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Twin Cities number one for percentage of residents who volunteer

The latest "Volunteering and Civic Life in America" study suggests there's something to all that "Minnesota Nice" stuff.SEE ALSO:-- 43 percent of Mpls lives alone (that's 16 percent higher than the national average) -- Minnesota is the least miserable state, according to Bloomberg -- Minnesota is th ... More >>

Minnesota is fifth-healthiest state, according to America's Health Rankings

According to a new study, Minnesota is far and away the healthiest state in the Midwest and the fifth-healthiest in the country -- but that's not to say there isn't room for improvement. LISTS LOVE MINNESOTA:-- Minnesota is the least miserable state, according to Bloomberg-- Minnesota is the state o ... More >>

Minneapolis is one of the most "unexpectedly romantic" cities in the country, says Yahoo

Minneapolis' love culture is getting some love from Yahoo, as the City of Lakes was named one of the country's "10 unexpectedly romantic cities."SEE ALSO:-- Minneapolis sixth-horniest city; St. Paul considerably less aroused, study finds-- Twin Cities 15th "most romantic" city, says Alice.com-- St. ... More >>

Top 10 Japanese restaurants in the Twin Cities

One hears "Japanese food" and immediately images of raw fish clinging delicately to pillows of plump and sticky balls of rice come to mind. But believe it or not, the good people of Japan do eat more than sushi and edamame. From gyoza dumplings to soba noodle dishes in fragrant miso broths to the fl ... More >>

Minnesota has put on a few pounds, per latest national fat survey [MAP]

SEE ALSO- Minnesota is the state of the future, Gallup says- Minnesotans have third-highest well-being, Gallup finds- Minnesota is fat, but not compared to the rest of the fat United StatesYour scale's not broken. In 2011, Minnesota got fatter.

Lovely Dark on nature and Territories' evolving sounds

There's no way to avoid indie rock if you're from the Twin Cities, but delve a little further into the scene, and there are subtleties that separate the sounds. Take Minneapolis' Lovely Dark's organic sound, which originated as a bedroom experiment. On their new album Territories, the band explores ... More >>

Chef Junji Umezu of Zen Box Izakaya: Chef Chat

Chef Junji Umezu of Zen Box Izakaya is a well-versed chef who was formerly the sous chef of Minneapolis Hotel's Restaurant Max and head chef at Wasabi Fusion Restaurant. We spoke with chef Umezu recently about his job and his life as a new dad. Let's go back to your origins, what was your upbringing ... More >>

Michele Bachmann comes out in favor of torture

David Gregory and Michele Bachmann on Meet the Press this weekend. ​Michele Bachmann longs for the good ol' days. You know, back when George W. Bush ran this country, and terms like "health care reform" and "stimulus package" were distant from our everyday vocabularies. Back when a man could ... More >>

Minnesota drivers crashed into 33,000 deer last year

​If you're looking to crash into a deer, Minnesota's not a bad place to start.If you don't want to kill Bambi, destroy your car, and possibly hurt yourself and your passengers in the process... well, now you finally have that one missing reason to avoid the state of West Virginia. Minnesota is the ... More >>

The Beach Boys at Mystic Amphitheater, 7/31/11

Photos by Nikki Miller​The Beach Boys July 31, 2011 Mystic Amphitheater The year is 1993, 30 years after the birth of John Stamos. My best friend Amy and I are sitting in her family's basement rec room, arguing again. Amy is pro-Beach Boys. I'm pro-Beatles. And we're each anti- the other. I ... More >>

Michele Bachmann calls Barack Obama's birth certificate a facsimile

​Why is it so hard for Michele Bachmann to just come out and say that President Barack Obama is an American citizen? Her latest embrace of birther conspiracy theories comes in the pages of Christianity Today -- where you'd think some adherence to the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule might ... More >>

Hastings 3000 tour diary, Vol. 6

​Armed with a gas mask, smoke machines, fog juice, 142 pounds of gear, and a Gibson SG strapped on my back I flew to Los Angeles from Minneapolis.

Hastings 3000 tour diary, Vol. 5

​One-man-masked-band Hastings 3000 is in the midst of his first tour, which has taken him out to the West Coast, Hawaii, and Japan. Here's the fifth installment of his tour diary (first installment here, second here, third here, fourth here). Check back over the next week for more updates from h ... More >>

Hastings 3000 tour diary, Vol. 4

​One-man-masked-band Hastings 3000 is in the midst of his first tour, which will find him jetting out to the West Coast, Hawaii, and Japan. Here's the fourth installment of his tour diary (first installment here, second here, third here). Check back over the next week for more updates from his t ... More >>

Hereafter directed by Clint Eastwood

Saint Clint chokes the life out of this film

Russell Brand in Get Him to the Greek

It's a messy but funny spin-off of Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Annie Sparrows closes the book on the Soviettes and Awesome Snakes

She's cramming with her former Soviettes bandmates for two reunion shows, tonight at Eclipse Records and tomorrow night at the Turf Club, doubling as Awesome Snakes' last shows as well.

The Uptown Bar's final show: "We're all homeless now"

Goodbye, Uptown Bar. We'll miss you.

Uptown Bar fights to transfer liquor license to new location

Manager Denni Willey seeks to usher scene staple into its second life

How Minnesotan is the State Fair's fare?

One could spend an entire day at the fair without eating locally grown food

Peterson apologizes for 9/11 truther comment

After making a slightly offhanded comment about the number of 9/11 truthers in his Minnesota district, Rep. Collin Peterson was called out by the state GOP and has now apologized in case you were offended.

Readers respond to "Powerpoint Penis"

Minneapolis photographer captures Obama as a young man

Lisa Jack didn't know she was photographing the first black president

Cooking with Spam: 10 recipe ideas

Liveblogging RNC day 3: The pitbull with lipstick is ready for her close-up

Minnesotans don't have to be delegates to come to Denver

Readers respond to "In Plain Sight"

Picked to Click winners so far: 1991-2007

Get Inside—It's Summertime!

Your guide to the season's hottest films (and the other ones, too)

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

12/28: Morning Communique

The Sweet Thereafter

Galvanic punks Sweet J.A.P. split up last year, but their members have remained friends and found love in a handful of new bands

Single Malt: Innumerable Bottles

The rarest single malt scotches in all the world can be found in Minnesota, if you only know where to look

All the News That's Unfit to Print

City Pages runs letters to the editor--of the PiPress

Wreaking HAVA

Minnesota is one of just nine states that didn't opt out of a new federal voting law

The Sweetest Thing

Local baker turns butter and sugar into forever

The Sweetest Thing

Local baker turns butter and sugar into forever

Pantry to the Stars

Spanish cheese as a talent-retention tool?

Love Songs, Nothing but Love Songs

Musicians and critics discuss their favorite aural aphrodisiacs

Feather Weight

Allegra Goodman: Paradise Park

The Silent Treatment

Because state law allows hospitals to keep their mistakes secret, James Williams may never know exactly how his wife went in for routine surgery and came out in a coma

Sea What I Mean

I Hear Korea Singing

Birth Beyond Forty

More women are having babies in the autumn of their childbearing years

Wahoo in Walleye Land

Hemp and Hype

Will anti-drug hysteria give way to the lust of profit?

The Really Big Show

Harold S. Kahm

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