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Designer Showcase Home is not your Grandma's Victorian

Designers put a modern spin on a sometimes stuffy style for this year’s showcase home. Updated 3:30 PM
- Designer Showcase Home opens in St. Paul
- A closer look at the Designer Showcase Home

Best of MN

Best of MN 2013: Our second annual guide to the state's finest

This year's edition is packed with newsroom picks of the state’s finest parks, resorts, restaurants, shopping, even music and Minnesota-made beer. Updated May. 19, 2013
- Best of Minnesota 2012

Nothing nice about reaction to NYC's version of Nice Ride

While the Nice Ride bike-sharing program is beloved in the Twin Cities, the folks in New York City are not being very nice about the introduction of a similar system. Updated 3:31 PM

'Astronaut Abby' is crowdfunding her way to outer space

Meet Abby: Normal teenager, wears braces, loves gymnastics, planning a mission to Mars. Updated May. 20, 2013

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Designer Showcase Home is not your Grandma's Victorian

Designers put a modern spin on a sometimes stuffy style for this year’s showcase home. Full storyFull story Updated 3:30 PM

Tips for growing tasty tomatoes

Would you turn your yard into an edible landscape?

Bird nest cams put you in the catbird seat

Homegazing: Former horse farm in Minnetonka still boasts original barn

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What does it take to pronounce 533 names?

Reading students' names at graduation is an art, and Macalester College's registrar, Jayne Niemi, has perfected it. This year, she'll... Updated May. 18, 2013

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Poll: Would you let someone turn your yard into an edible landscape?

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Kramarczuk's joins ranks of 'America's Classics'

Let the celebrating begin:"America's Classics" status is bestowed upon Minneapolis' own Kramarczuk's by the James Beard Foundation. Full storyFull story Updated May. 15, 2013

Read the replay: Twin Cities dining Live Chat with food critic Rick Nelson

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Minnesota farmers markets beckon in new book

What's Cooking: Local chef dishes on 'MasterChef'

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Piecing together the art of mosaics in Italy

The ancient art of mosaics thrives in Ravenna, the Italian city known for the art form. A master's five-day crash course teaches the technique to visitors. Full storyFull story Updated May. 17, 2013

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New app offers guide to Sculpture Garden

A new app developed by Walker Art Center uses GPS to map and share stories of the Sculpture Garden with those who wander through, smartphones in hand. Full storyFull story

Updated May. 17, 2013

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

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Salmonella outbreak that sickened 25 linked to raw milk

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Tips for improving your father-daughter relationship

Don’t stick to the usual script. These tips for strengthening your father-daughter relationship will help in the long term. Full storyFull story Updated May. 17, 2013

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Face Time: Brewing up a benefit

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Withering Glance: Gay marriage, Minnesota style

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Work out while seeing the world

You don’t have to be a marathon runner. You don’t have to rough it at night. You don’t have to dangle from the side of a mountain. But you definitely can get a workout while you’re seeing the world. Full storyFull story Updated Apr. 30, 2013

Hitchhiking at 60 -- from Minneapolis to Seattle

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Linda & Jane: Passion for cancer care

Laughter is not what one expects to hear at a gathering of a dozen women seated around a conference table at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood. They've been brought together by a shared diagnosis of Stage IV cancer. Full storyFull story

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Spring cleaning: Tips for purging your unwanted stuff

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Top 10 courses: Twin Cities metro

The top 10 public 18-hole golf courses in the Twin Cities, as rated by Hacker's Guide: 1. Rush Creek Golf Club... Full storyFull story Updated May. 1, 2013