9th Street Experience Hosts Open House Scavenger Hunt Explore 9th Street Businesses While Earning Prizes June 9, 2010 MINNEAPOLIS – (May 11, 2010) – Where is the horse at Palomino that you cannot ride, but is under your feet? What tempting fruit does W Minneapolis – The Foshay offer its guests as a gesture of hospitality and welcome? The answers to these and more clues can help earn free hotel stays, dinners, food, wine, gift certificates and more when the 9th Street Experience hosts its first Open House and Scavenger Hunt on Wed., June 9, 2010. From 5 until 7 p.m., the businesses along 9th Street in Minneapolis are hosting a neighborhood Open House and Scavenger Hunt. Following the hunt, from 7 to 8 p.m. there’ll be an After Party on Solera’s Rooftop where restaurants such as Manny’s, D’Amico Kitchen, Hell’s Kitchen, McCormick and Schmick’s and Solera, will offer complimentary tastings and specialty cocktails, as well as a cash bar. The event is free and open to the public. Participants are invited to begin the hunt at the Campbell Mithun Atrium (9th Street and Third Avenue) where they’ll receive a map along with a list of clues. Then they’re encouraged to visit as many locations as they’d like throughout the evening to find answers that will earn them raffle tickets for prize drawings later in the evening. In addition, they’ll be able to collect gifts, meet local business owners and get more familiar with the variety of shops, restaurants, hotels and other amenities that 9th Street has to offer. Drawings for thousands of dollars in prizes, including a grand prize of a $500 JB Hudson gift certificate, a free night stay at W Minneapolis – The Foshay and dinner at Hell’s Kitchen will be awarded at the After Party. Participating businesses include: Campbell Mithun Tower, D’Amico Kitchen, Haskell’s, Hell’s Kitchen, JB Hudson Jewelers, Le Méridien Chambers, Manny’s, McCormick and Schmick’s, Palomino, Solera, and W Minneapolis – The Foshay. For more information on the Scavenger Hunt as well as upcoming 9th Street Experience events, promotions and activities, visit them on Facebook at 9th Street Experience – Minneapolis. About the 9th Street Experience Individuals searching for the finest in retail and restaurant establishments need look no farther than 9th Street in downtown Minneapolis. Whether people are venturing out from the suburbs or frequent the downtown area on a regular basis, the 9th Street Experience was created with them in mind. A core group of 9th street proprietors spear-headed the idea and brought various 9th Street businesses together along with support from the Minneapolis City Council. The goal of the alliance is to help foster and promote increased awareness and business for the retailers that line 9th Street from Hennepin to Marquette Avenues. www.damico-kitchen

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9 TH STREET MERCHANTS
Restaurants & Bars The Melting Pot Retail & Other
fondue
Solera 612.338.9900 Le Meridien Chambers, Minneapolis
tapas Luxury Art Hotel
612.338.0062 www.meltingpot.com
612.767.6900
www.solera-restaurant.com
Manny’s Steakhouse www.chambersminneapolis.com
D’Amico Kitchen New York style steakhouse
612.339.9900 YMCA
contemporary Italian
www.mannyssteakhouse.com 612.371.8700
612.767.6960
www.YMCAtwincities.org
www.damico-kitchen.com
Prohibition
speakeasy in the sky Target
Palomino Restaurant department store
Mediterranean 612.597.2413
www.mannyssteakhouse.com 338.0085
612.339.3800
www.target.com
www.palamino.com
The Living Room
lounging redefined JB Hudson Jewelers
Rock Bottom Twin City jewelry began with us
restaurant & brewery 612.597.2414
www.mannyssteakhouse.com 612.338.5950
612.332.2739
jbhudson.com
www.rockbottomrestaurantsinc.com Hell’s Kitchen
damn good food Eye-Nook
McCormick & Schmick’s high quality eyeware
612.332.4700
seafood
www.hellskitcheninc.com 339.8009
612.338.3300
www.mccormickandschmicks.com Key’s Cafe Haskell’s...the wine people
cafe & bakery Wine Liquor & Beer Shop
Zelo 612.333.2434
612.339.6399
restaurant & bar
www.keyscafe.com www.haskells.com
612.333.7000
www.zelomn.com Valentino Café W Hotel
breakfast & lunch 612.215.3700
Jimmy John’s whotels.com/minneapolis
612.338.7434
gourmet sandwiches
612.332.2323
www.jimmyjohns.com