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9 summertime gardening tips of the trade

9 summertime gardening tips of the trade

Green-thumbed gurus answer questions and offer advice for Minnesota gardeners.

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5 ways to enjoy All-Star fun outside the park

5 ways to enjoy All-Star fun outside the park

There are plenty of ways to join the fun outside the park, starting Thursday and running through Tuesday when Target Field hosts Major League Baseball's mid-summer classic.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: 'Thoughtful twist' sets Tiny Diner apart

Appetites: 'Thoughtful twist' sets Tiny Diner apart

This week the Heavy Table's James Norton reviewed Kim Bartmann's newest venture, a South Minneapolis restaurant called Tiny Diner.
by Tom Crann

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Inside fireworks

Inside fireworks

Joe Stiglingh, of West Palm Beach, sent his quadcopter and GoPro on a suicide mission in May. But he wanted to see what fireworks look like inside the fireworks that were being fired off in Miami. The equipment survived, he found out, and now his video is tearing up the Internet. It’s being portrayed as…
by Bob Collins

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Live: A Prairie Home Companion's 40th anniversary show

Live: A Prairie Home Companion's 40th anniversary show

Join us to follow A Prairie Home Companion's live 40th anniversary show.

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Designing the perfect ice cream sandwich

Designing the perfect ice cream sandwich

Coolhaus ice cream shop in Culver City, Calif. recently came out with a cookbook, so NPR's Renee Montagne visited the shop to learn how some of these loopy flavors can be used as building blocks in crafting the ultimate ice cream sandwich.

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Quit social media, save your marriage?

Quit social media, save your marriage?

Researchers found that, in general, people who use social media are 32 percent more likely to think about leaving their spouse. Facebook in particular is "a positive, significant predictor of divorce rate and spousal troubles," it notes.
by Ann Miller

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Simple summer jam session calls for strawberries and sunshine

Simple summer jam session calls for strawberries and sunshine

With the onset of summer comes also a bounty of strawberries. Add to those berries a bit of sugar and plenty of sunlight, and you have a strawberry jam recipe fit for the season's best mornings -- with a slice of good toast, of course.

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Bored on the Fourth of July? Try these movies

Bored on the Fourth of July? Try these movies

"Cinematically," says Mary F. Pols -- a movie reviewer for Time -- a movie in which the action takes place on July 4 "is an easy way to evoke summer and celebration and Americana." But she fears that such shorthand may lead to mediocrity.
by Linton Weeks

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