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Dave Orrick

Minneapolis City Hall reporter
Minneapolis city government
Dave Orrick covers Minneapolis city government for the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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These Uptown business owners are hoping for a comeback

Years after riots, the once-vibrant Minneapolis destination is still losing businesses amid safety fears and construction headaches. But supporters say Uptown is the “comeback queen” of neighborhoods, and some businesses aren’t going anywhere
August 17, 2024

Locally owned grocery store to open in former north Minneapolis Aldi building

Owner Daniel Hernandez, who operates Colonial Market in south Minneapolis, is eyeing a December opening for a new grocery store with a butcher counter, fast-food eatery and ice cream shop. The site, a former Aldi, is on Penn Avenue near Lowry.
July 30, 2024

Appeals court tosses restraining order against activist who threatened Minneapolis council member

Council Member Michael Rainville won the order from a judge against activist Mike Forcia last year, but an appellate court reversed the order.
July 23, 2024
Mike Forcia, of the Black River Anishinabe, celebrated after the Christopher Columbus statue was toppled. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Activists pulled down the statue of Christopher Columbus in front of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

Some Minneapolis workers are getting big raises. Will they all?

Following double-digit raises for police and public works employees, more than a dozen other unions will soon be demanding their own pay hikes as the city faces a budget deficit.
July 20, 2024

Minneapolis City Council approves police union contract

The contract includes historic raises, amounting to 21.7% over three years, and will make Minneapolis police among the top five highest-paid in the state.
July 18, 2024

Hennepin Avenue in Uptown is a mess. What’s happening, and why now?

The two-year project to fully reconstruct the street and infrastructure is a major pain, but officials say it’s needed.
July 6, 2024

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Minneapolis to pay $365,000 for police shooting man in the head with rubber bullet during George Floyd protests

Abdi Adam, then 56, said he was waiting for a bus and had nothing to do with protests outside the Third Precinct the day before it was set ablaze by a mob.
June 27, 2024

Public weighs in as City Council considers proposed Minneapolis police contract, pay raises

The 22% raises are critical to recruitment and retention, mayor and chief say. Opponents say the department still lacks accountability.
June 26, 2024

Minneapolis signs lease for new safety center on E. Lake Street

The temporary facility at Lake and Hiawatha aims to bring social services and police to a stretch troubled by drug addiction and crime.
June 24, 2024

5 U fraternities put artificial turf on their front lawns. The city is like: bros, no.

Despite advances in drainage, Minneapolis still considers synthetic grass an “impervious surface,” and elected officials aren’t backing down in U zoning spat.
June 23, 2024

Battle brewing between Frey and Minneapolis council over police union contract

City Council leaders lay out possible conditions before they’ll approve $9 million in police pay raises next week. Mayor Jacob Frey doesn’t like their tone.
June 21, 2024

How police critics on Mpls. City Council responded to an officer's killing

Some leaders hailed Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell as a hero, while others didn’t name him, focusing instead on community trauma.
June 7, 2024
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