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Month in Review: Open, Closed, Coming Soon August '11

Several new outposts for popular Asian eateries opened this month.​NOW OPEN Viva Brazil Little Szechuan St. Louis Park Osaka Golden Valley Grand Szechuan Plymouth Rare Steak and Sushi Blue Ox Coffee (38th & Chicago Ave.) Asia Bistro Catalina's, Minneapolis

University Buffet, a Chinese food glutton's paradise, opens near Capitol

Lu LippoldOne of the many shrimp options at the buffet​My fortune cookie at the University Buffet said, "Think about your own mistakes rather than blame on other's faults" (sic). Had I not received this advice, I might have tried to blame someone for the soggy wontons in the soup or that weird ... More >>

Breastfeeding moms stage Old Country Buffet nurse-in

by unforth​Lactating mothers of the Twin Cities, unite! Last week Bethany Morton was asked to leave the Old Country Buffet in Maplewood after the management decided it couldn't handle her breastfeeding her baby at the restaurant. But Morton had the law on her side, and through a Facebook page she ... More >>

Bethany Morton says Old Country Buffet booted her for breastfeeding

Naked sushi at the now-defunct Temple​Most restaurants don't offer naked sushi, but that doesn't mean that diners might not encounter a bare breast from time to time. State statute 145.905 authorizes mothers to breast feed in public. It reads: "A mother may breast-feed in any location, publi ... More >>

Birthday Suits play Animal Rights benefit tonight in the Entry

Even if you don't like the music, Michael Vick will be barbacking as part of his parole agreement. Ba dum ching, try the peppersteak.

The Devil Bug hits Wisconsin

Drawing Dead

Tony Tran and Laura Xiong started out as small-time gamblers. Then they became lovers. And then her husband turned up murdered.

Ghost: Hypnotic Underworld , and Six Organs of Admittance: The Manifestation

Put Your Best Face Forward

Why nothing bad ever happens at City Hall

Growing Up

Kids don't follow: The real school of rock

Local Legends

Slug and St. Patrick Costello recall a brush with Avril Lavigne, their status as Scottish Royalty, puking on cue, and dropping trou

Off Beat

A Road by Any Other Name

Which local heroes deserve their own stretch of asphalt?

They Might Be Giant

The big sound of Howe Gelb and company

Spare Me

We bowl for colitis and rock for Christ

Have We Got a Deal for You!

City Pages solves the Twins ballpark conundrum

The Moviegoers

The Bloomsbury Movie Guide series celebrates the fine art of cinematic obsession

It's a Noodle World

Widow's Lament

In 1956, Anna Elisabeth Colsch married a GI from the Frankfurt Army base and followed him to Minneapolis. He died in a car crash a few years later. Or so she was told.