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What's new, gone virtual or gone from the St. Paul Winter Carnival

An ice carver at a previous St. Paul Winter Carnival. Provided

Despite COVID, St. Paul's annual celebration will go on, complete with torch-wielding Vulcans.

First Avenue open for business again – sort of

A small, physically distanced audience at First Avenue watched Charlie Parr (right) perform a livestreamed show Sunday with Dave Simonett and Liz Drap

The club is welcoming back customers to view livestreamed shows from reserved tables.

HBO's 'Real Sports' spotlights North High School and its football coach

North High School head football coach and former Minneapolis police officer Charles Adams III.

The 27th season premiere airs 9 p.m. Tuesday.

5 artists of color to celebrate in kids music after Grammys controversy

From left, back row: Sonia De Los Santos, Elena Moon Park, Pierce Freelon. Front row: SaulPaul, the AlphabetRockers.

After criticism of all-white Grammys, songwriter Pierce Freelon and Minnesota's Okee Dokee Brothers help us spotlight artists of color in children's music.

In a year of canceled traditions, Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is 'a bright spot'

Other dog sled races have been canceled, but the North Shore's Beargrease marathon will start Sunday, albeit with some modifications.

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Minnesota elementary school teacher stands out on 'The Bachelor'

Michelle Young, an Edina resident looking to change the world, was once a Woodbury High School basketball star.

Evening grosbeaks and other outliers visit northern Minnesota

Beautiful northern visitors may show up at feeders this winter.

6 strategies for cooling it down on social media

Tips on how to lower the temperature on social media without losing your mind.

Political divide threatening relationships among family, friends and co-workers

Political divisions continue to strain relationships among families, friends, even co-workers.

Marcus Samuelsson's latest book celebrates Black food and the chefs who make it

In his new book, chef Marcus Samuelsson starts the conversation about Black food.

With Marvel's 'WandaVision' TV series, nothing is ever as it appears

Iowa's Surf Ballroom, site of Buddy Holly's last concert, named National Historic Landmark

Don McLean immortalized "the day the music died" at the Surf in his classic song "American Pie."

Scandia teen gardener and environmentalist is the butterfly whisperer

Scandia teen has planted more than 400 flowers, shrubs and trees in her bid to save pollinators.

Draw a brighter future with our downloadable weekly coloring page

Every Saturday in January, Minneapolis artist Lissette López Pridemore will help us envision the not-too-distant future when we can once again experience the simple things we've most missed.