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  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Hotel Sofitel offers FREE macarons tomorrow

    ​Spring is nearly here! The birds are chirping, the garden is starting to bloom, and in perhaps the clearest sign that winter is behind us, the Hotel Sofitel in Bloomington (how fitting) will be giving away free macarons in its bakery.

  • Calendar

    March 14, 2012

    The 39 Steps

    ​Spring is nearly here! The birds are chirping, the garden is starting to bloom, and in perhaps the clearest sign that winter is behind us, the Hotel Sofitel in Bloomington (how fitting) will be giving away free macarons in its bakery.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Cheap dates and chocolate fill this first March Week in Food

    A lot of weeks we see the same types of events (beer, wine, beer, wine), but March is breaking the mold with not only a decadent chocolate exhibition but a class about how to power your kitchen appliances with solar energy. Sounds like a promising start to the month.

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Five pro lacrosse players arrested following 30-person brawl at Bloomington T.G.I. Friday's

    The T.G.I.'s food fight may be the second most epic on record, behind this one from Animal House.​Lacrosse can be a violent game, but normally, as is the case with other physical sports, players check their aggression at the locker room door.That wasn't the case early Monday morning for members of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Food fight leads to 30-person brawl at Bloomington TGI Friday's

    ​ Folks stopping by the Bloomington T.G.I. Friday's last night for a late-night bite were treated to a scene right out of Vince McMahon's imagination.A little before 1 a.m. (who knew T.G.I.'s stayed open that late!), a huge melee broke out involving as many as 30 patrons. Seven were arrested for r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Last chance to eat for tornado relief at RedRossa Italian Grille

    Debbie TallenRedRossa opened in June across from the Mall of America in Bloomington​RedRossa Italian Grille, which opened last month in Bloomington, has been donating $1 from the sale of every lunch and dinner entree to benefit victims of the North Minneapolis tornado since they opened their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Ed Fong of David Fong's: Chef Chat, Part 3

    Ed Fong of David Fong's in Bloomington​He's not the chef, but Ed Fong is in charge of all that happens at David Fong's, the Bloomington restaurant that has been around for over 50 years. He's cooked, he's cleaned, and he's emptied trashcans during his many years working at the storied Chinese eate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Ed Fong of David Fong's: Chef Chat Part 1

    Ed Fong at David Fong's​David Fong's first opened its doors in 1958 as a small takeout chow mein joint. In 1966, it moved to its present location on Lyndale Avenue in Bloomington. David Sr. and his wife Helen started the business, and when they retired, they turned it over to eldest son Ed Fong, k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Purple Sandpiper RIP

    One of the south suburbs' most interesting eateries shuts its doors.​One of the south suburbs' most interesting restaurants was recently forced to shut its doors. Bloomington's Purple Sandpiper closed due to "MUCH slower than expected sales and the lack of steady business," its owner, M. Haid ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2011

    37th Annual MayDay Parade and Festival

    One of the south suburbs' most interesting eateries shuts its doors.​One of the south suburbs' most interesting restaurants was recently forced to shut its doors. Bloomington's Purple Sandpiper closed due to "MUCH slower than expected sales and the lack of steady business," its owner, M. Haid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    America's Next Great Restaurant now hiring in Bloomington!

    Work for the folks you've seen on TV.​Are you a fan of America's Next Great Restaurant who's looking for employment? The forthcoming Bloomington location of the as-of-yet-undetermined winning restaurant is hiring cashiers, front of the house, prep cooks, and bakers.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Panchero's Block E RIP

    Block E is a ghost mall.​Slumping revenues have shuttered tenant after tenant in downtown's storied Block E, including Applebee's and Hooters. But the recent closure of Panchero's Mexican Grill was due to the fast food eatery's not fitting in with the new owner's redevelopment plans, according ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Cowboy Jack's rides into Bloomington next month

    Giddyup! Another Cowboy Jack's is in the works.​For awhile, the After Midnight Group--the folks behind Cowboy Slim's, the Cabooze, and a few other rough-n-tumble food and beverage spots-has been planning on opening another restaurant in the former Steak and Ale in Bloomington, at 494 and Xerxe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Panchero's offers $1 burritos tonight

    Burritos for $1, today only!​Several metro area Pancheros Mexican Grills have recently closed, but fans can ease their sorrows at the restaurant's Dollar Burrito Night, which takes place today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bloomington location at 5200 West 84th St. Though Pancheros is an Iowa-base ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Fuddruckers returns to Bloomington

    A top 3 burger​The Fuddruckers saga in Minnesota has more twists and turns than a Mexican telenovela, but the latest will please loyal fans: as of 11 a.m. today, the Bloomington location has re-opened as a legit Fuddruckers location.

