault
Cordell Franklin, who lives near Broadway lot of talk to affordable housing and racial The second public hearing will be held
investigators, and three traffic enforcement
and Lyndale, asked the council not to equity here in the city. The reality is we’re Dec. 4 at 6:05pm in council chambers at
officers. Several North Minneapolis
resource more police. He said he works in not doing enough to support that talk, City Hall. The final opportunity is Dec. 11 at
community members spoke in favor of the
construction and has experienced wage especially in affordable homeownership. the same time and place. Final action will be
increase.
theft. “I believe you should invest in the There is a significant displacement taken by the council on Dec. 11, following
“There’s a lot of crime in my neighborhood.
community organizations that we have occurring in the city and there are winners the public hearing.
My house has been robbed. My car has
present today [like CTUL] and that are and losers,” he said, imploring the council to
been stolen. My cars get broken into. This is
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NOW
Stabilizing
schools
Inside Henry High's
efforts to slow
student churn
By Becky Z. Dernbach Contributor
When Ariah Holden arrived at Patrick Henry
High School last year, she wasn’t sure she
wanted to stay. She had just moved to
Minneapolis from California, and everything
seemed different here. It was a “very
stressful time,” she said.
After four months, Ariah decided to leave Kaibel, director of student retention and According to MPS’ exit surveys of 131 Ninth-graders Maria Maylashungo, left, and Mya
and enroll in an online school. She thought recovery for the Minneapolis Public Schools. families leaving the district in 2018, common Lindsey join hands during an activity in Rosa
Costain's PREP class at Henry High. The class
it would allow her to spend more hours “As your education is disrupted, your learning reasons for leaving include moving, unmet
is designed to help ninth-graders build social,
working her job at a grocery store. But the is disrupted.” family concerns, discipline issues and emotional and academic skills they can apply both
self-directed nature of online scholarship transportation. According to Julie Schultz inside and outside of high school. Focusing on
A growing share of students who live in
was not a good fit for Ariah’s personality. Brown, who heads the district’s enrollment the transition to ninth grade is one of the school's
Minneapolis are attending schools outside retention strategies. Photo by David Pierini
She finished her sophomore year at Edison taskforce, other common reasons for leaving
the district, threatening funding and
High School. include school climate, and academics. and only 60% of those who enrolled in Henry
educational opportunities for Minneapolis
“I instantly was missing Henry so bad,” she public schools, which are funded on a during their senior year did.
said. She returned at the beginning of this per pupil basis. The enrollment decline is To mitigate the negative effects of churn, the
year. particularly acute in North Minneapolis "It is very hard to school has developed several programs to
schools. Patrick Henry High School has lost support student engagement and retention.
Ariah’s story of switching high schools four
an average of 53 students per year for the stabilize a school when
times in one year illustrates a Minneapolis The school has developed a transition
trend. For a small but significant subset of last three years. In the 2017-18 school year, the door is moving so course to help students who transfer mid-
Henry had to make $1.9 million in budget
students, the school district has a revolving
cuts. These cuts included positions for more rapidly." year to acclimate to the school. It is also
door. Some students transfer in and out of developing more culturally supportive
schools multiple times in a year, looking for than 20 teachers.
Yusuf Abdullah, Henry High Principal programs for black, Hmong, and Latinx
the right fit. But the story of Northside school enrollment students and working on racial equity with
Patrick Henry High School has one of the is not as simple as an exodus of students its predominantly white teachers, Principal
SLOWING HENRY'S REVOLVING DOOR
district’s highest “churn rates.” The churn leaving MPS never to return. The net Abdullah said. Creating a supportive
rate is the percentage of students who enrollment numbers seem to mask a more "It is very hard to stabilize a school when campus climate for a school’s diverse
transfer in or out during the school year. In complicated story about Minneapolis the door is moving so rapidly,” said Yusuf community is a critical factor for retention,
the 2018-19 school year, Henry’s churn rate student mobility. Abdullah, Henry’s principal. district administrators say. The school is also
was 41%. Data from the Minnesota Department Principal Abdullah believes his school’s refocusing on academics as an International
of Education shows that churn high churn rate is also driving down other Baccalaureate (IB) world school and has
School and district officials say the high restructured its support system for students.
rate of student mobility can be disruptive disproportionately impacts black students. metrics at the school. The graduation rate,
for individual students and the school More than 55% of students who both for example, declined from 80% to 71% last In the last few years, the school has
environment. transferred in and out of Minneapolis Public year. But the students who stayed at Henry cultivated an identity as “the Phamily”—
Schools between the 2015 and 2018 school for all four years still had an 80% graduation the Patrick Henry family. Quinton Bonds,
“The more schools they go in, the higher years were black. Just 36% of the district’s rate. Sixty-seven percent of students who who coordinates public relations and family
risk they are for falling behind and not students are black. enrolled in Henry their junior year graduated, engagement at Henry, said he coined the
performing at grade level,” said ColleenNOW NORTH NEWS 13
term when he noticed the student body was CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING individually and communicate their needs for her job in the afternoons.
starting to feel more unified than it had in the to their other teachers makes a difference, “Ever since I joined CCA, I’ve been doing
In Rosa Costain’s seventh-hour Phamily
past. The Phamily includes students, their Costain said. really good in my classes,” she said.
