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Como Zoo gorillas explore new enclosure

Como Zoo gorillas explore new enclosure

A new $11 million expansion at the Como Zoo will give visitors a new look at one of the zoo's key attractions: a new home for a group of seven gorillas, six of them new to Minnesota.
by Tim Nelson

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Appetites: Stars of the spring harvest

Appetites: Stars of the spring harvest

It's been a slow start to the growing season, but now we're in the swing of things at farmers markets around the region. Two stars of the spring harvest are asparagus and morel mushrooms.
by Tom Crann

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Photos: The Como Zoo's new $11M Gorilla Forest exhibit

Photos: The Como Zoo's new $11M Gorilla Forest exhibit

The Como Park Zoo's new $11 million Gorilla Forest exhibit, which includes the largest mesh gorilla enclosure in North America, opens to the public on Thursday.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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Conservation group ranks Minneapolis parks No. 1 in U.S.

Conservation group ranks Minneapolis parks No. 1 in U.S.

The city of lakes long known for its park system now has a new designation to brag about: the best city for parks in the United States.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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At Minn. Zoo, some upgrades will wait

The Minnesota Zoo's plan to bring in Hawaiian monk seals will have to wait.

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Anglers frustrated by minnow shortage

Spottail minnows are prized as walleye bait and sell for about twice as much as more common fathead minnows. But there's a shortage this year.

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Mpls. locks reopen to recreational boats

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reopened its three Minneapolis locks to recreational boats.

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MnDOT begins new bridge at Jay Cooke park

MnDOT begins new bridge at Jay Cooke park

Nearly a year after last summer's historic flooding, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin building a bridge on Monday to span a huge washout in Jay Cooke State Park.
by Dan Kraker

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'Atari dump' will be excavated, after nearly 30 years

'Atari dump' will be excavated, after nearly 30 years

The New Mexico landfill or "Atari Dump" where the game console maker buried its mistakes -- the biggest being the game E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- will be dug up by game developer Fuel Industries, which hopes to make a documentary about the project.

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'Atari dump' will be excavated, after nearly 30 years

'Atari dump' will be excavated, after nearly 30 years

The New Mexico landfill or "Atari Dump" where the game console maker buried its mistakes -- the biggest being the game E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- will be dug up by game developer Fuel Industries, which hopes to make a documentary about the project.

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