Posted on May 5, 2014 by Murphy News Service Nonprofit has girls running toward bright futures Nonprofits, Sports By Martha Lueders Murphy News Service  “[This spring] I was expecting to be running in daffodils and tulips,” Kris Miner, a coach for the organization Girls on the Run, said. “I don’t know what I was thinking! I live in Minnesota.”......read more

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Murphy News Service One last iron pour Education, Video ...read more

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Posted on May 1, 2014 by Murphy News Service Tips for international students seeking internships Education, News, Video ...read more

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Murphy News Service Art show spotlights labor struggles Art, Video ...read more

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Murphy News Service Community solar garden coming to Hennepin County Community, Environment (Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information about Xcel’s role in the community solar garden project.)  By Alyssa Bluhm Murphy News Service A community solar garden will be built this fall by Able Energy, allowing Xcel customers to......read more

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Murphy News Service Mill City Farmers Market launches ninth season May 10 Community BY SOPHIA KHORI MURPHY NEWS SERVICE Mother’s Day weekend marks the beginning of the ninth season of the Mill City Farmers Market on the Minneapolis riverfront. In celebration of both the opening and mothers across the metro, the market’s opening day on......read more

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Murphy News Service Reflections on the state’s same-sex marriage law News By Jordee Kalk Murphy News Service Much has happened since Minnesota passed a bill last May that made legal marriages for same-sex couples. Many “I dos” have been exchanged between GLBT couples across the state since Aug. 1, 2013, when the constitutional......read more

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Murphy News Service Q&A: With Jungle Theater’s Busy Box Office Manager Art, Audio By Jordee Kalk Murphy News Service  Putting on a theater production is no easy feat.  Hours of sweat, work and rehearsals must occur for the show to have even the slightest chance of success. Similarly there are the days and......read more

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Murphy News Service Organics recycling program sprouts for 50th & France businesses Environment, News BY REBEKAH ELLIS MURPHY NEWS SERVICE The Edina Cinema began using new 100 percent biodegradable popcorn bags last year, but Manager Jed Schlegelmilch said he felt weird when customers asked how the bags were disposed of because they still......read more

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Murphy News Service Cyclists embrace 30 days of biking challenge News, Video ...read more

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Posted on April 28, 2014 by Murphy News Service Renovated Walker Library opens in Uptown News Martha Lueders Murphy News Service Residents of the Uptown area impatiently waited for the doors of the Walker Library to re-open Saturday morning. After being under construction since 2012, residents were restless to see the final results. Maggie Whelan who has lived in......read more

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Murphy News Service Fridley wrestling legend Joe Frank heads to state HOF Education, Sports By Sam Gordon Murphy News Service Apple Valley wrestling is a national power now. But long before the Eagles were the premier team in Minnesota, another program reigned supreme – particularly in the Northern suburbs. Fridley wrestling was a......read more

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Murphy News Service Greeks Avoid Spring Jam Overlap With Machy Days News By Maggie Schauer Murphy News Service Greek activities that were once lost within the larger overlapping “Spring Jam” three-day music festival have broken out earlier as Machy Days for the first time this year. Machy Days (“machy” means “battle” in Greek)......read more