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Lexington (Kentucky)

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Grand Old Day 2012: Solid Gold, the Soviettes, and hot dog eating contest

    Billing itself as the largest one-day festival in the Midwest, St. Paul's Grand Old Day is once again set to put plenty of smiles on the faces of Twin Cities music fans this summer, as 16 local bands will perform on six separate stages on Sunday, June 3 from noon until 5 p.m. This year also feat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Cupcake Bakery cancels plans for Grand Ave. location

    ​After months of zoning board meetings, pushback from the Summit Hill Association and almost $20,000 in architectural fees, Kevin Vanderaa, owner of Cupcake Bakery, told the Pioneer Press he is scrapping plans for a second store.The new Cupcake Bakery, which was supposed to be on Grand betwee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Mojo Monkey Donuts: a first look

    Sweet treats arrive on West Seventh​The smiling monkey beckons you inside to a sunny storefront shop and an array of artisan sweets. Mojo Monkey Donut, the former Rudie's Coffee shop on West Seventh in St. Paul, between Randolph and Lexington, has been transformed from dark punk to bright chic. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Anthony Schmitz, former CP food critic, talks about his new book, Valentine's Cafe

    A new novel about the most romantic restaurant, ever.​Anthony Schmitz has held a variety of jobs during his career, including serving as City Pages' editor and its restaurant critic. Since that time, he's turned out several novels, including Darkest Desire: The Wolf's Own Tale (Ecco), Lost S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Twin Cities among America's most active

    We'll do anything for exercise. We'll even run in Snowmageddon.​The Twin Cities may not be home to the most exercise junkies in the country. That title goes to Seattle. Nor do we habour the greatest number of layabouts. Lexington takes the cake there. But according to Men's Health magazine, M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Twins sign Tar Heels shortstop in 2011 First-Year Player draft

    ​As if expecting their middle-infield problems to continue into the distant future, the Minnesota Twins signed University of North Carolina Tar Heels shortstop Levi Michael as the 30th overall selection in the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The man from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2011

    A Grand Old Day guide to the best eats

    Forget the hot dogs. How about a mac and cheese fritter or lamb kabob?​If you're planning to join a few thousand of your closest friends for Grand Old Day in St. Paul on Sunday, food will no doubt be a big part of the experience. You'll find the ubiquitous corn dogs and cheese curds, of course ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Bradlee Dean uses "suicide prevention" to raise money for anti-gay ministry

    Bradlee Dean, the man behind the ministry.​When Julia Miller pulled into the BP station on Lexington and St. Anthony in St. Paul last month, she was immediately approached by a young man from an organization called You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International. While Miller pumped her gas, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Michele Bachmann paid Bush speech writers $5,000

    Blame the speech writers!​Michele Bachmann is a force of nature when it comes to raising campaign cash. She busted all kinds of fundraising records in her 2010 race for re-election to Congress. She hauled in $2.2 million in the first three months of this while teasing everyone with the idea sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Michele Bachmann returns to New Hampshire, where the Revolutionary War didn't start

    Bachmann flunked history the last time she was in New Hampshire.​It looks like Michele Bachmann is headed back to New Hampshire for a meeting with tea partiers to try and figure out if she might make a credible presidential candidate. Uh oh. The last time this happened she told two differen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2011

    Michele Bachmann fails American Revolution history

    Bachmann fails history again.​Someone go find the dunce cap. Michele Bachmann tackled American history again in public, and once again gave America good reason to laugh at Minnesota. She's already flubbed the history of the Founding Fathers and forgotten slavery. This time around, in a heav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    We Are the Willows tour diary, Vol. 10

    ​The Blacksheep Cafe in Springfield, Illinois is one of the shpookiest places I've played.  It's all boarded up on the outside and is all graffitti'ed up on the inside.  It's like shredder's lair  If it weren't for Kirk and Dustin's tunes being so nice I would have been shakin' in m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    We Are the Willows kick off tour at the Varsity tomorrow night

    ​It's only been two months since Peter Michael Miller of We Are the Willows wrapped up his solo tour across the East Coast, and he's already itching to get back in the van for another stint on the road. We Are the Willows will play a tour kick-off show tomorrow night (Thursday, January 6) at the V ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Faces Mears Park has your Christmas dinner covered, this Week in Food.

    Some brandy with your Alexander? ​The Twin Cities are alive with holiday festivities. Learn the ABCs of beer, trade in the roast beast for General Tao's tofu, and sip on brandy and cognac this Week in Food. Monday 12/20 You drink enough of it--you should try to get to know it. Learn the ABCs of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    The Grand Sandwich is now delivering

    Look deep into my olives and tell me what you see​ When Dan Esrig graduated with a degree in geography from Macalester College last year, he realized what he wanted was in his own back yard.  He wanted to open a sandwich spot that would serve the student's need for late night, affordable food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    We Are the Willows tour diary, Vol. 8

    ​So, the last part of the trip was a bit rag-tag.  That is to say, the shows were set up pretty last minute and were kind of at random places.  Like in Lexington, Kentucky I played the reception for a play called Marx In Soho in which Karl Marx comes back from some kind of afterlife (wei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Twin Cities No. 1 for medical devices, 8th on quality of life

    Minneapolis: we love being on lists​We love our place in lists, and we just topped a good one: we're number one for developing medical devices and technology, says Business Facilities Magazine in its July/August issue. The magazine also ranks Minneapolis 8th in the nation for both quality of life ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Peter Wolf Crier to tour with Rogue Wave and Midlake

