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Longtime Westmoor Music leaders reflect as one of Empire Mall’s oldest businesses closes

Memories / By

Astounded and chagrinned, Art Slumskie walked out of his meeting with Darrell Schultz. He thought his interview to be a salesman at Westmoor Music had gone perfectly, and he couldn’t believe he hadn’t been offered the job immediately. “Three, four days later, I was getting kind of mad, and I thought, what have you got […]

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Family’s cat, missing for 8 years, returns for incredible reunion

Pets / By

Victoria Walgrave-Charlson and Ophelia the ragdoll cat met when the owner was 14 and the pet was 3. They had six years together at the family home near 26th Street and Sierra Circle before Ophelia vanished one day. Five years later, Walgrave-Charlson tragically died. When her family put together a final tribute, they emphasized that

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Pop-up grocery store to bring affordable options to diverse community

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A pop-up grocery store will bring inexpensive products to the public while helping reduce waste in the local landfill. Fair Market, a reduced-price food store, and the Multi-Cultural Center at 515 N. Main Ave. are collaborating on the event, which could become a monthly offering. The first one is scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m.

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New, relocated pet parents cause surge in demand for dog grooming

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When a dog leaves Amy Wickman’s grooming business, it has been trimmed, pedicured, bathed, styled again, fluffed and pampered. It also has been loved. Because Wickman and others who become groomers wouldn’t do it if they didn’t enjoy being around the animals who may come in their studios doubtful but leave immaculately coifed, prancing down

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Burger Battle champs prepare to defend title while working on expanded new location

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Eleven months ago, when Steve Blumke and Lisa Esser served a burger to a first-time customer, they had no idea it would change their lives. The customer: Scott Blount, senior broker associate with Lloyd Cos. He had stopped by Papa Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza to try the eatery’s entry in the annual Downtown Burger Battle

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Behind this yard of inflatables is couple with boundless Christmas spirit

Community, Spirit / By

Santa Claus in a bathtub, scrubbing his back. Santa cheerfully offering a holiday greeting by mooning his viewers. Santa with his arms outstretched. St. Nick with a beard that’s soft to the touch and a satiny robe. Two St. Bernards, puffy stand-ins for the real dogs who live there. Angels. Christmas trees. The Grinch after

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South Dakota collaborators create children’s book that kids ‘can’t get enough of’

Kids, People / By

Porter is a snappy little girl with blond hair tied up in pigtails and a quick wit. She loves collecting things but has a problem: what to save and what to toss. “She can’t decide what’s good and what’s gross,” author Sean Covel said. “She loves everything equally, and she tends to hoard.” But Porter

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