June 2025 — Mari's on Lagoon Ave in Uptown Minneapolis. Not sure when this place will open or what it is yet, but the sign's been up since at least April. It formerly was Hammer & Sickle, a Prince themed bar.

June 2025 — KISS Rooftop & Lounge in Uptown Minneapolis. Located at the corner of Lagoon and Girard.

June 2025 — SoHo Cafe on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis during major road construction.

June 2025 — Patrons sit outside the Bryant Lake Bowl on Lake Street on a summer night.

June 2025 — A yard sale sign inspired by Macintosh seen in South Minneapolis.

June 2025 — A growing memorial at the Minnesota State Capitol for State Representative Melissa Hortman. Hortman was assassinated along with her husband in their home on June 14th. A massive manhunt followed leading to the arrest of Vance Boelter. Boelter is also accused of shooting State Senator John Hoffman and his wife in their home.

June 2025 — A growing memorial at the Minnesota State Capitol for State Representative Melissa Hortman. Hortman was assassinated along with her husband in their home on June 14th. A massive manhunt followed leading to the arrest of Vance Boelter. Boelter is also accused of shooting State Senator John Hoffman and his wife in their home.

June 2025 — A Melissa Hortman yard sign in Brooklyn Park in the days following her assassination.

June 2025 — A memorial outside of Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman's home. She was assassinated along with her husband that lead to a 2 day manhunt for Vance Boelter.

June 2025 — The home of Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota Representative who was assassinated on June 14th.

June 2025 — A memorial outside of Minnesota Representative Melissa Hortman's home. She was assassinated along with her husband that lead to a 2 day manhunt for Vance Boelter.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Protester holding up a sign reading "We Fing warned you" Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Man holding up a No Kings sign in St. Paul, Minnesota in June 2025. Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong speaking at a June 2025 No Kings Protest in St. Paul, Minnesota. Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Protester holds a sign up referring to Minnesota State Representative who along with her husband was shot and killed in her home earlier in the day.

June 2025 — Protester at the No Kings protest in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 14th, 2025. Holding up a sign that reads "In Honor Of Our Beloved Melissa". Referring to Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman who was assassinated hours earlier.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Protesters march to the State Capitol.

June 2025 — Protesters holding signs reading "Anyone can stop ice with an AR15" "Death to Tyrants" "Abolish ICE" "No Kings". Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Protester holds up a No Kings in America flag during a June No Kings protest. Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Protesters marching to the Minnesota State Capitol.

June 2025 — Indivisible Twin Cities No Kings banner during a march in June. Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Protester with a Tyranny Shall Not Prevail flag at a No Kings protest. Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Protester with a Stop 2025! protest sign at a No Kings rally in June. Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — A sign put up outside a Tesla dealership in Minneapolis on June 14, 2025.

June 2025 — Pro-Trump protesters at a Tesla Takedown event in Golden Valley, Minnesota on June 14, 2025. Some traveling from out of state.

June 2025 — Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shootings of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

June 2025 — Uptown Farmers Market Yard Sign in Uptown Minneapolis. Hand prints left over from protests following the killing of Winston Smith and Deona Marie in 2021.

June 2025 — A flyer urging people to call Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and demand he veto HF1, a bill repealing MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented adults. The flyer has bold text reading “CALL WALZ TO TELL HIM: VETO HF1! PROTECT HEALTHCARE FOR IMMIGRANTS!” It states that the Minnesota House and Senate passed the bill and criticizes lawmakers for supporting it. The flyer provides a sample script for callers, emphasizing that denying healthcare to immigrants is inhumane and harmful to all residents. At the bottom, it lists the governor’s phone number: 651-201-3400, and includes the logo of MIRAC (Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee).

June 2025 — Baseball is rain or shine at Bryant Square in South Minneapolis!

June 2025 — Twilight playing at The Commons park in Downtown Minneapolis during a full moon.

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June 2025 — The former bus shelter at Chicago Avenue/38th Street in George Floyd Square: City of Minneapolis Asset #000493

June 2025 — Brass Solidarity performs at The People's Way at George Floyd Square.

June 2025 — Dinosaur and baby dinosaur on the loose in South Minneapolis.

