February 26, 2024

FTC and 9 states sue to block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger

Kroger first announced its plans to buy Albertsons in October 2022. Rogelio V. Solis | AP 2022 U.S. regulators and nine state attorneys general are […]
February 26, 2024

Hell’s Cafeteria Shuts Down, and More Twin Cities Restaurant Closures

Hell’s Cafeteria served its last meal February 23. | Eater Tracking the latest restaurant closures around Minneapolis and St. Paul this year Hell’s Cafeteria Hell’s […]
February 26, 2024

Major Distilling Company Tattersall Will Close Its Northeast Minneapolis Location

Tattersall opened its Northeast location in 2015. | Lindsay Abraham In an abrupt ending to a tricky eviction case, Tattersall will not renew its lease […]
February 26, 2024

This is what happens when a wind farm comes to a coal town

Keyser, West Virginia, is going through an energy transition as wind turbines are built around the traditional coal mining area. Haiyun Jiang for NPR Sheila […]
February 23, 2024

Kowalski’s Markets closing its grocery store in Eagan

Kowalski’s Markets is permanently closing its grocery store in Eagan this weekend. The store is located on Diffley Road just east of Interstate 35E. It […]
February 23, 2024

A Minneapolis Black and Indigenous Foodways Pop-Up Expands the Meaning of ‘Decolonization’

Smoked goat, mushroom egusi, fufu, and dried collard from Bos and Sherman’s dinner at the James Beard Foundation space. | Shane P. Liao Wild rice […]
February 22, 2024

Some USDA programs have been mired in inequity. A panel's final report offers changes

Handy Kennedy, founder of AgriUnity cooperative, counts his cows on HK Farms on April 20, 2021 in Cobbtown, Ga. The cooperative is a group of […]
February 22, 2024

After 50 years, ‘Birkie Fever’ still running hot for northern Wisconsin cross country ski race

Long before the American Birkebeiner grew into the largest cross country ski race in North America, attracting more than 10,000 skiers from around the country […]
February 21, 2024

SoYen Runs on Doughnuts

Vanilla rose doughnuts. | Yen Fang The Cities’ hottest new pop-up isn’t exactly new — but fluffy, cream-filled brioche doughnuts are propelling it to new […]
February 20, 2024

Capital One is acquiring Discover in a deal worth $35 billion

The logo for Capital One Financial is displayed above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 30, 2019. Capital […]