Minneapolis, MN
South Minneapolis homeowners create comedy club with skeleton in front yard
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Some folks have skeletons of their closet. Brian Carr has them throughout his entrance yard.
“One factor I like about Halloween is you actually have a possibility to flex some artistic muscle,” mentioned Carr.
“Lots of people will cease and say thanks for doing it and to be utterly sincere, I do it completely for myself.”
For Carr, Halloween is not any joke.
“For me, that is the spotlight of the Halloween season is taking part in with dolls in my yard,” mentioned Carr.
“Numskullz” is a scorching spot for skeletons in Minneapolis. (FOX 9)
He used 29 skeletons to create a Halloween show of a comedy membership in his entrance yard within the 4100 block of Chowen Avenue S, full with a mic stand and highlight, a bouncer checking IDs, and clients sitting and standing, having fun with the present.
The objective is for it to be a second captured in time,” mentioned Carr.
That is the 4th yr in a row, Carr and his spouse have placed on an elaborate scene for All Hallows Eve.
Final yr, their skeleton crew re-enacted a highschool dance, whereas the theme the yr earlier than was a school occasion.
Brian Carr has arrange an important show in his entrance yard in Minneapolis for Halloween. (FOX 9)
This yr, like years previous, the satan is within the particulars, like a real-looking driver’s license, a mobile phone videotaping the motion, and drinks manufactured from resin to make the show come to life.
“Everyone else form of takes care of the scary. We’ve got the humorous. That is form of what we’re identified for,” mentioned Viva Carr.
Numskullz went up a couple of week in the past and can come down on Halloween.
Within the meantime, the Carrs make no bones about getting the final snort throughout this spooky season.
“I believe I am caught now. God forbid a yr comes after I simply really feel like placing out a pumpkin. I might be run out of city,” mentioned Brian Carr.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis bridge getting $34 million in federal funding for improvements, repairs
MINNEAPOLIS — A project to improve the Nicollet Avenue Bridge is getting $34.2 million in federal funding.
The funding is part of a $635 million grant for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects around the U.S., according to the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge, which stands over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis’ Tangletown neighborhood, was built in 1923 and underwent repairs in 1973, according to the city.
Federal officials say over 10,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day.
The city is planning to replace the bridge’s sidewalks, drainage and lighting systems and create protected bike lanes.
The money for the grant is part of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which was signed into law in 2021.
During construction, the bridge will be closed to all cars, bikes and pedestrians. Timing on construction is undecided, according to the city.
Minneapolis, MN
3 people shot in Dinkytown early Friday morning
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured early Friday morning.
What we know
A SAFE-U Emergency Alert states that three people were shot at the intersection of 4th Street Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast around 2:15 a.m.
This area is in the heart of Dinkytown, just over half a mile west of Mariucci Arena and Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The shooting happened off of the University of Minnesota campus.
What we don’t know
Police have not released information on whether any U of M students were involved.
No suspect information is currently available.
Minneapolis, MN
Xcel faces challenges with old utility poles
More than two thirds of the utility poles throughout Minnesota are at least a half-century old and records show their failure rate dramatically increases with age, a problem exacerbated by climate change, experts said.
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