Stevens Square Neighborhood News and Events

Loring Heights

Stevens Square-Loring Heights is Minneapolis's smallest neighborhood; we're just a five-minute walk to the heart of Minneapolis. Nicollet Avenue, or "Eat Street," runs through the neighborhood with lots of diverse dining options; and the Stevens Square Center for the Arts has 5,500 square feet of gallery and studio space dedicated to local artists. The neighborhood is home to many historic buildings and a designated historic district. Our historic neighborhood welcomes newcomers and excels at developing long-term relationships. (Description from livemsp.org)

For detailed demographic information, see the neighborhood profile from Minnesota Compass. 


The Nicollet in Minneapolis: New owner, new menu—same cozy charm

By Paige Elliott, TC Daily Planet

The Nicollet owner, Michael Graca, shows off his drawing skills outside of the shop.  (Photo by Paige Elliott)

The Nicollet coffeehouse, with its quaint and modest allure, strikes a contrast to the bustling neighborhood surrounding it. Since reopening under new management in October, The Nicollet has quietly gone about reintroducing itself to the community. The recent expansion of evening hours--the shop is now open every day until 10 pm-- is a signal that the The Nicollet is finding its footing along the Eat Street corridor of Nicollet Avenue.

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Minnesota African American Museum opening delayed indefinitely, but programming goes on

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Photos: a community festival hosted by MAAM in June. Photos by Daniel Patrick Murphy.

The Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center (MAAM), which was originally scheduled to open its doors last June, has had to delay its opening several times since; while there’s currently no set date for the museum's permanent opening, the center continues its programming outside of the museum walls.

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Artists in Storefronts and the Starling Project: Filling the void with art

By Sarah Howard, mnartists.org

Storefront window display by Joan Vorderbruggen of Artists in Storefronts. This display pays homage to the classic comedy tradition where grown women pretend to be little girls who pretend to be grown women - e.g. Gilda Radner's Judy Miller or Lily Tomlin's Edith Ann. (Photo by Steven Lang)

The recession of recent years has caused an increasing number of vacant buildings around the Twin Cities.

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Minnesota African American Cultural Center and Museum ready to spread its wings

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Daniel Patrick Murphy

The Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center (MAAM) opened its doors on Saturday June 2, for tours of their first exhibition—Bringing it Home, a “retrospective of Black N’ Brown baseball in Minnesota”—and a day of activities and performances by storytellers, dance and step troupes, and a visit by past Minnesota Twins Players. While the museum won’t open until fall, it was a chance for the community to get a sneak peek at what MAAM has to offer.

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'Long overdue' Black museum dedicated

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

Roxanne Givens’ dream of a Black museum finally became a reality as the Minnesota African American Museum (MAAM) was formally dedicated last weekend.

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