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All Things Considered

Tom Crann
Tom Crann
Evan Frost | MPR News

All Things Considered, with Tom Crann in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington, is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Walker show asks: Is a still life really still or life?

Walker show asks: Is a still life really still or life?

A new exhibition at the Walker Art Center is challenging its audience to consider the term “still life.” It's been used so long to describe a conventional kind of art that it's taken for granted. But can an image that is still really be alive?
by Euan Kerr

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A year of rebuilding a neighborhood

A year of rebuilding a neighborhood

Near the epicenter of protests launched in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, organizations in one pocket of Minneapolis say they’re working to build a better, more just community.
by Jon Collins

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Art Hounds recommend live, in-person dance and music performances

Art Hounds recommend live, in-person dance and music performances

It’s the first time in well over a year that we have been able to feature three live, in-person only performances. BRKFST Dance Company performs “60/40” at Southern Theater in Minneapolis, StoLyette plays at Icehouse and Z-Fest screens this year’s crop of seven-minute films by veteran and emerging Minnesota filmmakers.
by Emily Bright

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Appetites: Pandemic coffee trends open door for new business venture

Appetites: Pandemic coffee trends open door for new business venture

As Americans adjusted to life at home during the pandemic, they also changed many of their daily habits — including how and where they drink their coffee. It was that transition that caught the eye of Yair and Sally Carvajalino, the owners of Norte Café, an online store that sells coffee from Yair’s home country of Colombia.
by Tom Crann and Lindsay Guentzel

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To prevent spread of chronic wasting disease, DNR temporarily halts movement of farmed deer

To prevent spread of chronic wasting disease, DNR temporarily halts movement of farmed deer

In response to what Commissioner Sarah Strommen called a concerning outbreak of chronic wasting disease in the northern part of the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has imposed a statewide ban on the movement of farmed white-tailed deer Tuesday and through the end of July. 
by Dan Gunderson

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Friendship, health, community: Twin Cities Latino cyclists on a roll

Friendship, health, community: Twin Cities Latino cyclists on a roll

Latino Social Biking is a Twin Cities group helping Latino people connect, get healthy and get past the isolation and sedentary influences of the pandemic. MPR News recently tagged along for a ride.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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'Our city was creating a revolution': Minneapolis students capture tumultuous senior year with mural

'Our city was creating a revolution': Minneapolis students capture tumultuous senior year with mural

After spending much of their senior year learning online, students in South High School’s “voices” class are working together in person on a mural that will be installed on campus for future classes to see.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Now better trained and resourced, Minneapolis violence interrupters to hit streets next month

Now better trained and resourced, Minneapolis violence interrupters to hit streets next month

The Minneapolis Office of Violence Prevention piloted its violence interrupter model late last year. Now, after investing additional training and resources into the initiative, seven teams of interrupters will begin working in the coming weeks to reduce violence.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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In their own words: Three Black Minnesota officers reflect on race and policing

In their own words: Three Black Minnesota officers reflect on race and policing

There are around 12,000 peace officers in Minnesota. About 250 of the officers are Black, according to the National Black Police Association’s Minnesota Chapter. MPR News spoke with three members of the organization as they reflected on race and policing, one year after the killing of George Floyd.
by Nina Moini

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