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City Cast Twin Cities — 168 episodes

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ICE Is Still Here. Plus, Why Do So Many People Hate the State Flag?

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Biking With the Mpls City Council President. Plus, Free Coffee and Best Buffets

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Feds Use Signal Chats Against Protesters, Porchfest Needs Your Porch, and Free First Ave Tix from the Library

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We Have the Best U.S. Sports Bar. Plus, a Year Without Melissa Hortman, and Immigrant Detentions

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Juneteenth on the Southside, Free Music Festivals, and Har Mar No More

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You Could Get Paid to Take Notes. Plus, R.I.P. 56 Brewing’s Patio

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Ex-Cardamom Workers Allege Retaliation. Plus, Queer Folk Music and MN Tops Another List

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Is the U of M Slogan Really That Bad? Plus, GR3G Wants to Get Vulnerable

9

Best Breakfast Spots and Double Features in the Twin Cities

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Let’s Leash Our Dogs at Minnehaha Park. Plus, Lynx on Top

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Star Tribune Layoffs, Prince's Secret Cookie, and Indie Music Venues

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Should You Care About Conventions? Plus, Gully Boys and a MN Book Award Author

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To Bike Lane or Not To Bike Lane? Plus, Must-Try Hot Dogs and Summer Pies

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Nonprofit Fraud, Sober Thursdays, and Taco Bell 50k

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ICE's Search Warrant Blunder, Pride Pro Tips, and Reconnecting with MN Food

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Can Activists Finally Close the HERC? Also, Celebrating “Discarded” Women

17

Mpls Police Chief's Epic Downfall. Plus, Sing Purple Rain With 1,000 Strangers

18

Remembering George Floyd, Six Years Later. Plus, Prediction Market Ban

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John Cook House Saved. Plus, Rondo Time Travels Through Roblox

20

In Defense of TJ’s Parking Lots, Beagles Find Forever Homes, and Netflix’s George Floyd Controversy

21

Who Wins Summer in the USA? Twin Cities Makes Its Case

22

School for Teen Moms Faces Cuts. Plus, ICE Agent Charged and the Art of Clowning

23

Transplant's Guide to the Twin Cities and How Data Centers Could Affect Us

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Deeply Affordable Housing in Midway. Plus, 28 Years of Free Jazz

25

Off-Camera with St. Paul's Unbanned Influencer Josh Liljenquist

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Final Push for Gun Violence Bill. Plus, Patio Season is Here

27

Twin Cities Bang-Bangs and TC Gemini's New Season

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Legislature Might Pass Zero Bills. Plus, the Best Sports Ticket in Town

29

Art-A-Whirl Tips, Mosquito Outlook, and Big Trouble in Little Canada

30

Planning the Perfect Mother's Day. Plus, the State of Mpls and a Horny Turkey

31

MPS’s $21M Accounting Mistake. Plus, the Future of MN Weed

32

Minneapolis is Opening its Doors. Plus, a Northeast Café Fighting Back

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Are the Twin Cities #1 for Women’s Sports? Plus, What To Buy Right Now at the Farmers Market

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Don’t Fall For These Scams! Plus, St. Paul's (Un)banned Influencer

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May Day Strike, Grooming Felony Bill Passes, HCMC Gets $150M

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Big Tomato Conspiracy, Theater Bag Essentials, and Must-Dos for May

37

Rising Xcel Bills, Street Band Fest, and How Would Klobuchar Govern?

38

Trash Debate On Fire, Springboard's Next Chapter, and Medicine Meets Art

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Shiny New Lynx Roster. Plus, Celebrating Cinco De Mayo

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No, You Can't Bet On Your Own Election. Plus, Peace Prize for the Black Hart

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The BWCA Mining Ban Is Gone. Now What? Plus, Twin Cities' Cover Band Moment

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These Lawyers Are Still Fighting ICE. Plus, Studbudz Break Up and MN Compass

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Can the State Save HCMC? Also, Pick Up Trash With Us!

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Why did Mpls Ban Bathhouses? Plus, Stoner Xmas

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Will Michelin Help Mpls Restaurants? Plus, 'Intergenerational Healing' through Theater

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Why Are MSP Flights so Expensive? Plus, D&D Turns 52

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This Fish Could Tank an Economy. Plus, Hollywood Beavers

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$6M in Rent Relief. Plus, Beer Buyers and Music Archivers

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Newcomer's Guide to the Twin Cities. Plus, WTF are Data Centers?

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Will MPD Chief Get Another Term? Plus, Rondo Resilience

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'Minnesota's Batman,' HCMC In Trouble, and New Music from jeremy messersmith

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Falling Loons, Food Deserts, and What New ICE Footage Actually Shows

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Remembering an Iconic MPLS ‘Guncle.’ Plus, George Floyd Square Construction

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The ‘Dirtbag’ Lawyer Helping Immigrants. Plus, St. Paul Art Crawl

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'Your City Could Be Better': Denver’s Bet on a Women’s Soccer Stadium — Presented By City Cast Twin Cities

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The State of Sex Work in the TC. Plus, Best Breakfast Spots

57

“Surveillance Pricing” on Groceries? Plus, Your April Guide

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Bob Dylan's (Possibly AI) Patreon. Plus, How Well Do You Know Local Headlines?

