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Where Minnesotans want to spend their summer, according to our poll

As a staycation destination, one corner of Minnesota reigns … Superior.

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As a staycation destination, one corner of Minnesota reigns — shall we say — Superior.

Major redevelopment of former South Minneapolis Wells Fargo campus planned

The $100M to $250M project could bring 1,000 housing units

News

A group of local investors and developers unveiled plans Monday to turn the massive former Wells Fargo Home Mortgage campus into a mixed-use community at a total cost of $100 million to $250 million. Why it matters: This is a highly ambitious plan to finally breathe life back into the 25-acre campus vacated by Wells Fargo three years ago, when it <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="exited the home mortgage business" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/investing/wells-fargo-mortgage-market" data-vars-content-id="20206e8e-9d1d-4a43-90b4-0ff178443b3e" data-vars-headline="Major redevelopment of former South Minneapolis Wells Fargo campus planned" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/investing/wells-fargo-mortgage-market" target="_blank">exited the home mortgage business</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="consolidated employees in" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/04/17/wells-fargo-office-consolidation-twin-cities-home-mortage-campus" data-vars-content-id="20206e8e-9d1d-4a43-90b4-0ff178443b3e" data-vars-headline="Major redevelopment of former South Minneapolis Wells Fargo campus planned" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/04/17/wells-fargo-office-consolidation-twin-cities-home-mortage-campus" target="_self">consolidated employees in</a><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text=" downtown Minneapolis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/04/17/wells-fargo-office-consolidation-twin-cities-home-mortage-campus" data-vars-content-id="20206e8e-9d1d-4a43-90b4-0ff178443b3e" data-vars-headline="Major redevelopment of former South Minneapolis Wells Fargo campus planned" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/04/17/wells-fargo-office-consolidation-twin-cities-home-mortage-campus" target="_self"> downtown Minneapolis</a>.

Twin Cities events guide: Juneteenth, Midsommar, Father's Day

It's time to celebrate the longest day of the year.

Things to Do

Friday is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Juneteenth" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/02/juneteenth-celebration-civil-rights-backlash" data-vars-content-id="a9d5abbd-4fa8-4f06-a00c-8a587de2a11f" data-vars-headline="Twin Cities events guide: Juneteenth, Midsommar, Father&#x27;s Day" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/02/juneteenth-celebration-civil-rights-backlash" target="_self">Juneteenth</a>, the federal holiday commemorating the day enslaved people in Texas learned of their emancipation.<ul><li>Here are five ways to celebrate the day this weekend.</li></ul>

Sea Salt cookbook celebrates 20 years at Minnehaha Falls

The new cookbook shares recipes, stories and history from the beloved Minneapolis seafood spot.

Fans of Sea Salt can soon savor some of the beloved summertime spot&#x27;s signature dishes year-round at home. What&#x27;s baking: A <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new cookbook" data-vars-click-url="https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517920388/sea-salt-eatery/" data-vars-content-id="9a5727f4-8bd2-4588-bb89-0ce12f974d58" data-vars-headline="Sea Salt cookbook celebrates 20 years at Minnehaha Falls" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517920388/sea-salt-eatery/" target="_blank">new cookbook</a> celebrating the popular park restaurant&#x27;s two-decade history at Minnehaha Falls, by co-owner Kait Ziemer-Davis and retired Star Tribune journalist Gail Rosenblum.

Twin Cities bars hope FIFA World Cup means big business

"Watching the World Cup needs to be done with people," one St. Paul soccer bar owner tells Axios.

Sports

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="FIFA World Cup" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/04/13/what-to-know-about-world-cup-watch-parties-miami" data-vars-content-id="07af49b4-d824-4f3a-af27-4ec5f4b529d7" data-vars-headline="Twin Cities bars hope FIFA World Cup means big business" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/04/13/what-to-know-about-world-cup-watch-parties-miami" target="_self">FIFA World Cup</a> kicks off Thursday with soccer matches set to be played across the United States, Mexico and Canada.Why it matters: The monthlong tournament is the crowning moment of the world&#x27;s most popular sport — and one of the world&#x27;s largest parties.

Where to watch the FIFA World Cup in the Twin Cities

Here are some watch events to put on your calendar.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="FIFA World Cup " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/06/08/how-to-watch-world-cup" data-vars-content-id="2f431e90-ca46-421e-b4e3-04d682077456" data-vars-headline="Where to watch the FIFA World Cup in the Twin Cities" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/06/08/how-to-watch-world-cup" target="_self">FIFA World Cup </a>fans in the Twin Cities, here are some watch events to put on your calendar — plus some local bars and restaurants that will be reliably showing games.

