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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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Art Hounds: Revisiting roots

Art Hounds: Revisiting roots

The “Rooted Legacy” photo exhibit from Urban Roots, by and of Hmong-American youth, is on view at Indigenous Roots in St. Paul. Bold Choice Theatre presents the original country western musical “Sundown at the Jasper Jewel” at the Duluth Playhouse and “Off Book” opens Saturday at HUGE Improv Theater.  
by Emily Bright

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Historic wimpy winter challenges small businesses, outdoor enthusiasts

Historic wimpy winter challenges small businesses, outdoor enthusiasts

The historically warm and snow-free winter thus far across Minnesota is disheartening to skiers, snowmobilers and ice anglers. And it is taking a toll on small businesses that depend on those winter outdoor enthusiasts.
by Dan Kraker

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Q&A: Documentary looks at 2013 Hopkins High School walkout

Q&A: Documentary looks at 2013 Hopkins High School walkout

Independent journalist Ralph L. Crowder III has directed a documentary, “Before Black Lives Mattered, the Kids Marched for Education.” He aims to highlight the influence the 2013 walkout had in a larger conversation about equality in education, as well as correct the narrative from media coverage at the time.
by Jacob Aloi

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As panel completes work, St. Cloud store sees sales of current Minnesota state flag spike

As panel completes work, St. Cloud store sees sales of current Minnesota state flag spike

Even as a state commission wraps up its design of a new state flag, Coil’s Flags and Flagpoles in St. Cloud can’t keep the current flag in stock.
by Kirsti Marohn and Dana Ferguson

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Appetites looks back on 2023: Restaurants, Vietnamese meatballs and the secret to entertaining

Appetites looks back on 2023: Restaurants, Vietnamese meatballs and the secret to entertaining

This year Appetites took a tour of the state, interviewed a writer who’s been keeping close tabs on the Twin Cities food scene for 25 years and tasted dozens of delectable dishes. Here are a few of our favorite conversations.
by Heidi Raschke

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African immigrant entrepreneurs aim to transform Brooklyn Center strip mall 

African immigrant entrepreneurs aim to transform Brooklyn Center strip mall 

The purchase of the aging Shingle Creek Mall was inspired by the growth of businesses run by African immigrants in the western Twin Cities suburbs. Its owners want it to be a model of economic inclusion and innovation. 
by Sarah Thamer

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Prominent addiction counselor and pioneer Peter Hayden retires

Prominent addiction counselor and pioneer Peter Hayden retires

Peter Hayden, a prominent addiction counselor and the founder of Turning Point in Minneapolis, is retiring. He reflected on his career and shared what’s next ahead of his transition at the end of this year.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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