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January 25, 2012
Rana May on punk rock, standup comedy, and informative speaking
It's hard to pinpoint exactly what makes Rana May, the West Bank comedian (who actually doesn't live on the West Bank anymore), so hilarious. Is it the scribbled graphs she makes to accompany her "informative" speeches on why we never should have had the American Revolution because England is awe ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
July was the deadliest month on Minnesota roads
Across Minnesota, 43 people died in July traffic accidents.July was the deadliest month of 2011 on Minnesota roads, with 43 traffic deaths across the state. August isn't starting out all that well, either.In just the first week of August, 13 people died in car accidents, making for the third dead ... More >>
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July 26, 2011
Minnesota state parks campsite reservation system back online today
DNR Facbook PageInterstate State Park is open and enticing.The shutdown was rough on Minnesotan outdoorsmen and women. No boat or fishing license renewal. Closed state parks. A minefield of poop outside of locked public restrooms. Well, it's all over now. And starting this morning, the Departmen ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Mark Dayton's former home set on fire
Instead of coming back from the long Fourth of July holiday weekend to find a renewed sense of respect among Minnesota's lawmakers seeking an end to the shutdown, we instead heard that someone tried to burn down Gov. Mark Dayton's former home near Lake Harriet. "To say that it's politically moti ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Minnesota state shutdown: What's open
The deadline for a solution is tonight at midnight.If you're planning your Fourth of July weekend, you should keep in mind what will or won't be available if the state government shuts down on Friday. In total, 75 different state agencies will be affected, with 46 set to shut down altogether. Wh ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
Fourth of July, locavore style: creating a MN-grown menu
A Minnesota-made menu will cause foodie fireworks this 4th!Planning your Fourth of July cookout? Us too! We recommend celebrating with a simple, Minnesota-grown menu of flame-kissed meats, fresh-picked produce, pie, and beer. Here's what to buy and where to shop.
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June 29, 2011
Ten Second Film Festival
A Minnesota-made menu will cause foodie fireworks this 4th!Planning your Fourth of July cookout? Us too! We recommend celebrating with a simple, Minnesota-grown menu of flame-kissed meats, fresh-picked produce, pie, and beer. Here's what to buy and where to shop.
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June 29, 2011
Tour D'Amico
A Minnesota-made menu will cause foodie fireworks this 4th!Planning your Fourth of July cookout? Us too! We recommend celebrating with a simple, Minnesota-grown menu of flame-kissed meats, fresh-picked produce, pie, and beer. Here's what to buy and where to shop.
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June 29, 2011
Farmers' Fourth of July
A Minnesota-made menu will cause foodie fireworks this 4th!Planning your Fourth of July cookout? Us too! We recommend celebrating with a simple, Minnesota-grown menu of flame-kissed meats, fresh-picked produce, pie, and beer. Here's what to buy and where to shop.
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June 29, 2011
Red, White, and Boom!
A Minnesota-made menu will cause foodie fireworks this 4th!Planning your Fourth of July cookout? Us too! We recommend celebrating with a simple, Minnesota-grown menu of flame-kissed meats, fresh-picked produce, pie, and beer. Here's what to buy and where to shop.
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June 27, 2011
Beer dinners, caveman diets on this week's food calendar
Awash in tasty German brewsThe lead-up to a long weekend of Fourth of July tomfoolery is heavy on beer events, which will be handy for stretching out your stomach in anticipation of hot dogs and potato salad. Embrace it.
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May 25, 2011
Live Racing
Awash in tasty German brewsThe lead-up to a long weekend of Fourth of July tomfoolery is heavy on beer events, which will be handy for stretching out your stomach in anticipation of hot dogs and potato salad. Embrace it.
Blogs
May 16, 2011
Mystic Lake building new outdoor concert amphitheater, first show July 4
With festival season ramping up in the Twin Cities, Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake has announced that they'll be entering the outdoor concert market this season with a newly constructed, 8,357-capacity amphitheater that will open with a free show on July 4.
