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Boz Scaggs at the State Theatre: The fastest 90 minutes known to humankind

By Dwight Hobbes, Sounding Off On Sound

Courtesy Boz Scaggs

On April 8, just under 2,000 fans were happy as hell to see veteran singer-songwriter-guitarist Boz Scaggs stroll onto the State Theatre stage; they greeted their man with a cataract of cheers and applause.

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Straw bale gardening: New technique gives anyone a chance at a garden

By Kristoffer Tigue, TC Daily Planet

When Joel Karsten was just a kid on his father's farm, he began to notice weeds growing out of some of the discarded straw bales.

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ST. PAUL NOTES | Green Line train's first trip from Minneapolis to St. Paul — returning Wednesday

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Photos courtesy of Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit. 

Sunday (April 28) was a gorgeous day, and when I checked my email and saw that the first train car would be rolling down University Avenue, I decided to follow it.

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Immigrant, labor marches on May 1 in St. Paul, Minneapolis

By Mary Turck, News Day

Photo from 2009 May Day march on Lake Street

Looks like there are two marches planned for International Workers Day (aka May Day) on May 1 in the Twin Cities.

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MUSIC PHOTOS | Fleetwood Mac at the Xcel Energy Center

By Jeff Rutherford, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Jeff Rutherford

Fleetwood Mac came to St. Paul on April 28, playing at the Xcel Energy Center.

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Latino parents at Green Central upset, fearful over changes in the school

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

An interpreter translates for Latino parents. 

A parent meeting at Green Central Park School, the elementary school that’s been embroiled in controversy this past year, had just gotten underway when a group of parents halted the program to show they were unhappy with the situation. After learning just the day before that Principal Catalina Salas, would be taking a leave of absence after being transferred from the school, the parents were incensed. 

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Judging schools' success: Why do we keep coming back to test scores?

By Sheila Regan, Behind the Story

Photo by Shannan Muskopf (Creative Commons)

Any time I write a story about a school, I look for test scores, which are available to the public on the Minnesota Department of Education website. I know that scores can’t give the whole picture, but they can be useful from a reporting perspective. MDE’s site allows you to compare different schools—to see how a particular school compares to others in the same district or the state. The website also allows you to look at how particular groups of students—such as high-poverty students, English learners (EL), or those from a particular race or ethnicity—are faring.

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Minneapolis 9th Ward candidates meet for Breakfast with Gary

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Candidates vying or the Ninth Ward City Council seat met at Mercado Central on April 26 for Breakfast with Gary, a monthly

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Celebrating Cinco de Mayo 2013 in the Twin Cities

By Matea Wasend, TC Daily Planet

Photo by Jay Gabler, from the 2010 Cinco de Mayo Festival in St. Paul 

The first weekend in May will be a festive one—which is only fitting, now that the weather has finally taken a turn for the better.

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"Mary Poppins" musical: Hokey, pokey

By Max Singer, Critical Review

I found myself, blown by the cold wind, into Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins is the story of the beloved nanny in Victorian England who comes and tries to reform two unruly, but good at heart, children through a process of drugging (sugar-coated?) and ‘trips’. She is no .... ordinary nanny. In my opinion, the show was hokey and pokey, and I wanted to turn myself about. Mary Poppins is running at the Orpheum from April 23rd to April 28th.

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