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A streak of a different kind: Saints beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for fourth in a row
After losing 10 games in a row, the St. Paul Saints have now reeled off four straight wins after beating the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 14-6 on Friday night at CHS Field.Jair Camargo and Michael Helman each had three hits for St. Paul, while Rylan Bannon hit a three-run homer to lead an offense that put up […]
Hall of Famer Rod Carew adds a new title: U.S. citizen
SANTA ANA, Calif. — He's one of the greatest baseball players ever to play America's pastime. Now, at age 78, former Minnesota Twins star Rod Carew is officially an American citizen. The legendary baseball Hall of Famer took the Oath of Allegiance on Friday from the director of the...
Abusive boyfriend sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder of girlfriend
MINNEAPOLIS — Matthew Brenneman, 40, is headed to prison to begin serving a 285 month term handed down by Judge Daniel Moreno on Friday morning for the death of Danicka Bergeson in a domestic violence murder. Brenneman, who had been indicted by a grand jury for first-degree murder, pleaded...
Construction To Begin on New Brooklyn Park Assisted Living Complex
A new housing development in Brooklyn Park will provide seniors with a much-needed service. Angels Living LLC is an all-inclusive assisted living center planned for construction at 9415 W. River Rd. Developer Ayo Awoleye said the building will have 34 units, with 20 providing memory care assistance. “To have a...
Minneapolis Hosts Family-Friendly Habitat Scavenger Hunt to Aid Migratory Birds Along Mississippi Flyway
Farview Park is buzzing with more than the summer's last cicadas this Saturday—as it plays host to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's latest effort to give the birds a break. Come August 24, it's all about getting local humans to play a real-life version of Angry Birds—sans the slingshot violence, with more environmental feel-good. Join them at the Farview Recreation Center parking lot, 621 N 29th Ave at 2 pm, for a free Habitat Scavenger Hunt aimed at bolstering the feathered commuters of the Mississippi Flyway.
Minneapolis Park Board Approves Shifting $10.3M to Shore Up North Commons Project Budget
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has taken a critical step towards addressing a major budget shortfall for a significant development project within the city. The Board members cast their votes on August 21, and Resolution 2024-144 was approved, proposing a shift of $10.3 million in Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funds. This move is designated specifically to support the North Commons Park Improvements project, which is currently experiencing a financial gap of $16.4 million, according to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
Story Line Books rolls in to Union Depot
After eight years toiling in a successful yet draining law career, Danielle Miller has jumped the tracks and is pursuing a private passion that melds two interests: literature and trains. In mid-September she will open Story Line Books at Union Depot. Its name is a play on both a story’s plot and train track routes, like those running past the depot.
Downtown bar opens without the booze
A new venue that aims to have the same atmosphere as a friendly neighborhood bar – but without the alcohol – opened recently at 24 7th St. W., in the Hamm building. Lucille’s Bottle Shop and Tasting Room offers non-alcoholic beers, wines, spirits and mocktails and events such as mixology, and wine and cheese nights. The space can also be rented for private events.
Mack Brown Q&A: Minnesota Game Week Press Conference for UNC
"Welcome everybody, welcome back, football season's here, and I know it's my most fun time of the year. Excited about getting started and can't wait till next week. And in fact, I'm excited about watching games tomorrow. It'll be fun to have it kicked off, and what you do as a coach is you sit there and you watch all the games and you make notes. … We'll actually have our players with a to-do list tomorrow during the Florida State-Georgia Tech game, because we play both teams, so we'll have them and we'll require them to watch the game and then give them assignments to write up with what they see and what they think for later down the road. And also talk to them about looking at things in those games tomorrow that might come up next Thursday for them, and how they would handle it as we wrap up preseason camp, and we did it a couple of days ago. We've been really, really hard on all the little things we've said. We're trying to figure out how we can finish better.
Rejected! Or art that didn’t make the State Fair
Of the thousands of artworks submitted to the State Fair’s juried Fine Arts Competition, only 300 or so are picked to go on view. Enter the Burl Community Art Gallery (formerly the Argyle Zebra Gallery) of Lowertown, St. Paul. For the past few years, the gallery has hosted “Rejected,” a show in the spirit of the famed “Salon des Refusés” of 1863 in Paris, which showed the artworks that were rejected by the government-sponsored exhibition “Paris Salon,” one of the largest art shows in the world at the time.
Recent migration out of Minneapolis debunked
Victoria Stavish at the Minnesota Star Tribune is reporting the prevailing anecdote in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unrest following George Floyd’s murder was that droves of people moved out of Minneapolis. According to new data compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, it wasn’t true.
Foodie Finds: Union Hmong Kitchen at the Minnesota State Fair
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A Twin Cities favorite for Hmong cuisine is bringing some of its delicious menu back to the Minnesota State Fair. Union Hmong Kitchen, which has two Minneapolis locations on Lake Street and North Loop, is also open during the fair at the International Bazaar. Chef...
Man charged after shooting outside Minneapolis mosque
MINNEAPOLIS — The man who police believe shot someone outside a Minneapolis mosque is now facing multiple felony charges. It happened Monday outside of Masjid An-Nur mosque following evening prayers. According to the criminal complaint, 75-year-old Abdul Kareem was leaving the mosque when he saw a drug deal happening outside. He approached the van and said they could not sell drugs there. The driver drove away, but the complaint states he drove back and shot Kareem.
Police Search for Armed Robber at Brooklyn Park Apartment Complex
Police departments from around the Twin Cities northwest metro swarmed a Brooklyn Park apartment complex Thursday night trying to catch an armed robber. Brooklyn Park police say officers responded shortly before 10 p.m. to the Autumn Ridge Apartments, located at 6328 Boone Ave. N., on a report of someone robbed at gunpoint.
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