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Preservation panel blocks Star Tribune building demolition

Preservation panel blocks Star Tribune building demolition

The Strib’s Eric Roper says the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission has turned back a staff recommendation to approve tearing down the newspaper’s Portland Avenue offices to make room for a new $400 million multi-use development near the new Vikings stadium. The 10-member panel, which includes former Star Tribune staff writer and architecture critic Linda Mack, Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota sports teams aplenty in action

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, who gave her a quick status check on several local teams.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Seahawks batter Vikings; Harvin debuts for Seattle

Seahawks batter Vikings; Harvin debuts for Seattle

Former Viking Percy Harvin made his highly anticipated Seattle debut after missing the first 10 weeks of the regular season following hip surgery, and the Seahawks rolled to their franchise-record 13th straight home win beating Minnesota 41-20 on Sunday.

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Unusual circumstance hasn't stopped a top Minn. college football team

The Minnesota State Mankato football team looks to complete a perfect regular season tomorrow when they take on the Upper Iowa Peacocks. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the team and some strange circumstances it has had to handle along the way.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Mementos to be salvaged as Metrodome is set to retire

Mementos to be salvaged as Metrodome is set to retire

With its Teflon-coated fiberglass ceiling, the Metrodome opened in 1982 and has since lived up to its nickname as Minnesota's "rec room." With just 45 days left before retiring the stadium, the tenants are getting ready to move out and taking some mementos of the place's history with them.
by Tim Nelson

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Photos: Curlers compete in team trials for Sochi Olympics

Photos: Curlers compete in team trials for Sochi Olympics

Nine teams of curlers are in Fargo, N.D., this week competing for spots on the 2014 Winter Olympic team. Three women's teams and four men's teams are representing Minnesota in the competition.

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Curlers’ path to 2014 Olympics goes through Fargo

Curlers’ path to 2014 Olympics goes through Fargo

Nine teams of curlers are in Fargo this week competing for spots on the 2014 Winter Olympic team. The winner of the four-team women’s competition will represent the United States at the Sochi Olympics in February. The men’s team that wins the U.S. trials will advance to another qualifying round next month in Germany. Because of Read more →
by Dan Gunderson

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City gives preliminary OK for demolition of Star Tribune building

City gives preliminary OK for demolition of Star Tribune building

The staff at the Heritage Preservation Commission in Minneapolis has signed off on the demolition of the Star Tribune building to make way for a Downtown East park planned near the new Vikings stadium. Here’s a look at the building through nearly a century of Minneapolis history: The building itself is a bit of Minnesota Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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