Charitable Giving

Tony DelDotto trades pencil for $50,000 wedding

Tony DelDotto started with a pencil. Now he has a $50,000 wedding package. Who wants it?

City Pages Wine Tasting event tomorrow

More than 300 wines, appetizers from D'Amico Catering. What better plans could you have for a Friday night?

IHOP celebrates National Pancake Day with free flapjacks

Free flapjacks for all tomorrow.

Dine and Fly to raise funds for Haiti

Would you like to fly in a balloon or purchase restaurant gift cards for charity? We have a website for you.

Haiti fundraiser roundup

Check out our handy guide to events around town raising money for Haiti.

Mark Mallman, Solid Gold, Peter Wolf Crier, Zoo Animal playing Gimme Noise Haiti benefit

OK, local music troops. It's time to mobilize.

Flyer of the Week: Healing MN benefit concert

Our favorite flyer this week is for a Cornerstone benefit show at the Fine Line.

Buy hummus, give to charity

Holy Land's putting charity in consumers' hands, allowing 25 cents on purchases to go to a charity of your choice.

Wis. mayor sky dives for charity, injures spectator

A Wisconsin mayor's good deed turned dangerous this weekend when his sky diving landing took him straight into a crowd of spectators, injuring one.

Paws on Grand

Target launches smart Facebook campaign tied to charity

Target is giving their fans the ability to help pick where the company's charitable donations go for one week. The Facebook votes will directly correlate to the company's division of the $3 million in donations.

Shout House bartender going for Guinness World Record Thursday

Want to be part of a new Guinness Book of World Records attempt? Head over to Shout House Thursday night as bartender Chris Raph tried to take the world record for most cocktails prepared in 60 minutes.

The 3rd annual Minneapolis Polar Bear Plunge is this Saturday

Come and watch swimmers freeze for charity.

Dome Dog's future uncertain: Twins hire new concessions company

Flyer of the Week: Benefit for Chad Weis

Alternative energy: Tipping at windmills

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11/21 Morning Must Reads

Friday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Reunited Somali families stranded after crackdowns

Feds making family reunions not so sweet

Economy Be Damned! Order a $1,000 Martini

Recession shmecession! Liquidate your 401(k) for a pricey cocktail.

Oberstar drops dirty money too

Coleman gives back the dirty money... kinda

Strip Tease: Don't worry, it's for the needy

Built to Spill headline Saturday's Finnegans ShamROCK 2008

Flyer of the Week: Dance Band

Convention Fact Check

Rumors and Realities

Convention Fact Check: Rumors and Realities

Treehouse Records Seventh Anniversary Show

In January, a Dome For Baseball Makes Good Sense

Help Unwanted

Charities disassociate themselves from Le Cirque Rouge's burlesque benefit

Twin Cities Red Cross Responding to Hwy. 35W Bridge Collapse

St. Paulite selling all her possessions on eBay has auction pulled on a technicality

Little-known Minneapolis philanthropist is big donor to Dem 527s

I'd Rather Kiss a Wookie

Will someone please tell JoJo that the world is a greedy, vicious place?

Wal-Mart's latest marketing strategy: philanthropy

Local do-gooders make good

Press Release of the Week: Patriot Water to the Rescue

Hey--wouldn't it be great if there were a way to hydrate and support our troops? A Minnesota entrepreneur has the answer.

Something Rotten

Organic food is not for just anybody

I Bless The Rains Down In Africa

Something for the Little People

The Twin Cities-based Northwest Area Foundation has a $450 million endowment to use on charitable programs. So why has it been nearly invisible for years?

Patrick's Cabaret plans relocation

The Great TP War

During his stay at a Catholic Charities boardinghouse, Greg Scott complained about everything from bathroom tissue to medication practices. And he's not done yet.

The Gospel According to the Army

A Minneapolis congregation that preaches sobriety surrenders to the Salvation Army

The Perils of Pohlad

Let's say the stadium financing and the team sale work out just the way Pohlad and the legislators plan it. For those who envision a return to the glory days of 1987 and 1991, or even a decently competitive team in a beautiful facility on a warm summer ni

The Friends of Alan Page

John Derus, still smarting from his 1996 primary defeat and his misplaced election-day photo in the Star Tribune, claims state Supreme Court Justice Alan Page's ties to the Strib biased the outcome of Derus's case against the paper.

Taken for a Ride

State records reveal that as little as 31 percent of proceeds of the Twin Cities AIDSRide directly benefit people with AIDS. Most riders didn't know that when they signed up.

The Ragpicker's Son

The life and times of blue-collar millionaire.