BY SUSAN TAYLOR PHOTOS BY JIM CHILDERS Think North Park and coffee, craft beer, yoga and pizza come to mind. Coffee, craft beer, yoga, pizza, repeat, coffee, craft beer, yoga, pizza. Our North Park culture also includes an appreciation for public art: colorful and abstract murals on the exterior walls of University Avenue businesses, finely crafted murals inside the new Barons Market, graphic designs on utility boxes, studios and galleries on Ray Street, art classes on 30th at Art Academy, wine bar events pairing cabernet with painting, and the lively, inter- active Communal Brushstrokes events at True North Tavern.

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ThinkNorthParkandcoffee,craftbeer,yogaandpizzacometomind.Coffee,craftbeer,yoga,pizza,repeat,coffee,craftbeer,yoga,pizza.

OurNorthParkculturealsoincludesanappreciationforpublicart:colorfulandabstractmuralsontheexteriorwallsofUniversityAvenuebusinesses,finelycraftedmuralsinsidethenewBaronsMarket,graphicdesignsonutilityboxes,studiosandgalleriesonRayStreet,artclasseson30thatArtAcademy,winebareventspairingcabernetwithpainting,andthelively,inter-activeCommunalBrushstrokeseventsatTrueNorthTavern.

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SinceJuly2015,TuesdaynightsatTrueNortharemorethanburgersandbeer.At9p.m.thedanceflooraccommodateseasels,paints,andbrushes,andpatronsareencouragedtoexpressthemselvesthroughart.Noexperiencerequired,apolitegrouplineduptodabble;justafriendlywaytomeetnewpeoplewhiletheDJspinsSmokeyRobin-sonandother“SoulTrain”tunes.Onecustomer,RachelCadelina,graciouslysharedhercanvaswithastranger.

Alongthesouthinteriorwallofthespaciousbar,fourorfiveartistsdisplaytheirownworkforsale.OneeveninginNovember,EnriquePlazolaandFadiJakhadseveraldrawings,asdidPatrickSeibt,whosaidthatTrueNorthwasthebestvenuetosharehispaintings.

TrueNorthTavern’smanager,DavidCabal,isproudoftheTuesdaynightgatherings,andheenjoysbringinginlocalartistsandDJs.Thenightwaschilly,butat9p.m.whenCommunalBrushstrokesgotunder-way,theretractableglassdoorsfacingthesidewalkcamedown,pro-vidingwarmthandsecurity.

AlsopopulararetheSundaymorningfootballbrunches,andCabalhopestoaddSaturdaybreak-fastfare.

Outfrontisamplepatioseating,whiletheinteriorisspaciousandcomfortable.AlargeU-shapedbarrunsdownthecenterofthespace,hightablesandbarstoolsarescatteredaroundthefloor,andseveralboothsprovideforaniceplacetoenjoythemanybiscuitandbunchickenandburgercombos.

CabalispartialtoBell’s2-HeartedIPA,butthebeerlisthassomethingforeveryone.Serviceisefficientandcourteous,thefoodistastyandplentiful,andtheatmosphereiswelcoming.Thecrowdtendstowardthe30-40agegroup.

TrueNorthTaverniswell-run.Severalsecuritypersonnelkeepaneyeonthings,andthetavernhasapositiverelationshipwithlawenforcement.Adjacentlocalbusinessesareappreciativeoftheboostinbusinessthattheyhaveseen.CommunalBrushstrokesonTues-daynights,triviaandbingoonothernights,dinnerandabeverage,spendingtimewithNorthParkneighbors—alladduptoafunexperienceandeasynightout.