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Jim Carlson's son allegedly sold bath salt used in recent overdose to an undercover agent

Duluth officials regard The Last Place on Earth as a scourge on downtown and have been open about their desire to shut it down for some time. They got a perfect opportunity to do so when Jim Carlson's son allegedly sold an illegal bath salt to an undercover agent early last month.THE BACKSTORY: Jim ... More >>

Brau Brothers getting ready for move to Marshall

Brau Brothers Brewing Company is clear about its origins, proudly printing "population 220" for all to see on its original logo. However, as the brewery grows, obstacles have risen, and relocation is afoot for the 15-year-old company, now based in tiny Lucan, Minnesota. Brau Brothers started in 1998 ... More >>

Best Blotter stories of 2012 [PART II]

It's Christmas, so here's our gift to you: The second part of our top Blotter posts of 2012 list.:::: SEE ALSO :::: Best Blotter stories of 2012 [PART I]Hey, beats a lump of coal or paying $200 for a plastic bag full of Brett Favre's pubes, doesn't it?

Chris Kluwe sticks up for gay marriage

Plus, high school mural and police brutality start a flurry of controversy

Chris Kluwe to Emmett Burns: Gay marriage "won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster"

SEE ALSO: Chris Kluwe says politician is "literally an asshole" for anti-gay marriage stanceLast week, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe said Maryland Delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr. (D-Baltimore County) is "literally an asshole" for writing a letter demanding that Baltimore Ravens ownership silence linebac ... More >>

Hannah Stonehouse Hudson's photo of man and dog in Lake Superior goes viral

When Wisconsin photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson took a photo of her friend John Unger with his 19-year-old dog Schoep in Lake Superior last week, she had no idea that it would go viral on Facebook and attract a ton of media attention. The photo has been viewed more than 2 million times on ... More >>

Alexei "Crescent Moon" Casselle on Duluth, Coloring Time, and Red Stag Block Party

See Also:Bastille Day Block Party, Red Stag Block Party Lineups AnnouncedKill The Vultures, Kristoff Krane, and No Bird Sing form F to I to XAlexei "Crescent Moon" Casselle is a renaissance man who has left his mark in many places around the Twin Cities, most recently in his groups Kill the Vultures ... More >>

Duluth's Last Place on Earth raided as new synthetic drug crackdown goes into effect

SEE ALSO:-- Adam Budge, 18, charged with murder following friend's synthetic drug overdose-- House approves synthetic drug crackdown amid concern about prison overcrowdingJim Carlson, owner of Duluth's Last Place on Earth, has made millions of dollars selling synthetic drugs -- in fact, he estimated ... More >>

The top 10 Blotter posts of 2012 (so far...)

July 4 has now come and gone, and you know what that means -- soon the State Fair will be here and it'll be back-to-school time for the kiddos.Ready or not, six months of 2012 are already in the bag, so we figured it's a good time to take a look back at Blotter's Greatest Hits of 2012.Regular reader ... More >>

Wilco get the key to Duluth at Bayfront Festival Park, 7/1/12

WilcoBayfront Festival Park, DuluthSunday, July 1, 2012See Also: Slideshow: Wilco in DuluthNels Cline on Wilco's future and his favorite Cibo Matto tuneWilco lend helping hand to Duluth floods victims Seeing Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy onstage at Bayfront Festival Park's pavilion is to see a man in ... More >>

The Duluth floods drowned my record collection

By Andrew OlsonRelated:Duluth flood updates: Low, Charlie Parr, & Trampled by TurtlesOver the past few years, I restored my basement into a great "man cave" of a music room. Sure, basements in Duluth have a reputation for dampness, but I thought I could beat Mother Nature. That is, until the ... More >>

Birdhouse on Hennepin: a sneak peek

Birdhouse on Hennepin, the new venture from Heidi and Stewart Woodman (owners of acclaimed Heidi's Restaurant) is officially open to the public today for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Their liquor license came through yesterday just in time for a small preview dinner in the charming space, which fo ... More >>

Glen Campbell says goodbye in "A Better Place" video

Grab a hanky. No seriously, you're gonna need it. Glen Campbell has just released a bittersweet video to lend sound and images to the final days of his farewell tour, and it's a doozy. In it, the country singer, guitarist and sometimes television host and actor reflects upon his life, family, and fi ... More >>

Luke Redfield spills Willie Nelson and Ke$ha run-ins, explains Tusen Takk

​There is an element of exaggeration in all good storytelling -- and not to say that Luke Redfield is lying -- but his new album tells a sweeping tale of a man who has lived 100 lives in the ten songs off of Tusen Takk, the culmination of years of hard work and traveling.  The album emanates ... More >>

Chassis the dog goes missing in Duluth, turns up 300 miles away near Iowa border

Duluth News TribuneChassis (with Teresa) is apparently a bit traumatized after her 300-mile adventure.​Chassis, a one-and-a-half-year-old husky, began 2012 with the walk of a lifetime.The dog broke free from her Duluth home on New Year's Day. Last week, she turned up in Taopi, a southern Minnesota ... More >>

Amsterdam Bar and Hall is a Dutch treat in St. Paul

Rock club also offers an unusual menu

Top 5 local Oktoberfest beers

Sure, we're a state full of Scandinavians, but that doesn't mean we can't party like the beer-swigging Germans when October rolls around. Which beers should be filling your stein this time of year? Five local breweries offer the Oktoberfest experience for a limited time, and we're ready to weigh in.

