Update on the Midway

I'm excited to tell you about our new tenant at 970 Raymond Avenue -- Wyndgate Health PLLC is a clinical practice specializing in personalized therapeutic vitamin and dietary programs treating symptoms of: Autism, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Issues, Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, Behavior and Violence, Parkinson’s Disease, male and female hormone imbalances, food intolerances and gastrointestinal dysfunctions. Press Ctrl+Left Click on the following link or Copy http://www.wyndgatehealth.com/ into your browser’s address bar. What a great way to take better care of our families and ourselves!

Construction Continues on our new project - 700 Raymond Ave. In spite of all the rain, we're making progress on the excavation of the storm water runoff pond and the parking lot. The window openings for the high windows is being done and the utilities are being installed from the street. Sometimes the project looks worse before it looks better. There is a LOT of mud this week, but once the parking lot is complete, people will be able to see how the building will work. And the windows will be amazing! There will be over 30 monitor style windows on each side of the building, letting in so much natural light, our building will definitely save energy on lighting. This photo is a rendering of the west side of the building that faces Raymond. Click on the photo to enlarge.

825 University - The Old Victoria Theater is in Danger I have been working with a group of people interested in buying and renovating the old theater at the intersection of University and Victoria. The building was originally built as a theater for silent movies, then next used as a music venue. Our vision is to restore the building back to its music and art purpose. Unfortunately, it may be torn down to make a parking lot. We are hoping to work with the neighbors on the block to come up with a better solution. There are many buildings on University that may not be worth saving, but I've been through this building and it has promise. There is a neighborhood visioning meeting at the Rondo Library Wednesday Oct. 21, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. This is a chance to keep a little gem from being razed! Please help us by contacting the mayor's office, or Council Member Stark's office and tell them to save the Victoria. Check out the Facebook page "Save the Victoria Theatre"...

Our Tenant WomenVenture is in the news! Update Company has been proud to work with WomenVenture since 1990. Since they moved into Midtown Commons, they have grown and expanded many time. Services provided include help in starting your own business and creating a business plan, to specific classes such as marketing your business. They also have individual offices to lease for start-up businesses. I encourage you to view the WCCO spot from this week: http://wcco.com/neweconomy/jobs.women.venture.2.1245471.html Also check out www.womenventure.org to view their classes and register for their 14 th annual WomenVenture Professional Development Conference on November 14. I've taken classes from WomenVenture and attended a number of conferences and found them to be very worthwhile.

Small Box Festival: a celebration of small businesses Oct. 10th & 11th, Historic Raymond & University Come visit some great small businesses in our corner of St. Paul! Jay’s Café – BBQ Saturday & Sunday all day Café specials http://www.jays-cafe.com/ Swift School of Music - The “A” Team (in the alley) - Sat. & Sunday 5:30-6:30 Swift School of Music - Demonstration/Free Lesson – Sat. & Sunday http://www.swiftschoolofmusic.com Jana Nyberg Trio - Jay’s Café - 6:30-7:30 Saturday – inside Kenpo Karate - Demonstration on Sat and Sun morning Succotash – side walk sale - Saturday & Sunday The Edge Coffee Shop – Bluegrass MusicWine Tasting Jay’s Cafe – The Vino Source - Saturday 1-2:30

Urban Boatbuilders, Inc. Dave Gagne helped found Urban Boatbuilders in 1995. A nonprofit organization, they have served over 1700 kids, teaching them wood working skills as they build boats. The kids in this program also learn problem solving skills as they take a project from start to finish. The wooden boats and canoes are beautiful! They will build you a custom boat or sell you one they've made. Dave is really making a positive difference in the lives of young people in our community. Urban Boatbuilders is located in the Midway Shopping Center. 651-644-9225 http://urbanboatbuilders.org/

Update has been a proud member of the Midway Chamber of Commerce for over 20 years. Executive director Lori Fritts does a great job of running our chamber. The great monthly luncheons have interesting speakers on relevant topics. Many fun events are held to help people network. Lori and her staff work tirelessly to provide lots of information to the members about light rail and other important issues and to act as a voice for businesses in the area. Fall is the Chamber's annual membership drive. If you would like to try one of the luncheons, I'd invite you to come as my guest. Take a look at the Midway Chamber's newly re-designed website: www.midwaychamber.com