
Adam Platt
Executive Editor at Twin Cities Business
Current Mpls journalist, ex-Chicago. Tweets are ephemeral.
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3 weeks ago |
tcbmag.com | Adam Platt
The collapse of the commercial real estate market has been a constant in the news since 2020. It has driven a chain reaction of phenomena that portend deep problems for the core Twin Cities and even some suburbs. But it’s a slow-moving crisis whose depths and ultimate impact remain difficult to gauge.
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3 weeks ago |
tcbmag.com | Adam Platt
When German flag carrier Lufthansa’s final flight to Frankfurt departed MSP April 29 it marked a puzzling coda to the carrier’s 11 months of local service. Lufthansa has been among the holy grails of coveted carriers at MSP, yet it exited the market in less than a year, perhaps temporarily. The loss of Lufthansa was a blow to the Metropolitan Airports Commission’s (MAC) recent run of wins in the battle for new international airlines and destinations.
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2 months ago |
tcbmag.com | Adam Platt
If you’re under 50, you don’t remember when coffee in America was mostly swill that came from granules spooned into hot water. The term “coffee shop” referenced a daytime diner, a la Seinfeld, where people went for pancakes or a tuna sandwich, whose coffee rarely was something to write home about. But sometime in the 1980s, things started to change. Coffee became an artisanal good, like in Italy or France. Drinking Sanka or Folgers became a sign you were a yokel.
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Mar 28, 2025 |
tcbmag.com | Adam Platt
Cafe Ceres’ location at 100 South Washington Avenue in downtown Minneapolis, the former site of Penny’s Coffee Photo courtesy of Cafe Ceres DDP Restaurant Group, led by renowned chef Daniel Del Prado, told employees and customers Thursday that its four Café Ceres coffee shops, all in Minneapolis, would close April 13, citing poor economics.
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Mar 24, 2025 |
tcbmag.com | Adam Platt
It’s a whole new broadcasting world for fans of the Minnesota American League Ball Club dba the Twins. Beginning this month, fans can purchase in-region streaming of games, which had never been available. While Wild and Timberwolves stream through their broadcast partner, Fan Duel Sports (formerly Bally’s), the Twins chose to cut ties with the regional sports network and take broadcasts in-house, and much ink has been spilled thereof.
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