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Help is on the way for struggling young adults in Dakota County in the form of accessible housing.
Grain Belt beer grew from humble beginnings in a Minneapolis brewery in 1893 to become one of the most successful brewers in the upper Midwest. Then it fell back to earth. Now it is soaring again.
Dave Arnold prefers his ’32 Fords and his late 1960’s Chevy Chevelles, and he couldn’t be blamed for having poor taste; both models are perennial favorites with hot-rod enthusiasts. Arnold, however, is not your run-of-the mill car maniac. He’s also the founder and president of CarTech Inc. a publisher of do-it-yourself automotive guides, based in North Branch, Minn.
After the school bus crash last month in Cottonwood, Minn., that killed four children, the merits and demerits of mandating seat belts on buses is now on the public’s agenda.
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Growing plants is Mary Joyer’s business, and her business is growing right along with her plants.
On a recent sunny Saturday morning in February, single digit temperatures didn’t stop runners from crowding into a tiny storefront in a quiet residential neighborhood in St. Paul.
The groups of athletes periodically straggled in and out, some finishing a run, others just on the search for gear.
“We did 18 miles this morning,” said a man sipping water on a bench, his fleece hat frosted with perspiration from his workout. “This is a Boston [marathon] group.”
During a visit to the Hofbrau Haus in Munich, Germany, a 14-year-old boy got his first taste of beer. Far from Munich and nearly 19 years later, he started his own brewery in Brooklyn Center, Minn. After two years of brewing, his beer is on its way to becoming as well known and well respected by beer enthusiasts as any other specialty brew in the United States.
After gathering her groceries in a Somali grocery store in South Minneapolis, a Somali woman brought them to the cashier knowing she couldn’t pay cash. After greeting the owner of the store, she was told the total: $200.
Instead of opening her purse, Shamson Hersi, a Minneapolis resident, said: “Write it down. I’ll bring the money Friday when I get my paycheck.” The next customer in line did the same thing.
When St. Paul-based Graywolf Press started business in 1974 its first book was hand-set and hand-printed on treadle-operated machines. The process took six months. Within four months, all 1,500 copies of Tess Gallagher’s Instructions to the Double were sold.
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