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Wow! It’s almost the end of the year, and I literally cannot believe it. Tying in with the celebration of Thanksgiving, November is our Thankful issue. The Minneapolis Lakes Team certainly is thankful for our readership, our community, and the opportunity to help support local. On a personal note, November is always a reflecting month for me, and this year I am thinking a lot about gratitude. The formal definition is - the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Bottom line, it is something I try to remind myself of every day. Lots of my own decisions are based on what it might feel like to stand in someone else’s shoes, showing kindness and empathy, trying to give the benefit of the doubt, and paying good things forward. The holidays are fast approaching and we caught up with Amy Reher, owner of Granada Theater in Uptown. Amy renovated this gorgeous space in the heart of Uptown so the neighborhood could enjoy fabulous food and entertainment. If you have not visited yet, it is a must-see with its beautiful starry sky and European flare. Another form of entertainment you won’t want to miss is Circus Juventas. I fell in love with this non-profit in 2008, and have been a fan ever since. The talent under this tent is some of the best in the country, and if you haven’t seen a show, you will be blown away by these local kids. Dan Butler and his family strive for excellence, and their incredible program is bringing joy to all ages through both traditional circus and theater. The entire audience is oftentimes wide-eyed and open-mouthed to see what is coming next. Castle Building & Remodeling has been a staple in the Twin Cities for many years. Their attention to detail under owner Loren Schirber's guidance has catapulted them to the top of the design-build list. If you’re still wanting to add that new kitchen or bath – it’s never too late to reach out and have that conversation. Thank you for your readership, and thank you for your support of small and local business. We truly have a lot to be thankful for here in the Minneapolis Lakes area.

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18 Staying in Character

Lifestyle Letter

Local Limelight

City Scene

Hot Spot

Business Monthly

Events

Home Update

Decor Trends

Trend Setter

Recreating the Beauty of Older Homes

24 2022 Holiday Gift Guide Unique Gifts for Everyone on Your List

28 Circus Juventas Running Away with the Show

34 Beneath Starry Skies

The Granada Theater is a Neighborhood Gem

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Kaleidoscope Tablescapes Amy Leyden is on a mission to “bring out the good stuff.” As in dishes. Her new company specializes in vintage china, glassware and flatware that she has acquired and paired with contemporary fabrics sewn into beautiful table linens and napkins. Kaleidoscope Tablescapes both rents and sells complete, coordinated settings for 2-12 people to help make your next dinner party unique. For more, visit k-tablesettings.com

Olio Vintage: A New Vintage Collective in NE Minneapolis Olio Vintage is now open at 17 5th St NE, Minneapolis and offers a unique collective of specialty vintage retailers brought together under one roof. The shop is home to a vintage-made-modern world of clothing, accessories, housewares, local handmade items and other fascinating gems. The storefront will also feature a different rotating vintage vendor each month as well as an ever-changing assortment of handmade goods by local maker favorites. Follow @olio.mpls for the latest news and updates.

