Peter Remes of Minneapolis development firm First & First has purchased the former Apple store in Uptown as he hopes to help restore the neighborhood’s identity as a thriving entertainment and retail district.
The Apple store opened in 2010 after the closure of the Uptown Bar & Cafe – an iconic music venue that hosted Nirvana twice in 1989.
“Many of us who’ve been around for awhile have spent many days and nights there and have enjoyed it immensely,” Remes said of the neighborhood. “Of course, that experience is no longer what it once was.”…