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Lifestyle

Photos: First warm spring day brings people outdoors

Photos: First warm spring day brings people outdoors

It was a long wait, but Minnesotans were rewarded today with a sunny, warm day that actually felt like spring. And many took advantage of the chance to get outside and enjoy the weather. Our photographers captured some of those scenes.

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Friday Festival: Cheese shop raises money for cheesemonger scholarship

Friday Festival: Cheese shop raises money for cheesemonger scholarship

Local cheesemonger Benjamin Roberts is raising money for a cheesemonger education fund this weekend at the two cheese shops he runs -- France 44 in Minneapolis and St. Paul Cheese Shop in St. Paul. A portion of the proceeds will go for a cheese scholarship in honor of the woman he describes as his "cheese mentor." Benjamin Roberts spoke with MPR's Tom Crann.
by Tom Crann

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Appetites: Snow puts a freeze on spring dining

Appetites: Snow puts a freeze on spring dining

Unrelenting snow and sleet have made late April feel like February, and that means a seemingly endless winter for local diners who seek out seasonal food from our region.
by Tom Crann

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Fargo moves cleanup week as flood looms

The annual event allows residents to put most items -- large and small -- on the curb for pickup by city garbage crews. It had been scheduled for early May.

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Gardeners make plans with no certainty in forecast

Gardeners make plans with no certainty in forecast

April is a planning month for gardeners throughout the middle of the country, and many are trying to figure out what to do amid rapidly shifting weather conditions.

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Appetites: What's new in concessions in Minneapolis parks

Appetites: What's new in concessions in Minneapolis parks

It used to be that snack options at local parks were limited to popcorn and ice cream. Now, concessionaires at several city parks offer various goods from lattes and lemon-ginger scones, to tap beer and fresh oysters.
by Tom Crann

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Drug czar speaks at National Press Club

Drug czar speaks at National Press Club

The director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowski, speaks live at the National Press Club about Obama administration drug policies, and is likely to address the legalization of marijuana.

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