December 1, 2023 — Cuzzy's Grill & Bar, located on Washington Avenue in Minneapolis's North Loop, has a history dating back to 1894 as a bar. A "Welcome to Minneapolis" patch is shown behind the bar.December 7, 2023 — The White Castle restaurant on Lake Street in Minneapolis stands boarded and fenced off in December 2023, with graffiti covering the lower exterior walls. This Lake Street fast-food property was damaged during the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd in 2020. More than three years later, the building remained closed and secured behind chain-link fencing along one of the city’s main commercial corridors.December 7, 2023 — Street signs mark the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 37th Street in Minneapolis, an area officially designated as George Perry Floyd Square. This designation honors George Floyd, whose murder by police in May 2020 sparked widespread protests and a global reckoning on racial justice. The square has become a significant site of remembrance and activism, reflecting the community's ongoing commitment to justice and accountability.December 7, 2023 — The former Speedway gas station at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, now known as "The People's Way," became a focal point for protests and community gatherings following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. The site was purchased by the city of Minneapolis in 2021.December 7, 2023 — The George Floyd Memorial at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis is shown outside the former Cup Foods store at the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue South. The nighttime view shows flowers, signs, ribbons, and painted pavement surrounding the storefront, which became a memorial after George Floyd was killed there by police in May 2020. The site remains marked by community-installed tributes and handwritten messages around the intersection.December 7, 2023 — The Listen 2 Us Studio at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis is seen at night with its storefront windows filled with portraits, framed prints, and archival images. Founded by Wing Young Huie and KingDemetrius Pendleton, the studio is a space for art and community memory centered on the former street intersection where George Floyd was killed in 2020.December 7, 2023 — George Floyd Square in Minneapolis is shown at night in December 2023, with barricades, memorial items, and a steel monument at the former intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. The area became a memorial and gathering place after George Floyd was killed there in May 2020.December 11, 2023 — The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train crosses the Mississippi River on the Lowry Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis on December 11, 2023. The annual train raises money and collects food donations for local food banks as it travels across North America during the holiday season. The decorated cars are part of a long-running program that has generated millions of dollars and millions of pounds of food donations since it began in 1999.December 13, 2023 — A memorial collage for Robert Skafte is mounted outside Oak Grove Grocery in Minneapolis. The display includes portraits, personal snapshots, and handwritten tributes identifying Skafte as 1957–2023. According to the memorial text and available context, Skafte died in June 2023 after being fatally stabbed inside the store, which remained closed when this picture was taken in December 2023.December 13, 2023 — A memorial for Robert Skafte stands outside Oak Grove Grocery in the Loring Park area of Minneapolis. Flowers, candles, handwritten messages, and posted notes cover the sidewalk and stair railings in front of the store, where a sign on the door states that the business is closed until further notice. Skafte was fatally stabbed inside the grocery store in 2023, and the memorial marks the location of his death.December 14, 2023 — A “Ceasefire Now” and “Free Palestine” flyer is posted on a street pole in Minneapolis. The printed design includes flowers, moths, birds, and clouds around the text “Until we are all free, none of us are free,” with the attribution “Emma Lazarus” along the edge of the central circle. Made in December 2023, the posting corresponds to public calls for a ceasefire in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.
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