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    February 7, 2012

    Menards settles race discrimination case brought by black employees

    700 black employees alleged Menards discriminated against them.​Menards has agreed to pay about $1 million to black employees in the Midwest who claim they were passed over for promotions because of their race. Letters will be sent to the 700 former and current Menards employees affected by the ru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Jun Bo RIP

    Drunks, among other things, did away with the dim sum. ​After opening in 2006, Jun Bo established a reputation as a favorite Chinese restaurant, particularly for its dim sum brunches. But its late-night weekend hours--3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays--and alleged lax approach to alcohol service ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Crazed Menards Black Friday shopper set for TV fame [VIDEO]

    Menards mayhem: Great TV.​The woman caught on tape going ballistic at a Wisconsin Menards on Black Friday is going to be a TV star. It also sounds like she's a person of interest to Grand Chute police, who expect to make an arrest in the case pretty soon. They haven't released her name.

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Crazy shopper trashes Menards on Black Friday [VIDEO]

    Not saving big money at Menards.​We thought the cretin in Wisconsin who knocked over the 100-year-old Wal-Mart greeter took the prize for Most Depraved Shopper in the traditional post-Thanksgiving retail orgy. But that was before we saw video of the insane shopper at Menards.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Reminiscing with Rachel's potato chips

    A pioneer in gourmet potato chips!​Coming across a bag of Rachel's potato chips last weekend was like finding an old friend: Naming biases aside, I think the chips--one of the first "gourmet" potato chip brands--are a great product. Though somehow I couldn't remember the last time I'd had a ba ... More >>

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    October 7, 2009

    Name Games

    More farce at the stadium of the absurd

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    August 12, 2009
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    April 15, 2009

    Love—and death—in a grain elevator

    The story of Paul and Barb Liebemann

  • News

    February 11, 2009

    Skier Caitlin Compton's long, cold trudge toward Olympic glory

    Minneapolis transplant's cross-country skiing career hasn't been easy

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2007

    2/9 Morning Communiqué

    Minneapolis transplant's cross-country skiing career hasn't been easy

  • Restaurants

    September 14, 2005

    Youthful Promise

    A South Minneapolis newcomer with lots of haute cuisine skill and not one drop of attitude

  • Books

    April 14, 2004

    Painting the Town

    A South Minneapolis newcomer with lots of haute cuisine skill and not one drop of attitude

  • News

    March 17, 2004

    Castaways

    St. Paul river rats bid farewell to their private paradise

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    Life on the Mississippi

    Portraits of the urban river in words and pictures

  • News

    February 6, 2002

    Playing With Fireproofing

    The Lakeland city beach is beautiful, secluded, and contaminated with asbestos

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    The Writing on the Wall

    Divining the future of a city one mural at a time

  • News

    April 25, 2001

    Love, Money, or Mercy

    One thing is certain: Roy Hagen killed his wife with a single blast from a 12-gauge shotgun. After that, the story gets a whole lot murkier.

  • News

    January 10, 2001

    Burned

    Some hailed firefighters Julie Tossey and Kathleen O'Connor as symbols of a new era in gender equality in St. Paul. But others--including their own union--wanted to see their dreams go up in smoke.

  • Restaurants

    November 29, 2000

    A Frosted Fantasy

    Some hailed firefighters Julie Tossey and Kathleen O'Connor as symbols of a new era in gender equality in St. Paul. But others--including their own union--wanted to see their dreams go up in smoke.

  • Restaurants

    March 29, 2000

    Eat or Be Eaten

    Some hailed firefighters Julie Tossey and Kathleen O'Connor as symbols of a new era in gender equality in St. Paul. But others--including their own union--wanted to see their dreams go up in smoke.

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    Off Beat

    Some hailed firefighters Julie Tossey and Kathleen O'Connor as symbols of a new era in gender equality in St. Paul. But others--including their own union--wanted to see their dreams go up in smoke.

  • News

    April 22, 1998

    A Separate Peace

    When Trip Shakespeare broke up, Matt Wilson marched off to war against his muse. Five years later, this exacting songwriter returns from the front with his first solo album.

  • Movies

    April 22, 1998

    Mpls./St. Paul Film Fest Roundup

    When Trip Shakespeare broke up, Matt Wilson marched off to war against his muse. Five years later, this exacting songwriter returns from the front with his first solo album.

  • News

    December 10, 1997

    UFF DUH! Minnesota is as Minnesota Does

    The 1997 Tongue-on-the-Flagpole Awards

  • Books

    April 16, 1997

    Whip it Good

    The 1997 Tongue-on-the-Flagpole Awards

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