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In Small-Town Lester Prairie, Near Hutchinson, Garbers’ Meats Is A Butcher Shop Worth The Drive Through Minnesota Farm Country

Smoked salmon is one of the most talked-about items at a small butcher shop in the middle of Minnesota corn country. That alone made me stop scrolling. The surprises keep stacking up. This little meat counter also turns out jerky, cheddar brats, old-fashioned wieners, and bologna with a loyal following.

Lester Prairie, MN · 1d
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The buyer of a Minneapolis skyscraper has skipped paying property taxes

The local company that bought the Ameriprise Financial Center skyscraper nearly two years ago for a shockingly low price of $6.25 million has missed both property tax payments this year, according to county data. Why it matters: This is another sign of distress for downtown Minneapolis' office market and helps explain why buildings are trading for so little. You can buy a 31-story tower for $6.25 million, but then you have to pay a property tax bill of $1.5 million, plus energy, maintenance and security costs. The intrigue: It's unclear why Minnetonka-based Onward Investors didn't make two $777,118 tax payments that were due in May and October. It also owes $155,438 in late fees, according to Hennepin County records as of Friday. The firm is current on its taxes for the nearby iconic Wells Fargo Center, which it bought around the same time. Onward did not respond to multiple requests for comment. What they're saying: The city said it wouldn't comment because there's an appeal filed by the landlord in Minnesota Tax Court. However, the city did not provide a case number when asked. Between the lines: It's easy to see why Onward is appealing the valuation. The city's 2026

Minneapolis, MN · 23h

Parade

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In 1869, a 27-year-old Minnesota businessman invested $10,000 in a struggling flour mill; 132 years later, Pillsbury sold for $10.4 billion

In 1869, Charles Pillsbury invested $10,000 in a Minnesota flour mill. More than a century later, the company he helped build sold for $10.4 billion.

Minneapolis, MN · 4d

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5 Minnesota Enclosed Malls That Opened Before 1970 and Still Operate in 2026.

On October 8, 1956, Southdale Center opened in Edina, Minnesota. No shopping mall in the United States had been fully enclosed and climate-controlled before it. The Dayton family had hired the architect Victor Gruen, and his plan set two levels of stores around a garden court under a large skylight, with Dayton's anchoring one end and Donaldson's the opposite one.

Edina, MN · 1d
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The Historic Scandinavian Shop In Minnesota Feels Like Stepping Into A Real-Life Frozen Fairytale

There’s a shop on East Lake Street in Minneapolis that smells like smoked salmon, looks like a Nordic dream, and feels like someone bottled up an entire culture and put it on a shelf for you to browse. Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Gifts and Foods is that shop, and if you...

Minneapolis, MN · 3d

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Minneapolis Nonprofit Faces Loss of $2.6M Gale Mansion to Foreclosure

The historic Gale Mansion on Stevens Avenue in Minneapolis, bought for $2.6 million in 2022 by Somali Community Resettlement Services, now carries a pending notice of foreclosure and could be sold at auction before the end of the year. The nonprofit, which listed the mansion as its headquarters, recently reported having zero employees and has not responded to multiple requests for comment about its properties or its organizational status.

Minneapolis, MN · 2d

Bring Me The News

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Twin Cities yarn store pulls Harry Potter items from shelves, apologizes to trans community

The small business took a stand just as Target rolled out its exclusive Harry Potter collection.

St Louis Park, MN · 16h

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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Haskell’s in Excelsior reveals rebuild plans months after devastating fire

A longtime staple in downtown Excelsior says it has plans to rebuild after a fire in May badly damaged its famous bar and liquor store.

Excelsior, MN · 21h

Lovely Garden Roots

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Cutting Asparagus Ferns While They're Still Green Drains the Crowns, University of Minnesota Extension Warns, So Wait Until They Turn Fully Yellow or Brown

University of Minnesota Extension says green asparagus ferns should stay put because cutting them lowers the energy stored in the crowns for next year's spears.

