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Lifestyle

Pedal Hub: Cycling songwriters

Pedal Hub: Cycling songwriters

In this episode, Twin Cities songwriters Ben Weaver and Brianna Lane talk about how they've woven biking into their music and performances, and how it's changed their lives as artists.

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'Sioux Chef' puts pre-colonization food back on the menu

'Sioux Chef' puts pre-colonization food back on the menu

Like most chefs, Sean Sherman practically lives in the kitchen. But in his spare time, this member of the Oglala Lakota tribe has been on a quest to identify the foods his ancestors ate on the Great Plains.
by Serri Graslie

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'No place like this': Love can't save Roberts Shoe Store

'No place like this': Love can't save Roberts Shoe Store

The Minneapolis institution has served Lake Street for decades. As the end nears, staff and customers are trying to savor it all.
by Nikki Tundel

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Photos: As store closes, shoppers scramble for last bargains

Photos: As store closes, shoppers scramble for last bargains

As Roberts Shoe Store closes after 77 years in business, some customers are angry and others are sad. The scramble by others to find bargains and special deals while the doors are still open is a story all its own.
by Nikki Tundel

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NBA deal a sign that ‘TV is dead’

With any luck at all, an announcement today may finally free professional sports from the tyranny of cable TV.
by Bob Collins

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Photos: North Shore ablaze in color

Photos: North Shore ablaze in color

The last week of September saw the hills around Lake Superior near Tofte and Lutsen explode into vibrant color. Like a magnet, the show attracted visitors by the thousands.
by Derek Montgomery

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Pedal Hub: Can we prevent bike theft?

Pedal Hub: Can we prevent bike theft?

In this episode, we'll chat about biking with Ginny Marie Herman, who's helped organize some of the Twin Cities biggest biking events, including "Babes in Bikeland." And, the scourge of bike theft in Minneapolis has claimed another victim--Pedal Hub co-host Patrick Stephenson. What can we do to prevent bike theft?

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Appetites: How to cut squash, and not your fingers

Appetites: How to cut squash, and not your fingers

Amanda Paa joined MPR's Tom Crann to talk about all things squash.
by Tom Crann

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2015 Westminster pack to include 2 new breeds

2015 Westminster pack to include 2 new breeds

A Hungarian hunting dog and a cheerful breed known as the "royal dog of Madagascar" will join the pack at the Westminster Kennel Club show next year.
by The Associated Press

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Maureen Corrigan on the story behind 'The Great Gatsby'

Maureen Corrigan on the story behind 'The Great Gatsby'

Corrigan first read the book in high school and it meant little to her. But over the years, it revealed its depths and she's been in its thrall.

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