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Castle Building & Remodeling in Minneapolis laid its foundation in very humble circumstances. “Our owner, Loren Schirber, inherited the company from his father Marty, and it originated out of Marty’s basement,” says Marketing Manager Hannah Husemann. “It’s a basement dream that turned into what it is today, which is amazing.” Today, Castle has four showrooms – three in Minneapolis and one in St. Paul - plus its headquarters, and still follows its original mission to focus exclusively on remodeling older homes in the Twin Cities. “As the company grew, Loren saw the value in staying local, staying within our city boundaries, and keeping those older homes in character, while also meeting clients’ personal styles,” she says. Its design team always tries to use something that is in the home already. “We’re not going to sell you on a big box design, unless that’s really what you want and it fits with your home,” says Hannah. “And, if we don’t have access to what you truly want because it’s no longer available, we’ll find the best match.” Although Castle offers remodeling for all types of spaces, inside and out, the company mainly concentrates on kitchens and baths. “With kitchens, our clients do want some of those modern features, like double ovens and a big fridge,” she says. “They’re also opening up their homes to have a more open-concept layout, which wasn’t common in these homes originally. “We also have quite a few clients who have gone with the newer white cabinets, but we really have an amazing collection of wooden cabinets that match more with that Craftsman style. The result is really just beautiful, timeless spaces.” Since many of the bathrooms in older homes are on the smaller side, its designers try to make the most of the space by using small and even floating vanities, as well as pedestal sinks. “Especially if we’re doing powder rooms or a second bath, we lean towards the pedestals if the clients are okay with that. It just keeps a more open feel.” Potential clients will first meet with Castle’s sales team, and then when they give the green light to move forward, designated designers are with them from the start of the project to the very end. They are also assigned a project manager. “All of our managers have years of experience in construction and remodeling,” says Hannah. “From there, we have an extensive field team that comes with a ton of expertise, or we train them. We have people who specifically focus on one skill, for example, tiling - that is all they do. So, when that person comes in, he’s going to do the best job that you need for tile. We also have carpenters, drywallers, and painters, and they all work really, really hard and they’re quite skilled.” When working with an older home, there are specific considerations that have to be taken into account such as ensuring the foundation is sturdy, or if the home is a hundred years old, if it has lead, asbestos or other environmental issues that have to be remedied. “Our team is really well trained and they

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get all the city permits and we get the people in that we need to check and fix any issues.” They can also make older homes more eco-friendly by using recycled glass for countertops and backsplash tiles, putting down reused flooring, and even installing solar panels. “We work with a local team here that installs them,” she says. Castle is also a cornerstone of education. “We want to educate people as much as we can from start to finish so we offer a few different free classes, which will be back up in full swing next year,” says Hannah. “This month we have an in-person event which is our Window Replacement 101. Our special projects division manager runs the classes and it’s open to everyone. We’ve also done home tours like the Remodelers Showcase and other big public events, and we also host our own.”

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Castle also believes in supporting local tile, cabinet and other home supply vendors, hiring locally (almost every one of their employees lives within five to 10 miles of one of their showrooms and they’re always looking for more), and by giving back. “We provide a lot of community support,” she says. “We actually have a Castle bounce house that is free to the public. It goes to a lot of events for nonprofit charities as well as to families for birthday parties and block parties. “Many of our employees are also really dedicated to the local community. They do their own fundraising for various events and causes. We’re just a really giving, loving bunch of friends here.” To find out more, learn new skills, and/or to seek employment, go to castlebri.com.

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Circus Juventas Running Away with the Show

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There is something folkloric about the idea of running away to the circus. We think of figures hopping from train cars or children ducking beneath the big top, but that isn’t what happened to Dan Butler, the co-founder of Circus Juventas. The son of a banker and self-described “big hockey fan,” from Chicago, Dan comes from a traditional midwestern family. So, the story of how he came to learn the trade, travel and perform professionally, and eventually found the largest youth circus in the world is just as much a surprise to him as anyone else. “It’s amazing how God can work in people’s lives,” says Dan. Circus Juventas is a Twin-cities-based 501 (c) (3) non-profit performing arts circus school for youth. It teaches children of any age time-honored performing arts like juggling and acrobatics and showcases these skills in performances throughout the year. And the story of how it came to begin in 1973, when Dan’s family moved to Sarasota, Florida, home of the Sarasota Sailor Circus. “When we moved down there, I couldn’t play hockey, they didn’t have a wrestling team, they didn’t have a gymnastics team, and I was kinda hanging out at the Circus lot.” Says Dan. While watching through the chain link fence, Dan was enamored, despite being told off for his shaggy hair. But eventually, Dan couldn’t stand to merely watch and remembers, “I thought, I’ll just get my hair cut and walk through the gate and I did, and my life was changed at that moment. I ended up meeting my future wife, she taught me how to tie off a pulley block. I finally found something I was really great at. I was like a fish who found water.”