Minnesota's breweries had a rough 2025

Five of the six largest breweries saw declining sales in 2025

Minnesota&#x27;s craft breweries continue to suffer major sales declines, according to new state production numbers. By the numbers: Five of the six <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="largest breweries in Minnesota" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/06/26/minnesota-s-largest-craft-breweries" data-vars-content-id="fbc6159a-0937-40a5-aedc-a96ae286a0ba" data-vars-headline="Minnesota&#x27;s breweries had a rough 2025" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/06/26/minnesota-s-largest-craft-breweries" target="_self">largest breweries in Minnesota</a> reported a decline in annual production between 2024 and 2025, according to state data.

Restaurant Roundup: Revival's revival

Rock Elm Tavern has also rebranded under a new owner, with smoked meats on the menu

Food and Drink

🍗 The owners of Borough are closing the North Loop restaurant in late June and will open fried chicken restaurant Revival in the space, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per Fox9" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fox9.com/news/borough-closing-north-loop-revival-will-return-its-spot" data-vars-content-id="e652e63c-5fd7-464a-a05c-72ad2f1502c4" data-vars-headline="Restaurant Roundup: Revival&#x27;s revival" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fox9.com/news/borough-closing-north-loop-revival-will-return-its-spot" target="_blank">per Fox9</a>.<ul><li>They <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="purchased" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/07/14/fried-chicken-restaurant-revival-reopens-new-ownership" data-vars-content-id="e652e63c-5fd7-464a-a05c-72ad2f1502c4" data-vars-headline="Restaurant Roundup: Revival&#x27;s revival" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/07/14/fried-chicken-restaurant-revival-reopens-new-ownership" target="_self">purchased</a> the Revival brand in 2025 after an abrupt shutdown. </li></ul>🍔 Parlour, the popular subterranean cocktail bar and burger spot run by the same hospitality group, will close briefly for renovations.

Restaurant roundup: Beast Barbecue closes, Duck Duck Coffee expands

Ducks on Lake will open on East Lake Street as soon as next month, Longfellow Whatever reports.

