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the tachikawa three way

homemade cincinnati style chili topped with buldak hot chicken ramen, extra sharp cheddar cheese, kizami nori, and black and white sesame seeds

this is the dish i invented to celebrate my birthday last year

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LOCAL HISTORY PROGRAM Closing Time: Saloons, Taverns, Dives, and Watering Holes of the Twin Cities

An Author Talk with Bill Lindeke and Andy Sturdevant

Wednesday, January 29, 6:30-7:30pm, Walker Library

In Closing Time, Bill Lindeke and Andy Sturdevant dive into tales from famous and infamous drinking establishments from throughout Twin Cities history.

Lindeke and Sturdevant highlight neighborhood dives, downtown nightspots, and out-of-the-way hideaways, many of which continue to thrive today. Closing Time brings together stories of these spaces and the people who frequented them.

Photos from the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections. Find more bar photos online.

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On what interests me about the geography of a city, and like-minded enthusiasts

Last time I talked about finding a few other folks online who were, for want of a better term, geography nerds like me. Reading about their exploits rekindled an interest in exploring the local unique geography of Portland and sharing it through rides and walks. It’s gotten me thinking about why I like this stuff in the first place. It’s not exactly a common interest or obsession in the way…

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On rekindling past internets, and exploring local history and geography

The older you get, the more “past” you have. It’s inevitable. It gets pretty easy to live in your past (well, as long as there’s some good moments), but sometimes it hinders future growth. But self-reflection is also good, as you can see what worked and what didn’t and learn from it. Looking back can also be good for revisiting past interests and seeing which ones are worth giving another go. I…

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via Printed Matter 

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Andy Sturdevant, our guest speaker next week (April 19). Andy considers his Instagram to be his “visual diary” where he takes note of anything interesting that catches his eye. 

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Andy Sturdevant and Sergio Vucci: Common Room

Check out the latest Soapcast with artists, Andy Sturdevant and Sergio Vucci as they discuss their Rethinking Public Spaces project, Common Room, a series of artist-led tours throughout the Twin Cities. 

Common Room is a series of artist-led tours of Twin Cities sites, with each tour themed around a specific concept that the group uses as a lens to explore facets of the urban geography — in the past, these themes have included cats, alleys, skyways, fishing, freeway construction, weather, community kitchens, personal memory, and many more. Common Room is the work by Sergio Vucci and Andy Sturdevant, along with a rotating lineup of contributors. Now in its eighth year, is using the occasion of the Rethinking Public Spaces project to expand the scope of its programming for this summer to travel beyond The Soap Factory, and various neighborhoods of the Twin Cities by foot, bicycle and bus. Common Room’s themes in 2017 will include silence, moving images, sacredness, islands, neighborhood music, and more.

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Congratulations to Andy Sturdevant on the successful completion of his Public Collectors Joong Boo Residency! Andy has been on my radar for a couple years as a fan of Public Collectors and a regular customer of Half Letter Press. He is a writer and artist based in Minneapolis. He also conducted a short interview with me about Hardcore Architecture last year for Minnpost. This was our first time meeting in person. Andy's residency application was special in that he actually decided to find a cheap ticket and fly to Chicago from Minneapolis specifically for his lunch at Joong Boo. I knew that I would really enjoy talking to Andy and was happy to spend the day with him. Our conversation started upon his arrival with some breaks in the day for us to also visit Quimby's Books, for him to have dinner with another friend in Chicago, and then he, my wife and I picked it up again last night before he left. Andy is a fantastic conversationalist.

At Joong Boo, Andy ordered the Honeycomb soup with beef. I had the Sashimi salad, as per usual lately. Every meal at Joong Boo always includes a discussion of Joong Boo itself and the food, but otherwise our conversations were all over the place throughout the day. Naturally the election and its horrifying result was very much on our minds. We also talked about our various creative practices. Andy's work commonly touches on place and history. One of the projects he shared with me is "U.S. Cities Contemporary Art Rankings: A New Hierarchical Approach" which is a kind of seminar that leads audiences to debate the relative merits of the United States' 250 largest cities in terms of their vitality for contemporary art. Much of what Andy does is specifically rooted in Minneapolis, but we also discussed writing and publishing and that potential to reach others through printed matter.

Andy also shared one his obsessions with me that is too amazing not to include in this report. He is fascinated by the prerecorded phone messages that hospitals make, explaining what will be available in their cafeteria each week. If you were not aware that some hospitals and other institutions have hotlines where you can find out what the kitchen is doing each and every day, trust me, you are not alone. Andy enthralled my wife Jen and I by calling some of these for us. One of the most spectacular examples was from a convalescent hospital in California where the woman that makes the recordings really gets into it. For a taste, simply dial 510-351-7654.

Andy had predicted that this might be a somber Joong Boo Residency, but that was not the case. My wife and I did take a break in the day to attend an emergency community response meeting led by State Representative Will Guzzardi (about 300 people showed up). As with that meeting, being around people and making time to deepen friendships and networks feels really important right now. Donald Trump's racist, misogynist, xenophobic, and climate change-denying campaign, and forthcoming Presidency, must be challenged at every turn. In addition to being an Asian market with many Asian employees, Joong Boo also has many Latino workers, particularly behind the meat and fish counter. Supporting all of their workers and patronizing this store will be more important than ever. Chicago must remain a Sanctuary city and if Trump lifts his Federal support for Sanctuary cities as he has promised, we must double up our efforts and put more money into the communities that are going to be negatively impacted.

You can see more of Andy Sturdevant’s work here. Joong Boo Residencies are fully booked for the rest of 2016, but if you would like to apply for next year, or learn about all past residents, click here.