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Appetites: City Pages' top spots to eat, drink

Appetites: City Pages' top spots to eat, drink

City Pages food writer Mecca Bos joined All Things Considered host Tom Crann to talk about some of the best restaurants, dishes, drinks and other highlights of the current Twin Cities food scene.
by Tom Crann

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Happy 125th birthday, Itasca State Park

Happy 125th birthday, Itasca State Park

The 32,000-acre park at the headwaters of the Mississippi became Minnesota's first state park when the legislature established it on April 20, 1891.
by MPR News Staff

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This is the length of Alex Trebek's game show tenure: What is 50 years?

This is the length of Alex Trebek's game show tenure: What is 50 years?

The longtime Jeopardy! host got his start in 1966 on a show for Canadian high school students called Reach for the Top. Fifty years in, he says spending time with smart people is the best part of his job.

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Grown-Up Club: For the kid in all of us

Grown-Up Club: For the kid in all of us

Never is being childish more appealing than when you're an adult, and that's the mission of Grown-Up Club. Its next event is the Casual Science Fair on Sunday at Sisyphus Brewing.
by Manda Lillie

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Vikings opener at new stadium is vs. Packers on Sept. 18

Vikings opener at new stadium is vs. Packers on Sept. 18

The Minnesota Vikings will play their first regular-season home game at US Bank Stadium against, naturally, the rival Green Bay Packers.
by Associated Press

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State Fair unveils North End expansion plans

State Fair unveils North End expansion plans

The plan harkens back to the fair's farming roots.
by Tim Nelson

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Krista Tippett: You don't have to be old to be wise

Krista Tippett: You don't have to be old to be wise

What does it mean to be wise? Krista Tippett, the creator of "On Being," discusses her new book "Becoming Wise."
by MPR News Staff

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What happens when fashion becomes fast, disposable and cheap?

What happens when fashion becomes fast, disposable and cheap?

Fashion styles are churned out more frequently than ever, giving us more opportunities to buy. But this "fast fashion" trend increases trash -- and some groups are trying to slow down the cycle.
by Zhai Yun Tan

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