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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

Archives for January 2015

St. Paul saves dilapidated billboard

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert January 29, 2015, 6:01 AM Jan 29, 2015
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A bitterly divided St. Paul City Council voted Wednesday to preserve a dilapidated and disused billboard perched above the Eastern District police station. The billboard, which dates to the 1940s when the building was owned by Hamm’s Brewing, has been blank since 2013. But Council Member Dan Bostrom, whose ward includes the building, sees it Read more →

Mpls. blesses Comcast merger, gets some free cable

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert January 23, 2015, 5:48 PM Jan 23, 2015
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Thirty Minneapolis city buildings will get free basic cable for the next seven years in exchange for the city blessing a Comcast-Time Warner merger. Read more →

Are economics behind towing disparities in Minneapolis?

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert January 8, 2015, 3:41 PM Jan 8, 2015
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Economics may help explain why city contractors didn’t tow a single car from southwest Minneapolis during the year’s first snow emergency. Read more →

St. Paul extended library hours start March 1

Curtis GilbertCurtis Gilbert January 7, 2015, 3:24 PM Jan 7, 2015
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Seven St. Paul libraries will be open later on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting March 1, Library Director Kit Hadley told members of the City Council Wednesday. Read more →

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