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Review: Theater Mu’s Kung Fu Zombies Saga is a thought-provoking spectacle 

Review: Theater Mu’s Kung Fu Zombies Saga is a thought-provoking spectacle 

Theater Mu’s “Kung Fu Zombies Saga” at the Luminary Arts Center in Minneapolis offers a gripping two-act epic that combines family, grief and survival — with elements of hip hop, Southeast Asian mythology and 1980s cinema — delivering standout performances and fight choreography through Aug. 13.
by Jacob Aloi

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Growing power line needs generate new friction in Minnesota’s clean energy shift

Growing power line needs generate new friction in Minnesota’s clean energy shift

Moving solar and wind energy from where it’s produced to where it’s needed means a major buildout of new transmission lines, but the projects often face pushback from landowners concerned about aesthetics, health and the environment.
by Kirsti Marohn

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A firsthand account of hip-hop's early days in Minnesota

A firsthand account of hip-hop's early days in Minnesota

Derrick Stevens shares his firsthand experience as a witness to and participant in the birth of hip-hop and in its emergence in the Twin Cities.

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'A bright, happy kid': Family of 12-year-old shot in St. Paul in shock

'A bright, happy kid': Family of 12-year-old shot in St. Paul in shock

Markee Jones loved the latest fashions, playing basketball and hanging out with his cousins, a family member said. He died on a cousin’s birthday after being shot in St. Paul.
by Aaliyah Demry

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People who were adopted, birth parents react to change in Minnesota birth records policy

People who were adopted, birth parents react to change in Minnesota birth records policy

A few sentences tucked into a massive bill that passed the Minnesota Legislature last session are poised to give people who were born in the state, and then adopted, a new way to find their birth parents. In some cases, it could end decades of speculation and separation.
by Tim Nelson

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This Minneapolis library has a hidden gem for record lovers

This Minneapolis library has a hidden gem for record lovers

There’s an impressively extensive vinyl record collection located in downtown Minneapolis that not many know about. Available by reservation, the Vinyl Revival Listening Room is a free listening space open to the public located on the third floor (room N-301) of Minneapolis Central Library.

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