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Vikings stadium backup funding hits new snag

Vikings stadium backup funding hits new snag

A proposal to tax sports memorabilia to help backfill disappointing Vikings stadium revenues has come up against another state institution:  Target. Senate tax chair Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook, says lawmakers are rethinking the 10 to 13 percent tax on jerseys, bats, balls, gloves, shoes, trading cards and all manner of other sports-themed products, even children’s onezies…
by Tim Nelson

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Blockbuster development slated for Vikings stadium district

Blockbuster development slated for Vikings stadium district

A massive, 5-block, nearly $400 million development is headed for the area just west of the planned new Vikings stadium. The city of Minneapolis, Ryan Cos. and the Star Tribune announced the project this afternon. It will include $320 million in office and housing in two privately-developed towers, near where the Star Tribune’s current building…
by Tim Nelson

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12 pictures of what the new Vikings stadium will look like

Here’s a look at the imagery that HKS Architects offered for the new Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis. (Click for the full gallery)
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No retractable roof, but lots of blue sky for new Vikings stadium

No retractable roof, but lots of blue sky for new Vikings stadium

Stadium builders have unveiled their vision for Minnesota’s new NFL stadium: it’s part fluoroplastic, part Viking sailing ship and an angular nod to other Minneapolis landmarks like the Walker Art Center and the Guthrie Theater. And the roof won’t be opening. That said, the south half of the roof will be sheathed in ETFE, a…
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Vikings stadium design debuts tonight; Star Tribune HQ news also coming

Vikings stadium design debuts tonight; Star Tribune HQ news also coming

Minnesotans will get their first look this week at what will replace the Metrodome and, likely, the Star Tribune’s nearby headquarters. Architects, the Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority are unveiling their plans for the final design of the billion-dollar stadium project tonight. It’s been more than a decade in the making, and planners say it…
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Report: Boogaard family sues NHL for son's death

Report: Boogaard family sues NHL for son's death

In the lawsuit, the family says the NHL is responsible for the brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as an enforcer in the league, and for his addiction to prescription painkillers.

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Photos: North Shore thaw brings world-class kayaking

Photos: North Shore thaw brings world-class kayaking

Along the North Shore of Lake Superior, streams like the Lester River in Duluth are roaring, full of chocolate-brown, frothy, churning spring runoff. It's that time of year when hikers are warned to stay away from the creeks -- and when kayakers like Chris Baer flock to them.
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Charities planning 8-city “road show” to promote new e-gambling

Charities planning 8-city “road show” to promote new e-gambling

It looks like electronic pulltabs and linked bingo are hitting the road next month. Allied Charities of Minnesota, the trade group that represents about half of the state’s 1,200 charitable gambling operators, says they’re going to Rochester, Willmar, Marshall, St. Cloud, Fergus Falls, Bemidji, Duluth and the Twin Cities on an 8-stop road show. Al…
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With spring comes world-class kayaking at North Shore

With spring comes world-class kayaking at North Shore

Along the North Shore of Lake Superior, streams like the Lester River in Duluth are roaring, full of chocolate-brown, frothy, churning spring runoff. It's that time of year when hikers are warned to stay away from the creeks -- and when kayakers like Chris Baer flock to them.
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Dayton: Surprise stadium backup financing plan in the works

Dayton: Surprise stadium backup financing plan in the works

Governor Mark Dayton said today that a “surprise” backup funding plan for the new Minnesota Vikings stadium is in the works. Electronic pull tab revenue, which was authorized in last year, has fallen far short of projections to cover the state share of the stadium project. Dayton would not provide any specifics, but he told…
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