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For the next four years of high school and then four years of college Dan, “Kinda lived and breathed circus during that time.” After graduation, Dan married Circus Juventas co-founder Betty Butler and traveled in two professional stints. “That was the extent of my professional career. And again, since we didn’t come from a circus family background, I got a job in finance, we left in 1982 and moved to Atlanta, and started our lives and had kids.” That might have been the end of Dan and Betty’s involvement with the circus. In fact, it took nearly a decade for the Butlers to return to the Midwest and re-live their circus roots. In 1991, after a decade in commercial real estate, Dan and Betty moved to Minnesota. Returning to the Midwest, Dan wanted to start fresh. “If you knew who I was in Atlanta as a commercial real estate broker and you knew how I ended up becoming, you wouldn’t believe it’s the same person. It was all about me, about being successful and making a lot of money. That was my only job,” says Dan. But, what Betty and Dan came up with for their fresh start was a youth program teaching the performing arts, and in 1994 Betty and Dan opened what would later become Circus Juventas as a, “Small parks and rec program with 8 hand-made pieces of equipment and 30 students.” The after-school program was an immediate hit: “You would have thought we invented sliced bread,” says Dan. But more important than the early success of the fledgling Circus Juventas was the impact on the students. The goal of teaching trapeze and juggling goes beyond the skills themselves. What Dan and Betty were teaching was something more foundational, “The significance—not just the self-confidence but the focus and drive when they are doing things that no other kid has ever done or could do—is incredible.” From that lesson came another, which was Dan and Betty had to learn when to let students go.

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Early on in Circus Juventa’s life, a mother asked to drop her son off at the program. “He watched for a week. By the next week he was starting to pick up the juggling ball, then a juggling scarf. Long story short, by the end of that season he was performing and was a completely different kid,” Says Dan. It was shocking when the next year that student didn’t register. Dan reached out to the student’s mother to learn that the student was starring in his high school’s play rather than staying at Circus Juventas. “Betty and I had this revelation that sometimes kids stay with us all the way through high school, and sometimes kids come to get what they need and move on. It was one of the most profound experiences we ever had.” Says Dan. That impact on the lives of youth in the community was always the focus of Circus Juventas. “We thought if we could just give kids the opportunity to do something that was so powerful, it was the inverse of the

tragedy some kids lived through, they could carry it for the rest of their lives.” Says Dan. Since 1994, Circus Juventas has only grown, creating its own big-top home near Highland Park in 1997. Now Circus Juventas works with about 1000 students across dozens of classes ranging from trapeze to ballet to foot archery. Dan’s focus is still on his students. The community aspect of raising a child is something Dan specifically thinks about when it comes to Circus Juventas and says, “It takes a community to raise a kid. Just mom and dad can’t do it, and our community is a very tight community that helps each other when they are in need.” The beauty of a circus has always been its acceptance and support. The lessons learned from pushing oneself to walk a wire or swing trapeze can last a lifetime, even if students don’t have to run away to find it. For more, visit circusjuventas.org or call (651) 699-8229. 1270 Montreal Ave. St. Paul.

