A year on Lake Street: Seward Pharmacy rebuilds with community s help
After George Floyd s murder, looters gutted Seward Pharmacy on Lake Street. Owner Elias Usso reflects on the past year of rebuilding his shop. Author: Heidi Wigdahl Updated: 7:20 PM CDT May 27, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota After working as a corporate retail pharmacist, Elias Usso had a dream of opening his own independent pharmacy.
Usso wanted it to be more of a community pharmacy, saying, That was kind of the idea that we start the pharmacy where they feel like it s home.
In September 2019, Usso and his wife Mawerdi Hamid opened Seward Pharmacy on East Lake Street. Less than a year later, they lost everything.