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🗓 Whenever Wherever: June events calendar
A roundup of hundreds of events in Longfellow this month.
🌼 May roundup
George Floyd retrospectives, poetry on 41st, a neighborhood angle on the Timberwolves series, summer movies, and much more.
🎪 Wonderland Amusement Park opened 120 years ago today
A detailed look at the 10-acre destination for high-tech merriment that once stood at 31st and Lake.
⚜️ Lagniappe and Du Nord Cocktail Room are closing
The closure marks the end of an eight-month run for the conjoined eateries that anchored the Historic Coliseum Building at 27th and Lake.
💃 Exploring the Minnehaha Dance District
The four studios clustered on Minnehaha Avenue are coming together for a joint daylong dance party May 31.
⚽️ Soccer field coming to former Odd Fellows site while it awaits redevelopment
Construction is underway on a soccer field at 27th and Lake Street, bringing some life to a prominent vacant lot that is still at least two years away from redevelopment. The semi-public field and event area is scheduled to open next month, one of several bursts of programming on vacant
☕️ Specialty coffee shop opening inside Okome House next week
Red Coral Coffee will open inside Okome House next week, operating during the daytime hours when the Japanese cafe is closed.
🌼 Mid-May Misc: Arya Cafe moving into former Cafe Ceres space
A new coffee shop on the way, a unique compound on the market, a full summer on the Lynette patio, DFL endorsements for city council, and much more.
🍺 Hop growing season is underway at 38th and Cheatham
The team of volunteers will meet weekly through the rest of the summer to tend the plot — and, just as much or moreso, hang out and drink beer.
👕 This year's East Lake Liquor t-shirt color is...
An exclusive sneak peek at this year's variation of the unofficial neighborhood uniform.
