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January 30, 2012

2012 City of Lakes Loppet Festival Focuses on Wirth Park

Succumbing to the warm temperatures and lack of snow, the City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation has made the decision to switch all festival events to Wirth Park. Thursday’s warm temperatures played havoc on the course. Ironically, the snow that fell earlier in the week played a role. Snow that melted on Thursday ran into the lakes via culverts. Where the culverts emptied into the lakes, the already-weak ice conditions eroded even further. The weak ice combined with the lack of snow and a more-of-the-same-warm-temperatures forecast told organizers that it was time to re-think the Uptown finish concept.

“With little to no chance of using the Chain of Lakes, it did not make sense to go forward with an Uptown finish,” reasoned John Munger, executive director of the Foundation. “By making the move now, we can plan a great event for Wirth Park; if we had waited we would have likely ended up with a sub-par Uptown event or an event that was cancelled altogether because it was too late to change . . .” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE.

Uptown Association (UA) Welcomes New Board of Directors Members

Prior to and during the Uptown Association Annual Meeting held January 18, 2012, UA invited its members to vote on a slate of candidates nominated for 2012-2014 Board of Directors terms. Board members with terms still active will be joined by new members Alison Anderson (Columbia Sportswear), Natasha Greiling (Uptown Residenta), Jareck Horton (Paychex), Paul Pashibin (Apple Store Uptown), Ted Stephany (Thomson Reuters) and returning members Alicia Garatoni (Keller Williams Realty), Marcus Genzlinger (MegaInteractive), and Elizabeth Walke (Uptown Resident). Congratulations to all!

Thank you to departing Board of Directors members Brad Bridwell, Bill Frothinger, Saleem Karmaliani, Bob Sorenson, and Holland Wood for years of commitment to our organization and the Uptown community.


Uptown Association Announces NEW Adopt-a-Block Program

The effort to combat graffiti returns to Uptown! Join the Uptown Association and take action in the movement to wipe out graffiti and vandalism. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ADOPT-A-BLOCK and how you can be recognized as a leader in your community. To register, please contact us at info@uptownminneapolis.com or (612)823-4581.

Now is the time to renew your membership or join the Uptown Association. The Uptown Association promotes the community, offers networking opportunities, reduces graffiti, strengthens Uptown's relationship with government agencies, and so much more. We can not do it without your support and can't wait for you to become a member.

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Our members' commitment of time and money has helped us leverage relationships in order to make significant differences for the area, shops and people. So come join the Uptown Association today and help us build a better community.

MONDAY NIGHT MINGLE February 6, 2012 // 4:30pm // Viva Brazil (913 W Lake St., Minneapolis)
Join us the first Monday of every month at one of our great business partner establishments for an evening of trying new foods and drinks, making new friends and business connections, and maybe even checking out a new restaurant. Free and open to the public. No RSVP required. Complimentary appetizers served from 4:30-6:30pm. Click here for more information and the full 2012 schedule.