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2:51 pm
Feb. 22, 2012
Win tickets to Share Our Strength's Cakewalk
By Joy Summers
On March 1, James Beard Award nominee and Best Bakery owner Michelle Gayer will be hosting a cakewalk at the Fine Line. The proceeds will benefit Share Our Strength, an organization committed to... More >>

The Hot Dish

2:42 pm
Feb. 22, 2012
Wellman's Pub will take over Drink downtown location
By Emily Weiss
The space that was once home to the downtown location of Drink won't be empty for very long. Wellman's Pub, an Iowa-based bar and restaurant chain with two locations in Des Moines, will open it... More >>

Gimme Noise

2:26 pm
Feb. 22, 2012
Stranglers, Sex Pistols, & Blondie alums unite for Nick & Eddie gig
By Reed Fischer
Hugh Cornwell and Glen Matlock are likely household names at your place if there's a studded leather jacket somewhere in your garage -- or you own the Snatch soundtrack. For everyone else, this ... More >>

The Blotter

2:11 pm
Feb. 22, 2012
Michelle Rose Chlan gets 90 days for oral sex with student
By Gregory Pratt
Michelle Rose Chlan was sentenced to 90 days in jail yesterday for having a sexual relationship with one of her students. Chlan was a teacher's aide at Shakopee Junior High School in 2009 when... More >>

The Blotter

2:00 pm
Feb. 22, 2012
Minnesota foreclosures down in 2011, but still well above pre-housing crisis levels
By Aaron Rupar
Minnesota saw a significant drop in foreclosures last year, but foreclosures are still up dramatically when compared to pre-housing crisis levels.A study by HousingLink revealed that foreclosur... More >>

The Blotter

12:56 pm
Feb. 22, 2012
Minnesota Bear Center releases "the cutest footage to date" [VIDEO]
By Aaron Rupar
Despite their huge stature and sometimes-threatening demeanor, bears can be some of the cutest creatures walking the face of the earth. Don't agree? Then tell me that this footage from the Nor... More >>

The Blotter

12:14 pm
Feb. 22, 2012
Stillwater's Lumberjack Days terminated by City Council
By Andy Mannix
The most anticipated Lumberjack-themed event in Minnesota has been cancelled. That's right: Lumberjack Days, the annual Stillwater tradition that has hosted bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap T... More >>

Dressing Room

12:06 pm
Feb. 22, 2012
MNfashion's the Shows: Local designers flex their creative muscles
By Joan Erakit
Minneapolis-St. Paul Fashion Week would not be complete without its legendary Shows celebration, a beautifully organized event where top local designers debut their newest collections for bot... More >>

The Blotter

11:12 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Chip Craavack objects to proposed mission reduction for Duluth Air National Guard
By Aaron Rupar
A proposed one percent reduction in the Defense Department's more than half-trillion-dollar budget could result in a mission reduction for Duluth's Air National Guard base.The base is currently... More >>

Gimme Noise

11:01 am
Feb. 22, 2012
De La Soul mark 25 years as an act at Cabooze show in April
By Reed Fischer
Nothing short of impressive when any music act can beat back the critics, the labels, the in-fighting, and the pressures to just move on with their lives and stay together for a decade. Now whe... More >>

Dressing Room

10:45 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Jon Ferguson's talks about his new show and 'Theatre Forever'
By Sheila Regan
John Ferguson -- whose eponymous theater company brought us innovative productions such as You're My Favorite Kind of Pretty, Super Monkey, and Animal Farm -- has got a new name for his company... More >>

The Blotter

9:55 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Wasted flight attendant results in cancellation of Grand Forks to Minneapolis flight
By Aaron Rupar
A Grand Forks to Minneapolis flight was canceled yesterday afternoon because a flight attendant was drunk. Really, really drunk.According to a police report obtained by the Grand Forks Herald, ... More >>

Gimme Noise

9:46 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Get Cryphy celebrates 4 years of hard bangers and packed dance floors
By Lars Larson
Sometimes being fashionably late can totally backfire. It was a typical Friday night in downtown Minneapolis. The line to First Avenue's Record Room was already flirting with 7th Street in lengt... More >>

Dressing Room

9:16 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Punk is dead; 'American Idiot' finds its still-beating heart
By Ed Huyck
I have a feeling that the teenage, gutter-punk Billie Joe Armstrong would want to give a pair of middle fingers to what the mature Billie Joe Armstrong has done with punk rock in the stage vers... More >>

The Blotter

8:55 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Minnesota Republicans float strange ideas about online sales tax collection
By Aaron Rupar
Currently, very few Minnesotans pay sales taxes for online purchases. But Minnesotans do pay sales taxes for purchases they make at physical retail locations. Hence, physical retail locations f... More >>

