The Current: How is the pandemic permanently changing the music world?
August 19, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the music world - in some ways that will change back, and in some ways that won't.
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Live updates: Second night of 2020 Democratic National Convention
August 18, 2020
Tuesday the DNC holds the presidential roll call. Speakers include: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bill Clinton, Jill Biden and Sally Yates. Watch the speeches live beginning at 8 p.m. CT. - 1st night 7 takeaways from the Democratic National Convention - Recap Left and not-so-left unite against Trump - Listen Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders headline opening night
In Minnesota, many Black women entrepreneurs missed out on PPP dollars
August 17, 2020
COVID-19 is hitting Black female entrepreneurs in Minnesota just like everyone else, but many missed on the federal lifeline for small businesses because their operations and business relationships don’t sync with traditional banking. - In April Minnesota women applying for unemployment at higher rates than men - NPR Not-so-small businesses continue to benefit from PPP loans
Voices of Minnesota: Calls for change across the state
August 17, 2020
Protests large and small emerged across Minnesota after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. MPR News talked to some of the people behind rallies, marches and demonstrations beyond the Twin Cities metro area — about their experiences with race in Minnesota, why they marched and what they hope for the future.
Is diversity enough in choruses?
August 16, 2020
Francisco J. Nunez created the acclaimed Young People's Chorus of New York City to bring children from all backgrounds together to make music. He's now questioning what more we need to do to better serve our young singers. - More Is singing together safe in the era of coronavirus? - More Eric Whitacre picks 6 favorite virtual choir performances - Listen Choral Stream
‘She was a legend’: Quetico ranger remembered for her guidance, grit
August 16, 2020
Janice Matichuk, the longest-serving interior ranger in the history of Quetico Provincial Park, died from brain cancer. For 35 years she greeted canoeists crossing from the Boundary Waters into Canada at the remote Cache Bay Ranger station, on a small island on Saganaga Lake, at the end of the Gunflint Trail.
Sports on hold for some young athletes in a summer marked by COVID-19
August 15, 2020
Athletes across Minnesota had to rethink how and when they practice their sports — or skip their seasons completely — to avoid getting and spreading the coronavirus.
St. Paul rebuilding efforts inch along after civil unrest
August 15, 2020
St. Paul officials estimate 300 businesses were damaged during the civil unrest in late May. City officials say rebuilding in critical business corridors could take 10 years.
In Minnesota, many Black women entrepreneurs missed out on PPP dollars
August 14, 2020
COVID-19 is hitting Black female entrepreneurs in Minnesota just like everyone else, but many missed on the federal lifeline for small businesses because their operations and business relationships don’t sync with traditional banking. - In April Minnesota women applying for unemployment at higher rates than men - NPR Not-so-small businesses continue to benefit from PPP loans
COVID-19 and college: Professors say they worry about students and their families
August 14, 2020
Universities and colleges have different plans for returning to teaching this fall, and there are specific needs for many classroom settings. As faculty and instructors prepare to teach, they worry about their students and their families. - An uncertain fall Once college-bound students are weighing their options - Higher ed How the coronavirus has upended college admissions