Minneapolis Uprising: The Murder of George Floyd
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Minneapolis Uprising – January 2025

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A soft snow falls over the North Loop in Minneapolis, coating Washington Avenue in a fresh winter layer on January 9, 2025. Warm lamplight and neon glow from neighborhood fixtures like Bunker’s Music Bar & Grill and Club Solo cut through the flurries, lending the street a cinematic quiet. The North Loop — once an industrial hub of warehouses and rail spurs — has evolved into one of Minneapolis’s liveliest nightlife districts, where music venues, old brick buildings, and modern bars coexist in a mix of grit and polish. Even in the dead of winter, the area’s energy hums on, softened only by the sound of snow underfoot.
January 9, 2025 — A soft snow falls over the North Loop in Minneapolis, coating Washington Avenue in a fresh winter layer on January 9, 2025. Warm lamplight and neon glow from neighborhood fixtures like Bunker’s Music Bar & Grill and Club Solo cut through the flurries, lending the street a cinematic quiet. The North Loop — once an industrial hub of warehouses and rail spurs — has evolved into one of Minneapolis’s liveliest nightlife districts, where music venues, old brick buildings, and modern bars coexist in a mix of grit and polish. Even in the dead of winter, the area’s energy hums on, softened only by the sound of snow underfoot.
Under the glow of neon and transit lights, a few bundled-up pedestrians wait for the train at Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue Station in downtown Minneapolis on a frigid January night. The temperature hovered in the single digits as light snow dusted the platform and tracks. The glowing red sign for Sneaky Pete’s — a longtime nightlife landmark just off 1st Avenue — adds a warm contrast to the blue-gray tones of the winter scene. The photo captures the resilient quiet of Minneapolis transit life in deep winter, where late-night riders and flickering lights define the city’s pulse long after rush hour ends.
January 9, 2025 — Under the glow of neon and transit lights, a few bundled-up pedestrians wait for the train at Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue Station in downtown Minneapolis on a frigid January night. The temperature hovered in the single digits as light snow dusted the platform and tracks. The glowing red sign for Sneaky Pete’s — a longtime nightlife landmark just off 1st Avenue — adds a warm contrast to the blue-gray tones of the winter scene. The photo captures the resilient quiet of Minneapolis transit life in deep winter, where late-night riders and flickering lights define the city’s pulse long after rush hour ends.
SoHo Cafe pizza store on Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis. Feel like this spot always gets left out of the best pizza in town lists!
January 14, 2025 — SoHo Cafe pizza store on Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis. Feel like this spot always gets left out of the best pizza in town lists!
United Crushers graffiti on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis., The building was once a Target store that closed in 2023.
January 14, 2025 — United Crushers graffiti on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis., The building was once a Target store that closed in 2023.
Jade Dynasty open on Lake Street near Lyndale. The space had been vacant and boarded up since Fuji Ya closed in 2020.
January 14, 2025 — Jade Dynasty open on Lake Street near Lyndale. The space had been vacant and boarded up since Fuji Ya closed in 2020.
A car on Lake Street in Minneapolis with a sign reading "Jesus Christ. Will you vote for him?".
January 14, 2025 — A car on Lake Street in Minneapolis with a sign reading "Jesus Christ. Will you vote for him?".
A beautiful mid January sunset behind Target Field Station in the North Loop Minneapolis.
January 16, 2025 — A beautiful mid January sunset behind Target Field Station in the North Loop Minneapolis.
A flyer found at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. The area has been a place of protest since the 2020 murder of George Floyd.Reads: Understanding Resistance from the George Floyd Uprising to Al-Aqsa Flood.
January 27, 2025 — A flyer found at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. The area has been a place of protest since the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Reads: Understanding Resistance from the George Floyd Uprising to Al-Aqsa Flood.
Sunset over the Cedar Lake Trail in Minneapolis.
January 30, 2025 — Sunset over the Cedar Lake Trail in Minneapolis.
Litle Ember Co. Sauna Sessions mobile sauna at Cedar Lake in Minneapolis.
January 30, 2025 — Litle Ember Co. Sauna Sessions mobile sauna at Cedar Lake in Minneapolis.