A long-planned concert venue on the bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis is officially moving forward. City and state leaders gathered Thursday afternoon on the city’s North Side to celebrate ...

First Avenue CEO Dayna Frank is part of a local ownership group that has purchased the building that houses the downtown ...

The 650-capacity venue, which typically hosts indie artists, opened in 1987 and has been run by First Avenue since 2018.

A local ownership group that includes First Avenue CEO Dayna Frank and a pair of local real estate veterans has purchased the ...

From the late '80s through the '90s, dance nights at First Ave veered all over the map with themes like the R&B-centric Beatopia and the more house- and techno-oriented System 33.

Minneapolis celebrates the completion of 1st Avenue NE and E Hennepin Avenue improvements with an event on July 30th.

First Avenue didn't host live music for more than a year during the pandemic, and workers were furloughed. Owner Dayna Frank led an effort to earmark federal COVID-19 relief money for shuttered ...

“First Avenue has agreed to voluntarily recognize our Union. This is a testament to the love the First Ave workers have for each other, their unity, and their desire to make their workplaces better.

Pauli DeMaris, a First Avenue bartender and event staff for the past 18 years, said in an interview with Workday Magazine a few hours before recognition, “We have over 70% majority already on board.

First Avenue has been an emerging priority area for years, and now a plan recently approved by the Cedar Rapids City Council will clear the way for a slew of proposed partnerships and improvements.