Lexington (Kentucky)

Mother's Day brunch round-up

Did Mother's Day sneak up on you this year? Still want to make good with mom, but worried you missed the reservation window of opportunity? There are a few spots available at mom-approved restaurants around town and if you can't make it for the early shift remember that Sunday night dinner is usuall ... More >>

Looking for last-minute New Year's Eve reservations? Look no further!

Let's get real. Many of us are the wait-till-the-last-minute types when it comes to booking those special holiday reservations. Well, friends, fear that procrastination bug no longer: We've scoped out some of the Twin Cities' top restaurants that still have seating available. Whether you're loo ... More >>

Taylor Swift unveils 2013 U.S. tour -- St. Paul in September

The complex pop marvel that is Taylor Swift is heading back out on the road in 2013. Based upon her multiple car accidents during her recent interview time with Rolling Stone, let's just hope that she's not driving the bus. The 58-concert trek across the U.S. (and a little bit of Canada) in support ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Bradstreet, Solera, and more: Happy hours for grownups

Drink like an adult on a college kid's budget

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.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatre sold

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

St. George Greek Festival

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

Cable-access TV in Minnesota: complete links

Dear John

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

The Idiot Gets His Swerve Back

Al Fresco, Refreshed

Twin Cities purveyors make it easy to reinvent the picnic

Hair Police: Constantly Terrified

New York State of Mind

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

Tablehopping

House or Home Depot

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

The Coy and the Tarts

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.

Molly Hatchet

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

Better Driving Through Chocolate

Splendor in the Grass

Road to Nowhere

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

A Horse by Any Other Name

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

Stargazers in Cyberspace

Confessions of an On-Line Fan Club Junkie

Uptown Blues

An Unsentimental Education

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