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Appetites: Taprooms bubble up across Minn.

Appetites: Taprooms bubble up across Minn.

Minnesota is in the midst of a taproom boom. Including open and soon-to-open taprooms, there are about 25 in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and many more across the state.
by MPR News Staff

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Lime lovers feel squeezed by high prices

Lime lovers feel squeezed by high prices

Has the price of your margarita cocktail shot up? Guacamole more expensive? Blame it on limes.
by Carrie Kahn

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How a beer can stop you from checking your smartphone

How a beer can stop you from checking your smartphone

When you're at a bar, staring at your device instead of chatting with friends defeats the purpose of being there in the first place. This innovation steers beer lovers toward the right choice.
by Elise Hu

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Minneapolis, St. Paul end emergency parking restrictions Thursday

Motorists will be able to park on both sides of surface streets in St. Paul and Minneapolis starting tomorrow, when the cities lift emergency parking restrictions put in place earlier this month because of excessive snow. There are some exceptions, however. In St. Paul: Despite the ban being lifted, however, some streets remain too narrow Read more →
by Hart Van Denburg

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Christopher Wells on why we became 'car country' USA

Christopher Wells on why we became 'car country' USA

Christopher Wells gives a lecture at the University of St. Thomas titled, "Nightmare or Love Affair? The History of Car Dependence in the United States." The Macalester College professor is author of "Car Country: An Environmental History." He takes us on a century-long historical ride.

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Mpls. seeks input for greenways on low-traffic streets

The city of Minneapolis is polling residents to explore the possibility of turning low-traffic streets in north Minneapolis into greenways with routes for bicyclists and pedestrians, according to a statement from the city Thursday.
by Liala Helal

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Why would you ice climb?

Why would you ice climb?

When Kyra Bremer is ice climbing, there is a moment when everything slows down. Bremer started climbing after the birth of her second child. Fifteen years later she's teaching ice climbing at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
by Jennifer Ehrlich

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Mpls. artisan food makers share space, ideas

Mpls. artisan food makers share space, ideas

The studio brings several small food entrepreneurs under one roof in the hopes that it will not only help grow their businesses, but will allow them to share their wares and talents with the community.

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A cold one for everyone: Craft beer sales surge in 2013

A cold one for everyone: Craft beer sales surge in 2013

Craft beer sales jumped 20 percent last year and now make up nearly 8 percent of all beer sales in America, according to new numbers from the Brewers Association, an industry trade group.
by Laurel White

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Appetites: Local chefs, foodies, pitch in to save pollinators

Appetites: Local chefs, foodies, pitch in to save pollinators

Minnesota chefs and other foodies who don't want to live in a world without fruit, seeds, and nuts, are determined to do something about it.
by Tom Crann

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