The Minneapolis City Council voted 10-2-1 to reject Mayor Jacob Frey’s decision to award Agape Movement exclusive development rights for the People’s Way project at George Floyd Square, following community opposition that had been known since April 2025.
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Minneapolis Celebrates 612 Day on Friday, June 12
612 Day returns on Friday, June 12, with two ways to celebrate Minneapolis culture and community, including a festival at the Cabooze and a free family event at George Floyd Square.
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Perry Talks 2026 Brought Together Powerful Voices at George Floyd Square
The 2026 Perry Talks symposium brought together Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, MSR CEO Tracey Williams-Dillard and other distinguished voices near George Floyd Square for a timely conversation on racial justice and First Amendment rights during the Rise & Remember Festival.
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Perry Talks Returns for Rise & Remember Festival With a Powerful Lineup and an Urgent Message
The 2026 Perry Talks symposium takes place May 25 during the Rise & Remember Festival at George Floyd Square, featuring a keynote from Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and a panel including MSR CEO Tracey Williams-Dillard on racial justice and First Amendment rights.
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Big L’s Soul Food & Steakhouse brings flavor to George Floyd Square
Big L’s Soul Food Minneapolis opens in George Floyd Square as Larry Robinson grows a four-year food truck into a full-service community restaurant on 38th Street.
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Rise & Remember Festival Returns May 23-25 to Honor George Floyd’s Legacy
Rise and Remember Festival 2026 returns to George Floyd Square in Minneapolis May 23 to 25 for its sixth annual gathering honoring George Floyd’s legacy with education, healing and community empowerment.
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ICE surge rekindles trauma at George Floyd Square
Residents near George Floyd Square say increased ICE activity after Renee Good’s killing has reignited trauma and disrupted community healing.
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Creative writing circles at George Perry Floyd Square offer community healing
The Agape Movement’s biweekly writing circle near George Floyd Square provides a safe, judgment-free space for healing through creative expression.
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Future of George Floyd Square still in doubt
A last ditch effort is underway at Minneapolis City Hall to revive a mixed use redevelopment plan for George Floyd Square. The intersection has been at the center of debate for years as council members, residents and community groups clash over whether the site should become a pedestrian mall or remain fully accessible to transit. With a new report due in early December and the current council’s final meeting approaching, the future of the square hangs in the balance.
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Where history meets the future
Black Minnesota as a source of inspiration worldwide Most 50-year-olds do not move to a new state with their nearly adult children. The vast majority of Minnesotans over 50 would never consider it. Both facts require some explanation about my presence in the Twin Cities. As the DeWitt Wallace Professor of History at Macalester College, […]
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Mayoral candidates clash over leading city issues
At the Minneapolis mayoral forum 2025, Frey, Fateh, Davis, and Hampton clashed over ICE raids, housing tools, George Floyd Square, and climate policy ahead of the Nov. 4 election.
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Minneapolis seeks public input on potential pedestrian mall at George Floyd Square
Minneapolis is seeking community input on whether George Floyd Square should become a pedestrian mall. City staff presented new concepts and will host pop-up events this month.
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Minnesota’s Black Business Week blooms at 38th and Chicago
Minneapolis Black Business Week kicked off at the historic 38th and Chicago intersection, now a vibrant hub of Black entrepreneurship. With five new businesses since 2020 and a powerful panel of local leaders, the week highlights a growing movement rooted in legacy, ownership, and transformation.
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The People Have Spoken: Rise & Remember Festival Marks 5 Years Since George Floyd’s Murder
The 5th annual Rise & Remember Festival returns to George Floyd Square May 23–25, 2025, marking five years since Floyd’s murder. With concerts, a Night of Honor, healing spaces, and a candlelight vigil, the event calls the community together in remembrance and action. This year’s theme: The People Have Spoken.
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Remembering and reimagining justice: The 2nd annual day of remembrance
Win Back’s second annual Day of Remembrance in Minneapolis features interfaith prayer, a silent gathering at George Floyd Square, and an art exhibit at MIA — all calling for lasting justice.
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Minneapolis seeks input on Peoples’ Way redevelopment at George Floyd
The City of Minneapolis is engaging the community in selecting a nonprofit organization to lead the redevelopment of Peoples’ Way at George Floyd Square, with two additional community engagement events scheduled in March, and an online survey open until March 21.
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Five years later, George Floyd Square still mired in controversy
Minneapolis City Council is considering a Pedestrian Plan that would restrict vehicle access to George Floyd Square, while Mayor Jacob Frey favors allowing traffic access and restoring Metro D Line and Route 5 transit services.
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Mayor Vetoes Minneapolis City Council’s Decision to Delay Development of George Floyd Square
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed the City Council’s decision to delay development at George Floyd Square, reigniting the ongoing conflict between the mayor and the City Council over how to balance the site’s historical significance and the needs of the surrounding community.
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Minneapolis Moves Forward with Peoples’ Way Redevelopment Plans
The city of Minneapolis is inviting nonprofit organizations to submit proposals for redeveloping the Peoples’ Way property, a site forever etched in history due to the tragic killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
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Plans for George Floyd Square Pedestrian Mall Delayed Again
The Minneapolis City Council’s Climate and Infrastructure Committee has tabled plans for a pedestrian plaza at George Floyd Square due to opposition from property owners on the block.