Nick Halter
@nickhalter.bsky.social
Axios Twin Cities reporter.
Small businesses at Midtown Global Market say they're weeks away from insolvency if the ICE surge doesn't end.
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At Midtown Global Market, constant ICE presence has chilled business
Immigrant-owned businesses say they're weeks from insolvency.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Small businesses at Midtown Global Market say they're weeks away from insolvency if the ICE surge doesn't end.
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Two days after an ICE agent killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, a federal agent asked an observer, "Have y'all not learned?" Her phone was taken and she was briefly detained.
Two days after that, another federal agent said, “You did not learn from what just happened” to a different observer.
Two days after that, another federal agent said, “You did not learn from what just happened” to a different observer.
January 15, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Two days after an ICE agent killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, a federal agent asked an observer, "Have y'all not learned?" Her phone was taken and she was briefly detained.
Two days after that, another federal agent said, “You did not learn from what just happened” to a different observer.
Two days after that, another federal agent said, “You did not learn from what just happened” to a different observer.
January 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
With more than 1,100 businesses getting pre-approval for licenses, there's growing concern that Minnesota's legal weed market is going to be oversaturated
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The rush is on to open marijuana dispensaries in Minnesota
With more than 1,000 businesses seeking legal marijuana licenses, concern grows for oversaturation.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
With more than 1,100 businesses getting pre-approval for licenses, there's growing concern that Minnesota's legal weed market is going to be oversaturated
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December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What would this poll look like today?
Minneapolis Tribune, 1944: "What do you think is the least desirable thing about living in Minnesota?"
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
What would this poll look like today?
A Somali Republican who stood behind Donald Trump at a St. Cloud rally in 2024 told me he's disappointed by the president's comments, which are "subjecting the whole community to violence."
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A Somali Republican in Minnesota who backed Trump is disappointed by the president
Salman Fiqy said Trump's comments will ruin Republicans' chances of winning Minnesota.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A Somali Republican who stood behind Donald Trump at a St. Cloud rally in 2024 told me he's disappointed by the president's comments, which are "subjecting the whole community to violence."
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Up until a few months ago the answer would have been The Long Walk by Stephen King (Richard Bachman).
It didn't turn out that great so I'd trust Hollywood and not ask for anything else.
It didn't turn out that great so I'd trust Hollywood and not ask for anything else.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Up until a few months ago the answer would have been The Long Walk by Stephen King (Richard Bachman).
It didn't turn out that great so I'd trust Hollywood and not ask for anything else.
It didn't turn out that great so I'd trust Hollywood and not ask for anything else.
Non-meddling owners is a feature, not a bug.
The sooner the Vikings admit and address their flaws the sooner they can be something other than an every-other-year contender to go one-and-done. Special teams coordinator. OL coach. Front office. Lots of bad drafts picks. Lots of bad moves. Absentee ownership doesn’t help.
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Non-meddling owners is a feature, not a bug.
It's a weed dispensary
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It's a weed dispensary
The MoZaic complex in Uptown was a $120M investment, but according to court documents, it couldn't even sell for the remaining loan balance of $55M
The two office buildings and Landmark Lagoon theater are headed to sheriff's foreclosure auctions in December & January
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The two office buildings and Landmark Lagoon theater are headed to sheriff's foreclosure auctions in December & January
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Troubled Uptown office complex headed to auction
A bank alleges the owners of the MoZaic office and entertainment complex owe millions.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The MoZaic complex in Uptown was a $120M investment, but according to court documents, it couldn't even sell for the remaining loan balance of $55M
The two office buildings and Landmark Lagoon theater are headed to sheriff's foreclosure auctions in December & January
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The two office buildings and Landmark Lagoon theater are headed to sheriff's foreclosure auctions in December & January
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Fitzgeralds with Minnesota ties, ranked
1. SS Edmund
2. Larry
3. F. Scott
4. Zelda
5. Theater
1. SS Edmund
2. Larry
3. F. Scott
4. Zelda
5. Theater
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Fitzgeralds with Minnesota ties, ranked
1. SS Edmund
2. Larry
3. F. Scott
4. Zelda
5. Theater
1. SS Edmund
2. Larry
3. F. Scott
4. Zelda
5. Theater
Anyone know what's going on with the old BP gas station at 60th and Penn?
