Dinkytown

Image of Marcy Park in 2023

Mpls Park and Rec Board renames Marcy Park to Dinky Park

Dinky Park is located at 711 11th Ave SE, near the U of M campus and Dinkytown area.

The East Bank Neighborhoods Partnership officially submitted a request to rename the park to the MPRB in 2024.

www.eastbankmpls.org/news/dinky-p...

Dinkytown - 14th Avenue SE
(1963)
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New LED pedestrian lights in Dinkytown aiming to make Minneapolis area safer There's new light shining on Dinkytown in Minneapolis tonight. It's part of a $500,000 initiative called "Dinky After Dark."

"I am proud that last year the City Council took action and provided funding for Dinky After Dark. Now, after years of advocating, students will have increased lighting in corridors and improved safety for all," said Councilwoman Robin Wonsley

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We’ve got reports from the League of Women Voters MPLS that their system glitched and the livestream will not be operational tonight. However, they are filming it and will post the video after the event.

Coffman Union Theater

Coffman Union Theater

Flyer for tonight’s Candidate Forum. We start at 6:30 pm.

One hour until the Ward 2 City Council Candidate Forum

Coffman Union Theater (1st floor).

Ward 2 Candidate Forum tonight, 6:30 pm, at Coffman Union’s theater.

What are you up to at 6:30p today? If it's not the MPLS Ward 2 Candidate Forum, you must not be from around here. No worries, anyone can join! See you from 6:30 to 8 at Coffman Memorial Union's 1st Floor Theater.

'Dinky After Dark': New public safety initiative brings more lights to neighborhood The U of M is trying to curb crime near campus.

"Officials activated new sidewalk lights in Dinkytown to help curb crime as part of the "Dinky After Dark" initiative."

www.kare11.com/article/news...

For Sale: Kitty Cat Klub signage

Smoking, former patron outside the closed venue.

Description here, I knew it had an odd spelling:

“In the late 1990s, a weekly hip hop night began at Bon Appetit, or Bon App for short, a small sandwich shop run by a Lebanese immigrant.”

Kitty Cat Klub, February 2015

Loring Pasta Bar, February 2015

Dinkytown Dyptych, 2015

😅 Not a renting pro? Don't worry -- we've got a forum for that. Join us on Tuesday, September 16th at University Lutheran Church of Hope in Dinkytown for a Renter's Rights Forum you won't want to miss. Stay after the forum for 🍕 FREE PIZZA 🤤 & social hour + our quarterly meeting to follow.

Poster promoting the renaming of Marcy Park in Dinkytown. After a 3 year process, the MPRB will soon be deciding on a new name for the park. The 2nd public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, September 25 (5:45 pm) at Minneapolis Park + Rec HQ, 2117 West River Road N. You can learn more details at www.eastbankmpls.org/marcy-park

The Minneapolis Park + Rec Board is holding its 2nd public hearing over renaming Marcy Park on Thursday, September 25th at 5:45 pm. Learn more about this endeavor at www.eastbankmpls.org/marcy-park.

Sign on to support the name change at: forms.gle/ABSAMRWJXxse...

Survey question showing two simple square logos for Dinkytown. Text says “which of the following two designs is your favorite?”

Am I the only one who wishes there was a “neither” option?

The Quarterly Transit Report: August 2025 New and improved bus service metro-wide brings the Network Now goals — improved access, serve today’s travel patterns — one step closer.

"Route 6 service to southeast Minneapolis, Dinkytown and the University of Minnesota will double. Throughout the bus era, half the Route 6 trips have terminated in downtown, with half continuing to southeast. This will increase the frequency from 30 to 15 minutes."

Marshall-University High School, three story brick building with windows and trees

University Technology Center ... same building, new sign, windows are new too

The Marshall apartment building with a small Target store on the first floor. It's six stories and pretty massive (has multiple wings running down the block)

The Marshall student apartment building in Dinkytown stands on the site of Marshall High School (later Marshall-University High School) which closed in 1982. It became a small business incubator bldg (you could share a fax!) before being razed for housing (can't find a pic w/the big MARSHALL sign)

Dinkytown pedestrian lighting installation begins — East Bank Neighborhoods Partnership From Ward 2 Council Member Robin Wonsley’s newsletter: Dinkytown is getting new pedestrian lighting thanks to City Council advocacy and funding. For decades, students and university community memb...

Dinkytown pedestrian lighting installation begins

www.eastbankmpls.org/news/dinkyto...

Very funny of Mogwai to have their show in Dinkytown last night. Excellent show, absolutely massive sound.

Notice of a Public Hearing: Dinkytown Commercial Historic District

Monday, July 23, 4:30 pm

Details: www.marcy-holmes.org/notice_of_a_...

U of M Police to handle more 911 calls around Dinkytown

METRO E Line construction is starting soon.  Metro Transit is currently in the process of awarding a construction contract. Once a contractor is selected the E Line team will finalize the construction schedule.  Activities may begin as early as the last week in April.

Shellac (feat. Steve Albini, Bob Weston, and Todd Trainer) performs at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN on June 25, 2009 SHELLAC, LIve at the Varsity Thearter, 6/25/09

Yeah, I'm losing my edge.

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Deftones - Live show at the Dinkytown McDonalds parking lot in Minneapolis, MN on 1996/09/28.This was a free outdoor show that a radio station set up in the ... Deftones at the Dinkytown McDonalds Parking Lot in Minneapolis, MN on 1996/09/28

There you go.

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