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Amtrak

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Plans progressing for high-speed rail to Chicago

    ​Imagine hopping on a train in downtown Minneapolis and getting off less than six hours later in the heart of Chicago, with a stop in Milwaukee in between. Sound farfetched? Right now, it might, but the Minnesota Department of Transportation is moving ahead with plans for a 400-mile, high-speed ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Michele Bachmann's congressional record

    C-SPANMichele Bachmann: Representation without legislation.​With so much written about the wild things Michele Bachmann says, City Pages thought we'd take a look at what she has actually accomplished in Congress. Despite Bachmann's early success in the presidential polls, her congressional record ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Hussein Abdi Hassan, alleged bomb-faker, arraigned in federal court

    Hussein Abdi Hassan has pleaded not guilty.​Riding the train all the way from Minneapolis to Seattle can get a little dull. Last month, Hussein Abdi Hassan found himself on that trip, and decided to make things interesting -- by dropping a bomb threat. Well, the 24-year-old Somali from Burnsv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Union Depot's $243 million makeover for trains and buses starts today

    Ramsey County Regional Rail AuthorityUnion Depot is being transformed into a regional transportation hub.​There was a time after World War II when 20,000 rail passengers a day traveled through the Union Depot in St. Paul. Its 18 tracks served trains that ranged as far and wide as Chicago and t ... More >>

  • Music

    May 12, 2010

    5ingles: The Songs We Can't Escape

    Ramsey County Regional Rail AuthorityUnion Depot is being transformed into a regional transportation hub.​There was a time after World War II when 20,000 rail passengers a day traveled through the Union Depot in St. Paul. Its 18 tracks served trains that ranged as far and wide as Chicago and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009
  • News

    November 5, 2008

    Tom Mischke still pioneering format-free radio

    The man behind radio's most unpredictable show says it's just real life

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2007

    Breakfast of Champions: 12/4

    The man behind radio's most unpredictable show says it's just real life

  • Arts

    September 12, 2007

    The Man Behind the Cover

    Graffiti artist 27 steps out of the shadows and into the galleries

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2005

    N.O. wants no one left behind

    Graffiti artist 27 steps out of the shadows and into the galleries

  • News

    April 28, 2004

    Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

    Graffiti artist 27 steps out of the shadows and into the galleries

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    The Lost Tribes of Faribault

    Latinos, Somalis, and the American dream in southern Minnesota

  • Music

    October 10, 2001

    God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You

    Latinos, Somalis, and the American dream in southern Minnesota

  • Music

    September 5, 2001

    Have Score, Will Travel

    New-music composer Jeffrey Brooks has paid for his education over a card game, survived for months off stolen tuna, and lived on an Amtrak train. So what's he doing raising two happy kids in a house in south Minneapolis?

  • News

    April 4, 2001

    Off Beat

    New-music composer Jeffrey Brooks has paid for his education over a card game, survived for months off stolen tuna, and lived on an Amtrak train. So what's he doing raising two happy kids in a house in south Minneapolis?

  • Movies

    February 21, 2001

    Death and the Maiden

    At the turn of another century, The House of Mirth's heroine remains wedded to tragedy

  • Movies

    October 11, 2000

    Descent of Man

    Dark Days and Decline of Western Civ III look at homelessness as an American underground

  • Music

    March 24, 1999

    The Second Coming

    With three great albums in three years, Steve Earle is riding his country-rock renaissance into bluegrass territory

  • Feature

    December 1, 1998

    Being There

    A Reflection On Parenting

  • Restaurants

    March 11, 1998

    Gulp Fiction

    A Reflection On Parenting

  • News

    July 17, 1996

    THE IMMIGRANT TRAINS

    Railroads built this town.

  • News

    June 19, 1996
  • News

    May 22, 1996

    Losing It

    Railroads built this town.

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