Twin Cities business owners jolted, prepare again for unrest Twin Cities business owners hurt during last summer s riots prepare again for unrest April 12, 2021 8:14pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Matthew Lerner came to East Lake Liquor on Monday morning to find that vandals had broken the glass on the doors. He had prepared for the prospect of some unrest in south Minneapolis as the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin came to a close, but not so soon. We were putting together some plans, said Lerner, the store s owner. I thought that we had a couple of weeks left, roughly, before the verdict. Now this happened.