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Developers see plenty of growth in senior housing market
As the baby-boomer generation ages, there’s a growing number of senior housing projects going up to meet future demand.
Fifty years after Woodstock, two Minnesotans look back
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of Woodstock, the huge three-day concert that came to symbolize the 1960s’ counterculture. Two now-Minnesotans who attended went on to very different lives, but have fond memories of the event, which shaped a generation.
Sunisa Lee reflects on recent success, while looking ahead to possible Olympic run
The Hmong-American gymnast from St. Paul put on an impressive performance at the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Championship. She says honoring Minnesota’s Hmong community pushes her to succeed.
Wet, wild and high: Lakes and rivers wreak havoc across Midwest, South
Parts of the Mississippi have been above flood stage for months. All of the Great Lakes are at or near record-high levels. It's halting barge traffic, damaging infrastructure and eroding shorelines.
In Duluth, a quest for a home for a historic replica Viking ship
The ship from the 1920s was placed on public display at the Festival of Sail in Duluth this week. For more than 30 years, a group of volunteers has been working to restore the ship, and to build it a permanent home to honor a feat of sailing.
Lured by jobs and housing, Karen refugees spread across Minnesota
A small but growing number of Karen refugees are migrating from the Twin Cities metro area to put down roots in places like Albert Lea, Austin, Marshall and Willmar in Greater Minnesota.
Mpls. officials consider safety regulations for adult entertainment workers
Among other things, a proposed ordinance would require security cameras, sexual harassment training, and contracts or employment agreements for performers, as well as security escorts at the end of their shifts.
Neighbors mourn demolition of former St. Paul church
The former St. Andrew’s Catholic Church is being razed to make way for an expansion at Twin Cities German Immersion School, which owns the Romanesque Revival-Byzantine structure.
It's a playful rivalry now, but competition between Mpls. and St. Paul was once fierce
As Minneapolis and St. Paul wrangled to gain the upper hand in the late 19th century, the 1890 census got caught in the middle. Non-existent addresses, counting graveyard “residents” — nothing, it seems, was out of bounds as each city sought the prestige of being the larger city.
Biles soars to 6th U.S. gymnastics title; Minnesotans finish 2nd and 3rd
Simone Biles landed her boundary-pushing triple-double during her floor routine Sunday night on her way to a sixth U.S. women's gymnastics title. Meanwhile, a pair of Minnesotans joined her on the podium — Sunisa "Suni" Lee in second, and Grace McCallum in third.