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Slurping, smacking and chatting: Minnesotans make 'mukbang' eating videos

A mash-up of two Korean words that roughly translate to "live eating," mukbang started about 10 years ago in South Korea.
August 19, 2019
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Komen 3-Day trek is the last scheduled for the Twin Cities

The foundation is cutting back on the number of fundraising walks, from seven cities to four, and the Twin Cities didn't make the cut, an organizer confirmed.
August 17, 2019
Walkers participating in the Susan G Komen 3-Day approach pit stop 3 near Brackett Recreation Center Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Minneapolis, MN. Here, sisters Julie Ashley, left, of Bradenton, FL, and Suzy Warren of Center City, dance and wave as they approach the pit stop. Julie is a 6 year cancer survivor. "We're rocking it," she said.

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Twin Cities paramedic works magic — literally — when responding to emergencies involving kids

He performs magic tricks for his youngest patients as a way to calm them down and make their ride to the hospital less stressful.
August 16, 2019
After Ivan Mazurkiewicz who has, for more than 14 years, been an EMT/paramedic, experiened a tragic call involving the death of a 5-year old boy, he needed to find something to help him cope and help him connect better with the kids he treats while on the job. The answer? Magic! What started as a few coin tricks in the back of his ambulance turned into a passion for Mazurkiewicz -- magic is now making a difference in the lives of the people he serves every day. Mazurkiewics threw a small magic s

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First signs of State Fair: Construction is clearing, buses get ready

Need a reason to take the bus? Parking lots with about 7,000 spaces and a $15 cash-only fee "tend to fill up quickly," a fair spokeswoman says.
August 16, 2019
Fair goers made their way to the new bus transportation hub at the Minnesota State Fair, Sunday, August 24, 2014 in Falcon Heights, MN. ] (ELIZABETH FLORES/STAR TRIBUNE) ELIZABETH FLORES ¥ eflores@startribune.com

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Fundraising walk at Xcel Energy Center to honor Norm Coleman on his 70th birthday

The event is a fundraiser for nonprofit Spare Key.
August 15, 2019
Erich Mische, left, plans to walk 70 miles in honor of Norm Coleman's 70th birthday and as a fundraiser for the nonprofit Spare Key.

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Sartell High graduate serves elderly by collecting 4,000 tennis balls for their walkers

Max Fesenmaier is an ace at serving seniors.
July 19, 2019

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Faces of murdered Mexican journalists haunt a show at Minneapolis Institute of Art

Faces of slain Mexican reporters occupy the Mpls. Institute of Art.
July 18, 2019
Jonathan Herrera Soto touched up the stenciled faces of slain Mexican journalists that are part of his show “In Between/Underneath (Entremedio/Por Debajo).”

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Minneapolis installation of temporary art honors permanent memories

Mandala artist turns grief into beauty.
July 10, 2019
Every object in one of Day Schildkret's mandalas comes from the area where he constructs it.

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Franconia Sculpture Park hires Chicago native to replace its fired founder

It's hoping to bring in "new faces" after its founding director was forced out for inappropriate conduct.
July 10, 2019
Ginger Shulick Porcella

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Dayna Lightfoot's Love for life endured disease

July 1, 2019

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Cats take the spotlight in Minneapolis art festival

Sunday event to celebrate the mystery of felines.
June 27, 2019
Cat festivals are popular: Neve Palubicki and Ani Sylvers dressed for a night of cat videos at the 2017 Cat Video Festival.

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Minneapolis LGBT community makes 'Queer Voices' heard

Contributors brought anthology to life at Stonewall event in Minneapolis.
June 19, 2019
"We were very intentional about the stories represented," said Minneapolis City Council Member and racial and gender equality advocate Andrea Jenkins.
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