June 2025 — Protesters with banners during rush hour tonight over I-394. They read: Trump: Chaos +Cruelty, Rule Of Law, Due Process

June 2025 — Canadian wildfire smoke making downtown skyline barely visible from the Lake Street Station.

June 2025 — Wildfire smoke impacting the air around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis.

June 2025 — Looking down Nicollet Avenue with Canadian wildfire smoke impacting the Minneapolis air.

June 2025 — Smokey wildfire air hiding the Capella Tower in Downtown Minneapolis. As seen from the Midtown Greenway.

May 2025 — The burned Minneapolis police third precinct police station on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — The burned Minneapolis police third precinct police station on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — We Remember George Floyd seen on the fencing around the burned Minneapolis police third precinct police station on the 5th anniversary of his murder.

May 2025 — A candlelight vigil at Say Their Names cemetery on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — Jeanelle Austin and others hold candles at Say Their Names Cemetery on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — The family of Amir Locke at the Amir Locke marker in Say Their Names Cemetery on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — Candlelight vigil walks down Chicago Avenue away from the first towards Say Their Names Cemetery. The vigil happens each year on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — Angela Harrelson, George Floyd's aunt and co-chair of Rise and Remember, with a candle during a vigil on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — A candlelight vigil march from George Floyd Square to Say Their Names Cemetery on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — Candles being lit prior to a vigil on the 5th anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

May 2025 — George Floyd's family speaks at Rise and Remember 2025 on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder. Paris Stevens (Cousin) Angela Harrelson (Aunt)

May 2025 — Jeanelle Austin, Executive Director of Rise and Remember, speaks at the 5th annual Rise and Remember Festival. The festival takes place every year on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder at George Floyd Square.

May 2025 — The sun goes down on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder. This was the 5th annual Rise and Remember Festival.

May 2025 — Sounds of Blackness performing at Rise and Remember 2025. The festival is held each year at George Floyd Square on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder by the Minneapolis police.

May 2025 — Dwayne Davis, Minneapolis candidate for Mayor at George Floyd Square on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — A man shows his respects at the George Floyd Memorial on the 5th anniversary of his murder.

May 2025 — George Floyd Memorial on the 5th year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

May 2025 — Justice for Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police on February 2, 2022, watching The Sound Of Blackness at the 5th annual Rise and Remember Festival. The festival takes place each year the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

May 2025 — Sounds of Blackness performing at Rise and Remember 2025. The festival is held each year at George Floyd Square on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder by the Minneapolis police.

May 2025 — Marcia Howard and another man put their arms on each other during a performance on the Rise and Remember stage.

May 2025 — A woman lays a flower down on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder. The site has been a place of protest since the 2020 murder.

May 2025 — A Murderous Police sticker seen on a street sign at 38th and Chicago on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — Paris Stevens, Geoge Floyd's cousin, at his memorial on the 5th Anniversary of his murder.

May 2025 — Boards from the Minneapolis Uprising at Phelps Park on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder. Memorialize The Movement is an organization that has worked to preserve these boards as historical artifacts.

May 2025 — Memorialize The Movement, an organization that saved boards from the Minneapolis Uprising, with them on display at Phelps Park during the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — Memorialize The Movement showing boards from the Minneapolis Uprising at Phelps Park on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — Dee-1 performs at George Floyd Square during the 5th annual Rise and Remember Festival. The festival is held each year on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder.

May 2025 — George Floyd Square on the 5th anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. The area where Floyd was killed has been a place of protest ever since.

May 2025 — George Floyd Square on the 5th anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. The area where Floyd was killed has been a place of protest ever since.

May 2025 — George Floyd Square on the 5th anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. The area where Floyd was killed has been a place of protest ever since.

May 2025 — Downtown Minneapolis glows under the evening lights as crowds gather near Tom’s Watch Bar on Hennepin Avenue. Overhead, a bold skyway advertisement declares “WOLVES BACK,” celebrating the return of the Minnesota Timberwolves just blocks from Target Center. Cars idle at the intersection of 6th Street, their headlights blending with the neon reflections from bars and storefronts. It’s a familiar urban rhythm — sports, nightlife, and city energy converging in the heart of Minneapolis.

