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Winter 2013 Restaurant Week: Where to eat

Mpls/St. Paul Magazine's Restaurant Week 2013 Through March 1 $10-$20 lunches, $15-$30 dinners You only have a few days left to take advantage of Mpls/St. Paul Magazine's Restaurant Week, which continues through Friday. Over 50 restaurants are whipping up menus in the $10 to $30 range for lunch and ... More >>

53 percent of Minnesotans own a pet, putting us in the bottom ten nationally

All those dogs running around Lake Calhoun in the warmer months are deceiving: Relative to the rest of the country, not that many Minnesotans own a pet.See Also:- Internet Cat Video Film Festival purrs into Minnesota- Lily the black bear gives birth to two cubs live on webcam [VIDEO]- Minnesota's la ... More >>

Minnesota less religious than 30 years ago, but still one of the most religious states

New data compiled and released by the Association of Religious Data Archives indicates that Minnesota is one of the most religious states in the country, with 56.3 percent of residents claiming some sort of religious affiliation.SEE ALSO:-- Mary Franson on DNC "God" debacle: "Peter denied Christ 3 t ... More >>

Cargill recalls 30,000 pounds of ground beef

Thank goodness it's National Hot Dog Day, because the mere thought of a hamburger is churning our stomachs.Minnesota-headquartered Cargill, Inc., which processes beef under Cargill Beef in Wichita, Kansas, announced yesterday a recall of nearly 30,000 pounds of ground beef from a Pennsylvania plant ... More >>

Minnesota's average low temperature rose faster than any other state's since 1970, says new study

Coming on the heels of a remarkably warm winter and spring not even included in the data, a new study put together by the Climate Central non-profit reveals that Minnesota's climate has warmed significantly since 1970.The study found Minnesota's average low temperature increased at a per-decade rate ... More >>

Twin Cities 4th-most peaceful metro; Minnesota 4th-most peaceful state, study finds [GRAPHICS]

It doesn't always seem like it, but Minnesota is one of the most peaceful places in America.That's the conclusion emerging from the Institute for Economics and Peace's United States Peace Index 2012. The study looks at five factors -- the homicide rate, violent crime rate, incarceration rate, police ... More >>

Notable 2011 deaths in country music

It's an annual tradition to look back at year's end to those who've passed on in the previous twelve months. Whether it's just filler for the year's final broadcast of Entertainment Tonight, or Americans really do feel a need to reflect with sadness on the deaths of celebrities, I do not know. What ... More >>

Now, Now to release new album on Chris Walla's record label

Photo By Mike Vorrasi​Minneapolis indie-pop trio Now, Now (formerly Now, Now Every Children) have been quite busy putting the finishing touches on their sophomore record, Threads, and have now found a famous home for its release. The album will be put out by Trans-Records on March 6, a label s ... More >>

Ben Roy

Should Minnesota have a state dessert?

​The Wisconsin legislature is circulating a proposal to make the cream puff their state dessert, which got me to thinking: Why doesn't Minnesota have a state dessert? Our state fruit (the Honeycrisp apple), state grain (wild rice), and state mushroom (the morel) all seem to be relevant sourc ... More >>

U.S. Peace Index ranks Minnesota No. 4, that's all we are saying

srqpixMore peaceful than most states.​An organization called the Institute for Economics and Peace has crunched some numbers and some up with the U.S. Peace Index, a ranking of the most peaceful states in America. Minnesota comes in at No. 4. Does this mean we all have to go out to a street ... More >>

Paula Poundstone

Smack Shack lobster boil a roiling success

It's like Maine in Minnesota​A word of advice for a lobster boil: Surrender your dignity and strap on your bib, because it's gonna be a messy night. It's not often the opportunity for a full-on lobster boil with all the trimmings presents itself in our landlocked region. And it's even more unlikel ... More >>

Mussels 101

A.J. OlmscheidMastering mollusks​When we landlocked Minnesotans have a hankering for seafood, we're lucky enough to have the guys at Coastal Seafoods to consult. When I needed to learn about mussels to better judge this week's food fight, I turned to Coastal Seafoods' general manager, Tim Laue ... More >>

Parma 8200 revives Bloomington's staid dining scene

D'Amico-owned Italian makes strides with modern dishes

La Belle Vie, Lucia's, the Nook, and more: Most popular dishes at your favorite restaurants

At La Belle Vie, you can't go wrong with the halibut​When you go out to eat, do you ever stare at the menu for minutes on end, waffling over what to order? Do you ever wonder if the restaurant's regulars know something you don't? Here's a handy guide to what customers order most at some of the ... More >>

Minnesota ranks No. 28 in U.S. penis size. The good news? We're ahead of Wisconsin

We're going to avoid cliches here folks. We are not going to talk, for example, about the stiff competition.

Afghanistan war claims lives of relatively fewer Minnesotans

New numbers show that, on a per capita basis, Minnesotans have perished in Afghanistan at a lesser rate than many other states.

Jax live lobster Sundays are back

Should MN adopt a soda sin tax?

Don't be a stranger

Jason Ricci & New Blood

The (Overlooked) Beers of Summer: Mothership Wit and St. Bernardus Witbier

1850s Holiday PartyArd Godfrey House

Queen Elizabeth AND little Dannielynn...

4/25 Morning Communiqué

Al Franken releases his candidacy video

Blue Harte: A quick look at the politics of the Strib's new head honcho

Cue the Applause

Cue, the fine-dining restaurant in the new Guthrie, neatly combines high food ethics and high style

Free Will Astrology

4/17: Morning Communique

Meat Is Murder

Minnesota beef industries falls on lean times

Gas stations in Wisconsin and elsewhere running out

Let the End Times Roll

6/28: Morning Communique

Joe Coomer: Pocketful of Names

Craft's Fare

A terrific bar lurks within East Lake Street's newest fine-dining restaurant

Touch Me, I'm Sick

Quirkiness proves contagious on 'Kingdom Hospital'

The Scarlet Kegger

What did Nathaniel Hawthorne have to feel so guilty about?

The Prescription Drug Wars

Can Minnesota rein in prescription costs?

Fun with Food

A Reborn Favorite Offers Kitschy Dishes for Generation Y

No Man's Land

Traversing the rough terrain between a father's expectations and a son's aspirations

Buried Alive

New fiction by Annie Proulx and Pat Barker delves into the dirt of memory and the legends of the land

Sea What I Mean

Steeplejack says No mas

Susan Minot: Evening

Wahoo in Walleye Land

Cleaning House

The Kerry-Wellstone Clean Money bill introduced last week is infinitely preferable to the better-known--and largely fraudulent--McCain-Feingold proposal. Which explains why we're hearing so little about it.

The Cabinet of Dr. Clinton

Crow Time