Hennepin Avenue
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Hennepin Avenue.
City
A First Full Summer on the Rebuilt Hennepin Avenue and the E Line
For the first time in years, the Hennepin Avenue corridor through Uptown heads into summer without an active construction zone, the rebuilt street now served by the METRO E Line that began carrying riders in December.
Neighborhood
The State of Uptown, Explained: Closings, Cranes and Cautious Hope
Uptown's Red Cow served its last burger June 1 after a decade on Hennepin Avenue, the latest closure on a corridor where a $3 million land deal is also setting up a 228-unit apartment tower.
Neighborhood
A Tale of Two Neighborhoods, One Hill
Lowry Hill and Lowry Hill East share a name and a founder but sit on opposite sides of Hennepin Avenue as a mansion district and one of the densest neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
City
More Than 70 Trees Headed for the Hennepin-Lyndale Medians
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is planting more than 70 trees, along with shrubs and ornamental beds, in the medians of the Hennepin-Lyndale corridor between Dunwoody Boulevard and the Interstate 94 ramps.
Neighborhood
The Wedge Within the Bde Maka Ska-Isles Community
Lowry Hill East, the Minneapolis neighborhood known as the Wedge, is home to more than 9,000 residents packed into a triangle of dense blocks between three of the city's busiest commercial streets.
Neighborhood
Mount Curve Condominiums and Midcentury Living on the Hill
The Mount Curve Condominiums at 1770 Bryant Ave. S., a four-story, 68-unit building finished in 1968, brought owner-occupied apartment living to a Lowry Hill block defined by turn-of-the-century mansions.
Business
Open & Shut: Tracking Uptown's Latest Comings and Goings
Uptown lost The Lowry and Red Cow this spring, but Karmel Market, Moona Moono and a vintage shop in an old White Castle moved in at the same time.
Business
How One Hennepin Shop Owner Survived the Avenue's Long Rebuild
Hennepin Avenue reopened in October 2025 after about a year and a half of reconstruction, and the businesses that survived now face a second test: winning back the customers the construction drove away.
Neighborhood
Meet Your Neighbor: A Volunteer Who Keeps LHENA Running
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association runs entirely on volunteers, from its elected board under President Jason Garcia to the Food Share that distributes groceries three times a month out of SpringHouse Ministries.
Neighborhood
Bike Culture Runs Through the Wedge
With Hennepin Avenue's new protected bikeway open on the Wedge's western edge, the fight over Lyndale Avenue on the eastern edge will decide whether the neighborhood gets a matching lane.
Neighborhood
The Thomas Lowry House and a Vanished Corner of the Hill
The Karl Bitter memorial to streetcar magnate Thomas Lowry was moved to Smith Triangle on Hennepin Avenue in 1967 to make way for Interstate 94 and the Lowry Hill Tunnel, one of several ways the freeway reshaped the neighborhood that carries his name.
Neighborhood
A Final Summer of Hennepin Construction, Then Relief
After two years and about $36 million, the rebuilt stretch of Hennepin Avenue South reopened to two-way traffic at the end of October 2025.
Neighborhood
The Lyndale Corridor and the Question of Bike Lanes
Hennepin County's plan to rebuild Lyndale Avenue South, the Wedge's eastern boundary, has drawn criticism from bike and transit advocates who say earlier designs left cyclists riding in traffic.
Business
The New Uptown Cafe Closes on Hennepin, Ending a Sister Concept
The New Uptown Cafe, a spin-off of the Uptown Diner, closed at 3008 Hennepin Avenue, the owners announced January 10, 2026, after nearly four years.
Neighborhood
Lowry Hill's Boundaries, Drawn by Freeways and a Lake
Lowry Hill is bounded by Interstate 394 on the north, Interstate 94 and Hennepin Avenue on the east, 22nd Street on the south, and Lake of the Isles Parkway with Logan and Morgan avenues on the west.
City
Elizabeth Shaffer Takes Ward 7 Seat, Bringing Lowry Hill a New Voice at City Hall
Elizabeth Shaffer, a former Park Board commissioner, was sworn in as Ward 7 council member on Jan. 5 after unseating one-term incumbent Katie Cashman in the city's most expensive council race.
Neighborhood
Streetcars to Apartments: How the Wedge Got Dense
The Wedge developed in the 1880s along Thomas Lowry's streetcar line, and the density it set then still defines the neighborhood.
Neighborhood
The Smith Triangle and the Wandering Lowry Memorial
The Thomas Lowry Memorial was moved to Smith Triangle Park in 1967 to make way for Interstate 94.
City
What's Left After the Ribbon-Cutting: Sewer Lining and Punch-List Work
Crews kept working on Hennepin Avenue South after its late-October reopening, finishing punch-list items and underground utility work that outlast the ribbon-cutting.
