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August 8, 2012 11:48 AM

Brother Ali hosts Occupy show in north Minneapolis

The day after Occupy Homes MN activists found out that a bank had offered Coon Rapids homeowners a loan modification, the hip-hop star is hosting an event for a gathering of Occupy activists in north Minneapolis.

by Jon Collins

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August 6, 2012 12:00 PM

Taming the West by stringing ’em up

Author George Black: Yellowstone’s first superintendent and a Montana vigilante, Nathaniel Pitt Langford of St. Paul MPR’s Dan Olson interviews author George Black Author George Black has a fly fishing obsession, and we are all better informed about a colorful Minnesotan because of it. Black spends lots of hours in the western states’ streams and…

by Dan Olson

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August 3, 2012 11:02 AM

Minneapolis lifts thrift store restrictions

Minneapolis repeals its 1,000-foot minimum spacing requirement for stores selling second-hand goods.

by Curtis Gilbert

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August 3, 2012 6:26 AM

Hooking the wily river catfish on a summer evening

The Mississippi River has been a source of sustenance for a long time.

by Dan Olson

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August 2, 2012 12:04 PM

In London, a Somali woman runs for her country

Somalia's two runners compete Friday in London, with fans in Minnesota and around the world rooting them on.

by Laura Yuen

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August 2, 2012 10:34 AM

Poll results: Art or ad?

Our readers decide whether some Twin Cities murals are really covert advertisements.

by Curtis Gilbert

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August 2, 2012 8:00 AM

Metro Transit offers free rides to art fairs this weekend

by Jessica Mador

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August 2, 2012 5:51 AM

Dave Chappelle surprise show in Minneapolis tonight

The comedian has been traveling around the country on his motorcycle. He performed a couple similar pop-up shows in Oregon last week.

by Jon Collins

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August 1, 2012 10:03 AM

Is it art or advertising?

Where would you draw the line on these Twin Cities signs/murals? Take our survey!

by Curtis Gilbert

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August 1, 2012 9:02 AM

Twin Cities Metro mag to close

The six-year-old magazine will cease publication after its September issue.

by Jon Collins

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