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5 best ice cream shops in Minnesota Selmas-Ice-Cream
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5 best ice cream shops in Minnesota

Give Me The Mike June 25, 2019
Something peculiar with the top 5 spots: none of them make their own ice cream.
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Dear City of Minneapolis and Mayor Jacob Frey, Pride is more than a publicity stunt IMG_3577
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Dear City of Minneapolis and Mayor Jacob Frey, Pride is more than a publicity stunt

Give Me The Mike June 2, 2019
These 'abandoned' crosswalks are a disgrace for the LGBT community in Minneapolis.
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How to navigate the Minneapolis Lyndale Farmers Market IMG_3572
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How to navigate the Minneapolis Lyndale Farmers Market

Give Me The Mike June 2, 2019
The Lyndale Farmers Market in Minneapolis is the largest Farmers Market in the Twin Cities. Here's what...
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3 can’t miss Twin Cities Farmers Markets IMG_6112
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3 can’t miss Twin Cities Farmers Markets

Give Me The Mike June 1, 2019

While Lowertown Saint Paul and Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis host great farmers markets featuring locally grown produce...

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Twin Cities restaurant date deals for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday date night deals
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Twin Cities restaurant date deals for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

Give Me The Mike May 30, 2019

Cash in on some great deals from Twin Cities restaurants. I appeared on <a href="http://www.twincitieslive.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener...

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Why no Minnesotan should pay to use Ancestry.com Gale Family Library
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Why no Minnesotan should pay to use Ancestry.com

Give Me The Mike May 27, 2019

I recently went on a work assignment to visit the spots <a href="http://www.twincitieslive.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener...

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55 things every Minnesotan should do summer 2019 Greetings from MN
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55 things every Minnesotan should do summer 2019

Give Me The Mike May 27, 2019

Summers in Minnesota are too short to be bored, even if it is raining. For inspiration, I...

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From Minneapolis to Stillwater, three restaurants with the best date night deals Give Me The Mike's Mike Marcotte sits on the set of Twin Cities Live with hosts Steve Patterson and Elizabeth Ries.
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From Minneapolis to Stillwater, three restaurants with the best date night deals

Give Me The Mike May 27, 2019
Enjoy these fantastic date night deals at restaurants around the Twin Cities.
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The best restaurant date night deals in Minneapolis on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

Give Me The Mike May 27, 2019

Originally published January 2018

I was on KSTP-TV’s <a href="http://twincitieslive.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener...

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