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2 days ago | minnpost.com | Bill Lindeke

“I feel bad about it,” Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board commissioner Tom Olsen told me. “It’s one of those things where you can work really hard, make all the rational arguments about good governance, about following our plans, our Park Board values and goals… The plan that we had was completely in line with that.

2 days ago | minnpost.com | Sheila Regan

Walker West Music Academy in St. Paul is sharing its new digs with the community in a two-day grand opening this weekend, part of ushering in the music center’s next stage as a destination for music programing in the Twin Cities. The academy, which is in the midst of a $19.5 million capital campaign ($13.5 million has been raised so far), moved into the new building at 650 Marshall Ave. in the beginning of 2025.

3 days ago | minnpost.com | Pat Borzi

See if you can identify the struggling Major League Baseball club by the following clues:The passionate fan base rips ownership and the chief baseball executive for being cheap. The off-season passed without a single major free agent signing or significant trade. Attendance is way off at the club’s downtown stadium, the one with the statues outside, and it’s hard to see that changing in a hurry. Pretty obvious which club I’m talking about, right? Wrong. It’s the St. Louis Cardinals.

6 days ago | minnpost.com | Winter Keefer

For the second time in five months, the St. Paul City Council was unable to take an override vote on a veto issued by Mayor Melvin Carter due to a timing snafu. On Tuesday, Carter vetoed the council’s move to block trash services company FCC Environmental from using and developing a site at 560 Randolph Ave. In a four-page letter written to the council, Carter said he vetoed because he said the council’s actions went against state law.

6 days ago | minnpost.com | Ana Radelat

WASHINGTON – Rep. Angie Craig’s campaign raised about $1.2 million in the first three months of the year, vastly outpacing possible Democratic rivals for the seat of retiring Sen. Tina Smith. The Democrat has not declared herself a candidate for what’s shaping up to be competitive primary and general election races for Smith’s seat. She has said she’ll make that decision later this month.