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Kmart Corporation

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Janitors at Target, Best Buy claim they were forced to work 7 days a week with no overtime

    Big retailers often contract out their janitorial work, meaning they aren't directly involved in staffing the workers that keep stores clean.But a report released earlier this week alleges that some of the janitors who clean Target, Best Buy, and Kmart stores have been treated like modern day slaves ... More >>

  • News

    March 21, 2012

    The Columbine effect

    Hollywood still obsessed with school shooting 13 years later

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Michelle Rose Chlan gets 90 days for oral sex with student

    ​Michelle Rose Chlan was sentenced to 90 days in jail yesterday for having a sexual relationship with one of her students. Chlan was a teacher's aide at Shakopee Junior High School in 2009 when she gave one of her students a ride home. Chlan gave the kid her number and kept giving him rides. Tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Dylan Hicks unveils "West Texas Winds," talks upcoming novel

    ​What a pleasant surprise it was to see this brand new song and video from Minneapolis singer/songwriter Dylan Hicks last week. For one thing it's been far too long to have heard anything new from the "Governor of Fun." He only recently showed up with new material in one of Terry Eason "Song-A-Day ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Al Jarreau talks Prince, the Roots, and spending 40 years in the music business

    ​Some might say that 34 seems a bit "past one's prime" to have started a singing career. For Al Jarreau, that's never seemed to matter. Having been the only vocalist in history to garner Grammy Awards across three different genre categories (jazz, pop and R&B), and with 21 albums, seven Grammy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Have you seen this Kmart jewelry thief? [PICTURES]

    This guy couldn't wait to put on his Kmart jewelry.​When people of means and taste think jewelry, they think Kmart. And one such patron of the finer things in life just couldn't wait to get his hands on some of the beautiful wares on show, according to Minneapolis police, who are now asking if any ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Kohl's pulls down its "Ghetto Fab" wig

    This is ghetto?​The marketers who name Halloween costumes apparently slept through the cultural sensitivity part of their job training. Yet another major retailer is in hot water for an un-PC costume. Kohl's has pulled a Halloween wig from its website after outrage broke out on the store's Fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Hibachi Buffet brings cheap Chinese to Lake Street

    Fuel up on Chinese before you hit K-Mart.​Blockbuster and Hollywood stores have gone the way of Betamax, as movie watchers turn to Netflix, RedBox, and internet video. The former Hollywood on Hennepin is now home to a Halloween costume shop and the Lake Street/35W Blockbuster has been recently ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    10-year-old boy heaves bike at squad car

    Photo: csessumsLittles boys shouldn't throw bikes at police cars.​A 10-year-old boy threw his bicycle at a West St. Paul squad car in front of Kmart on Sunday. Apparently, the kid was mad because he wanted a new BB gun. This isn't the first encounter police have had with this kid. Officer are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Julie Bailey fails in Taco John's robbery while drunk, pregnant and armed with a hammer

    Julie Bailey, mom-to-be​Right from the start, the attempted hold up went comically wrong: Julie Bailey couldn't yank the hammer out of her shorts when she demanded the Taco John's teller hand over cash and a soft shell taco -- the hammer was her weapon of choice. And, yes, alcohol was a factor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    Teen stole 44 pairs of underwear because she didn't want to wear dirty ones

    Photo by PinkMoose​When police asked a 15-year-old girl why she stole 44 pairs of underwear, her answer was pretty straightforward: "Do you expect me to wear dirty underwear?" Of course not. Those darn washing machines are such a pain, aren't they? We never realized undies were meant to be dispo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Coleman suitgate roundup: Those suits didn't come from K-Mart

    Photo by PinkMoose​When police asked a 15-year-old girl why she stole 44 pairs of underwear, her answer was pretty straightforward: "Do you expect me to wear dirty underwear?" Of course not. Those darn washing machines are such a pain, aren't they? We never realized undies were meant to be dispo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2008

    Fringe by Numbers: Creators of Great American Horror Movie Musical Not Too Scary

    Photo by PinkMoose​When police asked a 15-year-old girl why she stole 44 pairs of underwear, her answer was pretty straightforward: "Do you expect me to wear dirty underwear?" Of course not. Those darn washing machines are such a pain, aren't they? We never realized undies were meant to be dispo ... More >>