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One can lose themself in the twinkling lights of Granada theater’s ceiling, and that’s by design. Long before it was the global-fusion restaurant, bar and event venue that exists today, Granada was a silent theater built in 1927. Audiences sat beneath that domed azure ceiling and listened to live orchestras play over the year’s most popular films like Metropolis and Steamboat Willie. Nearly a century later, audiences are still sitting beneath those twinkling lights but now enjoy Spanish-inspired cuisine, an extensive cocktail list, and the many shows Granada plays host to. I sat down with Amy Reher, the owner of Granada to talk about the past, our present, and what the future holds for the restaurant. With a background in restaurant hospitality and events, and commercial real estate, as well as “An infatuation with older properties,” says Amy, the long-vacant Granada Theater had been “one of the things that I had just always noticed.” In fact, Amy had been driving past the long-vacant building since the 90s. When she bought the property intending to open a restaurant and theater, the inside needed serious work, “It was an empty shell when we got in here. Everything had pretty much been gutted. There was no mechanicals and there was a lot of water damage to the plaster.” Says Amy. But the biggest project was restoring Granada’s famous starry sky, “I thought about not doing it, and people kept calling saying ‘you’re going to bring back the stars right?’ I was like okay fine.” Says Amy. The restoration process required creating kitchens from the old projection room, treating the theater for sound, and even hiring retired plasterers who could work with the old plaster in the space. All of this restoration pushed back Granada’s opening date to March of 2020. And then came the pandemic. “We were 2 days into training staff for our POS system when the state shut down.” Says Amy. That meant Granada’s opening date was again pushed out to August 2020 when the restaurant opened with restrictions and limited events until shutting down only two months later. With a partnership with Fever, a global live-entertainment-discovery platform, Granada re-opened for good in May

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“I LIKE OVER-THE-TOP BRUNCHES. I WANT IT TO BE BIG. I WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING EXCITING. I’VE BEEN TOYING WITH IDEAS THAT ARE DR. SEUSS-LIKE.”

of 2021. “They had so many events that they wanted to do so we had a really strong calendar with them.” Says Amy continuing, “Fever was the motivation to open in 2021.” Granada’s shows are as eclectic as its food inspirations, “We’ve had a pretty vast variety of acts come through from K-pop to the Barcelona Flamenco Ballet from Spain and then just tons of local talent.” Says Amy. The 600+ person theater has hosted swing dancing events, salsa nights, and has become known for its candlelit concerts. Through all of those shows, however, Amy has always valued local performers so Granada, “Tries to keep as much a local pull and tie in as possible.” She says. From opening in 2020, the events Granada could host were limited by covid restrictions. As those have fallen away, for the first time in its short history, Granada

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has the ability to book events without considering those limitations. “Opening up it was more based on restrictions. Now we are opening it up to getting back to the thought process of where we were in 2019 but in 2022.” Says Amy. Granada carries its namesake city’s Spanish influence to its global-fusion cuisine. “We take our menu in a bunch of different directions while still having a Spanish inspiration but not trying to be traditional Spanish.” Says Amy. From Indian to Pan-African to Jamaican influence, Granada casts a wide net for its tapa-style menu. “We really like the idea of tapas-style eating, shared plates and coming together and experiencing and sharing it.” Says Amy. In addition to their normal menu, Granada also offers brunch. When it comes to the brunch menu, Amy has big ambitions, “I like over-the-top brunches. I

want it to be big. I want to have something exciting. I’ve been toying with ideas that are Dr. Seuss-like.” She says. So, what does the future hold for Granada? For Amy the goals are simple, “More going on, building the calendar out, making food as much of an exciting element as any of the shows.” After the difficulty of Covid, so many of the early plans for the restaurant are finally coming together, “It’s just getting to the point of when everybody’s plans that were in motion years ago are finally coming to fruition.” She says. With a newly revamped menu, a strong lineup of shows, and an optimistic view of the future, only time will tell if the stars have truly aligned for Amy and Granada. For more, visit granadampls.com or call (612)-439-2558. 3022 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis MN 55408

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Fall Forward Festival

THE COWLES CENTER | 7:00 PM This month-long festival of shared evening performances celebrates the incredibly talented and robust Minnesota dance community. Each weekend features a new roster and a variety of experiences from new work commissions and Cowles stage debuts to community favorites and Cowles Center veterans. More at thecowlescenter.org .

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Fall Flower Show

C O MO PA R K ZO O & C O NS E RVATO RY | 1 0 :0 0 A M The Sunken Garden at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory will be in full bloom for fall! White, pink, lime green and purple chrysanthemums will be on display for the first half of the fall flower show. The second half of the fall flower show will feature white, yellow, lime green, bronze, red, and orange-colored chrysanthemum blooms. More at comozooconservatory.org .

