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Expanded alcohol sales bill off the table

By Branden Largent, The Minnesota Daily

A bill that would expand alcohol sales at the University of Minnesota’s Mariucci and Williams arenas was withdrawn Wednesday by Minnesota Rep. Dan Schoen, DFL-St. Paul Park.

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Twin City Jazz Festival celebrating 15 years June 27-29

By Robin James, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

The Twin Cities Jazz Festival has good reason to celebrate this year. It’s the festival’s 15th anniversary. Festivities get under way June 27-29 in Mears Park located downtown St. Paul. Admission to Jazz Fest is free.

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St. Paul ponders future of Dorothy Day Center for needy

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

The Dorothy Day Center, right, provides a shocking contrast to St. Paul successful entertainment and sports venue, Xcel Energy Center across the street. (MinnPost photo by Jana Freiband)

Many cities have familiar gateways: St. Louis, has its Arch; San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge; New York City, the Statute of Liberty.

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Señor Wong's: Don't fear the name, the food is stellar

By John Bailey, GreenLineGems

I admit that I was skeptical when Señor Wong’s (111 Kellogg Blvd) opened up. I worked in downtown St. Paul at the building across the street when it opened a few years ago, and the name threw me. It seemed a little too kitschy, and honestly there is a lot of bad chinese and mexican food out there. Would this be far less than the sum of its parts?

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MUSIC REVIEW | NEEDTOBREATHE at the Orpheum Theatre: Christian music, but not really

By Patrick Dunn, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Patrick Dunn

NEEDTOBREATHE is passionate about everything it takes to be a really good band. You can see it in everything they do from memorable live shows to meticulous songwriting that incorporates rich harmonies, uncommon instrumentation and creative extended jams. The Rinehart brothers, Bear (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, harmonica) and Bo (lead guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals) grew up the sons of a pastor in South Carolina with an assorted mix of musical influences. During their college years, collaborations with Seth Bolt (bass, mandolin, backing vocals) who was a studying to be a recording engineer, and Joe Stillwell (former drummer) resulted in the formation of NEEDTOBREATHE.

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MUSIC PHOTOS | James Blake at First Avenue

By Jeff Rutherford, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Jeff Rutherford

London-based producer James Blake performed to a sold-out show on Wednesday, May 1st at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Those who arrived later, missed a solid set by opener FaltyDL.

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Minneapolis summit promotes bike safety

By Brian Arola, The Minnesota Daily

Midwest Regional Bicycle Safety Summit attendees set out on a bicycle tour around Minneapolis on Monday, April 29, 2013, outside the Commons Hotel. (Photo by Emily Dunker)

Minneapolis bike leaders gathered Monday at the Commons Hotel near the University of Minnesota to show off strides the city has taken to promote bicycling, as well as to hear from representatives from across the nation on ways to improve safety.

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Organizing in the Ranks: Racism and Resistance in the U.S. Military

05/16/2013 - 7:00pm

Hear stories from historians and veterans about clashes and convergences surrounding race and military engagements: Yuichiro Onishi (Transpacific Antiracism), and Dr. Malinda Lindquist (Race, Social Science, and the Crisis of Manhood, 1890-1970), professors in the African-American and African Studies department at the University of Minnesota; and Melvin Carter, Jr., a Navy veteran of the Vietnam era and founder of "Save Our Sons."

TCDP TOP PICK | Annual Labor History Tour: Steel Rails, Strong Hearts

05/19/2013 - 2:00pm

TCDP TOP PICK: The railroad business was one of the great forces that built Minnesota, and black workers were an integral part of that business—from laying the rails on up. On May 19, historians Dave Riehle and James Robinson will lead a tour of St. Paul sites associated with this underappreciated chapter of local labor history. - Jay Gabler

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