The City’s Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Department is hosting the inaugural “I Am My Ancestors Wildest Dreams Expo” Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Minneapolis Convention Center to celebrate Black History Month.
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MINNEAPOLIS — All community members 5 and older who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine or a flu shot are invited to get a free vaccination during an event offered by the City of Minneapolis. The first event offers both COVID-19 and flu shots.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) marked a “milestone” this month with the reopening of a larger Mill City Tavern in Terminal 1’s G Concourse. The full-service American bistro and bar has returned after a three-year hiatus next to gate G18. It’s the last of five new venues to open in the expanded G Concourse near the Terminal 1 skybridge to the C Concourse.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) surpassed 31.2 million total passengers in 2022, marking a 24% increase in passenger activity compared to 2021. MSP’s year-end passenger and operations report shows the airport is on a steady and promising recovery path after three years of impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) announced the 2022 end-of-year gifts to the museum’s collection that include a group of four 19th-century Navajo textiles; a collection of 130 works of Chinese calligraphy from the 16th to the 19th century; and an array of paintings, watercolors, drawings, and pastels by major American and European artists.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Mayor Jacob Frey has nominated Damōn Chaplin to serve as the City’s next Health Commissioner. Upon City Council approval, Chaplin will step in to lead the Minneapolis Department of Health.
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The Community Connections Conference is planned for 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 10. This yearly event brings together residents of Minneapolis, community groups, neighborhood groups and local government.
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BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington City Council voted to appoint Chao Moua to the vacant at-large council seat at its meeting on January 23. The vacancy was a result of Nathan Coulter’s resignation from his position after being elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. Moua will be sworn in at the February 6 City Council meeting.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Convention Center (MCC) enjoyed a strong year of recovery in 2022 with more than 480,000 people attending nearly 220 meetings, conventions, trade shows and sporting events at the downtown venue. That business and activity at the MCC helped positively impact the recovery of the city’s tourism and hospitality businesses and its workers.
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