Seven Steak and Sushi Gets Sold.

Seven Steak and Sushi Gets Sold. 

 

In my opinion, the minority share holders of the downtown destination spot Seven Steak and Sushi pretty much shot themselves in the head by pushing out the founding family of Seven. After eight years of pouring love, blood, sweat and a ton of cash into Seven, David Koch was forced out by minority share holders with a court ordered restraining order. Soon after a court ordered receiver was put into place to do whats deemed best for Seven.

 I was personally at multiple court hearings and attorney meetings and I must say it was heart breaking. I felt my own heart hurt watching Seven get high-jacked from the family who did whatever possible to keep the doors open. 


When all the dust of the fight settled the court appointed receiver looked at who in Minneapolis could pay off the $1.6 million dollar debt, some that had be accumulated from the past, and some from after the Koch family had been forced out, mutual parties came forth. In the end, Ken Sherman , owner of the Lumber Exchange and investor Ro Shirole came up with the cash.

As personal friends of the Koch family and of Ken Sherman it's been a heart tugging time just because I think the world of them both. I'm heartbroken for David and his family but glad that Ken Sherman ended up with it. Out of all parties who were in line to take over I believe Ken and Ro will do the best for Seven. 

I can only hope that Ken Sherman and Ro Shirole, the new owners and management of Seven , will keep in mind and celebrate how much the Koch family sacrificed on behalf of Seven.  I know that they will continue the hospitality upon which the Koch family built the business. You never know, you may even see some of the Kotch family back at Seven. I know I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

Transvestite Party, A Topless Woman on the Street, and a Horse. All in a Night Downtown Minneapolis with L.A.Nik

Transvestite Party, A Topless Woman on the Street, and a Horse. All in a Night Downtown Minneapolis with L.A.Nik 

L.A. Nik at Night. Click here to READ THE STORY!!

L.A. NIK - CELEBRATE TWIN CITIES THEATER AT THE IVEY AWARDS !

It's that time of year again for the 8th Annual Ivey Awards at the Historic State Theater on Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.

For those of you that do not know what the Ivey Awards are (or you don't come downtown..), they have two simple missions...

1. "to increase the awareness of Twin Cities professional theater and, 

2. to create a celebration for all people who love Twin Cities theater - those within the theater community and those in the audience". ~ www.iveyawards.com

You'll probably see Mayor Rybak hanging out at the pre-party again.  Follow him HERE

This is part of what makes Minneapolis such a great place to live - the art, theater and music communities are so large here that there is no lack of performers (amateur or professional) and the abundance of entertainment available nightly in every crack and corner that these two cities can stand.. is awesome. 

Infact if you knew just how much went on daily and how hard many individuals work just to keep live entertainment an option for when you do decide to come catch some, DOWNTOWN you'd be beside yourself. They work harder than you and I and are 100% passionate about what they do.

You'll find me hosting the red carpet when you arrive! Dress your best and make it fashion-forward, as we'll be judging the most creatively dressed gal and gal - and announcing them during the show.

You don't want to miss that!

Here's the official poster for 2012

As noted in the poster above.

Monday, September 24th at 7PM

You can buy your tickets HERE

You can "like" the Facebook fan page HERE to stay connected with updates and other theater events throughout the year. They've got a blog to.. HERE

You can get a little glimpse of the red carpet from the 7th annual Ivey Awards here.

The Ivey Awards are an annual event and they have some great sponsors. Best Buy, Target and Risdall Marketing Group just to name the big ones.  State Theater is also a supporter of Twin Cities theater which is operated by the Hennepin Theater Trust - an integral non-profit that keeps the performance art community alive and well in Minneapolis / St. Paul.  

The above mentioned companies are also sponsors of the Hennepin Theater Trust as well as some other great Minnesota names, such as Sun Country Airlines, Star Tribune, WCCO television, Dunn Bros Coffee, Phillips Prarie Vodka and more. 

This is the best chance to support your city, support the live theater community and support downtown Minneapolis. It really has so much to offer.

Get your tickets now! Come on out and support live theater and make sure to Tweet about it while your at it  #iveyawards #rockinthistown

~Tell em' L.A. Nik sent you

@RockerLANik

LA NIK AT NIGHT

This past weekend was one of great pleasure.  The nightlife writer at the Star Tribune, Tom Horgen, spent an evening on the town with me a while back.  We went on a pretty wild ride that night - he did bring a photographer with him but that didn't really change the course of the evening for me.

Photo taken by Tom Wallace: Star Tribune

Our evening really started at Zelo and carried forward from there.  As an ambassador of all things Downtown Minneapolis, Im really honored to be noted as such in Tom's article, which printed in both Vita.MN and the Variety cover story of the Star Tribune.

Read for your self: http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/dining/134402723.html

~ L.A. Nik

TAKE A PIC OF L.A. NIK. WIN $1,000 CASH.

 Its pretty simple Minneapolis, and YOU could win!  We live in a great city here and more people need to come out and enjoy it and see what this epicenter of arts, fashion, and music has to offer!

September 1st - November 30th you'll see updates on Twitter @RockerLANik and on the Downtown Business Coalition Facebook fan page as to my whereabouts. https://www.facebook.com/DowntownMinneapolis

It is your mission to catch me enjoying downtown Minneapolis and make sure your picture has something in it that really shows off the City of Minneapolis. It can be the restaurant or bar that I am in, an interaction with a D.I.D. worker, a purchase from a local vendor, helping the elderly, or even petting someone's dog !

Look for signs, buildings, and anything that makes for great downtown composition. Cell phones, pocket cams and even professional cameras are encouraged. We'll post the photos to the Downtown Business Coalition fan page weekly.

Tell your friends to "like" them and share them. The judges will select 1 lucky person and award them $1,000 Cash right during the holiday season. You should spend it ...DOWNTOWN.