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All content by Nicolas Hallett
A man walks past Camdi in Dinkytown on Tuesday. The restaurant is located in one of several properties included in the historic designation study, along with Mesa Pizza and Dinkytown Tattoo.

Dinkytown hotel in city’s hands

by Nicolas Hallett
Published May 8, 2014
Barbara Saunders eats outside of Kafe 421 in Dinkytown on Sunday. City lawmakers are considering expanding outdoor marketing and sales for area businesses.

Minneapolis to consider sidewalk sales

by Nicolas Hallett
Published May 5, 2014

Dorms scarce in housing boom

by Nicolas Hallett
Published May 1, 2014

Legislature passes online voter registration

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 30, 2014
A Mesa Pizza staff member stands near Washington Avenue to draw more customers to the newly opened restaurant. The new Mesa is currently open until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Sunday, but they plan to apply for an extended hours license in order to be open as late as the location in Dinkytown.

No late-night Mesa in Stadium Village

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 24, 2014

Spring Jam doesn’t worry businesses

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 22, 2014
Architecture Graduate Student Sophia Skemp shows her final project to previous graduate student and professional architect Julie Macleod in Ralph Rapson Hall on the University's East Bank on Monday. Professionals were viewing the graduate students' work and giving them advice.

Fighting to keep ideas

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 17, 2014

City support helps keep small businesses alive

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 15, 2014
Lab worker and future medical student Gretchen Floan demonstrates how to intubate a person on a mannequin at the Commons Hotel on Tuesday. The Department of Defense provided in grant funding that Professor Pamela Andreatta and her team used to create the $50,000 mannequin with faux skin and organs.

Research on the front lines

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 10, 2014

Stadium Village hotel quietly moves forward

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 8, 2014

Boynton to cut down on ‘unnecessary’ care

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 3, 2014

U supports crime prevention contest

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 1, 2014

Doran: Business group can’t delay hotel

by Nicolas Hallett
Published March 27, 2014
Server and former student Taylor Kuchera prepares malt glasses for customers at Annie's Parlour on Tuesday. Minnesota law makers have proposed to change minimum wage from $6.15 to $9.50 which would affect many workers near the University of Minnesota.

Pay hike irks employers

by Nicolas Hallett
Published March 26, 2014
A construction worker in a cherry-picker works on the new student housing apartment complex being built by Weis Builders in Prospect Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Prospect Park development heats up

by Nicolas Hallett
Published March 13, 2014
PhD student Ryan Dutoit shows off the three-dimensional mapping capabilities of a Google "Project Tango" prototype smartphone. Running Google's Android operating system, it behaves much like a typical device. But, with a pair of cameras and its proprietary depth sensor, the device can create 3D maps of its surroundings and track its position in the real world.***NOTE: The U has signed an NDA with google preventing them from giving tech specs about the device. All tech info was pulled from Google's own publications about the project. Is it appropriate to include a small note to this effect (so that it doesn't appear that the U gave the information in breach of its contract?)

Google taps U for smartphone research

by Nicolas Hallett
Published March 11, 2014

TCF may host NHL game next year

by Nicolas Hallett
Published March 5, 2014
Customers sit inside Espresso Royale in Dinkytown on Monday. The coffee shop's lease expires this spring, and management has discussed relocating to properties on either side of the current location.

Espresso Royale staying put

by Nicolas Hallett
Published March 5, 2014
Jimmy Johns employee Derek Cousins leaves on his bike for a delivery on Monday, March 3, 2014 in Stadium Village.

Winter chill hits local businesses

by Nicolas Hallett
Published March 4, 2014

Two-thirds of Como homes need ventilation

by Nicolas Hallett
Published March 3, 2014
Late-night crowds line up for a slice of Mesa Pizza during homecoming weekend Oct. 14, 2012, in Dinkytown.

Bans may get stricter in Dinkytown

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 27, 2014

U prof wins $250k award

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 26, 2014
Minneapolis City Council voted to deny Doran Companies' demolition of the commercial property building located at 1319 4th Street SE, which houses Mesa Pizza, Dinkytown Tattoo and Camdi Restaurant in Dinkytown.

Mesa building safe for now, but Dinkytown hotel in limbo

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 24, 2014

Minneapolis City Council denies Doran’s Dinkytown demolition permit

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 21, 2014
The Minneapolis Zoning and Planning Committee meets with the public Thursday at Minneapolis City Hall. The Committee mets to evaluate the historic value of three Dinkytown buildings that stand where Doran Companies hopes to build a hotel.

