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French-fried nirvana

Published July 29, 2015

Dedicating an entire menu to French fries verges on overkill — while the American staple provides undeniable instant gratification, the greasy gut-bomb sitting in your stomach two hours later embodies...

Dinky shooting injures one

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 29, 2015

A shooting in Dinkytown early Saturday morning left a 24-year-old woman injured. University of Minnesota officials say there is no ongoing threat to students’ safety.   The shooting...

Paul Schoenecker places his purchased items in a plastic bag at CVS on Tuesday. Ward 2 City Councilman Cam Gordon hopes to reduce the city's environmental impact by keeping bags out of landfills and possibly banning plastic bags at retail sites throughout the city.

Plastic bag ban may hit Minneapolis

by Benjamin Farniok
Published July 29, 2015

Minneapolis stores might have to find a new way to pack groceries if a proposal to ban plastic bags passes through City Council by the end of this year.   Though some University of Minnesota-area...

Neighborhood members want more traffic safety

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 29, 2015

Cedar-Riverside residents are joining together in an effort to help pedestrians feel safe when crossing some intersections in the area.   A group of six residents met last week to discuss traffic...

Tougher policies could reduce drunk driving

by Ellen Schmidt
Published July 29, 2015

When states enforce stricter alcohol policies and driving laws, experts say the combination can cut the number of drunken drivers on the roads.   In a joint study between the University of Minnesota’s...

City bus shelters to be removed

by Benjamin Farniok
Published July 29, 2015

Metro Transit is working on removing bus shelters citywide — including two near the University of Minnesota — due to low ridership at the stops.   Metro Transit began taking down about...

Dinkytown business owners may help MPD with crime

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 29, 2015

A Minneapolis Police Department service used to investigate crimes citywide might come to Dinkytown businesses.   At a meeting with Dinkytown business owners earlier this month, police introduced...

Part of Fort Snelling to be redeveloped into affordable housing

by Brian Edwards and Elizabeth Smith
Published July 23, 2015

The historic Fort Snelling military buildings in disrepair will soon be transformed into affordable housing, reports Minnesota Public Radio News. The project will cost $100 million dollars and will bring...

The Knoll apartments advertise on University Avenue, heavily competing with other local developments to draw in new residents in the currently oversaturated housing market.

Student housing strong

by Elizabeth Smith
Published July 22, 2015

Apartment buildings now dominate the University of MinnesotaâÄôs skyline in places where, a decade ago, houses and businesses dotted the landscape. Despite the recent surge in housing projects...

Natural therapies may kill cancer

by Ellen Schmidt
Published July 22, 2015

University of Minnesota researchers are using white blood cells âÄî natural killers that have the potential to recognize and destroy cancerous cells âÄî to research better methods of cancer...

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