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In December 1974, Bob Dylan returned to Minnesota with a pile of tape from New York recordings and gathered local musicians to re-cut what would arguably become his most respected album to date, Blood on the Tracks .

Real estate gianta s empire shrinking as units across U.S. file bankruptcy Minnetonka-based Opus Group, grappling with the brutal climate in commercial real estate, has put its brand new headquarters expansion building up for lease.

The more things change, the more things stay the same. Kraemer's Hardware in Minnetonka has been in pretty much the same spot for 100 years.

Comment on This Story / Send This Article to a Friend Construction News Like Duluth schools Red Plan it analyzes, UMD impact study stirs controversy 6/30/2009 by Beth Bily Early in June, economists at the University of Minnesota Duluth unveiled an impact study to mixed reviews.

It's an American tradition -- fireworks on the Fourth of July. But in this new economy, Minnesota towns are having a tough time paying for the celebrations.

Movie lovers, take note: On Monday evenings at Biella , diners purchasing an entree receive a ticket for that evening's screenings at the neighboring Dock Cinema.

A Chaska man is accused of repeatedly exposing himself to people at a Twin Cities coffee shop.

Leta TMs go help our neighbors! Our Savior Lutheran Church and School, Excelsior, MN is sponsoring a mission trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 15 a " 18.

A steady rain was falling as I left for my Saturday morning farmers market ritual, so I headed to a place I knew I'd stay dry: the Richfield Farmers Market, which gathers under the roof of a picnic shelter in the city's Veterans Memorial Park.

Four years after it was proposed as a signature development for downtown St. Paul, the Penfield is getting a makeover that will substantially downsize the project.

Starting Friday and running through May 31, the venerable Black Forest Inn will begin celebrating Spargelfest, its annual ode to all things asparagus.

Opus Northwest has decided not to redevelop a nine-acre site in Hopkins that it had tied up for more than a year.

Drunken driving . Police responded to a report that a car had rolled over and crashed on Millpond Court.

One day after Chrysler announced the closure of 19 dealerships in Minnesota, GM dealerships are expected to learn Friday if they are one of about 1,000 dealers slated to close.

Probably because you are paying a half billion dollar tribute to the Pohlads. Did you think that wouldn't have consequences ? Close comment Add your own comment More from West Metro Library and road-building projects would be delayed but energy-conservation efforts would get a boost under Hennepin County's plans to try to limit its construction ...

Apr 16, 2009 10:41 pm US/Central Reporting Don Shelby EXCELSIOR, Minn. Don Shelby had a chance to visit Paul Douglas at his Weather Nation studio in Excelsior, Minn.

Need a vacation? Today? Okay, granted, springtime in Minnesota is a roller coaster of perfect days and perfectly muddy and awful ones, but if any of the perfect ones happen to fall on your day off, I've got a hot tip for you: Lola's Lakehouse.

At exactly 6:42 on Monday night it was the official Lake Minnetonka ice-out. But what does that really mean and how do they figure it out? Consider it the unofficial start to spring on Lake Minnetonka, when the Freshwater Society officially declares the ice is out.

Shop for a cause on May 3 at the ever-popular Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Brunch and Fashion Show at the Galleria.

In a ceremony on Tuesday, Minnetonka-based Opus Northwest and Wayzata-based Cargill were honored for safety and environmental milestones at the Excelsior Crossings office campus in Hopkins.