Minneapolis
Wuollet Bakery closing 50th and France-area location
It’s the fifth Wuollet Bakery to close in a year following complaints, evictions and a lawsuit.
January 26, 2025
Minneapolis
Wrong-way driver killed early Saturday in I-35W crash in northeast Minneapolis
The 21-year-old Crystal man was believed to have been using alcohol, the State Patrol said.
January 26, 2025
Eat & Drink
‘The greatest comeback’? Nankin and original Hong Kong Noodles owners unite to open Jade Dynasty
The two Asian restaurant powerhouses are teaming up to ring in the new lunar year, ushering in a new era with a side of nostalgia.
January 25, 2025
Music
‘Safe space’ music venue Auntie’s still being planned for Twin Cities, five years after $68K campaign
With questions from supporters growing, co-organizer Sophia Eris said the space is still being worked on for a 2026 opening.
January 25, 2025
Things To Do
Great Northern festival lights up Lake Street with new HotTea art piece
The Twin Cities artist’s latest installation is one of many new pieces of the 2025 fest, which runs through Feb. 2.
January 25, 2025
Health Care
University of Minnesota, Essentia Health propose $1B partnership on academic medicine
The U announced a “proposed framework” for a nonprofit entity with the Duluth-based health system, but the connection to Fairview’s University of Minnesota Medical Center is unclear.
January 25, 2025
Health Care
Marc Gorelick retires as CEO of Children’s Minnesota after seven years
Gorelick led Minnesota’s largest pediatric hospital through COVID-19 and the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder.
January 25, 2025
Minneapolis
Rumors of ICE activity in Twin Cities increase fear in community
Immigrant rights organizations asked people not to share rumors of arrests, even as reports of agent sightings in various places spread on social media.
January 25, 2025
Culture
Those faces carved in Minneapolis City Hall are absolutely grotesque
Meet the guy who’s been sticking out his tongue at government officials since the 19th century.
January 24, 2025
Twin Cities
Hennepin County Attorney’s Office aims for faster reviews of law enforcement cases
A conversation between County Attorney Mary Moriarty and a Brooklyn Park police officer helped lead to a new policy for reviewing police cases.
January 24, 2025
Minneapolis
New podcast follows reporter's search for answers about his Minneapolis home's former owners
Eric Roper traces the lives of a trailblazing Black couple who owned his Minneapolis house in 1917, revealing a history of the city he hadn’t heard before.
January 23, 2025
Minneapolis
Former attorney who co-founded app running for Minneapolis mayor
Jazz Hampton quit his job as a lawyer to create TurnSignl, an app to help people navigate traffic stops. Now he’s among those challenging Mayor Jacob Frey.
January 23, 2025