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Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi

MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS 1 0 :0 0 A M The artistic flourishing of Renaissance Florence is among the most celebrated moments in cultural history, with Sandro Botticelli at the center of it. This exhibition puts his remarkable creativity in context, featuring more than 45 masterworks of

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Art Attack!

THE NORTHRUP KING BUILDING This highly anticipated fall open studio event showcases four floors of amazing art and gifts that will attack all your senses – in a good way! Meet the artists, find a unique treasure, get your shopping done, or try your hand at an interactive art activity which are all featured at the beautiful and historic arts building. More at northrupkingbuilding.com .

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Holidazzle Minneapolis Craft Market

LO RING PARK | 12:00 PM Holidazzle Craft Market will be in Loring Park every weekend from Thanksgiving until Christmas and will feature local foods, beverages, shopping, entertainment, visit Santa in person, amusement rides (Ferris Wheel, carousel & slide), fireworks, the Holidazzle Yeti interactive illuminated art installation, and more. Learn more at mplscraftmarket.com .

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Beauty and the Beast The Broadway Musical

ORDWAY CE NTER FOR THE P E RFO RM ING A RTS | 7:00 PM A classic story brought to life in a spectacular new production, this “tale as old as time” is told in a fresh new way – a magical adventure about finding you can change, learning you were wrong, tune as old as song, Beauty and the Beast. More at ordway.org.

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M IN N E AP O LIS LAKE S

R E A L E S TAT E R E P O R T NEIGHBORHOOD

NEW LISTINGS

AVG. SALES PRICES

YTD APPRN

CLOSED SALES

PRICE PER SQFT

AVG. DOM

ARMATAGE

141

$452,237

116

$243

CEDAR-ISLES-DEAN

$651,553

-4%

$293

BRYN MAWR

$529,864

-4%

$281

EAST CALHOUN (ECCO)

$586,292

$281

FULTON

177

$681,012

151

$299

KENWOOD

$1,339,044

10%

$320

LINDEN HILLS

206

$745,173

15%

171

$322

LOWRY HILL

109

$646,515

-7%

$256

100

LYNNHURST

122

$709,424

102

$294

NORTH LOOP

222

$476,508

166

$357

TANGLETOWN

$584,134

$260

7,692

$384,014

5,982

$235

MINNEAPOLIS (OVERALL)

All data from NorthstarMLS. Data as of September 30, 2022. Data points reflect rolling 12 months. Data deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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Dick Willis & Carey Willis Crowell Realtors®

Dick: 952-484-5790 Carey: 952-999-3126 willisteam@fazhomes.com

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612-802-5209 jan@fazhomes.com

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he heart. It keeps us alive. It pumps blood to every organ, and without it, we cannot be. That is how we here at Kowalski’s feel about our community. Without you, we would not be. It is because of our customers that we and all of our stakeholders work year-round to provide the best quality and local products possible. The holidays are a special time here at Kowalski’s. It is when our months and months of planning come to life in hopes that we can play a small part in allowing you the memorable moments with your family that can be so quickly lost in the hubbub of the season. We do this with the help of our many vendor partners, in-store departments and our company’s heartbeat: our Central Facility. Our Central Facility is located at our Shoreview Market and consists of our Production Kitchen, Central Bakery, Meat Production Facility and Smokehouse,

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Catering Kitchen and Transportation Department. Because of these jurisdictions working in tandem, we are able to offer you the convenient, high-quality items on which we pride ourselves. While this facility works hard year-round to bring our customers the very best in convenient products, it is during November and December that they get to provide you with the very best in Signature seasonal items. While all of our departments have their own specialty seasonal items, it is in our Deli Departments, with huge support from our Production Kitchen, that we are really able to ﬂex our muscles, offering ready-to-heat holiday dinners and a wide variety of holiday sides, dips, individual entrées and snacks. Thank you for allowing us to continue to serve and grow with you. We look forward to many more holidays together!

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