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BUSINESS & WORK
Lake Street businesses prepare for Mexican Independence Day celebration
Mercado Central in Minneapolis is hosting an event Friday to commemorate Mexican Independence Day.
Cultural Destinations booth at Minnesota State Fair connects diverse businesses to wider audience
A booth at the Minnesota State Fair allows several business owners of color to take turns showcasing their wares in the education building.
Explore Latino businesses at the Minnesota State Fair
Pan-Latino Day will take place on Saturday, September 2, at the Minnesota State Fair.
Social worker Lamar Hill draws from experience as a biracial foster child
Lamar Hill runs Four Elements Therapy in Fargo, North Dakota, where he also serves Minnesotans.
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT
Hmong farmers plant community and change in Dakota County
The Hmong American Farmers Association closed on farmland in Dakota County last year. Now, the more than 150 acres are home base for the organization and 20 families of Hmong farmers.
Want to help Minnesota curb air pollution in vulnerable neighborhoods? Here’s how.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is launching a three-year process to implement the newly passed cumulative impact law.
New state waste management plan supports trash incinerators; advocates demand their closure, citing adverse health impacts
Activists have been chipping away at the HERC trash incinerator in downtown Minneapolis, but a new state plan for metro waste sees incinerators as an asset.
Community members push to save Rice Street Gardens as potential development looms
Rice Street Gardens is a social and nutritional haven for many east metro immigrants. Community members are raising $1 million to buy the garden plots.
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