Downtown Minneapolis Businesses Hope Chauvin Trial Brings Much-Needed Boost

CBS Minnesota

March 2, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — City officials say it again and again: Minneapolis is open for business. But just because businesses are open doesn’t mean the customers are coming.

The pandemic has hit downtown hard. A majority of workers are now at home, but that could all change next week as the officer charged in George Floyd’s death goes on trial. Thousands of people are expected downtown, and there are some businesses hoping this will be just the boost they need to make it.

For 13 years, Dave’s Downtown has been a lunch favorite for many. Alex Barnier is part of the family that owns and operates it.

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