Originally, University of Minnesota senior Elliot Anderson thought he wanted to major in English. But after thinking about what kind of jobs heâÄôd realistically get, he started to second guess...
Once students leave campus for summer vacation, Dinkytown usually seems empty. But after May 14, the roads will feel anything but.
As Central Corridor light-rail construction shuts down Washington Avenue...
The one-time home of Harvard Market, a 106-year-old campus institution, was demolished Monday to make room for new luxury apartments.
Walking by the building mid-demolition, University of Minnesota sophomore...
Harvard Market, a 106-year-old institution on campus, was demolished Monday, making room for new luxury apartments.
Traffic on Washington Avenue Southeast was cut down to one lane to extend the sidewalk...
The Ben & JerryâÄôs ice cream shop on Washington Avenue closed Friday after 11 years on campus, ending the nonprofit training program behind the store as well.
The shopâÄôs nonprofit...
The University of Minnesota is celebrating its 13th Beautiful U Day today, focusing on sustainable transportation.
This yearâÄôs events will feature bicycle sales and tuneups, a transportation...
In south MinneapolisâÄô McRae Park, someone shouts from the sidelines of a tarred outdoor hockey rink, âÄúThree, two, one, polo!âÄù
Six bikes on opposite ends of the rink rush to...
Cardiologist Devi Shetty received the University of MinnesotaâÄôs highest honor Tuesday, a Doctor of Laws degree.
Shetty, an adjunct professor at the UniversityâÄôs Medical School, was...
On Saturday night, Big 10 Restaurant and Bar reached out to its customers with a tweet.
âÄúStop on in for 2-4-1âÄôs on anything in a pint glass from 9pm-midnight,âÄù the tweet said,...
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan Thursday, resulting in a tsunami warning.
The aftershock was one of the strongest since the March 11 earthquake which killed 25,000 people.
The recent quake...
A bill that would require a photo ID to vote was approved by the Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee Thursday.
The committee passed the bill 8-4 and the House Government Finance Committee is scheduled...
A new burrito shop will be opening in Stadium Village next to Caribou Coffee in May.
LeoâÄôs Burritos is a new take on the âÄúcafeteria lineâÄù burrito and will offer customers...
Tiny Footprint Coffee is now being sold in Kowalski’s Markets in the Twin Cities.
As the Daily wrote in September, Tiny Footprint is a carbon-negative coffee brand based in Minneapolis. For every pound...
âÄúTurkey Tom, extra cheese. Watch out, IâÄôm about to sneeze.âÄù
Roughly 25 Jimmy JohnâÄôs employees and union supporters picketed outside of the Cedar-Riverside Jimmy...
With five large apartment complexes gearing up for summer construction, it seems there is a clear demand for more housing around campus.
Developers say that even after the buildings are completed, there...
With any construction project comes dirt, noise, slow traffic and reduced parking.
And as Central Corridor light-rail construction is scheduled to begin in May, Stadium Village businesses are disappointed...
Seven core members of the Jimmy JohnâÄôs Workers Union were fired Tuesday and Wednesday from five Twin Cities locations for distributing hundreds of posters claiming that eating at Jimmy JohnâÄôs...
Tensions are rising among businesses waiting out a city transition that would help shorten the time it takes them to get permission to stay open late, even though the purpose is to make the process easier.
The...
Seven core members of the Jimmy JohnâÄôs Workers Union were fired Tuesday and Wednesday from five Twin Cities locations for distributing hundreds of posters claiming that eating at Jimmy JohnâÄôs...
After 42 years of cutting hair in Dinkytown, Milo David will be retiring at the end of the month.
MiloâÄôs on Fourth barbershop has been a staple in the neighborhood for the past 20 years, housing...
While at war with Japan in 1942, the United States forced thousands of Japanese-Americans into internment camps throughout the West. Writer Paul Taylor and photographer Dorothea Lange set out to document...
Another Doran Companies student-housing complex could replace the 95-year-old building that houses Oak Street Cinema in Stadium Village.
Doran Companies has yet to purchase either the cinema or adjacent...
Jilli Braun gathers a collection of molten glass from a glowing vat heated to 2,100 degrees.
She sits down with the luminous material to turn the rod itâÄôs attached to, centering its gravity into...
