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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...

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...

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...

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...

WaHu businesses to come this fall

by Sadman Rahman
Published July 1, 2015

WaHu Student Apartments near the University of Minnesota will open at the beginning of August to both student and non-student renters, but the retail spaces below the complex won’t be filled until...

Student plan limits coverage for HIV drug

by Ellen Schmidt
Published July 1, 2015

As the population of young people affected by HIV rises at the state level, a preventative drug called Truvada is prescribed increasingly to keep the partners of those infected safe.   The University...

A Shuang Cheng employee brings a recycling bin back inside after emptying it behind the restaurant in Dinkytown on Monday. City Council has set a goal to have half of the city's waste composted or recycled by 2020 and 80 percent by 2030.

City recycling plan defines new goals

by Benjamin Farniok
Published July 1, 2015

Minneapolis is planning to hone their recycling and composting goals for city residents.   Following a City Council resolution, which passed earlier in June, Minneapolis’ recycling and waste...

Local skater and City of Skate supporter, Carl Forsline, skateboards through downtown Minneapolis nearby Target Field on Friday afternoon. City of Skate, a local organization, advocates for the skating community of the Twin Cities.

Skateboarders push for better parks

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 1, 2015

Local skate advocacy group City of Skate teamed up with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board two years ago to learn how to improve area parks to better serve the growing needs of diehard skaters.    Now,...

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