Giovanna D'Agostino, better known as Mama D, gained fame for her Italian restaurant in the Dinkytown area of Minneapolis. Every year on St. Joseph's Day, she would throw open the doors of her restaurant and give thousands of needy people a free meal.
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The St. Cloud Regional Airport just finished a nearly $5 million terminal expansion. Airport officials say St. Cloud can now fully serve as a reliever airport to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer becomes the latest paper to stop putting out print editions. Instead the company will shift to an online news source with a smaller staff. Is the paper on your morning doorstep becoming a thing of the past, in favor of electronic sources?
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The Twin Cities is getting $4 million in federal money to fund projects that promote walking and biking. The money will be used to create a bike center on the University of Minnesota campus and a bike-sharing program in Minneapolis.
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Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun" turns 50 years old. The Penumbra Theatre Company has a new interpretation of the classic play about the American racial divide. Penumbra's artistic director Lou Bellamy joins Midmorning to talk about the new production.
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Minnesota anglers will get extra chances
for late-season ice fishing in March because of some changes made
in the 2008 Legislative session that didn't make it into the
regulations handbook.
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