Lindsey Dyer of the Minnesota Historical Society placed some of the top vote-getting flag designs on boards at a November meeting of the redesign comm

Yuen: Those Minnesota state flag finalists aren't as bad as you think

Despite the lack of a loon, these designs are growing on me. Let me explain why.
Ana Perez and her daughter Iivy Perez, 6, enjoyed the lights at the GLOW Holiday Festival at CHS Field in St. Paul.
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9 holiday displays that light up the Twin Cities and beyond

December 1
Santa, reindeer, s'mores and more are available at these themed events.
Northern Waters Smokehaus founder Eric Goerdt showed off some elk summer sausage inside the new space in Duluth’s DeWitt Seitz Marketplace.
Taste

Duluth gem Northern Waters Smokehaus shares its secrets in new cookbook

November 30
Learn how to smoke fish, turn leftover smoked ham into meatballs and make the famous Cajun Finn sandwich as the North Shore staple celebrates 25 years — and a move.
Hosts Zoë François and Andrew Zimmern prepared buche de Noël on their upcoming special “Holiday Party with Andrew & Zoë.”
Taste

Usher in the holidays with Zoë François and Andrew Zimmern

December 1
Minnesota's favorite celebrity chefs are hosting a holiday special featuring new twists on recipes for Christmas and Hanukkah.
Tony Miller credited his wife, Nancy Miller, for helping him straighten out his life.
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'Vets court' helps Minnesota veterans make the most of second chances

December 1
Program offers troubled veterans a chance to rectify their mistakes.
Steve DeBoer ran near his home in Rochester, Minn., on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. DeBoer has run at least a mile a day every day for more than 52 years.
Inspired

A Rochester man has run every day for more than 52 years — mostly shirtless

December 1
"I like to do things consistently," says the man, who got a C in phy ed as a kid.
Updated 'Steamship Moderne' condo in downtown Minneapolis wins Home of the Month
Home & Garden

Updated 'Steamship Moderne' condo in downtown Minneapolis wins Home of the Month

December 1
The Mill District abode embraces the Golden Age of ocean liners.
Travel

This wild backcountry ski area, six hours from the Twin Cities, is not for beginners — and that's the point

December 1
Mount Bohemia on Michigan's Upper Peninsula is Midwest backcountry adventure at its finest.
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Review: Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' might be the best superhero movie of 2023

December 1
The pop star directed the film based off her 2023 concert tour and did all the action scenes herself, too.
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