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Last farm in Bloomington tangled in court battle

    photo from FacebookControversy surrounds this historic farm.​ It is a strange sight: a picturesque 60-acre farm at the end of a Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport runway in Bloomington, near the Mall of America. On a bluff overlooking the Minnesota river, with pastures and barns, sheep and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Ronnie from Jersey Shore to party in Bloomington

    MTV​People who missed the opportunity to hang with the Situation last February will get another chance to drink in the presence of marginal celebrity when Ronnie Ortiz-Magro makes an appearance in Bloomington this weekend.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Purple Sandpiper now open in Bloomington

    www.purplesandpiper.comPiping up pork belly and lemon ricotta pancakes?​Just when we were bellyaching about Bloomington's lack of a dining scene, along comes news of not only a south metro Majors transitioning to Poor Richard's Commonhouse, but word that the ambitious Ryan Aberle, late of Nort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2010

    Inside Parma 8200: the tour

    ​If our recent review got you salivating for the food at Parma 8200,  now you can feast your eyes on their dining room. The space is tucked into a towering office complexes in Bloomington, a deceptively sleepy front for a restaurant that was bustling until closing time on a recent visit. ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    August 25, 2010

    Parma 8200 revives Bloomington's staid dining scene

    D'Amico-owned Italian makes strides with modern dishes

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    ICE busts Sureno-13 and Vatos Locos gang members

    Photo: ICESureno members were among those arrested​Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents said today they've arrested 18 members from notorious gangs including Sureno-13 and Vatos Locos working the drug trade in Minneapolis, Bloomington and Richfield. The arrests came after a weeklong op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Gail Gagne's sexual assault trial moved to November

    Photo by ericmcgregorGail Gagne, with a wrestler's pedigree, was the weight room supervisor at Credin-Derham HallThe case of the Creditin-Derham Hall student befriended and then allegedly bedded by Gail Gange, has taken another twist. Her trial on sexual assault charges, which was to have started n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Bloomington gangbanger drive-by yields 5 arrests

    PhotoTony Webster​At least six shots were fired at a group of people standing outside a house on the 8000 block of Portland Avenue South in Bloomington last night. No one was injured, but bullets struck the house and two vehicles in the driveway. Bloomington police spokesman Mark Stehlic says shor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Dakota Rey Kohler-Lander, of New York, was 3rd Mall of America falling death this month (UPDATE)

    The man, who was trying to get away from security officers, climbed over the railing of the fourth floor.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    2,577 arrested for driving drunk during December in Minnesota

    The arrests are part of a federally-funded crackdown that will continue into 2010, the State Patrol says.

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Gagne, accused of having sex with Cretin-Derham Hall teen, surrenders

    Prosecutors say Gail Gagne engaged in unlawful sex with a student in the summer of 2008.

  • Articles

    September 16, 2009

    Väsen

    Prosecutors say Gail Gagne engaged in unlawful sex with a student in the summer of 2008.

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    Väsen

    Prosecutors say Gail Gagne engaged in unlawful sex with a student in the summer of 2008.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Man busted at airport with child porn in suitcase, police say

    The chance of having your bag fully searched at the airport these days is pretty high. So you'd think someone who chooses to look at child porn might decide to leave his photos back at home while he travels.

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Free root beer floats tonight at Sonic

    Kick off summer, drive-in style, tonight from 8 to 9 p.m.

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2009

    35th Annual MayDay Parade and Festival

    Kick off summer, drive-in style, tonight from 8 to 9 p.m.

  • Restaurants

    July 23, 2008

    Five tips for enjoying 98 Pounds' Chinese/sushi buffet

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2008

    Breakfast of Champions 7/3: Arresting visuals

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Your Dish Here

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2008

    Suburban World: The Norling Photos

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    Cold-Blooded Critters

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2007

    Urinetown: The Musical

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2007

    Geek Squad: im in ur hard drive, steeling ur pr0n

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Music

    December 6, 2006

    T.Q.D.: Not Yet

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2006

    Kids Don't Follow

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2006

    Gabby goes belly up

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2006

    St. Paul goes smoke free

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2005

    Bloomington to smokers: No dice

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2005

    Anti-abortion convention to be held in Bloomington

    Rule No. 1: No Scarfing

  • News

    March 12, 2003

    The Norling Archive

    Suppose one of the great lost American photo collections were sitting in a basement in Bloomington...

  • News

    May 8, 2002

    On The Corner

    Overwhelmed activists, embattled police, and perplexed politicians brace for a long, hot summer in South Minneapolis

  • Feature

    September 1, 1998

    Empty Reels

    Finding a safe space to remember

  • Restaurants

    November 26, 1997

    Kabul Kibbitz

    Finding a safe space to remember

  • News

    April 3, 1996

    Mitstubishi and Me

    Finding a safe space to remember

  • News

    November 22, 1995

    Playing Hardball With Soft Money

    Finding a safe space to remember

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