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July 16, 2012 9:00 AM

Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary as an ark

Think about it not just as a nice place to take a relaxing stroll but also as a haven, a home for plants that are threatened elsewhere.

by Dan Olson

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July 13, 2012 2:00 PM

The street is the art in south Minneapolis

Neighbors chose images for the mural like a blue dog, a woman in a yoga pose and a big, pink flamingo.

by Jon Collins

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July 13, 2012 9:14 AM

Minneapolis native hopes to unseat Joe Biden on Green Party ticket

While speculation continues over whether Mitt Romney will choose former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as his running mate, another longtime Minnesotan appears likely to clinch a vice-presidential nomination. Housing and welfare rights organizer Cheri Honkala joined the ticket of Green Party presidential hopeful Jill Stein this week. The Green Party's national convention begins today in Baltimore, where Stein is expected to win the nomination.

by Madeleine Baran

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July 13, 2012 3:07 AM

Minnetonka beer company gets in on the fight against invasive species

Enjoy a beer, save a lake

by Jessica Mador

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July 12, 2012 6:26 AM

University United no more?

The St. Paul community-planning group will transition into a nonprofit developer focusing on industrial buildings.

by Laura Yuen

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July 11, 2012 10:58 AM

The concrete arrives

Travel and time and trains.

by Dan Olson

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July 10, 2012 7:41 AM

Thousands on wait-list for erotic best-seller at Hennepin County Library

If you want to check out a copy of the novel Fifty Shades of Grey from a Hennepin County library this summer, get in line. The erotic best-seller is the county's most requested book right now.

by Madeleine Baran

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July 10, 2012 7:00 AM

St. Croix River as history museum and biology classroom

We strapped on floatation vests the other night and joined National Park Service seasonal ranger Bob Downs for a ride on the river.

by Dan Olson

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July 10, 2012 2:30 AM

Marketing blitz highlights ‘uniqueness’ of Central Corridor

The Met Council's $1.2 million marketing push promotes rare finds along the Green Line.

by Laura Yuen

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July 9, 2012 12:35 PM

Group hopes to lure grocery to Minneapolis food desert

A group in south Minneapolis is trying to bring a grocery to 37th and Chicago.

by Jon Collins

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