Minneapolis, MN

Small Business Saturday event in North Loop highlights local shopping

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1 year ago

November 30, 2024

Small Business Saturday event in North Loop highlights local shopping

Shoppers looking to support small, local businesses following the rush of Black Friday got the opportunity this weekend.

Small Business Saturday is when small businesses offer deals during the busy holiday shopping season and encourage people to shop locally.

The state of Minnesota says there are 500,000 small businesses across the state, and in Minneapolis’ North Loop, 12 businesses hosted the ‘Shop Small Crawl.’

“Small Business Saturday creating a day that is intentionally focused on the small locally owned businesses is really huge,” said Rachel Cafferty, the owner of Story and Teller.

Cafferty opened the home goods shop online last year and then moved to North Loop about eight months ago.

Her business, along with her next-door neighbor Treats Cereal Bar & Boba and the Hewing Hotel, are just a few to host the Shop Small Crawl.

Visitors got a postcard and if they visited all 12 shops, they got the chance to win a prize valued at over $1,200. Shoppers who turned in their cards will find out if they won a prize next week.

The state of Minnesota says small businesses employ 75% of Minnesotans.

Many businesses are still trying to bounce back from the pandemic and deal with inflation, with so many relying on Small Business Saturday to help boost sales.

“Supporting small local businesses keeps those dollars in your community,” said Cafferty. “And having a dedicated day to really drum up support helps make sure that our doors stay open so we can continue to bring value and connection into our neighborhoods here in the Twin Cities.”

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ICE agents clash with dozens of residents in streets of South Minneapolis

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11 hours ago

December 15, 2025

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ICE agents clash with dozens of residents in streets of South Minneapolis

WCCO Staff

Updated on: December 15, 2025 / 2:53 PM CST
/ CBS Minnesota

A tense situation developed in South Minneapolis Monday afternoon, where dozens of residents confronted ICE agents operating in the streets near Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue, not far from the Karmel Mall.

BREAKING: Dozens swarm @ICEgov agents operating in South Minneapolis. Officers now ordering people off the streets in increasingly volatile situation. @WCCO @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/zL1ASvvDx2
— Jonah Kaplan (@JonahPKaplan) December 15, 2025

WCCO reporter Esme Murphy was also on the scene and reported that chemical irritant had been deployed. Murphy and a WCCO photographer were among those who were hit with the irritant.

Murphy reported seeing at least three people in handcuffs, but it was not immediately clear for what reason they were being detained. The scene seemed to have cleared by 2:30 p.m.

Hennepin County Sheriff’s deputies were observed at the scene. Local law enforcement have been deployed to control crowds since the Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Metro Surge in recent weeks. One of the recent ICE operations in the metro area was a raid at a construction site in Chanhassen over the weekend.

The Karmel Mall is the nation’s first Somali shopping center. The enhanced ICE actions came just after President Trump said, “I don’t want [Somalis] in our country” and claimed Somalis are “completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota.”

Few other details were immediately available, but WCCO crews on the scene noted that many of those protesting against ICE were using whistles, which in many prior confrontations have been used to try to warn neighbors that ICE agents were in the vicinity.

This story is developing and will be updated.

Esme Murphy and

Jonah Kaplan

contributed to this report.

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World Junior Championships: Team USA arrives to Minnesota

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23 hours ago

December 15, 2025

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World Junior Championships: Team USA arrives to Minnesota

The World Junior Championships are less than two weeks away, but Team USA starts training camp on Monday in Duluth. FOX 9 Sports Director Jim Rich caught up with Team USA coach Bob Motzko Sunday night in St. Paul as the Americans are looking for a three-peat.

Posted December 14, 2025 5:34pm CST

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Minneapolis Rabbi responds to terrorist attack in Australia

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1 day ago

December 14, 2025

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Minneapolis Rabbi responds to terrorist attack in Australia

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A day that was meant to be celebrated with Hanukkah beginning at sundown, turned into heartache for the Jewish community far and wide.

READ MORE: Shooting at Bondi Beach kills at least 11 people in Sydney, Australia

Temple Israel rabbi responds to Australia attack

What they’re saying:

Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman, from Temple Israel in south Minneapolis joined us on the FOX 9 Morning News shortly after learning of the tragedy unfolding overseas.

“Unfortunately, this is becoming all too familiar, and all too common,” Rabbi Zimmerman. “Jewish pride is the biggest antidote, that we continue to light the candles, that’s what Hanukkah is all about, the pride of who we are, even as a minority.”

Temple Israel was the target of a hate crime back in October, when it was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.

“Security is always a part of our reality, both seen and unseen,” Rabbi Zimmerman said. “The other part of the strength of what we do is we have a lot of interfaith dialogue here at Temple Israel, so for me, that’s another security measure in a much more profound way.”

The Source: This story uses information from a live interview on the FOX 9 morning news and FOX TV station reporting.

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