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Est. 2014
The University of Minnesota Rochester will join Mayo Clinic as an anchor tenant of Destination Medical Center's first Discovery Square building — a 90,000-square-foot research and development complex set to break ground later this year.
Architect and urban design guru Adam Ferrari is leaving Rochester after a 12-year span, in which he became a leading grassroots figure in the city's economic and cultural transformation.
Currently, Bear Creek provides services for more than 90 individuals with developmental disabilities or brain injury.
The stickers use images and text tied to "Identity Evropa," which has been classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
It's such an innovative model — generating revenue for the Club while giving kids their first job — ice screamed with enthusiasm when I first heard about it.
The program is not affiliated with the Crisis Connection, which will shut down this Friday because of financial issues.
The building — constructed in 1915 as an armory for the Minnesota National Guard — will be given new life under a proposal put together by a local group.
In an effort to stay competitive with Uber and Lyft, a Rochester taxi service is cutting the cost to ride a cab downtown.
All indications now are that the transplant was a success and that Jack — who enjoys swimming, fishing and basketball — may be ready to go back to school full time in the fall.
After 159 years of prohibition, Minnesotans can now purchase alcohol on Sundays.
The Commission is commemorating 241 years of independence with its third annual Salute to the 4th event at Silver Lake Park in Rochester.
A central focus of the planning effort thus far has been how to foster and maintain vibrancy in the Heart of the City, one of six sub-districts outlined in the original development plan.
The new truck will aid in the acquisition and distribution of food to low-income individuals struggling with hunger in our area.
For the first time, the Rochesterfest Grand Parade will be held on a Saturday afternoon. The parade begins at 2 p.m. near Soldiers Field.
On Tuesday, Rochester Community and Technical College announced that thanks to a recent grant, it will begin developing a virtual reality lab on its campus.
The BoDeans will make a stop in Rochester this fall for a show at the Mayo Civic Center, the venue announced Monday.
DMC has set a goal of bringing 30 percent of the workforce downtown on transit by 2025.
Through conversations with local artists, business owners and music fans, the same theme kept emerging: the community had a need that wasn’t being fulfilled so they made it happen in their city themselves.
Bone Appetit Canine Bakery (BACB) Unleashed is a mobile vendor of homemade dog treats run by Pam Miller. Miller has been baking dog treats since 1999, using “human-quality ingredients."
Temperatures will reach 90 degrees by the weekend, with forecasts showing the possibility of 100 degrees for Sunday.
