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Big-kid bathrooms coming to the State Fair's Kidway

Big-kid bathrooms coming to the State Fair's Kidway

Other improvements include a new stage for the Family Fair area in Baldwin Park, upgrades for the Horse Barn stalls and a new pedestrian path through the Adventure Park area.
by Tim Nelson

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How artist lofts became white segregated subsidised housing

A University of Minnesota research paper, "White Segregated Subsidized Housing ," has sparked a debate about why artists' lofts are predominately occupied by white artists. Marianne Combs will explore why 82 percent of people living in the artist housing in Minnesota were white.

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Duluth, Fond du Lac Band settle casino revenue fight

Duluth, Fond du Lac Band settle casino revenue fight

The 10-year tentative settlement calls for the band to pay the city $150,000 a year in exchange for Duluth agreeing to drop its long-running dispute over whether it's entitled to a cut of the casino's revenues.
by Dan Kraker

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Appetites: Eating your way down the Green Line

Appetites: Eating your way down the Green Line

James Norton's The Heavy Table is undertaking a project to review 75 independent restaurants and bars along the Green Line in St. Paul.
by MPR News Staff

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A Beautiful World: The Water Lens

Deshawn Henry is a nineteen year old sophomore at the University of Buffalo in New York. He developed a new device that creates fresh drinking water quickly, cheaply and without using any chemicals or electricity.

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UVA, UVB and SPF: How does sunscreen work?

UVA, UVB and SPF: How does sunscreen work?

Physical sunblocks and chemical sunscreens use two different methods to protect skin from the sun's powerful UV radiation.
by Gitanjali Raman

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Kill the culture of cool kale, food critic says

Kill the culture of cool kale, food critic says

Mimi Sheraton first praised kale in the 1970s as restaurant critic for The New York Times. Her article might have helped make kale cool today. Now Sheraton says she hates the vegetable.

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Friday Roundtable: Books we lie about reading

We're kicking off our "Take it to the Lake" summer reading series with a discussion on the books we pretend to read.
by MPR News Staff

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This or That: Is it 'donut' or 'doughnut'?

This or That: Is it 'donut' or 'doughnut'?

Americans have been celebrating the deep-fried, sugar-coated pastry on the first Friday of June since 1938, but they can't seem to agree on how to spell the name of the tasty treat.
by Nancy Yang

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The Minnesota Summer Bucket List

The Minnesota Summer Bucket List

Ice cream. Walleye. Barbecues. Bike rides. What are your essential Minnesota summer activities?
by MPR News Staff

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