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• After fire, Winona Islamic center raises money for new home
  Two months after the largest fire in recent Winona history destroyed the city's Islamic center and damaged several other historic downtown buildings, members of the mosque are looking for a new place to call home.November 22, 2013
• 55101 as hipster haven. Um, seriously?
  A report out today has named ZIP code 55101 as the top hipster market for real estate in the country.November 21, 2013
• Minnesota turkey goes up for presidential pardon
  What does it take to be the nation's top turkey? Turns out, it takes some pluck. One of farmer John Burkel's six toms will be a guest at the White House next week to be pardoned, spend the holidays at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate and then retire to a Virginia farm.November 21, 2013
• Gravity 'not as fun,' says Minnesota astronaut upon return from space
  After six months representing NASA on the International Space Station, Minnesota astronaut Karen Nyberg recently returned to Earth.November 21, 2013
• 1st surviving septuplets 16, enjoy 'normal' lives
  The world's first surviving septuplets have turned 16, and they don't mind that they're taking a lower profile these days.November 21, 2013
• 'I relied upon my faith,' George W. Bush tells Leno
  Making a relatively rare appearance on national TV, former President George W. Bush told Tonight Show host Jay Leno on Tuesday that "I relied upon my faith, my family helped a lot and I had a good team around me" while in the White House.November 20, 2013
• Why not Give To The Max for funerals?
  Over $17 million was donated to non-profits and charities last week in Minnesota's well-documented Give to the Max Day, but as near as we can tell, not a dollar went to an organization helping parents pay for a decent funeral for their deceased children. There doesn't appear to be one. Maybe there should be.November 20, 2013
• Today's Question: Are you working too much?
  "In 2013, Americans only used 10 out of 14 vacation days, leaving more than 577 million days untouched, according to an Expedia survey of 8,535 people across 24 countries. That's more than twice as many as the year before," writes Lauren Davidson in Quartz.November 20, 2013
• Thanksgiving classics are trending in food magazines
  When it comes to Thanksgiving, tradition tends to trump trendy for many people. Yet food magazines always encourage going beyond the usual suspects. And who among us has time to try them out in advance of Thanksgiving?November 20, 2013
• First lady: Air Force One shorts created a 'stink'
  Michelle Obama says she won't wear shorts on Air Force One again because the one time she did, it created "a huge stink."November 19, 2013
• 'Shop with Cops' builds rapport between children, police
  The St. Paul Police Department and various partners are getting ready for a holiday event that aims to bridge the gap between children and police.November 19, 2013
• Awards other Twin Cities music venues' restrooms should win
  Here are a few suggestions as to other local music venues that deserve to have their restrooms recognized.November 19, 2013
• Varsity Theater: Best restroom in America?
  That's according to Cintas, a Cincinnati-based restroom supplier and service company. The Varsity's bathroom joins the ranks of the Filed Museum in Chicago, Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfiled, Ohio, and the Grand Casino in Biloxi, Miss.November 19, 2013
• 'Selfie' crowned word of the year for 2013
  Michelle Obama shared one with her "first dog" Bo, Hillary Clinton tweeted one with her daughter Chelsea. Now "selfie" -- the smartphone self-portrait -- has been declared word of the year for 2013 by Britain's Oxford University Press.November 19, 2013
• Too cool for bike helmet head? A Swedish solution
  Hey there, hipster. No bike helmet, huh? Well, we all have our excuses. There are the vanity-driven ones. Then there are the more nuanced arguments tied to piles of conflicting data about how effective helmets actually are. But what if there were a helmet that answered both categories of complaint?November 19, 2013

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