Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Uptown Business.

Hennepin Avenue reopened Oct. 31 between Lake Street and Douglas Avenue after a roughly $36 million rebuild that added protected bike lanes, wider sidewalks and part-time bus lanes.

The Lowry, the Blue Plate diner at 2112 Hennepin Ave., closed April 26 after 15 years, with its owners citing Hennepin Avenue construction, rising costs and city mandates.

Blue Plate Restaurant Co. closed two longtime restaurants in 2025: the Lowry in Uptown on April 26 and the Edina Grill at 50th and France on Sept. 18.

Pizza Shark closed its shop at 2210 Hennepin Ave. S. in Uptown, citing the Hennepin Avenue reconstruction that tore up the corridor for about 18 months.

Eight artists and entrepreneurs will turn vacant retail into a folk school, a recording studio and more.

A neighborhood grant aims to backfill ground-floor spaces in the special service area.

After a decade on Hennepin, the gourmet-burger room will close when its lease runs out.

A women- and Asian-owned seafood boil makes the leap from delivery-only to a room of its own.

The $36 million rebuild of South Hennepin brought new transit lanes, a protected bikeway and wider sidewalks to the Wedge and Lowry Hill's eastern edge.

The Korean-inspired coffee shop and boutique has become a rare bright spot on Hennepin.

An ambitious Uptown restaurant that took over the former Pinoli space closes almost as fast as it arrived.
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