The current layout of clinics within the Phillips-Wangensteen Building is not conducive for the workflow of physicians, residents and nurses. The University of Minnesota Medical School, the University...

Romney supporters gather in front of a screen airing Fox News to watch as states declared their election results Tuesday at the GOP election night party in Bloomington, Minn.

College students from the Patrick Henry College, located in Virginia, sit in front of GOP signs Tuesday at the GOP election night party in Bloomington, Minn. The three students are all leaders from the...

Kurt Bills, former candidate for U.S. Senate against Amy Klobuchar, gives a concession speech Tuesday at the GOP election night party in Bloomington, Minn.

Members of Da Band play a song for "Bloomington's finest," Sergeant D. Otterness and the Bloomington Police Department, in the lobby of the Bloomington Hilton on Tuesday at the GOP election night party...

Evonne Bak, left, and Kristin Ostrander watch Fox News as doubt is cast on whether the election can be officially declared Tuesday at the GOP election night party in Bloomington, Minn.. "I still hold on...

Jorgelina Melendez waits as election results come in on Fox News on Tuesday at the GOP election night party in Bloomington, Minn. Melendez moved from Ohio two months ago and voted republican in Minnesota.

Flow, an artificial cadaver in the wet lab of the Medical Devices Center, is used by fellows to test medical device prototypes. The Medical Devices Center is moving from Shepherd Laboratories to the renovated...

Dark chocolate and dark beer fuse together to make a rich chocolate beer cake topped with powdered sugar and a beer caramel sauce.

Beer-battered yellow cauliflower create convenient treats for watching the Olympics. The beer batter, which can be used on more than just vegetables, is made of beer, onion, carrot, flour and salt.

Chicken covered in a light beer sauce enhances the flavors of garlic, lemon and a spice rub that coats the dish.

Canae Weiss, who plays the character of a deaf dancer named Abby, signs Sunday at the Cowles Center during rehearsal of the musical “Silence.” The performance features a cast of actors that sign, speak,...

The Hennepin Energy Recovery Center, a mass garbage incinerator in downtown Minneapolis, wants to increase the waste burned daily by 212 tons. The move has faced opposition from neighborhood groups and...

Pottery artist Chuck Solberg preps a batch of clay in his studio Monday. Solberg moved his studio to 2010 E. Hennepin Ave. two years ago after he was forced to move out of his space at Raymond and University...

Sculptor and fabricator Asa Hoyt welds legs onto an outdoor fireplace unit Monday in his studio space at 2010 E. Hennepin Ave. Hoyt collaborates with other artists in the building on specific projects.

Luthier Milo Tupy adjusts the bridge of a double bass Friday at Quinn Violins, another building part of the 2010 E. Hennepin Ave. building complex. Quinn Violins sits one floor below what's been rumored...

Charissa Peterson shapes a bulb of molten glass into a bowl Thursday at FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts. FOCI, located in a building complex that used to be a General Mills research and development...

Artist Wang Ping holds a thread of flags containing art and poetry over the Mississippi River, made by people along the river, Monday. Ping will be holding her exhibit “Kinship of Rivers” this Saturday...

Cherries, yellow zucchini, apples, plums, pineapple chunks and blueberries make two servings of bright, tart juice.

A vibrant ruby-red breakfast juice is made from blueberries, pineapple, apples, plums, yellow zucchini and cherries. The ingredients are put through a juicer to separate the juice from the pulp.

David Bedford, a University of Minnesota apple-breeding research scientist, samples a Mantet apple that is almost ripe for picking Monday at the Horticultural Research Center near Victoria, Minn. Bedford...

University of Minnesota wrestling and student alum Joe Nord, left, demonstrates a move to young wrestlers of the J Robinson Intensive Wrestling Camp on Wednesday at the Gibson-Nagurski football complex.

Dirty Beaches, also known by his real name Alex Zhang Huntai, performs the first set Sunday at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.

Fresh berries picked from the Berry Patch in Forest Lake, Minn. can be used to make seasonal favorites such as raspberry cornbread muffins and raspberry freezer jam. Due to this season's unusually warm...

Riley Gorman, Lauren Wachter and Ava McCarron pick raspberries at the Berry Patch in Forest Lake, Minn.

Parents Bill and Lisa Roe watch Thee Oh Sees with their 3-year-old daughter Ronnie and their 2-month-old son Arthur on Sunday at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. The Roes own a Chicago-based record...

