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The millennial's milestone: Get hitched or run a marathon
MINNEAPOLIS — Nineties and 2000s babies are bonding over an unlikely pair of life’s milestones. “I’m officially at the age where you’re either getting married or running half marathons,” one runner posted on TikTok. Other users are sharing online and in person that they too are observing this quarter-life divergence.
Osseo considers another municipal cannabis store management company
Osseo discussed another management company that could operate a city-owned cannabis retail store at a Sept. 30 work session. Back in June, the Osseo City Council empowered the city administrator to negotiate leases and contracts that relate to the municipal dispensary for Osseo, apply for a municipal retail license and look into possible grants. The council previously heard from management company Voyager Services in July. At its Sept. 30 work...
Twin Cities developers pledge to protect non-union construction workers
MINNEAPOLIS — Two Twin Cities housing developers are taking a step to protect non-union construction workers, as they become the first to commit to a worker-created program.Alliance Housing and Hope Community pledged Wednesday to participate in the Building Dignity and Respect Program, designed by Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha. The program is designed to protect non-union construction workers from workplace malpractice, wage theft, harassment, and child labor violations. CTUL estimates there to be tens of thousands of non-union workers in the Twin Cities. Hope Community, a non-profit, spoke during an event Wednesday morning about the importance of their...
P.J. Fleck clears the air on 'extremely intense' interaction with official in Minnesota-USC game
Minnesota Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck went viral on Saturday when he appeared to lose his cool on an official late in the game against USC, but it turns out that Fleck's intense moment was just him professing his love for the official.
Allina Health equips Minnesota United FC Academy with mental health resources
BLAINE, Minn. — For every Major League Soccer Club, there is a youth academy. However, only a few of the academies have a partnership like Minnesota United Football Club now has with Allina Health in providing 24/7 mental health resources to the academy's student soccer players. In late August,...
Twin Cities firefighters get up close look at electric fire truck
NEW HOPE, Minn. — Cutting-edge technology is working to make fighting fires safer and more eco-friendly. It's a movement Minnesota has been a leader in. On Tuesday in New Hope, firefighters from the West Metro Fire-Rescue District got a chance to see new technology up close. The electric fire truck certainly doesn't have the same roar of a diesel truck, but it looks exactly like a traditional red fire truck. Of course, with any new technology there can be a bit of reluctance. That's why Pierce Manufacturing and MacQueen are taking the new truck around the country to show those fighting fires...
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