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November 1st Proclaimed Minnesota Beer Day, Celebration Friday
ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- Minnesota Beer Day has been proclaimed for November 1st, but we're celebrating Friday. The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild says they are having a presentation of the Governor's Proclamation at 1:00 p.m. at Saint Paul Brewing. Resolutions were passed in both the Minnesota Senate and House as well.
Finding My Way Back to My Native Identity
Jessica Smith grew up in Saint Paul, MN. Smith is Indigenous and was adopted at the age of 2 into a non-Native household. Smith had a decent childhood until about 12 years old. After Smith went through some traumatic experiences of physical and mental abuse and sexual exploitation, she became an advocate for other women and youth that have experienced trauma. Smith has certificates in youth mental health first aid, Native-specific domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy, opioid overdose prevention and response training, and many more. Smith is also a single mom of two young boys who inspire her everyday to become a better person in this world and motivate her to become the mom she always wanted. Smith's core values are integrity, authenticity, respect, and honesty. Smith's inspirations are to be the first in her family to finish college, to give back to her community, and to be the best mom she can be.
Fall warm-up continues on Thursday in the Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — High pressure over the Great Lakes continues to dominate our forecast, bringing clear skies and a light southerly wind to the Twin Cities on Thursday.Those factors will help to get highs into the low 80s on both Thursday and Friday, which is 10 to 15 degrees above average.Friday will also be our last #Top10WxDay of the warm season.The ridge will also force Helene, currently a Category 2 hurricane and intensifying, to stall in the Tennessee Valley well to our south before it eventually gets shoved to the east over the weekend.The outer edges of tropical systems tend to...
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...
Karyn Thomlinson of Myriel reflects on starting during the pandemic as she is named Food and Wine's top chef of 2024
Myriel Chef Karyn Thomlinson was recently named Food & Wine’s Best New Chef of 2024. The St. Paul chef reflects on her journey from Scandinavian farm food to fine dining after starting the restaurant during the pandemic.
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