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Water Power Park opens to the public — without the public

The closest view possible of the June 12 dedication of Water Power Park.
Photo by Jeremy Stratton

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A dedication ceremony for Xcel Energy’s new Water Power Park — now open to the public near St.MORE »

Movies in the parking lot

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The mind of Twin Cities-based cinematic gadfly and director Mark Wojahn is among us. In full force.MORE »

Vietnam War Memorial Dedicated

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Nguyen Kiem Hoa has realized his dream of creating a unique memorial that honors all United States and Vietnamese soldiers and civilians who died in the cause of the Republic of Vietnam.MORE »

Janitors, 'invisible no longer,' confront Grain Exchange

Carrying roses and balloons, Twin Cities janitors and supporters marched through downtown Minneapolis.

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Twin Cities janitors, buoyed by this year's successful contract campaign, celebrated "Justice for Janitors Day" Friday by confronting a downtown building owner using non-union labor.

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Wi-Fi kickoff in Minneapolis

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The Minneapolis Foundation, Minnesota’s oldest charitable organization, has been named to administer the projected $1 million a year collected by the City of Minneapolis for its new “Digital InclusionMORE »

Antiwar group moves ahead with RNC march plans

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On June 7, activists from the “March on the RNC and Stop the War Coalition” held a press conference in front of the Xcel Energy Center, the site of the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC).MORE »

Honoring the men who made us

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TV ads to the contrary, hardware stores didn't invent Father's Day. A woman, hearing a 1909 Mother's Day sermon, decided to honor her father.MORE »

Far from the 'Well of Loneliness'

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Minnesota is rich in lesbian writers, and they're a prolific group of women who write in a variety of genres-from veteran mystery novelist Ellen Hart, who has 23 novels under her belt, to poet Morgan MORE »