Trey Mewes

1 week ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

ROCHESTER - It took four years, a new developer and debate over whether to use city incentives, but a new 340-unit, $150 million apartment building across the street from Mayo Clinic's $5 billion expansion is back on track. The Rochester City Council last week approved tax-increment financing for the long-awaited CityWalk Apartments project.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

ROCHESTER - Olmsted County officials will set up a lottery of their own once the state of Minnesota starts licensing cannabis businesses. The Olmsted County Board on Tuesday approved changes to its cannabis ordinance to allow a registration lottery for up to 14 retailers in the area. The board also allowed an earlier start for small shops. Additional retailers specializing in medical marijuana could also sell recreational cannabis, but they would still need county licensing.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

ROCHESTER - A coffee talk on the East Coast almost two decades ago forever changed Rochester. Two local businessmen tagged along with Mayo Clinic officials to a Washington, D.C., medical conference in 2008 when they thought to bug a Mayo exec with an idea about working with the city to improve patients' stays outside the hospital. "The patient spent 70% of their time on, as we used to say, our side of the street in the nonclinical setting," said John Wade, one of the two businessmen.

1 month ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

Elegbede called on Rochester residents to become more involved in community policy and volunteering. But the first step, to many community members, is to see Hendrix held accountable. "Rochester, this is your test," Mohamed said. "Don't fail us."

1 month ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

ROCHESTER - Local police have completed an investigation into the viral video made last week where a woman used racist slurs against a little boy and a bystander. Rochester Police Department spokesperson Amanda Grayson said in an email Monday morning that police have forwarded their findings to city attorneys for potential charges. It's unclear what officers found in the investigation.