Comedian Dave Harris will perform his stand-up routine 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at New Hope Cinema Grill, 2749 Winnetka Ave. N.
The Golden Valley League of Women Voters will host a presentation and discussion on the future of waste hauling in the city 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, March 23 at the Brookview Valley North Room, 316 Brookview Parkway South, Golden Valley.
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Rose McGee said she applied for the Bush Fellowship program seven times. The first was around 20 years ago, then a couple of years between then and now, and a consecutive three-year push beginning in 2016.
The Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota will host its 2018-2019 Minnesota Kids Count event 8-9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21, at Willow Lane Early Childhood Center, 7020 Perry Ave. N.
The Breckenridge Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will host wildlife expert John Moriarty at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at its chapter house, 8816 W. River Road.
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Three bridges along West Broadway/County Road 81 on the border of Robbinsdale and Minneapolis are poised for a complete reconstruction: one for northbound traffic, one for southbound traffic and one connecting from Lowry Avenue (County Road 153) to West Broadway Avenue.
Brooklyn Park-raised and based Gerald Edwards, 25, developed a love for Japanese art in sixth grade.
For women and girls in developing nations, access to fundamental reproductive health information and feminine hygiene supplies is limited, if not scarce.
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An artifact from what the Minnesota Department of Transportation called “one of the largest federal relief projects in the state” remains blanketed in snow and a hefty covering of dirt and overgrowth at the intersection of Highway 100 and West Broadway in Robbinsdale.
A March 9 charity boxing event hosted in Minneapolis will benefit Brooklyn Park Police Officer Emily Krob.
Ceremony will be during inaugural beer-tasting event March 15
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis will host a “Red Blue” workshop as part of the Better Angels series 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at the JFCS Community Room, 5905 Golden Valley Road. The workshop will allow all sides of the political spectrum to discuss each other’s…
North Hennepin Community College will host a free performance of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods,” performed by Ten Thousand Things Theater next month.
Families with children ages 4 and older may enjoy beating the winter blues at the Family Fun Night 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, at the Crystal Community Center, 4800 Douglas Dr.
The sixth annual Community Forum on Race will be hosted 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 9, at the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center, 5600 85th Ave. N.
An exhibit on the work of Warner E. Sallman will be on view beginning March 10 at the Covenant Village Fellowship Center, 5800 St. Croix Ave N., Golden Valley.
City plans to buy, sell trucks
The Caritas Vocal Ensemble will perform a benefit concert 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Valley of Peace Lutheran Church, 4735 Bassett Creek Dr., Golden Valley.
The ninth annual Robbinsdale Area Schools Empty Bowls event will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Robbinsdale Cooper High School, 8230 47th Ave. N., New Hope.
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Three Rivers Park District to contribute $50K toward construction
Brooklyn Park-raised Ramon Humber was a three-sport athlete for most of high school as he played football, basketball and was a track team member.
Hennepin Artists of Robbin Gallery will present their annual juried members’ art exhibit beginning 1-5 p.m. Friday, March 1, at the gallery, 4915 42nd Ave. N., Robbinsdale.
After breaking records last March, Community Emergency Assistance Programs is aiming to collect 250,000 pounds of food and $250,000 in financial donations during Minnesota Foodshare’s March campaign.
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A lawsuit filed Feb. 25 accuses District 11 of discriminating against a transgender student.
Brooklyn Park, in collaboration with the Minnesota Chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators, will host its 4th Cities United Black History Month event 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at North Hennepin Community College.
The Crystal Ball has been canceled.
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Brookview Golf Course will be the venue for the Lumberjack 5K and kiddie fun run Saturday, March 2. The run, in its third year, is organized by Sota Clothing.
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February is American Heart Month, but for Mary Smith, every month for the rest of her life will be heart month. A small battery-powered contraption in her body won’t let her forget it, for good reason.
“Going Solar,” from the perspective of people aiming for a career in the solar industry and from the view of those looking to save energy costs and reduce global warming, will be addressed at the Think Again Brooklyns forum Feb. 19. It will be hosted in the Mississippi Room of the Brooklyn P…
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It’s noon at Covenant Village, and resident Arnold Rodstrom is spinning a yarn about meeting the pope. A group sits around him: Carol Woetzel, a fellow resident; Mario Antonio Lopez, an immigrant from El Salvador, and Diana Perez Venegas, an immigrant from Mexico. Both Lopez and Venegas are …
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Community members in Osseo and the surrounding cities will have an opportunity to help victims of labor trafficking while shopping for gently-used clothing and accessories.
Aside from foreign language films, each year the Oscar-nominated short films prove to be the most problematic for those who want to see all (or at least as many as possible) of the films that will vie for Oscar gold later this month.
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The last few days of January were felt in layers (and if people were lucky, as minimally as possible) due to a polar vortex that put average daily temperatures in the negatives. According to the National Weather Service, Jan. 30 boasted the coldest temperatures in the Twin Cities with an ave…
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Tax Day this year is April 15, and Golden Valley and Crystal are offering sessions through AARP for those that need help.
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Documentaries are a funny thing: it’s often hard to predict which ones will receive critical praise and attention, and which ones will do well at the box office.
The Crystal Community Center will have a sweetheart sock hop for families with children ages 12 and younger 7-8:30 p.m., Friday Feb. 8. Attendees are invited to dress for the occasion with their wild and craziest socks and dance to the tunes of the 1950s and 1960s.
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