Digest of r/minneapolis

No one was in the car, no hazards on, some idiot really saw this park job and was like, “looks good to me”. We were only able to squeeze through because we were in a compact vehicle.

Parked like this on one of the biggest nights for people to drink and drive - super smart!

An anti-ICE march in the heart of south Minneapolis’ immigrant business corridor drew thousands of people Saturday.

The march began about 11:30 a.m. at East Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue, near the Latino marketplace Mercado Central, and ended around 1 p.m. at Lake and Pillsbury Avenue, near the Somali shopping center Karmel Mall.

Both intersections have seen clashes between ICE agents and protesters as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) turned its eye on the Twin Cities in the past month.

Ongoing coverage: https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426

Defend the homeland is some real Nazi propo shit

I work at a shelter and one of the most frustrating parts of the job is seeing pets that should have gone home but didn’t.

Most people assume that if their pet is microchipped, they’re good. A microchip only helps if the chip is actually registered. A lot of pets that come in are chipped, but the chip isn’t registered anywhere, so we have no way to contact the owner.

When owners do eventually find their pets, they didn’t realize their pet’s microchip was never registered. They were told their pet was chipped and assumed that automatically meant their name and phone number were attached to it. TAKE THIS AS NOTICE: THAT’S NOT HOW IT WORKS.

A few things most people don’t realize

-A microchip is just a number that has to be registered for us to be able to contact you.

-Microchips are not GPS and can’t track your pet. The chip only works when someone physically scans your pet with a reader.

-In most states, shelters are only required to hold a stray pet without a chip for about 48 hours and around 5 days if they have one. After that we are legally allowed to find the pet a new home.

Situations we see all the time

-Pets are adopted or purchased already microchipped but the new owner never registers it or transfers it into their name.

-We see people not microchip their pets because they are “indoor only”. Indoor pets get out. It happens way more than people think.

-We see pets that were registered with Save This Life and the owner had no idea that registry shut down. If your pet was registered there and you never registered with another registry, your pet is basically unregistered now.

This is incredibly frustrating. These are clearly well cared for pets that end up sitting in the shelter taking up space and resources from other animals who need help, all because we can’t reach the owner.

At our shelter we register pets with both 24petwatch and Pawbase, but there are many of other registries out there. As long as the registry participates in the AAHA microchip lookup tool, it’s a reliable place to register your pet.

If your pet is chipped, please take a few minutes to check where it’s registered, make sure your contact info is updated, and add a backup contact if you can. If your pet isn’t chipped, please do it!

The irony of “Defend the Homeland…”

ICE is objectively carrying out an illegal, hate-based operation in our city. This isn’t a “difference of opinion”. Our police have been ordered not to comply by our mayor. There aren’t any genuine ICE supporters in this subreddit that don’t immediately devolve into nastiness or “I’m not touching you” tactics.

Why are the mods allowing obvious pro-ICE trolls to continue posting and agitating as long as they don’t straight up say slurs? Half of them are Top 1% Commenters/Posters.

Another big chunk of the accounts doing so are regular posters in multiple liberal city/state subreddits, they’re not even from here.

EDIT: This thread is already getting hit by multiple MinnesotaUncensored brigaders within 15m of posting.

Honestly, same

Finally got around to developing and scanning some film I shot on Saint Anthony Main during peak fall. (Cinestill 400D purchased a few blocks away at West Photo.)

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1866499360622494

Heya MPLS people - my stupid little comedy club (the comedy corner underground) is reopening tonight after shutting down back in August. We're in NE now in the basement of Whitie's and the place still has low ceilings and is cramped, but very much its nicer and has modern things like "clean floors", "no rats" and "heating". It's the soft open tonight at 10pm with the Friday night mic and I'm very excited to bring the place back.

--edit - the actual name of the club somehow.

comedycornerunderground.com

Seriously??

Who ever is putting these on the back of street signs on Franklin Ave deserves a medal.

If you’re like me, the curb you park your car on is now two feet high with plowdrifts.

I know it’s a pain in the ass, but thanks to the temps that snow is still, y’know, snow right now. But it won’t be after the big chill that’s coming.

If you don’t want to vault over an ice wall for the rest of the winter, cut yourself a walkway tonight. At the very least, knock a foot off the pile so you’re only doing big steps and not high-knees.

(Photo’s not a humblebrag: it’s someone else’s incredible handiwork I saw on a walk)

That's all. I live in an apartment building but it's crazy how many houses on my block in uptown don't shovel. Perfect time to display your politics of solidarity (besides putting signs in your yard, of course) -- shovel your fucking sidewalk so your neighbors don't slip and break their neck!

EDIT: this is not about people who didn't shovel the 1/4 inch dusting we got last night, it's about people who haven't shoveled once since it snowed. If you have shoveled your sidewalk at all in the past week, this post is not about you :)

For clarity - I am the One Minute Tours guy. 

Last week I published this 140-minute unbroken walking tour of downtown on YouTube. I thought it'd be an interesting conciet to try and do one long unbroken take.

