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Variety

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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Minneapolis

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.
Inspire

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
Local

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
St. Paul

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.
Inspire

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
Stage and Arts

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).”
Stage and Arts

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.
St. Paul

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.
Inspire

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
Stage and Arts

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).”
Stage and Arts

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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