May 2025 — Graffiti in South Minneapolis that reads "Paint is cheaper than eggs".

May 2025 — People with ice cream outside of Minnehaha Scoop on Minnehaha Avenue in South Minneapolis.

May 2025 — The words REVOLUTION on a South Minneapolis fence. As seen on May 22, 2025.

May 2025 — George Floyd Square on May 22, 2025. Nearing the 5 year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the area where George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police continues to be a place of protest.

May 2025 — The Bryant Avenue bike lane in South Minneapolis.

May 2025 — A mural reading "RIP TRANSTIFA" seen on Lake Street.

May 2025 — New fence wrap around the burned Minneapolis police station. The police station will eventually be the Minneapolis Democracy Center.

May 2025 — A couple on Bde Maka Ska with the Minneapolis city skyline behind

May 2025 — What a beautiful top 10 weather week it's been in Minneapolis! Feel like next time we see these temperatures it'll be with the humidity? People squeezing in a few more games of volleyball at Bde Maka Ska before tomorrow's rain.

May 2025 — Concrete barriers setup in the grass on S 9th Street in Minneapolis by MNDOT. The barriers are to prevent camping.

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May 2025 — An old Ford pickup rolls down a under construction Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis.

May 2025 — Ripped up Hennepin Avenue construction in Uptown Minneapolis.

May 2025 — Fans in downtown Minneapolis heading to Target Center for a Minnesota Timberwolves playoff game.

April 2025 — Motorcycles hit the sidewalk to go to McDonalds.

April 2025 — Juut Salonspa sign in Uptown Minneapolis. The salon closed years ago.

April 2025 — The removal of the front vestibule at the former Minneapolis police third precinct police station. The police station has sat vacant since it was set on fire on May 28th, 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.

April 2025 — A small advocacy sticker from LUCE Massachusetts is posted to a city pole at Harvard, urging passersby to report ICE sightings and verify enforcement activity through the community hotline. Below it, layers of older stickers and weathered tape add to the textured urban collage—evidence of civic messaging and street culture intersecting. The sticker’s bold yellow and black design stands out against the faded background, capturing a snapshot of immigrant rights activism in a public space.

April 2025 — A politically charged flyer near Harvard Square calls for a demonstration at the Cambridge Common, urging the university community to “Stand Up Harvard.” Affixed to a utility pole along Massachusetts Avenue, it features the Harvard crest and contrasting portraits of public figures, symbolizing tension between authority and academic independence. The red-brick sidewalks and blurred foot traffic behind it evoke the constant movement and civic engagement that define this historic Cambridge neighborhood.

April 2025 — A layered set of flyers taped to a pole near Harvard Square reveals the intense atmosphere surrounding debates on the Israel–Gaza conflict. The underlying poster promotes a “Global Day of Action for Gaza,” while a separate sheet on top adds a sharply critical response, contrasting the slogans of various groups with mocking commentary. This kind of street pole collage — layered, confrontational, and public — captures the friction between activism and counter-activism common around Harvard Square’s sidewalks, where local and global politics often meet in view of passing students and commuters.

April 2025 — A wheat pasted poster on a pole that reads "Be strong, take action. Don't let these bastads win".

April 2025 — The entrance and fare control area at State Street Station, a key interchange in downtown Boston where the Orange Line and Blue Line intersect. The station opened in 1908 as part of the Washington Street Tunnel and remains one of the MBTA’s oldest continuously operating rapid transit facilities. Brick flooring, steel columns, and low ceilings reflect early 20th-century subway construction, while modern fare gates and electronic arrival boards show later upgrades layered onto the original structure. The signage directing riders to Oak Grove, Forest Hills, and Wonderland highlights the station’s role as a transfer point connecting North Shore riders, downtown commuters, and the broader MBTA network.