  • Movies

    June 18, 2008

    Get Smart works on its own terms

    The TV shows transition to film works

  • Music

    April 9, 2008

    5ingles

    The Songs We Can't Escape

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2007

    Spice Shack

    Kabobs is the greatest thing to happen in Minnesota-Hyderabad cuisine, ever

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2006

    Iverson goes to Denver; Minnesota never had a chance

    Kabobs is the greatest thing to happen in Minnesota-Hyderabad cuisine, ever

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2006

    NBA Playoff Three-Pointer and Open Thread

    Kabobs is the greatest thing to happen in Minnesota-Hyderabad cuisine, ever

  • Columns

    March 15, 2006

    Free Will Astrology

    Kabobs is the greatest thing to happen in Minnesota-Hyderabad cuisine, ever

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2006

    Working for the clampdown

    Kabobs is the greatest thing to happen in Minnesota-Hyderabad cuisine, ever

  • News

    December 14, 2005

    Local Music Yearbook '05

    Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

  • Columns

    November 30, 2005

    I'm Happy When I'm Purchasing Things

    Black Friday at the Mall of America: Wish you were here. Wait a minute, you are here.

  • Movies

    November 23, 2005

    Southern Discomfort

    'The Real World' is no place for an artist like William Eggleston

  • News

    November 9, 2005

    Finding My Religion

    What's a lapsed-Catholic former sex worker who doesn't like religious dogma to do when she finds out she still believes?

  • Restaurants

    October 5, 2005

    Really Fine Dining

    Minneapolis is a-changin', and the restaurant scene will never be the same

  • Books

    June 22, 2005

    Hope Is a Strange Invention

    Minneapolis is a-changin', and the restaurant scene will never be the same

  • Columns

    January 26, 2005

    Basket of Tears

    The other night there was a party at my house

  • Restaurants

    January 5, 2005

    2004's Top Dozen Dishes

    If you read this list and subsequently eat your newspaper and/or hat, don't come crying to me

  • Columns

    May 12, 2004

    You May as Well Live

    Hear that sound?

  • News

    June 11, 2003

    For Better, Then Worse

    Love, marriage, and the maddening plight of a Russian bride

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Embedded in Austin

    On the ground in one of Minnesota's meth hot spots

  • Books

    January 15, 2003

    Blood and Guts in Garageland

    On the ground in one of Minnesota's meth hot spots

  • Arts

    December 25, 2002

    Of Micronauts and Men

    The coolest toys of the 1970s return to our universe

  • Restaurants

    July 31, 2002

    Turtle Empire

    The coolest toys of the 1970s return to our universe

  • Movies

    May 29, 2002

    The Worst Cannes Ever?!

    The same old auteurs, profound political films, and baffling Brits

  • Arts

    February 6, 2002

    Hide And Seek

    Boiling brains and hunting voles in search of the old-time fur trader's life

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    Organized Slaughter

    Falling carcasses and untreated injuries: Meatpackers at Dakota Premium Foods were driven to form a union. But not even that got the company's attention.

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    The Writing on the Wall

    Divining the future of a city one mural at a time

  • Arts

    September 27, 2000

    Fear of Music

    Can a local CD store with no CDs save record companies from free music?

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    Zoom

    Washed-up cowboys, lady mechanics, homeless philosophers--photographer Wing Young Huie has seen it all. Now, by hanging 600 of his Lake Street portraits in public, he's ready to show the city to itself.

  • Music

    December 1, 1999

    Ricky Martin Death Watch: Day 61

    Washed-up cowboys, lady mechanics, homeless philosophers--photographer Wing Young Huie has seen it all. Now, by hanging 600 of his Lake Street portraits in public, he's ready to show the city to itself.

  • Books

    September 29, 1999

    Trailer Hitches

    Murky water, hard-nosed rules, and a whirlwind of lawsuits in a Monticello mobile-home park

  • News

    May 19, 1999

    The Ring Cycle

    Can Twin Cities boxing fight its way back into the fistic spotlight?

  • Books

    February 17, 1999

    Hot Wheels

    Farm implement, barbecue grill, delivery truck: Meet the real American sport utility vehicle

  • Books

    December 2, 1998

    The Secret Life of Beanies

    Of tie-dyed bats, rabbi bears, and the elusive "7th generation" tag

  • Feature

    September 9, 1998

    SINCLAIR LEWIS

    Exile on Main Street

  • Movies

    July 15, 1998

    Dante's Inferno

    Exile on Main Street

  • Restaurants

    March 4, 1998

    Pot of Gold

    Exile on Main Street

  • Arts

    March 5, 1997

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    U2 goes forward and backward with Pop.

  • Music

    October 30, 1996

    Music Notes

    U2 goes forward and backward with Pop.

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