Ashley Majer, a nutrition undergraduate at St. Catherine University, studies Friday at Hard Times Cafe. Majer says she chooses to study there because she doesn’t “feel so alone when doing homework.”

Cook Nickolas Kimble, left, and barista Arik Xist work a shift Friday at Hard Times Cafe in Minneapolis. The cafe has been operating as a collective for 20 years.

Fourteen-year-old Abdirahman Abdulahi defends the ball during a basketball tournament Monday at the Brian Coyle Center. Monday’s events were part of the Youth Awareness Week organized by the Cedar Riverside...

Members of the Cedar Riverside Youth Council meet Friday at the Brian Coyle Center to discuss events for Youth Awareness Week. The council, made up of 13- to21-year-olds, collaborated with other organizations...

Cedar Riverside Youth Council member Kowsar Abdi, second from the right, supervises the chalk drawing station Monday outside the Brian Coyle Center. The CRYC organized the field day Monday as part of a...

Gail Baerg from Brooklyn Park reaches the end of “81 Minutes: After the Bridge Collapsed” exhibit Sunday at the Firefighters Hall and Museum in Northeast Minneapolis. The exhibit takes visitors from...

CJ Smith (cq/gophersports) swims during practice June 22 at the University Aquatic Center. Smith placed 13th in the 1500-meter freestyle Sunday at the U.S. Olympic trials and missed the final by five places.

Mary Ann Milton (cq/source), owner of Milton Investment Company, sits in the courtyard of Milton Square on Monday in St. Anthony Park in St. Paul. Milton bought the property in 1957 and has since been...

Judi Steltzner, left, and her daughter Gretchen Funk browse books Saturday afternoon at Micawber's Books in St. Paul. The bookstore is part of the "destination shops" located in Milton Sq.

Angella Hanson and her son Douglas sip tea and nibble pastries on Thursday at Lady Elegant's Tea Room & Gift Shoppe in Milton Sq. Hanson brought her son to the tea room to celebrate his ninth birthday.

Odin is a research unmanned aerial vehicle and the precursor to Thor.

Aerospace engineering and mechanics doctoral candidate Andrei Dorobantu checks the inner hardware of research plane Thor Friday at a hobby field in Anoka, Minn., during experimental flight tests.

University Athletic Director Norwood Teague (cq/web) at his office Friday in the Bierman Athletic Complex. Teague, who has been on the job for a week and a half, is still settling into his new role and...

Ashley Steenvoorden (cq/gophersports) swims during practice Friday at the Aquatic Center. Steenvoorden will compete in the 200, 400 and 800 meter freestyles at the U.S. Olympic trials.

Haley Spencer swims during practice Friday at the Aquatic Center. Spencer is competing in the 100 and 200 meter great stokes at the U.S. Olympic trials.

Darrin Mercil, owner of Mercil's Campus Auto Repair, helps an employee work on a car Thursday at the shop in Stadium Village.

Keith Mercil (cq/source) works the front of the shop at Mercil's Campus Auto Repair on Thursday in Stadium Village. Keith Mercil, former owner and now retired, still comes into the shop to help his son...

Charles Moore, a security officer with the Riverside Services Office, greets residents as he patrols Riverside Plaza on Monday. Moore said the creation of the Safety Center will strengthen the relationship...

Minneapolis Police Department crime prevention specialist Carla Nielson, right, meets with Sherman Associates Inc. employees Friday at new MPD Safety Center located inside Riverside Plaza. From left to...

Incoming freshman Michael Orvik fills out paperwork with assistance from theOneStop Veterans Services on Monday in the Science Teaching and Student Services Building. Orvik is currently a combat medic...

Team GreyDuck produced the horror film “Restraint” for the 48 Hour Film Project. Jason P. Schumacher, left, a professional filmmaker, reunited with his childhood friend, Jesse Frankson, second from...

Librarian Chad Gilman and mail carrier Chris Allen produced the mockumentary film “Mothermen” for the 48 Hour Film Project. Neither had ever made a film of his own before.

Regent Linda Cohen receives an iPad tutorial from College of Education and Human Development technical coordinator Daniel Ferrara on Thursday during the Educational and Policy Planning Committee meeting...

Bevan Riches builds an outdoor sink for his backyard patio Sunday at his home in St. Louis Park. Riches, a firefighter laid off in September 2011, has been unsuccessful in finding other work. With the...