Nicollet Mall

YumMi Banh Mi is selling its food trailer. Here's your chance.

Food trucks may be in hibernation (although not all: Chef Driven Co, Tot Boss, Fork in the Road, and a couple others are still braving the frigid temps). However, street eats season is just a couple of months away. Have you got a great mobile food idea? We found a trailer that's looking for a new ow ... More >>

Let It Be Records' "It" unveiled in Target plaza commons

CBS just got to tour Target's new office space on Nicollet Mall. As you may recall, this space was the old location for Let It Be Records, and a bit of a disagreement transpired when the store's owner Ryan Cameron wanted to reclaim all of his original signage. The two letters that remained in the ha ... More >>

Minnesota Orchestra shares Orchestra Hall renovation plans

One of Minneapolis's most stately music venues, Orchestra Hall, is currently getting a much needed modern face-lift, as the exterior of the hall is undergoing a major $50 million renovation that should be finished sometime in 2013. While the changes to the interior and the glorious auditorium itself ... More >>

Fall into the Beermuda Triangle this Week in Food

Baseball, beer, chocolate, charity...we're hitting all the major marks this Week in Food, and it's not even officially summer. 6/5 Start your week off right with the Wedge's class Chocolate Heaven, where students will enjoy a light meal before watching demos of ultimate chocolate chip cookies, bit ... More >>

Minneapolis City Council considering anti-Occupy public plaza restrictions

On May 2, the Minneapolis City Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would restrict access to city-controlled public plazas between midnight and 6 a.m.The ordinance, originally introduced as a resolution by Council President Barb Johnson on April 13, is a response to the Oc ... More >>

Hennepin County may get its own food truck court

Taking a cue from downtown St. Paul's Wednesday food truck court across from Government Center and the new Thursday food truck court (starting May 3) gathering on Kellogg Boulevard near Robert Street, Hennepin County is making plans to allow vendors to set up shop in the plaza outside their own Gove ... More >>

Kitchen in the Market to host 'Seafood Throwdown' competition

​Two of the top seafood chefs in the city will be going head to head in a culinary battle to the finish. Both chefs are relatively new to their head toque positions. Jamie Malone is still only into her first (official) year as chef de cuisine at Tim McKee's Sea Change in the Guthrie Theater.  ... More >>

Northfield Target employee to deliver "Save Thanksgiving" petition to CEO Gregg Steinhafel

Target: no sight for tired worker's eyes.​The rage has come home to roost. On Monday afternoon, Seth Coleman,  a seasonal Target employee in Northfield, will deliver a hard copy version of the "Save Thanksgiving" petition to the retailer's headquarters on Nicollet Mall. "My choice is stay ... More >>

Minneapolis farmers markets now required to have more farmers

Mini markets now allow for non-local fruit to be sold.​Farmers markets in Minneapolis will now require a larger percentage of vendors to be food growers. The City Council recently passed ordinance amendments calling for 60 percent of vendors to be agricultural producers, which includes growers ... More >>

Pedal Pub ambushed by "flash mob" downtown

How could you NOT want to mess with these people?​Before Pedal Pub season came to a close, Scott Ranney and his wife decided they ought to give it a try. They rounded up five other couples and drove in from their Lakeville home for a night in the city. Everything was going great on the gooney con ... More >>

Occupy MN: Protesters block streets outside Wells Fargo Center [VIDEO]

Protesters are sitting in the middle of the intersection.​Roughly 1,000 protesters marched from Peavey Plaza to Wells Fargo this afternoon in an attempt to storm the Wells Fargo Center lobby.But when they arrived they found the doors to the bank were locked with Minneapolis police guarding all ent ... More >>

Big Bash 2 was a riot (literally), and they're already planning another party

​It's true that Saturday night's 16 Big Bash 2 Dance Party, which was shut down due to rowdy behavior and which supposedly caused a "mini riot" downtown, may have gotten a bit out of hand. However, it's equally true that Big Bash 2 was probably a pretty great time before it ended; a good eno ... More >>

Best new Twin Cities street eats

Brent SchoonoverThe best of this season's new street eats!​This week's Dish column visits this season's new fleet of street food vendors in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. The new vehicles have greatly expanded the mobile culinary offerings to include everything from meatball subs to froz ... More >>

Downtown Minneapolis becomes gridlock central tonight

Sage RossIf you're heading downtown, here's a glimpse of your future.​Word to the wise: if you can, stay the hell out of downtown Minneapolis tonight. Three mega-sized events, all within a half-mile radius of one another, are kicking off essentially at the same time. Public works officials are ... More >>

Free cookies in Peavey Plaza next week!

