From the Archive - Minnesota Today

• 1990: First Avenue marks its first two decades
  The venerable music venue First Avenue celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. In this archival MPR story, First Avenue was marking its first 20 years.July 13, 2010
• 1981: Twins resume play after 50-day strike
  Baseball went on long hiatus in the summer of 1981. Finally, after a 50-day players union strike, games resumed in August 1981. In this archival news report, Lee Axdahl reports about the Twins getting back into action.July 13, 2010
• 1972: Writer Brenda Ueland remembers our streetcars
  Brenda Ueland, an author and the first female reporter at the Minneapolis Tribune, recalls the days when streetcars rumbled through the Twin Cities.July 2, 2010
• 1984: Talking about a nurses strike 26 years ago
  A labor dispute between Twin Cities hospitals and nurses led to a one-day strike and the threat of a longer walkout. The animosity between the caregivers and their employers echoed a Minnesota nurses strike in 1984. In this archival audio, Curt Johnson of the Citizens League gives his thoughts about the '84 strike.June 30, 2010
• 1972: Love and hate for the Mary Tyler Moore show
  Minneapolis thanks the show and its star for all the free publicity they've given Minneapolis. But the owner of Mary's fictional home offers nothing but disdain for the fans who come flocking for a glimpse.June 24, 2010
• 1973: Fishin' for mudcats in the Mighty Mississippi
  Fisherman Riley Haynie gives a city-slicker reporter a lesson in fishing for mudcats on the Mississippi River in St. Paul.June 23, 2010
• 1975: Border towns celebrate a century
  The cities of Fargo-Moorhead celebrate their first hundred years as border buddies.June 18, 2010
• 1973: Breaking ground at Orchestra Hall
  A symphony brass band heralds a new home for the Minnesota Orchestra.June 9, 2010
• 1974: Dutch elm disease hits Minnesota
  Dutch elm disease fungus devastated shade trees in Minnesota in the 1970's -- much like the emerald ash borer is doing today.June 8, 2010
• Before H1N1, we battled Shigellosis
  Long before the H1N1 outbreak dominated the news, Shigellosis flu enveloped the state.April 22, 2010
• Remembering the heyday of the Soo Line
  Winton Forsberg started working for the Soo Line in 1953. In this 1973 interview with Hugh Morgan, the station agent reminisces about the days of carrying passengers and connecting with people.April 22, 2010
• Mark Vinz writes from the heartland
  Taken from a 1973 interview, Midwest poet Mark Vinz reads "Linestorm" and talks about how his writing is rooted in a region.April 21, 2010

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