How did Minneapolis end up with a street named after a Persian king?

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Best of the Week [How did Minneapolis end up with a street named after a Persian king?]( [The names of some Minneapolis roadways fit their locations in a geographic, historic or popular context. Other roads are named for famous places or people. Then there's Xerxes Avenue.]( [Minnesota GameStop traders on why they dipped into stock market]( [Individual traders have rocked the stock market in recent weeks as they helped push several share prices of struggling retailers to extraordinary heights.]( [The ballroom that held Buddy Holly's last concert becomes a historic landmark]( [But the Surf is historic for more than that fateful concert on a frigid night in 1959.]( [Minnesotan joins his mom in Beargrease Marathon: 'She just told me to race my own race']( [Following in his mother s dog sled tracks, a young musher led his own team in the Beargrease.]( [Henry Lake uses Twin Cities radio show to mix sports with social responsibility]( [As one of the few Black radio hosts in the Twin Cities with his own daily program, the Minneapolis native uses his platform to mix sports talk with his own insights on social issues.]( [Old and new, Twin Cities chocolate shops speak the language of love]( [With a front-row seat to romance, chocolate purveyors old and new help melt hearts.]( Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2021 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](