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🗓 Whenever Wherever: October events calendar
A roundup of hundreds of events in Longfellow this month, including more than a few spooky ones.
🎸 September rundown: Hook and Ladder Theater issues emergency fundraiser
Plus, upcoming candidate forums, a new tenant in a long-vacant Lake Street space, where to watch the marathon, a new Falls documentary, seasonal business closing dates, free beer brewed from the Community Hops garden, new plantings along the Greenway, fall color updates, and much more.
🎹 Cornbread Harris, 98, brings famed weekly gig to the Schooner
Cornbread didn't miss a beat after the closure of Palmer's forced him to move his weekly gig to Longfellow's own storied old dive bar.
☕️ Milkweed is closing
Milkweed will close October 5, ending a seven-year run for the coffee shop at 39th and Lake Street.
🍻 Longfellow happy hour rundown
A look at 16 happy hour deals in the neighborhood.
🧀 First look: Shepherd's Table
A sneak peek of the long-awaited neighborhood cheese shop and deli.
🚨 Eight wounded in Monday night shooting at 28th and Lake encampment
After months of contention between the city and building owner, crews began clearing the encampment Tuesday morning.
🌤️ Mid-September rundown
Details on this year's LoLa art crawl, encampment updates, neighborhood seed art, cheap breakfasts, a new gallery, and much more.
🌾 Ian Young wants to help you help your neighbor plant their boulevard
Ian Young doesn’t want to tell you what to do with your boulevard — but, if you have no preference, he’s pretty sure you’re best off filling it with native plants.
🗳️ Choosing the community tenant for 3000 Minnehaha
Two finalists proposed their vision for using 8,000 square feet of space within the repurposed building.