February 2026 — Anti-ICE protesters on Lake Street at Chicago Avenue holding signs that read: "THE WRONG ICE IS MELTING" "HANDS OFF SOCIAL SECURITY" "ICE OUT OF USA" "IMMIGRANTS LET THEM STAY"

February 2026 — Graffiti on a boarded up building on Lake Street in Minneapolis reading ALEX PRETTI. Pretti was shot and killed last month by federal agents in Minneapolis.

February 2026 — A yard sign with a photo of Greg Ketter, the 70 year-old owner of DreamHaven Books, walking through heavy tear gas after Alex Pretti was killed. “I'm 70 years old and I'm fucking angry!”

February 2026 — Large banner hangs over a building at Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue on a snowy morning. It reads "ICE OUT OF MN" "FOR GOOD" with the names of those killed by federal agents.

January 2026 — Candles at Morrissey's Irish Pub on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis in memory of Alex Pretti who was shot and killed by Border Patrol officers earlier in the day.

January 2026 — Woman on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis holding up a sign that reads: "Ya'll din't look for missing children this hard" on January 19, 2026.

January 2026 — 2 people walk down Lake Street in Minneapolis on the morning of January 19, 2026 while holding signs that read "I.C.E. OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS". The sign is in the style of the Minneapolis Snow Emergency route signage. Current temperature: -1°F Feels Like: -18°F

January 2026 — Charlie Brown and Lucy van Pelt, created by Minneapolis cartoonist Charles Schulz, have entered the building. Flyer seen at Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis on January 14th, 2026.

January 2026 — Protest flyers on utility poles around Lake Street and Lyndale Ave in South Minneapolis on January 14, 2026. They read: ICE AGENTS ARE GARBAGE We don’t want you in our state. Go back to where you came from. I.C.E. OUT OF MINNESOTA

January 2026 — Border Patrol officers take someone into custody on Lake Street in Minneapolis on January 14, 2026.

January 2026 — Protest sign on a pole at Lake Street and Girard Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis on January 13, 2026. The signs read: THIS IS FASCISM! WE MUST FIGHT BACK Detained pastor says ICE let him go because he’s White Rev. Kenny Callaghan was detained the morning Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent. GET A WHISTLE, GET OUTSIDE, USE YOUR RIGHTS.

January 2026 — "ICE KILLS" "Rest In Peace Renee Good" Seen on Lake Street in South Minneapolis on January 13, 2026.

January 2026 — A man stands at a bus shelter with "RENEE" written on the glass windows. Seen at Lake Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026.

January 2026 — Person walks past large wheat pasted posters of Renee Good that read: "Renee Nicole Good" "American Mom" "Murdered by ICE"

January 2026 — A flyer showing the ICE agent who killed Renee Good 2 days prior. Seen on Lake and Lyndale in South Minneapolis.

January 2026 — A sign at a restaurant notifying that it's closing early 2 days after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent.

December 2025 — A handmade banner reading “Neighbors Say ICE Out!” is posted along Lake Street in Minneapolis on December 27, 2025, facing steady winter traffic. The message reflects ongoing local opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, expressed not through an organized demonstration but as a fixed, neighborhood-level statement embedded in daily urban movement.

December 2025 — On a day with the windchill struggling to reach 0F, thousands marched down Lake Street in South Minneapolis protesting the actions of ICE. “ICE Out of Minnesota!” "MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!" "Immigrants are not the problem" The march began at Latino marketplace Mercado Central at Lake and Bloomington ending at Karmel Mall at Lake and Pillsbury. This follows weeks of racist attacks by the President on the Minneapolis Somali community & politicians.

December 2025 — Flags at the Karmel Mall, a Somali shopping center on Lake Street in Minneapolis

December 2025 — Protesters march to the Karmel Mall, a Somali shopping center in South Minneapolis. Signs reading "Immigrants Make America Great" Thousands marched down Lake Street on a day with windchills struggling to reach 0F.

