Join NDC and Lathrop GPM for an insightful and crucial. workshop. In today’s evolving immigration landscape, both employers and employees face increasing challenges and responsibilities.

A new partnership between the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and LegalCORPS provides all Minnesota nonprofits (and MCN members) with legal help desk, compliance clinics and support; qualifying organizations eligible for one-on-one counsel

A renovation of the Lake Street/Midtown Station is coming in 2026.

Green Cost Share funds are still available—first come, first served.

The City of Minneapolis invites you to an open house for the Minneapolis Democracy Center.

The temporary construction at Lake & Nicollet is nearing completion, and Lake Street has reopened to cars, traffic, and pedestrians. The intersection had closed in early July for utility work related to the upcoming New Nicollet road construction project on the former K-mart site.

Urban Art Village is a community-based art activation created to uplift and support BIPOC, Latinx, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, immigrant, disabled, and emerging artists in Minneapolis.

This Plastic Free July, there’s no better time to join MNimize – a free consultation program that helps restaurants and food businesses cut down on single-use plastic.

As part of the Nicollet Ave Construction project, utility work is being done in the intersection of Lake St and Nicollet Ave. This work is planned to begin the week of July 7 and will result in the intersection being closed for up to 6 weeks to vehicle traffic. The sidewalk will also be closed on the north side of Lake St at the Nicollet intersection but will remain open on the south side.

You are invited to the 2025 Buy Local Forum hosted by Allina Health,  Hennepin Healthcare System (HHS), North Memorial Health, and Vizient Community Contracting on September 4, 2025.

Save the Boards (STB) founder Kenda Zellner-Smith and the STB Vision Council will host “From Uprising to Uplifting: A Juneteenth Conversation” on June 17, from 5:30 - 6:45 pm at All Square, located at 4047 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406.

LISC Twin Cities launched the Emerging Developers Fund Loan Program on April 21, 2025. The program anticipates awarding approximately $2,775,000 in loans to local emerging developers for predevelopment expenses.

One of the many programming resources made possible through the Lake Street Lift initiative is a workshop series! We’re excited to offer a lineup of free educational workshops aimed at supporting small businesses, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits along Lake Street. Led by vetted experts, this programming offers comprehensive advising services in areas that will take your business or nonprofit to the next level. 

Minnesota is phasing out fluorescent lighting to boost energy efficiency and cut environmental risks. Sales of screw- and bayonet-base compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are already prohibited (effective January 1, 2025), with pin-base CFLs and linear fluorescent tubes to follow on January 1, 2026.

We're excited to share that after partnering with Uptown-based agency MONO, the Lake Street Council and Lake Street Lift officially launched our new "Lake of 10,000 Lands" advertising campaign last month.  In the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Lake Street stands as our Lake of 10,000 Lands.

We are halfway through our new Lake Street Lift initiative! In addition to celebrating the many diverse people and places that call Lake Street home through fun, community-building events, Lake Street Lift also connects local businesses, nonprofits, creatives and entrepreneurs with project-based support and resources.

Proven programs like the Small Business Assistance Partnerships provide strong and sustained returns on investment and create jobs. It's one of the most critical tools that the Lake Street Council has used to help our corridor recover and thrive over the last few years. We can not afford to see funding reductions to this crucial program.