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June 21, 2011 2:54 AM

Minneapolis 8th grader tops History Day honors

Middle schooler Nathaniel Larson knows a thing or two about the Panama Canal treaty

by Tim Nelson

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June 20, 2011 11:46 AM

How Ayaan Hirsi Ali started a scene on Nicollet Mall

A St. Paul man was sent to jail after a heated exchange with Muslim women and a crowd of onlookers in Minneapolis.

by Laura Yuen

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June 18, 2011 2:00 AM

A Place Where Teens Are Wanted

Frustration with teen loitering at the library leads to new teen-led youth center on St. Paul's north side.

by Sasha Aslanian

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June 17, 2011 3:57 AM

The 35W bridge memorial is rising

Construction workers for weeks have been at the site on the east bank of the Mississippi river next to Gold Medal Park in downtown Minneapolis. A crew is working on the wall. And here’s a rendering of the wall and 13 columns memorializing the thirteen people killed at 6:05 p. m. on August 1, 2007…

by Dan Olson

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June 16, 2011 12:00 PM

TOD at 38th and Hiawatha?

Translation: Transit Oriented Development. Developer George Sherman is poised to fill this vacant lot at 38th and Hiawatha in south Minneapolis with Longfellow Station, a mixed use commercial/residential development. In fact, things seem to be moving right along. Last week Minneapolis found $1.9 million in federal dollars sitting around in the city’s till and used…

by Dan Olson

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June 14, 2011 2:40 PM

More volunteers needed to clean up tornado debris

The city is organizing two "Clean Sweep" days to help north Minneapolis residents load storm debris onto trucks.

by Madeleine Baran

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June 14, 2011 6:14 AM

Cedar Lake trail extension in Minneapolis is open

The "bike freeway", as cycling enthusiasts call it, is the slightly more than one mile long length of the Cedar Lake trail linking it with the trail along the Mississippi river.

by Dan Olson

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June 13, 2011 1:00 AM

From Webster Magnet to Obama Prep: a tale of race & achievement

A tale of race and achievement through the lens of one school: from Webster Magnet to Obama Prep.

by Sasha Aslanian

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June 10, 2011 9:15 AM

Tickets still available for north Minneapolis tornado relief benefit

Organizer Martin Keller says many people who have not personally seen the storm's aftermath up close may not realize the scale of the devastation residents of north Minneapolis are facing.

by Jessica Mador

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June 9, 2011 10:29 AM

What is HUD doing in Brooklyn Center?

The owners stopped making payments on the HUD-backed mortgage, so the federal agency headed by Shaun Donovan is unloading the property.

by Dan Olson

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