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Build-Outs Of Coffee: Catzen Coffee Bar & Den In St. Paul, MN

Perhaps unexpectedly, this week has turned into Cat Week here at Build-Outs, with multiple cat-themed or cat-named cafes strutting across the piano keyboard of our editorial desk. That’s because cats are great, and cats go quite naturally with coffee for maximum comfort and coziness. As the learned philosopher opined, “Cat’s rule—dogs drool.”

Let’s take a look at Catzen Coffee Bar & Den in St. Paul, Minnesota, named for the founder’s lovable crew of cats (can’t have just one cat), including a cat named “Big Cuppa ... Read more

PWHL draft hits St. Paul, where there’s anger over Darwitz

Tina Frederickson and Lisa Fulton made plans a while ago to attend the PWHL draft. The friends from Roseville, who have season tickets for PWHL Minnesota, arrived early Monday to grab good seats in the balcony of Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

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Lloyd Benedict Keoke

Lloyd Benedict Keoke

March 7, 1953 - June 7, 2024

Lloyd Benedict Keoke, Hau Mahpiya Yuhomni Au "He who brings the Turning Cloud" age 71 of Onamia, Minnesota, Journeyed to the Spirit World on Friday, June 7, 2024 in Saint Clo ... Read more

Federal appeals court weighs challenge to Iowa ban on books

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for LGBTQ+ youth, teachers and major publishers asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to affirm a lower court order that blocked key parts of an Iowa law banning books depicting sex acts from school libraries and classr ... Read more

How to celebrate Juneteenth in Minnesota

Juneteenth has been observed for more than 150 years in remembrance of June 19, 1865 when Union soldiers told slaves in Galveston, Texas that they had been freed. Slave owners had kept the news from the slaves that President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier.

Following years of activism by 95-year-old Ms. Opal Lee, President Biden signed a law making it a federal holiday in 2021. In Minnesota, Gov. Walz signed legislation in 2023 making it a state holiday.

Several events to comm ... Read more

First Black Female Captain In St. Paul Minnesota Fire Depart

Brittney Baker

Brittney Baker’s journey to becoming the first African American woman to attain the rank of captain in the St. Paul Fire Department is not just a personal achievement—it’s a historic milestone that resonates deeply w ... Read more

Wisconsin's Britta Curl selected by her "home team" in secon

MADISON – Britta Curl was given an ideal landing spot in the PWHL draft.

The captain the past two seasons for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team was selected with the third pick of the second round (ninth overall) of the draft that wa ... Read more

Biden Announces 51st Round of Judicial Nominees

The White House

The President is announcing his intent to nominate three individuals to federal district courts-all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution.

The ... Read more