Three 101-year-old friends recall fond memories in 1940s Alexandria
Virginia Goering, Vera Sims and Viva Froemming have stayed friends for 80 years.
At Minnesota-based Nature Memories, those experiencing memory loss 'reclaim some joy'
Individuals with early-stage dementia and mild cognitive impairment share intense moments of presence.
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America's divisiveness got you down? Some Minnesota towns see an antidote: Improv comedy.
Improv impresario Tane Danger uses Stephen Colbert quote as inspiration: "You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time."
Local
Middle schoolers are a tough crowd. Inver Grove Heights found a way to entertain them.
The city's Parks and Recreation Department recently won an award for the "5th Quarter" lock-in event held after a Simley High School football game.
Music
Minnesota singer Sherwin Linton shares stories of Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan
Minnesota's most enduring country singer hasn't missed a gig in his seven-decade career.
Recipes
Minneapolis nonprofit Appetite for Change shares soulful recipes in new cookbook
The north Minneapolis group combined its tips, stories and recipes for cooking and community in one colorful book.
Music
Minneapolis singer Jovonta Patton named 'new artist of the year' at Stellar Gospel Music Awards
It was an uncommon win for an independent artist at Saturday's ceremonies.
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Minneapolis principal's 'sandlot' works social muscles during summer break
Pickup baseball games "on the verge of extinction" combat the loneliness epidemic.
Business
Willpower aside, exercising requires budgeting time and money
Working out can cost you thousands of dollars in gym memberships and equipment, but the expensive route isn't the only way to achieve your fitness goals.
Inspired
Minnetonka teenager singlehandedly organizes nonprofit and travels to Tanzania to coach girls in running
Maya Mor decided to use her "gap year" constructively.
St. Louis Park VR company helps Gates Foundation spread awareness to eradicate polio worldwide
REM5 Studios finds niche in creating immersive films for humanitarian campaigns.
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Celebrity photographer and her famous actor husband call Minnesota home
Pat York's photos of Steve Martin, Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol and other stars are on display at the Rochester Art Center.
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Outdoors
1,082 miles by bike: Taking the long way to a St. John's class reunion
Chris Manning of Colorado was determined to make his 35th-anniversary reunion in Collegeville on two wheels.
Local
Hmong families find their 'Little House on the Prairie' in Walnut Grove, Minn.
The Vang family moved from St. Paul to Walnut Grove, which has seen an influx of Hmong residents since the early 2000s, in search of a better life.
Inspired
Local
Meet the women who launched the St. Paul library's Laser Loons
How an effort to get library cards into the hands of more St. Paul residents took off.
Local
Woodbury teen awarded for pulling unconscious child from pool, saving her life
College student Chizim Abagi, 18, was relaxing in his bedroom when his brother barged in, yelling:"Come, they need you!"
Variety
Yuen: He spent years searching for VHS queen of country line dancing. He found her in Minneapolis.
A resurgence in line dancing has introduced instructor Diane Horner to a younger generation, including an unlikely protégé .
Variety
Minnesota's go-to guy for baseball-glove repair revives a rare art
Nationally, there's nothing like his memorabilia-filled workshop-slash-baseball-geek hub.
Variety
Minneapolis teacher becomes Minnesota royalty
Khadijah Lamah, the daughter of Liberian refugees and a second-grade teacher, is a winner of the 2024 Miss Juneteenth Minnesota Pageant.
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New inclusive St. Paul playground allows children of all abilities to play
Advocates hope P.K.'s Place, next to St. Paul's Allianz Field, is sign of things to come.
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