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Feb 3, 2024 | mprnews.org | Ngoc T. Bui |Ngọc Lâm Bùi |Matthew Alvarez

Some months ago, we took you to the Vinyl Revival Listening Lounge at the Minneapolis Central Library. A place where you can check out thousands of records in the collection at the library. We returned to the listening lounge this week to hear some new selections from the vinyl collection — curated this time by Jamez Smith, also known as DJ Jam E-Z. He’s the latest to be tapped by the vinyl revival team, which has been calling on local DJs to put together a list of 30-50 records to feature every o.

Jan 31, 2024 | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc T. Bui |Ngọc Lâm Bùi

It’s the last day of January and maybe you’ve made a goal to eat healthier at the start of the year. Or you’re still looking for ways to get started. Or perhaps you’ve fallen off the wagon and would like to restart. Well, it’s still not too late. Appetites regular Beth Dooley shares ideas for foods to try that are good for you and good for the soil: from elderberries to legumes to hazelnuts. Click play on the audio player above for the full interview and check out two bean recipes below.

Jan 24, 2024 | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Lukas Levin |Ngoc T. Bui |Ngọc Lâm Bùi |Matthew Alvarez

U.S. Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips is in South Carolina beginning the second leg of his campaign despite coming second in the New Hampshire primary. Phillips drew almost 20 percent of the votes in New Hampshire. Although he lost to the incumbent, President Biden, who received 55 percent of the vote via a write-in campaign, Phillips still called the turnout a success. “And that’s why I shall continue,” he said on MPR’s All Things Considered.

Jan 23, 2024 | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc T. Bui |Ngọc Lâm Bùi

Since the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling in 2022, which gave states the right to ban abortion, Planned Parenthood workers in Minnesota and surrounding states have been navigating a new landscape — that includes patients having to travel to receive abortion care. Workers in the region have been trying to address their changing workplace conditions through negotiations for their first union contract. Last week, Planned Parenthood North Central States workers ratified that contract last week.

Jan 18, 2024 | mprnews.org | Tom Crann |Ngoc T. Bui |Ngọc Lâm Bùi

Rose McGee has served up thousands of her sweet potato comfort pies. Now, she’s bringing the magic of that recipe to a younger audience in the form of a new children's book called “Can’t Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama!” It tells the story of twins who try to figure out what it is that makes their grandma’s pie so good.