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“Free the Nukes”? Plus, An Open Letter to Kristi Noem

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César Chávez Day Repealed. Plus, Minneapolis City Council's 'United Front' Is Over

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Your City Could Be Better': How Austin is Succeeding at Affordable Housing — Presented By City Cast Twin Cities

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Could I-94 Be Better? Plus, “Extra Special Grandmother Energy”

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CVS Is Gone. What's Next? Plus, Our Boss Got Scammed

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How We Became A Trans Refuge State. Plus, the MPS “Doom Loop”

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U of M's Terrible New Slogan, Bones in Lake Superior, and Rebellion Through Poetry

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What’s Right in Public Safety? Plus, Stand With Minnesota

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'Your City Could Be Better': Could a Nevada Brothel Help Redefine Labor Standards Nationwide? — Presented By City Cast Twin Cities

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Urban Farm Breakthrough, Spotlighting Black Creatives, and a Spring "Treat Walk"

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How Secure Are Our Elections? Plus, Fake St. Paul Band (Fake) Dies

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Could City Plowing Be Better? Plus, Top 5 Chicken Wings

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Is Uptown Really Dead? Plus, Where to Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day

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Nekima Levy Armstrong Is Still Boycotting Target

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‘Your City Could Be Better’: DC’s Plan To Hold Federal Agents Accountable — Presented By City Cast Twin Cities

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“This Job Sucks” Attorney Runs for Office. Plus, Getting Dumped in Minneapolis and Best Pies

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Did ICE Really "Find" 145,000 Kids? Plus, How First Ave Got Huge and Bussin' Irish Stew

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Minneapolis Loves OnlyFans. Plus, Eagle Watching and Hold Music

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30+ Suburbs Join Forces for ICE Relief, and Small Things To Love About the Twin Cities

78

Local Beaver Expert Helps Pixar. Plus, Political Ice Breakers and What to Do This Week

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'Your City Could Be Better': What the Twin Cities Needs To Know About Utah's Controversial 'Homeless Campus' Plan

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MN's Half-Baked Legal Weed Plan. Plus, 'Resist and Unsubscribe', and Twin Cities Wins

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'Loon Pandemonium' and a Concert for Folks Sheltering in Place

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Stories of Mutual Aid, Mining Near the BWCA, Arena Renovations

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Our Biggest Hospital Might Close. Plus, Best Fish Frys in the Twin Cities

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Obi Original Wants You to Dance. Plus, Book Bedazzling and Polar Plunge 5k

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'Your City Could Be Better': What the Twin Cities Needs To Know About Pittsburgh's Plan To Fix Downtown

86

Downtown St. Paul Gets an Aldi, Feds Target MN Medicaid, and Snowplow Names

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Frey at State of the Swamp, Writers Assemble, and a Special Dinner

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Shelter Forgives Attackers, and Legalizing Foraging

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Biggest Rent Strike in 100 Years? Plus, Mutual Aid and Weekend Getaways

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Catching Stories, Honoring Black History. Plus, Whipple Open Mic and Skyway 5k

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‘Your City Could Be Better’: What the Twin Cities Needs To Know about Madison's Data Centers Fight

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What's Happening at the Capitol? Plus, Fight Over Alex Pretti Evidence, and Twin Cities Wins

93

What It Takes to Sue ICE. Plus, Cash Mobs!

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Living Here On Purpose. Plus, Chief Rondo on ICE

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Giving Twin Cities restaurants some love

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'Your City Could Be Better’: How the Twin Cities Organized. Plus, What Counts As ‘Cold’?

97

The End of Operation Metro Surge? Plus, Best/Worst Twin Cities Dates

98

A Spicy Legal Meatball and Why Singing Is Anti-Fascist

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Mixtape for Mutual Aid, Indefinite Detentions, and The Power of Gay Bars

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Anti-ICE Blockades, Witness Speaks On ICE Shooting, and Bowling for Love on V-Day

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A Principal on the Front Lines, Plus S’mores, Snowshoes and Music

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The Bargain for ICE Leaving, Schools Sue DHS, Neighbors Save Dog

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Do 700 Less Feds Change Anything? Plus, Young Actors Connect With History

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St. Paul's Kaohly Her Is Not the Quieter Mayor

105

ICE in Court, Super Bowl Takeout Picks, and Bruce Visits First Ave

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Tish Jones Writes for This Moment. Plus, Events to Still Enjoy Living Here

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Nur-D On 'Brutal' ICE Detention, Tom Homan Isn’t as Nice as His Suits, and a New Opera

108

Potholes and Plowing, Local Protest Songs, and Don't Mess with Rep. Omar

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Bye Bovino, ICE Court Battles, and Corporate Inaction

