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Key Prince career executives retained for estate management
The entertainment assets of Prince's estate will be managed by L. Londell McMillan, the artist's longtime attorney, manager and friend, and business executive Charles A. Koppelman.
A biodiversity road trip to the headwaters - and a really big bog
One of the best ways to see the place where the continent's four major biomes converge is on a road trip to Itasca State Park and the Big Bog. Even better: Exploring the region with a guide to the plants on the way.
Duluth tourism boom continues
Duluth's newest waterfront resort opens today, the latest sign that visitors are flocking to the city. "They might not be going overseas or traveling to the Caribbean, but they'll still come to Duluth," a developer said.
A reprieve for Lowry Grove: 11th-hour bid might save mobile home park
The Lowry Grove mobile home park in St. Anthony was set to be sold to a developer. But some of the park's residents rallied to save it. With the help of an affordable-housing nonprofit, they just might have done it.
U to award honorary degree to Prince
The university's 12 regents voted unanimously Friday to bestow an honorary doctorate of humane letters to the singer.
One resident's $6 million, Hail Mary plan to save her mobile home park
Antonia Alvarez has spent a decade advocating for immigration, transportation and housing rights. Now, with the impending closure of St. Anthony's Lowry Grove mobile home park, the fight has become personal. She has until Saturday to raise $6 million to save the neighborhood.