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What does the future of retail hold?
Big box stores like Sears and Kmart are closing in Minnesota and around the country, while others like Target and Walmart are still holding steady. What does it take for a retailer to survive in the age of the internet?
First Avenue gets museum treatment at the Minnesota History Center
It's Minnesota's most famous nightclub and now an exhibit at the Minnesota History Center. The exhibit's curator and The Current's Andrea Swensson joined guest host Brandt Williams to talk about First Avenue -- its history, the icons who have performed there and why it's important to many Minnesotans.
Summer jobs for teens are still thought of as a rite of passage, a critical milestone on the way to adulthood. Yet the number of teenagers with a summer job has been falling. Should we be concerned? How can a teen who wants a job get one?
Native Americans in Minnesota are at a much higher risk of being homeless. We look at what agencies are doing to help now that the so-called navigation center in Minneapolis has closed.
Tick-borne diseases are spreading in Minnesota. Angela Davis talked with an epidemiologist and an infectious disease specialist about how those diseases affect humans and how to reduce your risk.