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Heather Thompson Buum “Mirth is God’s Medicine: Coping with Cancer as a Physician” (courtesy of Joshua Tree Publishing)

Shoreview has accepted a bid for reconstruction of North Owasso Boulevard and its utility lines, moving the city one step closer to its largest road reconstruction project to date. Set to break ground this spring, the city will also be installing new stormwater collection and treatment infrastructure to combat water quality concerns in nearby lakes. (Bridget Kranz)

A table at the Inver Grove Heights Police Department is filled with books to be sorted and put into bags that officers can put in their squad cars. The books were donated as part of a new collaboration between the department and Free Book Buggie to help get books into the hands of children in the community who may not have the means to get them themselves. (Hannah Burlingame/Review)

Roseville firefighters responded to a trolley fire Sept. 14 at the interchange of Highway 36 and Interstate 35W. Nobody was injured by the large blaze. (courtesy of Roseville Fire Department)

The former St. Anthony Walmart has sat vacant for over five years, and is now on its way to being developed into a 464-unit luxury apartment complex aimed at older renters looking to downsize. Following a preliminary approval by the St. Anthony City Council, the developer hopes to get a final sign-off and break ground later this fall. (file photo)

Black swallow-wort. (courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)

The former trucking terminal in the 2700 block of Fairview Avenue in Roseville is well on its way to becoming apartments and a medical office building with the help of city subsidies in the form of tax increment financing. Residents and others spoke against city financial support of the development Sept. 16 at a Roseville Economic Development Authority meeting because of labor concerns associated with the lead developer. (Mike Munzenrider)

Hannah Burlingame photos/Review

The taxiway and runway at Fleming Field in South St. Paul are slated for reconstruction in the coming years, though work won’t change the types of aircraft that can use the municipal airport. (courtesy of SEH)