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Copy shortlink: There are no boards covering the windows of Kevin Ni's sushi restaurant on Nicollet Mall. Not for now, at least. While some of his downtown Minneapolis business neighbors are considering tacking protective plywood to their storefronts and sending staff home in anticipation of protests when former police officer Derek Chauvin stands trial for murder and manslaughter, Ni is planning to stay open as long as he safely can: "Hopefully there won't be riots again. I'm hoping people will calm down and do what they've got to do without damaging others. … To bo...

Bloomington grapples with hotel vacancies Bloomington scrambles to offset losses from lodging tax revenue.  February 11, 2021 — 6:55pm Text size Copy shortlink: In good times, dozens of Bloomington hotels lure travelers with their proximity to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America, bringing millions of dollars in lodging taxes to the city annually and supporting hundreds of other businesses. But COVID-19 has ravaged the hotel industry, leaving Bloomington officials to patch a multimillion-dollar budge...

Father Patrick Griffin, priest who helped create St. Stephen's Human Services, dies at 79 December 17, 2020 — 4:43pm Text size Copy shortlink: A big-hearted priest with a "constant grin and twinkle in his eye," the Rev. Patrick Griffin believed it was a privilege to serve poor people. "His approach was grounded in the joy of life and the lens that that provided through a life of faith," said his nephew Michael Griffin. "It found expression in a twinkle and a grin. He was easy with the tears as well — in joy and sorrow." Father Gr...