The Minnesota Orchestra's 2020 season is being broadcast on TPT and Classical MPR on select Fridays at 8 p.m. Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. central for a duo of chamber works, as well as the orchestra's first full symphony of the season: Beethoven's Symphony No. 1.
As Minnesota’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Gov. Tim Walz has laid out new restrictions for the next four weeks, including a prohibition on social gatherings with people outside the same household. Here’s what else you need to know about the new rules. - 'We’re at a dangerous point in this pandemic' Walz hits the brakes on Minnesota social life - Thanksgiving Minn. officials adjust their guidance - CDC warns Don't travel for Thanksgiving
How does racism affect a person’s ability to find a house or apartment and keep it? What are Twin Cities organizations doing to address these persistent racial disparities in homelessness and help more people access housing? MPR News partnered with Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis on a virtual event to bring awareness, dialogue and potential solutions to the problem of racism in housing access. If you missed the event you can watch & listen on mprnews.org - In Focus Equity in Education - In Focus The Future of Policing - In Focus Black Trauma and Policing
Since the coronavirus pandemic has forced live music largely into virtual spaces, The Current has been working to help keep the Minnesota music community connected through a series of online festivals called Sounds Like Home. The Current hosts catch up with local artists, who also perform short sets of music that are shared on YouTube and Facebook.
The drumbeat of rising COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths — including 67 deaths announced Wednesday — continues unabated in Minnesota. - Comparing COVID-19 In Minnesota and its neighbors in Upper Midwest - Sign up Daily analysis on COVID-19 in MN from data reporter David H. Montgomery
State health officials joined Gov. Tim Walz Monday to plead with Minnesotans to stay home — especially on Thanksgiving. It was an about-face from health officials’ guidance the previous week, in which they urged scaling back and including only a limited number of households. - How to holiday A guide to navigating Thanksgiving and COVID-19 - MPR News with Angela Davis This holiday season, spread cheer, not COVID-19 - Rethinking the holidays Traditions, change are on the table
Inadequate access to housing is a growing problem in Minnesota, especially during a pandemic and economic downturn. And it’s clear this crisis is hitting some communities harder than others: Black and Indigenous adults are overrepresented in the state’s unsheltered population. How does racism affect a person’s ability to find a house or apartment and keep it? What are Twin Cities organizations doing to address these persistent racial disparities in homelessness and help more people access housing? MPR is partnering with Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis on this virtual event to bring awareness, dialogue and potential solutions to the problem of racism in housing access. Join us Wednesday, November 18th at noon. Register for this free online event at mprevents.org. Wednesday November 18 12 noon CT Online
Minnesota reported more than 16,000 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend — the two largest daily increases on record — as rolling seven-day averages for hospital admissions and deaths in the state remained at all-time highs. - Update Comparing COVID-19 in Minnesota and its neighbors in Upper Midwest
As COVID-19 cases in Minnesota have climbed, Gov. Tim Walz has put into place new restrictions on large gatherings, including weddings. For Minnesotans who’ve been planning weddings, or who work in the industry, it’s one more change in an already tumultuous year. - MPR News with Angela Davis In 2020, wedding vendors say 'I do' to uncertainty - ‘Love in the time of COVID-19’ Couple celebrates with drive-by wedding reception
For five decades, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center has confronted the ways disparities can hurt its patients' health. Community leaders say it's a model for cities facing similar struggles.