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This once-obscure fruit is on its way to becoming pawpaw-pawpular

This once-obscure fruit is on its way to becoming pawpaw-pawpular

You won't find the pawpaw, which tastes like a cross between a mango and a banana, in most grocery stores, even though they're native to North America. But the locavore food movement has embraced it.
by Ally Schweitzer

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St. Anthony Lock to light up with art, river history

St. Anthony Lock to light up with art, river history

There's going to be an extra glow in the sky in Minneapolis in coming weekends as two artists "Illuminate the Lock" using the massive wall of the Upper St. Anthony Lock as a giant projection screen.
by Euan Kerr

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Father and daughter discuss racism, books and unstoppable love

Father and daughter discuss racism, books and unstoppable love

Lou Bellamy, creator of St. Paul's Penumbra Theater, and his daughter Sarah recently sat down for a conversation about memories, both fond and difficult.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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Chorus unites people living with Alzheimer's

Chorus unites people living with Alzheimer's

The Giving Voice Chorus is made up of Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers.
by Tom Weber

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Thread Book Hour: Conversations with Claire Messud and Nicole Krauss

Thread Book Hour: Conversations with Claire Messud and Nicole Krauss

MPR News host Kerri Miller interviews novelists Claire Messud and Nicole Krauss about two of the most highly acclaimed books of 2017, "The Burning Girl" and "Forest Dark."
by MPR News Staff

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'Find every color': Minnesota woodcut artist Charles Beck dies at 94

'Find every color': Minnesota woodcut artist Charles Beck dies at 94

Beck was well known for his landscape prints, inspired by the hills and farmland around his hometown, Fergus Falls. Local farmers liked his prints. City-dwelling art connoisseurs did, too.
by John Enger

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St. Paul poet Danez Smith shines in the national spotlight

St. Paul poet Danez Smith shines in the national spotlight

Danez Smith's latest collection, "Don't Call Us Dead," just landed on the longlist for the National Book Award. The collection explores what it's like to be young, black and gay in America.
by Marianne Combs and MPR News Staff

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Husker Du founder Grant Hart passes away at 56

Husker Du founder Grant Hart passes away at 56

His former bandmate Bob Mould tweeted: "Grant Hart was a gifted visual artist, a wonderful story teller, and a frighteningly talented musician. Everyone touched by his spirit will always remember."
by MPR News Staff

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St. Paul writer Vince Flynn hits the big screen

St. Paul writer Vince Flynn hits the big screen

Coming years after his death, the release of the film "American Assassin" is an emotional event for the author's family.
by Euan Kerr

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