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COVID uptick; punk scene shaken

Aug. 18, 2023

All us Minnesotans are still under that air quality alert through 11 p.m. tonight. Tomorrow, southern Minnesota and metro folks have an excessive heat warning from 1 to 9 p.m. so be safe out there. Get the latest on Updraft.

$260 tax rebate deposits catching some Minnesotans by surprise

(But not you, newsletter readers!) Direct deposits have wrapped up and checks are mailing out through early September. Qualified but aren't seeing the money? Hold off until October to ask about a possible payment that hasn’t arrived.

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For LGBTQ+ people in Mpls punk scene, mass shooting violated safe haven

“There will never be another show at Nudieland. How could there be? But like, this is not the end. And it's going to have a long-term effect on the DIY community ... not just here, but across the country and internationally.”

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📺 Arts Briefs: Theater in unusual places

In this week’s Arts Briefs: A St. Anthony Falls ghost story and Open Streets. Also, in Absolute Bleeding Edge: Chaos on the television

⚕️ Health update: COVID-19 continues to inch upward, deaths by suicide on the rise

COVID levels are still low but are very clearly trending up. And suicide rates, both in Minnesota and nationally, are increasing. Let's break down the numbers.

⚖️ Judge rejects Minnesota abuse victims' suit against Vatican

Three brothers sued the Holy See in 2019 over sexual abuse by former St. Paul priest Curtis Wehmeyer that had started around a decade prior when they were children. A fourth plaintiff alleged a priest at an Apple Valley, Minn., parish, abused him in 1981.

🏠 Fresh rights for Minnesota renters: Here’s a guide.

New are fewer landlord-enforced rules, changes to the eviction process, minimum temperature requirements and more transparency for us tenants.

🐕 With better adoption prospects, MN shelters see influx of dogs from across the U.S.

The Humane Society used to hear from about 70 shelters regularly trying to ship dogs to Minnesota. Now it’s about 230. Factors: the end of pandemic-era renter protections and financial aid, the waning of working from home and no-kill policies in place at more shelters. In other words: Maybe it's time to adopt that pup.

🎡 Minnesota State Fair neighbors eye safety, parking as get-together nears

It's (nearly) time! Living near the fairgrounds means smelling fried food, hearing Grandstand concerts and ending the night with a fireworks show. But neighbors say it can be a lot more stressful than folks realize, with safety, noise and parking concerns.

🚲 'Biking far with friends': Minnesota Randonneurs take 745-mile ride through France

They're just out for a ... little ride! This weekend, 15 members of a Minnesota cycling group will be in France riding in the oldest long-distance road cycling event in the world: 745 miles in 80 to 90 hours. For what it's worth, I'm not one of those 15.

- Amy Felegy, MPR News

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