Susan Du
Reporter
MinneapolisSusan Du covers the city of Minneapolis for the Star Tribune.
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Minneapolis’ last licensed cigar lounge sues the city
Anthony’s Pipe and Cigar Lounge is challenging a city ordinance meant to shut down its lounge.
April 2, 2025
![Friends Joe Blauert, left, of St. Paul, and Scott Johnson of Carver enjoy cigars Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 in the smoking lounge at Anthony's Pipe and Cigar Lounge in south Minneapolis. A Minneapolis City Council committee Wednesday approved an effort to tighten the city's tobacco ordinance, but the move might effectively kill the city's only remaining public cigar lounge. The move is part of a wider anti-tobacco effort that would also outlaw and discounts or coupons on cigarettes. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/FWEE7Q64RQOLUZZVUK5CGYZVII.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Frey’s plan to take buses off Minneapolis’ Nicollet Mall next year meets resistance
Many agree Nicollet Mall needs resuscitation, but bus riders, pedestrian advocates and City Council members are skeptical that removing transit will lead to more people.
March 28, 2025
Highway bridge protests are popping up across the Twin Cities. Who’s putting them on?
Sixty days into the second Trump administration, pedestrian bridges have become neighborhood gatherings for some who oppose the president — and want to scream about it.
March 25, 2025
8 south Minneapolis neighborhood organizations explore reorganization to stay relevant
The One South initiative will take a hard look at what it takes to be a healthy neighborhood association.
March 20, 2025
Renovated Minneapolis American Indian Center turns to tradition to build a sober community
People are trickling back into the modernized and expanded community center, where learning traditional skills supports their recovery.
March 20, 2025
Minneapolis abruptly removed a popular downtown playground. Residents want it back.
A city inspection found structural problems and design flaws with the Loring Greenway playground.
March 19, 2025
New Minneapolis Stripper Guild is building solidarity among downtown dancers
The workers of downtown Minneapolis' strip clubs are organizing and exploring health insurance options.
March 3, 2025
![To most outsiders, Augie's in downtown Minneapolis is a notorious, tough-as-nails strip club. While all of that is true, the story behind its owner and his clientele is much more complicated. So compelling that TV producers are interested in filming a reality show about owner Brian Michael and the various characters that populate this action-packed club.] Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune bbisping@startribune.com Brian Michael/source.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/GNJU52R7OLGIXSR2PPDZ3KD75U.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Loring Park’s neighborhood loyalists are turning the lights back on
The neighborhood on the edge of downtown Minneapolis is rebuilding its unique community and centering its gay heritage after weathering a season of misfortune.
March 1, 2025
Minneapolis City Council overrides Frey veto of plan for George Floyd Square
Mayor Jacob Frey had vetoed the council’s plan to study a pedestrian mall. The city hopes to reopen the street to traffic nearly five years after Floyd’s murder.
February 27, 2025
As Minneapolis Park Board changes registration for youth sports, preexisting teams are out
Inconsistencies plague the current system. The new one threatens longstanding team relationships, critics say.
February 24, 2025
Minneapolis ‘beyond policing’ efforts are stuck while accusations of wrongdoing fly
After the murder of George Floyd, the city felt unified behind new initiatives to prevent violence. Now it seems like no one can agree.
February 17, 2025
Amid backlash, Minneapolis re-opens search for services to fight sex trafficking
Local providers objected to ties with Our Rescue, an organization moving to Minnesota from Utah that was featured in the movie “Sound of Freedom.”
February 7, 2025
![The Minnehaha Ave. building that could become the home to the Third Police Precinct. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday afternoon will be discussing whether it wants to move forward with leasing a property to relocate the Third Police Precinct. The property at 2633 Minnehaha Ave that could become the home of the Third Police Precinct, photographed Thursday afternoon, September 10, 2020 in Minneapolis.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/2VNXF5IKGEHEEF7YPZ32UXCVDE.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)