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February 22, 2011
The Black Keys announce July 3 date at Roy Wilkins
Grammy-winning rock duo the Black Keys, who took home trophies this year for Best Alternative Music Album, Best Recording Package, Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocals, are returning to the Twin Cities on July 3 to play the Roy Wilkins Auditorium with openers Cage the Elephant.
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January 12, 2011
Taste of MN bankruptcy filing reveals $1.6 million debt
ZyckoAndy Faris says his failed company owes him $329KAndy Faris, the man who ran this year's Taste of Minnesota festival into the ground, has filed bankruptcy paperwork detailing the finances of this year's botched event. And it's worse than we thought. International Event Management, LLC-- ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Taste of Minnesota now in bankruptcy
Taste of Minnesota, we bid you adieu The deadline for the owners of Taste of Minnesota to fight involuntary bankruptcy has passed. The historic festival is now officially dead. Not only are last year's owners bankrupt, but the city of St. Paul announced yesterday that no new Taste event would ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Taste of Minnesota ends in bankruptcy
Is financier Andy Faris to blame?
Blogs
December 9, 2010
How Andy Faris ran Taste of Minnesota into bankruptcy
ZyckoAndy Faris ran Taste of Minnesota into Bankruptcy.Five more people filed claims yesterday against the company that botched the historic Taste of Minnesota festival on Harriet Island and drove it into bankruptcy.This year's Fourth of July weekend event was a complete debacle. A combination of ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Ruth Stewart, 105, wastes away in Margaritaville
Via WikipediaRuth Stewart nibbled on some cake and tippled a MargaritaHer hearing's going, although her friends seem to think her memory's OK. Still, on Ruth Stewart's 105th birthday -- she was born on the Fourth of July -- she needed a frozen concoction to help her hang on. Here's a woman w ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Bottle rocket flies out of bike rider's backside [PHOTO OF THE DAY]
No matter where you went over the Fourth of July weekend, no matter what you did, no matter where you watched fireworks, we're 99.99 percent certain you never saw anything like this. (And, yes, it's what it appears to be. Check out the sequence here.) Photo: Thirteen of Clubs/FlickrWas your Fourth ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Sports, Dos Equis advertising and the modern American male
Men should thirst for more of these ad voices.
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July 2, 2010
Ten Second Film Fest's greatest hits
(Photo by Sarah Nienaber)Fourth of July isn't complete without the Soap Factory's Ten Second Film Fest. This year's amateur filmmakers have slaved away on their camera phones, iPods, laptop cameras to create films so succinct you don't need more than a blink of an eye to appreciate them.
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July 2, 2010
Dillinger Fourth of July, the Hold Steady, Dosh, and more must-see shows this weekend
It's the Fourth of July! We assume you made your run to the liquor store and bought illegal fireworks during the week, because who wants to do that once the weekend's in full swing? Now, tons of good shows isn't something unique to Fourth of July weekend in the Twin Cities, but there's so much ca ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Fourth of July cocktails celebrating the red, white, and blue
Michelle LeonIt's your patriotic duty to drink this If ever a holiday was worthy of its own cocktails, Fourth of July is the clear winner. On a day spent sitting on blankets in the grass with friends and family with a cooler full of snacks and brewskis--not to mention the fireworks overhead-- ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Best of Hot Dish: June 27-July 1
Fourth of July it up! Getting ready for some sky rockets in flight? So are we, there's Jell-O to be molded, flag cakes to be Cool Whipped, and watermelons that need to be halved and jagged around their edges. But before we get to that we want to make sure you didn't miss some of the great st ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Top 8 Most Disgusting Competitive Eaters
YouTubeNathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: Who needs a stronger stomach, competitors or spectators?Controversy is brewing at this year's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, set for the Fourth of July: News came this week that former champion and competitive-eating rock star Takeru Kobayashi may not ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Justin Townes Earle, Dale Watson and Oak Ridge Boys this weekend
My favorite illegal fireworksThe Fourth of July, or Independence Day as I began calling it once I hit adolescence and wanted to say things not in rural colloquialisms but with an air of sophistication - think "Febrooary" not "Febyaray," "Attacks on the World Trade Center," not "NineEleven," a ... More >>
Music
June 30, 2010
Taste of Minnesota, Devo, Santana
This week's Critics' Picks
Blogs
June 30, 2010
Ryan Paul & the Ardent, the Hold Steady featured in this week's City Pages
Photo by Elli RaderHallelujah for hump day. Here's a sampling of the music content that you'll find in the print edition of this week's City Pages, which hits stands today.Ryan Paul & the Ardent prepare for EP-release By Rob van AlstyneWe talk to the evolving singer-songwriter about his tumul ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Cliché to hold a mega-sale this Sunday
(Photo from Cliche's Crosswalk Fashion Show by Cody Lidtke) If you're more into fashion than fireworks you should definitely check out this Sunday's Fourth of July sale at Cliché. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the boutique will be selling threads discounted at 50-90% off.
