A group including First Avenue CEO Dayna Frank has purchased the downtown Minneapolis property containing the Fine Line music venue. The purchase was led by JoAnna Hicks of Element Commercial Real ...

"As much as First Avenue and our associated venues hate to turn the sound down and dim the lights, it is time to press pause on upcoming concerts and events," the announcement read. The club's ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Editor's note: The video above first aired on KARE 11 in November 2023. Workers employed at each of the seven venues owned by Minneapolis' legendary First Avenue voted to approve a union ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.

A star for longtime First Avenue Stage Manager Conrad Sverkerson is painted on the side of the iconic venue. Sverkerson died Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 66 years old.

A giant of Minneapolis’ live music scene has died. Conrad Sverkerson started at First Avenue as a doorman in 1988 and rose through the ranks to become stage manager, running countless live ...