A winter scene along the Midtown Greenway, the 5.5-mile rail-to-trail corridor that runs through the heart of Minneapolis. The trench and bridge structures visible here date back to the early 20th century, when the Milwaukee Road railroad used this grade-separated route to move freight without disrupting street traffic. After rail service declined, the corridor was converted in stages beginning in the late 1990s, becoming one of the city’s most heavily used bicycle and pedestrian routes. The snow-covered path shows how the greenway remains active year-round, with cyclists continuing to use the historic trench even in mid-December.

Holiday lights up at Nico's Tacos on Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis.

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.

Graffiti reading "cold? burn a precint!"[sic]

West Lake Street Station is part of the Southwest Light Rail Transit (Green Line Extension), an extension of Meto Transit's Green Line LRT.

Vivid northern lights over the West 21st Street train station in Minneapolis.

Northern lights visible over a walking path in South Minneapolis. Seen around Bde Maka Ska.

Downtown Minneapolis seen below the Northern Lights at Bde Maka Ska.

Cymbiotika supplement ad on a building in the North Loop in Downtown Minneapolis.

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.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey embraces City Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw during his 2025 election night gathering, where he stopped short of declaring victory but pledged to “stand up against Donald Trump on a national level.” This marks the city’s second mayoral election since the murder of George Floyd in 2020—a reminder of how Minneapolis remains at the center of national conversations on justice, governance, and reform.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks with reporters after polls closed on Election Night 2025. The event took place in downtown Minneapolis as results began to come in for the city’s municipal races.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey at his election party tonight where he stopped short of declaring victory but added "We are going to stand up against Donald Trump on a national level!".

This is the 2nd election since the murder of George Floyd.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks to supporters during his 2025 election night gathering, held at a downtown venue adorned with campaign posters. Frey, seeking reelection in the aftermath of years of national attention on Minneapolis politics, reflected on civic challenges and vowed continued focus on rebuilding trust and progress following the city’s social and economic transformation since 2020.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at his election night party following the closure of polls.

He was announced the winner of the election the next day after it went to ranked choice voting. This is the third time he's been elected Mayor.

Cars, cars parked, bikers, walkers on the new Hennepin Avenue in Uptown Minneapolis.

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

Biking on Bryant Avenue bikeway in South Minneapolis in November 2025.

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

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.