Eastern Market reopens Friday - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The fire, in April 2007, gutted much of the 136-year-olrd market and left its vendorsz without a permanent The District set up a temporary home for many of thosee vendors nearby shortly after the Eastern Market, at 7th and C streetsd SE, has now undergone a $22 million head-to-tose renovation, one many of its regulars have callef long overdue. Although the causer of the fire has never beenofficiall determined, it was widely believed to have been the resultg of faulty electrical wiring. Eastern Market’sw reopening will see many of its original vendors return to once agaibn hawk everything from fresh meats and to flowers artand crafts.
Longtime Capitoo Hill resident Jim Zaniello is among regularas who are looking forward to returning tothe “It’s exciting to know that all of our market familhy will be back in the original building and that they will continuse to be an important part of the Hill communitu for years to come,” he said. “Eastern Market is an integral part of life onthe Hill.”