The newspaper inside the walls of Oakland’s on 9th is not from 1889. It is the Minneapolis Star and Tribune of February 17, 1985, with Prince on the front.
The METRO Blue Line runs from both MSP terminals into downtown Minneapolis in about 25 minutes for $2. Here’s how to find it, and the walk from there.
Staying downtown for a week or a month? Here is what Minneapolis Central Library offers visitors — hours, free spaces to work, and how library cards work.
No. It was nominated in 2021 and lost. Here is what an 1889 Minneapolis brownstone got instead, and what the restoration actually involved.
Good, Better or Best? What actually changes between the three furnished studio tiers at Oakland’s on 9th, and what every studio in the building includes.
Jungle, Lily Allen, Role Model, Social Distortion, Lupe Fiasco and more play the Armory this September — all a ten-minute downtown Minneapolis walk away.
No front desk, no waiting. Here is how contactless keycode check-in works at Oakland’s on 9th, plus parking, stairs and check-out times.
Oakland’s on 9th was restored partly by volunteers: painters on their day off, neighbours donating salvaged doors, and an archivist who found its builder.
Minneapolis Oktoberfest 2026 dates: Utepils, Fulton, Surly, Graze and Twin Cities Oktoberfest on October 9 and 10, plus where to stay downtown without a car.
An honest, practical answer to the question we get asked most: what downtown Minneapolis is actually like to live in, block by block and after dark.
