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Minneapolis’ The Corner Bar served customers one last time before closing down
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A sports bar institution in Minneapolis is serving customers for the last time on Sunday. The Corner Bar is closing after 22 years of operation in the West Bank of downtown.
“Twenty two years and I was here almost every day,” said William Murray, the owner. “Yeah, it’s sad.”
A bittersweet Sunday for Murray, seeing the place bustling with customers one last time has him holding back tears.
“I kind of have to wrap my head around not being at The Corner Bar anymore,” said Murray.
The Corner Bar was well known for the Vikings tailgates.
“I do very, very well during the Vikings season, so to not make through the Vikings season is kind of heart breaking,” said Murray.
Beyond football, this spot held the tradition of the annual Minneapolis Fire Department holiday party for the last 18 years. Colm Black treasured the way Murray and his staff treated his crew.
“He always gave us discounts and looked out for the people who served the community and made that a priority,” said Black, a Minneapolis firefighter.
When the 35W bridge collapsed in 2007, Murray served the construction crew daily.
“It became ‘The Bridge Bar’ and I had 60 to 100 bridge workers here for a year,” said Murray.
This place, located near parts of the University of Minnesota campus and Augsburg University, drew in a consistent college crowd as well.
“Once I moved to Minneapolis, one of my buddies was going to Carlson School of Management and he had happy hours here 10 years ago, and we’ve been coming ever since,” said John Gidon, a local customer.
Godin and his wife, Tara, came to closing day to have The Corner Bar’s famous Joey Wings one last time.
“I have to tell [my wife] a lot that I need wings, and I’m going to The Corner Bar, so that’s kind of the marriage dynamic I guess,” said Gidon.
“A little piece of me is gone now,” said Black.
Earlier this year, a Muslim nonprofit called Human Development Fund, bought the building The Corner Bar is in. The new owners did not renew Murray’s lease and have plans to turn the bar into a Muslim community center.
Murray says he hopes to open a new restaurant in the future, so stay tuned on The Corner Bar’s social media pages.
The scene of the crash at 26th Avenue North and Emerson Avenue North in Minneapolis. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis woman was sentenced for her role in a deadly crash that killed two women and injured two other people in December 2024.
READ MORE: Minneapolis woman charged in fatal high-speed crash faces additional charges
Woman sentenced in fatal Minneapolis crash
Big picture view:
Prosecutors say Teniki Steward drove a Buick Enclave into a bus shelter and a Ford Explorer after speeding through a red light.
Both of the women in the Ford Explorer died in the crash. They were identified as 53-year-old Ester Jean Fulks and 57-year-old Rose Elaine Reece.
During the crash, the Ford Explorer went off the road, injuring a 17-year-old boy who was waiting for a school bus.
The passenger in Steward’s vehicle also suffered injuries.
Minneapolis police said that Steward was also injured in the crash.
Steward pleaded guilty to multiple murder charges.
What they’re saying:
During the sentencing, the daughter of one of the victims had a statement read on her behalf:
“There’s nothing that can truly prepare you for the moment your entire world is taken from you. Losing my mom has left a pain in my heart that words will never be able to explain.”
What’s next:
Minnesota law requires that Steward serves at least two-thirds of her sentence, a bit under eight-and-a-half years, in prison.
Fatal Emerson and 26th crash
The backstory:
According to the criminal complaint, through surveillance videos from the scene of the crash and witnesses, investigators learned that Steward, driving the Buick Enclave, had been driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Emerson Avenue North.
Before the fatal crash, Steward sped through the intersection of Emerson Avenue North and Broadway Avenue North, running a red light and nearly causing a crash, the charges said.
Steward then continued to speed northbound down Emerson Avenue North, and ran another red light at 26th Avenue North, hitting the Ford Explorer, which was traveling eastbound, according to the complaint.
The Ford Explorer had been at the intersection of Emerson and 26th on a green light.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty shared the following statement:
“This was an egregious act that took Rose and Esther’s lives and injured a child waiting to go to school at a bus stop. Ms. Steward was driving at extremely dangerous speeds on city streets and narrowly avoided multiple collisions before the incident occurred. Third-degree murder charges are appropriate to hold her accountable and protect our community.”
The Source: This story uses information gathered from an Olmsted County court appearance and previous FOX 9 reporting.
A motorcyclist is dead after an early morning crash in Minneapolis Friday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol said that at 1:20 a.m., a Suzuki Motorcycle going north on I-35W at Johnson Street hit the left side of the median guard rail.
The motorcycle continued north for about another quarter mile before coming to a rest on the right-hand side.
State Patrol said the rider came to rest on the left shoulder. He was later identified as 21-year-old Andrew James Neuberger.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – The Rochester Spartans boys volleyball team played its second game on consecutive nights. The Spartans beat Minneapolis Camden 3-0.
Rochester’s next game will be Tuesday, April 21, at St. Anthony Village at 7:00 p.m.
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