Duck Duck Coffee is expanding to East Lake Street, Longfellow Whatever <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.longfellowwhatever.com/ducks-on-lake-coffee-shop-opening-in-the-former-milkweed/" data-vars-content-id="f57f7c3b-e5c3-4773-a02e-b077f5090ae7" data-vars-headline="Restaurant roundup: Beast Barbecue closes, Duck Duck Coffee expands" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.longfellowwhatever.com/ducks-on-lake-coffee-shop-opening-in-the-former-milkweed/" target="_blank">reports</a>. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ducks on Lake" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/ducks_on_lake_mpls/" data-vars-content-id="f57f7c3b-e5c3-4773-a02e-b077f5090ae7" data-vars-headline="Restaurant roundup: Beast Barbecue closes, Duck Duck Coffee expands" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/ducks_on_lake_mpls/" target="_blank">Ducks on Lake</a> will open in the former Milkweed space as soon as next month.<ul><li>In more coffee news, Eden Prairie&#x27;s Smith Coffee &amp; Cafe is adding a new location at 50th &amp; France this fall, owners told the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Minnesota Star Tribune" data-vars-click-url="https://www.startribune.com/smith-coffee-cafe-edina-j-carver-lowry-closing-owamni-patio-party/601667768" data-vars-content-id="f57f7c3b-e5c3-4773-a02e-b077f5090ae7" data-vars-headline="Restaurant roundup: Beast Barbecue closes, Duck Duck Coffee expands" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.startribune.com/smith-coffee-cafe-edina-j-carver-lowry-closing-owamni-patio-party/601667768" target="_blank">Minnesota Star Tribune</a>.</li><li>And Arya Cafe, the Ethiopian coffee shop on Minnehaha Avenue in Minneapolis, has reopened after a three-month closure, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per its social media" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXWmLaQgJZa/" data-vars-content-id="f57f7c3b-e5c3-4773-a02e-b077f5090ae7" data-vars-headline="Restaurant roundup: Beast Barbecue closes, Duck Duck Coffee expands" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXWmLaQgJZa/" target="_blank">per its social media</a>.</li></ul>🇫🇷 Restaurant Aubergine, the neighborhood French bistro by Gavin Kaysen alums, opens Friday in Cathedral Hill. As of Thursday afternoon, a few reservations were still available.🍗 Beast Barbecue in Northeast Minneapolis will permanently close on May 2 after seven years in operation, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="it announced this week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/BeastBarbecueMN/posts/pfbid02DmeqJ1AMgcgW2aA6UCaajxXsK62BCMCrV9drTqt4aFrmGiCFkV9mzNiyJz6Za9fTl" data-vars-content-id="f57f7c3b-e5c3-4773-a02e-b077f5090ae7" data-vars-headline="Restaurant roundup: Beast Barbecue closes, Duck Duck Coffee expands" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/BeastBarbecueMN/posts/pfbid02DmeqJ1AMgcgW2aA6UCaajxXsK62BCMCrV9drTqt4aFrmGiCFkV9mzNiyJz6Za9fTl" target="_blank">it announced this week</a>.<ul><li>No reason was given for the closure, but the building was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="on the market" data-vars-click-url="https://www.downtownvoices.news/posts/elis-restaurant-and-bar-closes-downtown-northeast-location-goes-up-for-sale" data-vars-content-id="f57f7c3b-e5c3-4773-a02e-b077f5090ae7" data-vars-headline="Restaurant roundup: Beast Barbecue closes, Duck Duck Coffee expands" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.downtownvoices.news/posts/elis-restaurant-and-bar-closes-downtown-northeast-location-goes-up-for-sale" target="_blank">on the market</a> in 2024.</li></ul>🇵🇱 Black Duck Spirits &amp; Hearth has rebranded as a &quot;wood-fired Polish bistro&quot; with 16 new Slavic-inspired menu items, per a release.<ul><li>Meanwhile, Brian Ingram&#x27;s North Loop pasta spot Salt &amp; Flour Kitchen will relaunch May 4 with &quot;nothing over $15,&quot; Ingram announced <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="on Instagram" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXeraazmtDB/?img_index=1" data-vars-content-id="f57f7c3b-e5c3-4773-a02e-b077f5090ae7" data-vars-headline="Restaurant roundup: Beast Barbecue closes, Duck Duck Coffee expands" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXeraazmtDB/?img_index=1" target="_blank">on Instagram</a>.</li></ul>🍻 Four Minnesota breweries, including Northbound Smokehouse &amp; Brewpub and Forgotten Star Brewing Co., took home medals at the 2026 World Beer Cup. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Full list of winners" data-vars-click-url="https://www.worldbeercup.org/winners/award-winners/" data-vars-content-id="f57f7c3b-e5c3-4773-a02e-b077f5090ae7" data-vars-headline="Restaurant roundup: Beast Barbecue closes, Duck Duck Coffee expands" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.worldbeercup.org/winners/award-winners/" target="_blank">Full list of winners</a>

Newer food halls think small and suburban

Remote work has changed where we spend our happy hours and weekends.

Big cities may have built the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="food hall" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/03/03/minneapolis-st-paul-twin-cities-food-hall-trend" data-vars-content-id="e58f423b-3e5f-4dd7-b141-2c99170af1bd" data-vars-headline="Newer food halls think small and suburban" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/03/03/minneapolis-st-paul-twin-cities-food-hall-trend" target="_self">food hall</a> industry&#x27;s brand, but the nation&#x27;s next wave of food hall projects will be built in suburbs and smaller spaces.Why it matters: That takeaway from the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="State of Food Halls" data-vars-click-url="https://colicchioconsulting.com/state-of-food-halls-2026/" data-vars-content-id="e58f423b-3e5f-4dd7-b141-2c99170af1bd" data-vars-headline="Newer food halls think small and suburban" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://colicchioconsulting.com/state-of-food-halls-2026/" target="_blank">State of Food Halls</a> report — recently presented to a gathering of industry insiders in Minneapolis — is another sign of how <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="remote work" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2024/05/26/minnesota-remote-work-highest-states-hybrid" data-vars-content-id="e58f423b-3e5f-4dd7-b141-2c99170af1bd" data-vars-headline="Newer food halls think small and suburban" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2024/05/26/minnesota-remote-work-highest-states-hybrid" target="_self">remote work</a> has changed where we spend our happy hours and our weekends.<ul><li>Nationwide, 14 of the 20 newest food halls opened in suburbs or small towns.</li></ul>

Afro-Caribbean bistro to replace Owamni on Minneapolis riverfront

Arch and River is expected to open this summer.

