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Almena, WI · Lifestyle
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Grab A Counter Seat At Mickey’s Diner In St. Paul, The Vintage Railcar That Never Closes
Downtown St. Paul has plenty of tall buildings, but one of its most famous spots is small enough to fit inside a railroad car. The grill sits a few feet from the counter stools, the cook often takes your order himself, and the coffee comes from an actual percolator on the griddle.
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Como Park Zoo euthanizes Skeeter the giraffe, a favorite of visitors and zookeepers
Skeeter the giraffe, who called St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo home for 16 years, was euthanized Thursday following months of declining health. “It’s hard to put into words what Skeeter has meant to our community. Skeeter was everyone’s giraffe,” senior zookeeper Jill Erzar said in a news release. “He was our tallest animal, our largest by weight, and I would argue our most charismatic. He inspired countless children with his soulful eyes and the excited way he took snacks.”
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Now open. Milton Square’s new Tamarack Room
Walk into the Tamarack Room, the recently opened event space at Milton Square, and you step into the past as well as the future. The past is reflected in the room’s impressive original 1914 river-stone fireplace, exposed heavy timber posts and beams, and stucco. The Tamarack Room’s webpage describes it as “character-rich.”
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This Minnesota Italian Bakery Is Open Seven Days A Week, So Your Cannoli Craving Always Wins
Some cravings refuse to wait for the weekend, and a cannoli craving is one of the most stubborn. In St. Paul, there is a pastry counter that keeps its doors open every single day of the week, Monday included. It sits inside a busy Italian food complex where a market,...
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FREE Thanksgiving Boot Camp Cooking Classes at Williams Sonoma
Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t have to be stressful! Williams Sonoma is offering FREE cooking classes this November as part of its November Skills Series: Thanksgiving Boot Camp. In each class, you’ll learn how to make the dishes everyone looks forward to most, with easy techniques and smart shortcuts that let...
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5 Best Restaurants in Saint Paul, Minnesota You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
Saint Paul, Minnesota — a city where the Mississippi bends in a slow, thoughtful arc, where Victorian mansions stand shoulder to shoulder with painted porches and corner bars, where the air is thick with the scent of coffee, cardamom, and barbecue smoke. Here, the streets hum with the footsteps of Hmong grandmothers, Irish musicians, Somali shopkeepers, and college kids with dreams as wide as the river. It’s a city stitched together by memory and migration, by the laughter of families at Como Park and the quiet wisdom of old-timers who remember when the streetcars still sang.
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This Minnesota Raptor Center Puts You Face-To-Face With Rescued Eagles, Hawks, And Falcons
A bald eagle is the kind of bird most people only spot as a speck high above a lake. In St. Paul, there is a place where that speck becomes a real bird just a few feet away, with a naturalist nearby ready to explain its story. The building cares...