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Saturday December 20th 2025
Winter Events
Midtown Global Market
Holiday No Coast Craft-o-Rama
Saturday, December 4, 10AM-4PM
Midtown Global Market, 920 East Lake Street
Join us and 45 great local artists for a handmade holiday shopping fest!
www.nocoastcraft.com
Family Fridays
Midtown Global Market, 920 East Lake Street
December 10, 17, and 31, 5PM-7PM
Join Midtown Global Market for Santa, Craft Activities, and a family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration
www.midtownglobalmarket.org
American Swedish Institute
Julmarknad Handcraft Market and Festival
American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Avenue
www.asimn.org/
Julmarknad Handcraft Market and Festival
Saturday December 4 – Sunday December 5
10AM- 4PM
The sights and sounds of the Scandinavian marketplace return in time for the holidays at one of the region’s largest handcraft markets and festivals. Shop handmade goods from more than 60 regional artists at booths inside ASI and out in the courtyard. Browse exceptional items from ASI’s own Jul Shop, alongside distinctive artisan glass, clothing, wood, jewelry, ceramics, and textiles.
Winter Solstice Celebration
Tuesday December 20, at 5 PM – 9 PM
Advance registration is now required for Winter Solstice.
Mark the shortest day and longest night of the year at ASI with ASI’s popular Winter Solstice Celebration. Since pagan days, solstice has traditionally meant the “year as reborn,” with ancient (and modern) Scandinavians fusing it into the longer “Jul” or Yule season.… Read the rest “Winter Events”
New Mural at Phillips West Community Garden
By LAURA HULSCHER
The Phillips West Fall Fest and Annual Meeting was held on November 6th outside the Swedish American Institute. Here neighbors led by Daja Shanklin of Self Made Creative Learning paint a mural for the new Phillips West Community Garden. The garden is on the northeast corner of Portland Avenue South and 28th Street.
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Allina Moving Phillips Eye Institute, Reducing Services and Staff
By Lindsey Fenner
Allina Health has announced they are moving the Phillips Eye Institute (PEI) out of it’s building at 2215 Park Avenue in February 2022. Both in-patient and out-patient eye care will be moved into the Abbott Northwestern Hospital Campus, which is undergoing a $199 million renovation and rebuilding project. The move will also mean a reduction in staff. Allina did not respond to questions about how many staff positions will be lost, but said in a statement that they are “committed to working closely with employees impacted by the transition to provide support and direction for future job opportunities within the Allina Health system.”
Allina did not provide any information on the future of the PEI building and the nearly 2 acre site in the Phillips West neighborhood. In a statement, they said “Allina Health is committed to working with our community partners to determine the best future use of the PEI building.” As of mid-November, Allina had not contacted the Phillips West Neighborhood Organization about the move or the future of the PEI campus.
In reporting by WCCO Channel 4 TV, Phillips Eye Institute workers represented by SEIU Healthcare MN, said the union was not notified about the decision to move PEI or reduce staffing. … Read the rest “Allina Moving Phillips Eye Institute, Reducing Services and Staff”
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