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New Vikings stadium design revealed [IMAGES] [UPDATE]

Following months of speculation, the Metrodome's $975 million replacement got its big reveal in a special ceremony at the Guthrie Theater on Monday night.In front of a crowd that included Governor Mark Dayton (wearing a Vikes-appropriate purple tie), Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. R ... More >>

Protesting Macalester students respond to admins, escalate anti-Wells Fargo sit-in

:::: UPDATE :::: Macalester protesters heeding nature's call in kitty-litter box during sit-inAs the Wells Fargo-protesting sit-in at Macalester's Weyerhaeuser Hall enters its third day, student protesters have issued a response to the memos written by administrators that we shared with you yesterda ... More >>

Great Waters brewpub: "It's never a straight path"

The current craft brewing growth isn't Minnesota's first brewery boom. The mid 1990s also saw an uptick in production of local brews, one that can teach the new startups some lessons--at least from those who survived. Great Waters Brewing Company in downtown St. Paul has seen a lot in its 17 years, ... More >>

Phyllis Kahn and Dean Urdahl want Minnesota to invest in the movie business

In 1995, Hollywood shot nine feature films in Minnesota, spending $128 million on in-state production costs. By 2007, that number had dropped to a single film, and $7 million.On Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-Minneapolis) and Rep. Dean Urdahl (R-Action Township), announced their plans ... More >>

The Postal Service extend tour dates -- St. Paul in August

The decade-old phenomenon that was the Postal Service is coming to the Twin Cities later this year. A little while back, the team of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel) announced they'd reform, play some shows, and Give Up would receive a deluxe 10th anniversary reissue in ... More >>

Hüsker Dü to rerelease debut single for Record Store Day

Not to be outdone by all of the noise that their Twin Cities brethren the Replacements have made as of late, Hüsker Dü just announced plans to release some early songs the band recorded at the Old Blackberry Way studio back in 1980 for this year's Record Store Day on April 20th. The four songs we ... More >>

Bruce Bradley, local novelist and blogger, exposes the food industry

Do you ever wonder what goes on behind the walls of the big-food industry? Well, that's something local industry-insider-turned-author Bruce Bradley knows a little about. Bradley, who lives in Minneapolis, has spent over 15 years working as a marketing executive for some of the biggest food com ... More >>

Fish Bites: MN Zoo and top chefs raise awareness for sustainable fish

Last night the Minnesota Zoo hosted its second annual Fish Bites; an event focused on raising awareness around the issue of sustainable seafood. Over 150 people showed up to the event, which featured nine of the Twin Cities' top chefs. Each chef prepared a dish using sustainable seafood, allowing gu ... More >>

Bike and Bite 2012: Year of the Cooperative

Twin Cities' Roots, Rock, and Deep Blues Music Festival

St. Croix Chocolate Company: Sweets for the locavore

The St. Croix Chocolate Company has been supplying the river valley with artisan chocolates since 2010.  But located somewhat outside the usual foodie sphere of influence, seasonally inspired chocolates with flavors  like violet, pear caramel, or wildflower honey initially raised some eyeb ... More >>

Police efforts at now-foreclosed Cruz family home cost taxpayers $42,429

Late last month, police finally evicted Occupy Homes protestors from the Cruz family home, and their efforts cost taxpayers significantly.Today, a letter from MPD chief Tim Dolan to Mayor RT Rybak revealed that the cost of on-duty work at the 4044 Cedar Ave. S. home was $42,429. Occupy activists hav ... More >>

Rochester Post-Bulletin says Star Tribune "got used" in publishing "ridiculous" eagle story

In a blog post published this morning, Rochester Post-Bulletin Managing Editor Jay Furst blasts the Star Tribune for publishing "a ridiculous story" about "a report" of an eagle killed by a wind turbine on the Minnesota-Iowa border.The story -- "Eagle may have died from wind turbine" -- was written ... More >>

Heiruspecs' Sean McPherson talks music copyright with expert Peter DiCola

By Sean McPhersonSean McPherson teaches at McNally Smith College of Music, is a founding member of Twin Cities hip-hop collective Heiruspecs, and plays bass with Dessa's touring band. He recently conducted a conversation with a leader in the changing terrain of the music copyright world, Northwester ... More >>

Mysterious, exploding poop substance killing Minnesota pigs

​Hog farmers and scientists are baffled by an unidentified foamy substance bubbling out of manure pits at hog farms in Minnesota and surrounding states.The methane-filled foam, which can rise four feet above ground level, has been responsible for a half-dozen barn explosions during the past three ... More >>

