Here, a mostly new 14,000-square-foot building will debut bold aesthetics (think: chrome, neon, Airstream-trailer vibes). Renovations began after the owners of the nearby Nicollet Diner-a 24-hour neighborhood staple-bought the space in June 2020. The 12-foot, fiberglass heel will stand atop a marquee, marking the arrival of Roxy’s Cabaret.

A new landmark, of equal grandeur, is set to grace the corner of Nicollet Avenue and Grant Street: a massive red stiletto. By early spring of this year, tarps fluttered between exposed beams where cooks once dazzled over flaming grills. Local queen Julia Starr performs at a Flip Phone event at First Avenue (Instagram: by Darin KamnetzĮver since the Ichiban Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar closed in 2016, the building’s iconic, bright blue, pagoda-style roof has served only as a helpful landmark for those lost in the Loring Park neighborhood, just southwest of downtown Minneapolis.