March 7, 2023

Eight years on, Rochester seeks to jump-start Destination Medical Center

In an event space on Rochester's main drag, a group of business owners are throwing out words that describe their ideal downtown. “Historic,” “vibrant” and […]
March 7, 2023

Minneapolis’ Uptown Theater is coming back, with some big names on the marquee 

There are few venues as tied to their neighborhoods as the landmark Uptown Theater, at the corner of Lagoon and Hennepin in Minneapolis — a […]
March 7, 2023

Tribal opposition stops large dairy project near White Earth Reservation

A large Minnesota company will reportedly abandon a large proposed dairy operation near the White Earth Reservation after tribal leaders opposed the project. Riverview LLP […]
March 6, 2023

Fox News stands in legal peril. It says defamation loss would harm all media

Posters bearing the images of Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity, from left, adorn the front of Fox Corp.'s headquarters […]
March 5, 2023

A U.S. federal agency is suing Exxon after 5 nooses were found at a Louisiana complex

The ExxonMobil Baton Rouge complex, pictured in 2016, was the site where five nooses were found, the EEOC alleges. Jim Bowen/Flickr Creative Commons The U.S. […]
March 4, 2023

Big stores see how we spend. Here are 4 things they say about the economy

People shop at a mall in Houston. Brandon Bell | Getty Images It's a tentative sort of anxiety. Large store chains such as Walmart, Home […]
March 3, 2023

Nice Ride shuts down pioneering Minneapolis bike share program

After 13 years, the Nice Ride bike sharing program in Minneapolis is shutting down, as first reported by Racket. The rideshare company Lyft, which operates […]
March 3, 2023

Two Harbors again debates Lighthouse Point development

For more than twenty years, Todd Ronning has served as one of the volunteer lighthouse keepers at the Two Harbors Lighthouse, built in 1892 on […]
March 2, 2023

Microsoft's new AI chatbot has been saying some 'crazy and unhinged things'

Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft corporate vice president of modern Llife, search, and devices speaks during an event introducing a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge at […]
March 1, 2023

Pandemic food assistance that held back hunger comes to an end

Additional benefits during the pandemic helped SNAP recipients reduce hunger and buy more expensive, healthy food. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Millions of Americans will have less […]