2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (391+ words) ROCHESTER — Plans continue to emerge for downtown navigation after Mayo Clinic’s “ Bold. Forward. Unbound. In Rochester ” expansion is complete. The expansion is permanently closing Third and Fourth avenues between West Center Street and Second Street Southwest, leading the Rochester City…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (527+ words) ROCHESTER — A proposed operations change for Rochester’s historic Chateau Theatre received growing support Monday. “I think we are moving in a good direction, a better direction,” Rochester CIty Council member Nick Miller said after hearing an updated version of a…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (674+ words) ROCHESTER — An appeal seeking to reverse authorization for changes in Silver Lake Park was denied Monday by the Rochester City Council. “There was a previous council with four other members that made some decisions on this issue, and this may…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (951+ words) ROCHESTER — The timeline for potential change to three South Broadway Avenue buildings in Rochester’s downtown historic district remains uncertain. While the Rochester City Council narrowly overturned a Heritage Preservation Commission denial of the changes outlined in conceptual drawings, the city’s…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (681+ words) ROCHESTER — An alternate route for a Willow Creek Trail connecting 28th Street Southeast to Gamehaven Regional Park is being proposed, following Mayor Kim Norton’s successful veto of the original plan. The Rochester City Council is being asked to approve a $3.9 million…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1612+ words) PINE ISLAND — With the departure of longtime football powerhouses Stewartville and Lourdes from Section 1, Class 3A a year ago, the field was wide open for a new contender to claim the section crown. Pine Island did just that, dominating in both…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (523+ words) "Fraud" might be the most political word in Minnesota these days. Everyone says they're fighting it. No one wants to be blamed for it. Thanks for dragging Answer Man into that swamp. Anyway, the first thing to know is that,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (456+ words) In 1958 and 2008, the U.S. Postal Service issued stamps in honor of Minnesota statehood. On both occasions, the cost of mailing a letter quickly increased. Not likely, since the cost of a first-class postage stamp has frequently gone up, no matter what…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (536+ words) ROCHESTER — An Olmsted County commissioner plans to call on his fellow elected officials to reverse plans to quadruple fees paid when Dodge County houses detainees in the local adult detention center. “I will then put forward a motion to raise…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1200+ words) ROCHESTER — How the historic Chateau Theatre will operate beyond the end of the year continues to be marked by more questions than answers. “I would say that more clarity from the city at this point will probably be more helpful…...