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November 17, 2011 3:20 PM

Keeping warm at OccupyMN

Few people ventured out to the OccupyMN protest today. The dozen or so people that remained were either piled under a heap of sleeping bags (in the middle of the afternoon) or huddled together wrapped in blankets.

by Madeleine Baran

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November 17, 2011 11:30 AM

St. Paul libraries win MacArthur grant

St. Paul's East Side is getting a digital skills incubator its new library

by Tim Nelson

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November 16, 2011 3:53 AM

St. Paul residents object to proposed closure of local post office

Residents of the Payne-Phalen neighborhood said they're not letting their post office go without a fight.

by Madeleine Baran

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November 15, 2011 9:00 AM

Construction of Northstar’s Ramsey station begins

Construction is getting underway on a $13.2 million Northstar station in the suburb of Ramsey.

by Laura McCallum

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November 14, 2011 12:45 PM

Hipster mag lauds ‘small-town mayor’ Rybak

The ultra-hip Los Angeles-based online magazine Good just published a glowing article about Mayor R.T. Rybak and the city he leads. The piece portrays Minneapolis as a bastion of bike paths and good government. But when you share the link on Facebook, you may see a bit of coastal condescension. I had to redact the…

by Curtis Gilbert

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November 11, 2011 1:25 PM

The “Bono” neighborhood of Minneapolis

James B. Stewart calls Wendell Phillips the “Bono” (of U2 fame) of his time. Phillips was a nationwide star in the years before the Civil War. This weekend the Minneapolis neighborhood that bears his name celebrates Wendell Phillips’ 200th birthday. Stewart is an emeritus professor at Macalester College in St Paul and founder of the…

by Rupa Shenoy

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November 10, 2011 12:00 AM

Two Minnesota companies recognized for helping military veterans

Best Buy will receive the Yellow Ribbon Award on Veterans Day. U.S. Bancorp, which earned Yellow Ribbon status this year, announced plans to double its military hiring in 2012.

by Jessica Mador

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November 9, 2011 9:25 AM

Small Mpls farmers markets require more vendors to be farmers

A new city ordinance says at least 60 percent of the vendors at most farmers markets have to be food growers.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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November 9, 2011 8:00 AM

Keep the bird killers indoors

The American Bird Conservancy wants mayors to oppose programs that call for the trapping, neutering and release of feral cats.

by Brandt Williams

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November 8, 2011 12:45 PM

Muslim groups to Bob Fletcher: There’s no “Islam” in terrorism

Bob Fletcher's new endeavor -- educating Minnesotans about Somalia and its people -- is drawing ire from local Somalis and Muslims.

by Laura Yuen

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