Bunny’s holds fundraiser for Park Tavern victims [Video]

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — On the surface, Bunny’s and Park Tavern could be seen as rivals – bar restaurants catering to loyal neighborhood crowds who savor good food, cold beverages and familiar faces. 

But true community always wins out over competition and Bunny’s is urging customers to reach out and help in a time of need. On Tuesday, the bar and grill will donate 20% of all sales to support the families of Kristina Folkerts and Gabe Harvey, whose lives were cut tragically short when a driver plowed his SUV into a crowded Park Tavern patio on Sunday, Sept. 1, and three nurses who were hospitalized with severe injuries. 

Folkerts, a longtime server and member of the Park Tavern family, and Harvey, a Health Unit Coordinator at nearby Methodist Hospital, were killed …