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Minnesota ranked first for business

by Sadman Rahman
Published July 8, 2015

After lingering around a 10th-place ranking for the last eight years, Minnesota has found a place at the top of a list of the best states for business.   A CNBC study published last month named Minnesota...

A biker moves into traffic to pass a vehicle illegally parked in the newly established bike lane on fourth street in Dinkytown on Tuesday, July 7. Though bikers now have a dedicated lane through Dinkytown, drivers continue to park within the lane illegally, causing safety issues with bikers who are forced to pass.

Bike lanes face safety issues

by Benjamin Farniok
Published July 8, 2015

When University of Minnesota biology, sociology and environment junior Shashank Holalkere pulled his bike out for the first time this summer, he was not expecting to find the new Dinkytown bike lane clogged...

Pedestrians pass by Restaurant Alma on a Monday afternoon. Restaurant chef Alex Roberts is working with City Council member Jacob Frey to change current zoning codes to repurpose the newly acquired space to create a coffee shop and a small boutique hotel named The Inn at Alma.

City council rethinks hotel ordinances

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 8, 2015

A local Marcy-Holmes restaurant could see an addition to its property in the coming year, should the Minneapolis City Council approve a proposal allowing an increase in smaller hotels throughout the city.    City...

Founder Dan Oskey talks to Distillery Manager Bentley Gillman at Tattersall Distilling in northeast Minneapolis on Monday. Tattersall, which distills its own spirits in a distillery just beyond the glass walls of its cocktail room, will open for business on Wednesday, July 8.

Spirits in the Night

by Grant Tillery
Published July 8, 2015

Craft breweries are a dime a dozen in Minneapolis. But that’s not the case for craft distilleries and cocktail rooms — yet.    DuNord Craft Spirits pioneered the trend when it opened...

Robberies and assaults reported in Stadium Village, West Bank

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 8, 2015

Police say two people — one of whom was a University student — were robbed and assaulted near the University of Minnesota campus Saturday night.   The victims were walking along...

Rising egg prices hit businesses

by Ellen Schmidt
Published July 8, 2015

While the avian flu has forced the cost of eggs to rise, local breakfast joints have yet to increase their prices.    And although the disease is now on the decline, egg costs have risen about...

Ex-Gophers athlete arrested for violating probation

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 1, 2015

Former University of Minnesota basketball player Daquein McNeil has yet to go to trial for two felony charges made after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend last fall, but he was arrested on Friday —...

Barista Bethany Brown serves up a customer's iced coffee at Five Watt Coffee on Tuesday.

A tall glass of cool joe

by Grant Tillery
Published July 1, 2015

Since summer is officially here, there’s no reason to keep drinking hot coffee. Granted, perfect latte art makes getting likes on Instagram easier, and warm coffee soothes the soul during rough times....

A bartender at Saint Dinette takes customers' orders on Thursday evening. The new restaurant recently opened in the Lowertown neighborhood of St. Paul.

When the saints go marching in

by Grant Tillery
Published July 1, 2015

Mid-soon is finally here. After a year of waiting, Saint Dinette quietly opened last week in Lowertown St. Paul’s Rayette Lofts. Blink and you’ll miss it because its signage is discreet. That...

A. Pietig Concrete workers, Amaro and Ernesto Lima, work on constructing the foundation of a new patio at Library Bar in Dinkytown on Saturday. The new patio will be one of the largest in Minneapolis.

Library Bar to unveil patio

by Sadman Rahman
Published July 1, 2015

Dinkytown’s Library Bar could see an increase in its customers by the time the Minnesota Vikings’ play their first game this fall.   The bar is replacing its parking lot with a patio,...

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