Friday, February 22, 2013

Things are Rolling


Things were inching along and then, BOOM, they just started to roll!  The pace of things is hard to get used to but exciting nonetheless. Here are some great updates. 
  • Food Plan Approved by Environmental Health Dept at the City of Mpls – This means our kitchen meets food safety standards.
  • MPRB Plans Open House on Outdoor Seating -  Please Come! See details below.
  • Permit Applications Submitted to City of Mpls – This will give us approval to begin construction.

We are hoping to start construction the first full week of March. This is close to on schedule for us so we are still hoping for our open date to hit the end of May.

The MPRB has been really excellent about coordinating and communicating with us. They have begun their process for the outdoor seating. But this is a long process. I have heard that we can expect our outdoor seating to be completed anywhere from 4th of July to early August. We are working closely together to ensure temporary seating for the time between when we open and the seating is done.

One implication of this is that we will open without beer and wine. We cannot receive a license until the seating is complete. In Minneapolis, one of the beer/wine license requirements is tied to a minimum number of seating. We will begin the application process so that we can be ready when construction is completed.

All public support for the project will help it stay on track. You are welcome to attend the Open House where Locus Architecture (who works with both Sandcastle and the MPRB), a couple of us Sandcastle owners, MPRB staff and Commissioners, and the Community Advisory Committee members, will be available to share information about the outdoor seating design, plans and timeline. Your thoughts on the outdoor seating area are welcome also.

Sandcastle Open House
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Time: 7-8pm
Location: Nokomis Community Center, 2401 East Minnehaha Pkwy

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