Local Business
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Local Business.
Neighborhood
The Uptown Farmers Market Reopens for Its Thursday Season
The Uptown Farmers Market opens its second season Thursday, June 11, running weekly from 4 to 8 p.m. at the West Lagoon and Girard Avenue plaza through Sept. 24.
Business
Outdoor Farmers Markets Are Back in Full Swing for the Season
The Twin Cities' two largest farmers markets are running their full outdoor seasons, giving lake-district shoppers fresh local produce within a short drive of the neighborhood.
Neighborhood
How the Garden Became a Top Stop for Visitors to the State
The free Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at the foot of Lowry Hill draws visitors from across the region to a park many neighbors treat as routine.
Business
Lyndale's Vintage Shops Rank Among the City's Best
Vintage, a resale shop in the castellated former White Castle at 3252 Lyndale Ave. S., has helped turn a stretch of south Lyndale into a thrifting destination dense enough to draw Billie Eilish through the door.
City
$269,580 in Small-Business Grants Land in Ward 7
Five neighborhood and business groups in and around Ward 7 collected grants from the $1 million the city awarded to 34 community organizations on April 30 to help commercial districts recover from Operation Metro Surge.
Business
The Small Businesses Keeping Seven Points Alive During the Wait
A handful of small businesses keep the former Calhoun Square lit and open while Doran Companies prepares to demolish the southern half of the Uptown block and build apartments.
Neighborhood
Big Hill Books and the Case for a Walkable District
Big Hill Books, the general-interest bookstore Beth Thompson opened at 405 Penn Ave. S. in July 2023, has become a fixture of Bryn Mawr's small business district.
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.
Business
A new Lowry Hill gallery brings regional artists to Hennepin
The Lowry Hill Gallery, a contemporary art space founded by former Groveland Gallery director Andrea Bubula, opened in March 2026 at 1009 W. Franklin Ave. with shows by Minnesota and regional artists.
Business
Uptown Farmers Market shifts north for 2026 over construction
The Uptown Farmers Market moves two blocks north for its 2026 season to MoZaic Plaza at Lagoon and Girard avenues, avoiding nearby construction, and reopens June 11.
City
Reduce the Chloride: The Winter Salt Problem Nobody Talks About
Road salt spread on streets and sidewalks in winter washes into the Chain of Lakes and stays there, because chloride does not break down once it dissolves.
Neighborhood
Winter on the Isles: When the Loop Belongs to the Walkers
A grassroots petition with nearly 3,000 signatures saved the Lake of the Isles skating rink from closure in late 2025, and the fight showed how much the neighborhood prizes its winter season.
Neighborhood
From Whittier Backyard to Wedge Landmark: The Co-op's Origin
The Wedge Co-op began in 1974 with Whittier neighbors who wanted whole foods without a long trip, opened in a Franklin Avenue apartment, and moved to its Lyndale Avenue home in 1979.
Business
Khazana Has Quietly Sold Imported Arts on Lyndale for 25 Years
Khazana, the by-appointment importer of Indian textiles, rugs and folk art that Anju Kataria has run for about 30 years, has anchored 2225 Lyndale Ave. S. since 2011.
Business
Cliché Builds a Loyal Following With Indie Style on Lyndale
Cliché, the independent boutique that championed local designers at 24th and Lyndale for nearly 16 years, closed in January 2020, and its co-founder Delayna Payne has since died.
Business
World Street Kitchen Keeps Global Flavors Alive on Lyndale
World Street Kitchen, the Wadi brothers' globally minded restaurant at 2743 Lyndale Ave. S., remains open as Hennepin County plans a full reconstruction of the corridor.
Neighborhood
Voters Backed the Tech Levy. Here's What It Pays For.
Minneapolis voters approved a $20 million-a-year increase to the school district's technology levy in November 2024, replacing an expiring authorization.
Neighborhood
MPS Approves $279 Million Levy as Tax Bills Rise
The Minneapolis school board approved a $279 million property tax levy for 2025, a 12.6% increase that includes the voter-approved technology levy.
