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The Lake Street Taco Tour returns

The Lake Street Taco Tour returns

After a five year break, the self-guided tour of the corridor’s taco establishments returns to help revitalize businesses still struggling to recover from the last two and a half years of economic challenges.
by Vicki Adame

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St. Paul City Council approves changes to rent control ordinance

St. Paul City Council approves changes to rent control ordinance

St. Paul City Council members Wednesday approved a series of changes to the city's rent control ordinance, but opponents to the changes say it will disproportionately affect people of color and those living on a fixed income.
by Sarah Thamer

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Minnesotans with Puerto Rico ties remember Maria, work to help recovery from Fiona

Minnesotans with Puerto Rico ties remember Maria, work to help recovery from Fiona

The Twin Cities Puerto Rican community is working to help the island recover from Hurricane Fiona. They gathered Tuesday to mark the fifth anniversary of another major storm, Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico.
by Vicki Adame

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Rondo’s ‘lady of line dance’ keeps community moving

Rondo’s ‘lady of line dance’ keeps community moving

For Tina Jackson, teaching soul line dancing is how she gives back to her community. Her childhood mentors helped Jackson get started as a teacher and over the years she has built a community of dancers from everywhere she goes. 
by Simone Cazares

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Minn. artist has deep roots in Chicano art movement

Minn. artist has deep roots in Chicano art movement

Works by Jimmy Longoria hang in the office of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and in Cheech Marin’s private collection. To mark Hispanic Heritage Month, a Longoria design will adorn Minnesota Twins T-shirts that will be given away at Tuesday’s game. 
by Vicki Adame

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Jerry Westrom sentenced to life in prison for cold case murder

Jerry Westrom sentenced to life in prison for cold case murder

A jury in August convicted Westrom of murder in the death of Jeanne Ann Childs in Minneapolis in 1993. DNA evidence helped link Westrom to the killing. He must serve 30 years before a chance of parole.
by MPR News Staff and Jacob Aloi

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Minneapolis narrows contenders for next police chief to 3 outsiders

Minneapolis narrows contenders for next police chief to 3 outsiders

The city of Minneapolis has narrowed its field of potential police chiefs to three — all of them from out of state. Mayor Jacob Frey announced the finalists Wednesday.
by Tim Nelson

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St. Paul leaders seek help finding more on triple fatal shooting

St. Paul leaders seek help finding more on triple fatal shooting

St. Paul community leaders and police asked for help Monday in the investigation of the shooting that left three people dead and two others injured in St. Paul's Payne-Phalen neighborhood Sunday night.
by Nina Moini, Tim Nelson and MPR News Staff

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