Il Gatto chef Jim Christiansen suggests 5 ways to eat beets

Minnesota beets on Minnesota soil​These aren't the sad pickled beets of your Sizzler salad bar, circa 1985. The fresh, area beets from farmers markets, roadside stands, and your nearby co-op are full of flavor and can be used in a variety of ways. Il Gatto, the Italian darling at Calhoun Square ha ... More >>

No Bird Sing remember Eyedea on Theft of the Commons

Three members were close friends of the fallen rapper

The Inn a welcome respite for downtown diners

Part fine dining, part neighborhood pub

The Inn: A tour of the bar and menu, part 2

Andy LienChef Tyge Nelson & Tim Niver​ The food menu for the Inn is intentionally simplistic, listing entrees and few ingredients.  "There are five usual dishes on any menu," Tim Niver explains. "Chicken, beef, pork, fish, and veg. We have each of those."  Eschewing the resume-like m ... More >>

Purple Sandpiper and BLVD Kitchen bring culinary ambition to suburbs

Big city not required for big taste

We Are the Willows tour diary, Vol. 4

​Parima, the Thai restaurant (weird huh?) I played in Burlington, Vermont is something of an enigma.  Or a magic trick.  It looks tiny, kinda dirty, and relatively insignificant from the outside.  But then, when one walks in, one immediately realizes that it is actually a warlock's ... More >>

Street food takes over the Twin Cities

In search of the best meal on wheels

Piccolo's Doug Flicker: Chef Chat, part 1

A.J. Olmscheid​Doug Flicker, owner of the six-month-old restaurant Piccolo, sounds like a chef you wouldn't expect to see on television. He started working as a cook, he says, "because I didn't want to deal with going out on weekends." He says he's still more comfortable in the kitchen than ch ... More >>

Republican campaign complaint against Tom Horner tossed

The poll that piqued Republicans showed their candidate for governor losing ground​The Republican Party of Minnesota has failed in its effort to nail IP-endorsed gubernatorial candidate -- and former Republican -- Tom Horner for shady politicking. An administrative law judge ruled yesterday t ... More >>

Phil Harder talks 'Low Movie' and Sound Unseen Duluth

an interview with filmmaker Phil Harder

Cops: Jacobs' alleged child sexual abuse may date back to 1960s

More allegations of child sexual abuse are piling up against William Allan Jacobs, a former captain in the Minneapolis Park Police Department.

Off With Their Heads kick off tour with punk rock bowling at Memory Lanes

The crash of balls, the clinking of glasses, the occasional skipping record. What better way for the new Epitaph Records signees to kick off yet another epic tour?

Minnesota's craft beer renaissance

Surly, Summit, Brau Brothers among the intoxicating additions to Minnesota culture

Keepin' it in the family

T-Paw puts the patronage back in the state government

Indio: Beyond the Burrito

Mexican food goes upscale on Lake Street

Across the Country in Seven Days

Black on Blonde

Where's the best place in the Twin Cities to murder a drifter?

Grizzly Adams Meets Tom Waits

Ben Weaver's strange, eerie music captures old worlds

Living Out Loud

The Dames blast ears from Duluth to the Twin Cities

A Tale of Two Markets

Cold Comfort

Two abstract Minnesota painters explore the spiritual shades of an everlasting winter

Death Warmed Over

Novelist William Kent Krueger's fictional northwoods town is a hotbed of racial tension and cold-blooded murder

"Hey, we're in Duluth"

A radio pirate-turned-country rocker who doubles as a nanny. A newspaper that rips the establishment. A deconsecrated church. And a very quiet band called Low. Notes on a tiny counterculture.

Dog's Life

A precious pooch teaches one family some important lessons

It's Not Easy Being Green

Many clients can't afford it. Builders are leery of it. When will ecologically sound housing reach the mainstream?

Slow Ride

Low have been heckled by crowds and dropped from their label. Now Minnesota's quietest band returns with its best album yet.

A Terrifying New Math:

Kids + pesticides = 700% more leukemia

Into the Mix

Rock as dance music. Dance music as rock.

With Our Heads in the Clouds

We never really intended to be such ambitious campers, but when you set out to climb mountains, anything can happen

Where's Walden

Terri Sutton scours the concrete for something wild.

Great Escapes

Ten destinations guaranteed to fight cabin fever.

Dioxin for Dinner

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