Heading over to chat with the owner of Le CrazyTaste bakery in Dinkytown earlier this month, Bader Mohsen said he was puzzled to find the Dinkytown bakery suddenly vacant.
âÄúEverything that wasnâÄôt...
Een Boek.
Bir Kitap.
Um Livro.
As its window signs suggest in more than 50 different languages, BiermaierâÄôs Books will be closing Monday with its biggest discount yet âÄî a buck a book.
Known...
Even though plenty of snow fell on Minneapolis this weekend, entrepreneur Bill Marker is already preparing to cool down Dinkytown for the summer.
In late March, Marker will open Chilly BillyâÄôs,...
In an effort to help small businesses increase their exports, the National Export Initiative kicked off its 11-month tour Thursday at the McNamara Alumni Center.
The tour is a part of the President Barack...
The Minnesota Elementary School PrincipalsâÄô Association awarded University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks the âÄúChampion for ChildrenâÄù award last week. The award was...
University of Minnesota senior Angel Yang has a hunger for fashion.
She models, writes a style blog, has interned in London with United Clothing and now has her own agency, Secrets.
âÄúWeâÄôre...
DinkytownâÄôs U-Tech building, formally known as the University Technology Center, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year as a small business incubator.
The three-story space is home to...
In a new effort to provide affordable housing, Google has invested about $28 million in tax credits to help renovate the Riverside Plaza apartments.
The money will help fund the housing developmentâÄôs...
While social media is often used haphazardly, one University of Minnesota computer science team has developed a model that takes a closer look at the intricacies and relationships it shows.
The research...
Students interested in applying to graduate school next fall, may want to consider taking the GRE sooner.
Starting Aug. 1 the test will feature new types of questions, a different scoring method and slower...
After serving as senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Minnesota for seven years, Provost Tom Sullivan will be stepping down at the end of 2011.
Sullivan said he plans to return...
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is extending its ice rink season due to the cold weather forecasts for February.
The season will be last until March 6 âÄî two weeks longer than originally...
Surrounded by hundreds of glass pipes behind display cases, 22-year-old Jay Rod unloads the pipes heâÄôs made onto the head shopâÄôs counter.
Rod has been blowing glass for almost two years...
After 106 years on campus, Harvard Market is closing at midnight today to make room for a new luxury apartment project.
The incoming complex will include a CVS/pharmacy, but until that opens in August...
Whether itâÄôs wearing a logo, listening to an iPod or simply recommending a new restaurant, people advertise their favorite brands every day. But some students have found a way to get paid for...
The results of the Oct. 22 Jimmy JohnâÄôs union election were nullified in a settlement by the National Labor Relations Board on Jan. 10. The settlement was in response to a 12-page objection letter...
The results of the Oct. 22 Jimmy John’s union election were nullified Monday by the National Labor Relations Board, according to an IWW Jimmy John’s Workers Union press release.
The NLRB’s action...
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar opened its campus location Monday, giving away a yearâÄôs worth of free wings to the first 100 customers.
More than 150 people lined up for the Monday morning deal,...
Minneapolis declared a new snow emergency Monday to continue plowing efforts from the previous emergency, which started Saturday.
After 9 p.m. Monday, there is to be no parking on either side of snow emergency...
Construction for a new apartment complex in Stadium Village on the University of Minnesota campus will began February with the demolition of two buildings, including Harvard Market, on Washington Avenue...
After 12 consecutive years of double-digit sales growth, Ugg Australia is shifting the marketing of its famous fuzzy boots to a less-than-likely market: men.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ...
What was once polluted ground will soon be the foundation for a new green apartment complex in Stadium Village.
Before 1890, land at the intersection of Delaware Street Southeast and Huron Boulevard âÄî...
Making calls and new listings between classes, University of Minnesota junior Rachel Eyrich has made quite the business for herself on Craigslist.
The pre-veterinary medicine student makes roughly $600...
After being stabbed several times while on the job in early November, a Roseville Police Department dog was transported to the University of MinnesotaâÄôs new Animal Trauma Center.
"He was really...
With free places to meet limited mostly to libraries and parks, members of an anti-authoritarian collective plan to create an open space in Minneapolis where anyone can meet, learn and hang out.
The organizers...
StudentsâÄô dreams of walking to class without carrying heavy textbooks are starting to come to fruition.
