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The Best Steak House owner
The Best Steak House owner Mike Hatzistamoulos prepares a plate of food at his restaurant on University Avenue in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. Hatzistamoulos said he has tried to make the most of the light rail construction along University Ave. including making upgrades to the restaurant and encouraging construction workers to dine at the restaurant.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read the story
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Officers on Penn Ave. bridge
Officers with the Minnesota State Patrol man the Penn Avenue bridge over Bassett's Creek near the scene of a shooting at a business in the 2300 block of Chestnut Avenue West in Minneapolis, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. The shooter who opened fire inside a Minneapolis sign company was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday and was among "several" people killed in the incident, the city's deputy police chief said.
AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, John Autey) (Read the story
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The Best Steak House owner
The Best Steak House owner Mike Hatzistamoulos prepares a plate of food at his restaurant on University Avenue in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. Hatzistamoulos said he has tried to make the most of the light rail construction along University Ave. including making upgrades to the restaurant and encouraging construction workers to dine at the restaurant.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) (Read the story
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Sorting apples
Workers sort apples at Wescott Agri Products in Elgin, Minn., on Monday, Sep. 24, 2012. Apple producers are finding more of their apple trees without fruit statewide due to weather conditions like this year's warm spring and hard frost.
Alex Kolyer for MPR) (Read the story