Mary Turck

With graduation season in full swing, the Education Research Center's Diplomas Count reports that more young adults are graduating from high school than at any time since 1973. The national graduation rate has risen by eight points during the past ten years, to 74.7 percent. "At the current pace of improvement," Education Week reports, "the portion of students earning a diploma could surpass the historical high of 77.1 percent within the next few years."

St. Anthony Park Arts Festival. Heartwood Festival. Art in the Hollow. St. Paul is full of celebrations of the arts this weekend, and we want your photos to show how great they look! 

It's easy. Just snap your photos and Tweet or Instagram them with the hashtag for the festival:

Jeremy Iggers launched our first poll last week, asking readers to vote on the best Thai restaurant in the Twin Cities.

Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day) was officially established in 1868 to honor Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. After World War I, it was expanded to honor all soldiers. For many families, it's a time to "decorate" all grave sites of family members and friends, whether or not they are soldiers.