University of Minnesota students havenâÄôt been quick to embrace eBooks or the...
University of Minnesota alumna Sally Outlaw is a self-described âÄúentrepreneurship addict.âÄù
Since graduating from the University in the 1980s, Outlaw has worked a number of film and...
With his father being the "Johnny Appleseed of bookstores," Jim Cummings is no stranger to books.
Growing up, he watched his father start bookstores in Wayzata, Stillwater and Minneapolis, and in high...
Losing by only two votes in the union election Oct. 22, the Jimmy JohnâÄôs Workers Union is continuing its fight for âÄúbasic fairness on the job.âÄù
It will submit a condensed...
After 26 years on the West Bank, St. MartinâÄôs Table will be closing Dec. 16, due primarily to financial hardship.
Peace activists and progressive church members have gathered at the nonprofit...
Call of Duty: Black Ops, the latest in a popular video game series, is coming out next week. Though its release is highly anticipated, the game may not sell as well to teenagers as previous offerings in...
At the intersection of multiple cultures and two college campuses, a deli aiming to integrate the differences had its grand opening Saturday.
Afro Deli & Coffee, located on the outskirts of the West...
A man driving down University Avenue Southeast was shot in the head from a passing vehicle at approximately 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.
The victim was driving three passengers east near the Interstate 35W Bridge...
A student-run advertising agency will be launching a beta phone application next week featuring deals and coupons for Dinkytown, Stadium Village and West Bank businesses.
The application, called Byme,...
The Minneapolis Fire Department evacuated Vincent Hall and parts of Murphy Hall around 12:30 p.m. Monday for roughly 30 minutes after receiving a report of a gas smell in Vincent Hall.
The fire department...
Valerie Streif, a University of Minnesota post-secondary student from Wayzata, goes shopping about once every two months âÄî a significant cutback from when she was younger.
"When I was in middle...
The Minneapolis Fire Department evacuated Vincent Hall and parts of Murphy Hall around 12:30 Monday for roughly 30 minutes after receiving a report of a gas leak.
The fire department searched building...
Employees at a Minneapolis Jimmy JohnâÄôs franchise voted against unionization by just two votes Friday in a National Labor Relations Board election.
Had the vote passed, Rob and Mike Mulligan,...
Those who bought tickets from Ticketmaster.com in approximately the past 10 years may have a chance to have a portion of the price refunded.
A class-action lawsuit will determine if TicketmasterâÄôs...
In response to noise complaints from residents at Dinkydome Lofts, Downtime Bar and Grill will no longer be playing loud rock shows on weeknights.
"WeâÄôd like to maintain a good relationship with...
Paying $2,000 a month on âÄúswipe feesâÄù to credit card companies, House of Hanson owner Laurel Bauer said it can be expensive for the Dinkytown grocery store to accept payments via credit...
Local Jimmy JohnâÄôs employees are taking one more step toward making their union official.
The National Labor Relations Board will be conducting a union election Oct. 22 for the employees of a...
The Minneapolis zombie population awoke from their graves Saturday for the sixth annual Zombie Pub Crawl.
Gorging themselves on beer and brains, the zombies staggered into bars along Washington Avenue...
The National Labor Relations Board will be conducting a union election Oct. 22 for the employees of a Minneapolis Jimmy JohnâÄôs franchise, where roughly 200 employees will vote. If the...
Despite MinneapolisâÄô commitment to contract with minority- and women-owned businesses, the city ranks the second worst out of the 50 largest cities in the United States in that metric, according...
The global price of coffee is the highest it has been for 12 years, according to the International Coffee Organization.
Prices have jumped from 64 cents per pound in 2000 to 89 cents in 2005 and most recently...
Working more than 100 hours a week and sometimes until 3 a.m., Kyle Meehan said he didnâÄôt last long in investment banking.
After graduating with a dual degree in finance and entrepreneurship...
Five Guys Burgers and Fries originally formed in 1986 when the parents of four brothers told their sons to either start a business or go to college. Twenty years and another brother later, the business...
After 500 man-hours of cleaning and repainting, Baldy’s BBQ has opened on the West Bank in place of the K-Wok Asian restaurant.
Baldy’s BBQ, specializing in pulled pork, brisket and ribs, will...
Ethan Johnson, a research associate in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, died early Tuesday. He was 37.
