Twin Cities Pride Parade fills streets of downtown Minneapolis
A celebration of love, diversity and equality filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis on Sunday.
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A celebration of love, diversity and equality filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis on Sunday.
Thousands lined the streets of Hennepin Avenue on Sunday for the Twin Cities Pride Parade.
Thousands headed to downtown Minneapolis to attend the Twin Cities Pride Parade on Sunday.
As hundreds of thousands of people make their way to Minneapolis' Loring Park this weekend to celebrate Twin Cities Pride, organizers say they've got a mix of emotions on their hearts.
It's a busy downtown weekend with both the U.S. Gymnastics Trials as well as Twin Cities Pride.
Downtown Minneapolis will be filled to the brim this weekend from the one-two punch of Twin Cities Pride and the U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Team Trials. And as expected, you'll want to plan ahead due to several road closures.
It's a celebration, second in size only to the Minnesota State Fair. Organizers share how Twin Cities Pride will be different this year in some really important ways.
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"It's a huge celebration of rainbows, and glitter, and everything else under the sun [laughs]!" said executive director Andi Otto.
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After speaking at a fundraiser earlier today, Biden made her way to Loring Park.
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In total, more than 6% of the population in Minnesota is Hispanic. As the population grows, businesses grow too.
An annual Twin Cities winter tradition will look different next year thanks to a new partnership.
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