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.

March 2025 — The Rainbow Building in Uptown Minneapolis with a flock of birds.

March 2025 — A justice for Allison Lussier billboard on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

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

February 2025 — A box of eggs placed in a doorway on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

January 2025 — A car on Lake Street in Minneapolis with a sign reading "Jesus Christ. Will you vote for him?".

January 2025 — Jade Dynasty open on Lake Street near Lyndale. The space had been vacant and boarded up since Fuji Ya closed in 2020.

January 2025 — United Crushers graffiti on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis., The building was once a Target store that closed in 2023.

January 2025 — A landscaping company advertising on a cybertruck.

November 2024 — Letters formed to spell Trump as seen on an electrical box at Blaisdell and Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

September 2024 — A Travel Wisconsin billboard seen in Uptown Minneapolis.

September 2024 — Biker on Lake Street in Minneapolis also enjoying the last day of summer - on one wheel.

September 2024 — Bikers crossing Lake Street at Bde Maka Ska Drive on the last day of summer. (South Minneapolis, September 2024)

September 2024 — Man flips pizza dough at Uptown Pizza on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

September 2024 — A biker on a brand new bike lane on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.

September 2024 — Razor wire and concrete barricades continue to surround the former Minneapolis police 3rd precinct police station. The station was burned by protesters in May 2020 and is being renovated into an community voting center.

September 2024 — Signage at the former Minneapolis police third precinct police station proclaiming cleanup efforts underway. The building is being renovated into a voting center.

September 2024 — A flyer reading "We are relaunching our petition for a Civilian Police Accountability Commission in Minneapolis. Come learn more about CPAC, hear from organizers and sign the new petition!" found on a post outside the burned Minneapolis police third precinct police station.

September 2024 — Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Ilhan Omar, Amy Klobuchar yard signs in the windows of the Minneapolis DFL office.

September 2024 — Mexican Independence Day Celebrations on Lake Street in Minneapolis

September 2024 — Mexican Independence Day Celebrations on Lake Street in Minneapolis

September 2024 — Warm light from a September sunset on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

September 2024 — Window wrap on a McDonald's restaurant on Lake Street in Minneapolis.

September 2024 — Stud Of The Week on East Lake Street in Minneapolis.

September 2024 — Minneapolis police speak to a man on Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

September 2024 — A armed private security guard on his phone inside a fenced off gas station on Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

September 2024 — Midtown Exchange and the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis. Built in the 1920s, it's almost identical to The Landmark Center in Boston. Originally built for Sears, it's said to be the second largest building in Minnesota when it comes to leasable space, after the Mall of America.

July 2024 — Revel apartments on Lake Street after gunshots break windows. This is one of multiple times the Uptown Minneapolis building has been behind wood following a shooting.

July 2024 — Arson is suspected in the late night fire of the Psychic Reader building on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.

July 2024 — Graffiti above Ragstock. An older couple walk down the under construction Lake Street.

July 2024 — Minneapolis Police at the scene of a shooting on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.

July 2024 — Minneapolis Police at the scene of a shooting on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.

July 2024 — A clothing store on East Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

July 2024 — A man walking on the sidewalk down Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

June 2024 — Signs hang on the former Minneapolis Police 3rd precinct police station on June 19th, 2024. The station has sat vacant since it was burned by protesters following the May 25th, 2020 murder of George Floyd.

June 2024 — Heavy road construction on Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.

June 2024 — Tarot card readings at Psychic Reader on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.

June 2024 — Lake Street and Excelsior Blvd near the western edge of Minneapolis during a June sunset. Waterbury House on the left where rent ranges from $2,495 to $12,995 a month. The apartment building on the triangle lot replaced a long standing BP gas station.

May 2024 — Graffiti on an electrical box 4 years after the murder of George Floyd.

May 2024 — Signs hang on the fencing around the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct police station. The station burned 4 years ago on this day.

May 2024 — Signs hang on the Minneapolis police 3rd precinct police station on the 4 year anniversary of protesters burning it.

May 2024 — New banners up as we near the 4th anniversary of protesters burning the Minneapolis police third precinct police station. After no major site activity since 2020, the city says they're going to begin site cleanup and take fencing down.

May 2024 — Fencing around the White Castle on Lake Street

May 2024 — "Welcome to George Floyd Square" on the former Speedway Gas sign at 38th and Chicago Ave. The area has been a protest zone since the May 25th, 2020 murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police.

