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Minneapolis, then and now

Minneapolis, then and now

This fall, voters in Minneapolis will consider the first major overhaul of the city's charter in almost a century. Adopted in 1920, the city charter regulates things like the discharge of steam by locomotives, the cleaning of stables, and the size and weight of bread. Now, the "plain language charter revision" aims to simplify the document without changing the way city government works. Minneapolis has changed dramatically in the decades since its charter took effect: Here's a look at the city, then and now, with all vintage photos courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society.

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Photos: Vikings' first day of football training camp

Photos: Vikings' first day of football training camp

The Minnesota Vikings began their 48th year of training camp in Mankato, Minn., Friday. The team will continue to train until Aug. 14, during which it will hold its first preseason matchup, against the Texans, at the Metrodome. The Vikings will head to Detroit for their first regular-season game on Sept. 8 against the Lions.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Photos: Tall Ships Festival returns to Duluth

Photos: Tall Ships Festival returns to Duluth

Nine majestic sailing ships evoking our nation's nautical past sailed into the Duluth harbor on Thursday, July 25, 2013, during a Grand Parade of Sail signaling the start of the city's five-day Tall Ships Festival. Photographer Paul M. Walsh was aboard one of the ships and sent us this visual report.

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Photos: Reviving Minnesota's relics

Photos: Reviving Minnesota's relics

We just wrapped up a new Ground Level project that portrays the difficulties, the angst, the cost and the lessons learned by people making an effort to refresh their towns by saving local iconic structures. View our favorite photos from the series here, and click through to the related stories using the links below the images.

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St. Paul celebrates 30th anniversary of Rondo Days

St. Paul celebrates 30th anniversary of Rondo Days

St. Paul marked the 30th anniversary of the Rondo Days Festival on Saturday, July 20, 2013. The heyday of the Rondo neighborhood was the 1920s through the 1950s. It's remembered as a close-knit, vibrant, primarily African-American community, but much of the neighborhood was bulldozed to make way for Interstate 94. Now, the festival draws thousands of people to St. Paul every year.

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Photos: Protesters march for Trayvon Martin, Terrance Franklin

Photos: Protesters march for Trayvon Martin, Terrance Franklin

Protest marchers called for justice for Trayvon Martin and Terrance Franklin and demands that the Unites States Department of Justice bring civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, Monday evening, July 15, 2013 in Minneapolis.

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Photos: Nick Leddy and the Stanley Cup tour Twin Cities

Photos: Nick Leddy and the Stanley Cup tour Twin Cities

After winning the NHL championship with the Chicago Blackhawks this year, Nick Leddy received his celebratory day with the Stanley Cup. The Eden Prairie, Minn. native toured the Cup around the Twin Cities, making stops at several places including the Eden Prairie Community Center, where Leddy played hockey as a kid, and the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital on Friday, July 12, 2013.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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