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Axios
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Your guide to Minneapolis' most flavorful markets
Dozens of international markets and grocers throughout the seven Cultural Districts in Minneapolis serve as culinary gateways to communities around the globe — and they're open to everyone curious about exploring new flavors. Why it's important: From Indigenous foodways to immigrant traditions, these markets offer a sense of place for both longtime residents and newcomers to engage with cuisines and local stories that too often go overlooked. 🥟Midtown Global Market (East Lake Street) This bustling indoor marketplace houses over 50 vendors and features everything from Moroccan tagines at Moroccan Flavors to Tibetan and Nepalese momos at MomoDosa. The market regularly hosts free events, including Live Music Thursdays and Saturday Sounds, as well as special celebrations such as Juneteenth reenactments and Latinx mixers. Plus, plus, plus: Pair your visit with a trip to Mercado Central for conchas at Panaderia el Mexicano or traditional Scandinavian snacks at Ingebretsen's. 🐔Little India (Central Avenue) Located next to Momo Sushi, Little India has anchored the Central Cultural District since 2009, offering South Asian pantry staples, halal meats and hot samosas served fresh at the register on weekends. There's also an on-site butcher and easy meals like heat-and-eat samosas and microwaveable butter chicken and spicy vindaloo. Here's what else: After shopping, take a taco pit stop at Maya Cuisine for their fresh tortillas and house salads or El Taco Riendo for their generous portions of tacos al pastor, carnitas and more. 🪻Colonial Market (Lowry Avenue North) This grocery-store-meets restaurant offers birria tacos, chilaquiles and hearty soups like menudo and pozole. Colonia also offers staples like canned beans and hot sauces, plus all the trappings for your next dinner party, like molcajetes to make tableside guacamole and michelada mixers. Take note: After stocking up, head to Lowry Cafe for diner classics or book a table at Tap In — a stylish neighborhood hangout with craft cocktails and a standout hot honey chicken sandwich. 🌽Four Sisters Farmers Market (Franklin Avenue East) Four Sisters Farmers Market on Franklin Avenue emphasizes Indigenous-grown foods and traditional agricultural practices, operating Saturdays from June through October at Pow Wow Grounds coffee shop. It also hosts live food sovereignty demonstrations and occasional giveaways featuring prizes from Indigenous artisans. Worth a mention: For a mid-shop lunch stop, try Gatherings Café inside the Minneapolis American Indian Center, known for its local Indigenous foods, like wild rice bowls and house-made tacos with bison or smoked turkey. The takeaway: Many of these neighborhood grocers were built to serve residents who couldn't find what they needed at traditional stores.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
21 ways to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth around the Twin Cities
21 ways to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth around the Twin Cities originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Across Minnesota and the entire country, Juneteenth will be celebrated with art, food, and community. Juneteenth — sometimes called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day — became an official Minnesota state holiday in 2023, but its history runs much deeper. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Not when it was outlawed, but when it truly ended. On June 19, 1865, union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, sharing and enforcing the news of the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been signed two years earlier. This is marked as the true end of slavery in the country. Even if companies like Target are backing away from diversity initiatives and government agencies are attempting to erase history, communities will continue to recognize this important holiday as a celebration of freedom and opportunity to remember our shared history. Here are some of the many ways Juneteenth will be commemorated around the Twin annual Juneteenth celebration at Bethune Park is back this year with community, music, and other activities throughout the day. 12–6 p.m. at Bethune Park in Minneapolis (free)This event, co-hosted by the Midtown Global Market and Midtown Greenway Coalition, features a "freedom ride" through historic landmarks, a reenactment honoring the Juneteenth proclamation in Galveston, Texas, theater at the market, and a community meal. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at Midtown Global Market and elsewhere in Minneapolis (free) Northside Junteenth Weekend Celebration: Family Festival Day two of the Northside festival starts with a free pancake breakfast and rolls on with vendors, games, and live music. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. at Sanctuary Church Block in Minneapolis (free)The Woodbury festival has speakers, a performance from the dance group Afrocontigbo, drumming and poetry from the Irreducible Grace Foundation, music, family activities, and food to help the community "spend the day in reflection of how far we've come and how far we still need to go." 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at Ojibway Park in Woodbury (free)the final day of the Northside celebration has a BBQ cookout and family swim at Webber Pool. There will also be free food and ice cream in addition to the swimming. 12–3 p.m. at Webber Swimming Pool in Minneapolis (free)The Minnesota Humanities Center hosts a program with culinary historian and award-winning author Dr. Jessica B. Harris, discussing the role of food in our identities and cultural heritage. The program is followed by a gathering that includes a taste of signature dishes from local chefs. 