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The Cities Blog

Veterans march to raise awareness of military suicides

Veterans march to raise awareness of military suicides

Dozens of veterans have embarked on a 23-mile walk to raise awareness about military suicides.  The march began Friday morning at the VFW on Lakeshore Drive South in Richfield where it was headed to the State Capitol in St. Paul before ending at the VFW in Uptown Minneapolis. According to data compiled by the Department Read more →
by Brandt Williams

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Coleman, Holden, ‘Dirty Kurty’ and Anderson meet in first St. Paul mayoral debate

Coleman, Holden, ‘Dirty Kurty’ and Anderson meet in first St. Paul mayoral debate

While the race for mayor of Minneapolis features 35 candidates, the race for mayor of St. Paul is decidedly less competitive this year. Incumbent Chris Coleman has drawn just three challengers. They met for their first debate last night, with Coleman asserting the city has accomplished a lot since he he was first elected mayor Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Cam Winton

Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Cam Winton

Seventh in a series. With 35 candidates on the ballot, there has been no shortage of press conferences in the Minneapolis mayor’s race. But none compares to Cam Winton’s. For a recent one, he rented two rabbits to illustrate his plan to speed up business licensing. The event also featured a 25-pound African tortoise. When Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Don Samuels

Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Don Samuels

Sixth in a series. Don Samuels might have been a Jamaican gospel music star. Instead, his improbable path led him to the Minneapolis mayor’s race. Samuels, who chairs the Minneapolis City Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Health Committee, is one of eight candidates waging the most active campaigns in the race. A Star Tribune Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Wilder Foundation revives Chautauqua to educate about homelessness

Wilder Foundation revives Chautauqua to educate about homelessness

The St. Paul-based Wilder Foundation will try something new –and very old– Wednesday night. In order to increase understanding of homelessness, the nonprofit organization known for its human services research will hold a Chautauqua-style event. “Chautauqua is actually kind of a throwback to when we didn’t have all the different tools we have today,” said Read more →
by Julie Siple

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Crashed Ice skaters schedule St. Paul return

Crashed Ice skaters schedule St. Paul return

The base of the Cathedral of St. Paul will be transformed into an extreme sports mecca again when the daredevil skaters of RedBull Crashed Ice return to the city on Feb. 22, 2014 as part of a winter-long global racing series. Last year, about 90,000 people huddled along the refrigerated course to watch competitors speed, Read more →
by Hart Van Denburg

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Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Betsy Hodges

Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Betsy Hodges

Fifth in a series. Betsy Hodges enjoys balancing the billion-dollar Minneapolis city budget. And as chair of the City Council’s Ways and Means/Budget Committee for the past four years, she’s had plenty of practice. “The budget is the foundation of everything else we do in the city, and it is where our money meets our Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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