Target Cuts $110 Million Check as Minneapolis City Center Hits the Auction Block
Minneapolis’ hulking City Center is officially up for grabs now that Target has agreed to pay nearly $110 million to end its long-running lease. The payout frees the building’s owner, an entity tied to South Korea’s Samsung, to finally market the 51-story tower that anchors a big stretch of Nicollet Mall. For...
Lumber Exchange Changes Hands for $1, Could Become Fashion Hub
The Lumber Exchange building in Minneapolis is set to change hands for a dollar this week, going to Kristi Oman—the same person who two years ago bought the Kickernick Building, another old downtown property, and transformed it into a hub for artists. That, or something like it, is likely...
Carbone’s rallies customer community that once cared for them
They first got concerned back in early December. When Jessica and Dan Magnuson, co-owners of Carbone’s Pizza and Pub on Cedar Avenue, heard that members of the local immigrant community were afraid to go to work and were sheltering at home, they knew they needed to do something. The...
The African American legacy of South Minneapolis
South Minneapolis Black community history reflects Great Migration roots, segregation policies, and the building of parallel institutions that sustained generations. Millions of African Americans left Southern states from 1910 to 1970 in pursuit of new lives, industrial work, and to escape Jim Crow. Many of them...
Robbinsdale Police Chase Slams To A Stop In Highway 100 Crash
A high-speed police chase tearing through Robbinsdale on Wednesday morning came to a violent stop when officers forced a fleeing vehicle into oncoming traffic, where it struck another car near County Road 81 and 47th Avenue North by Highway 100. Three adults were ultimately arrested or detained after the crash....
5 Things to Know About Dahlia, Northeast’s Hottest New Bakery/Cafe
Welcome back to Five Things, Racket’s recurring rundown of new, new-to-us, or otherwise notable Twin Cities restaurants. Today we’re taking you inside the former pop-up darling Dahlia, which opened inside a shared northeast Minneapolis space with MN Nice Cream last month in one of the most anticipated openings of...
Indian signs lease on new global HQ, keeping operations in Minnesota
Following Carolwood LP’s majority acquisition of Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company, reinforced its commitment to stay in the Twin Cities, after it announced Feb. 25 that it has signed a 37,832-square-foot, seven-year lease for its new global headquarters in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The new...
Minnesota Driver Pleads Guilty After Running Two Red Lights and Killing Best Friends on...
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty after prosecutors say she ran two red lights at high speed and crashed into an SUV, killing two best friends who were on their way to visit a friend recently diagnosed with cancer. Teniki Steward, 40, entered a guilty plea...
The Breakfast At This No-Frills Minnesota Restaurant Is So Good, It’s Worth A Road...
There’s a moment of pure breakfast bliss that happens in Minneapolis – that instant when your first bite at Hot Plate makes you freeze, fork suspended mid-air, as your taste buds stage a spontaneous celebration. This unassuming brick building on Nicollet Avenue in the Kingfield neighborhood holds culinary...
Woman Charged in Stabbing on Minneapolis Metro Transit Bus
A woman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors say she stabbed a man on a Metro Transit bus in Minneapolis, leaving him with substantial injuries. The incident happened just after 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, when officers were called to Hennepin County Medical Center after a man arrived seeking treatment for a...
