Renderings of rebuilt Minnehaha Lake Liquor revealed, 10 other businesses to receive grants

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Minnehaha Lake Wine & Liquors rendering shows how the architects hope the rebuilt store will look. (LSE Architects)

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A rebuilt Minnehaha Lake Wine & Spirits was previewed in renderings from a developer this week as other Lake Street businesses received grant money to help rebuild.

Minnehaha Lake Wine & Spirits’ destruction during the riots following the death of George Floyd this summer was well-documented due to its proximity to Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct, which was also destroyed during the riots.

Flames rise from a liquor store near the Third Police Precinct on May 28, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. ((Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP) (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images) / Getty Images)

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Tuesday night, LSE Architects revealed renderings of what the new store will look like once it is rebuilt in the same location. The Longfellow Community Council hosted a virtual presentation and Q&A with the businesses’ owners Tuesday night.

As Minnehaha Lake Wine & Spirits announced its rebuild, the Lake Street Council also announced the first round of grant funding for 10 other Lake Street businesses Thursday.

Drone footage of widespread damage on East Lake Street following violent protests overnight

Drone video of the widespread damage on East Lake Street in Minneapolis Thursday morning after protesters set fires and ransacked businesses overnight.

Through the Healthy Lake Street Fund, the $750,000 in grant money will be distributed to businesses to "support reopenings, relocations, improvements and expansions," to "support community health," the council said in a release.

Totaled, $750,000 will be distributed to the following grant recipients: