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July 6, 2012 11:40 AM

Sabo bridge shutdown cost more than a million dollars

The Sabo bridge shutdown cost the Met Council, the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County more than $1.1 million.

by Jessica Mador

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July 6, 2012 9:00 AM

Baking, boxing and Ojibwe flute playing

An Ojibwe flute player shares his life's lessons, his music and his heritage.

by Dan Olson

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July 3, 2012 11:04 AM

Cities hungry for state bonding money

Lots of local governments vie for a relatively small pool of state money set aside in the bonding bill.

by Curtis Gilbert

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July 3, 2012 2:00 AM

CCLRT Cedar Street construction update: 93 degrees

Cedar Street is under Central Corridor construction - and temps are in the 90s.

by Dan Olson

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July 2, 2012 11:00 AM

Met Council asks DEED for money for Southwest LRT

Met Council asks DEED for money to pay for Southwest Light Rail.

by Jessica Mador

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July 2, 2012 9:00 AM

Making the world and Mears Park a greener place

Every year, volunteers donate thousands of hours and dollars to clean, plant and weed the 45 plots at Mears Park.

by Dan Olson

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June 28, 2012 5:40 AM

Summer camp teaches manners, cell phone etiquette

While some summer campers swim and eat smores, the kids at a summer camp in Hamel, Minn. will learn skills like "speaking to adults," "having eye-contact," and "telephone and cellular phone etiquette." The "Etiquette in Action" summeroffers a three-day crash course in manners, organized by the company Doors of Success.

by Madeleine Baran

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June 27, 2012 4:14 AM

Rebuilding Cedar Street in downtown St. Paul

Rebuilding Cedar Street - the visual documentation.

by Dan Olson

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June 26, 2012 8:49 AM

MnDOT to announce St. Croix bridge design firm

MnDOT will announce the name of the firm that will design the St. Croix bridge between Minnesota and Wisconsin.

by Jessica Mador

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June 25, 2012 8:13 AM

App aimed at making Twin Cities more bike friendly

An app made available by the Metropolitan Council collects information on bike routes that will be used during future transit planning.

by Jon Collins

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