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![Fresh from the shower, Lynette Ruse got her bedding sorted out before going to sleep in her van Monday night, October 30, 2023 in Duluth. At night, the parking lot of the Damiano Center becomes Safe Bay, a place where unhoused people can sleep in their vehicles without fear for their safety. A mobile hygiene trailer has showers and bathrooms for people to use before they settle in for the night. Safe Bay is an initiative of Stepping On Up, a coalition of Duluth social service organizations, many of which are housed in the Damiano Center. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/4OSSSGE22QG2TG23K4QIPQBSKM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
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![Fresh from the shower, Lynette Ruse got her bedding sorted out before going to sleep in her van Monday night, October 30, 2023 in Duluth. At night, the parking lot of the Damiano Center becomes Safe Bay, a place where unhoused people can sleep in their vehicles without fear for their safety. A mobile hygiene trailer has showers and bathrooms for people to use before they settle in for the night. Safe Bay is an initiative of Stepping On Up, a coalition of Duluth social service organizations, many of which are housed in the Damiano Center. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/4OSSSGE22QG2TG23K4QIPQBSKM.jpg?&w=436&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
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When West Seventh Pharmacy closes, St. Paul will lose a piece of history and personal care.
![George Floyd's daughter Gianna Floyd, 6, looks to her mother Roxie Washington during a press conference at Minneapolis City Hall. ] LEILA NAVIDI • leila.navidi@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/WSDMNXVK3VZJDLDP3BTMCSMXNU.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
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![Three weeks ago, Octavio Rodriguez switched from making transmission parts to casting parts for hospital bed brake assemblies at Twin City Die Castings. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Thursday, April 9, 2020 How employee-owned Twin City Die Casting, which just laid off 40 production workers of its 250 employees in what was supposed to be a good year, is trying to accelerate its pivot to growing medical parts business for ventilators, hospital beds, etc as it copes with instan](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/WNZYKGTZ5IYMUCO3KI5TR3N7WI.jpg?&w=80&ar=1:1&fit=crop)
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