Dinkytown hotel inches forward

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 17, 2014

TCF set for ‘NFL-ready’ upgrade

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 17, 2014

Two Carlson professors honored

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 13, 2014

U may host MLB All-Star Game concert

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 13, 2014

City split on Dinkytown demolitions

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 13, 2014

Vendors struggle with logo

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 11, 2014

Enhanced driver’s license eases border crossing

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 10, 2014
A completely remodeled and refurbished space in Black: Coffee and Waffles, formerly Muddsuckers, located on the corner of Como Avenue and 15th Street. Black is in the process of fully rebranding.

Como’s Muddsuckers Coffee gets a facelift

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 6, 2014

U-area hotel market heats up

by Nicolas Hallett
Published February 3, 2014

Neighborhood study suggests less parking

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 29, 2014

Mesa Pizza, TargetExpress highlight incoming campus business

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 27, 2014
The Franklin Avenue Bridge will be rehabilitated for $28.5 million. The bridge, which was constructed from 1919-23, is considered a local and national historical landmark.

Historic Franklin bridge to undergo renovation

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 23, 2014
A rendering of the proposed hotel that would be located between 13th and 14th Ave on 4th street in Dinkytown.

City nixes Dinkytown demolition

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 22, 2014
Then and Now: Bustling streets and busy storefronts line the once busy 14th street in Dinkytown. File photo by Dilip Vishwanat.

Dinkytown property owners resist historical designation

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 21, 2014
The inaugural TargetExpress will open at the ground floor of the Marshall apartment complex in Dinkytown on July 27.

Dinkytown gets first TargetExpress

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 21, 2014

Mesa to expand to Stadium Village

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 17, 2014

Dinkytown gets first-ever TargetExpress

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 17, 2014

Doran submits demolition requests for Dinkytown properties

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 15, 2014

Betsy Hodges, city officials talk crime on campus with students

by Nicolas Hallett
Published January 7, 2014

Student victim of attempted armed robbery inside Carlson

by Nicolas Hallett
Published December 16, 2013

Study: Sexual ads for cheap goods irk women

by Nicolas Hallett
Published December 11, 2013
Owner of Autographics Skott Johnson attends the Dinkytown Small Area Plan meeting at Burrito Loco on Thursday. Johnson, is stepping down as DBA president this year.

Another lifer closes shop

by Nicolas Hallett
Published December 10, 2013
A view of the Marshall and the Venue at the Dinkytown construction sites, two new housing locations on SE 5th Street and 14th Avenue SE.

Housing boom isn’t slowing down

by Nicolas Hallett
Published December 5, 2013
American Indian Movement National Director and co-founder Clyde Bellecourt poses in the 6,444 square foot Henry B Frey Mansion on Tuesday. The organization is selling the mansion to raise funds to build a cultural center.

Deserted mansion to be updated

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 27, 2013

Study: Harvests must increase

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 26, 2013
Attendees of the small area plan meeting discuss the possible futures of Dinkytown on Monday night at Varsity Theater. The meeting had a record number of attendees with over 120 people participating in the discussion.

Dinkytown could go historic

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 19, 2013
Lauren Gantner looks over the edge of a Ferris wheel in Minneapolis at the Zombie Pub Crawl on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.

Zombie pub crawl could shamble to St. Paul

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 18, 2013

Opus Group sells Station on Washington

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 12, 2013

Twitter stock booming early

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 8, 2013

Prospect Park wary of U expansion

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 7, 2013

Buses to return to Washington Avenue

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 6, 2013

Private loans linked to high student debt

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 5, 2013

Dinkytown bathroom among nation’s best

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 4, 2013

“Apple Picking” a nationwide crime trend

by Nicolas Hallett
Published November 4, 2013

Survey shows people want supermarket, more restaurants

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 31, 2013

TCF Bank offers new classes

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 28, 2013
Firefighters work on an apartment that caught fire above Espresso Royale in Dinkytown on Friday afternoon.

Fire damages Dinkytown apartments

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 25, 2013

Japanese company’s office could be big deal

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 24, 2013

Sewer credits could draw developers

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 22, 2013

Old Main power plant needs cleaning

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 17, 2013

New eatery aims to serve the real deal

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 15, 2013
The University Recreation Center is ready for a cafe to move in and occupy the space on the left side of the lobby.

Board approves new campus eateries

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 14, 2013

New campus eateries to go before Board of Regents

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 10, 2013
A pedestrian crosses the light rail tracks on the intersection of Oak Street and Washington Avenue on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. The line is slated for completion in 2014.

