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City Center today is downtown Minneapolis’ biggest mistake. But remember the block’s good old days?

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1 year ago

March 1, 2025

City Center today is downtown Minneapolis’ biggest mistake. But remember the block’s good old days?

The Century Theatre came into being in 1929 on 7th Street between Hennepin and Nicollet avenues. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

There was also the old Strand Theater. It was converted in 1930 to the fabled Forum Cafeteria, a riot of late Art Deco interior design where you could have a humble slice of apple pie in a mirrored wonderland straight out of a Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire movie set.

The Forum Cafeteria opened at the refurbished Strand Theater in 1930 and closed in 1975. (Dml -/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

On the 6th Street side, one of the great old hotels was the Dyckman. When it opened in 1910, it featured a lobby wall made of marble, large murals, gilded ceilings with mosaic designs and a fancy wrought-iron marquee. The impressive structure with a famous Parisian-style restaurant was the place for countless anniversary dinners where Mom and Dad could dress up for a fancy night downtown.

The ordinary, glorious urbanity of the block was unparalleled. People still reminisce about Block E, the part of Hennepin Avenue between 6th and 7th streets. It had a tawdry vibe by the time the wrecking balls swung. The City Center block was different. We wouldn’t let it go today. We would regard its demolition as urban murder.

Dyckman Hotel lobby, Minneapolis, December 1933 (Ben Welter/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

At the time of its destruction, of course, mauling a core block was progress. Cities tried to jump-start downtown vitality with indoor malls, with mega-projects that had office towers, a hotel and an anchor department store.

City Center opened strong, and for a while it hummed and buzzed. But as with Gaviidae Common across the street, and Gaviidae Common II between 5th and 6th streets on Nicollet Mall, and the Conservatory between 8th and 9th streets, and the Block E mall, it staggered, sagged, emptied and failed.

Its loss today would mean nothing to anyone.

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Child seriously injured after being struck by car while playing in alley

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9 hours ago

June 21, 2026

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Child seriously injured after being struck by car while playing in alley

A child was seriously injured after a car hit them in an alley in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.

Minneapolis police say a child was playing in an alley near 29th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North around 11:30 a.m. when a car hit them. The child was brought to the hospital with potentially-life-threatening injuries, police added.

The child’s age was not released by law enforcement.

The driver of the car stayed at the scene and is cooperating with law enforcement, Minneapolis police said.

There have been no arrests at this time.

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Minneapolis man jailed after allegedly stabbing a woman on Pillsbury Avenue

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June 20, 2026

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Minneapolis man jailed after allegedly stabbing a woman on Pillsbury Avenue

A Minneapolis man is behind bars after stabbing a woman early Saturday morning.

According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers responded to a stabbing around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of W 24th St. and Pillsbury Avenue. Officers found an adult woman with a non-life-threatening injury consistent with an edged blade.

Authorities said a man known to the woman stabbed her after a verbal argument escalated.

Police arrested a 49-year-old man and is currently at the Hennepin County Jail, pending a second-degree domestic assault charge.

Police said no one else was hurt. The case remains under investigation.

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MERAUDER, JUDGE, ARKANGEL and many more announced for Minneapolis’ Snow and Flurry 2026

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June 20, 2026

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MERAUDER, JUDGE, ARKANGEL and many more announced for Minneapolis’ Snow and Flurry 2026

The lineup has been announced for the 2026 edition of Snow & Flurry, set for October 10th and 11th at Underground Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN. Judge, Merauder, and Arkangel will headline the two-day event also featuring 25+ more acts in total.

Weekend passes are available now, with single-day tickets and daily lineups to be announced later.

Passes are available here.

Line up in order of flyer:

Judge
Merauder
Arkangel
The Killer
Nehemiah
Another Enemy
Awaiting Eschiel
Basic Needs
Blistered Spirit
Blood Stained Concrete
Cudgel
Direct Order
Dose
Enemy Of Man
Enervate
Ethic
Eyes Of Sorrow
Fleshless Body
Lead Spirit
Madman
Meantime
Neolithic
Passion
Self Interest
Shits Creek
Sin Sufrir
Skewed
What Counts
Withdrawal
Wrath Of Sanity
Velocity