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Tired of cold? This saint turns water to beer and says spring is near

Tired of cold? This saint turns water to beer and says spring is near

Long celebrated by farmers welcoming spring, St. Brigid Day is a bank holiday in Ireland for the first time this year. Though the start of spring is farther off for us here in Minnesota, chef and cookbook author Beth Dooley says there’s no reason we can’t cook up some bread and stew to celebrate, too.
by Megan Burks and Tom Crann

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Winter Play: Dog sledding in southern Minnesota

Winter Play: Dog sledding in southern Minnesota

As part of MPR News’ Winter Play series, reporter Catharine Richert spent the afternoon dog sledding near Cannon Falls. Her best advice? Don’t let go of the sled. 
by Catharine Richert

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New Warroad campus teaches robot maintenance as worker shortage continues

New Warroad campus teaches robot maintenance as worker shortage continues

Northwestern Minnesota manufacturing companies are struggling with worker shortages. One solution is to invest in more automation technology. To help train the skilled workers needed to run that technology, Minnesota’s newest college campus is now open in Warroad.
by Dan Gunderson

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Winter Play: Cruising snow-covered trails on a fat tire bike near Brainerd

Winter Play: Cruising snow-covered trails on a fat tire bike near Brainerd

The sport of winter fat tire biking is booming in popularity. It’s an accessible, low-cost and fun way to get outside in nature during the colder months — and we tried it.
by Kirsti Marohn

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U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón stops by the Twin Cities

U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón stops by the Twin Cities

Award-winning poet Ada Limón is in the middle of a reading tour right now, doing her duty as the 24th and first ever Latina U.S. poet laureate. And MPR News producer Ngoc Bui got the chance to catch up with her when she made a stop at the U of M.
by Ngoc Bui and John Wanamaker

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Bon appétit: Opera based on Julia Child comes to Fargo-Moorhead

Bon appétit: Opera based on Julia Child comes to Fargo-Moorhead

This weekend, the Fargo Moorhead Opera company debuts a Julia Child-esque opera star: Mezzo soprano Holly Janz will be in the kitchen and onstage in the one act opera, “Bon Appétit!”
by Tom Crann and Amy Felegy

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Feds slap 20-year mining ban on land near Boundary Waters

Feds slap 20-year mining ban on land near Boundary Waters

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining projects on 225,000 acres of federal land near the Boundary Waters, dealing a huge blow to the proposed Twin Metals mine near Ely, Minn.
by Dan Kraker

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Art Hounds have ideas to exercise your art brain

Art Hounds have ideas to exercise your art brain

A discussion at Open Book in Minneapolis explores artist Sam Robertson’s illustrated art-book take on the King James Bible. Sarah Nassif’s hands-on “Weaving Water” workshop connects the ancient art of indigo dyeing and spinning fiber with local water systems. And at The Southern Theater, the group Cumar combines West African rhythms and Celtic dance to create something new.
by Emily Bright

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