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Est. 2014
All tagged 2019
If you have ever put trash in a garbage can in Olmsted County, then you have contributed to the approximately 1 million pounds of waste produced here every day.
Hope, self-worth, and trust. Those things can seem impossibly out-of-reach, or even alien, to people living with things like homelessness, addiction, incarceration, or abuse. In those situations, one setback can send a delicately balanced life into chaos or desperation. That’s why Project Legacy works hour-by-hour and year-after-year with some of Rochester’s most in-need youth and young adults.
As pressure continues to mount on public officials to address the city’s housing crisis, reporter Bryan Lund digs into the roots of the problem to find out whether anything can be done to counter current trends.
Wednesday made for a good night to turn on the television, with two local talents advancing to the finals of their respective shows.
Rochester’s geek flag will fly at full mast this summer, as three businesses up their game in an attempt to capture a growing number of dollars in the nostalgia entertainment industry.
For Dustin Hart, one of the founders of My Town My Music, the recent success is part of a greater trend: artists and booking agents around the state (and beyond) are beginning to look at the Med City as a music destination.
Participants of the 10th and final Cabin Fever Bean Bag Tournament were right on target Saturday as they came together to set a world record.
