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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

Archives for December 2011

How connected are you?

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams December 30, 2011, 3:00 PM Dec 30, 2011
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Everywhere I go downtown people are glued to some kind of device. And very often they are walking and poking a screen at the same time. I don’t recommend it.

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St. Paul library sets eBook lending record

Madeleine Baran December 28, 2011, 7:05 PM Dec 28, 2011
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The day after Christmas was a busy one for the St. Paul public library’s eBook program. The library set a new record for the most eBook downloads in one day – “nearly 200,” according to a library news release Wednesday.

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Northside tornado photography exhibit at the U

Jessica Mador December 28, 2011, 2:48 PM Dec 28, 2011

The youth-produced photography exhibit is aimed at raising awareness and money to support those still affected by the May 22 tornado.

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A Christmas reading tradition

Laura McCallumLaura McCallum December 23, 2011, 12:37 PM Dec 23, 2011

St. Paul author Roger Barr has compiled his holiday short stories in a book to benefit emergency food shelves.

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State pension funds still healthy

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams December 22, 2011, 4:45 PM Dec 22, 2011

Another sign that the economy is improving – the state’s pension funds had a positive year in 2010.

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Researchers: Zebra mussels spreading fast on Lake Minnetonka

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar December 21, 2011, 12:31 PM Dec 21, 2011

Zebra mussels are rapidly spreading on Lake Minnetonka, according to researchers.

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Brooklyn Park gets Legacy funding for traveling potato farm

Madeleine Baran December 21, 2011, 7:00 AM Dec 21, 2011
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What do you do when you can’t convince your community to visit a historic 1900-era potato farm? You bring the potato farm to them.That’s the idea behind the city of Brooklyn Park’s “traveling trunk” project.

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Building homes in the Central Corridor

Laura YuenLaura Yuen December 20, 2011, 4:50 PM Dec 20, 2011
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A look behind the new housing numbers announced today by Central Corridor planners.

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BBB issues warning on ‘veterans’ funeral company

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar December 20, 2011, 9:56 AM Dec 20, 2011
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The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota says a casket and funeral supply company is making some questionable claims in door-to-door sales pitches to potential elderly customers in the metro area.

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Downtown St. Paul Lunds project still breathing

Laura YuenLaura Yuen December 16, 2011, 7:00 AM Dec 16, 2011

A long-delayed plan to bring a Lunds grocery and hundreds of new apartments to downtown St. Paul seems to have found its pulse.

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