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Reverb is an initiative and a reporting team from MPR News focused on serving younger (and young-at-heart) Minnesotans.

We know Minnesota is changing and younger adults want news in new, more accessible ways. Reverb covers trending topics, local issues, and stories that matter to Minnesotans.

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Twin Cities dancers hope breaking’s Olympics debut draws support for their sport
Breaking, often called breakdancing, made its debut at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Local dancers hope the greater platform brings more opportunities and funding for the sport. 
This Minnesota man won rowing gold at 1924 Paris Olympics, but it didn’t define him
Liam Goff’s great-grandfather, Minneapolis native Alfred Wilson, was on the team representing the U.S. in men’s eight rowing at the Paris Games a century ago.
As ‘breaking’ makes it’s Olympic debut, we look at its history in the Twin Cities
A brand new Olympic event is kicking off in Paris on Friday. You may know it as break dancing but in the professional world it is known as breaking.
‘Vibes don’t save lives’: Minnesota uncommitted delegate wants Harris-Walz to promise cease-fire, arms embargo in Gaza
Minnesota uncommitted delegate Asma Mohammed says the Harris-Walz campaign is missing an opportunity to talk about the Israel-Hamas war.
First year of legal home grow yields big returns for these medical cannabis patients
Two Minnesota medical marijuana patients who have been growing cannabis in their basements since the state legalized home growing last summer say it’s been “pretty darn rewarding.”
‘Come see us be goofy,’ says Minnesota Fringe Fest performer
Fringe Fest is in full swing across the Twin Cities through Aug. 11. We spoke with the co-founder of a local theatre group performing “Beanie Baby Divorce Play” at Open Eye Theatre this week.
This Minneapolis Indigenous Design Camp for teens is the first of its kind in the U.S.
Indigenous teens are participating in the first U.S. Indigenous Design Camp, where they craft architectural models and explore careers in architecture to address the underrepresentation of Native Americans in the field.