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Appetites: Restaurant scene booms in the Twin Ports

Appetites: Restaurant scene booms in the Twin Ports

The new food editor at The Growler magazine recently went on a tour of some of the many new restaurants popping up in the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior, Wis. He called the area "out of control."
by Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely

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Novelist who penned 'How To Murder Your Husband' essay charged with husband's murder

Novelist who penned 'How To Murder Your Husband' essay charged with husband's murder

Chef Daniel Brophy was shot dead in June at the culinary institute where he was an instructor. In 2011, his wife wrote a blog post imagining different methods and motives for killing one's spouse.

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Prince family moves lawsuit against doctor to Carver County

Prince family moves lawsuit against doctor to Carver County

Prince's family sued Dr. Michael Schulenberg and various health care providers in Hennepin County last month, saying they provided services to Prince in the weeks before his death but failed to treat his opioid addiction.
by The Associated Press

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Distortion, static and crunch: Low's new album "Double Negative" drops this Friday

Recorded in Justin Vernon's Wisconsin studio and produced by BJ Burton — who also produced Bon Iver's trippy "22, A Million" — the new record includes its fair share of distortion and crunch, blended with Low's haunting vocals.
by Phil Picardi

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Exhibit offers visitors a taste of refugee life

Exhibit offers visitors a taste of refugee life

Presented by Doctors Without Borders, "Forced From Home" aims to replicate the experience of leaving everything behind in a bid to survive.
by Riham Feshir

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Author finds rich story in Liberia's American roots

Author finds rich story in Liberia's American roots

Shannon Gibney struggled with how to treat the Liberian saga in fiction. The result is "Dream Country."
by Marianne Combs

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Will Bruno Mars play Prince in biopic?

Bruno Mars will be performing tonight and tomorrow night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
by Phil Picardi

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