I thought this interaction was notable, and if i'm honest i'm still feeling a bit hot under the collar about it. I may have been in the wrong here - after all it is their private property.

But in the week since it's happened I keep reflecting on the fact that as a people we have usurped our main walking pathways to out-of-state megacorporations I thought this interaction was worthy of some discussion. 

City property is off-limits for civil immigration enforcement operations. Mayor Frey signed an Executive Order blocking immigration enforcement from using any City-owned parking lots, ramps, garages, or vacant lots.

The order comes after recent credible media reports outlining the Trump administration’s plans to target Somali immigrants in the Twin Cities.

Let’s be clear: Minneapolis is – and will remain – a city that stands up for its residents.

Read the full update: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/december/mayor-executive-order/

Find latest information on the City's response to federal actions: www.minneapolismn.gov/federal

I got robbed today for the first time ever. I grew up in Minneapolis my whole life. Around the southside area.

I’m a women whose only 4’11. I didn’t even notice he was following me since I’m pretty high alert and don’t wear headphones out late.

I believe he followed me from an alleyway while I walked on the Main Street. He came from behind and placed his hand on my face and threw me on the ground. He put his whole weight on me.

This happened in lake street and 29th. They took my purse but thank god there was literally nothing in it. Initially I thought my phone was in there thankfully it was my pocket but it fell out and got covered with snow. I found it after a couple of minutes.

Anyways, if you are within the Phillips area be careful. He had a tan jacket and black pants. He ended up running down the greenway.

Please be on the lookout for your safety. I’m sure I’ll find my purse in the morning when I go down the greenway since again the bag had nothing of value other than my chapstick and random receipts.

Make sure to be safe especially when it’s dark even so with winter being here and it gets darker a lot sooner.

I just know he was mad as hell as soon as he saw there was nothing of value in there. He did all that to get absolutely nothing at the end.

Be safe everyone!

Edit: I meant cedar and 29th! That’s an error on my end. The greenway is right there, there are a couple of ramps that lead down to it.

Edit: there have been some rude people in the comments. God forbid I don’t want to give further details of the area since I simply live not far from it happened.

Edit: people have asked why I didn’t give a description of the person who did this and frankly it’s because he came from behind me, grabbed my face and threw my on the ground, so my face was on the snow while his hand was still over my face. After he got off he ran in front of me so all I saw was the clothing. Not everyone is going to have a perfection description of the person who would do something like this.

Update: I found my bag! Well I didn’t find it but my mom went out for a walk with her dog to look for it and she found it, it was in greenway, all the way by where that bridge is that is a bike lane by Hiawatha avenue. Bag was empty, he probably just dumped everything out trying to look for something valuable.

I’d love to reply to every kind comment, but I’ll do it on here. I appreciate all the concern and care from each person! Trust, I’m taking all the advice I’m getting and taking everything into consideration. I won’t lie, I’m pretty shaken still especially because it happened literally not far from where I live and again because I’ve never been assaulted or robbed ever. You always think you are somehow prepared for it and know how you’ll react but reality is, you really aren’t. Regardless thank you everyone for the kind and patient comments. Once again, I hope everyone stays safe. Thank you ❣️

This is my third and last winter here and I just wanted to say that I love this city. Best and safest city I’ve ever lived in, I only lived in the south before. The people, the food, the bars, the queerness, it’s all been awesome. I’m bound for other countries in the spring, but if I ever return to the US it will definitely be here. I just wanted to say that I appreciate you all and I’m so happy I got to live in this amazing city!

Hello fellow neighbors!

For those of us that live in the city proper, many a dog goes walking the streets, many times a day. I know we need to prioritize our human bipedal beasts, but if have never thought of it before, please check out pet safe salt to help our four legged friends.

I know it is a little more expensive and I would never demand anyone to do anything, just saying your neighbors with dogs would really appreciate it, if it's something in your budget and heart to do.

Costco has a 40lb bucket for 40 bucks, if you're curious. It's double the price of normal salt, thereabouts, totally understand if people don't want to spend that, just want to post the PSA if you had not considered it and thank people who make the choice!

I have tried to put my dog in those 'dog pants' for winter, it did not go well.

Edit: People say to use neither and we have too much salt drainage and we should use sand...so use sand!

Spent a lot of the summer cruising this corridor. I've seen so many versions of this 4-mile stretch over the last 20 years, I was really captivated by it this year. Just wanted to share some shots I got. It's such a beautiful snapshot of the things I love most about South Minneapolis, from Harriet to the River. Shot mostly with the old Canon AE1 and Fuji 400 + Kodak TriX.

Credit to @ kellyrogers bsky social

beautiful day at the lake today

Straight male (33) available for rent this thanksgiving so you don’t need to explain to aunt Susie why you are single

Can help cook, hold hands in front of family, and make small talk with all guests

That's right, I said it.

I took this on my way to the airport this morning at about 10am. Halfway down the bridge it was foggy enough that you couldn't see the bank on either side of the river and it was just the bridge disappearing into fog.