3 yrs of gretch + q today, love is real fr fr fr
gretchen brown, real snoopy enjoyer
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i live in minneapolis. i make radio @mprnews. words a bunch of places. cancer survivor.
why does going out to eat cost $50 now
certainly seems like best-use cases but i'm not sure we need another reason to speed up the release of information in breaking news situations from an already breakneck speed www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/a-re...
A record-breaking eight Pulitzer awardees disclosed AI use this year
Five winners and three finalists detailed their AI adoption to the judging committee.
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thinking about these kids I interviewed four years ago when they were about to enter high school -- and realizing they're about to enter college or the workforce: www.mprnews.org/episode/2022...
'It's not going to be like the movies:' New Twin Cities high school freshmen share hopes and fears
School starts next week for many young Minnesotans, and with it, a new class of ninth graders will enter high school. MPR News spoke with five members of the class of 2026 — from five different metro-...
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i'm so sorry but i think i have a podcast idea
went to an event last night and was told i was the first person to buy a ticket
they let a bear into this coffee shop but he is kind
sure, you can do yoga at home, but youtube won't have old man doing his own thing the entire time who seems unaware there is even a class going on, and that's kind of important for my practice
MnDOT wants to close the northbound Hwy 280 turn onto Broadway forever
kinda feels unwoke to be at work with a cold but here i am anyway
“I’ll forever bleed this blue and green,” Fowles said. “This is home at heart forever.”
MPR News@mprnews.org · 2w agoWhile with the Lynx, Sylvia Fowles was an advocate for youth health and wellness, hosting biking and gardening events to share her hobbies. She and the Lynx launched “Syl’s Final Ride” campaign, teaming with the local nonprofit Free Bikes 4 Kidz MN to provide children in need with bicycles.
i have the kind of friends whose idea of fun is a diy relay run along a single trail from cedar mills to minneapolis and you know what they were kinda right
thank uuuu to @racketmn.com for this nice blurb about mail art, my work & @gretchenbrown.bsky.social’s great MPR reporting!!
Racket@racketmn.com · 4w agoStreets, which have many cars driving over them, need maintenance, as anyone who’s ever gotten a flat because of a pothole can testify. And this project relies upon $9 million in federal funding that can’t be saved for a later date.
Do you or a loved one have a mental illness? How does it affect your daily life? My series Call to Mind, wants to hear your story about living with mental illness. If you are open to sharing email 📧: calltomind@americanpublicmedia.org #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #livingwithmentalillness
what a dream to yap about my very favorite things with MPR News - mail art, collage, zines and community! 📬 huge kudos and gratitude to @gretchenbrown.bsky.social, who put together such a fantastic piece out of a much longer conversation, and was so wonderful to talk with 💌
In age of AI, 'mail art' has special meaning for some Minnesota artists
As AI makes it easier to generate art with a click, a small but growing community of artists choosing a slower way to connect: the U.S. mail.
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allison / collage, zines, mail art@allisonanne.com · 4w agopretty excited to share that you can tune in to @mprnews.org Morning Edition tomorrow (Friday) to hear me talk to @gretchenbrown.bsky.social about mail art 💌 it will also be replayed on saturday, and posted online!
what a joy to talk to @gretchenbrown.bsky.social, who asks amazing questions and is doing great things!!! thank you for spending so much time chatting with me about mail art history, my own creative practice, zines, collage and more!
pretty excited to share that you can tune in to @mprnews.org Morning Edition tomorrow (Friday) to hear me talk to @gretchenbrown.bsky.social about mail art 💌 it will also be replayed on saturday, and posted online!
(said without judgement) both of the new writers for the nyt’s new minneapolis newsletter have ivy league degrees
someone should pay me to just take staycations
i just know i can’t do ozempic bc my head would look gigantic
i've connected more with colleagues through union activity than through any actual sanctioned workplace event
someone in the coffee shop is on a zoom call no headphones
"why not adopt a new state flag, using simplicity and beauty as guidelines?" that's a 1966 letter to the minneapolis star tribune about the old flag design www.newspapers.com/article/star...
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Matt DeLong@mattdelong.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe thought it would be fun and interesting to ask about the new state flag in the Minnesota Poll and 😬
fascinated by this content farm facebook page that posts ai slop all day every day…. like that’s not even what mickey’s looks like on the inside???
Radio story airs at 4:20 and 5:50 on @mprnews.org. 🦋
Minneapolis City Council votes to repeal ban on adult bathhouses, sex venues
Bathhouses were banned in the city in 1988 during the AIDS epidemic. The Minneapolis City Council voted on Thursday to repeal the ban. It now heads to Mayor Jacob Frey.
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sam stroozas@samstroozas.bsky.social · last mo.BREAKING: The adult bathhouse and sex venues ban in Minneapolis has been repealed. Members voted 9-2 in favor, with one member abstaining and one being absent. “Today is the first step and it will not be the last,” said Council member Jason Chavez.
mpr's sam stroozas was first on this story and has followed it religiously: @samstroozas.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis City Council votes to repeal ban on adult bathhouses, sex venues
Bathhouses were banned in the city in 1988 during the AIDS epidemic. The Minneapolis City Council voted on Thursday to repeal the ban. It now heads to Mayor Jacob Frey.
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maybe local breweries should do this if they wanna stay relevant
Vince Mpls@vincempls.bsky.social · last mo.#OnThisDay June 24 1963: Grain Belt Brewery dedicates a new 10-acre park in Minneapolis, featuring a fountain shooting brewing water 18 feet in the air from the famous Diamond Wells, 1407 feet below. The venue featured flower gardens, a Black Forest beer garden, and tame deer.
