Mortimer's Bar and Restaurant, the dive bar at the corner of Franklin and Lyndale avenues in Minneapolis since 1976, recently got a revamp that brought in pinball machines, a new menu and more natural light to the space.
Jasha Johnston and Carrie McCabe Johnston, who also own Nightingale and Tilt Pinball Bar in Minneapolis, purchased the business last summer and remodeled the space over the winter.
The project involved adding a wall to divide the space with one area offering a main bar with foosball…