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Beginning Monday, motorists who use North Broadway to cut across town may want to start mapping out alternative routes, as work on the long-anticipated road reconstruction project begins to get under way.
Countless celebrities and prominent figures have come to Rochester seeking treatment at Mayo Clinic — Muhammad Ali, Johnny Cash, and Ronald Reagan, among others — but the story surrounding Ernest Hemingway, who came here 60 years ago this month for the latter of two stays at Saint Marys Hospital, is among the most compelling.
Sunday’s police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Brooklyn Center has brought renewed attention to a two-decade old incident in Rochester in which an officer mistook his firearm for a Taser and shot a man in the back.
Rochester Parks and Recreation will continue on with egg addling efforts aimed at curbing the city’s proliferating, though often pesky giant Canada goose population — despite some calls from community members for the city to consider alternative management practices.
Global pharmaceutical companies may have developed them, and federal and state policymakers may be moving them throughout the country, but the end point of all Covid-19 vaccinations is at the tip of a local needle.
A Rochester woman has been arrested and charged with multiple crimes in connection to her alleged role in the January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol.
The county is now averaging about 9,000 shots per week, health officials report, bringing the total of residents who have received at least one dose to 71,016 — good for 46 percent of the population.
The Litter Bit Better campaign is happening this spring, with organizers encouraging community members to volunteer for the annual trash pick-up event while maintaining Covid safety measures.
The project has received letters of support from affordable housing advocates, such as the Coalition for Rochester Affordable Housing, but has run into considerable pushback from residents who live in townhomes adjacent to the proposed development
The Rochester City Council voted Monday to authorize a Landmark Designation Study for the former Legends/Labor Temple site in downtown Rochester, as a local activist works to build the case that the building deserves to be preserved as a historic location.
If rail service were to come to the Med City, Norton said it would probably be in the form of a connection linking Rochester and the Twin Cities — providing a more sustainable option for commuters, while linking Mayo Clinic with other large hospital networks across the Upper Midwest.
The Rochester-based health system is expanding on all fronts: in addition to Mayo’s predominant role in the Destination Medical Center initiative, Mayo is actively pursuing a $748 million expansion project on its Phoenix campus and a $144 million expansion in Jacksonville, Florida.
The search for an interim superintendent for Rochester Public Schools is coming into clearer view, with the School Board planning to include the public in the process before the end of the week — with hopes of hiring the district’s leader for the 2021-22 school year by the end of May.
The weather is warming. The sun is staying out longer. Easter and Opening Day are just around the corner. While a Minnesota snowstorm can’t truly be ruled out until around Memorial Day — anyone remember how May 2013 started? — as the calendar turns to April, it feels like spring is starting to arrive in Rochester.
The regular meetings, held on the first and third Mondays of the month, will begin at 6 p.m. (an hour earlier they their pre-pandemic start time).
All Minnesotans age 16 and over will be eligible to receive vaccination against Covid-19 on March 30, Gov. Tim Walz announced Friday morning. This eligibility expansion comes a month ahead of President Joe Biden’s goal of making all American adults eligible by May 1 — as the state prepares for a major uptick in vaccine supply through the spring.
The City of Rochester is laying the groundwork on a multi-phase development plan that promises to transform 60 acres of mostly-vacant riverfront property into a vibrant urban neighborhood.
A pull-up, the fitness kind, is a lifelong goal for some, a true test of their strength and physical prowess. For Dr. Suzanne Tanner-Bertrand, it’s just another exercise at the gym. But because, as she says, she’s “old enough that it is on my to-do list to think about retirement,” it tends to draw some attention.
While total investment from Mayo and other private developers did fall to their lowest levels since 2017, board members said the numbers still represented “very good news” for the long-term health of the initiative — taking into account the hardships endured because of the pandemic.
The City of Rochester will proceed with a lawsuit against Minneapolis-based design firm Collaborative Design Group, after finding the firm responsible for structural flaws in the design of Parking Ramp 6.
