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Lifestyle

Appetites: Lincoln Del gets new life in cookbook

Appetites: Lincoln Del gets new life in cookbook

When the Lincoln Del closed in 2000, the Twin Cities lost more than a delicatessen. It lost a treasured institution.
by MPR News Staff

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Monster catfish captured on St. Croix (no, we're not exaggerating)

Monster catfish captured on St. Croix (no, we're not exaggerating)

Mark Mosby went looking for flathead catfish last month on the St. Croix River near Stillwater. He caught one roughly the size of a 9-year-old boy. He and the fish are now in Minnesota's record books.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Our Floridian intern falls in love with the State Fair

Photos: Our Floridian intern falls in love with the State Fair

Fear of getting lost in crowds, not being able to find the perfect food on a stick, or even worse, not finding parking overwhelmed me in the first six minutes. But I've been back ev
by Maria Cardona

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Photos: The miracle of birth isn't always pretty

Photos: The miracle of birth isn't always pretty

Curiosity, awe, disgust -- a gamut of emotions run across people's faces at the Miracle of Birth barn at the State Fair.
by Maria Cardona

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For 4-H kids, saying goodbye to an animal can be the hardest lesson

For 4-H kids, saying goodbye to an animal can be the hardest lesson

After a year of training, feeding and caring for an animal, kids learn what it takes to raise livestock for food and then let it go. And while it can be tough, it's part of the business of farming.
by Tove Danovich

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Could St. Paul's east side get a tiny house village?

Could St. Paul's east side get a tiny house village?

A plan to build a 52-unit tiny house co-op in St. Paul would need to overcome toxic waste, train noise, zoning issues and gentrification concerns.
by Max Nesterak

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I saved every letter you wrote me: The Library of Congress digitizes Hamilton

I saved every letter you wrote me: The Library of Congress digitizes Hamilton

For fans of Hamilton and history alike, the Library of Congress has put the hippest founding father online by digitizing Alexander Hamilton's papers and making them available on the Library's website
by Lynn Neary

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Need a happiness boost? Spend your money to buy time, not more stuff

Need a happiness boost? Spend your money to buy time, not more stuff

A recent study suggests that when people spend their extra cash to get help with time-consuming chores, they're likelier to feel better than if they use the money to buy more things.
by Allison Aubrey

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