Johnson died after the car he was in was struck in a hit-and-run...
After 30 years in Dinkytown, Jerry Raskin’s Needle Doctor is packing up Friday to move to a bigger location in St. Louis Park.
With only a small storage space and more than 90 percent of its sales...
A Verizon Wireless premium retailer will open in Dinkytown in mid-October, making it the closest cell phone provider location to campus.
Mobile Generations, an independently owned business, is not a corporate...
Korean restaurant Kimchi Tofu House moved into Stadium Village last month, making it the fifth restaurant in three years to occupy its Oak Street Southeast building.
Located between Chipotle and the Oak...
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar Buffalo Wild Wings began construction Wednesday for its new restaurant in the historic Station 19 building, across from TCF Bank Stadium. The Minneapolis City Council approved...
Used clothing store Everyday People in Dinkytown will close Sept. 28 after 13 years of operation.
Liza Youngscap and Kitty Van Hofwegan, the two sisters who own the store and two others in Uptown and St....
Crowding into a fenced-off tailgate party, University of Minnesota first-year students waited under brightly lit canopies for Target employees to open the gates to the store’s after-hours shopping...
Employees from Minneapolis Jimmy John’s sandwich shops formed a labor union Thursday to fight for better working conditions, and this week their cause is going national.
Minneapolis franchise owners...
We are living in an era of polarized politics. Whenever something goes wrong, thereâÄôs a finger pointed. Whenever something goes right, there is another finger pointed somewhere else. Now these...
Thursday marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, an effort to improve public health and the environment worldwide. Since the inception of this day, the quality of air, water and land has significantly...
Believe it or not, Democratic President Barack Obama has done little to loosen the chokehold on our nationâÄôs civil liberties in the wake of Sept. 11. After the terrorist attack, the Bush administration...
As a young adult, itâÄôs hard to find a job these days âÄî even harder can be finding health insurance. Often, job-based coverage is not offered for young adults as they start their careers...
Tough economic times bring tough economic decisions, and MinnesotaâÄôs $1.2 billion budget deficit is no exception. In order to resolve these issues, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has made drastic and deep...
Last week a man flew a small private plane into an Austin, Texas, Internal Revenue Service building, demonstrating a growing brand of terrorism within the United States. An online manifesto written by...
ItâÄôs a sunny, fall day and youâÄôre touring the University of Minnesota. YouâÄôre thinking about applying there next year. You stop at the intersection on the edge of campus by...
President Barack Obama has announced a proposal to increase college affordability in attempt to placate students, who have been graduating from college with ever deeper piles of debt. A $10,000 tax credit...
âÄúNever again will the American taxpayer be held hostage by a bank that is too big to fail.âÄù These words, announced by President Barack Obama in a Jan. 21 speech, mark the beginning...
As President Barack Obama orders an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, I am reminded of the words he spoke in October 2007. âÄúI will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops...
Allow me to refresh your memory on Sarah Palin, using her own words: âÄúThatâÄôs why I say I, like every American IâÄôm speaking with, weâÄôre ill about this position that...
Historically, it had been said that the streets of America were paved with gold. If this were the case today, Yogi Berra would have made an excellent economic-recovery plan when he said, âÄúWhen...
Michelle Obama is beautiful, both inside and out. She leads by example, has style, wit, grace and intelligence. With the anniversary of her husbandâÄôs election, there is much to acknowledge and...
Whether youâÄôve seen them towering above freeways or whizzing along on the broadside of city buses, the ads of the Mall of AmericaâÄôs fall campaign have been catching attention. In one,...
âÄúLOVE YOU GLENN BECK!!! You always tell the cold harsh truth. Keep shedding light in the dark corners that Washington elected officials want to keep hidden. Continue to show us how ObamaâÄôs...
âÄúAre we a nation that can transcend old attitudes and worn divides? Can we embrace our differences and look to the hopes and dreams we share? Will we uphold the ideals on which this nation was...
French archaeologist Paul Veyne struck proverbial gold when he quipped, âÄúWhen one does not see what one does not see, one does not even see that one is blind.âÄù In the spirit of enlightenment...
It concerns me that sorority recruitment is at the highest it has ever been, both at the University of Minnesota and at the national level. I have no doubt that being involved in greek life is fun. Greeks...
