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A Rochester Speakeasy Is Switching Things Up With a New Theme Every Few Weeks

Rochester’s Palmetto Room speakeasy in Our Paladar is hosting pop-ups, from ramen and tacos to fried chicken and caviar. Get dates and reservation info.

Rochester, MN · 21d

KDHL AM 920

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Rochester Is Losing a Speakeasy and Gaining a Dinner Party

Thai Pop’s speakeasy, Shhhh..., is being reimagined and is becoming a chef-hosted, multi-course dinner experience this winter hosted by Chef Annie Balow.

Rochester, MN · 22d

Owatonna People's Press

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Minnesota author uncovering story of rural Steele County schoolhouse

Hard as it may be to imagine today, there was a time when Steele and Waseca Counties were divided into nearly 100 school districts each. On the border of the two counties stood District 78-92, a one-room schoolhouse that served the children of Deerfield Township. Over 60 years after he left that little school, Minnesota author Ron Eustice has set out to tell its story. Eustice’s new book, “Deerfield Days: A One-Room School at the Center of a Farm Community,” chronicles the history of the district, drawing upon historical records, the recollections of students and teachers and his own experiences. Students attend class in rural District 78-92, a country school on the border of Steele and Waseca County. Minnesota author Ron Eustice, who attended the school from first through eighth grade, chronicles the history of the district in his new book “Deerfield Days.” The many schoolhouses dotting the countryside were once overseen by a county superintendent of schools. Each micro-district had its own school board, usually composed of local farmers. Teachers, most of them young single women, typically lived with the families of students. State law required districts to submit a census starting in 1915, recording the name, age and

Steele County, MN · 22d

KAAL ABC 6 NEWS Minnesota Iowa

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Austin rings in new Taco Bell. First 100 customers get free tacos for a year

Austin is set to open a new Taco Bell late Tuesday morning, with the first 100 customers receiving free tacos for a year.

Austin, MN · 22d

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5 Flowering Trees That Will Transform Your Yard Every Spring—and Fall Is the Perfect Time to Plant Them

Flowering trees help enhance your curb appeal with their colorful hues and even act as a charming focal point by bringing structure, height, and light fragrance to an outdoor space. Their flowers and foliage also attract friendly pollinators like bees and butterflies and provide fruits and seeds for wildlife to thrive on.

Rochester, MN · 21d

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Goodhue Co. History Escape Room

Tickets are on sale now for the second Goodhue County Historical Society Escape Room: Artifacts & Ashes. Reserve an hour-long time slot for groups of 2-6 people. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the museum's front desk or via phone at 651-388-6024. Here’s the setup: The grand...

Goodhue County, MN · 23d

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Porch Fried Chicken Is Closing Again 6 Months After Their Comeback

Porch Fried Chicken in Rochester is closing October 30, six months after its comeback. Here’s the history and how to get one last order.

Rochester, MN · 21d

AM 1390 KRFO

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A Rochester Speakeasy Is Switching Things Up With a New Theme Every Few Weeks

Rochester’s Palmetto Room speakeasy in Our Paladar is hosting pop-ups, from ramen and tacos to fried chicken and caviar. Get dates and reservation info.

Rochester, MN · 21d

KAAL ABC 6 NEWS Minnesota Iowa

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Porch Fried Chicken announces it is closing after reopening in June

(ABC 6 News) — Porch Fried Chicken in Rochester has announced it is closing just months after it reopened. The restaurant opened in the old Yuma Fritas location back in June. Porch Fried Chicken previously operated in the location before Yuma Fritas opened in December 2025. Related: Porch Fried Chicken returns to RochesterRelated: Yuma Fritas […]

Rochester, MN · 22d

KAAL ABC 6 NEWS Minnesota Iowa

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Olmsted-Rochester K-9 Foundation covers medical bills for K-9 Athena after undergoing multiple surgeries last year

(ABC 6 News) – Olmsted County has accepted a $15,000 donation to cover K-9 Athena’s medical care, easing the cost of her treatment for taxpayers. The Olmsted County Board of Commissioners accepted the donation from the Olmsted Rochester Law Enforcement K-9 Foundation. The money will cover treatment Athena received last year after inhaling a plant […]

Olmsted County, MN · 21d

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This Minnesota Restaurant Turns A Classic Midwest Supper Club Meal Into A Destination

A whole town once chipped in to save its supper club. When the doors closed in January 2019, the community formed a lending group to help bring it back. Two former employees bought the place. They had worked there as teenagers, and they reopened it just a few months later that same spring.

Preston, MN · 22d

KFIL Radio

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A Rochester Speakeasy Is Switching Things Up With a New Theme Every Few Weeks

Rochester’s Palmetto Room speakeasy in Our Paladar is hosting pop-ups, from ramen and tacos to fried chicken and caviar. Get dates and reservation info.

Rochester, MN · 21d

106.9 KROC

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Popular Southeast Minnesota Restaurant Moving Into Former Glynner’s Pub

The Pondy Restaurant & Bar in Mazeppa has closed its doors, but owners announced a move to Rochester as Riley’s Restaurant opening December 1.

Rochester, MN · 10-12

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A new disturbing, heartbreaking book centers on Anishinaabe culture in Minnesota

ListenA new disturbing, heartbreaking book centers on Anishinaabe culture in Minnesota. Amber Blaeser-Wardzala is Anishinaabe from White Earth Reservation — spending most of her early years on the reservation — and she comes from a long line of storytellers. “I grew up being surrounded by. Anishinaabe stories, oral...

Minnesota · 22d

Apartment Therapy

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A Minnesota Homeowner Refused to Paint the Wood in Her 1989 Log Home

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. “Our house feels like a permanent vacation, with fall and winter nights at the fire and summer days with the windows and doors open and sunlight streaming in,” begins Liz Schultz of the three-bedroom, 1500-square-foot “log chalet” house in Winona, Minnesota.

Winona, MN · 23d

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The Mississippi River goes two miles wide at this Minnesota lake an hour from the Twin Cities

Lake Pepin sits about an hour southeast of Minneapolis, and it looks nothing like the Mississippi River you picture in your head. The river spreads two miles wide here, boxed in by steep bluffs on both sides. For 21 miles, the water barely moves. You get a calm, flat lake...

Minnesota · 25d

Minnesota Now

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Minnesota’s Frank Merchlewitz Wins $14,350 On ‘Jeopardy!’ - And He’s Back Monday

A Robbinsale contestant made his Jeopardy! debut memorable - meet the man who won $14,350 and returns as champion Monday night (October 19th).

Winona, MN · 23d

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Barb Halvorson Oil Painting Class

Winona Arts Center welcomes back Barb Halvorson on October 24, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm for an Oil Painting Class. She will guide us in painting an old stone mill with a wooden waterwheel nestled deep within the woods. She will demonstrate and teach several oil painting techniques on a 12”x 16” canvas. Beginners to Adult painters are welcome – no drawing experience needed. All supplies are furnished. Cost $35 members, $40 non-members. To register, contact Jen at jsbenson50+WAC@gmail.com and drop off / mail payment to Winona Arts Center, 228 East 5th, Winona, MN 55987.

Winona, MN · 23d