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The Cities Blog

Shari’s sense of University Avenue humor

Shari’s sense of University Avenue humor

Two lanes of University Avenue are missing and several feet of earth have been removed creating a kind of no man's land populated with folks piloting heavy equipment.
by Dan Olson

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Twin Cities light rail funds “expected” next week

Twin Cities light rail funds “expected” next week

It's a big pay when and if that happens. The $954 million CCLRT project, by one estimate, includes about $380 million that will be spent by contractors to employ more than 3000 workers.
by Dan Olson

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Sociable guerilla bagging comes to the Twin Cities

Sociable guerilla bagging comes to the Twin Cities

Morsbags, a phenomenon launched in Britain to encourage the creation of pretty, reuseable cloth shopping bags, has hit St. Paul.
by Sasha Aslanian

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For clarity’s sake: Mahdi, Ahmed, Abdirahman

For clarity’s sake: Mahdi, Ahmed, Abdirahman

There are three people central to this latest development in the deadly Seward Market shooting case. All three of these people share the last name "Ali" -- however, only two of them are related.
by Brandt Williams

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Golden age of Twin Cities transit?

Golden age of Twin Cities transit?

How would an extended period of $4 gasoline, should it occur, will alter the picture?
by Dan Olson

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Minneapolis school district gets graded

The 87-page report, authored by Robert Schiller, offers observations and recommendations for all the district's departments.
by Brandt Williams

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A budget story told through bumper stickers

A budget story told through bumper stickers

Political divisions are usually invisible to the naked eye driving from one community to the next. Tune in to the bumper stickers.
by Sasha Aslanian

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