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1997 Stories by City Pages Staff

• Artists Of The Year

  published December 31, 1997

  We list the best of the best of 1997. More >>

• Trading in Futures

  published December 31, 1997

  One year ago, City Pages assembled a crack team of psychics, astrologers, and clairvoyants to reveal the secrets of 1997. We were astonished at... More >>

• The Year in Theater

  published December 24, 1997

  To cure the patient, you must know the disease: An opinionated list of ailments and possible remedies for the Twin Cities Theater scene. More >>

• Dramatis Personae

  published December 24, 1997

  We surveyed a handful of local theater folks about trends on stage and behind the scenes. Taken in sum, their answers... More >>

• It's a Mall World

  published December 24, 1997

  While no one was watching, Block E became Blocks D, E, and F. More >>

• Sell Out

  published December 24, 1997

  IN KEEPING WITH the film industry trend of mainstreaming "indies," Landmark Theater Group, the nation's largest exhibitor of... More >>

• Snipe Hunting

  published December 24, 1997

  TACK UP A lost-cat sign on a Minneapolis telephone pole and normally you'd be subject to the standard misdemeanor fine of $700... More >>

• Holiday Box-Set Roundup

  published December 17, 1997

  Now is that time of year when rock critics do what we do best: kiss publicists' asses...and in the process, offer timely advice to you. More >>

• Wasting Away

  published December 17, 1997

  Citing growing health problems, Dakota residents at Prairie Island ask the Legislature for help in relocating away from the nuclear waste on their... More >>

• Dueling Multiplexes

  published December 17, 1997

  Just a week after Eden Prairie Center owners General Growth Properties announced that they would soon build a state-of-the-art... More >>

• More Money For More Bickering

  published December 17, 1997

  It's not surprising that the Minneapolis City Council would consider increasing its pay directly after its re-election. Nor is... More >>

• Holiday Roundup

  published December 10, 1997

  City Pages sums up theater's best bets for the holiday season. More >>

• City Pages Darwin Awards

  published December 10, 1997

  There's no accountability to most Darwin Awards, so we decided to keep it simple: All of the following incidents were taken straight from... More >>

• UFF DUH! Minnesota is as Minnesota Does

  published December 10, 1997

  We offer you a compilation of recent local missteps compiled with one overriding principle in mind: Who said humor had to be in good taste? Click... More >>

• Monkey See, Monkey Do

  published December 10, 1997

  The Minneapolis City Council's Lame Ducks Come Up With Some Lame new Street Names. To Wit: Their Own. More >>

• Reversal of Fortune

  published December 10, 1997

  DENOUNCING A federal magistrate's decision, a U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals judge last Friday ordered a new trial for... More >>

• Don't Let Them Eat Cake

  published December 10, 1997

  IF YOU RUN a nursing home in the Twin Cities, things must be looking pretty desperate. Notorious for low wages, tough working... More >>

• Home is Where the Heart--Er, Hearts--Are

  published December 10, 1997

  MORE THAN 14,000 hearts might soon call the UM Medical School home should Dr. Leo Furcht have his way. Negotiations are in the... More >>

• POP Weasels

  published December 3, 1997

  Nine months after Minneapolis told people of Phillips to clean up its act, POP is $60,000 poorer but far from reorganized. More >>

• Battle Lines

  published December 3, 1997

  After watching its obstreperous affiliate all but ignore its last request, the American Civil Liberties Union has drawn yet... More >>

• Domestic Bliss

  published December 3, 1997

  MINNEAPOLITANS WHO do business from home can pull up the blinds and bring in the pit bull: No government agents will be... More >>

• Puff Daddies

  published November 26, 1997

  State ethics officials use fuzzy logic to dismiss complaints about Gov. Arne Carlson's Cigarette-Company Junket More >>

• Lame-Duck Lobby

  published November 26, 1997

  LAST FRIDAY'S Minneapolis City Council vote on lobbyist contract renewals has a number of critics crying foul. According to... More >>

• Meet the New Boss

  published November 26, 1997

  CITY PAGES HAS finally started filling some of its vacant chairs. Last week Stern Publishing, the paper's parent company,... More >>

• Know When to Say When

  published November 19, 1997

  Charges of gerrymandering continue to plague north Minneapolis'S fifth ward. More >>