BySoot darkens the letters on the sign for 7 Mile Fashion, months after rioters torched the Lake Street shopping center where it stands.The store that thrived for 24 years is now a mass of debris. The buildings on either side are boarded, the ruins cordoned off by a chain-link fence.The Ahn family that owns 7 Mile Fashion estimates they lost $2.5 million here and at two other stores attacked on Nicollet Avenue and W. Broadway. Yet insurance will cover just $600,000 because they had not updated their policy in many years.Private insurance won’t come close to paying the cost of rebuilding...…BySoot darkens the letters on the sign for 7 Mile Fashion, months after rioters torched the Lake Street shopping center where it stands.The store that thrived for 24 years is now a mass of debris. The buildings on either side are boarded, the ruins cordoned off by a chain-link fence.The Ahn family that owns 7 Mile Fashion estimates they lost $2.5 million here and at two other stores attacked on Nicollet Avenue and W. Broadway. Yet insurance will cover just $600,000 because they had not updated their policy in many years.Private insurance won’t come close to paying the cost of rebuilding...WW…

ByIn Minneapolis, on a desolate lot where Don Blyly’s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots, two men finish their cigarettes and then walk through a dangerous landscape filled with slippery debris and sharp objects. The city won’t let Blyly haul away his wreckage without a permit, and he can’t get a contractor to tell him how much it will cost to rebuild the store until that happens.In St. Paul, where Jim Stage’s pharmacy burned down during the same disturbances, crews have already removed the bricks and scorched timbers. A steel fence keeps out trespassers. Stage expects...…ByIn Minneapolis, on a desolate lot where Don Blyly’s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots, two men finish their cigarettes and then walk through a dangerous landscape filled with slippery debris and sharp objects. The city won’t let Blyly haul away his wreckage without a permit, and he can’t get a contractor to tell him how much it will cost to rebuild the store until that happens.In St. Paul, where Jim Stage’s pharmacy burned down during the same disturbances, crews have already removed the bricks and scorched timbers. A steel fence keeps out trespassers. Stage expects...WW…

ByWhile thousands of other business owners in Minnesota were scrambling to find a bank willing to take their application for the popular Paycheck Protection Program, Minnesota Senate President Jeremy Miller found himself at the front of the line.His family’s application for a forgivable loan was approved April 3, the same day the U.S. Small Business Administration began taking applications for the program, according to recently released records from the federal agency. Miller’s company, Wm. Miller Scrap Iron & Metal Co., received $200,000, assistance that helped the Winona recycling...…ByWhile thousands of other business owners in Minnesota were scrambling to find a bank willing to take their application for the popular Paycheck Protection Program, Minnesota Senate President Jeremy Miller found himself at the front of the line.His family’s application for a forgivable loan was approved April 3, the same day the U.S. Small Business Administration began taking applications for the program, according to recently released records from the federal agency. Miller’s company, Wm. Miller Scrap Iron & Metal Co., received $200,000, assistance that helped the Winona recycling...WW…

More from the HomepageVoting 6-1, members said he undermined social justice efforts, but mayor suggests firing was a power play. By Star TribunemoreIn a move that upset Red Wing's mayor and many residents, the southeastern Minnesota town's City Council fired its police chief Friday night amid a reckoning over the Police Department's handling of social justice issues.In a three-page letter, the council told Police Chief Roger Pohlman he was being fired because he repeatedly ignored City Council directives, failed to respond appropriately to citizen complaints and became "defensive" when...…More from the HomepageVoting 6-1, members said he undermined social justice efforts, but mayor suggests firing was a power play. By Star TribunemoreIn a move that upset Red Wing's mayor and many residents, the southeastern Minnesota town's City Council fired its police chief Friday night amid a reckoning over the Police Department's handling of social justice issues.In a three-page letter, the council told Police Chief Roger Pohlman he was being fired because he repeatedly ignored City Council directives, failed to respond appropriately to citizen complaints and became "defensive" when...WW…

More from the HomepageHalf of the 51 businesses damaged in the riots have reopened their doors on the North Side By Jeffrey MeitrodtStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:It has been a struggle for Vanessa Ellis to do laundry since rioters wrecked the Giant Wash laundromat on W. Broadway in Minneapolis four months ago.She paid a relative $20 to take her to another coin-operated laundromat miles away, but she hated the hassle. Every day, she would walk over to the Giant Wash to see if it had reopened yet.Her persistence finally paid off last week, when she trudged through the door with two...…More from the HomepageHalf of the 51 businesses damaged in the riots have reopened their doors on the North Side By Jeffrey MeitrodtStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:It has been a struggle for Vanessa Ellis to do laundry since rioters wrecked the Giant Wash laundromat on W. Broadway in Minneapolis four months ago.She paid a relative $20 to take her to another coin-operated laundromat miles away, but she hated the hassle. Every day, she would walk over to the Giant Wash to see if it had reopened yet.Her persistence finally paid off last week, when she trudged through the door with two...WW…