Hymie's Vintage announces 14-act Record Store Day lineup

​As the anticipation and excitement for the upcoming Record Store Day on April 21 continues to grow, entertaining plans for the big day from local record shops are beginning to be announced. First out of the gate is Hymie's Vintage Records, who have a full-day of great music and merriment plan ... More >>

Martin Kihn on Don Cheadle, Marty Kaan, and 'Hou$e of Lie$'

​What exactly does a management consultant do?This is the driving question behind the new Showtime original television series Hou$e of Lie$, a dramedy about a team of management consultants taking on high-powered executives and duping them into paying millions for a service they never asked for. T ... More >>

Winterfest ticket giveaway

Winterfest is THE hot ticket of the Twin Cities beer-fest year. A showcase for members of the Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild, it is open only to Minnesota breweries. They are all trying to out-do each other in a friendly competition for bragging rights to the best beer in the state, so ever brewer b ... More >>

Investment firms urge Target and 3M to refrain from "controversial" political donations

mmtzjr69outTwo investment firms are urigng Target and 3M not to repeat the mistakes of 2010.​The donations Target and 3M made in 2010 to a Republican-run anti-gay group continue to land them in hot water a year and a half later. Yesterday, two large progressive investment firms -- Trillium Asset M ... More >>

Supervalu focusing on record number of food stamp recipients

Food stamps account for 40 percent of sales at Supervalu's Save-A-Lot stores.​Eden Prairie-based Supervalu is one of a handful of grocery chains changing the way it operates to accommodate the record number of food stamp recipients. From opening supermarkets at midnight, when government benefits a ... More >>

Vikes stadium: Dayton asks city, Ramsey County to play hurry-up

Minneapolis leaders are mounting a last-minute drive to keep the Vikings in town. ​Governor Dayton wants Minneapolis and Ramsey County to deploy hurry-up offenses in hopes of bringing closure to the Vikings' stadium drive.Today, he sent the Ramsey County board and Mayor R.T. Rybak letters setting ... More >>

Vikings warming to idea of staying in Minneapolis

​After months of insisting that Arden Hills is the team's preferred site for a new Vikings stadium, it appears ownership is warming to the idea of staying in downtown Minneapolis.During meetings with state political leaders yesterday, owner Zygi Wilf reportedly displayed maps showing how a new sta ... More >>

Maran Wolston, U of M student, on 'betrayal of trust' by neurologist paid by drug companies

Courtesy Maran Wolston.Maran Wolston developed symptoms of MS in 2006.​For Maran Wolston, learning she had developed Multiple Sclerosis was frightening enough. But the treatment was a horror in itself. Wolston, a Ph.D candidate at the University of Minnesota, believes she received years of questi ... More >>

Bemidji Brewing needs a kickstart

Bemidji Brewing is state's newest brewery-to-be​For the Minnesota craft-beer world there's yet another new kid on the block; or at least on its way to the block. From up there near the headwaters of the mighty Mississippi comes the announcement of Bemidji Brewing Company. The brewery's three p ... More >>

Craig Finn solo album out early 2012, with 7" single coming in November

Photo by Stacy Schwartz​We already knew Craig Finn was laying down some solo tracks, and now we've learned more about when we'll be able to hear some of them: Finn will debut his first solo single, "Honolulu Blues," on November 25, and the only way to get your paws on a physical copy is to head to ... More >>

Looking for Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls ice cream? Here's where to find it

Yael GrauerBen & Jerry's popular limited-edition flavor is a best-seller​Finding Schweddy Balls in the Twin Cities ain't easy, as the popular Ben & Jerry's limited-edition flavor has been flying off shelves. If you've been curious to try it, here's where you can pick up a pint in the Twin Ci ... More >>

Frontier Communications sued for taxing internet access

Frontier Communications allegedly collected taxes it shouldn't have.​A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that Frontier Communications illegally collected sales tax on Internet bills. The suit also alleges that Frontier "improperly applied" a number of fees to its customers, including a "911 ... More >>

Outback Steakhouse ordered to pay $1.25 million in tip-sharing lawsuit

Outback servers won a class action lawsuit over tip pooling. ​Tip-pooling--when a restaurant's waitstaff shares a percentage of their gratuities with untipped staffers, such as bussers and dishwashers--has become a popular practice at some local restaurants, including Piccolo and Travail. Bu ... More >>

Food truck owners to restaurateurs: Blame yourself, not our trucks, for business problems

Barrio Restaurant Group think it's easy for restaurateurs to blame food trucks for their problems.​Local food truck vendors are striking back at the suggestion that their trucks are eating local restaurants' profits. "I think in a downward economy we blame everybody but ourselves as restauran ... More >>

