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Small theater, big impact: zAmya Theater Project tells stories drawn from real lifetime of homeless

Kris Jackson believes everyone should take care of their neighbors, homeless or not. Jackson and her daughter, Swazi, participated in zAmya Theater Project’s “A Prairie Homeless Companion” two years in a row. The show was created for the stage in...

St. Paul small business owners are finding success, giving back at community-driven Mali Center

A hulking beige brick constructing near St. Paul’s North End houses a cluster of BIPOC and women-owned small businesses starting from a clothing retailer and mental health professionals to an entertainment production company and a handful of private trainers. Despite...

Small businesses fear big problems with proposed minimum wage bill

If a driver is in Northwest-Central Minnesota tooling around on roads covered in chips and crushed rock, they were likely spread by Asphalt Preservation Co. The Detroit Lakes-based company has a half-dozen full-time employees and about 30 who work throughout...

2nd Annual ‘Black Entrepreneurs Day on the Capitol’ to assemble lots of of Black small businesses

That is the crucial time on the legislative calendar when decisions are being made about how the multi-billion-dollar state budget can be divided and funds appropriated. On Feb. 16, “Black Entrepreneurs Day on the Capitol” will once more bring...

Rising malpractice premiums price small clinics out of gender-affirming look after minors

Cecilia Nowell | (TNS) KFF Health News After Iowa lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming look after minors in March, managers of an LGBTQ+ health clinic situated just across the state line in Moline, Illinois, decided to start out offering...

A small act of friendship that has enormous impact: writing to a detainee in Russia

At the primary event on May 3, 2023, held at The Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis, greater than 65 people got here together to jot down letters, in English, to people whose biographies and photos we shared that...

Ultralight outdoor gear store in St. Paul finds success uplifting small businesses

Despite being around for greater than a decade, Lloyd Vogel said his outdoor gear store is a comparatively hidden gem in St. Paul, getting perhaps 10 in-store shoppers a day. Garage Grown Gear makes a speciality of ultralight outdoor equipment....

SBA tour shines light on small business impact

Will Cobb cutting hair at This Is It Sports Barbershop. Andrew Tellijohn Xavier McKinney got a bit greater than he bargained for when he stopped in at This Is It Sports Barbershop, 2659 Penn Ave. N., Tuesday morning. The north Minneapolis resident’s...

Small Business Saturday: Why and where to support local shops in St. Paul

Thanksgiving leftovers are within the fridge and prolonged members of the family are headed home, which suggests holiday shopping is about to kick into high gear this weekend with Small Business Saturday. Across the country small businesses are hosting events...

Letters: Support for small business redounds in our communities

The case for small businesses Advocates for shopping locally use the common plea of “support small businesses,” but why should we risk our hard-earned dollars experimenting with a brand new services or products primarily since the proprietor is local? Well, the...
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U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional...
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Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...

Alemar Cheese, longtime Minnesota producer of soppy French-style cheeses, moves to California

Alemar Cheese, an award-winning creamery that’s been positioned on the Food Constructing in Northeast Minneapolis since 2019, has packed up and moved west. Founder Keith...

Federal civil case against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan dismissed

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