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'Paint-can bird' is jaw-dropping sight
This blackbird is so dramatic, some people viewing it for the first time doubt their eyes.
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125-year-old farmhouse in New Prague is the ultimate fixer-upper
Most people wouldn't touch the renovation of an 1890s farmhouse, let alone one in foreclosure. But a passion for fine craftsmanship and old-house character far outweighed the drawbacks of the water-damaged outdated dwelling for a New Prague couple.
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Concealed damage, part 2: stinky bees
Concealed damage was the focus of last week's blog post, and that's what I'll be talking about this week, as well as stinky bees.
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$79 per member average contribution. That's a nice number
Minnesota's Ducks Unlimited members did that last year
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Mpls. neighborhood made history with end of housing discrimination in city
Now the city has proposed celebrating and preserving the homes by creating a new historic district, Tilsenbilt Homes.
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125-year-old farmhouse in New Prague is the ultimate fixer-upper
Most people wouldn't touch the renovation of an 1890s farmhouse, let alone one in foreclosure. But a passion for fine craftsmanship and old-house character far outweighed the drawbacks of the water-damaged outdated dwelling for a New Prague couple.
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Big Year leader now at 771 NA bird species for 2016
The former record was 749
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Tally of  the  bog
An annual BioBlitz turns up an astounding number of species in Minnesota's Sax-Zim Bog.
Home & Garden
Concealed damage: Even home inspectors suffer from the unsuspected in own home.
You might think that as a home inspector I have some kind of special immunity to house problems and concealed damage, but I don't.
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Survivalist's former fortress turned into Italian-inspired country house
This 5,000-square-foot house in Independence comes with 64 acres of wooded land, a tunnel to the barn — and a fireman's pole. You can have it for $1.495 million.
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Birds left out of Presidential candidate debates
Important to birds, important to us
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Are these the last little homes in Linden Hills?
Longtime owners of modest houses in red-hot neighborhoods watch their community change around them.
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What will happen to the last little homes in red-hot Linden Hills?
Longtime owners of modest houses in red-hot neighborhoods watch their community change around them.
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Around the Region
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- Up in smoke: Workers remove dozens of apparent marijuana plants from Wisconsin Capitol tulip garden
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- Australians Grace Kim and Hannah Green tied for lead in LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship
- California tribe that lost 90% of land during Gold Rush to get site to serve as gateway to redwoods
- Agribusiness giant Cargill not doing enough to fight deforestation, protect human rights, group says
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- Sequoia National Park's giant trees at risk as fires grow
- $86M to California couple upheld in Monsanto pesticide case
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- As housing market remains tight, Edina is latest suburb to allow ADUs
- Award-winning Danish modern home in St. Paul's Highland Park lists for $1.15 million
- Home listings: What $425,000 buys you in the Twin Cities area
- Home of the Month winner is a cheery bright yellow ADU in St. Paul named Sunflower
- Renting and the law: Owner wants to evict live-in girlfriend
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