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Sundae sammies, pickle pizza: New Minnesota State Fair foods are here

Sundae sammies, pickle pizza: New Minnesota State Fair foods are here

The Minnesota State Fair unveiled its new foods Tuesday, the annual preview of the dizzying array of new eating and drinking options at the 12-day gathering and eat-a-thon. 
by Tim Nelson

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Hundreds of couples didn't have a wedding due to COVID — until now

Hundreds of couples didn't have a wedding due to COVID — until now

There were older couples and younger ones, gay, straight and nonbinary couples, couples of different races and from different places, all joining together at Lincoln Center.
by Jessica Gould

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A distillery is fighting invasive crabs by turning them into whiskey

A distillery is fighting invasive crabs by turning them into whiskey

Invasive green crabs are destroying marine ecosystems in the United States. A New Hampshire distillery is making crab-flavored whiskey to take them on.
by Kai McNamee

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After more than two years, Canada to resume remote border crossing program

After more than two years, Canada to resume remote border crossing program

A program that allows travelers to cross into certain remote parts of Canada could resume as soon as Friday. The permits will allow canoeists to cross the border from Minnesota into Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park for the first time in more than two years.
by Dan Kraker

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Summer is a great time for birdwatching in Minnesota

Summer is a great time for birdwatching in Minnesota

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Sharon Stiteler, also known as the “Birdchick,” about what birds are nesting now in Minnesota, what you might be seeing in your backyard or the local park and how we can all protect bird habitat. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

Many people traded in slacks for sweatpants during the worst of the pandemic and are now figuring out what to wear back to the office. Here's what that looks like, from Wall Street to Capitol Hill.
by Rachel Martin and Milton Guevara

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Twin Cities chef Justin Sutherland seriously hurt in boating accident

Twin Cities chef Justin Sutherland seriously hurt in boating accident

Friends and family of chef Justin Sutherland are raising money to cover medical costs after the Twin Cities restauranteur and TV personality was seriously injured in a boating accident.
by Melissa Olson

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MnDOT puts name of new bike route up to public vote

MnDOT puts name of new bike route up to public vote

Minnesotans have had the chance to weigh in on names for state snowplows — twice. Now the Minnesota Department of Transportation is giving the public the chance to pick from among five finalists for the name of a newly designated bike route across the state.
by Andrew Krueger

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