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

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.

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

Ripped up Hennepin Avenue construction in Uptown Minneapolis.

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

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

Street vendor at Hennepin and Lagoon in Uptown Minneapolis on a warm spring day.

Augie's on Hennepin Avenue in February 2025.

Rainbow Building at Lake/Hennepin. Originally built by TB Walker’s Red River Lumber Company, the building will be 115 years old this year. Walker was an avid art collector with his gallery at the location of the present day Walker Art Center building.

Minneapolis February 2025

Lagoon and Hennepin in Uptown Minneapolis on a a unusually warm late December night.

A lit up Uptown Theater sign on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis.

Signs outside the Uptown Theater reminding ticket holders there will be No Moshing allowed at tonight's Cuban Buena Vista Social Orchestra show...

A man wearing a Swoosh High shirt in Uptown Minneapolis. Hennepin Avenue has been under construction for quite some time as it's reconfigured.

Sepultura on the Uptown Theater marquee in Uptown Minneapolis.

A worker installs bright yellow signage for a temporary Metallica pop-up store in downtown Minneapolis ahead of the band’s summer 2024 performances. The shop featured exclusive merchandise tied to Metallica’s 72 Seasons tour, one of the group’s largest North American runs in years. Pop-up locations like this were part of a coordinated campaign in major cities, connecting fans to the band’s tour stops with limited releases and local collaborations.

Daisy's Bar in Uptown Minneapolis in August 2024.

People stand in line at a food truck at Warehouse District Live in Minneapolis.

Gay 90's Nightclub on Hennepin Ave in Downtown Minneapolis in July 2024.

A bar in Uptown Minneapolis with walk through metal detectors.

A mural on a door in Downtown Minneapolis during the annual Prince Celebration event. This year was also the 40th anniversary of Purple Rain.