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

The Midtown Greenway runs beneath a series of bridges in south Minneapolis, shown here during evening hours with red tail lights from passing cyclists marking the trail’s path. Originally a railroad corridor built in the early 20th century, the Greenway was converted into a protected urban bike and pedestrian route in the early 2000s. Flanked by apartments, offices, and green spaces, it serves as a major east–west transportation corridor connecting Uptown to the Mississippi River while supporting Minneapolis’s commitment to sustainable transit.

Full rooftop at Uptown Ties on Lagoon Ave in Uptown Minneapolis.

Rumba nightclub at Lake Street and Girard Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis. October 2023.

A Bird scooter on Girard in Uptown Minneapolis in November 2022.

A couple walk across Lake Street in front of a parking garage with graffiti that reads “Deona Marie” “161”. The area has been a place of protest since the June 2021 killing of Winston Smith.

Smith was killed by a federal task force serving a warrant. Protester Deona Marie was killed ten days later when a man drove his vehicle through barricades killing her.

Fresh snow covers the private drive next to the Seven Points parking ramp. The area fenced off after protests over the law enforcement killing of Winston Smith on June 3rd, 2021.

Looking down Lake Street towards Girard Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis

A police officer parks outside of the Lake & Girard parking ramp.

Increased security at the parking garage on Lake and Girard Avenue the day prior to county attorney announcing no charges will be filed against officers who shot and killed Winston Smith on June 3rd, 2021. The officers were part of a federal task force who says they were serving a warrant.

The parking garage at Lake & Girard still on lock down after protests during the summer over the law enforcement shooting death of Winston Smith.

A vigil on the 3 months anniversary of the law enforcement shooting death of Winston Smith.

A vigil is held for Winston Smith who was killed by law enforcement 3 months earlier on this day.

Protesters at Lake & Girard following the law enforcement killing of Winston Smith earlier in the day.

Protesters gathered in Uptown Minneapolis in the evening after Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement earlier in the day.

Protesters burn garbage cans in the evening after Winston Smith was killed by law enforcement in the nearby parking garage.