Chicken chain Hangry Joe’s suddenly closes all 3 Twin Cities locations
The hot chicken and wings restaurant debuted in the Twin Cities in 2024.
Twin Cities construction companies accused of wage theft ordered to pay $1.3M to workers
An investigation of two subcontractors revealed widespread wage and hour violations on 19 projects, including Viking Lakes.
St. Paul announces plans to develop former CVS site in Hamline-Midway
Demolition means a fresh start for the corner of Snelling and University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with the vacant CVS store now gone.
Ken Barlow is forecasting a wet Monday, but brighter skies are ahead
Today will be a wet day to start the new workweek. We can expect showers and thunderstorms at times to continue today. Many of us will see up to 1” of rain by this evening. There is only a small chance of a severe storm today, most of the thunderstorms will be rather ordinary.
Soaker to start the week in Twin Cities, then a cooler, drier stretch
Monday will be a rainy day across Minnesota, then a cooler stretch will settle in.
What to do with the distressed Dayton’s Project
A judge's recent ruling approving the potential foreclosure of the Dayton's Project sets up a thorny question: What's going to happen to one of the biggest — and emptiest — buildings in downtown Minneapolis?. Why it matters: If some creative developer can't figure it out, there's a risk...
Minnesota’s toughest food critic: Milo the Gagging Cat
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota's toughest food critic is a fluffy orange cat named Milo. Milo sees what you're eating and he is (urp) appalled. Pizza slice? Chicken nugget? Potato? Milo greets them all with a suspicious sniff, a look of slowly dawning horror, followed by cartoonishly exaggerated gagging - tongue out, eyes wide, hope lost.
Neighbors frustrated by odors from north Minneapolis shingle factory
On a beautiful spring day, northside residents came outside to walk, bike and play with their kids. The buds were bursting from the trees along Shingle Creek. But the northbound wind carried wafts of a tar-like stench through the air. Owens Corning, a shingle factory in the northwest corner of...
City council tries again to extend Minneapolis’ eviction timeline after Operation Metro Surge
Minneapolis City Council members are trying again to extend the city's eviction timeline. Why it matters: It's an attempt to help immigrant renters who fell behind during Operation Metro Surge. State of play: The council voted last week to temporarily require landlords to give tenants two extra weeks' notice —...
Minnesota construction wage theft investigation results to be released Monday afternoon
Results of a state investigation into what leaders are calling widespread wage theft by two Twin Cities construction companies are expected on Monday afternoon.
