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Best Minnesota College for Athletics Isn’t the School You’d Immediately Think
When you think of college athletics in Minnesota there's one in particular that you most likely thought of right away. Would you be surprised if I told you that they are not considered the top school in Minnesota for athletics?. They're part of the BIG 10, they have quite a...
'You can change your fate': Harding High School senior overcomes the odds
ST PAUL, Minnesota — A subject like physics may not make sense to every student; but for Harding High School senior William Rubio, "It helps me visualize the world in a way I hadn't thought about before. It's an eye opener." It's a mindset that has helped change the...
Mary J. Blige to perform at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center in March
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The so-dubbed "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul," Mary J. Blige, is coming to Minnesota next March. The Grammy award-winning artist will be at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday, March 16 as part of her For My Fans Tour. St. Paul is one of 27 stops on her tour, which includes Ne-Yo and Mario as openers. General ticket sales start Friday, with presales running tomorrow through Thursday. Blige has eight multiplatinum albums that have been released over the past three decades. Her latest album, "Gratitude," is set to release on Nov. 15. She got her start in the early '90s with such hit songs as "Real Love," "You Remind Me" and her cover of the Rufus and Chaka Khan ballad "Sweet Thing."Blige is also set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Oct. 19. Last month, another Grammy-winning artist, "Weird Al" Yankovic, announced he'll be returning to Minnesota. Yankovic will be at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Welch on Saturday, June 28.
The latest St. Paul icon
The Midway neighborhood in St. Paul got a new addition this week, a ginormous loon statue. The 33-foot-tall and 88-foot-wide bird is positioned outside of Allianz Field near the Snelling Avenue stop on the Metro Green Line. Scottish artist Andy Scott designed the piece. In a 2023 interview with MPR News ahead of the installation, Scott said he was asked to come up with sketches for the loon statue. While...
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