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Lifestyle

Let this spirit moo-ve you: Make way for milk vodka

Let this spirit moo-ve you: Make way for milk vodka

A dairy farmer in Dorset, England, is distilling the sweet, high-fat milk of cows into a creamy and versatile beverage that is attracting the attention of both consumers and industry experts.
by Jodi Helmer

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Food for thought: St. Louis Park woman uses parties to teach on diet, climate change

Food for thought: St. Louis Park woman uses parties to teach on diet, climate change

Every night in February, Michelle Courtright is hosting vegetarian dinner parties to share the message that animals raised for food in Minnesota put more greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere than passenger cars.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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The Minnesota winter bucket list

The Minnesota winter bucket list

From skiing to skijoring and ice fishing to ice golfing, Minnesotans aren't ones to let a little thing called "the cold" stop them from enjoying the season to its fullest.
by Nancy Yang

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Westminster Dog Show welcomes new species -- cats

Westminster Dog Show welcomes new species -- cats

Yes, you read that right -- this month, cats will make an appearance at the Westminster Dog Show. It's a break from 141 years of tradition.

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Appetites: Surly winterizes Swedish summer party

Appetites: Surly winterizes Swedish summer party

Kraftskivan is normally a traditional Scandinavian party that takes place outdoors in the balmy summer weather. Not at Surly.
by Tom Crann

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Warm temps, lack of snow alters course of Loppet

Warm temps, lack of snow alters course of Loppet

A majority of the events will take place in Theodore Wirth park on man-made snow, organizers announced Tuesday.
by Emma Sapong

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From the archives: The joys of ice fishing

From the archives: The joys of ice fishing

For Jay King and his wife, ice fishing is a game of cribbage, a thermos of coffee, and a long afternoon in their cabin-sized fish house on Lake Mille Lacs.
by MPR News Staff

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EagleCam nest gets its first egg of the year

EagleCam nest gets its first egg of the year

About 20,000 people are signed up for updates about the goings-on in the nest, like egg laying and chick rearing.
by Emma Sapong

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Appetites: Local greens in a Minnesota winter?

Appetites: Local greens in a Minnesota winter?

It's certainly not peak season for Minnesota-grown veggies, but new technologies make it possible to grow in any weather.
by MPR News Staff

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