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New campaign seeks to stop pedestrian-related light rail crashes in Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — Metro Transit light rail operators are hoping you'll take a second to pause and give them a second look this week. It's part of a safety campaign raising awareness about a lack of awareness. The METRO Green Line on the University of Minnesota campus is one of the busiest, and train operators say it's all too common for people to walk by with headphones on, or worse, with their heads in their phones. "I'm not going to lie, I've caught myself just looking down at my phone sometimes and not even looking. I just kind of go with the crowd,"...
Nurses union says Allina’s connections to financiers are compromising care — and other labor news
Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Allina’s close corporate ties; Minnesota’s first Workplace Rights Week; leaders of both national teachers unions to visit Minnesota; attorney general seeks court oversight of Rainbow dissolution; and 45,000 port workers prepare to strike. The increasing influence […]
Minnesota on track to have the driest September on record
MINNEAPOLIS — How quickly things change after our soggy summer. So far this month, MSP has only seen .06" of rain — enough to have us on track for our driest September on record. Yards are turning brown and the plants aren't happy. "It's kind of hard for perennials and shrubs to be so dry right before they're about to go dormant and withstand the wintertime," said Theresa Lindblad, a manager at Mother Earth Gardens in Northeast Minneapolis. She says that means it's time to pull out the hose."Otherwise, they're struggling. Their roots are dry, and then the cold hits and there's no...
Twin Cities weekend events: Oktoberfests, North Loop block party, true vintage show
We still have a few days left of September, but Oktoberfests — the festivals inspired by the German tradition celebrating beer and Bavarian culture — are in full swing around the metro.What's happening: Pryes Brewing in North Loop, Fulton in Northeast Minneapolis, Waldmann Brewery in St. Paul and Luce Line Brewing Co. in Plymouth are all holding traditional celebrations this weekend with seasonal beers and German food.Loring Park brewery Brühaven will have ax-throwing cages at their event, while Palmtoberfest at Palmer's Bar features an all-night lineup of tribute bands covering The Killers, U2, Queens of the Stone Age and more.Plus:...
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