December 2025 — Protester at a protest against the actions of ICE in Minneapolis holds up a sign that reads "Ice Naughty And Not Nice". The protest took place on a day with near below 0F windchills.

December 2025 — Protester at a protest against the actions of ICE in Minneapolis holds up a sign that reads "Stop traumatizing our students! Kids can't learn in fear." The protest took place on a day with near below 0F windchills.

December 2025 — Today, with the windchill struggling to reach 0F at times, thousands marched down Lake Street in South Minneapolis protesting the actions of ICE. “ICE Out of Minnesota!” "MINNESOTANS KNOW ICE IS SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS - IT'S TIME TO DE-ICE!" "Immigrants are not the problem"

December 2025 — A notice on a Lake Street business directed at ICE agents.

December 2025 — A notice on the doors of the Karmel Mall on Lake Street. This whistle is a symbol of looking out for your neighbors. When you’re driving or walking and you see ICE in the area, the whistle represents a warning to stay aware. It’s a reminder for people in the community to be cautious, especially when leaving their building, because ICE might be nearby. The idea is simply to protect one another and stay informed.

December 2025 — Guatemala Food Truck seen on Lake Street in Minneapolis. The snow freshly fell a few nights ago and we've really hit the deep freeze it seems. Overnight lows in the single digits.

November 2025 — A nighttime view of the Minneapolis skyline as seen from Lake Street in Uptown, looking north toward the city’s central business district. The IDS Center, Minnesota’s tallest building since 1972, anchors the scene on the left with its rectangular black façade and illuminated roofline. Just to the right, the art deco–inspired Wells Fargo Center glows in its signature gold lighting, a design motif rooted in its 1980s postmodern architecture. On the far right, Capella Tower stands out with its distinctive ring-shaped halo, an element added during the 1990s wave of illuminated crown designs across American skyscrapers. The foreground shows the mixed-use buildings of Uptown, reflecting the corridor’s early-20th-century commercial architecture.

November 2025 — Sunset at Bde Maka Ska in South Minneapolis in November 2025.

November 2025 — Brim Coffee and Cafe on Lake Street in Minneapolis in November 2025.

November 2025 — People walking on Lyndale Avenue and Lake Street outside NY Gyro.

November 2025 — Traffic flows through the LynLake district of Minneapolis at South Dupont and Bryant Avenue, a neighborhood long known as a crossroads between Uptown and Whittier. Once a streetcar junction for the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, the area declined after the 1950s but later rebounded through waves of redevelopment and independent business growth. Today, LynLake blends historic brick storefronts with modern apartments and restaurants, reflecting Minneapolis’s broader push toward urban density and transit-oriented design along the former streetcar corridor.

November 2025 — Lake Street bridge over the channel between Lake of the Isles and Bde Maka Ska on a fall day.

September 2025 — The long awaited connection to Lake Street on Nicollet Avenue is getting closer to being finished. For many years Nicollet Avenue was split apart by a K-Mart store. The store was closed and eventually burned while it sat vacant.

September 2025 — A banner reading "Cannabis Dispensery[sic] Coming Soon" at the long time Juut hair salon that's been vacant for a few years.

September 2025 — Immigrant Power By Vision Immigrant Power By Culture

September 2025 — Watch repair businesses on Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

September 2025 — A new mural by Gulsan Osman on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

August 2025 — Walkers around Lake Street and Bde Maka Ska in Uptown Minneapolis.

August 2025 — Yummy Bites Coffee shop in Minneapolis on Lake Street.

July 2025 — Thunderstorm rolling in over Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on July 27, 2025.

July 2025 — Road construction appears to be ongoing where Nicollet Ave will come through the former K-Mart property.

July 2025 — Canadian wildfire smoke covers Minneapolis, Minnesota in July 2025.

July 2025 — Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis after a multi-year road construction project that brought new bike lanes.

July 2025 — New green painting on what is to become a dispensary in the former Juut Salon space at Hennepin and Lake street in Uptown Minneapolis.

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

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).

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