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R.T. Rybak

Photos: Mayor Rybak's busy 2012

Mayor R.T. Rybak of Minneapolis announced Thursday that he will not seek a fourth term as head of Minnesota's largest city. The news comes at the end of a busy year: The Vikings stadium deal, Occupy Minnesota, the 2012 presidential race and a groundbreaking choice for police chief were all part of the mix.

Stone carving

Photos: Stone cutting, from buildings to the curling rink

Dean McFarlane is a 10th-generation master stone carver. His great-grandfather started the Minneapolis-based family stone carving company in 1916. But the line ends with McFarlane: There are no family members waiting in the wings to become master stone carvers.

Carl Maza

Photos: Dakota 38 Memorial Dedication

Dakota Indians and their supporters commemorated the largest mass execution in United States history at a ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mankato, Minn.

Piccolo

Photos: Piccolo draws accolades

We have long known that the Twin Cities are great restaurant towns. Rachel Hutton, senior editor of Minnesota Monthly magazine is here to help us trace the evolution of the Twin Cities' foodie "cred."

Large crowds

MPR Photos of the Year

From the rush of the Crashed Ice competition to the presidential horse race, floods up north and Dakota War memorials, and an amazing array of unique characters and moments, MPR's photographers recorded thousands of memorable moments in 2012. Here, they have whittled everything down for the best MPR Photos of the Year.

Linda Berg

MPR News photos of the week

Residents in northeastern Minnesota are still coping with damaged homes and lives after the June flood, a investigation continues in Cold Spring and a big blizzard walloped southern Minnesota. All that and more in our photos of the week.

Iowa pile-up

Photos: Deadly blizzard pushes through region

Parts of southeast Minnesota were hit today by the first significant amounts of snowfall this season. The blizzard grazed the Twin Cities but will continue throughout parts of Iowa, southeast Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Mademoiselle Miel

Photos: Artisan chocolates from the Twin Cities

Even the most creative people sometimes find it difficult to find the right gifts for the holidays. But very few people would decline artisan chocolates. The following chocolates are locally produced.

Jeanne Calvit, Interact founder and director

Jeanne Calvit's Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts

Jeanne Calvit, our latest Art Hero, is the founder and director The Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Minneapolis, which serves 130 artists with a range of physical and developmental disabilities.

Linda Berg

Photos: NE Minn. flood recovery, 6 months on

Six months ago this week, flash floods tore through northeast Minnesota, ripping up roads and filling basements. The disaster caused more than $40 million in damage to private homes -- many of them without flood insurance.

Drumline performs

MPR News photos of the week

Students remember Gordon Parks, the Union Depot in St. Paul is set to reopen and a police officer killed on-duty is laid to rest. All that and more in our photos of the week.

Burlington Zephyr

Photos: Historic Union Depot in St. Paul

A $243 million renovation of the St. Paul Union Depot is completed, and the downtown St. Paul facility will reopen to transit riders on Saturday, kicked off with an open house for the public. Here's a look at the depot from a historical perspective.

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