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Anyone know what's going on with the old BP gas station at 60th and Penn?
Target informed the state of layoff counts:
528 in downtown Minneapolis
287 at Brooklyn Park campus
528 in downtown Minneapolis
287 at Brooklyn Park campus
October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Target informed the state of layoff counts:
528 in downtown Minneapolis
287 at Brooklyn Park campus
528 in downtown Minneapolis
287 at Brooklyn Park campus
Don't think this stat is going to make it into the next Precarious State doc
October 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Don't think this stat is going to make it into the next Precarious State doc
I'm not sure who it would help or hurt in city elections, but I have a feeling Truth in Taxation notices in Mpls that come out later in November are going to be rough.
Downtown office values have fallen pretty severely again. More to shoulder for homeowners.
Downtown office values have fallen pretty severely again. More to shoulder for homeowners.
October 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I'm not sure who it would help or hurt in city elections, but I have a feeling Truth in Taxation notices in Mpls that come out later in November are going to be rough.
Downtown office values have fallen pretty severely again. More to shoulder for homeowners.
Downtown office values have fallen pretty severely again. More to shoulder for homeowners.
MSP Airport says it's not playing the video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the shutdown while officials from the Metropolitan Airports Commission evaluate its legality.
Background here: www.axios.com/2025/10/14/g...
Background here: www.axios.com/2025/10/14/g...
No fly zone: Airports ground Kristi Noem's government shutdown video
Portland, Seattle and Las Vegas are among the airports refusing to show it.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
MSP Airport says it's not playing the video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the shutdown while officials from the Metropolitan Airports Commission evaluate its legality.
Background here: www.axios.com/2025/10/14/g...
Background here: www.axios.com/2025/10/14/g...
The people behind Berlin Music Club and partners in Animales BBQ have bought the former Wild Mind Ales building
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Wild Mind building's new owner wants to keep brewing, add food
The new owners are behind Berlin Music Bar and partners in Animales BBQ.
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October 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The people behind Berlin Music Club and partners in Animales BBQ have bought the former Wild Mind Ales building
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Why the investors who bought the old Seven Steakhouse building on Hennepin Ave a year ago have put it up for auction again.
Hint: Look up
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Hint: Look up
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Why the Seven Steakhouse building is for sale a year after it last sold
The buyers own a billboard company and wanted to lock in rare downtown advertising.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Why the investors who bought the old Seven Steakhouse building on Hennepin Ave a year ago have put it up for auction again.
Hint: Look up
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Hint: Look up
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It seems like we haven't had a classic Minnesota fall day when it's sunny and 65.
October 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It seems like we haven't had a classic Minnesota fall day when it's sunny and 65.
Edina city staff are recommending denial for the proposal to add a second floor to the current Barrio building at 50th and France, which is slated to become a Daniel del Prado restaurant.
They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.
They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Edina city staff are recommending denial for the proposal to add a second floor to the current Barrio building at 50th and France, which is slated to become a Daniel del Prado restaurant.
They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.
They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.
There's a growing concern that Normandale Lake Office Park – one of the most valuable properties in MN — is going to deteriorate because of a maneuver by an out of state investor.
One of the five Bloomington towers just sold at 4% of its 2022 sale price. Expect more of that
One of the five Bloomington towers just sold at 4% of its 2022 sale price. Expect more of that
October 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
There's a growing concern that Normandale Lake Office Park – one of the most valuable properties in MN — is going to deteriorate because of a maneuver by an out of state investor.
One of the five Bloomington towers just sold at 4% of its 2022 sale price. Expect more of that
One of the five Bloomington towers just sold at 4% of its 2022 sale price. Expect more of that
Is there a corner in Minneapolis where businesses turn over more than Lyn-Lake?
I know a couple recent spaces have remained vacant (Herkimer & Bikes & Boards), but for the most part it's a revolving door.
I know a couple recent spaces have remained vacant (Herkimer & Bikes & Boards), but for the most part it's a revolving door.
September 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Is there a corner in Minneapolis where businesses turn over more than Lyn-Lake?
I know a couple recent spaces have remained vacant (Herkimer & Bikes & Boards), but for the most part it's a revolving door.
I know a couple recent spaces have remained vacant (Herkimer & Bikes & Boards), but for the most part it's a revolving door.