More from the HomepageLoading...Property owners voiced frustration over getting demolition permits. By Star TribunemoreMinneapolis officials will no longer require property owners to prepay the second half of their property taxes in order to start removing rubble from sites damaged in the May riots.Mayor Jacob Frey announced the change Thursday after .Minneapolis property owners have complained that the policy was slowing the recovery and turning piles of debris into safety hazards. The situation is different in St. Paul, which has been issuing demolition permits without requiring the...…More from the HomepageLoading...Property owners voiced frustration over getting demolition permits. By Star TribunemoreMinneapolis officials will no longer require property owners to prepay the second half of their property taxes in order to start removing rubble from sites damaged in the May riots.Mayor Jacob Frey announced the change Thursday after .Minneapolis property owners have complained that the policy was slowing the recovery and turning piles of debris into safety hazards. The situation is different in St. Paul, which has been issuing demolition permits without requiring the...WW…

More from the HomepageIn St. Paul, officials have waived the tax rule so property owners can clean up. By Jeffrey MeitrodtStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:In Minneapolis, on a desolate lot where Don Blyly’s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots, two men finish their cigarettes and then walk through a dangerous landscape filled with slippery debris and sharp objects. The city won’t let Blyly haul away his wreckage without a permit, and he can’t get a contractor to tell him how much it will cost to rebuild the store until that happens.In St. Paul, where Jim Stage’s...…More from the HomepageIn St. Paul, officials have waived the tax rule so property owners can clean up. By Jeffrey MeitrodtStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:In Minneapolis, on a desolate lot where Don Blyly’s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots, two men finish their cigarettes and then walk through a dangerous landscape filled with slippery debris and sharp objects. The city won’t let Blyly haul away his wreckage without a permit, and he can’t get a contractor to tell him how much it will cost to rebuild the store until that happens.In St. Paul, where Jim Stage’s...WW…

More from the HomepageIn St. Paul, officials have waived the tax rule so property owners can clean up. By Jeffrey MeitrodtStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:In Minneapolis, on a desolate lot where Don Blyly’s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots, two men finish their cigarettes and then walk through a dangerous landscape filled with slippery debris and sharp objects. The city won’t let Blyly haul away his wreckage without a permit, and he can’t get a contractor to tell him how much it will cost to rebuild the store until that happens.In St. Paul, where Jim Stage’s...…More from the HomepageIn St. Paul, officials have waived the tax rule so property owners can clean up. By Jeffrey MeitrodtStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:In Minneapolis, on a desolate lot where Don Blyly’s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots, two men finish their cigarettes and then walk through a dangerous landscape filled with slippery debris and sharp objects. The city won’t let Blyly haul away his wreckage without a permit, and he can’t get a contractor to tell him how much it will cost to rebuild the store until that happens.In St. Paul, where Jim Stage’s...WW…

More from the HomepageLoading...State officials defended their participation in the program, noting they followed all of the rules and used the money as it was intended. ByandStar TribunemoreWhile thousands of other business owners in Minnesota were scrambling to find a bank willing to take their application for the popular Paycheck Protection Program, Minnesota Senate President Jeremy Miller found himself at the front of the line.His family’s application for a forgivable loan was approved April 3, the same day the U.S. Small Business Administration began taking applications for the...…More from the HomepageLoading...State officials defended their participation in the program, noting they followed all of the rules and used the money as it was intended. ByandStar TribunemoreWhile thousands of other business owners in Minnesota were scrambling to find a bank willing to take their application for the popular Paycheck Protection Program, Minnesota Senate President Jeremy Miller found himself at the front of the line.His family’s application for a forgivable loan was approved April 3, the same day the U.S. Small Business Administration began taking applications for the...WW…

More from the Homepage'They didn't protect our people,' 7-Sigma owner says of city officials. By Jeffrey MeitrodtStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:A Minneapolis manufacturing company has decided to leave the city, with the company’s owner saying he can’t trust public officials who allowed his plant to burn during the recent riots. The move will cost the city about 50 jobs.“They don’t care about my business,” said Kris Wyrobek, president and owner of 7-Sigma Inc., which has operated since 1987 at 2843 26th Av. in south Minneapolis. “They didn’t protect our people. We were all on our...…More from the Homepage'They didn't protect our people,' 7-Sigma owner says of city officials. By Jeffrey MeitrodtStar TribunemoreCopy shortlink:A Minneapolis manufacturing company has decided to leave the city, with the company’s owner saying he can’t trust public officials who allowed his plant to burn during the recent riots. The move will cost the city about 50 jobs.“They don’t care about my business,” said Kris Wyrobek, president and owner of 7-Sigma Inc., which has operated since 1987 at 2843 26th Av. in south Minneapolis. “They didn’t protect our people. We were all on our...WW…