DoubleTree's free cookie truck stops in Minneapolis!​Since 1986, DoubleTree hotels have given each of its guests a chocolate chip cookie at check-in, as a sign of hospitality. This summer, to celebrate 25 years of cookies, the hotel is sending a cookie truck on a 10-week, 10,000-mile, 50-city ... More >>

Vincent - A classy happy hour of the week

Even the sign is beautiful​Vincent - A Restaurant1100 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis612.630.1189Hours and Details:Monday-Friday, 4:30-6 p.m.Monday-Thursday, 8:30-9:30 p.m.Only in the lounge; no reservations taken$5 Signature martinis - cosmo and lemon drop$5 Bubble "Petillant" Cocktails (sparklers)$4 ... More >>

Top 5 restaurants for foodies

Four TC restaurants made the Fit for Foodies list. ​I'm often disappointed when national magazines and whatnot make their picks for the best this-and-that in various cities across the country without doing very thorough--if any--on-the-ground research. But I recently found myself impressed b ... More >>

Sonny's ice cream cart takes a turn downtown

Michelle BruchLast call for outdoor ice cream.​Summer ain't over till it's over in Minnesota, and we have plenty of warm days left to take advantage of the Sonny's Ice Cream stand on Nicollet Mall. Sonny's is one of the new street carts that opened in downtown Minneapolis this year. It's near ... More >>

Zombie 7 announce donation to RNC 8

The Zombie 7 say they're team players​In the name of team spirit, seven Minneapolis zombies faced with a $165,000 settlement say they plan to donate some of their riches to the defense of the RNC 8. While zombies are known for brainlessness, these seven say their donation is a way to prove t ... More >>

Zombies scare Minneapolis into cash settlement

Some of the zombies who made a deal with the City of Minneapolis​Seven zombies accused of carrying weapons of mass destruction will be staggering to the bank shortly with a bundle of cash, courtesy of a legal settlement with the City of Minneapolis. The seven were arrested in 2006 during Aqu ... More >>

The Newsroom won't be making any sandwich headlines

Looking for a good power lunch spot in downtown Minneapolis? Look no further than Nicollet Mall, but choose your location wisely.

The Local sold the most whiskey worldwide in 2009

​(Photo by me)It's the fourth year in a row that the downtown Minneapolis Irish pub has poured the most Jameson Irish whiskey worldwide. This Thursday they will celebrate with inebriation.

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Pierogi as public art? Sorry, but this is terrible.

"There is no more art in this than a lump of poop." Northeast Minneapolis: Save yourself from a $100,000 mistake.

Freeloader Friday: Holiday neighborhood celebrations, reindeers, and a band called Schitty Weezer

December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

MNfashion Holiday opens at Gaviidae Commons

Shop locally from some of Minnesota's best fashion and jewelry designers at this temporary fashion destination.

Freeloader Friday: July 17-19

Here's some stuff to do this weekend. It's all freakin' free.

Minneapolis wants walking to be cool again

We know it's true: Most Minneapolis residents will choose to drive to the corner store if it's easy to do so. It's only one block away people!

St. Patrick's Day 2009

Check out this guide to beer, dance, music, parades, and parties.

Ellison wants to talk to you about the stimulus package

Are you looking for more details on the current debate at the Capitol about the stimulus package? Or do you just want to have your voice heard. Here is your chance.

Downtown Target hits bull's eye with new produce

Hennepin and 1st Avenue: one-ways no more

PostSecret brings the hush-hush to Minneapolis library

Scenes from the mall

Minneapolis Aquatennial

Minneapolis Aquatennial schedule announced: Blues Traveler still running around

The Archaeology of Downtown

Sen. Chuck Hagel In Town

Dead Sexy: A Zombie Fashion Show

Let It Be Records Is Closing

News of the Weird

Proof That Inmates Sometimes Take Over the Asylum

Here's Looking at You

Taking WCCO's Robocam out for a voyeuristic spin

Taking Care of Business

Faux Jean applies for the job of Best Band in the World

Hail Mary

More public art for the Red Bull and Doritos set

Let Us Parade

The marathon of marathons: Holidazzle till it hurts

Daydream Believer

Sea What I Mean

August Hit And Run

Think Globally, Eat Locally

The Local's Kieran Folliard is no stranger to turning pieces of straw into plates of gold.

LSGI Again?

The City appears headed toward another lawsuit over property on Nicollet Mall