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Lifestyle

Start fresh: 6 tips for emotional well-being in 2020

Start fresh: 6 tips for emotional well-being in 2020

Joy can be cultivated. Hostility often masks depression. As one year ends and another begins, these six insights and tips from psychologists offer hope for a good new year.
by Emily Vaughn

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What's open, what's closed on New Year's Day

What's open, what's closed on New Year's Day

Here's a (noncomprehensive) guide to what's open and what isn't for the first day of 2020.
by Cody Nelson

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Debate over wine and beer in grocery stores to resume in 2020

Debate over wine and beer in grocery stores to resume in 2020

A long-running debate over wine and beer sales in grocery stores is expected to pick up again in the new year after some big brewers said they will stop making 3.2 beer. Minnesota is now the last state where the weaker brew is sold.
by Tim Pugmire

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More ice and less snow gets a chilly reception in Anchorage, Alaska

More ice and less snow gets a chilly reception in Anchorage, Alaska

As the climate warms, recent winters in Anchorage, Alaska, have seen more ice. The trend is leading to safety concerns and new measures to cope in this city where winter is defined by snow.
by Nat Herz

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Lindsey Vonn goes social with P.K. Subban marriage proposal

Lindsey Vonn goes social with P.K. Subban marriage proposal

“On our 2 year anniversary, in a ‘non traditional’ move, I asked PK to marry me and he said, Yes," Vonn tweeted on Christmas Day. "Yes (bashful emoji) ! Women aren't the only ones who should get engagement rings!"
by The Associated Press

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Taking in ‘little treats’ on a Minnesota winter birding trip

Taking in ‘little treats’ on a Minnesota winter birding trip

Birding is perhaps the least expensive and most accessible outdoor activity in the winter. An avid birder makes the case.
by Cody Nelson

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Photos: Our favorite images of 2019

Photos: Our favorite images of 2019

Our staff and freelance photographers bring everything you read and hear to life through pictures. This year, they’ve braved the wind and waves of Lake Superior, waited in courthouses day after day, followed a rural midwife from one home visit to another and flown in WWII era planes.
by Evan Frost and Christine T. Nguyen

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