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Minneapolis nonprofits: Need still urgent for food donations to help families affected by riots
The Sheridan Story will take food donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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When a brain tumor cut short his hockey dream, Cretin-Derham Hall student took up golf
Jack Traxler sees a lot of parallels between golf and his recovery.
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Red Wing baker providing donated cakes to graduates of 12 area high schools
His shop is rising to the occasion, donating 800 commencement cakes.
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Metropolitan State garden experiment helps students sow human connections
A community garden grown by students becomes an experiment in sowing human connections.
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An 8-year-old St. Paul girl is taking her neighborhood on a space walk
She put up laminated signs to demonstrate the relative distance between the sun and the planets.
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Grocery, retail workers are fighting fears by feeding Minn. during COVID-19
They're working 24/7 to make sure that food pantry, co-op and grocery store shelves are stocked, that farmers markets still hum, that prescriptions, produce, meat and toilet paper are delivered to our door.
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Read hundreds of 'thank yous' to Minnesota's grocery and retail workers, written by you
Hundreds of readers shared their gratitude for the courage and selflessness of Minnesota's grocery workers.
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Midwest union leader talks safety, shopping smart and his hope for life after COVID-19
Utecht is president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663, a union of more than 13,000 members in Minnesota and Iowa, including 1,850 at the JBS pork plant in Worthington.
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Watch 350 young Minnesota musicians go virtual for Holst 'Jupiter' performance
A beloved springtime tradition comes to life online in the age of COVID-19.
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American Indian OIC leader offers ways to stay proactive in job search during pandemic
His message for all of us: Tough passages are an opportunity to rethink, recharge and re-engage.
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Mpls. nonprofit triples farmland to meet growing need for healthy food in Native American community
Dream of Wild Health is tripling its farmland to boost offerings of nutritious, culturally specific food.
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TikTok's new star is a U student's Jenga-loving golden retriever
Kevin Bubolz, a former Army helicopter pilot in Afghanistan, found a way for his beloved Ellie to master a "leveling up" TikTok challenge.
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Twin Cities seniors stay connected through pandemic thanks to tech-savvy teens
Cyber-Seniors is a nonprofit that connects tech-literate teens with seniors to help them understand and use technology.
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Minneapolis teacher takes in former student during pandemic
At the end of the day, the two take walks, eat dinner, watch a little TV and have nightly dance parties.
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Missing their moms, this Twin Cities group keeps their memories alive
Twin Cities group supports women and girls through mother loss with "healing, joy and gratitude."
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Music lightens the load, from Brooklyn to France to Liberia
Three inspiring tales of music making a difference around the world.
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Minnesota leader of Humanity Alliance connects the dots between health disparities and food insecurity
The nonprofit organization's first program rescues food about to be discarded and turns it into high-quality and healthful meals delivered to families who lack access to good-tasting nutrition.
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Scenes of celebration: Minnesotans offer glimmers of hope during COVID-19 crisis
Across the Twin Cities, families and friends are finding creative ways to bring joy to each other's lives.
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