After going dark for a few months, the St. Anthony Main Theater is back with improvements and a new name—MSP Film at The Main.The renovations will be completed in stages and include new flooring, sound equipment, concession areas and movie screens.

Image Courtesy of Marcelo Valdes (Architectural Rendering).

The largest touring collection of work from the infamous graffiti artist Banksy will be coming to a Minneapolis gallery this summer. The Art of Banksy will be hosted at the Lighthouse ArtSpace Minneapolis, which is the same place where the Immersive Van Gogh experience is on view currently.

Low, Beabadoobee and Bombino also will perform at the June 11 concert outside Walker Art Center, back from a two-year hiatus.

Exhibition opening Saturday takes a serious look at the role that spiritualists have played in American art.

Part of the "Spoonbridge and Cherry" sculpture had been in New York for nearly three months for painting.

The NCAA Women’s Final Four peaked hotel occupancy rates to 72% on the Friday of the four-day event. According to Meet Minneapolis, this was the 11th highest occupancy rate of any day in 2021 and 2022. The Twin Cities also showed off the ability to host large events over the next few years.

Some of college basketball's best players and teams will be back in Minneapolis soon, coming off the success of the NCAA women's Final Four. The Big Ten women's basketball tournament will be played at Target Center next season, and the conference's men's and women's tournaments will both be there in 2024.

The Minnesota Timberwolves clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2018 which guarantees at least two exciting home games. Restaurants near the Target Center said it will be all hands on deck to serve the influx of fans for the home games.

Over the course of three games, 36,000 fans watched the game from the Target Center. Restaurants and bars downtown were happy to see an increase in traffic during the NCAA Women’s Final Four weekend events. The momentum continued later that week with the Twins home opener, which was held on April 8. 1,000 volunteers from across that state welcomed an anticipated 30,000 visitors for the event.

New food offerings and a few that are back this season include Hot Indian (Chicken Tikka and Vegan Chana Masala), Mac’s Fish (walleye served with French fries), Soul Bowl (Henry Sandwich with barbecue-braised beef), and many more. The Twins partnered with UnitedHealthcare and Fraser to create a sensory suite, which offers a welcoming environment for neuroatypical guests. There will also be sensory kits, free of charge, at Guest Services stations around Target Field.

Teams of 15 people ages 10-18 will compete to clean up public spaces, plant trees, and clear drains over the summer. The friendly competition is organized by Seeds to Harvest and will pay the youth participants $15 an hour.

A cool new performance stage, seasonal restroom, upgraded lights, trail markings, new park entry plaza spaces, and more are planned for the riverfront park at 420 Main St. SE. Ready this fall, some areas of the park – which connects to the popular Stone Arch Bridge – will remain open during construction.

Thanks to Pillsbury United Communities and local foundations, each graduating senior of Minneapolis North Community High School will receive a $10,000 scholarship for college or post-secondary training programs. Adair Mosley, Pillsbury United Communities CEO and president, encouraged students to return to the Minneapolis North community once they graduate to continue to build a strong community.

According to the Minneapolis Downtown Council, 52.5% of Minneapolis office workers returned to the office in some capacity in March. This is paired with a hotel occupancy of 46.8% (week of 3/27- 4/2).

More restaurants are preparing to open their doors in downtown Minneapolis and business owners said the foot traffic is already picking up. The Minneapolis Downtown Business Council said 12 new businesses are set to open soon and lines for lunch are getting longer during work hours.

The project, named Intersect, will include 96 units, and is centered on sustainability. It includes using electric whenever possible and an organic composting offering. A connector to the Cedar Lake bike trail will be included, and an outside bike maintenance post.

Sales have been occurring at a brisk pace. Of the building’s 120 units, only 20 remain on the market. Location and the building’s architecture have been the main selling points of the 42-story luxury condominium.

According to a new report from Colliers, the Minneapolis-St. Paul area experienced almost 50,000 square feet of positive absorption during the first quarter of 2022. The report states, “current trends suggest economic considerations may drive growth back downtown as tenants are likely to receive significantly better terms in downtown Minneapolis as compared to the suburban corridors.”

Currie Commons, a 187-unit affordable-apartment six-story building, would range from 30% to 60% of the area median income (AMI). Phase two of Olson Court will include 116 unit apartments. Maven Development Group submitted plans for a 349-unit apartment building in the neighborhood. Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is starting construction on 18 owner-occupied homes as well.

First Independence Bank opened on April 26 at 3430 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis. The bank aspires to be a beacon of hope in helping to address the stark financial disparities that Black Minnesotans face.