Minnesota Restaurant Stops Charging Customers for Food — and Says Business Is Thriving

In his statement, Alverson pointed to several deaths that have shaken the Minneapolis community in recent years and months, including the 2020 murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Minneapolis mother Renee Nicole Good during an immigration enforcement operation, and the Jan. 24 killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents.

Alverson noted that the restaurant is located “6 blocks from where George Floyd was murdered, 3 blocks from where Renee Good was executed, and a mere neighborhood away from where Alex Pretti was murdered.” He also said he visited the scenes where Good and Pretti were killed and described witnessing confrontations between residents and federal authorities.

“After ICE Agents shot and killed Renee and then Alex, I was at the scene within hours,” Alverson wrote. “I witnessed hostile and aggressive armed goons sent by the Federal Government protecting each other from unarmed, outraged citizens.”

He went on to describe Minneapolis as living through “the federally sanctioned abduction of our neighbors, public executions of people exercising their rights, and a targeted escalation of government violence,” according to the Instagram post.

“Therefore, for the remainder of the government occupation, we will function as a free and donation based restaurant,” he wrote. “Everyone is welcome EXCEPT ICE.”

Alverson also said the restaurant’s staff had agreed to continue working on a volunteer basis, supported by shared tips and community donations, according to the Instagram post.

The restaurant’s website further explains the philosophy behind the transition.

“Post Modern Times was born out of the belief that we are in a fascist economy,” the restaurant states. “We refuse to be complacent, and we question why we run businesses.”

The website goes on to explain that Alverson wanted to create a space where community members could eat regardless of their financial circumstances.

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