City
Hennepin's Rebuild Tested the Balance Between Cars, Buses and Bikes
The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue South divides its fixed width among buses, bikes, cars and pedestrians, and no constituency got everything it wanted.
City
Downtown Hennepin Reconstruction: A Different Design Just North of Lowry Hill
The downtown stretch of Hennepin Avenue was rebuilt years before the Uptown corridor, a separate 2019-2022 project with its own design for a denser theater-and-office district.
City
Two Years of Detours: A Look Back at the Hennepin Phasing Plan
The Hennepin Avenue South rebuild ran in two phases over two construction seasons, from Lake Street to 26th in 2024 and from 26th to Douglas in 2025.
City
How the Hennepin Redesign Was Built Around the E Line
The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue was designed around the METRO E Line, which opened Dec. 6 and largely replaced Route 6.
Neighborhood
After the Ribbon-Cutting, Uptown Businesses Wait for Customers to Return
With Hennepin Avenue reopened after 18 months of construction, Uptown business owners are split on whether customers will return.
City
The Bus-Lane Debate: Why Hennepin Got Part-Time Lanes, Not 24/7
Public Works first recommended full-time bus lanes for Hennepin Avenue, but after a council fight and a mayoral veto the project settled on part-time lanes.
City
Inside the New Hennepin: Bus Lanes, Bikeways and Medians
The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue reallocates about 1.4 miles of pavement among part-time bus lanes, a two-way protected bikeway, raised medians and wider sidewalks.
City
Uptown Businesses Welcome Hennepin's Return After Two Hard Years
Uptown business owners welcomed Hennepin Avenue's Oct. 31 reopening after roughly 18 months of construction that some said cut their sales by more than half.
Neighborhood
For Uptown Businesses, Hennepin's Reopening Brings Relief After Two Hard Years
Hennepin Avenue reopened Oct. 31 between Lake Street and Douglas Avenue after a roughly $36 million rebuild that added protected bike lanes, wider sidewalks and part-time bus lanes.
City
Hennepin Avenue Reopens, and the Bus Has a Home
Hennepin Avenue reopened Oct. 31 after roughly two years of reconstruction that built E Line stations into the street, and the bus rapid transit line began service Dec. 6.
City
Hennepin Avenue Reopens After an 18-Month, $36 Million Reconstruction
Hennepin Avenue South reopened Oct. 31 between Lake Street and Douglas Avenue after an 18-month, roughly $36 million reconstruction.
Neighborhood
Sidewalks, Bus Stops and a More Walkable Hennepin
The $36 million Hennepin Avenue South rebuild reopened in October 2025 with wider sidewalks, new bus stations and a two-way protected bikeway along the Wedge's western edge.
Business
Lyndale Businesses Brace for Construction Two Years Out
With Lyndale Avenue South reconstruction set to begin in 2028, merchants who watched the Hennepin Avenue rebuild fear a similar stretch of lost business along an already-softening corridor.
Neighborhood
Lowry Hill neighbors weigh in on park plan and Hennepin traffic calming
Lowry Hill residents pressed the case for slowing traffic near Hennepin Avenue and for staying on top of Park Board work along the Chain of Lakes.
Neighborhood
A $24 Million Lyndale Avenue Makeover Splits the Neighborhood
Hennepin County's planned reconstruction of Lyndale Avenue South between Franklin Avenue and 31st Street has split the corridor over parking, bike lanes and construction disruption.
Neighborhood
The Wedge's Small Businesses Get a Listening Ear
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association is canvassing Wedge storefronts to learn what local businesses need ahead of major construction on both of the neighborhood's commercial corridors.
Business
The Lowry Pours Its Last Coffee on Hennepin After 13 Years
The Lowry, the Blue Plate diner at 2112 Hennepin Ave., closed April 26 after 15 years, with its owners citing Hennepin Avenue construction, rising costs and city mandates.
City
A New Transit Map for the West Side of the City
Two long-running projects reshaped how Lowry Hill gets around in a single year: the METRO E Line opened in December 2025, and the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopened a month earlier after nearly seven years of light rail construction.
City
A Ribbon Cutting Caps a Transformative Year for Transit
City and county leaders gathered at Minneapolis College on Dec. 6, 2025, to mark the opening of the METRO E Line, the third bus rapid transit line Metro Transit launched in a single year.
City
Ten-Minute Buses: What Frequency Really Means for Lowry Hill
The E Line's defining feature is frequency: buses arrive every 10 to 15 minutes all day on Hennepin Avenue, so riders no longer plan trips around a timetable.
City
The E Line Threads the Lakes to the University
The METRO E Line links the Chain of Lakes, Uptown and downtown to the University of Minnesota in a single frequent bus route, with no transfer for riders boarding near Lake of the Isles.
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