United Health is 11th most hated company in America

Stephen Hemsley, CEO, runs the 11th most-hated American company.​United Health, the Minnetonka-based healthcare corporation, is officially among the least popular companies in the country. The healthcare denier -- oops, healthcare provider -- came in No. 11 on a list of the 19 most hated companies ... More >>

Bushel Boy vs. Perfect Circle: comparing greenhouse tomatoes

Two greenhouse tomatoes: Which is tops?​My tomato plants have flowers, but, alas, no fruit. It's just a little to early in the growing season to savor the juiciness of a homegrown Sweet 100 or Cherokee Purple. In anticipation of August, I had a hankering for tomato-cucumber-chickpea-red onio ... More >>

Minnesota drivers are fourth smartest in the nation

billypaloozaMost Minnesotans haven't read this best seller, it would seem.​The next time some driver cuts you off in traffic or blazes through a stop sign, and you holler, scream and pound your steering wheel, console yourself with this thought: Things could be a whole lot worse. As bad as th ... More >>

Gayngs win lawsuit against CJ Starbuses

​Seven months have passed since Gayngs lost out on the opportunity to play a prominent slot at the Austin City Limits festival, which they were forced to cancel after their bus driver absconded with all of their belongings and gear. And now, thanks to a sympathetic jury in Nashville, Tennessee, th ... More >>

Coastal Seafoods Turns 30: Chef Chat, part 2

Lu LippoldOver 50 kinds of fish are for sale at Coastal Seafoods​The life of a chef is very glamorous. It must be so, or there wouldn't be 10 gazillion TV shows on the subject. Coastal Seafoods' general manager, Tim Lauer, had been a chef for years, living the high life, when he was mysterious ... More >>

Pizza Nea appreciates Surly this Week in Food

Venture out this Valentine's Day.Cupid has hit the Twin Cities. Explore Valentine's, viticulture, and vegetable gardens this Week in Food. Monday 2/14 Appeal to Cupid's culinary senses this Valentine's Day with myriad dining options. Wednesday 2/16 The Surly Appreciation Party keeps on kickin' ... More >>

D'Amico "date night" a Sunday steal--or FREE if you win!

Deals at D'Amico Kitchen. ​You've already made plans for Valentine's Day: Strong work! But how do you plan on stoking the fire beyond next week's steak-and-chocolate gorge fest? Check out the D'Amico restaurant group's plans for a new "date night" promotion that will run every Sunday evening ... More >>

Dan Markingson's 2004 suicide: U of M Board of Regents won't reopen the case

Courtesy Mary WeissMarkingson committed suicide in 2004 while enrolled in a study through the U of M.​The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents will not organize an independent investigation into the events surrounding Dan Markingson's 2004 suicide, according to a letter signed by Regents ... More >>

Union Depot's $243 million makeover for trains and buses starts today

Ramsey County Regional Rail AuthorityUnion Depot is being transformed into a regional transportation hub.​There was a time after World War II when 20,000 rail passengers a day traveled through the Union Depot in St. Paul. Its 18 tracks served trains that ranged as far and wide as Chicago and t ... More >>

Harriet Brewing Co., Minneapolis's newest brewery, gets ready to launch

Harriet Brewing Company Harriet Brewing Company opening in Minneapolis​isn't just the latest entry into the burgeoning Minnesota beer scene, it's also the first new non-brewpub brewery in the city of Minneapolis since the Grain Belt Brewery closed in 1975. The brand-new brewery is housed in a ... More >>

WCCO television and radio websites now "CBS Minnesota"

​Talk about your bold rebranding. The websites for WCCO television and radio have been combined and subsumed into a brand new expression of corporate identity: "CBS Minnesota." Good bye, Good Neighbor online? The site rolled out today, along with a new address: minnesota.cbslocal.com.

Forbes 400 list includes six Minnesota tycoons this year

Whitney MacMillan has more money than you do. A lot more.​When it comes to the really, really rich folks, few can touch the likes the Bill Gates. The Microsoft founder is now worth a mind-boggling $54 billion, according to the latest Forbes 400 list But here in Minnesota we have some bona fid ... More >>

Agribusiness accused of plowing under U of M enviro film

Troubled Waters: You can't see it.​"Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story" is a damning documentary about agricultural pollution in the Big Muddy, produced by the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum of Natural History. But someone doesn't want you to see it.

36th Annual MayDay Parade and Festival

Black Friday

Michael Pollan

Paul Rusesabagina

The Dance Film Project

British Television Advertising Awards

The Gourds

Noble Grapes

Car-seat country scores a family-friendly wine bar with a serious education mission