April 2025 — Interior signage at North Station, one of Boston’s oldest and most complex transit hubs. The station sits beneath TD Garden and serves as a major interchange between the MBTA Orange Line, Green Line (north branches), Amtrak Downeaster, and MBTA Commuter Rail. The current underground rapid-transit facilities date largely to the late 20th-century rebuilds, following the demolition of the original above-ground North Station headhouse in the 1920s and subsequent reconstructions tied to Boston’s evolving rail network. The platform wayfinding reflects this layered role: subway lines, regional rail, and intercity service are all integrated into a single information system. Electronic arrival boards and map panels emphasize transfer efficiency in a station that functions as the northern rail gateway to downtown Boston and the broader New England rail network.

April 2025 — Haymarket Station in downtown Boston, one of the oldest transit locations in the city, serving riders since the late 19th century in various forms. The current underground station opened in 1971 as part of the MBTA’s modernization of the Orange Line, replacing earlier elevated structures that once ran through the area. The station sits at the edge of the historic Haymarket district, long associated with public markets and transportation links between downtown and Boston’s North End. The cylindrical steel columns and low-ceilinged platforms reflect mid-20th-century transit design, while the signage and lighting document decades of incremental updates to keep the station functional within one of the system’s busiest transfer points.

April 2025 — Inside Park Street station, one of the oldest active subway stations in the United States. Opened in 1897 as part of the Tremont Street Subway, the station has long served as a central transfer point beneath Boston Common. The tiled corridors and low ceilings reflect early subway construction techniques, with later renovations layering modern lighting, signage, and safety systems onto the original structure. Directional signage for the Ashmont and Braintree branches marks this passage as part of the MBTA Red Line, which continues to use Park Street as a key junction between downtown Boston and the city’s southern neighborhoods.

April 2025 — Boston's MBTA Park Street Red Line train station.

April 2025 — Passengers wait alongside an inbound MBTA Red Line train, headed toward Alewife, on a busy underground platform in downtown Boston. The Red Line is the system’s oldest rapid transit route, opening in 1912 and forming the backbone of east–west and north–south travel through the city. The high-floor cars shown here reflect decades of incremental fleet updates, while the tiled platforms, overhead wayfinding, and digital countdown signs illustrate how the MBTA has layered modern passenger information systems onto early-20th-century station infrastructure. The crowding and luggage visible on the platform highlight the line’s dual role serving both daily commuters and airport-bound travelers via transfers to bus and rail connections.

April 2025 — An elevator entrance at Bowdoin station, the downtown terminal of Boston’s Blue Line. Bowdoin Station opened in 1916 as part of the East Boston Tunnel, one of the earliest underwater rapid-transit tunnels in North America. The station is notable for its compact footprint, tight curves, and historically limited accessibility compared to newer MBTA stations. This elevator provides step-free access between street level and the platform, reflecting later retrofits required by accessibility standards rather than original station design. The utilitarian signage, metal paneling, and enclosed structure are characteristic of mid-to-late 20th century upgrades layered onto early 20th century transit infrastructure, illustrating how legacy subway systems have been incrementally adapted to modern accessibility and safety requirements.

April 2025 — An illuminated MBTA roundel mounted beneath a streetscape, marking an entrance to Boston’s subway system. The simple black “T” inside a white circle has been used in various forms since the mid-20th century and became the unified symbol of the MBTA in the 1960s, replacing a mix of earlier streetcar and rapid-transit branding. Designed for quick recognition in dense urban conditions, the sign’s placement below street level reflects how much of Boston’s transit infrastructure is woven directly into older masonry buildings and narrow rights-of-way. The weathered lightbox and surrounding stonework show decades of exposure, maintenance, and adaptation as the system has evolved while keeping its most recognizable identifier largely unchanged.

April 2025 — A platform sign explaining customer-operated doors on Blue Line trains of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Unlike many rapid-transit systems where doors open automatically at every stop, portions of the MBTA Blue Line fleet require passengers to press a button to open the doors once the train is stopped. This practice dates back to older car designs and cold-weather operating considerations, helping retain heat in winter and reduce unnecessary door cycling. The sign reflects the MBTA’s continued reliance on legacy rolling stock and the need for clear, standardized instructions in stations with high passenger turnover.

April 2025 — Getting off an elevator at Andrew Station on the red line in Boston.