The fair not only neutralizes cheap irony, but it allows you to love so many things that seem grubby and dumb and obnoxious the other 50 ½ weeks of the year.
Minneapolis has launched a new pay-by-phone smartphone app for 975 spots in the area. It's the first phase of a citywide rollout of the new payment system,
High winds blew down scaffolding on the edge of the Vikings stadium project Sunday, forcing the closure of S. 5th Street alongside the site, police said. The roof of a trailer was damaged, but no injuries were reported.
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