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Restaurant Turned Field Hospital, Toilet Paper Reviews and James Beard Predictions

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Minnesota Mourns Again, the Symbolism of Whistles, and Culture in a Time of Crisis

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A Day of Strike and Protest in the Twin Cities

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“ICE Out” Day, Church Protesters Arrested, and Be Nice to Snowplows

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Ethics of Protesting in a Church, and Independent Journalists Worth Following

115

White House Turns ICE Arrests Into Content and St. Paul Pauses Towing

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Ride-Along With ICE Observers, General Strike Friday, Music as Resistance

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What the Insurrection Act Could Mean for Minnesota

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Leaked ICE Documents, U.S. Attorney Resignations, and Minnesota's 'Black, Bold & Brilliant'

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Trash Burnin’ Machine, MN Sues to Stop ICE, and Where to Decompress

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MN Investigating ICE Shooting, SNAP at Risk (Again), and How To Be a Good Neighbor

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Are Kids Safe From ICE at School? Plus, Dreaming Big for Central Ave

122

What Can MN Do About ICE? (with Sen. Doron Clark)

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What We Saw at the ICE Shooting in South MPLS

124

Hope Walz Unleashed, Top 5 Chicken Wings, New Album Alert

125

Who Will Replace Walz? Plus, Frey Getting a Pet Parrot and Other 2026 Predictions

126

What U.S. Cities Will Be Talking About in 2026 (Including the Twin Cities)

127

Your Guide to January in the Twin Cities, and Winter Advice from a Minnesotan in Antarctica

128

We Watched Minneapolis Doomsday Documentaries So You Don't Have To

129

Sorry Twin Cities, You're Being Tracked Everywhere You Go

130

Local Gift Guide, Twin Cities Wrapped, and What’s Open on the 25th

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Finding Humor in Dark Times with Lizz Winstead

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MN’s Pagan Roots, Toe-Tapping Opera, Twin Cities Wins

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MN's Top 50 Restaurants, Hating On Holiday Bars, and Helping Hungry Minnesotans

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How Bad is Dating Here? Plus, AI Shopping Chatbots

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African Food Across the Twin Cities, In Defense of Como Zoo, and the Future of George Floyd Square

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Top 5 Local Holiday Songs, Plus Weed Cookies, Moose Balls and Pheasant Egg Rolls

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Trump Sues MPS, MnDOT Won't Name a Snowplow "Abolish ICE," and The Kids Might Be Alright

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Restoring St. Anthony Falls, Winter Fashion, and Pooping Downtown

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ICE Acting Without Warrants, SPPD Accountability, and How To Help Your Neighbors

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Top 5 Movie Theaters, Funeral Home Cocktails, Is Your House Racist?

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How Questionable Claims Led Trump to Attack Somali Minnesotans

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St. Paul Locks in Budget, 30 Years of Splendid Table, and Honeycrisp Gets a Sequel

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Trump Targets Somali Minnesotans, and the Neo-Nazi AI Cartoon About a Local Lawyer

144

We Gotta Kill These Fish. Also, Free Shoveling in Whittier and World AIDS Day

145

Top Holiday Markets, 31 Years of Grinch, and Public Radio’s Problem

146

Your December Guide and John Munson on Music, Recovery, and Gratitude

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The Must-Buy Gift From Every City Cast City (Including the Twin Cities!)

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Thanksgiving Meal Deals, and How To Set Boundaries at the Table

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Mary Lucia Is Harder to Relate To (And We Love It)

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Would You Take a Robotaxi? Plus, a 'Spicy Medical Meatball,' and TC Wins

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ICE’s New Strategy, Raid in St. Paul, and Give To The Max Day

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'No Contract, No Food' at MSP, Preparing For Winter, and Minnesota-Made Audio Dramas

153

Top 5 Movie Theaters, Cocktails in a Funeral Home, and Roof Depot Deadline

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We Watched Minneapolis Doomsday Documentaries so You Don’t Have To

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Oh No, My Weed Drinks! Plus, Assault Weapons Ban and Sesame Latte Joy

156

Good News for 2025 Babies and MN’s ‘Golden Age’ of Film

157

Beefing with Big Meat, Shutdown Shutting Down, and “Primary Trust” Review

158

Teacher Strike Averted, Your House Might Be Racist, and Target's New Forced Smiling Policy

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Sorry Twin Cities, You’re Being Tracked Everywhere You Go

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“Purple Rain” Review, Chi Chi’s 2.0 and Twin Cities Wins

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Election Results, Doctor Strike and Where To Trip in the Twin Cities

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Voting Vibes, Veto-Loving Frey and Big Milk

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How To Vote, Where To Donate Food, and Drones Fighting Forest Fires

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Your Last Minute Election Guide, and More Reasons To Leave the Couch

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Wave of Layoffs, Where To Trick-or-Treat, and Saying Goodbye to Jack Jackman

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We Need More Homes, Restaurants Inside Restaurants, and Rattiest City Ranking

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Uptown Back From the Dead, ICE Updates, and 'Thirsty' Colleges

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