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March 17, 2008

The cost of staying warm

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Minnesotans have endured a seemingly endless winter this season with near record-setting cold temperatures and dangerously bitter wind chills.

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March 09, 2008

Pretty please with an Izzy on top

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One of the oldest dessert recipes known to people everywhere is the foundation of a St. Paul business that competes directly with some of the biggest players in the industry.

Izzy’s Ice Cream Café opened its doors in 2000 at the hands of husband-and-wife team Jeff Sommers and Lara Hammel. Between running a business, raising two children and Hammel working as a lawyer, the owners were too busy to talk to a reporter. But employees and others help tell their story.

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February 15, 2008

The price is right at Riverview Theater

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At one time, a dollar could buy 20 trips to the neighborhood nickel theater. Times have changed and with the popularity of multiplex theaters, ticket prices have climbed to around $9 per trip, not including $7 or so for concessions.

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