Keeping the Green Line safe

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 9, 2013
Ashraf (AJ) Siddiqui of the West Bank Commission Coalition asks a question at a land use training workshop at the Argyle House on Tuesday. The University District Alliance and Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association co-hosted an event to educate community members about building and city development.

City planners teach the basics

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 3, 2013

Middle East eatery squeezes into Stadium Village

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 3, 2013
The no-cost bus, named “Lucille,” will shuttle people from the University of Minnesota’s 4th Street Ramp to a stop outside Gold Country Apparel on Southeast Fourth Street. The bus will run six nights a week, between 5 and 9 p.m.

Free bus service heads to Dinkytown

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 2, 2013

Surly taproom gets planning commission approval

by Nicolas Hallett
Published October 1, 2013

University sorority loses federal case to own chapter house

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 26, 2013

Developers often flip apartments

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 26, 2013
The City Council approved the relocation of CSL Plasma, located on University Avenue SE. CPM Properties will begin moving forward on construction of its mega-development, a 13-story luxury student apartment building.

Path clear for largest proposed student housing complex yet

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 24, 2013

Stillwater native’s song raises half million for U cancer research

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 20, 2013

Minnesota jobs return in earnest as recession nears end

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 19, 2013
Doran Companies' proposed Dinkytown development could be a six-story, mixed-use apartment complex or a hotel. The development could displace Mesa Pizza and Camdi Restaurant, among other businesses.

Doran weighs Dinkytown hotel

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 19, 2013
University alumni Spencer Barrett and close friend David Burke co-founded Great Lakes, a clothing brand on Midwestern lifestyle. The company launched last October and includes items such as T-shirts, hats, belts and koozies.

Students create clothing line to represent the Midwest

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 17, 2013

Twin Cities tops U.S. retail development

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 13, 2013
Economics sophomore Alex Carlson uses the ATM outside TCF Bank in Coffman Union to deposit a check Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.

TCF and the U: How close is too close?

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 11, 2013
Principle planner of Minneapolis Haila Maze speaks to an audience of about 150 in regards to the Dinkytown small area plan while Third Ward City Councilwoman Diane Hofstede and Dinkytown business Associate President Scott Johnson sit on stage, Tuesday evening at Varsity Theater.

Dinkytown meets to plan future

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 10, 2013

U.S. government eyeing TCF Bank, Univeristy dealings

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 6, 2013

Minnesota reports 12-year high in job openings

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 5, 2013
Minneapolis City Council Member Diane Hofstede speaks in favor of a Dinkytown development moratorium Friday morning at Minneapolis City Hall. The moratorium would block Kelly Doran's proposed six-story, mixed-use apartment complex in the heart of Dinkytown.

City allows more apartments in Dinkytown

by Nicolas Hallett
Published September 3, 2013
Eden Prairie's Kyle Rau and Duluth East's Andrew Kerr battle for the puck in the second period of the Class AA high school championship game in St. Paul, Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter)

Recruits hope to return Gophers to dominance

by Nicolas Hallett
Published May 5, 2011
Undrafted but undeterred; Weber still pursuing NFL

Undrafted but undeterred; Weber still pursuing NFL

by Nicolas Hallett
Published May 5, 2011

Doctors or athletes: who should have the last word?

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 28, 2011
Former Gophers building WPS contingent

Former Gophers building WPS contingent

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 26, 2011

Men’s Hockey: Gophers add goalie depth

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 25, 2011
Nick Thompson, right, demonstrates a hold on training partner Derrick Noble during training Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in Brooklyn Park, Minn., in preparation for an EliteXC welterweight championship fight Saturday, three days before talking the Minnesota Bar Exam. (AP Photo/Andy King)

Former MMA champion gives up knockouts for injury law

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 19, 2011
Room, and time, to improve for Minn.

Room, and time, to improve for Minn.

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 18, 2011

Men’s team, Kayla Slechta set to compete at NCAA championships

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 14, 2011

Basketball: Gophers receive letters of intent from recruits Welch and Ingram

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 13, 2011

Rivals, Scout now illegal for recruiting, says NCAA

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 13, 2011

Minnesota-Duluth wins NCAA title; how does it affect the Gophers?

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 12, 2011

Hosting tourney a boon to University and St. Paul

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 7, 2011
All’s fair; Love headed west to UCLA

All’s fair; Love headed west to UCLA

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 5, 2011
Love leaves Minnesota volleyball team

Love leaves Minnesota volleyball team

by Nicolas Hallett
Published April 4, 2011

Kickoff change not popular with Minnesota

by Nicolas Hallett
Published March 30, 2011
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