“Concern about public safety downtown is understandable given events so far this year. The people who live, work and visit there deserve better than what they too often experience at present. “The business community remains committed to—and financially invested in—partnerships with law enforcement, the criminal justice system, and community outreach agencies to make downtown as […]

The presentations are now available from the June 20, business forum.  The topic for the June business forum was “Toward an Inclusive Downtown.” Forum Description: What does it mean to be an inclusive downtown? What issues, trends and challenges affect our ability to make this real? What prevents us from being the kind of downtown that is […]

The presentations are now available from the May 16, business forum.  A big thank you to Sawatdee for hosting our group and for sponsoring this month’s event.  We are grateful for Cyndy and Supenn’s hospitality.     The topic for the May business forum was “Crime and Safety, Sentencing and Restorative Justice.” Dan’s PowerPoint slides […]

The East Town Business Partnership held its Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Best Western Normandy Inn.  There were over 75 people in attendance. Elections to the ETBP Board of Directors took place at this meeting.  We welcomed five new board members: Jacquie Berglund, Finnegans Richard Kiemen, […]

MINNEAPOLIS (April 2, 2019) — The mpls downtown council announced today the launch of Chameleon Shoppes, a Chameleon Consortium pop-up retail initiative based out of Intersections: The Downtown 2025 Plan. Chameleon Consortium’s work focuses on the experiential and economic vitality of downtown Minneapolis. Its purpose is to create vibrant downtown experiences by transforming empty retail […]