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Gimme Noise

2:35 pm
May. 16, 2012
Bastille Day Block Party, Red Stag Block Party lineups announced
By Erik Thompson
Not only do partner restaurants Barbette and Red Stag Supper Club continue to provide local foodies with some of the best eats in town, but each venue hosts two of the most entertaining free blo... More >>

The Hot Dish

2:34 pm
May. 16, 2012
The Left Handed Cook: A first look at new Midtown Global Market stall
By Joy Summers
Thomas Kim and Kat Melgaard are challenging preconceived notions about what a stand inside Midtown Global Market is capable of creating. Bearing no resemblance to most other grab-and-go spots in ... More >>

The Blotter

1:45 pm
May. 16, 2012
Two charged in shooting of man who was protecting daughter, cops allege
By Gregory Pratt
Prosecutors have charged two men for their roles in a north Minneapolis shooting February 20 Edwaldon Gorden Terrell Fells Jr. had been staying at the male victim's house on the 2700 block of Gi... More >>

The Blotter

1:36 pm
May. 16, 2012
Downtown Journal's website brought down by HellFire hacker [PHOTO]
By Aaron Rupar
Folks checking the Downtown Journal's website for Minneapolis news today were in for a surprise.The Journal's website was paralyzed throughout the day after it was hacked be someone calling him o... More >>

The Hot Dish

12:22 pm
May. 16, 2012
Masu Sushi and Robata makes list of best new American sushi restaurants
By Emily Weiss
Just a month after being awarded Best Sushi in City Pages' Best the Twin Cities issue, Tim McKee and Katsuyuki Yamamoto's Masu Sushi and Robata in northeast Minneapolis got a much grander s... More >>

Gimme Noise

11:49 am
May. 16, 2012
Flavor Crystals drop triple vinyl Three on Mpls. Ltd.
By Danny Sigelman
It happens like clockwork every year. With spring in the Twin Cities comes bales of new music from local musical denizens. It makes sense that those long winter months holed up in basements and pr... More >>

Dressing Room

11:47 am
May. 16, 2012
Beer, zombies, and rainbows: Your official summer 5K fun run guide
By Patrick Strait
It's wild what people will pay to do to themselves.This Saturday and Sunday, thousands of folks will descend on Somerset Amphitheater for the Tough Mudder, a 12-mile obstacle course designed by t... More >>

The Blotter

11:17 am
May. 16, 2012
In span of hour, two elderly Stillwater drivers accidentally hit gas pedal, cause separate wrecks
By Aaron Rupar
Stillwater has a driving-while-old problem.Within the span of one hour Saturday afternoon, two separate wrecks were caused by 92- and 83-year-old drivers who accidentally hit the gas instead of t... More >>

The Blotter

10:45 am
May. 16, 2012
Wesley Winston stole a car because his feet were sore
By Gregory Pratt
Wesley John Winston, 21, stole a car last Friday around 1:30 a.m. Unfortunately for Winston, it was a bait car parked by police. The 1995 Nissan Pathfinder was parked at LaSalle Avenue South an... More >>

Dressing Room

10:30 am
May. 16, 2012
'Happy Cabaret' supports Central Corridor businesses with a free show
By Sheila Regan
Tyler Olsen hopes to bring some smiles -- and some patrons -- to University Avenue, which has been hurting for customers ever since construction began on the Central Corridor. On Friday, Olsen's H... More >>

The Blotter

10:20 am
May. 16, 2012
John Kriesel destroys Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer for "no courage" remark during radio appearance
By Aaron Rupar
Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer, R-Big Lake, still hasn't responded to the firestorm she created last week by saying disabled and decorated war veteran John Kriesel has "no courage."But Kriesel, a retiring M... More >>

Dressing Room

9:46 am
May. 16, 2012
Mrs. Smith is back, Broadway style
By Ed Huyck
After a year where his Mrs. Smith alter-ego had a scary Halloween, hosted a failing fundraiser, and then went to a women's prison, David Hanbury wanted to explore a different side of the charact... More >>

The Blotter

9:45 am
May. 16, 2012
Timothy Marshall pleads guilty to strangling HCMC lab technician
By Andy Mannix
Timothy Marshall, the 45-year-old charged with choking a lab technician in a hospital bathroom, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault Tuesday.Last October, Marshall jumped the technician from b... More >>

Gimme Noise

8:55 am
May. 16, 2012
Download MaLLy's The Last Great... for free!
By Jeff Gage
Chances are you'll be hearing a lot more about Minneapolis rapper MaLLy in the weeks to come. Starting right about, oh, now, as a matter of fact.Later this month, of course, MaLLy will be one of t... More >>

