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Lifestyle

Appetites: Digging into new potatoes

Appetites: Digging into new potatoes

These delightful and tender spuds help make the case for being impatient at harvest time.
by Tom Crann

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Pedal Hub: Be a smart tripper

Pedal Hub: Be a smart tripper

It's time to get out of the habit of putting the key in the ignition whenever you need to go somewhere.

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New nation, new cuisine: The first cookbook to tackle 'American food'

New nation, new cuisine: The first cookbook to tackle 'American food'

The first American cookbook, published in 1796, promised local food and a kind of socioculinary equality. But generations later, foodies are still puzzling over how to define "American food."
by Anne Bramley

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July Fourth fireworks or gunfire? How Mpls. cops hear it

July Fourth fireworks or gunfire? How Mpls. cops hear it

Police officials say even trained professionals sometimes struggle to tell the difference between the two kinds of explosions.
by Brandt Williams

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Appetites: How grilling on the bone makes a difference

Appetites: How grilling on the bone makes a difference

The meat is usually the star of the show, but the bones themselves can play a key role in preserving juiciness and tenderness after time on the grill.
by Kara Tabor

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Recreational marijuana is now legal in Oregon

Recreational marijuana is now legal in Oregon

People 21 and older can now possess up to an ounce of pot when away from at home and up to 8 ounces at home. It's also legal to grow up to four plants per household.
by Lucy Perkins

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Pedal Hub: Adventures in bikepacking

Pedal Hub: Adventures in bikepacking

Biking can change your life and bikepacking can be transformatively fun.

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Friday Festivals: Scandinavian heritage in Moorhead

Friday Festivals: Scandinavian heritage in Moorhead

This week's festival brings us to Moorhead, Minn., for the Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival and Midwest Viking Festival, which is packed full of Scandinavian music, traditional crafts and plenty of vikings.
by Kara Tabor

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