Lowry Hill
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Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of May 25 — A Quieter Week, Led by Vehicle Thefts
Three crimes were reported in Lowry Hill the week of May 25, 2026 -- two involving vehicles and one robbery -- as Minneapolis closed in on 2,100 stolen vehicles for the year.
Neighborhood
A Lowry Hill Corner Lot Becomes a Test Case for New Housing
Land use is the recurring flashpoint in Lowry Hill, a neighborhood of Victorian and Prairie-style homes where even a modest multi-unit proposal draws scrutiny under the city's built-form rules and the 2040 comprehensive plan.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of May 18 — A Quieter Week, Led by Vehicle Thefts
Minneapolis Police open data recorded three incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of May 18, 2026, all of them thefts of vehicle parts.
Neighborhood
Gas-Line Work Comes to Lowry Hill Streets This Summer
CenterPoint Energy began upgrading natural gas infrastructure in Lowry Hill, Lowry Hill East and East Isles on or about June 1, 2026, in a project the utility expects to run up to 15 weeks.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of May 11 — Vehicle Break-Ins and Thefts Lead the Week
Minneapolis police data records six reported incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of May 11, with vehicle break-ins and stolen cars accounting for four of them.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of May 4 — A Quiet Week on the Blotter
Minneapolis police data records two reported incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of May 4: a burglary and an aggravated assault.
Neighborhood
Biking the Lakes: A Loop Worth Building a Day Around
The Kenilworth and North Cedar Lake trails reopened in March 2026 after nearly seven years of closure for light-rail construction, restoring the bike link between the Chain of Lakes, downtown Minneapolis and the western suburbs.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of April 27 — A Mix of Reports, Including Assaults
Minneapolis police open data logged six incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of April 27, 2026, including two assault reports and two auto thefts.
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.
Neighborhood
An Acre in the City: The Estates That Defined Lowry Hill
The Charles J. Martin House at 1300 Mount Curve Avenue, a 14,300-square-foot mansion on nearly an acre of Lowry Hill, last carried an asking price of $5.995 million through the Berg Larsen Group.
Neighborhood
The Garden's Quieter Icons Reward a Second Look
Theaster Gates's "Black Vessel for a Saint" rewards the kind of slow, repeat visit that the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's most photographed work, "Spoonbridge and Cherry," rarely gets.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of April 20 — A Quieter Week, Led by Vehicle Thefts
Minneapolis Police data recorded three incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of May 22, 2026, all of them vehicle-related.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of April 13 — Vehicle Break-Ins and Thefts Lead the Week
Minneapolis Police logged five incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of April 13, 2026, and three of them were vehicle-related, including two on a single block of Girard Avenue South.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of April 6 — Thefts Top the Weekly Tally
Minneapolis Police logged four incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of April 6, 2026: two stolen cars and two other thefts, scattered across the neighborhood rather than clustered on one block.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of March 30 — A Quieter Week, Led by Vehicle Thefts
Auto theft and break-ins to parked cars drove the Lowry Hill crime log through late May and early June, with thefts on the 1800 block of Girard Avenue South recurring almost weekly.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of March 23 — A Quiet Week on the Blotter
Minneapolis Police open data recorded two incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of March 23, 2026: an auto theft and a domestic assault, both reported March 29.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of March 16 — Thefts Top the Weekly Tally
Minneapolis Police data recorded three incidents in Lowry Hill during the week of June 1, 2026: two vehicle-related reports and an assault.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Week of March 9 — A Quiet Week on the Blotter
Minneapolis Police open data shows one incident reported in Lowry Hill during the week of March 9, 2026.
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.
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.
Crime
Lowry Hill Neighbors Revive 'Leave A Light On' Campaign
The Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association is promoting its "Leave A Light On" campaign, urging residents to keep porch lights on overnight as a low-cost deterrent to the property crime that dominates the local blotter.
Neighborhood
The Walker Bets on Emerging Artists Alongside the Famous Names
The Walker Art Center regularly gives gallery space to artists the wider public has not caught up to, hanging their work in the same seasons as established names.
Events
Walker's 'Sculpture Court' brings the outdoor icons indoors
Famous for its outdoor garden, the Walker is turning attention indoors with an exhibit drawn from its archive.
Opinion
Opinion: Thank a Volunteer Before You Need One
A neighborhood that waits until a volunteer is gone to say thank you has waited too long.
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.
City
From Park Board to City Council: Shaffer's Cross-Government Path
Elizabeth Shaffer reached the Ward 7 City Council seat after serving as a Minneapolis park commissioner, a move between two separately elected governments that share the same neighborhoods.
Neighborhood
The Highest Point in Minneapolis Is in Your Neighborhood
The Charles J. Martin House, a 1903 landmark at 1300 Mount Curve Avenue, crowns the Lowry Hill ridge that gives the neighborhood its name.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Overnight Window Smashes on Two Streets
Recent property-crime reports in Lowry Hill ran heavily to vehicle thefts and break-ins, according to Minneapolis Police incident data.
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.
Neighborhood
An Accessible Walk Among Forty Sculptures
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, free to enter and rebuilt with level paths in 2017, makes its collection of more than 40 works reachable for visitors of varying mobility.
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
Profile: The Room Parent Who Never Left
The Kenwood Community School PTA runs on a roster of named events and chronic volunteer need, the kind of work that depends on a few people who keep showing up year after year.
Neighborhood
From Groveland to Lowry Hill: A Gallerist's New Chapter
Andrea Bubula, former director of Groveland Gallery, opened Lowry Hill Gallery at 1009 W. Franklin Ave. on March 7, 2026.
City
Address the Runoff From All Hard Surfaces
The Park Board treats stormwater running off streets and rooftops as the main threat to Lake of the Isles and the Chain of Lakes.
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.
Crime
Lowry Hill Blotter: Reports Cluster Near the Hennepin Corridor
Vehicle thefts and break-ins drove the late-May and early-June crime reports across Lowry Hill and East Isles.
Neighborhood
The Drain Adopter: One Resident's Quiet Crusade
Minneapolis residents can adopt a storm drain and keep leaves and trash out of the water that flows to Lake of the Isles.
Opinion
The Sculpture Garden in Winter Is Its Own Exhibition
Snow turns the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden's familiar works quieter and stranger, and the off-season crowds thin to almost none.
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.
Neighborhood
Named for Thomas Lowry, the Hill Keeps Its Founder Close
Lowry Hill is named for Thomas Lowry, the streetcar magnate who built the Twin City Rapid Transit Company.
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