'Choose to Reuse' coupon books valid through Nov 30th

Even though the "Choose to Reuse" coupon book is made by Hennepin County, it still has many usable coupons for Midwayites! Eighty retailers to offer great deals on used and rental items, the list of them is below

The 2011 coupon books are available at retail locations &  partners, or You can also download the coupon book here . Coupons are valid October 1 through November 30.


2nd Swing Golf.......................................................................1


A Shoe-A-New.........................................................................1


Appliance Depot....................................................................1


Architectural Antiques.......................................................1


Arc’s Value Village..................................................................1


Assistance League Thrift Shop......................................1


Attic to Basement..................................................................1


Barrel Depot..............................................................................1


Beeline Consignment Boutique...................................2


Bellies to Babies......................................................................2


Better Homes & Garbage..................................................2


Better Than Ever.....................................................................2


Broadway Party & Tent Rental .......................................2


Broadway Rental Equipment.........................................2


B-Squad Vintage & Vinyl ...................................................2


Capital Deals.............................................................................2


Cartridge World MN, Inc. .................................................3


Cartridge World Roseville.................................................3


Clothes Mentor.......................................................................3


Computer Revolution.........................................................3


Corner Store Vintage...........................................................3


CostumeRentals.....................................................................3


Creative Sewing Centers...................................................3


Designer Wardrobe .............................................................3


Down in the Valley................................................................4


Earth Exchange.......................................................................4


East Side Thrift Store ...........................................................4


Eastside Food Co-op...........................................................4


Educated Bride.com.............................................................4


Electric Fetus............................................................................4


Encore Consignment Boutique....................................4


Everyday People.....................................................................4


Furnish Office & Home.......................................................5


Golf USA......................................................................................5


Goodwill......................................................................................5


HalloweenCostumes.com................................................5


Hidden Treasures Thrift Store ........................................5


Hill-Valley Boutique..............................................................5


Hoigaard’s...................................................................................5


Hope Chest for Breast Cancer ......................................5


Hymie’s Vintage Records ..................................................6


Instant Replay Sports..........................................................6


Jackson Medical Equipment .........................................6


Just Between Friends..........................................................6


Lane True Value Hardware and Rental......................6


Magers & Quinn Booksellers...........................................6


Midwest Mountaineering................................................6


Mr. Michael Recycles Bicycles, LLC..............................6


Music Go Round, St Paul...................................................7


My Sister’s Closet...................................................................7


National Camera Exchange.............................................7


Nine – Maternity Clothing Consignment...............7


Norcostco ..................................................................................7


OceanTech.................................................................................7


Odds N Ends.............................................................................7


Once Upon A Child.....................................................7 & 8


Paperback Exchange...........................................................8


Pawn America..........................................................................8


Plato’s Closet (select locations).....................................8


Professional ReBuilding Outlet......................................9


Rags From Riches..................................................................9


Reddy Rents, Inc.


J & F Reddy Rents, Inc. ...............................................9


Hiawatha Reddy Rents, Inc. ...................................9


Rewind.........................................................................................9


Second Debut and Second Debut 2.........................9


Shop Again, Inc. .....................................................................9


St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Stores....................................9


The Cottage House..............................................................9


The Kid’s Rack........................................................................10


The Lost and Found Inc. ................................................10


The PROP Shop....................................................................10


The Salvation Army Family Stores/


Donation Centers...............................................................10


The Wabi Sabi Shop..........................................................10


The Wedding Chapel &


Formal Affair Tuxedos..............................................10


Twin Cities Magic & Costume.....................................10


Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore..............10


Uncle Edgar’s Mystery Bookstore.....................10

Central Corridor bike tour, community greening, community herbarium all converging at Horton Park on Oct 16th

The Hamline Midway community gardeners and residents will be greeting folks from The Central Corridor Roadside Attraction Bicycle Tour at their stop at Horton Park on Sunday Octover 16th at 10:00 am. The visit will be brief, but will give the neighborhood a chance to convey why we are involved in gardening & greening efforts, and what our hopes/dreams are for the future of plants and people along the Central Corridor. The stop would be about 15-30 minutes. The bike tour-goers will stop at Horton  to hear about a vision for the future for Horton Park, for the surrounding neighborhood(s), and/or for our urban environment generally speaking. Thinking big, this could include ideas around reviving the arboretum/more education efforts about plants? More/larger community gardens? A community farm/orchard? More citizen science projects in the neighborhoods?

We will share some the story of Horton Park: how/why it was created, the plants that are there and efforts that are already underway to share information about these plants with people who visit, it's "invisible" or "sleepy" presence. It is also an opportunity to think big and riff on hopes and dreams.

Works Progress will be playing host too and will highlight possible roles for collaborative artists in the process of dreaming a future for plants and people. They are hoping to launch a public art project next year that would engage a broad array of Twin Cities residents in this conversation by enlisting them to help collect and press plants for a Community Herbarium. Sunday attendees will get to trial the first efforts around the community herbarium where stories will accompany the pressed plants. Visitors can take part in an activity pressing some plants from Horton Park.

Gardening Books for Winter Reading & Inspiration 2011

These Books were recommended by Hamline Midway neighbors and community gardeners who attended the 'All Community Gardeners Potluck' at Horton Park on September 25, 2011.

• "Prairie Style Gardens" Lynn M. Steiner

• "Abundantly Wild" Terese Maroon

• "Just Weeds: History, Myths, and Uses" Pamela Jones

• "Gardening with Prairie Plants" Sally Wasowski

• "Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land" Kurt Timmermeister

• "Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota" Lynn M. Steiner

• "Healing Gardens" Romy Rawlings

• "Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer" Novella Carpenter

• "The Feast Nearby: How I Lost My Job, Buried a Marriage, and Found My Way by Keeping Chickens, Foraging, Preserving, Bartering, and Eating Locally (All on $40 a Week)" Robin Mather