 Terzo Vino Bar
Located at 50th and Penn in South Minneapolis,
Terzo Vino Bar is the Broder family’s third restaurant on the same street
corner (in addition to Broders' Pasta Bar and Cucina Italiana). With 33 years
of restaurant experience in South Minneapolis, Molly Broder along with her
sons, Thomas, Charlie and Danny, opened Terzo in 2012 with a wine-focused,
seasonal menu and dedication to quality ingredients.
Current menu items include lamb sliders, antipasti misti
(prosciutto, mozzarella di bufala, smashed peas, and mint), and panzanella di
aragosta (a poached lobster tail salad, potato, celery, arugula and capers). In
addition, last summer, Terzo also added Porchetteria, a lunchtime take-out
window, facing a new outdoor patio that serves porchetta (an Italian-style pork
roast) sandwiches to walk-up customers.
The City helped facilitate the growth of both Broder’s Pasta
Bar and Terzo with a low interest loan and a $5,000 façade matching grant. Since
opening, Terzo has received positive feedback, great neighborhood support, and
a local clientele, including many who have been fans of Broder restaurants for
decades.
 Special invited guests celebrate ground breaking of Broadway Flats on May 21 (Top) Rendering showing the planned façade of the Broadway Flats development (Bottom)
On Wednesday, May 27th, the North Minneapolis
community celebrated the groundbreaking for Broadway Flats, a $25 million development
that will include space, 103 units of workforce housing, and a Metro
Transit shelter. Located at the intersection of Penn Avenue North and West
Broadway, the new development is expected to help revitalize the Northside.
In 2011, many of the original buildings in the Broadway
Flats location, including Broadway Liquor Outlet, were destroyed by a tornado. The
Rose Family, who owned the original buildings, chose to rebuild in the same
location in partnership with Lupe Development and Minnesota Attainable Housing
Corporation. In addition, local agencies such as the Metropolitan Council, the
City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Housing, and DEED partnered to bring
Broadway Flats from concept to construction.
The community is very excited about this project because of
the positive changes it is expected to bring, from new North Minneapolis
residents to more retail businesses.
 Top: Celebrating recent expansion; Bottom: Inside Unison Comfort Technologies
Unison Comfort Technologies, headquartered in North
Minneapolis, is a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) manufacturer
that provides energy-efficient solutions for large, commercial buildings such
as schools, shopping malls and data centers. A division of the Greenbeck Group,
Unison also has locations in California and Tennessee and is the parent of three
brands: Innovent Air Handling Equipment, Precision Coils and Valent Air Management
Systems.
Since its launch in 2010, Unison has experienced rapid
growth, generating $125 million annual revenue and employing over 300 people in
Minneapolis. Due to an increasing demand for HVAC products, the company recently
announced a $627,000 expansion, which they held a grand opening celebration
for on May 8. To support this expansion, Unison has received a $400,000 grant
from the Minnesota Job Creation fund. It
has also taken advantage of a City of Minneapolis Grow North loan that encourages
the hiring of Northside residents and following green construction practices.
Looking to the future, Unison plans to continue on the
growth path, adhering to its values of customer satisfaction, efficient
technology and quality products.
 Photos from 2014 Taco Tour
The Taco Tour on Lake Street is back for its second year. With
more than 1,500 participants last year, the Taco Tour was a huge success. The
event was proposed by the Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) in 2014 and
made possible in part by support by a grant from the City of Minneapolis Great
Streets program as a way to promote the diverse business community in the East
Lake Street Corridor.
This year, nine
authentic restaurants are offering their versions of delicious tacos. Come
taste what your community has to offer. Whether you’re coming by bike, by
shuttle bus, or by foot, this family-friendly event will give you a great
opportunity to taste authentic Latin cuisine and experience all Lake Street has
to offer. Register
for the Lake Street Taco Tour today!
Saturday, June 27, 10am-5pm
Lake Street (from Tinto Cocina + Cantina to La Alborada
Market)
View Map
Click here
for more information.
 Dr. Tara Watson
Chiropractor Dr. Tara Watson, a member of the Minneapolis Workforce
Council, took a gamble and bought a building at Penn Avenue N. and W. Broadway
Avenue, on the frayed east-west commercial artery of north Minneapolis. Six
years later, Watson employs 40 people at Watson Chiropractic, Exceptional
Home Health Care agency and an adjacent Anytime Fitness exercise club.
“What better way to help create a more vibrant Broadway than to get out
and make it myself,” reasoned Watson.
Dr. Watson was raised in the Bronx, New York. She graduated from
college in nursing from Seton Hall University thanks to academic and athletic
scholarships, and moved here to attend chiropractic school.
Watson is president of the West Broadway Business and Area Coalition, a 200-plus member organization. She is also a leader in an effort to
develop more retail, food, health and arts-related businesses in the area. In
addition, Watson helps coach an inner-city youth track team.
Read
about Tara and the other women who are working to revitalize West Broadway.
Find out more about the Minneapolis Workforce Council here.
 The Commons Design Concept
On May 25th, the City of Minneapolis in
partnership with Hargreaves Associates presented a concept design for the
Downtown East Commons during a public meeting with over 150 attendees. The
presentation, located at the Minneapolis Central Library, was the third in a series
of public meetings to receive public feedback about the design and use for the
new park.
The designers of the Commons envision a transformative,
green space with features including a large lawn, garden zones, a Minnesota
woodland area, natural landscaping, a water plaza with jets, and a multi-use
pavilion. In addition, the design focuses on strong urban connections, with
promenades that reach out to the city and the river along 4th and 5th
street, adding a dynamic, all-season destination Downtown.
City staff and the Hargreaves team will use feedback from
the meeting to continue to develop the concept design. Another public meeting
is planned for later this summer to present the design progress.
Visit the Downtown East Commons website to give feedback about the design
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
recently unveiled Career Profile, a new data tool that helps students and job seekers
learn about wages, educational requirements, job opening projections and other
details related to hundreds of occupations.
The tool, available here, combines data
from DEED’s Labor Market Information Office, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, and other federal and state agencies.
Career Profile users can conduct occupational searches for any one of
Minnesota’s 13 Economic Development Regions. Once a user selects a region and
occupation, an overview page will provide a description of the occupation,
typical job titles, typical wages, current demand, expected 10-year openings,
education requirements and top industries for the selected occupation. It will
also connect the user to job openings for the selected occupation on DEED’s
MinnesotaWorks.net job bank and help users find assistance at their local
Minnesota WorkForce Center.
 2015 Heritage Preservation Award Winners
On May 21st, the 25th Annual
Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Awards were announced during a luncheon at
International Market Square. These awards, which were presented by Preservation
Award partners Preserve Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects (AIA), and the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation
Commission, highlight achievements for transforming historic properties in a
way that reflects their history. Judgments are based on the quality of design,
architecture and materials used in addition to their positive impact on the
surrounding community.
There were eight honors in four categories presented at the
luncheon: ASI Turnblad Mansion Kitchen Restoration, Bennett-McBride House,
Grain Belt Office Building Rehabilitation (a City of Minneapolis project),
Sandbo Roof Replacement, and Valspar Headquarters/VAST Rehabilitation won for
Historic Restoration, Rehabilitation, or Adaptive Reuse Project; Emmanuel Housing
won for New Addition to an Historic Building; Legendary Homes of the
Minneapolis Lakes won for Grassroots: Advocacy & Education; and Barbara
Bezat won for the Steve Murray Award.
For more information about each project, view AIA Minnesota’s
website.
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