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Car pooling? That’s so ’70s

Car pooling? That’s so ’70s

Car pooling hit its peak at the garages in 2012, when the Minneapolis garages were built to help reduce congestion from I-394, I-94, and the northern suburbs. But it's dropped about 30 percent since then, while parking contracts for individual vehicles have soared downtown. It's a classic case of people saying one thing and doing another.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesota team of synchronized swimmers swim for equity, win gold

A Minnesota team of synchronized swimmers will bring home gold medals from this year’s Gay Games in Paris. “The Subversive Sirens” won gold for their synchronized routine performed to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy,” wearing suits emblazoned with his gender-fluid symbol in purple sequins. None of the five women have ever competed in synchronized swimming…
by Marianne Combs

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Video: The art of capturing a bat

A smart, easily understandable video by the Minnesota Health Department could save you a lot of heartache next time you're wondering what to do when you encounter a bat.
by Paul Tosto

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Heckin good dogs grown right here in Minnesota

It started with a tweet from our very own Nancy Yang, of her heckin good boy Mickey: Current view: pic.twitter.com/74EaR4E7mM — Nancy Yang (@n_yang) August 6, 2018 It was retweeted just a minute later by everyone’s favorite advocate for Minnesotan primacy, Indignant Minnesotan. In the tweet, they asked for other people’s #MinnesotaPup pictures, promising to retweet the…
by Sara Porter

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What happens while you’re taking that detour

Tis’ the season! There’s been a series of increasingly frustrating road woes in the Twin Cities this summer. While it might not be your first thought while you’re driving your 20-minute detour route, there’s some impressive stuff happening on those closed stretches of highway. In a series of tweets, the Minnesota Department of Transportation shared…
by Sara Porter

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WI teen goes to sell pig for cancer research money, gets way more

Waylon Klitzman was just looking to honor a beloved teacher whose 4-year-old niece was battling a rare form of cancer. He did not expect his effort would become "Waylon’s $10,000 Pig" and draw the attention of the Washington Post.
by Paul Tosto

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