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50 Years Later, You’re Still ‘Gonna Make It After All’
This fall TV season marked the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the Mary Tyler Moore Show on CBS. The series belongs in the...
Students Explore Minnesotans Who Broke Barriers in Politics and Theater
Twin Cities PBS sponsored two National History Day prizes, one of which is based on our initiative, Moving Lives Minnesota, which is aimed at sharing...
Two Students Examine the History of Redlining in Education
The Minnesota Experience National History Day Prize recognizes excellence in documentary filmmaking that revolves around the state's history. In this prize category, students created...
100 Years After the Duluth lynching, Another Face Is Added to...
Editor's Note: The video and some photos in this article reveal some disturbing imagery that we believe is important to understanding the history of...
Mapping the Roots of Housing Disparities in Minneapolis
As the nation struggles with another economic crisis, we will again experience the loss of homes and the tenuous wealth development that they might...
Get to Know the Gilded-Age Visionaries Who Dreamed Up Minneapolis’ Parks
Twin Cities parks have long ranked among the top in the nation in access, acreage, amenities and the cities' investment in expansive green space....
When ‘10,000 Voices Rang Out As One’ in Minnesota
‘Minneapolis is Teaching America to Sing’
That was the banner headline of the Minneapolis Tribune 90 years ago. The flour milling capitol of the...
Futurist Athelstan Spilhaus Led a Life Nearly As Curious as His...
Some people's lives seem like the strange-but-true stuff of science fiction dreams. Such is the case for one Athelstan Spilhaus. Athelstan, who, you wonder?...
Before It Was First Avenue, Photographer Mike Barich Shot the Depot
The club known as First Avenue has a winding history, and Twin Cities PBS offers up a deep dive on the venue known as...
Remember the Flying Dutchmen.
'Are we really here?!'
That phrase sprang to mind when Dean Verdoes and his teammates stepped onto the floor of Williams Arena in March of...