Rave and/or Save Burma-Shave: Burma Shave Vine Church History Sidewalk Ӣ Rally May 7th 2 PM Ӣ 2019 East Lake Street

May 7th 2 PM Ӣ 2019 East Lake Street

BY STEVE SANDBERG

Join us for a sidewalk rally to kick off our fundraiser for a historic survey of this historic building, the original factory building (1925-1940) for Burma-Shave shaving cream and signs. The building was built in 1882 and move to the site in 1892, and we have located a horse who is a descendent of one of the horses who moved the building here in 1892. The horse will be present on Saturday to answer all your questions. There will be a jingle writing competition, a clean shave competition, a choir to sing early American music and a band to play Sousa era marches. Rain or shine, come and have some fun and SAVE THE SHAVE!!!!!

Happy May Day and thanks again for your support for the interesting history of the building at 2019 East Lake Street where Burma Shave began.

We are getting closer to the day when we can gain access to the building and under the guidance of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota (PAM), begin an official historic survey.

In pursuance of this goal we are hosting a Sidewalk Rally at 2 pm on Saturday May 7th at the site of the building, 2019 E.… Read the rest “Rave and/or Save Burma-Shave: Burma Shave Vine Church History Sidewalk ”¢ Rally May 7th 2 PM ”¢ 2019 East Lake Street”

Phillips Aquatics Center Update

BY DENNY BENNETT

Many of you, like me, had hoped, based on the published timeline, to be donning hardhats any day now for the groundbreaking of the new Phillips Aquatics Center. If you”'ve been holding your breath, you can exhale now. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is not quite there yet.

The New, Real Timeline

Final plans should be complete soon, with few changes and much care given to all of the feedback gathered from the public. By early September, the project will be out to bid. Once all bids are in, a contractor will be selected and approved by the MPRB. To stay in compliance with our state bond money, construction must be underway before December 31, 2016!

The Phillips Aquatics Center should be complete before the end of 2017.

The MPRB has assured me that this timeline will be met. Given that both private and public funds are contingent on this, I am confident that they will meet this new schedule.

On March 29, Rep. Karen Clark introduced HB 3684, extending the deadline on the $1,750,000 aforementioned state bond money until December 31, 2018. This was not at the request or knowledge of either MPRB or Minneapolis Swims, but probably just Rep.… Read the rest “Phillips Aquatics Center Update”