Tulips at Loring Parkin in Minneapolis.

Dark storm clouds roll over downtown Minneapolis in this view from Loring Park, where the skyline’s mix of glass towers and historic brick buildings rises beyond the park’s quiet pond and reeds. The IDS Center, Capella Tower, and other high-rises dominate the horizon, their reflections muted in the pre-storm light. Taken during early spring, the trees remain bare while the surrounding grass begins to green, creating a striking contrast between nature’s seasonal transition and the geometric permanence of the city skyline.

Memorial outside the Oak Grove Grocery in Minneapolis, which remains closed. Lots of photos and letters from friends and neighbors remembering Robert Skafte who was stabbed to death inside the store last week. Today a judge ordered a competency exam for the man charged in the murder.

Memorial outside the Oak Grove Grocery in Minneapolis, which remains closed. Lots of photos and letters from friends and neighbors remembering Robert Skafte who was stabbed to death inside the store last week. Today a judge ordered a competency exam for the man charged in the murder.

A fresh snowfall settles over Loring Park near downtown Minneapolis, softening the landscape around the park’s pedestrian bridge and historic shelter building. From above, the snow highlights the geometric layout of paths, railings, and terraces surrounding the bridge, which crosses a narrow channel connecting sections of the park’s pond system. Loring Park—a key part of the city’s late-19th-century park plan—remains one of Minneapolis’s most recognizable urban green spaces, bordered by the Loring Greenway and the southern edge of downtown. The new snow creates a uniform winter texture across the lawns, benches, and shoreline vegetation, with only light footprints and plowed walkways hinting at early morning activity in the park.

The Holidazzle Yeti at Loring Park in Minneapolis.

Pride colors at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Loring Park Minneapolis.

One Ten Grant Apartments in Loring Park Minneapolis

Sunset reflections on LPM Apartment tower in Loring Park, Minneapolis.

Greenway Liquors in Loring Park near downtown Minneapolis.

Loring Pond near Downtown Minneapolis

An empty Speedway gas station and strip mall in Loring Park during COVID-19 outbreak.

Downtown Minneapolis as seen from Loring Park in 2013. Loring Pond and the Basilica to the left.

Downtown Minneapolis as seen from Loring Park in June 2013. Crane at the site of the under construction 36-story LPM Apartments building.