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Household Pests

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Plot of Contagion comes to life as Minnesota woman quarantined on suspicion of monkeypox

    A Detroit-to-Chicago flight was quarantined for three hours yesterday on Midway Airport's tarmac due to suspicions that a Red Wing, Minn., woman might have contracted monkeypox in Uganda.Lisa Sievers, 50, was on her way back to Minnesota after spending more than three months in Uganda trying to fina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Tick-born Powassan virus kills in Minnesota for the first time

    A dear tick: These little buggers can kill you.​Add the grim tick-born Powassan virus to the list of natural calamities - tornadoes, floods -- that can kill you this summer in Minnesota. The first known fatality from the virus in the state was a woman identified by the Department of Health on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Cockroach infestation closes Kim Huoy Chor Asian Cuisine

    www.wikipedia.comNot exactly what you want crawling around in the kitchen.​The owners of Kim Huoy Chor Asian Cuisine in St. Paul just couldn't beat the roaches.

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    There's more mousies in Twin Cities housies

    Image: Mark RobinsonMice and men are getting cosier in the Twin Cities.​Bed bugs may be the trendy household pest du jour, but it appears that mice are more than squeaking out a living. According to hardware stores and local exterminators, calls for service and sales of mousetraps are on the ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2010

    Bed Bugs invade Twin Cities

    They're hard to kill and coming to a cushion near you

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Bedbugs infest Minneapolis: The creepy facts

    Image via WikipediaBed bugs: Snuggle up to one in Minneapolis​In news that may give you hives, Minneapolis is the 15th most bed bug-infested city in the country. That's the word from Terminix, which based its rankings on the volume of calls to its bug assassins this year.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Top 5 worst restaurant names

    Wondering if this was a good restaurant name...​In honor of Thom Pham's recent naming troubles with his new Wondrous Azian Kitchen (formerly "Wanderers Wondrous Azian Kitchen"), we decided to look into the worst-named restaurants, past and present, in the Twin Cities. Add your suggestions in the c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2010

    Jean Kwok

    Wondering if this was a good restaurant name...​In honor of Thom Pham's recent naming troubles with his new Wondrous Azian Kitchen (formerly "Wanderers Wondrous Azian Kitchen"), we decided to look into the worst-named restaurants, past and present, in the Twin Cities. Add your suggestions in the c ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2010

    Spiros Zorbalas update: Are notorious properties getting cleaned up?

    Minneapolis slumlord still reigning over ramshackle homes

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Woman loves working with sewage, rats and cockroaches

    Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

  • Feature

    January 30, 2008

    The Slumlord of South Minneapolis

    Rodent and roach infestations. Overflowing dumpsters. Frigid heating vents. Meet Spiros Zorbalas...

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2005

    Bop Lives!

    Rodent and roach infestations. Overflowing dumpsters. Frigid heating vents. Meet Spiros Zorbalas...

  • Movies

    July 10, 2002

    Alien Resurrection

    Affirmative action is put to the test again in 'Men in Black II'

  • Arts

    September 26, 2001

    Pass the Roach

    A downtown cockroach and a nihilistic alley cat light up the gutters in the Theater Gallery's Archy and Mehitabel

  • Books

    February 2, 2000

    A Closer Look at: Vermin

    A downtown cockroach and a nihilistic alley cat light up the gutters in the Theater Gallery's Archy and Mehitabel

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