Celebrate Lake Street’s business community with drinks, food, and fun! Join the Lake Street Council on Thursday, November 7th and enjoy a variety of local beer, wine, aguas frescas, a silent auction, games, and good company with other corridor stakeholders. Register and purchase tickets HERE!

The Lake Street Council engages, serves, and advocates for the Lake Street business community in Minneapolis to ensure the vitality and prosperity of the commercial corridor. The funds raised at this event help us continue our work supporting and advocating for Lake Street businesses. 
Ticket purchase includes: 

• Two glasses of wine and/or beer.
• Non-alcoholic drinks including aguas frescas. 
• Multiple raffle prizes and fun games! 
• Access to amazing silent auction items donated Lake Street businesses. 
• A chance to win a $100 gift certificate to a local restaurant.
• Great networking with other South Minneapolis business owners and corridor stakeholders. 
• Lots of smiles and hugs from the Lake Street Council board and staff!

The Lake Street Council is hosting workshops this month on how to defend yourself from common attacks on the street using natural reactions.  The short workshop (with instruction in English and Spanish) will help you feel safer, stronger, and more empowered. It will combine demonstrations of simple principles with exercises for the most common situations you may encounter. This class is open to all fitness levels. Please come in comfortable clothes that allow you to move.

Workshops will take place on Monday, October 28 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. OR Wednesday, Oct 30 from2 - 3:30 p.m. at Krav Maga Minneapolis LLC.  

​PLEASE RSVP: https://lakestreet-selfdefense.eventbrite.com

A Conversation with Wellington at The Schooner Tavern
 If you’ve driven past Lake and Minnehaha recently, you’ve probably noticed the start of construction in the new Aldi parking lot.  The south half of the lot and adjacent drive land is being refreshed with new pavement, sidewalks and stormwater infrastructure. The northern portion of the lot is slated for 189 units of housing called Midtown Corner to be developed by Wellington Management.  There is a project website for Midtown Corner where you can view updates and photos during the construction process: www.midtowncorner.com
 
Come join us for a happy-hour conversation on how the construction and future housing will impact Downtown Longfellow and the wider business community.  The Schooner Tavern will be hosting and Project Manager, Casey Dzieweczynski, will be there with diagrams to answer any questions and concerns.  Snacks will be provided by the LBA and happy-hour drinks will be available for purchase.  Please RSVP to kim@longfellowbusinessassociation.org.
 
Wednesday, October 23
4:30 - 6:00 pm
The Schooner Tavern
2901 27th Ave S.