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Paperback Exchange, Terzo, and Sparrow Cafe closed indefinitely following water main break damage
The businesses on the southwest corner of 50th and Penn, Paperback Exchange ( 2227 W 50th St.) Terzo (2221 W 50th St.) and Sparrow Cafe (5001 Penn Ave S) are closed indefinely following a water main … more
Soup for You! Café celebrates 10th anniversary
Soup for You! Café celebrates its 10th anniversary on Friday, Jan. 31st from 11:30-1:30 p.m. All are welcome enjoy a free bowl of soup and accompaniments in the basement of Trinity Lutheran … more
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Sean Sherman of NATIFS (at left) said, “The location and building were exactly what we were looking for in the middle of the American Indian Cultural Corridor. We feel that it has everything we need to create more food, access to schools and hospitals, and more access to tribal healthcare. The building will be the heart of our operation and the home base for everything we do.”
Sean Sherman buys 2601 Franklin Ave for new NATIFS Indigenous BBQ restaurant and commissary
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) , the nonprofit founded by James Beard Award-winning chef Sean Sherman, has acquired the Seward Co-op Creamery building in Minneapolis. The … more
Waterbury House restaurant to open
The Waterbury House Restaurant has joined the Ward 7 community. The city council approved their liquor license application, bringing them one step closer to opening their doors to guests later in … more
After 30 years, Zumbro closes
• Final day: Dec. 31, 2023 • Shown in the 1996 movie "Jingle All the Way," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger • Started as small 12-seat deli around the corner from its current location … more
Milkweed owner Brenda Ingersoll serves Ronnie Hartman coffee and a donut as part of the Too Good To Go program that pairs customers with surplus unsold food at restaurants for lower prices.
Get cheaper food to go
Had a tough day at work and don’t feel like cooking, but don’t want to pay the price for the family to eat out? Too Good to Go (TGTG) may solve your problem, and enlist your help in … more
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Friends and family members stand with Karen and Cristian De Leon as they officially open El Sazon Cocina & Tragos at 5309 S. Lyndale Ave. on Oct. 18, 2023.
El Sazon owners: ‘Welcome to our casa’
Karen and Cristian De Leon welcome the community to their casa, the new El Sazon Cocina and Tragos at 5309 S Lyndale Ave.  Their dream was birthed during the hard times of COVID-19 when … more
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“Here’s to the next 48 years,” said South Lyndale Liquor owner Dan Campo as his two children, the future of the family-owned business, cut the ribbon at their new 35,000-square-foot building at 5516 South Lyndale Ave. on Oct. 4, 2023. Left to right: Kate, Roman (age 9), Sydney (age 15) and Dan Campo.
South Lyndale Liquor triples size
South Lyndale is home for Dan Campo. Born at Colfax and 33rd, he’s running the business his parents, Joe and Maryann started in 1975. On Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, that family business, South … more
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Business briefs - October 19, 2023
GIA COMING TO ARMATAGE Lisa Wengler is working to open a new restaurant in Armatage next to Pizzaria Lola at 5555 Xerses Ave. Gia will include a full-service restaurant model. “We plan to be a … more
Patricia Neal works with children to tend their neighborhood sponsored garden.
Local model for an urban CSA
“Four years ago, I realized we needed a model for an urban CSA,” says Craig Neal, founder and chief gardener of the Neighborhood Sponsored Garden (NSG) located in a backyard on Beard Ave. … more
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Business briefs
TRIO TURNS FIVE In 2016, Louis Hunter was one of the protesters who was wrongfully accused of violence at a protest against police brutality. He was facing 20 years in prison if convicted and it took … more
Talking healthy school lunches with U of M
All students in the state of Minnesota will get free breakfast and lunch starting this next school year.  With more children now likely to eat two meals a day at school, many parents are … more
Chef J.D. Fratzke cooks on an open fire while camping as his wife, Lisa Anderson Fratzke, shields the meal with an umbrella. (Photos submitted)
Let’s clear the air
“Tis the Season,” I murmur to myself as the aroma of smoke from woodfired charcoal graces my nostrils. I begin to imagine platters piled high with dry-rubbed pork ribs released from the … more
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Riverview Theater (Photo by Terry Faust)
Riverview Theater one of few one-screen theaters still operating locally
It was Dec. 30, 1948, that the Riverview Theater at 3800 42nd Avenue opened its doors, showing the film “June Bride,” starring Bette Davis. The neighborhood icon caters to its community … more
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Events coordinator Alek Glauvitz (left) and tap room manager Luke Hoppe serve up samples from Lyn Lake Brewery during the 21st Autumn Brew Review at Boom Island Park on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. They were among 95 breweries from across the state at the annual event organized by the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild. Also present were Wooden Ship Brewing Company, Steel Toe Brewing of St. Louis Park, Wooden Hill Brewing Company of Edina, Eastlake Craft Brewery, and Jinx Tea. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)
TASTING LOCAL BREWS
Local brewers were among the booths dotting Boom Island Park during the 21st Autumn Brew Review on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. There were among 95 breweries from across the state at the annual event … more
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Raynardo Williams
Seward Co-ops’s changing of the guard
Local grocer Seward Co-op’s 50th anniversary is coming to a close this year, but there’s also another significant occasion taking place where many folks shop for sustainable and fair … more
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Mayzer, Mohamed, Mowafag, Azhar, and Sumeya
A more authentic drink
On a Sunday afternoon in July, the Kingfield Farmers Market bustles with people browsing the various offerings. Even as rain clouds loom overhead, one of the busiest tents belongs to Red Wolf Chai, … more
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Dawn2Dusk farm provides land, infrastructure, and sharing of knowledge of farming and markets, as well as building community to beginning farmers through 1-on-1 support. (Photo by Susan Schaefer)
FARMERS MARKETS
Summer in the cities finds metro residents flocking like sheep to partake of the bounty offered at more than 15 local farmers market from various neighborhood locations. (See sidebar on page 3.) … more
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Open Streets returned in 2021 to two miles along Lyndale Ave. on Sunday, June 5, 2022.
AN OPEN LYNDALE
In 2011, Our Streets Minneapolis hosted its first event on two miles of Lyndale Avenue. Since then, over 575,000 people have attended Open Streets events. After a pause in 2020 and a scaled down … more
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Jeff Hollander and Paul Pirner own Hairless Dog Brewing Company.
CRAFT BEERS WITHOUT ALCOHOL
The only true 0.0% non-alcholic craft beer in America was birthed in East Bde Maka Ska. When Paul Pirner decided to give up alcohol and couldn’t find an alternative he liked, he began brewing … more
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