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The Cities Blog

Venture capitalist by day, cake fairy by night

Venture capitalist by day, cake fairy by night

Scientist and venture capitalist Veronica Descotte gets into the nonprofit cake business after hearing one mother's plight.
by Laura Yuen

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Why only one Leaf owner in Minnesota?

Why only one Leaf owner in Minnesota?

Nissan has apparently adopted a marketing strategy of selling the first Leafs in selected states. And Minnesota is not one of them.
by Dan Olson

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Judith Martin told us what really happened

Judith Martin told us what really happened

Martin was a riverfront partisan, an advocate for helping people rediscover the river's many attractions beyond being a place to park mills.
by Dan Olson

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The pain of race

The pain of race

Minneapolis is encouraging residents to read The Grace of Silence, Michele Norris' book about growing up as the first black family on the block in a south Minneapolis neighborhood.
by Laura McCallum

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Bringing the microphone inside Stillwater Prison

Bringing the microphone inside Stillwater Prison

Inmates in the Stillwater Prison talk about their connections to the outside world and how they're preparing for the day they walk free.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Kid pix only an emerald ash borer could love

Kid pix only an emerald ash borer could love

Emerald ash borer larvae are lurking in the leafy neighborhoods of St. Paul.
by Dan Olson

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Minneapolis leaders promote pedal pushing

Minneapolis is serious about enhancing its status as a bike-friendly city.
by Brandt Williams

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FBI: No book yet by agent who investigated Moussaoui

FBI denies 9/11 agent Harry Samit has written a book about convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui.
by Laura Yuen

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Minnesota: Still a cheap date.

Minnesota ranks second to last in our per-capita federal expenditures.
by Dan Olson

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Lead-based paint still poisoning Twin Cities kids

Lead-based paint still poisoning Twin Cities kids

Melisa Illies, a lead hazard reduction worker for Hennepin county is pointing to a north Minneapolis home window from about the 1940’s that is likely painted with a lead based paint and will soon be replaced. The homeowner heard about the lead paint hazard at a community event, applied for and won a grant of…
by Dan Olson

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