Two things are exciting about the prospect of a lesbian bar opening in the Seward Neighborhood.

First, south Minneapolis has a LOT of gay and lesbian folks, yet no watering hole closeby. Very gay Uptown has a slew of gay friendly bars, but hasn’t ever had a truly gay place to go. The Herkimer is practically a gay bar, but isn’t. I have yet to go there and not run into folks I’ve seen at the Saloon or 19 Bar, but straight folk still outnumber queer folk by at least 10 to 1. Cafe Barbette is lesbian owned but barely qualifies as a bar, and has the typical mixed Uptown crowd.

Second, a bar in the Twin Cities that explicitly caters to queer women is something that has been needed since Club Metro closed in 2002. A bar in Minneapolis that caters to lesbians is practically unheard of, as the lesbian/gay dividing line has always seemed to exist somewhere around Prospect Park. Gays stay in Minneapolis, lesbians stay in St. Paul.

Rumor has it, the new bar will be open by the beginning of 2007, and will be called Pi. The location will be around 25th and 26th. That will make for a great bar crawl on Wednesdays with trivia at Tracy’s Saloon (very lesbian friendly), then dancing at Transmission at the Hexagon (lot’s of gays there), then finish the night at Pi, all within walking distance.