A French &quot;bistronomie&quot; serving Afro-Caribbean fare is moving into <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Owamni&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2021/08/16/owamni-minneapolis-sioux-chef-indigenous-restaurant" data-vars-content-id="534ca575-694c-4e11-b19f-aa69ec2e515e" data-vars-headline="Afro-Caribbean bistro to replace Owamni on Minneapolis riverfront" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2021/08/16/owamni-minneapolis-sioux-chef-indigenous-restaurant" target="_self">Owamni&#x27;s</a> spot along the Mississippi River. Why it matters: Owamni&#x27;s upcoming departure from the Water Works Pavilion, operated by the Minneapolis Park &amp; Recreation Board, opens up <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="prime restaurant real estate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/07/10/highest-grossing-minneapolis-park-restaurants" data-vars-content-id="534ca575-694c-4e11-b19f-aa69ec2e515e" data-vars-headline="Afro-Caribbean bistro to replace Owamni on Minneapolis riverfront" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2025/07/10/highest-grossing-minneapolis-park-restaurants" target="_self">prime restaurant real estate</a> overlooking the Stone Arch Bridge.

Twin Cities' last nonalcoholic bottle shop is in danger of closing

Almost every Twin Cities nonalcoholic bottle shop has closed this year, and the only one left is barely hanging on.

Almost every nonalcoholic bottle shop in the Twin Cities has closed this year — and the only one remaining is on the brink of shutting down, its owner tells Axios.The big picture: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Nonalcoholic drink sales" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2024/02/26/twin-cities-sales-of-na-beer-have-doubled-signaling-a-change-in-how-were-drinking" data-vars-content-id="9716727e-89b5-4235-9e3e-f94922bf92b0" data-vars-headline="Twin Cities&#x27; last nonalcoholic bottle shop is in danger of closing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2024/02/26/twin-cities-sales-of-na-beer-have-doubled-signaling-a-change-in-how-were-drinking" target="_self">Nonalcoholic drink sales</a> are booming nationwide as Americans <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cut back on alcohol" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/13/alcohol-drinking-rate-low-health" data-vars-content-id="9716727e-89b5-4235-9e3e-f94922bf92b0" data-vars-headline="Twin Cities&#x27; last nonalcoholic bottle shop is in danger of closing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/13/alcohol-drinking-rate-low-health" target="_self">cut back on alcohol</a>.

Romance fans swoon over Abby Jimenez's latest cupcake creation

The sweet treat was inspired by Abby Jimenez's newest release, "The Night We Met."

Fans of best-selling <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="romance novelist" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/12/05/romance-bookstore-minneapolis-tropes-trifles-lgbtq-friendly" data-vars-content-id="a9935fa9-c788-4666-ac3f-5989bec396a1" data-vars-headline="Romance fans swoon over Abby Jimenez&#x27;s latest cupcake creation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2023/12/05/romance-bookstore-minneapolis-tropes-trifles-lgbtq-friendly" target="_self">romance novelist</a> Abby Jimenez can treat themselves to a special cupcake inspired by the Minnesota author&#x27;s newest release. State of the sweet tooth: Jimenez, who also owns award-winning bakery <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Nadia Cakes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nadiacakes.com/" data-vars-content-id="a9935fa9-c788-4666-ac3f-5989bec396a1" data-vars-headline="Romance fans swoon over Abby Jimenez&#x27;s latest cupcake creation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nadiacakes.com/" target="_blank">Nadia Cakes</a>, has a tradition of whipping up custom creations to celebrate her book launches. <ul><li>The latest design mirrors the firework-and-sunset-splashed cover of her seventh novel, &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Night We Met" data-vars-click-url="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231801371-the-night-we-met" data-vars-content-id="a9935fa9-c788-4666-ac3f-5989bec396a1" data-vars-headline="Romance fans swoon over Abby Jimenez&#x27;s latest cupcake creation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231801371-the-night-we-met" target="_blank">The Night We Met</a>,&quot; which <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="topped multiple bestseller lists " data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWrNbeZETW8/?img_index=1" data-vars-content-id="a9935fa9-c788-4666-ac3f-5989bec396a1" data-vars-headline="Romance fans swoon over Abby Jimenez&#x27;s latest cupcake creation" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWrNbeZETW8/?img_index=1" target="_blank">topped multiple bestseller lists </a>after its late March release.</li></ul>

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