Minneapolis, MN · 2d

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St. Paul's 900-Ton Mansion Crawled Five Blocks to Dodge the Wrecking Ball

A 900-ton Victorian duplex once crept through downtown St. Paul at a crawling 20 feet per hour, lifted with hydraulic jacks and conveyed on wheeled dollies past onlookers, to escape a date with the wrecking ball. Twenty-five years later, the Armstrong-Quinlan House still stands in the Irvine Park neighborhood — though its path there, and the years of struggle that followed, make for one of the stranger chapters in the city's preservation history.

St Paul, MN · 1d

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Crackdown of THC beverages looms over Minnesota businesses

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St. Paul's Latino Business Hub Opens After Surviving Its Own Near-Collapse

Plaza Del Sol, a new commercial hub for Latino entrepreneurs on St. Paul’s East Side, has opened after years of construction delays and a final stretch of disruption tied to federal immigration enforcement nearby. The Latino Economic Development Center’s renovated center on Payne Avenue in Payne-Phalen brings food businesses, event space and small-business support under one roof.

St Paul, MN · 2d

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This Massive Minnesota Vintage Paradise Packs More Than 65 Antique Dealers Under One Roof

More than a million items. Three floors. Over 65 dealers all stocking the same building with their best finds. That number stopped me cold. The stock also shifts daily, so the shelf you browsed last month may look totally different now. Coins, leaded glass windows, vintage maps, cast iron, and dolls all share the space.

Stillwater, MN · 1d

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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State grant gave $1.5 million in taxpayer money for purchase of mansion now facing foreclosure

Minnesota taxpayers have a financial interest in the outcome of foreclosure proceedings on the historic Gale Mansion in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, MN · 3d

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This Giant Minnesota Craft Warehouse Has Aisles of Supplies That Are Hard to Resist

Some sewing projects start with a pattern, and others start with a single bolt of fabric that refuses to be left behind. South of the Twin Cities, in Burnsville, there is a store where that second kind of project happens all day long. Shelves run row after row with cottons,...

Burnsville, MN · 1d

Minnesota Reformer

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3M settles chemical contamination claims for $7.35 billion, while admitting no guilt

3M, which is responsible for widespread groundwater contamination from so-called forever chemicals in the eastern Twin Cities metro, will pay $7.35 billion to settle the vast majority of outstanding personal injury claims against it. The Minnesota corporate behemoth and a group of plaintiffs’ lawyers announced the settlement on Tuesday. As many as 120,000 people who […]

Minnesota · 4d

The Cool Down

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Minnesota homeowner says solar panels and a decade of driving EVs saved him nearly $40,000

"An older home doesn't have to be an inefficient home."

Bloomington, MN · 3d

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Farm Suicide Prevention Campaign Wins 2026 NAMI Minnesota Impact Award

St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and a broad coalition of farm, food, and commodity organizations have been honored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Minnesota for their work to support farmer mental health and promote suicide prevention efforts in agricultural communities. The MDA’s Farm Suicide Prevention Campaign received the 2026 NAMI Minnesota Impact Award at the organization’s annual conference Friday, Nov. 6 in Waite Park.

St Paul, MN · 2d

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Cetera Acquires $200 Million Firm The SFI Group, Expanding Advisory Presence In Minnesota

Cetera Financial Group has acquired the assets of The SFI Group, a Minneapolis-based wealth management practice overseeing approximately $200 million in assets under administration. The acquisition supports a succession plan for founder and lead financial adviser Terry Sonnenfeld while establishing a physical Minnesota office for Cetera Planning Partners. Following the...

Minnesota · 2d

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Minnesota homeowner says solar panels and a decade of driving EVs saved him nearly $40,000

A Minnesota homeowner's solar panels coupled with a decade of driving electric vehicles have saved him nearly $40,000, according to a City of Bloomington profile. He is now helping other residents understand how to make their existing homes more comfortable and efficient. Here's what to know. Steven Hong, a Bloomington...

Bloomington, MN · 3d