Columbia Heights

Eric King attempts to steal 19-inch TV by stuffing it in his pants; almost gets away

​Some people think baggy pants look cool, others prefer them because they're more comfortable than tighter-fitting alternatives.But Columbia Heights resident Eric Lee King apparently likes baggy because he can stuff things inside his pants then walk out of stores without paying for them. You know, ... More >>

Holly Boyd, convicted Chihuahua killer, has died

Holly Boyd was found in her apartment bathroom.​When news broke that Holly Boyd had killed her tiny Chihuahua puppy in a fit of anger, it sparked outrage from dog lovers across the globe. When she was sentenced to 45 days in jail, animal advocates cried foul yet again. No matter how bad she may ... More >>

Bill Kling: The City Pages Q & A

Kling built MPR from a small station in Collegeville, Minnesota.​Bill Kling has come a long way since he started what is now Minnesota Public Radio 45 years ago. He's now the outgoing CEO of one of the most financially sustainable and commercially successful radio empires in the country -- whi ... More >>

Pirates! Pirates! Pirates!

Kling built MPR from a small station in Collegeville, Minnesota.​Bill Kling has come a long way since he started what is now Minnesota Public Radio 45 years ago. He's now the outgoing CEO of one of the most financially sustainable and commercially successful radio empires in the country -- whi ... More >>

Blame Someone Else talks changing band names and their upcoming release

The local quintet is prepped to release their first CD under their brand new moniker.

Korean food 101: Intro to banchan

Kei TerauchiKorean meal is never complete without banchan​Recently, the Hot Dish received a letter from a reader suggesting an article on banchan, the little dishes that automatically appear on tables at Korean restaurants. I find that whole process alienating, since I have no idea what I am ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call, 2010

The first new restaurant of 2011 opened January 1, a Fridley outpost of the Himalayan Restaurant.​When one restaurant closes...another two or three seem to immediately replace it. In 2010, we lost several eateries that we'll dearly miss, as well as a few we probably won't. Here's a rundown of ev ... More >>

Month in Review: Open, Closed, Coming Soon November '10

Amu's Madras, Scusi, and more joined us this month...​OPEN Whisky Park, 15 S. Fifth St., Minneapolis Malone's Bar & Grill, 12635 Elm Creek Blvd N., Maple Grove Chocolate Celeste, 652 Transfer Ave., St. Paul Hibachi Buffet, 111 E. Lake St., Minneapolis Amu's Madras Cafe, 4920 Central Ave. NE, C ... More >>

'Strait-Jacket' screens Sunday at the Heights Theatre

​It's Mommie Dearest meets Whatever Happened to Baby Jane this Halloween at the Heights Theater's screening of Strait-Jacket (1964), a gothic thriller written by Psycho author Robert Bloch. Joan Crawford stars this mother-daughter story that, unlike her Oscar-winning 1945 classic Mildred Pier ... More >>

Minnesota's Most Wanted Criminals

Have you seen these fugitives?

Peter Dziuk charged after McVeigh-like bomb threat

Photo: banspy​The anniversary of Timothy McVeigh's terrorist attack in Oklahoma City has come and gone without incident, but Peter Dziuk is being held in the Hennepin County jail this morning after being charged with making terroristic threats bearing an erie similarity to McVeigh's plot. The ... More >>

Joe Gustafson lives above the law in north Minneapolis

Former Hell's Angel is about to get taken down

Minneapolis spending $200K to promote tap water

Controversy on tap draws critics, but could the campaign be worth it?

Minnesota mental health patient Ray Sandford forced into electro-shock therapy

Sandford says repeatedly: "I don't want to do this"

Hilton Hotels Corp. denies misconduct in Minneapolis orgy

Local Music Yearbook '06

Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

Crime blotter: third time is not the charm

Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

Summer Film Events

Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

Revival Meeting

Can rep cinema's old-time religion be resurrected in the soulless Netflix age?

Fall Film Events

Can rep cinema's old-time religion be resurrected in the soulless Netflix age?

A handy guide to summer movies that don't suck

Can rep cinema's old-time religion be resurrected in the soulless Netflix age?

Summer Film Events

Can rep cinema's old-time religion be resurrected in the soulless Netflix age?

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Can rep cinema's old-time religion be resurrected in the soulless Netflix age?

Viewmaster

Can rep cinema's old-time religion be resurrected in the soulless Netflix age?

Bambi Must Die

The case against Minnesota's 1.2 million forest-destroying, disease-spreading deer

You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman

In 'Venus of Mars,' all the men are women, all the women are strong, and All The Pretty Horses are somewhere in between

Space Beehives and Champagne

Impresario David Fhima does it again, this time in Edina

Asian Stars Du Nord

Two fascinating Asian restaurants, one Korean, one Taiwanese, bloom in the northern suburbs

Little Jack's Big Change

New owners keep the best of the mid-century midwestern steakhouse; add Korean comforts

Blazin' on $20 a Day

A DJ for every club, a mic for every stage: Five days in our own hip hopolis

"I Am Concerned"

Minnesota vets on the war in Iraq

The Last Picture Show

As another theater chain stumbles, film buffs look to revive a local landmark

A Local Music Yearbook

Two cities, twelve months, a million reasons to rock!

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun

Audiences chew on a film-fest twofer: Central Standard's indie films and Sound Unseen's musical movies

One Night in Bangkok

A Hmong supper club in St. Paul attracts young hipsters, caters to old-school immigrants, and pisses off the neighbors

I Celebrate Myself, And Sing Myself

Aspiring Hip-Hop Mogul Top Tone Taps Into the Deepest Wells of American Optimism--But Keeps Coming Up Dry

Far Away Places

Aspiring Hip-Hop Mogul Top Tone Taps Into the Deepest Wells of American Optimism--But Keeps Coming Up Dry

Take 5

It's better than HBO! Riding the mean streets of Minneapolis on Metro Transit's busiest bus route.

The People v. Minneapolis

A crack in the sidewalk, a cop's slippery sole,and other lawsuits just waiting to happen

Woman Walks Into a Bar...

Spending fifteen days in fifteen bars, our crawling correspondent seeks the connection between liquor and license

Reflections

Spending fifteen days in fifteen bars, our crawling correspondent seeks the connection between liquor and license

The Ring Cycle

Can Twin Cities boxing fight its way back into the fistic spotlight?

Rack 'em up

All Jimmy "The Kid" Wetch wants is to play in peace---the rack, the cue, and the cool green felt. But there are so many distractions.

The End of Rita

Margarita Tolchinskaya left behind a budding professional career and a ravaged homeland when she emigrated from the former Soviet Union to join her brother in St. Paul. Three years later, she wound up dead in the back room of the family laundry where she

A Baedeker to the Twin Cities At Night

Margarita Tolchinskaya left behind a budding professional career and a ravaged homeland when she emigrated from the former Soviet Union to join her brother in St. Paul. Three years later, she wound up dead in the back room of the family laundry where she

The Shape of Things to Come

Races to watch in the metro area.

Harold S. Kahm

the self-declared "oldest and least-known writer in Minnesota,"