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Twin Cities apartments tough to find and afford

The Twin Cities metro apartment market had a 2.4 percent vacancy rate in the middle of 2011, down from more than 3 percent the year before.
by Jessica Mador

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Synthetic drugs emerge as Twin Cities drug trend

Synthetic drugs emerge as Twin Cities drug trend

The report from a state agency says substances sold online and in head shops may be marketed as incense, bath salts or research chemicals, but are actually designed to mimic the effects of illegal party drugs.

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Future links to past, as historic train depot is restored

Future links to past, as historic train depot is restored

Workers are laying track for the Central Corridor Light Rail line between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul. The east end of the line will be the Union Depot in St. Paul, and the renovation of that historic building has begun in earnest.
by Tim Nelson

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Minneapolis will consider proposal allowing brewpubs

Minneapolis will consider proposal allowing brewpubs

A proposal that would help favor the city as possible location for a new Surly brewery and entertainment complex in Minneapolis is up for discussion.
by Brandt Williams and Laura Yuen

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Proposed Vikings stadium FAQ

The state of Minnesota isn't the only thing shut down these days. The deal to build the Minnesota Vikings a new stadium has also slipped into idle this summer as the budget standoff has deepened.
by Tim Nelson

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Mpls police search for arson suspects

Minneapolis police investigators are looking for suspects in three arson fires which damaged several garages in south Minneapolis last weekend.
by Brandt Williams

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TiZA ponders legal options after state moves to shut down school

TiZA ponders legal options after state moves to shut down school

Leaders of Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy acknowledge their prospects of reopening their charter school are not good. As of now, the state no longer considers TiZA a public school. TiZA also filed for bankruptcy last week, a move that was made to protect its financial obligations.
by Tom Weber

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Roads buckling again in heat around metro

The high heat has caused roads to buckle on various highways around the Twin Cities.
by Nancy Lebens

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Minnesota History: A chain of lakes that wasn't always linked

One hundred years ago today Minneapolitans watched a floating parade to celebrate the creation of the Minneapolis park system, with the linking of Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles.
by Cathy Wurzer

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