Academy class, two new students are
families, alumni and the community. learning their way around the school. One is “When you're in the thick of teaching and The students’ first-quarter project in CCA
“We push that concept because we do know working independently on a laptop, crafting you have 26 kids in your class, you don't focused on their identity. Ariah chose to do
that home is where the heart is,” Principal her first introductory email to her teachers. have time to find that information out,” her project on feminism.
Abdullah said. “But also stronger homes She’s been at Henry for a few weeks already. she said. “But knowing that a student is,
can create stronger schools, and stronger Costain sits with the second, newer student, you know, transitioning from mom to dad's She said she appreciated being able to study
schools can create stronger communities.” asking questions to get to know her and her house and has a little brother that they really a topic so relevant to her life. “It helps me
needs. What name does she prefer to go by? miss, those kinds of things really do help you prepare for my future if we’re learning about
Students and teachers say the Phamily today’s problems instead of what happened
What are her preferred pronouns? Does she figure out how to approach a student.”
concept helps create a sense of community in the past,” she said.
take any medications? Kenneth Purnell, a Henry senior who took
and belonging, which can lead to greater
retention. “I need a bus pass,” the student tells Costain. part in Phamily Academy when it was first Costain, who has been at Henry for 12
It’s her third day at her fifth high school. offered two years ago, said the class helped years, said Henry has a history of innovation.
“The sense of belonging is really a strong “We’re constantly one of the first schools to
him transition after his family moved to
indicator of a student’s ability to be “Do you have money for one today?” Costain adopt different initiatives, different ideas,
Minneapolis from Arkansas.
successful,” Kaibel said. asks, springing into action. “Let’s see if we different ways of thinking about doing
can grab one.” She hops on the classroom “I actually didn’t want to leave the class to be school,” she said.
Zay Manley, a sophomore from Brooklyn
phone to find a transportation solution for honest,” he said. Without the class, he said,
Park, enrolled at Henry at the beginning of
the teenager. he “probably wouldn’t have got the full grasp
his freshman year. After graduating from
of everything until senior year.” RETENTION FOR A DECLINING
Over the past few years, Henry has taken
a proactive approach to develop new ways Kenneth joined the step team and enrolled POPULATION
"A sense of belonging is to better meet students’ needs and improve in IB classes. Now he’s a Link Leader, which As Henry’s Hmong family liaison, Adam Vue
retention and recruitment. That’s meant means he helps show new students and
a really strong indicator looking for new funding strategies in a time visiting eighth graders around.
spends his days providing academic and
emotional support to students. He serves
of a student's ability to be of budget cuts. “This is basically my second home,” he said. as an advocate for Hmong students who
successful." Costain’s position was among those Henry has rolled out several other innovative
are falling behind by working with their
slashed in the budget cuts two years ago. teachers, counselors and parents.
programs in recent years to better meet
Colleen Kaibel, MPS director of student This year, the district is funding her position student needs, and thus increase retention. It’s a culturally responsive support strategy
retention and recovery to help with student transitions. In addition The Henry Achievement Program is designed aimed at a declining population at Henry.
to several classes to support ninth graders to help students who are behind in their The school’s Asian students comprise about
transitioning to high school, she teaches coursework make up credits. Community 30% of the student body, down from 45% in
middle school at a charter school in Crystal, one section of Phamily Academy, which is a Connected Academy started last year with 2011.
he didn’t know where to go for high school. short-term class for students who transfer in
He was glad to learn about programs like funding from the Phillips Foundation, which Mr. Vue, who started his position in April,
partway through the year. also funds this publication. The program’s
100 Black Men Strong, which brings black said his presence helps Hmong families feel
professionals to Henry and sends black male As students spend a few weeks in Phamily project-based curriculum allows students to welcome. "In the past they were unable to
students to the Capitol. Academy, they get to know how things work focus on issues that relate to their lives out communicate with the staff here because of
at Henry instead of having to figure it out on of school. the language barriers,” he said. “Walking in
At Henry, there’s “something for everybody,” their own. Spending time in a small group When Ariah returned to Henry this fall, a here and having a Hmong staff available up
Zay said. For him, that’s the debate and with Costain also gives them the opportunity counselor who noticed she was behind front, they feel very pleased and very very
basketball teams. For some, it might mean right away to develop a relationship with an on credits suggested she enroll in CCA. Its welcome.”
an engineering class or the Herobotics team. adult in the building. block schedule means that Ariah can get her A parent of recent Henry graduates himself,
“That’s why I choose to stay here,” Zay said. Being able to get to know students homework done in class, leaving more time Mr. Vue has also become a community
“Because I love everything that I do.”
