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Czech Republic

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2012

    Slipknot's Knotfest at Somerset Amphitheater, 8/18/12

    KnotfestWith Slipknot, Lamb of God, Deftones, Machine Head, Serj Tankian, Cannibal Corpse, Dillinger Escape Plan, Prong and GojiraSomerset Amphitheater, Somerset, WisconsinSaturday, August 18, 2012See Also:Slideshow: Knotfest 2012 Music PerformancesSlideshow: Knotfest's People & ScenesSlipknot's ... More >>

  • Arts

    August 15, 2012

    Kevin Kling writes a love letter to democracy

    Politico perfectly combines honesty, spontaneity, and heart

  • Music

    August 15, 2012

    Inaugural Knotfest brings metal to Somerset

    Slipknot promises apocalyptic chaos and stink

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2012

    Top 10 street eats in the Twin Cities

    People called them a fad, but as a new truck or trailer seems to pop up every day, it's hard to argue with the popular food delivery system. Many of these new street food purveyors are serving food just as good and sometimes better than stand-alone restaurants. We'll admit it; we are smitten with th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Alessandro Goulart, Brazilian from St. Paul, will compete on 'The Bachelorette'

    Alessandro Goulart will compete for the heart of Emily Maynard on "The Bachelorette" this season, according to ABC. Goulart is a 30-year old from Uberlandia, Brazil, who currently lives in St. Paul, where he works as a grain merchant. In an interview with ABC, Goulart said he admires his mom most f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Schell's Czech Dark Lager releases this week

    On the heels of the release of Surly's Bandwagon, a new West Coast-style Indian Pale Ale that will be exclusively available at Target Field, Schell's Brewery, the company that gave the world Grain Belt Premium and more recently Grain Belt Nordeast, announced the launch of a new, limited release brew ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Gerret Parks charged for throwing dangerous objects at moving cars

    Gerret Parks was arrested last night for allegedly throwing water jugs, baking soda, and vices at moving cars. Parks was taken into custody after midnight in New Prague and booked into the Hennepin County jail an hour later. Prosecutors charged Parks Tuesday with first-degree assault as well as fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Weekend Checklist: Umphrey's McGee, Jeff Mangum, Craig Finn, City and Colour

    ​ This is going to be a Super Bowl Weekend...of music. Let's just hope the Black Eyed Peas don't show up. Madonna, on the other hand...

  • News

    February 1, 2012

    Cooperatives Working Together uses herd retirement to fix milk prices

    A half-million cows were worth more dead than alive, and now we're all paying the price

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Minnesota Unearthed presents 'Fade' at Trylon Microcinema

    ​Minnesota Unearthed, a series that seeks local audiences for Minnesota films that have won national and international acclaim, continues this Wednesday at Trylon Microcinema with an experimental piece by Christopher Michael Beer called Fade. The film was made on a shoestring budget in 2006 when B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Astronautalis produces new Bleubird album 'Cannonball!!!'

    ​Recent Minnesota-transplant Astronautalis didn't take long to ingratiate himself in the Twin Cities music community, easily winning over local music fans with his high-spirited live shows and genuine talent. But he hasn't forgotten about his Florida friends, and has teamed up with his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

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

    Republic, Wise Acres, and more opened this month.​NOW OPEN Republic (221 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis) Candy Alley (4813 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis) Casper & Runyon's Nook (reopened at 419 Hamline Ave. S., St. Paul) Bullfrog Cajun Bar (1111 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis) Bread & Pickle (Lake Harri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Schumachers RIP

    Sad to see Schumachers go...​Schumachers Hotel and Grill 212, located in an elegant, 1891 Cass Gilbert-designed building in New Prague, had been skating on thin ice for quite some time (there's a reason the Schumachers closed the place in 2005 and spent several years trying to sell the buildin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Kim Rolene Hutterer indicted for threats against FBI agent, Joe Biden, Tim Pawlenty, FBI agent

    Kim Rolene Hutterer keeps getting caught.​Kim Rolene Hutterer has had an unhealthy obsession with FBI Special Agent Dean Scheidler ever since the day he arrested her 20 years ago for threatening to bomb a Northwest Airlines flight. Now she's been indicted after mailing the Minneapolis agent a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Cedar Summit Farm's Grade A Cream: 100 Favorite Dishes, No. 3

    New Prague's finest dairy​There are so many things to love about Cedar Summit Farm's Grade A Cream -- the charming returnable one pint bottles, its MOSA organic designation and its local roots to name a few. But honestly, they have us at the cap of cream, which we like to call butterfat. The thick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Chooglin' tour diary, Vol. 2

    ​Written by Zach Zins of Chooglin'Previously: Volume OneBORDEAUXBordeaux turned out to be the best town and best show yet.  We rolled in early evening, got our hotel rooms, and wandered off into the city.  The Garonne river splits Bordeaux in two, and the government buildings, museums, c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Chooglin' tour diary, Vol. 1

    ​Written by Zach Zins of Chooglin'Arriving in ParisTours begin in a haze. There are the stresses of planning, packing, and leaving work; there's the sadness of leaving your spouses, lovers, friends, and family behind; and all is cut with the excitement of seeing new places and playing for new fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Mark Mallman Marathon 3 live blog, day 4

    ​This is it, people. We're in the home stretch of Mark Mallman's 78-hour song, which he started performing on Thursday afternoon at the Turf and will wrap up tonight at 10 p.m.For reasons not even we can explain, we've been live-blogging the majority of Marathon 3 here on Gimme Noise, and will con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Czech Slovak Festival serves elusive ethnic fare

    www.sokolmn.orgCzech yo-self before you wreck yo-self!​Unless you have a Bohemian grandmother, the meat-heavy, Slavic cuisine of Slovakia and the Czech Republic is hard to find locally. You might be able to scare up a kolache or two at Kramarczuk's, but otherwise you're in for a drive to New P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Where am I eating?