City
Two Levies, One Tax Bill: Making Sense of Your 2026 Property Taxes
Two separate levies — the City of Minneapolis budget and the Park Board's 6.11% increase — land on the same 2026 Hennepin County property-tax statement.
City
How the Levy Landed: Comparing Frey's Ask to the Final Number
Mayor Jacob Frey asked for a 7.8% levy increase in August; the City Council adopted 8% in December.
City
Council Passes $2 Billion 2026 Budget After Weeks of Negotiation
The Minneapolis City Council adopted a roughly $2 billion 2026 budget on Dec. 9, 2025, on an 11-0-0-2 vote.
Business
Small Lot MN Bets on Locally Made Goods in a Cozy Lyndale Shop
A wine business called Small Lot operates at 2110 Lyndale Ave. S. on the Wedge's eastern edge, though its current retail concept could not be independently confirmed.
Business
Holiday Markets Give Uptown Makers a Seasonal Storefront
Winter craft fairs and pop-up markets give Minneapolis makers without a storefront a place to sell directly to gift-shopping crowds.
Business
Trichome Lounge Joins Lyndale's Wave of New Cannabis Businesses
Trichome Lounge, the cannabis social club and nonalcoholic bottle shop that chef Patrick Scott Stanley-Moore opened at 3037 Lyndale Ave. S., is among the first venues of its kind in the Midwest.
City
Park Levy vs. City Levy: Why Lowry Hill Homeowners Pay Two Bills
The independently elected Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board levies property taxes separately from the city, so homeowners pay toward two budgets on one statement.
Neighborhood
From Lowry Hill Residents, Inc. to LHNA: A Group Evolves
In June 1975, the homeowner-dominated Lowry Hill association opened membership and board seats to renters.
Neighborhood
What the Wedge Means by 'Equitable Sharing of Resources'
LHENA's mission commits it to "the equitable sharing of resources" in one of the city's densest, most renter-heavy neighborhoods.
Business
A New Vintage Shop Takes Over Lyndale's Old White Castle Fortress
Justin Schaefer's vintage shop opened Oct. 8 in the castellated former White Castle at 3252 Lyndale Ave. S.
City
Cashman Loses Ward 7 After a Single Term as Renter Turnout Falls Short
Katie Cashman lost Ward 7 to Elizabeth Shaffer by about 800 votes after a single term, even as turnout climbed in the ward's renter-heavy precincts.
Business
A Neighborhood 'Passport' Steers Shoppers to 24 Local Spots
The Lyndale Neighborhood Association launched its first shop-local passport in July 2025, bundling 24 businesses across the Lyndale and Kingfield neighborhoods into a single program of deals and weekly prize drawings.
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.
Neighborhood
Inside LHENA: Mutual Aid in the Wedge
The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association runs a monthly Food Share that helped more than 10,000 people over the past year alongside its civic work in the Wedge.
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
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
Sip and Stroll Spotlights Bryn Mawr's Business District
Bryn Mawr's Sip and Stroll returned Oct. 9, 2025, sending residents on a free evening walking circuit of 13 neighborhood businesses, from Big Hill Books to La Mesa.
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 Wedge Co-op Remains a Steady Anchor on Lyndale Avenue
The member-owned Wedge Community Co-op has anchored 2105 Lyndale Ave. S. since 1979, and faces a looming Hennepin County reconstruction of the avenue.
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.
Business
Unlimited Arts Anchors a Monthly Makers Market on Lyndale
Unlimited Arts, Apparel & Accessories, a streetwear shop at 1936 Lyndale Ave. S., hosts a free monthly Uptown Makers Market with food trucks and more than 20 artisans and vendors.
City
Board of Estimate Sets Park Board's 2026 Levy Increase at 6.11%
The Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation set the Park Board's 2026 maximum property-tax levy at a 6.11% increase on Sept. 17, 2025, adding $1,061,413 above the mayor's recommendation for two north-side riverfront parks.
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