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PHOTOS: Hopkins Pride brings rainbows to Downtown Park
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (472+ words) Hopkins Pride returned after a one-year hiatus'June 14 and had plenty of blue skies to keep the fun going. Attendees watched drag shows, visited vendors, donned rainbows and other festive apparel all while enjoying a sense of community in Hopkins' Central…...
PHOTOS: Golden Valley celebrates 10 years of Pride
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (199+ words) The Golden Valley Pride Festival includes an outdoor food court with local food trucks. One visitor is seen wearing a shirt that reads "LOVE WHO YOU WANT."" Calliope Women's Chorus performs at Brookview Park in Golden Valley as part of…...
'Lavender Valley' celebrates 10 years of suburban pride festivals
3+ week, 3+ day ago (759+ words) The Bisexual Organizing Project booth is alive and bright at the 2024 Golden Valley Pride Festival. This year's festival will take place Saturday, June 13. In the wake of the violent hate crime, Golden Valley Pride organizer Nick Thorson said pride events…...
LETTER: Reverting to old flag isn't neutral
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (232+ words) The recent push to continue using the old Minnesota state flag is being framed by some as a matter of tradition. But let's be honest about what's really happening: this is not about preserving history'it's about making a political statement....
Koran rallies for parental rights at the State Capitol
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (134+ words) Senator Mark Koran (R'North Branch) recently joined hundreds of Minnesota families at the Rally for Health and Parental Rights at the State Capitol. The rally was organized by Minnesotans for Health & Parental Rights, a community-based organization dedicated to protecting parental…...
Sisters, songs and silliness: "Nunsense" brings holy humor to the stage
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (790+ words) The cast of Nunsense brings the musical to the Great River Arts stage. Pictured from left to right are Laura Wagner as Sister Mary Huberet, Abigail Arnold as Sister Mary Amnesia, Melissa Carle as Reverend Mother, Alesha Ouren as Sister…...
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (687+ words) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the…...
Local legislators speak in favor of Equal Rights Amendment
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (636+ words) Supporters of an Equal Rights Amendment gather in the Capitol rotunda March 12 in St. Paul, holding signs reading "ERA NOW" during a rally backing a proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution. Supporters chant in support of an Equal Rights Amendment…...
Actor and disability advocate RJ Mitte pays visit to New Hope
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (704+ words) Actor RJ Mitte getting some puppy snuggles from a future service dog at the Can Do Canines facility in New Hope. New Hope-based Can Do Canines has seen hundreds of dogs transition from tumbling puppies to highly alert service dogs…...
Non-curricular student groups eliminated for middle school, with exception for eighth graders
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1608+ words) The school board chair gave the policy committee a directive to either recommend a removal of the explicit ban, or create a more "comprehensive" list of prohibited symbols. School Board President Curt Rebelein Jr. , who made the motion to send…...