5:15–8 p.m. at Minnesota History Center in St. Paul ($25)Artists, musicians, poets, and art lovers are invited to come and express themselves. 6–8:30 p.m. at Loring Park in Minneapolis (free)The huge festival has a whole lot going on, including art exhibits, food, dance performances, live music, DJs, yoga, a sound bath, drum circles, a Black-owned marketplace, and more. The street festival also has live music at the nearby Hook & Ladder Theater, including sets from iLLism, Fanaka Nation, Mayyadda, Pierce Brown, Omar AbdulKarim, and others. 12-8 p.m. at the corner of E. Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue in Minneapolis (free)The block party on West Broadway includes food trucks, vendors, family activities, and a parade at 11:30 a.m. Parade at 11:30 a.m., festival from 12–6 p.m. at West Broadway Avenue from Lyndale Avenue to Girard Avenue in Minneapolis (free)The Meet at Mia series lands on Juneteenth and features a performance from LAAMAR, who curated a lineup of other artists to join him. There will also be rock painting and community quilting with the Roho Collective. 5-9 p.m. at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis (free)The ROC in St. Louis Park is hosting roller skating throughout the summer, but on Juneteenth the open skate will be free for everyone. It will also include a performance from the Twin Cities Skaters, a DJ, and the Ralph's Rib Crib food truck stationed outside. 4–6:30 p.m. at The ROC in St. Louis Park (free)The Minnesota Orchestra celebrates Juneteenth with music written and performed by Black artists, including conductor Jonathan Taylor Rush, Wordsmith, and John Holiday. 7 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis ($39–$53)"The Journey of Four Families" exhibit will be unveiled on Thursday, showcasing the stories of Rondo neighborhood families. The event includes speeches and food. 12–5 p.m. at Rondo Commemorative Plaza in St. Paul (free)The Wolverines Jazz Quartet, Rick Carlson, Jendeen Forberg, and Steve Pikal lead a tribute to Twin Cities jazz singer Debbie Duncan. 7 p.m. at The Dakota in Minneapolis ($40.75–$45.75)Maple Grove's festivities include a vendor fair, food trucks, family activities, and other entertainment. 5–9 p.m. at Town Green in Maple Grove (free)In Edina, the festivities take place around the Centennial Lakes Farmers Market. The event includes speakers, food vendors, and music from Chantel Sings and Duniya Drum & Dance. 3–7 p.m. at Centennial Lakes Park in Edina (free)An afternoon of family activities, historical exhibits, games, and food will be hosted by Black Lives Matter Minnesota at the State Capitol. 12–6 p.m. at the State Capitol in St. Paul (free)It's billed as a "powerful and playful" show that blends "culture, liberation, and sexy burlesque over delicious brunch vibes." 11 a.m. at Icehouse in Minneapolis ($15–$22)A parade walk, family activities, arts activities, live music, food trucks, and more are part of the events in Brooklyn Park. 1–5 p.m. at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park (free)The Grammy-winning Sounds of Blackness headline the event that includes food, vendors, and a performance from JAJA Band African Drumming. 1–4 p.m. at Ridgedale Commons in Minnetonka (free)Local artists, food, games for kids, and a gathering space for community are served up. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at Golden Valley Lutheran Church in Golden Valley (free)This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Twin Cities transit: The B Line replaces the Route 21 on Saturday
After decades of transporting passengers from the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul, the slow but storied Route 21 bus will be discontinued this month and replaced by a new bus rapid transit service that travels intermittently in its own lane, allows passengers to pay in advance and offers boarding from three doors. With 34 stops instead of 90 and a more direct trajectory, Metro Transit's new B Line is expected to shave time off end-to-end commutes while cementing the public transit authority's commitment to its growing network of bus rapid transit corridors. The Route 21 is Metro Transit's most popular yet slowest bus, drawing 7,000 average weekday riders along the corridor while traveling at some eight miles per hour. 'BRT is all about less stop and more go,' said Katie Roth, Metro Transit's Arterial Bus Rapid Transit project manager. The first B Line bus will roll out at 4 a.m. Saturday, absorbing passengers from the Route 21 at 42 new bus shelters equipped with electronic real-time signage, bike racks and other amenities. The B Line, which follows Lake Street and Marshall and Selby avenues before entering downtown St. Paul, will collect riders from curbs that, in many cases, have been elevated to nine inches, instead of the standard six inches, for easier boarding and dismounting. Those and other touches, including more frequent departures and traffic lights that in some cases communicate with buses to offer signal priority, are intended to speed boarding and improve overall quality of service compared to the Route 21, reducing end-to-end commutes — Lake Street and France Avenue to the St. Paul Union Depot — from 76 minutes down to 64 minutes, and Uptown to downtown travel times from 64 to 52 minutes. B Line fares on Saturday will be free from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., courtesy of Midtown Global Market. Community celebrations, featuring snacks, a Metro Transit mascot and kid tables, are planned from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the downtown St. Paul Union Depot and the Lake Street and Chicago Avenue station. Roth noted that 100,000 people living within walking distance of the line, which will service a sizable number of colleges and high schools, including Concordia University, Central