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Minneapolis Animal Care and Control gets boost from city funds for staff, space
Minneapolis Animal Care and Control got a funding boost this year that will help to expand the shelter's hours and hire more staff. The city-run shelter and animal control unit is getting more than $600,000 from the city — more than half of which is for hiring animal care technicians and staff.
Chef serves up special feast to welcome the Year of the Dragon
Rainbow Chinese Restaurant in Minneapolis has a special menu for lunar new year. It’ll be the first time since the pandemic chef Tammy Wong has been able to welcome guests in her dining room for the occasion.
Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift merchandise selling like hotcakes — including this ignitable cake by a Minnesota baker
There are ignitable cakes that burn away a Chiefs logo to reveal Swift’s image underneath. Sweatshirts are emblazoned with “Kelce’s Best Catch” and “Go Kansas City Swiftie.” It is part of what has been described as the Swift effect.
'Just a teeny little trickle': Checking in on maple syrup flows in unusually warm January
Jim Morrison, owner of Sapsucker Farms in Mora, drilled a hole and tapped his maple trees Wednesday morning to see if they are ready to flow.
St. Paul Hmong pastry chef Marc Heu is semifinalist for James Beard Award
Heu’s journey to pastry is far from straightforward. His farmer parents wanted him to be a doctor. But while in medical school, Heu baked French pastries for friends on the side.
Second Harvest Heartland announces goal to cut state hunger in half by 2030
Second Harvest Heartland says food shelf visits reached a record high, going from 3.5 million in 2021 to 7.5 million in 2023. The “Make Hunger History” initiative aims to identify which communities are facing the greatest needs.