    Photo by Stacy Schwartz​Though the pair hasn't even wrapped up their current stint with Heartless Bastards, Peter Wolf Crier will hit the road in September for another high-profile tour, this time with Rogue Wave and Midlake. The duo will stop in St. Paul to play the Lowertown Music Festival on Ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Grand Old Day: A guide to the best eats

    thunderchild5.Just one of the many food options at Grand Old Day.​Get ready to drink, eat and drink some more this Sunday at Grand Old Day. In its 37th year, Grand Old Day offers six music stages, a parade, fitness events, and over 80 food vendors. Feed the street foodie in you with some clas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    The Lexington's Martini: drink of the week

    Steve Neuharth​ Martini$6.95 and up for premium ($5 at happy hour)The Lexington1096 Grand Ave., St. Paul651.222.5878websiteI hear many a gripe about bars who call anything and everything poured into a martini glass a martini. At The Lexington, they have been calling icy cold, straight up, ve ... More >>

  • Restaurants

    March 24, 2010

    Bradstreet, Solera, and more: Happy hours for grownups

    Drink like an adult on a college kid's budget

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Isaiah Vinson, age 17, struck and killed by St. Paul city truck

    Police are now saying he was pushed into the roadway, most likely as a result of horseplay.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Chanhassen Dinner Theatre sold

    The new owners of the 41-year-old theater include two longtime employees and a theater management company.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2010

    Bachmann signs her health care independence declaration

    At a press conference, she signs a poster board printed in a way made to mimic the Declaration of Independence.

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Lookbook, One For the Team plan tours

    Lookbook will sweep the East Coast, while OFTT is donating tour proceeds to the Red Cross for Haiti relief.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Baby Dee anounces new album, tour

    The mysterious singer songwriter will release an album in 2010 on Drag City, and will play the Cedar this April.

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Thanksgiving specials: Where to eat out for Turkey Day

    T-Day dinner alone doesn't have to be a bottle of Wild Turkey. Check out these local restaurants' Thanksgiving offerings.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Tornado reported near downtown Minneapolis, warnings continue in metro area

    The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning in parts of Hennepin, Anoka and Ramsey Counties. This warning is in effect until 2:45 p.m.

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2009

    St. George Greek Festival

    The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning in parts of Hennepin, Anoka and Ramsey Counties. This warning is in effect until 2:45 p.m.

  • Restaurants

    May 30, 2007

    Vice City Party

    New Uptown hotspot restaurant Miami is retro Scarface meets Go-Go's bliss: Cool like neon, hot like cuties, silly and fun as kids

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2007

    Cable-access TV in Minnesota: complete links

    New Uptown hotspot restaurant Miami is retro Scarface meets Go-Go's bliss: Cool like neon, hot like cuties, silly and fun as kids

  • Columns

    September 27, 2006

    Dear John

    An architecture tour you can take with your pants around your ankles

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2005

    The Idiot Gets His Swerve Back

    An architecture tour you can take with your pants around your ankles

  • Restaurants

    August 3, 2005

    Al Fresco, Refreshed

    Twin Cities purveyors make it easy to reinvent the picnic

  • Music

    July 13, 2005

    Hair Police: Constantly Terrified

    Twin Cities purveyors make it easy to reinvent the picnic

  • Music

    September 24, 2003

    New York State of Mind

    The Fever play pure Gotham City rock--so what if people hear it in New Jersey?

  • Restaurants

    July 10, 2002

    Tablehopping

    The Fever play pure Gotham City rock--so what if people hear it in New Jersey?

  • Books

    June 13, 2001

    House or Home Depot

    The city and neighborhood activists fight over a blighted corner in St. Paul

  • Restaurants

    April 4, 2001

    The Coy and the Tarts

    The city and neighborhood activists fight over a blighted corner in St. Paul

  • News

    February 28, 2001

    So you want to be a public servant?

    You too could be mayor of St. Paul! Just answer a dozen of the most preposterous, frivolous, and insultingly direct questions you could ever hope to encounter in your whole squirming political life.

  • Music

    August 2, 2000

    Molly Hatchet

    In a sad, familiar pattern, Mollycuddle release their best album, then break up

  • Restaurants

    March 8, 2000

    Better Driving Through Chocolate

    In a sad, familiar pattern, Mollycuddle release their best album, then break up

  • Feature

    August 11, 1999

    Publish or Perish

    In a sad, familiar pattern, Mollycuddle release their best album, then break up

  • Restaurants

    July 14, 1999

    Splendor in the Grass

    In a sad, familiar pattern, Mollycuddle release their best album, then break up

  • Books

    March 24, 1999

    Road to Nowhere

    Highway? Park? Highway with a park on top? The fight over St. Paul's Ayd Mill Road gears up--again.

  • Books

    February 3, 1999

    Race Matters

    Returning from exile and personal calamity, author Gayl Jones has created her own outlaw-in-training: a Baptist, Bud Light-drinking, stun-gun-toting, 6-foot-plus, African-American freelance trucker

  • Sports

    April 29, 1998

    A Horse by Any Other Name

    The betting favorite in the upcoming Run for the Roses is undefeated--and somewhat politically incorrect.

  • Arts

    August 21, 1996

    Stargazers in Cyberspace

    Confessions of an On-Line Fan Club Junkie

  • Music

    March 27, 1996

    Uptown Blues

    Confessions of an On-Line Fan Club Junkie

  • News

    November 29, 1995

    An Unsentimental Education

    A week on the inside with the students and teachers of Wayzata High and St. Paul Central.

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