Over 100 people packed into a building near the intersection of Lake and Hennepin in South Minneapolis on Thursday, to attend a meeting to discuss safety and livability concerns in the once-thriving Uptown neighborhood.
Neighbors, business owners and a few officers from the city’s 5th precinct filled a soon-to-be restaurant. The Arizona Taco Company plans to open the new location this spring. Despite some challenges just outside their doors, the owners say they want to bring back the flourishing neighborhood they once knew.
“We’re going to come in here and support the community,” said owner Marcos Ayala…