April 2024 — Visible windows for the first time in forever at Lake Street Market on Pillsbury/Lake St in Minneapolis. Initially with RIP BIG FLOYD boards and then DAUNTE WRIGHT since 2021 until they recently came down. Wright was shot and killed by officer Kim Potter 3 years ago this month.

April 2024 — A flyer referencing overdoses found on a Lake Street pole in South Minneapolis.

April 2024 — Hennepin Avenue ripped up in Uptown Minneapolis. The road is being re-done with added bike and transit lanes.

April 2024 — The Karmel Mall on Lake Street. The mall is the first and largest Somalia shopping center in the country.

April 2024 — The I-35W./Lake Street Transit Station with the security guard's car parked out front.

March 2024 — An Epoch Times billboard over a building at Lake Street and 2nd Ave. On the other side is protest banners reading "Stop the genocide in Gaza".

March 2024 — Construction on Hennepin Avenue at Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.

March 2024 — Sunset at Bryant Lake Bowl on Lake Street in South Minneapolis. March 2024

March 2024 — A former Target Store and Revel Apartment building at Fremont/Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis. The building boarded up after a shooting.

March 2024 — The Ragstock and ATT store on Lake Street near Hennepin Ave in Uptown Minneapolis.

March 2024 — Posters hang from the former Minneapolis police third precinct. The precinct was abandoned after it was burned in May 2020 following the murder of George Floyd. It has sat untouched ever since.

January 2024 — A Crisp & Green sign in Minneapolis.

December 2023 — Graffiti on a boarded up White Castle in Minneapolis.

November 2023 — Minneapolis police and private security outside Rumba Nightclub in Uptown Minneapolis.

November 2023 — A mural on New York Plaza on Lake Street in South Minneapolis on November 3rd, 2023.

November 2023 — In The Heart Of The Beast Theatre on Lake Street in Minneapolis as seen in November 2023.

October 2023 — The K-Mart site in South Minneapolis. Firefighters fought a fire here earlier this month. After two South Minneapolis post offices were burned down in May 2020, the Postal Service leased space in the building from November 2020 to late summer 2023 for temporary post offices during rebuild.

October 2023 — An off duty Minneapolis Police officer works outside Rumba Nightclub on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis. October 2023.

October 2023 — Murals left behind at the burned K-Mart in Uptown Minneapolis. The fire is still under investigation.

October 2023 — October 20, 2023 - Firefighters continue to pour water on the former temporary post office/k-mart. After two South Minneapolis post offices were burned down in May 2020, the Postal Service leased space in the building from November 2020 to late summer 2023 for temporary post offices during rebuild.

October 2023 — October 20, 2023 - Firefighters continue to pour water on the former temporary post office/k-mart. After two South Minneapolis post offices were burned down in May 2020, the Postal Service leased space in the building from November 2020 to late summer 2023 for temporary post offices during rebuild.

October 2023 — October 20, 2023 - Firefighters continue to pour water on the former temporary post office/k-mart. After two South Minneapolis post offices were burned down in May 2020, the Postal Service leased space in the building from November 2020 to late summer 2023 for temporary post offices during rebuild.

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

August 2023 — A street musician on the corner of Lake and Lyndale in Uptown Minneapolis on August 24, 2023.

August 2023 — Uptown Theater at Hennepin and Lagoon in Uptown Minneapolis. As seen in August 2023.

August 2023 — Black Lives Matter sign at Moxy Hotel on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.

August 2023 — A mural at Longfellow and Lake Street in South Minneapolis.

June 2023 — Minneapolis police say they’re investigating a car crash that left 5 dead. They say a speeding driver exited 35W where it went through a red light hitting another vehicle. A traffic camera shows the vehicle and what appears to be a State Trooper exiting at a high rate of speed. Minneapolis police have said they are not calling it a pursuit because there were no lights or sirens activated. Initial dispatch audio: “State Patrol had a vehicle flee and crash. Northbound 35W and Lake Street and they’re now in a foot pursuit of 1 in the alley”

June 2023 — Minneapolis police say they’re investigating a car crash that left 5 dead. They say a speeding driver exited 35W where it went through a red light hitting another vehicle. A traffic camera shows the vehicle and what appears to be a State Trooper exiting at a high rate of speed.