In the News - News from Downtown & the Riverfront Neighborhoods
Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 6:39PM
TOP STORIES FROM LAST WEEK
Graves plans hotel, apartments and offices near new stadium, theater
Minneapolis developer Graves Hospitality unveiled plans Friday for a mixed-use complex, including a Marriott Moxy hotel, along Washington Avenue near U.S. Bank Stadium and the Guthrie Theater, the latest project in the transformation of the east side of downtown.
Top 10 Ways To Enjoy The Outdoors In Downtown Minneapolis
Check out these suggestions for enjoying your spring and summer.
Inside glimpse at everyday urban life in Minneapolis and St. Paul
The home: Jean Coleman and her two sons rent an apartment inside the A-Mill Artist Lofts along SE. Main Street, Minneapolis.
Downtown Development Update
Kraus-Anderson breaks ground on headquarters, developers progress on hotels.
Saks Off 5th outlet store opens Thursday in City Center
The 40,000-square-foot space will be divided into 24,000 square feet on the street level and 16,000 square feet on the skyway level. That is a bit larger than the 28,000-square-foot Saks Off 5th outpost that anchors Twin Cities Premium Outlets in Eagan.
In The Loop Coffee Co. opens in the Itasca Building
Marisa Thom opened the North Loop café after several years at another coffee shop. Thom and her husband Bill travel extensively, so they’ve seen how coffee is made in Costa Rica and how they take their espresso in Spain, and Thom wants to bring these flavors to the North Loop.
RBC Plaza in downtown Minneapolis recognized as the year’s best renovated building in Midwest
The 709,690-square-foot property underwent a multi-million dollar renovation throughout 2014 and 2015 and emerged as a unified retail and office complex with vastly improved retail offerings.
Cash-stuffed envelopes on their way out at Minneapolis parking lots
A cash-based honor system at some Minneapolis parking lots is on its way out.
Minneapolis lawmakers call on Target Field to hire local workers
Ballpark’s concession manager has been busing in workers from out-of-state for home games.
Despite its size, new Vikings stadium costs less to heat, cool and light than Dome
But bird safety not addressed in an environmental update.
Last vestiges of Metrodome disappear with new highway signs for U.S. Bank Stadium
Construction on the new Vikings stadium is nearing completion, but there are still a few things left on the “to-do” list, including switching out old freeway signs that direct fans to the Metrodome.
