Tulips in bloom at MN Landscape Arboretum
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Tulips are in full bloom at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. FOX 9's Garden Guy Dale K has the details on the annual event.

Are crime maps holding back North Minneapolis?

CoreLogic’s map for North Minneapolis shows an enormous swath of red from Golden Valley Road to the south, spanning the length of seven neighborhoods: Near North, Willard-Hay, Jordan, Hawthorne, Folwell, McKinley, and Camden.

Are crime maps holding back North Minneapolis?
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Minneapolis Police provide this data, and much more, like shots fired calls, free to download from the city?s website, but are data maps de-incentivizing investment in north Minneapolis? FOX 9 Investigators takes a look.

Massive pop-up book sale in St. Paul
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Jeanette Kamman, aka "The Book Lady" was a notable character within the Saint Paul community, building a collection of over 300,000 books. Now, the community has a chance to get their own piece the famous collection.

Museum of Illusions opens in Mall of America
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A new museum in the Twin Cities is centered around the magic of optical illusions. The Museum of Illusions is open now at the Mall of America on the second floor near the North entrance. The attraction has 60 different exhibits focused on vision, perception and the human brain. Guides are on site to help explain the illusions and assist with photography and tickets start at $20 and are available on the Museum of Illusions official website.

How GPS tracking devices have been misused
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While GPS technology can be helpful to consumers in a variety of ways, more criminals are leveraging the technology to illegally track and even stalk their victims. GPS technology is already a $3 billion dollar industry and market projections expect it to grow even more over the next few years.

Denise Landman, Simley High School: Top Teacher
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Denise Landman, a teacher at Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights, has been named one of FOX 9's Top Teachers for 2023.

Maison Margaux: David Fhima?s new Minneapolis restaurant
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After two years of renovations, the former Ribnick Fur building in the North Loop is now French brasserie, Maison Margaux. It?s described as bringing a bit of Paris and the Moulin Rouge to the neighborhood. David Fhima and his team are behind the restaurant, an idea that they started developing three years ago. The three-story building has a private event space on the upper level, a bar and restaurant on the main level and the Underground Bar on the lower level. Each space has a different look and feel. Maison Margaux opens Friday, May 12. It?s located at 224 N 1st St. in Minneapolis.

Allison Spratt, Sunset Hill Elementary: Top Teacher
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Allison Spratt, a fourth-grade teacher at Sunset Hill Elementary School in the Wayzata Public School District, was named one of FOX 9's Top Teachers for 2023.

Popcorn stand marks 104 years in Granite Falls
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A summer staple in western Minnesota is now open for its 104th consecutive season. For more than a century, a popcorn stand in Granite Falls has brought smiles to the lives of its customers.

Tiffany Lindholm, Fridley Public Schools: Top Teacher
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Tiffany Lindholm, a special education teacher with Fridley Public Schools, is one of FOX 9's Top Teachers for 2023.

Best plants for shade and sun
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FOX 9 Garden Guy Dale K joined FOX 9 Good Day on Tuesday to share what plants you should get for the shade and the sun.

Step inside the Pillsbury Mansion for Doors Open Minneapolis
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An opulent mansion once belonging to Charles S. Pillsbury is now a blindness training center in Minneapolis. It?s past and present are both important to the city?s identity and this weekend you can step inside this building and dozens of others that helped shape the city. It?s the return of the free event, Doors Open Minneapolis. It takes place on May 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Minneapolis opening historic properties for return of Doors Open
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For the first time since the pandemic, Minneapolis is bringing back its Doors Open event. It will take place on May 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The buildings tell the story of the city?s past, from theaters to business hub, sacred spaces and private clubs. The event is free and takes you behind-the-scenes with building owners and caretakers, including The Woman?s Club of Minneapolis, a designated Historic Treasure.

Autopsy: Maple Grove ‘cold case’ ruled a homicide

A second, independent autopsy has found a Maple Grove teenager’s death in 2009 was a homicide.

Maple Grove ?cold case? ruled a homicide
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A second, independent autopsy has found a Maple Grove teenager?s death in 2009 was a homicide. Robbie Anderson, 19, died from "blunt force trauma to the head and neck," according to two independent forensic pathologists who conducted the second autopsy after?Anderson?s body was exhumed in November.

Minnesota?s Largest Candy Store opens for the season
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Every season, Minnesota?s Largest Candy Store embarks on a project to expand or renovate. During the off-season, they added a new mural in the planetarium. Muralist Shawn McCann and his team of five, spent six weeks on this project that includes a rotating ceiling. It?s an ode to several different shows and movies that have a space theme including Star Trek, Star Wars, Rick and Morty and even Spaceballs. Minnesota?s Largest Candy Store is located in Jordan in the giant yellow barn right off Highway 169. They open daily at 8am through November.