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The director of Olmsted County Public Health says “a number of warning signs” are popping up in the battle against Covid-19, as the organization reports the highest number of new weekly cases since the pandemic took hold in March.
Rochester’s essential workers will be able to sample the best in local art for free through all of October, thanks to a new initiative announced Monday by the Rochester Art Center.
One Rochester brewery continues to make a splash in the Minnesota beer scene, scoring three spots on a new 2020 list of the top 40 best beers in the state.
The five-story, 125,000 square-foot facility will be built adjacent to Mortenson’s first Discovery Square building, which opened in 2019.
In a 6-1 vote Monday, the Rochester City Council voted to move forward with the proposed 2021 budget. While the budget will not be officially adopted until December, many burning questions left from last week’s discussion are now answered. Here are the main takeaways.
The text adopted by the council calls conversion therapy — the practice of ‘converting’ a gay person to a straight person — “a harmful, barbaric practice that has no place in modern society.”
A stronger-than-expected financial recovery is allowing Mayo Clinic to reinvest some of its revenue back into its employees.
The business had been forced to close Friday due to what the health department described as “recent recurring imminent health and safety hazards.” One video posted prior to the suspension showed unmasked servers pouring shots directly into the mouths of bar-goers.
On Friday, public health officials suspended the pub’s food and beverage license for at least 72 hours, citing “recent recurring imminent health and safety hazards” … “that directly place Dooley’s employees and patrons at increased risk to COVID-19 exposure.”
To assist our readers in making informed choices this election season, Med City Beat will host an online Town Hall series featuring the local candidates for School Board, City Council, County Board and State Legislature.
In the era of Covid-19, NAMI and its volunteers are working harder than ever to keep its services accessible and approachable. Whether it be in the form of socially-distanced support groups in a sunny parking lot or Zoom presentations to professionals and students, the work continues.
For the past 18 months, Hagedorn has been receiving immunotherapy treatment and medical care under the watch of Dr. Lance Pagliaro at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Public health workers are going door-to-door this week in Olmsted County to conduct voluntary surveys and free testing as part of an effort to better understand how Covid-19 is impacting Minnesota communities.
Clarke has been one of the main faces of DMC since as far back as 2010 when, then working at Mayo Clinic, she helped lay the framework for what would become the largest public-private partnership in state history.
Anonymous donors have stepped up to create a grant fund — worth up to $1 million — for downtown businesses faced with unprecedented challenges due to construction and the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Bojjis — whose restaurant Casablanca Creative Cuisine closed in August after a five-year run — have revealed that their latest project, Chez Bojji, will take over the first floor of the Avalon Building, 301 North Broadway. The space was most recently set up for Le Petit Cafe.
After coming under public pressure over irregular spending, the office of First District Rep. Jim Hagedorn released an internal review over Labor Day weekend confirming improper connections between two Hagedorn staffers and printing contractors, yet stopping short of implicating the congressman in the misdeeds.
I believe we can have honest debates, share opposing ideas, and try to find common ground. But all of this must start with the pursuit of knowledge and a willingness to step outside of our own bubbles. We cannot simply double down on our biases and ignore facts when they are not convenient to our pre-existing worldviews.
Wale Elegbede has been on the front lines of the movement to end discrimination, delivering messages on the need for collective empathy, collaboration and accountability — and sharing them through the lens of someone whose first-hand experiences have uniquely prepared him to discuss one of society’s most difficult issues.
After 36 years in business, one of Rochester’s most prominent pedal-pushers says he and his bike shop have reached the end of the trail.