High School and St. Paul College. Not all of the B Line's 34 stops mirror those of the Route 21. Unlike the Route 21, the B Line will bypass University Avenue completely, with only a single stop on Snelling Avenue at Snelling and Dayton avenues. To fill in the gap in the Midway, Metro Transit is launching a new Route 72, which will travel between the Snelling/University area and the SunRay Transit Center on St. Paul's East Side. In Minneapolis, a new Route 27 will service South Minneapolis around Lake Street and Abbott Northwestern Hospital. In downtown St. Paul, the B Line will share six stops with the Gold Line at the Smith Avenue ramp at Fifth Street, Sixth and Washington streets by Rice Park, Sixth and Minnesota streets, Sixth and Jackson streets, the Union Depot and Wacouta Street, and within the Union Depot station itself. The B Line marks Metro Transit's seventh bus rapid transit service in the Twin Cities metro, and the second of three BRT lines launching this year. The Gold Line began service from downtown St. Paul to Woodbury in March, and the E Line begins service from Westgate Station on University Avenue to the Southdale Transit Center in Edina in December. By 2035, Metro Transit anticipates having 15 BRT lines in operation. Funding for the B Line design and construction totaled approximately $74 million, including some $16 million from the Federal Transit Administration, $43 million from the state and approximately $15 million from the Metropolitan Council. St. Paul, Minneapolis, Hennepin and Ramsey counties contributed more than $25 million in additional corridor improvements, including resurfacing some 31 lane miles along Lagoon Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis. Construction of the B Line shelters, lanes and other amenities began in 2023, connecting the corridor with 42 new BRT platforms, 236 ADA-accessible pedestrian ramps and 12 miles of underground fiber optic cabling. An operator restroom has been installed at the Lake and France end of the line. Due to unrelated construction on Interstate 94 this year, a temporary westbound bus lane has been installed on Marshall Avenue between Wilder and Cretin avenues, eliminating access to 40 parking spots between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays. The temporary measure is in response to changes in traffic patterns, but will be lifted before the end of the year, according to Metro Transit. Some building owners have complained they received late written notice of the changes, which arrived on Monday, even though they take effect this week. • The B Line travels 13 miles from France Avenue and Lake Street in St. Louis Park to the downtown St. Paul Union Depot off Fourth Street. • Serving 34 stations, some of which are shared in St. Paul with the new Gold Line to Woodbury. • It had a $74 million design and construction budget. • B Line buses will travel in dedicated bus lanes on intermittent portions of Lake Street and Lagoon and Marshall Avenues, and in downtown St. Paul. Most of the bus-only lanes are westbound. • The B Line is Metro Transit's seventh bus rapid transit service and the second of three BRT lines launching this year. For more information, visit Ex-Metro Transit employee claims religious discrimination in lawsuit Jerome Johnson: A new era for Riverview mobility Cops, service providers increasing presence on St. Paul's University Ave., Green Line Alternatives to defunding: Who goes to help when police aren't needed? Metro Transit seeks feedback by Friday on 17 potential BRT routes
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sean Sherman's Indigenous Food Lab is leaving Midtown Global Market
Sean Sherman's Indigenous Food Lab is leaving Midtown Global Market originally appeared on Bring Me The News. The Indigenous Food Lab Market from NATIFS, the nonprofit founded by "Sioux Chef" Sean Sherman, is leaving the Midtown Global Market on June 7. It will move into the group's Wóyute Thipi Building in the former Seward Co-op Creamery at 2601 Franklin Ave. S in Minneapolis. NATIFS announced its acquisition of the building earlier this year. When completed, it will also house a commissary kitchen for producing Indigenous foods for public schools and hospitals, NATIFS offices, coworking space for Indigenous and other BIPOC businesses, and its new ŠHOTÁ Indigenous BBQ by Owamni restaurant. The Indigenous Food Lab Market, a cafe and retail space with Indigenous-made products, opened in the Midtown Global Market in 2023. It was founded as part of NATIFS' overall mission to foreground sustainable, Indigenous food culture. The nonprofit recently announced that the Indigenous Food Lab will expand to Bozeman, Mont., with hopes of opening in late 2025. An opening date for the market at the Wóyute Thipi Building has not yet been announced. Its production kitchen will remain at Midtown Global Market, and its food education initiatives will remain active, NATIFS said in an story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Midtown Global Market in the running to be named best in the U.S.
Midtown Global Market, the Minneapolis business incubator and food hall, has been nominated as one of the "best public markets" in the country by USA Today. Experts with the publication's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards have compiled a short list of the nation's best markets. That short list is now being put to a public vote to determine the category's best hubs. The nonprofit-run market has 32 locally owned businesses inside, including gift shops and restaurants like the Indigenous Food Lab Market, Manny's Tortas, Momo Dosa, and the recently opened Game Time Sports Bar and Arcade. Alongside Midtown Global Market, the Milwaukee Public Market in Milwaukee has also been nominated. Voting will be open through Monday, April 14 and winners will be announced on April 23.