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June 23, 2010
The 7th Annual D-4th of July
(Photo from Cliche's Crosswalk Fashion Show by Cody Lidtke) If you're more into fashion than fireworks you should definitely check out this Sunday's Fourth of July sale at Cliché. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the boutique will be selling threads discounted at 50-90% off.
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June 23, 2010
Fourth of July Celebration
(Photo from Cliche's Crosswalk Fashion Show by Cody Lidtke) If you're more into fashion than fireworks you should definitely check out this Sunday's Fourth of July sale at Cliché. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the boutique will be selling threads discounted at 50-90% off.
Blogs
May 24, 2010
Janelle Monae added to Taste of Minnesota lineup
More acts have been announced for the Taste of Minnesota this upcoming 4th of July weekend, and while some nights look a bit dismal (Gin Blossoms AND Counting Crows on the same night, oh my), the Friday night lineup booked by 89.3 the Current is shaping up to be amazing. Over the weekend, Taste a ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
Ten Second Film Festival is accepting submissions
(Yes, I took this amazing picture at last year's event)Attention amateur filmmakers: The Soap Factory is once again hosting the Ten Second Film Festival after the Fourth of July fireworks. In order to do this, they're going to need films to screen. It's time to bust out your camera phone and g ... More >>
News
July 8, 2009
Offensive fireworks and nude Megan Fox
Wisconsin takes patriotism too far while Cody takes Fox's clothes off
Blogs
July 8, 2009
No Doubt mesmerizes the Xcel Center
A long awaited reunion and performance, never to be forgotten.
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July 8, 2009
75th Annual Raspberry Festival
A long awaited reunion and performance, never to be forgotten.
Blogs
July 6, 2009
Enraged man allegedly shoots teen in neck for shooting off amateur fireworks
Some people apparently can't get into the Fourth of July spirit.
Blogs
July 6, 2009
'Run Hadji Run' fireworks at Wis. store not so patriotic after all
While Wisconsin is used to Minnesotans flocking over the border to get fireworks illegal in their own state, one store was bombarded with angry customers and Muslim groups who said their "Run Hadji Run" fireworks were flat-out racist.
Blogs
July 3, 2009
The Wet Spot: Pubic shaving for America
Time to give America the ultimate birthday package.
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July 1, 2009
Farmers' Fourth of July
Time to give America the ultimate birthday package.
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July 1, 2009
Fantastic Fourth
Time to give America the ultimate birthday package.
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July 2, 2008
Blaine's Blazin' Fourth Firework Spectacular
Time to give America the ultimate birthday package.
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July 2, 2008
Farmers' Fourth of July
Time to give America the ultimate birthday package.
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July 2, 2008
Minneapolis Red, White, and Boom
Time to give America the ultimate birthday package.
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July 2, 2008
Canterbury Park Fourth of July
Time to give America the ultimate birthday package.
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July 2, 2008
Powderhorn Park's Fourth of July Celebration
Time to give America the ultimate birthday package.
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July 2, 2008
Independence Day
Time to give America the ultimate birthday package.
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