    ​Every Monday, we'll show you a photo we've snapped at a local restaurant--it's up to you to guess which one. The first person to answer correctly in the comments (be sure to leave your email address--it won't be visible), will be entered into a pool and periodically we'll draw names and award ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Kenneth Betterton quits New Prague post after "1-800-eat my a**" rant

    Betterton on a better day​Kenneth Betterton, the New Prague City Councilman who told a cop to call "1-800-eat my a**" during a drunken rant last week, has quit his post. It's probably just as well. Besides bringing a heap pf bad headlines to the city he represented, he managed to make his care ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Dandelion Kitchen cooks up farmer fare

    Michelle BruchDandelion Kitchen launched at farmers' markets this summer​Fresh off a yearlong bike expedition from Prague to Bangkok, the owners of Dandelion Kitchen are still on wheels. The Farmers' Market vendor is parking a bright yellow trailer in front of the IDS building on Nicollet Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Kenneth Betterton touts leadership and crumbles in a drunken mess

    Kenneth Betterton in one of his better moments​If you're going to set yourself up as a guy who can motivate cops to strengthen their leadership skills, best not end up in a drunken belligerent rage telling a cop to call "1-800-eat my a**" when he's trying to help you get yourself under control ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Art-A-Whirl: Music lineups and set times

    ​Art-A-Whirl weekend is upon us. Here's your guide to all the live music highlights this weekend, many of which are free. See anything we missed? Add your own Art-A-Whirl music events in the comments.FRIDAY, MAY 14Hoolie FestShuga RecordsFree; all agesIndoor stage:12:00 p.m. Acting Normal1:00 p.m ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    April 28, 2010

    The Boxcar and Schumacher's Grill 212

    Restaurants worth the road trip

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Hoolie Fest wants your Art-A-Whirl loud

    ​The normally alcohol-dry Shuga will be celebrating Art-A-Whirl (which, news to me, is the largest open studio and gallery tour in America), by throwing a free, long, boozy muckraker called Hoolie Fest in and outside the store Friday, Saturday, and Suday May 14-16. Over 70 bands are scheduled to p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Jim Johannson, of USA Hockey, sits down for an Olympics Q & A

    The Rochester native was a member of two Olympics hockey teams and is one of the name architects of this year's squad.

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2010

    Rock 'n' Roll

    The Rochester native was a member of two Olympics hockey teams and is one of the name architects of this year's squad.

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2009

    Tim Eriksen

    The Rochester native was a member of two Olympics hockey teams and is one of the name architects of this year's squad.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    WTF: St. Cloud could be world's most-livable city?

    Better believe it: St. Cloud is one of 10 finalists in a worldwide search for the most livable city. Please hold your heart attack or laughter for later.

  • News

    August 26, 2009

    Tony Sutton: Savior of Minnesota's Republican Party?

    "Relentless" Sutton leading state's GOP out of the wilderness

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    International Christmas Festival

    "Relentless" Sutton leading state's GOP out of the wilderness

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2008

    Triple Rock puts a new spin on Ladies Night

    "Relentless" Sutton leading state's GOP out of the wilderness

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    Plastic People of the Universe

    "Relentless" Sutton leading state's GOP out of the wilderness

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    The (Overlooked) Beers of Summer: Czechvar

    "Relentless" Sutton leading state's GOP out of the wilderness

  • Feature

    April 16, 2008

    The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival returns, bigger and better

    An even larger lineup of movies is featured this year

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2008

    Lost in Prague CD-Release Show

    An even larger lineup of movies is featured this year

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2007

    David Sanchez

    An even larger lineup of movies is featured this year

  • Restaurants

    January 18, 2006

    Mourning Meal

    What to serve when interring a loved one, and other culinary tips from the afterworld

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2005

    Brazilian Slayer at the Third Lair

    What to serve when interring a loved one, and other culinary tips from the afterworld

  • Restaurants

    January 30, 2002

    Shortest Days of the Year

    Of seals, Shakopee, and bittersweet recollections of dates gone by

  • Arts

    April 11, 2001

    Do That to Me One More Time

    Once is never enough: Try another tryst with world cinema in week two of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival

  • Restaurants

    May 31, 2000

    The Head Cheese Stands Alone

    Once is never enough: Try another tryst with world cinema in week two of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival

  • Books

    April 21, 1999

    Ground Troops

    From its South Minneapolis headquarters, the American Refugee Committee sorts out the logistics of relief

  • Restaurants

    August 26, 1998

    It's Not Just Corn Dogs Anymore

    From its South Minneapolis headquarters, the American Refugee Committee sorts out the logistics of relief

  • Books

    April 29, 1998

    Fiction is Stranger than Fiction

    Two historical figures, filmmaker F.W. Murnau and geneticist Gregor Mendel, step out of the past into two new novels

  • News

    December 10, 1997

    City Pages Darwin Awards

    Two historical figures, filmmaker F.W. Murnau and geneticist Gregor Mendel, step out of the past into two new novels

  • Feature

    December 3, 1997

    Merchants of Death

    Two historical figures, filmmaker F.W. Murnau and geneticist Gregor Mendel, step out of the past into two new novels

  • Movies

    October 2, 1996

    Queering the Deck

    Two historical figures, filmmaker F.W. Murnau and geneticist Gregor Mendel, step out of the past into two new novels

  • Restaurants

    December 13, 1995

    While You Wait

    Two historical figures, filmmaker F.W. Murnau and geneticist Gregor Mendel, step out of the past into two new novels

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