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Once homeless and now in prison, this Minnesotan still has his mentor from years ago in his corner
After landing in prison for aggravated robbery, Norman Irving is trying to turn his life around with the help of an old friend.
Inspired
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MacPhail musicians, one who is blind and one with autism, hit just the right note as a duo
They play off each other, creating "electricity between them."
Home & Garden
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Lileks: Minnesota State Fair foods that didn't make the cut
Here are some foods you that didn't make the fair's annual list of new foods we'll soon sample.
Home & Garden
Slow Flowers Summit coming to St. Paul to spread the word about local blooms
The Slow Flowers Summit in St. Paul will spread the word about local floral resources.
Inspired
When 90-year-old's house caught fire, teens rushed in to save her
Homeowner couldn't find door through three-foot-high flames and smoke.
Home & Garden
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Variety
Midwest Traveler: A Pride guide to LGBT Chicago
There's a place for all orientations in Chicago's sprawling scene.
Music
Rock the Garden headliners the National take a new tack: 'We needed to hear female voices'
This was supposed to be an off year for the acclaimed Cincinnati rockers. Instead, they joined up with women singers to make an album for a movie.
Music
Running down the rest of Rock the Garden's 2019 lineup
Courtney Barnett returns to the Walker's garden party alongside punk legends X and locals Bad Bad Hats and Heart Bones.
Books
Books
Review: 'My Life as a Rat,' by Joyce Carol Oates
FICTION: After telling police that her brothers killed a black teenager, Violet Kerrigan is cast alone into a bewildering life.
Books
Review: 'The Travelers,' by Regina Porter
FICTION: This multifaceted debut follows characters through tumultuous marriages and racial tensions.
Books
Review: 'The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution,' by Peter Hessler
NONFICTION: A journalist explores the personal and political in post-Arab Spring Egypt.
Variety
In praise of the iconic staircases of the Twin Cities
The grand staircase is disappearing from our skyscrapers and large civic buildings.
Books
Review: 'Big Sky,' by Kate Atkinson
FICTION: Kate Atkinson's fifth Jackson Brodie mystery is funny and suspenseful.
Music
Twin Cities concerts of the week: Carrie Underwood, Pride parties, Hugh Jackman, Shawn Mendes
The big gigs for June 21-27, also including the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Bazzi, Built to Spill, Wand and Pentatonix.
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