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What should a post-2020 downtown Minneapolis look like?

What should a post-2020 downtown Minneapolis look like?

A working group formed by the mayor issued a report Tuesday on possibilities for Minneapolis’ downtown. The group outlined other ways to draw people back to downtown, including loosening liquor laws to allow open containers outside during events. 
by Jon Collins

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New report highlights payouts for Minnesota police misconduct

New report highlights payouts for Minnesota police misconduct

“If we're going to talk about reforming policing, if we're going to talk about any types of public policy, let's get some data, let's get some evidence that we know what's going on,” report author and Hamline University professor David Schultz told MPR News Wednesday.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lukas Levin and Matthew Alvarez

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Marc Heu Patisserie Paris: A place for Hmong grandmas to shy teenagers

Marc Heu Patisserie Paris: A place for Hmong grandmas to shy teenagers

The couple’s bakery has amassed a huge following since it first opened in 2019 on University Avenue in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood.

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St. Paul nonprofit founder has 'irreducible' drive to help youth of color 

St. Paul nonprofit founder has 'irreducible' drive to help youth of color 

For more than 10 years, the Irreducible Grace Foundation, started by Darlene Fry in 2012, has operated under a singular guiding principle — to give youth of color a safe space to grow and explore their passions.
by Sarah Thamer

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St. Paul's Como Zoo has a too-cute new snow leopard cub

St. Paul's Como Zoo has a too-cute new snow leopard cub

A new furball arrived at St. Paul’s Como Zoo in recent weeks: a cub born to snow leopards Alya and Moutig. It’s a second cub for the pair, who are part of national effort to preserve and bolster the vulnerable, iconic species.
by Tim Nelson

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