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From pho to homemade pie this Week in Food

This Week in Food begins with pho and ends with pie, the ideal bookends to the final week in September. 9/27 Mississippi Market offers the chance to meander through Southeast Asian cooking in an entirely gluten-free fashion at Thursday night's class "Cooking Southeast Asian Flavors." The distinct ... More >>

Carnage the Executioner, this week's cover story, in his own words

See Also:Cover Story: Carnage the Executioner comes into his ownSlideshow: Carnage the ExecutionerCarnage's comic-laced "Respect the Name" video debuts, plus an interview with the starFirst thing's first: If you haven't already seen it, make sure to check out the story on the cover of this week's Ci ... More >>

Fourth of July Celebrations

Mill City Oktoberfest

Rev. Eric Dykstra's Crossing Church offers 3-D TV bribes

The Rev. Eric Dykstra says he's not above "bribing people with crap."​The Rev. Eric Dykstra doesn't feel like The Greatest Story Ever Told has done a good enough job attracting people to his Crossing Church in Elk River, so he's become an electronics pitch man. The church is giving away $8,00 ... More >>

Oktoberfest, Lyn-Lake Block Party: Freeloader Friday

covilha via Flickr.com​ As the seasons change, so do the types of events happening around town. This weekend we have two different Oktoberfest festivals, a block party (bring an umbrella), and free films.

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Gasthof's unveils a 39.4-inch wiener this Week in Food

Enzian44The mighty meterwurst.​We have to admit--St. Paul is gaining an edge. On Tuesday chef Lenny Russo opens up Heartland's Farm Direct Market, where patrons can buy the restaurant's house-made charcuterie, jams, and jellies. It also will offer locally raised meats and poultry. But you'll have ... More >>

Elk River football coaches slapped in hazing probe

Elk River coaches will be punished, but allowed to work​The hazing mess on the Elk River High School football team has now pulled six coaches into the muck. The school board voted last night to hit them with an undisclosed penalty. Four players have already been kicked off the squad, and five ... More >>

Elk River High School football hazing keeps coaches sidelined

Elk River High School football: Harmless hazing or sexual humiliation?​The Elks are playing football again, but not with guidance from their head coach, Mike Cross, and four assistants. And not with nine of the team's players. All of them have been sidelined after reports of a hazing ritual i ... More >>

Porta-potty torching prank engulfs Elk River business in flames

Credit: Vagabond ShutterbugUgly as it is, try avoid the temptation to burn it down​It's an old gag: Burn down the porta-potty. But whomever torched the 30 toilets lined up in a storage yard near 4th Street in Elk River the other night unleashed flames that ended up nearly destroying the adjace ... More >>

Glamboree, Community Cabaret: A-List Extra

​This week we have a farmers' market worth the drive, an LGBTQ benefit party at Bedlam Theatre, and a performance evening celebrating Wing Young Huie's "University Avenue Project." Come and take a look. 

MPR open house, artwork by John Lennon: Freeloader Friday

​(Image by The Cleveland Kid) This week in Freeloader Friday we have artwork by John Lennon, a road trip to Elk River, and tons of weekend festivals.

Mill City Oktoberfest

Mill City Oktoberfest

Northstar Commuter Rail starts shipping in working suburbanites Nov. 16

The day has finally come: People in some of the northern suburbs can jump on a train instead of in their SUV and make the commute to downtown Minneapolis for their workday.

Mother's Day Roundup

Spend some time with mom this weekend.

Baby Animals Weekend

Sonic to open fourth restaurant in Minn.

Sonic is putting down firm Minnesota roots.

DU Nation founder Lars Larson lists Top 10 gangster tracks

Outdoors amendment and Minneapolis school levy also win

Bachmann takes credit for cheap gas, Pagans are pissed off

Klobuchar and Tinklenberg rid their political funds of Petters

Readers respond to "Simon Says"

Unemployed? Make working a publicity stunt like Daniel Seddiqui

Bachmann realizes only her district can reelect her

Moralists to Elk River schools: Don't hate on our Jesus brochures!

Blaine's Blazin' Fourth Firework Spectacular

Farmers' Fourth of July

Minneapolis Red, White, and Boom

Canterbury Park Fourth of July

Powderhorn Park's Fourth of July Celebration

Independence Day

Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to "Shrink Your Playlist"

Return of the Porn King

Defender of sleaze gets hung up in trust-fund probe

A Little Aggravation

The city of Minneapolis takes a flyer on taxes

10/26 Morning Communiqué

Wal-Mart: always more stores

The Invisible Ones

Despite budget cuts, two residences for homeless youth open in Minneapolis

Dollars and Nonsense

Boss Kelly's budget smacks of election-year politics

8/18: Morning Communique

7/19 Morning Communique

Death by DU

Depleted uranium: A deadly tool in the U.S. arsenal

Love, Money, or Mercy

One thing is certain: Roy Hagen killed his wife with a single blast from a 12-gauge shotgun. After that, the story gets a whole lot murkier.

The Year in Film

What you see is (not) what you get: Twelve months of well-screened duds and rarely viewed wonders

Let the Good Thymes Roll

Dog day afternoons: Teeny handbags, lutefisk jokes, and the virtues of loose tea

Bull Headed

Josh Wagner tips the scales at 150 pounds. The animals he tries to ride weigh ten times as much. Other than that, they're a lot alike.

We'll Always Have White Bear Lake

Who needs Paris when there's haunted mini-golf, moonlight bowling, and a wild, wild river right in your back yard?

Personality Crisis

Recovered memory Doc's license is suspended -- five years later.