Gimme Noise

8:38 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Women guitarist Christopher Reimer dies in sleep
By Reed Fischer
Christopher Reimer, guitarist for the Calgary avant-pop act Women, died in his sleep on Tuesday, according to reports. His work with the band over two acclaimed albums, the 2008 self-titled deb... More >>

The Blotter

7:30 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Tania Z. Chance, Burnsville schools' eccentric HR director, paid $255,000 to leave [VIDEO]
By Aaron Rupar
In one of the largest settlements for a school administrator you'll ever see, the Burnsville school district is paying Tania Z. Chance $255,000 to leave her job as human resources director.Chan... More >>

The Blotter

7:29 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Record gas prices prompt Coon Rapids to mandate gas prepayment
By Aaron Rupar
As of last weekend, the average price for a gallon of gasoline in Minnesota stood at $3.43 a gallon. That's an all-time record.It's no surprise that rising gas prices correlate with increased d... More >>

Feature

12:00 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Is Anne Marie Rasmusson too hot to have a driver's license?
By Jessica Lussenhop
Seated on a couch between her two basset hounds, Anne Marie Rasmusson hardly looks like the sort of siren who would cause men to dash their... More >>

Movies

12:00 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Win your Oscar office pool
By Matt Singer
Every year, you enter your office's Oscar pool and carefully select the major categories while haphazardly guessing the minor ones. Every year,... More >>

Critics' Picks

12:00 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Critics' Picks: Atmosphere, Get Cryphy, Souljazz Orchestra, and more
The Souljazz Orchestra Triple Rock Social Club, Saturday 2.25 Deftly combining such diverse influences as Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban jazz, salsa,... More >>

Theater

12:00 am
Feb. 22, 2012
Buzzer at Pillsbury House Theatre
By Ed Huyck
Politics onstage without a human, emotional core can turn into a boring polemic. Marry the two, however, and you can lead the audience into... More >>

Spotlight

12:00 am
Feb. 22, 2012
As You Like It at Open Book
By Ed Huyck
Mistaken identity lies at the core of Shakespeare's comedy, where a change of dress and manner so transforms Rosalind into Ganymede that her love... More >>

The Blotter

2:29 pm
Feb. 21, 2012
Redistricting puts Bachmann and McCollum in same district, but Michele will run elsewhere
By Aaron Rupar
The panel charged with drawing the state's new political boundaries released their long-awaiting redistricting maps this afternoon. Unless you're a hardcore political wonk, there aren't too man... More >>

The Hot Dish

1:07 pm
Feb. 21, 2012
Whiskey War over as Kieran Folliard settles with Jameson Whiskey
By Gregory Pratt
Less than a week after Kieran Folliard filed a lawsuit against Jameson Whiskey, the whiskey war has ended. The complaint, filed in federal court last Wednesday, claimed that Jameson Whiskey's "... More >>

Dressing Room

12:53 pm
Feb. 21, 2012
Legacy: Gears of Time: A time-travel board game rooted in MN
By Jen Boyles
When most people brainstorm about what unique inventions or businesses they could possibly bring to the world, they usually don't see a "huge gap in the market for unique time travel games," bu... More >>

The Hot Dish

12:12 pm
Feb. 21, 2012
James Beard Award finalists include Twin Cities names - Updated
By Joy Summers
The James Beard award semifinalist list was announced today, and on the list were some familiar names. The awards were established in 1990 and named for chef, food writer, and celebrated lover ... More >>

Gimme Noise

12:07 pm
Feb. 21, 2012
Prince & the Revolution reunite -- on video
By Reed Fischer
Nostalgia for Prince and the Revolution is running over the brim for many in the Twin Cities at the moment. Sunday evening's Benefit 2 Celebrate Life marked the reunion of his Purple Excellence... More >>

Dressing Room

9:55 am
Feb. 21, 2012
Emerging Designer Showcase features up-and-coming designers
By Joan Erakit
In continuation with MNfashion's schedule of well-edited events for Minneapolis-St. Paul Fashion Week, l'etoile presented the Emerging Designers Showcase last night. The evening featured a ca... More >>

Gimme Noise

9:53 am
Feb. 21, 2012
Ex-Replacement Slim Dunlap in hospital after stroke
By Reed Fischer
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of area musician Bob "Slim" Dunlap, who is at Hennepin County Medical Center following a serious stroke and a fall. The 60-year-old former First Av... More >>
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Is Anne Marie Rasmusson too hot to have a driver's license? Is Anne Marie Rasmusson too hot to have a driver's license?
By Jessica Lussenhop

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The truth behind TiZA The truth behind TiZA
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This past June, dozens of students packed into the gymnasium of Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy for an end-of-the-year awards ceremony. Rows of Muslim children dressed in powder-blue uniforms and traditional… More >>

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