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The Minnesota Daily

Metro Transit bus and Gopher Trip on April 23, 2023.

New bus route to go through Prospect Park, Dinkytown and Marcy-Holmes areas

by Alexandra DeYoe and Chloe Bechard
Published April 9, 2024
Construction on the E Line project will begin in April and is expected to be completed by 2025.
Annie’s is gradually reopening its dine-in services this week with an abbreviated menu.

Annie’s Parlour returns to Dinkytown

by Natasha Delion
Published February 20, 2024
Annie’s Parlour will partially open dine-in services on Thursday for food, malts and shakes.
Robin Wonsley (pictured above) and students launched a project to fill vacancies in Dinkytown.

Wonsley, student groups kick off project to combat Dinkytown vacancies

by Grace Aigner
Published February 1, 2024
Dinkytown Chronic Vacancy Solution Collaboration aims to match local businesses with the University’s economic environment and community.
The Varsity Theater on Nov. 6, 2023.

MHNA seeks to designate Varsity Theater as independent historical landmark

by Grace Aigner
Published November 29, 2023
MHNA board of directors discussed designation in response to the Varsity being listed as non-contributing in the draft guidelines for the Dinkytown Commercial Historic District.
The Book House in Dinkytown, captured on June 28, 2022.

In an era of chains, locally-owned Dinkytown stores persevere

by Jack O'Connor
Published November 15, 2023
Local business owners are fighting back against the trend that has seen more than half of all Dinkytown businesses being chain stores or non-locally-owned.
The Dinkytown McDonalds reopened on Nov. 14.

Dinkytown McDonald’s makes its official return

by Grace Aigner and Alexandra DeYoe
Published November 15, 2023
Opening night brings a (Mc)flurry of business and excitement for the return of the former Dinkytown staple.
Shelves are filled inside Dinkytown's newly-opened Top Ten Liquors.

Top Ten Liquors makes its debut in Dinkytown

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published October 10, 2023
Dinkytown’s first liquor store in two years opened on Sept. 28 and is ready to serve the community.
Minneapolis police car in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday July 7, 2023. The CCPO was founded in 2023 to investigate complaints about police officers.

Dinkytown Safe Streets Initiative: UMPD and MPD’s latest effort to reduce crime

by Jack O'Connor
Published July 26, 2023
MPD and UMPD have collaborated to provide overtime pay for officers to monitor the streets of Dinkytown and Marcy-Holmes more frequently.
The raise was part of a five-year plan approved by voters in 2017.

Minneapolis minimum wage increasing to $14.50 for small businesses

by Jack O'Connor and Victoria Zamorano
Published June 20, 2023
Next year, the minimum wage will increase to $15 for small businesses and match the minimum wage for large businesses.

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