Continued on Page 20
MOBILITY BY NUMBERS
56% of transfers 19% of transfers into the
36% of students in the
1500 students into the district are district are white students
district are black
transferred out of MPS; black students VS 14% of transfers out of the
757 transferred in 38% of students in the
55% of transfers district are white students
Source: Minneapolis Public Schools district are white
out of the district Source: Minnesota Department of Education,
Source: Minneapolis Public Schools,
are black students 2015-2018 school years
2019 data14 NORTH NEWS November 29, 2019
NEWS
How to "Love Them First"
students and anyone else; she loves
us but she tries her hardest to make
sure we’re ready for success ahead
of us. She is very disciplined. She
By Kyla Moore North High Intern Reporter knows we deserve better. Everything
Community leader Chanda Smith Baker and journalist Lindsey she does is for us.
Seavert had a discussion on Nov. 5 about Seavert’s widely Seavert and Smith Baker were joined
celebrated documentary Love Them First. on stage by Dirk Tedmon, the Media
Smith Baker is a Senior Vice President of Impact at the Relations Coordinator for Minneapolis
Minneapolis Foundation and has 20 years of experience Public Schools. He helped Seavert
working “for or with underestimated communities.” They were make the documentary possible.
on a stage at Medtronic Operational Headquarters discussing Seavert had never been to North
the documentary which focuses on Northside elementary Minneapolis until she started
school Lucy Laney. At the time the documentary was made, reporting on the community. At the
the school was led by principal Mauri Friestleben who is now beginning, she reported on crime.
the principal of North High School. The documentary allowed her to tell
The audience, which was mostly made up of public relations a full story about Lucy Laney, as it
professionals, got to listen and ask questions. This discussion existed when she told it. It brought
positive attention to Lucy Laney. It Photo by Kyla Moore
was important and interesting because Seavert is a white
woman who made a documentary about a mostly black makes you feel sad for Lucy Laney
school and a mostly black neighborhood. Smith Baker is a black too. Seavert said that after seeing given people more of a background on Lucy Laney and the
woman who grew up in North Minneapolis. the documentary, a lot of people want to help Lucy Laney. students who go there.
Watching the documentary beforehand gave me good Seavert says she surprisingly got mostly good feedback Even though Seavert is a white woman from outside the
background on the discussion. I really liked listening to them about the documentary. She explained how most people loved community, she did a good job putting together a documentary
speak so highly about Principal Friestleben because she is my it but one thing that people said was if she would of filmed about a school and neighborhood that is mostly black. She did
principal now. The way they spoke about her was spot on and the neighborhood more and got the bigger picture of where it by building relationships and spending a lot of time at the
explained exactly how she is and how she acts towards her the school was located and what’s around it that would have school.
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For additional information Call 612-543-1520 or 612-223-3682NEWS NORTH NEWS 15
Polars basketball begins on the
heels of football season
By Howard Hadley, David Snoddy North year.”
High Intern Reporters McKenzie says the Polars have “the
toughest schedule you can have” this
The Minneapolis North men’s basketball
season. He says all of the non-conference
team has been to state three out of the
games are “don’t miss kind of games.”
past four years. Last year, they lost to
The Polars will play Lake City (ranked #2
Minnehaha in the 2A championship
in Class 2A) in their first official season
game. This year, with Minnehaha having
game. They’ll play Caledonia (ranked #3
moved up a class, they plan to take back
in 2A), Waseca (#1 in 2A), Minnehaha
the title.
(#1 in 3A), Hopkins (#1 in 4A) and
Tryouts wrapped up on Wednesday,
DeLaSalle (#2 in Class 3A).
Nov. 20. Nearly 15 of the varsity players
McKenzie says the team’s goals are
were not able to try out because they
“always the same.”
also play on the North football team,
“First and foremost we want to take
which plays in its state championship
care of business in the classroom. I
game on Nov. 29. The potential for
want our kids to be student athletes
injury is keeping them off the court,
number one. We want to win the city
conference title. We want This season, senior starter Tauries Murry Jr. says his "main goal is to be a leader." Murry is North High's student
to win the section title, and body president. Unlike many of this year's team members who are football players waiting to play in their
"First and foremost we want then we want to be state championship game on Nov. 29, Murry and two other seniors—Jermaine Hardin and Freshawn Collins—have
to take care of business in the champions,” he said.
been able to practice with the team at the beginning of the season. Photo by Howard Hadley
Tauries Murry Jr, a senior
classroom. I want our kids to be starter on the team, says
student athletes number one." early season training will This holiday season, stock up on unique,
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“We’re just going to need a lot of support. Ceramics crafted by apprentices in
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Just come out. Stay with us even if we
One of those players is Willie Wilson, and more!
lose a couple games,” said Wilson.
a sophomore who has been practicing
The Polars first home game is against
with the Polars since he was in fourth
rival Patrick Henry High on Saturday, SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS:
grade. He says playing both sports—
and winning—requires sacrifice. He’ll
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