Grilled cheese restaurant All Square reopens in south Minneapolis

Specialty grilled cheese restaurant and social justice nonprofit All Square reopens for lunch service Tuesday in south Minneapolis.

Why it matters: The restaurant shut its doors in November following the death of staff member and Twin Cities civil rights advocate Randall Smith, who was shot and killed in downtown Minneapolis.

• Smith managed the restaurant and co-founded the All Square Fellow Fund, which offers support and direct capital to formerly incarcerated leaders in the metro.

How it works: Restaurant proceeds fund the fellowship, which provides formerly incarcerated people with full-time employment at All Square, a three-month entrepreneurship class, professional mentorship and optional therapy.

What's next: All Square is planning to launch a new "Prison-to-Law Pipeline" program this spring.

• It'll offer accredited legal and paralegal degrees within two Minnesota prisons.

Visit: 4047 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis. Open Tuesday-Friday.