These Twin Cities Businesses Have Permanently Closed

TWIN CITIES, MN — The longer that the new coronavirus crisis continues, the harder it is for businesses in Minnesota to maintain the prospect of reopening. Several restaurants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area have been forced to close permanently.

"Bar Luchador is officially closing for good," the Minneapolis eatery announced on Twitter Monday. "Thanks for making these last five years amazing."

In addition to many restaurants, four newspapers in the metro have closed as well.

Here's a list of businesses that have been permanently shuttered during the COVID-19 crisis:

Did we miss any? Email william.bornhoft@patch.com

Bars and restaurants:

• Vivo Kitchen (Apple Valley)
• Bonfire Woodbury
• Bonfire Eagan
• Bonfire Savage
• Bonfire Blaine
• Bonfire Mankato
• The Bad Waitress Diner (Northeast location will close, Eat Street location will stay open)
• Sleepy V's (Northeast Minneapolis)
• Bar Luchador (Stadium Village, Minneapolis)
• El Burrito (Minneapolis location only, St. Paul location will remain open)
• Muddy Waters (Lyn-Lake)
• The Bachelor Farmer (Northeast Minneapolis)
• Marvel Bar (Northeast Minneapolis)
• Izzy's Ice Cream (St. Paul location only, Minneapolis location will remain open)
• Jo Jo's Rise & Wine (Burnsville)
• Ginger Hop (Northeast Minneapolis)
• Egg and I (Lyn-Lake, Minneapolis) — The Star Tribune reports that it's St. Paul sister location will stay open.)
• Dead Media Records (Minneapolis) will close at the end of May

Newspapers that have ceased operations:

• Eden Prairie News
• Lakeshore Weekly News
• Hastings Star Gazette
• The Bulletin of Woodbury and Cottage Grove

Other businesses:

• Fifth Element record store (Uptown, Minneapolis)

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