Gimme Noise

8:47 am
May. 16, 2012
The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys at Target Center, 5/15/12
By Erik Thompson
The Black Keys and Arctic MonkeysTarget Center, MinneapolisMay 15, 2012View a slideshow here. A day after celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the release of their debut record (and singer/guit... More >>

The Hot Dish

8:15 am
May. 16, 2012
Aussie's Kebabs: From Kickstarter to city corner
By Joy Summers
A new trailer parked near Nicollet and Ninth Street in downtown Minneapolis is bringing a taste of the world to our Midwestern streets. Owner Chris Millner has traveled the world and found a grea... More >>

Gimme Noise

8:03 am
May. 16, 2012
MCA tribute: Kids re-enact Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" video
By Jen Boyles
Anyone who grew up in the '90s would tell you "Sabotage" is easily one of the defining music videos of the decade, whereby the Beastie Boys riff on '70s cop shows with an exaggerated chase throu... More >>

The Hot Dish

6:42 am
May. 16, 2012
Dangerous Man Brewing to open in Northeast this fall
By Emily Weiss
It seems as if new local breweries are popping up about as fast as the furry creatures in a game of Whac-a-Mole, but you won't hear us complaining. Another promising company, Dangerous Man Brewin... More >>

The Blotter

6:05 am
May. 16, 2012
Racist Art Song's chicken wings sign uncovered off Nicollet Ave. in SW Minneapolis [PHOTO]
By Aaron Rupar
Legendary but now-closed chicken wings joint Shorty & Wags used to be located at 3753 Nicollet Ave. S. in Southwest Minneapolis. With Shorty retired and living in northern Minnesota, the com... More >>

The Blotter

6:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Prairie Island nuclear security supervisor pulls Homer Simpson, gets busted faking drug test
By Aaron Rupar
In a move worthy of Homer Simpson, a security supervisor at Xcel Energy's Prairie Island nuclear power plant was fired after he was caught faking a drug test urine sample.Homer certainly would've... More >>

The Blotter

5:55 am
May. 16, 2012
Rock bottom? Derek Lowe shuts out Twins, admits he basically threw one pitch all game
By Aaron Rupar
Anybody know what Barry Bonds and Chuck Knoblauch are up to these days? Terry Ryan should probably call them -- it's hard to imagine they'd hit any worse than the completely inept players Minneso... More >>

Feature

12:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Bad bosses beware
By Jessica Lussenhop
Joe Henry hated his boss so much, he would've preferred his old Army drill sergeant. "A drill sergeant is consistently one way," he says. "You... More >>

Music

12:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Hevy Syrup let raw rock flow on new EP
By Jonathan Garrett
When Isaac Mann moved back to the Twin Cities a couple of years ago to start a band, he had only two requirements. One, his new project would be... More >>

Theater

12:00 am
May. 16, 2012
The War Within/All's Fair takes on workplace absurdities
By Ed Huyck
Looking around the stage last weekend at the Southern Theater, I had a sense of anticipation ahead of The War Within/All's Fair. Decades of... More >>

Movies

12:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator
By Karina Longworth
In his third collaboration with director Larry Charles, Sacha Baron Cohen plays Admiral General Aladeen, the young, dumb dictator of fictional... More >>

The Blotter

2:29 pm
May. 15, 2012
Support growing for gay marriage in Minnesota, new polling suggests
By Aaron Rupar
Mark Dayton dreams of Vikings stadiums and Minnesota becoming the first state to vote down a constitutional amendment against gay rights. This year, both dreams may be fulfilled.A new SurveyUSA p... More >>

Gimme Noise

11:50 am
May. 15, 2012
Slug: The Twin Cities' hip-hop scene is still oversaturated
By Reed Fischer
Related:Is Wiz Khalifa as "raunchy" as a Star Tribune writer saysSlug of Atmosphere: 'Prince was a shitty version of Rick James and Parliament'Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list... More >>

Gimme Noise

10:44 am
May. 15, 2012
Haley Bonar, MaLLy highlight U of M's Summer Music Festival at Northrop
By Erik Thompson
It's been a longstanding goal of the vibrant Twin Cities music scene to connect with the many distinguished area colleges and their students. And the local artists' musical ties to the Universi... More >>

Dressing Room

10:40 am
May. 15, 2012
Ira Glass thinks Block E is a prison [AUDIO]
By Jessica Lussenhop
Paging Mayor Rybak. Block E might have a public image problem on its hands.As a part of its second live broadcast of a video-version of This American Life, host Ira Glass bought his cast of perfor... More >>

Gimme Noise

9:56 am
May. 15, 2012
Retribution Gospel Choir to rock Minneapolis DFL's Blue BBQ
By Reed Fischer
Related:Retribution Gospel Choir releases free EP (DOWNLOAD)Retribution Gospel Choir's Alan Sparhawk: I don't write intentionallyMinneapolis Democrats are proving that they want a "revolution" in... More >>
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