Metrodome

Atmosphere at Soundset, 3/26/13

AtmosphereSoundset, Canterbury ParkSunday, May 26, 2013Soundset has come a long way from its humble origins in the shadow of the Metrodome back in 2008. Skyrocketing ticket sales -- reportedly 28,000 this year -- and a subtle demographic shift over its six-year run have allowed Rhymesayers to grow a ... More >>

Watch the Dark Clouds storm Minneapolis [VIDEO]

This week's cover story follows the history of the Dark Clouds, Minnesota United FC's diehard soccer supporters. On May 4, we met the Dark Clouds at the Nomad World Pub as they prepared for Minnesota's evening match against the Carolina Railhawks. Once properly lubricated, the group marched down ... More >>

New Vikings stadium design revealed [IMAGES] [UPDATE]

Following months of speculation, the Metrodome's $975 million replacement got its big reveal in a special ceremony at the Guthrie Theater on Monday night.In front of a crowd that included Governor Mark Dayton (wearing a Vikes-appropriate purple tie), Vikings owner Zygi Wilf, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. R ... More >>

Drone spotted flying above Metrodome during Vikings-Packers game [PHOTOS] [UPDATE]

Think drones only fly above Pakistan, Afghanistan, or other quasi-theaters of war?SEE ALSO:-- Camp Ripley drones: New $3.9 million facility sparks protest -- Grand Forks police to begin regularly using drones this spring Think again. Yesterday, an unmanned helicopter was photographed flying above th ... More >>

Nicholas David, Rocket Club perform at Minnesota Vikings game

On a day that was heavy on Adrian "Nine Yards, What?" Peterson news, there were some local music tidbits that slid into the Minnesota Vikings' 37-34 defeat of the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Both Nicholas "The Feelin'" David Mrozinski, who recently finished third on NBC's The Voice, and area countr ... More >>

Metro Transit responds to security concerns following Shawn Daivari incident

A couple weeks ago, former WWE star Shawn Daivari choked out a belligerent passenger while riding on the Hiawatha Line to the airport.SEE ALSO:-- Shawn Daivari, former WWE star, chokes out belligerent racist on Hiawatha Line Daivari said numerous people on the train hit the train's emergency help bu ... More >>

Twins announce new upgrades for Target Field

Target Field has been up and running for a full three seasons now, which means it's time to keep renovating.See also:- Minnesota Twins have increased in value more than any other pro sports franchise since 2000

"Railgating" along "The Purple Path": Mpls' solution to Vikings tailgaiting problem

Say what you want about the plan itself, but you have to give Mayor R.T. Rybak and the Minneapolis hospitality industry credit -- they certainly have a way with words.SEE ALSO:-- Minnesota Vikings' one-year value increase largest in NFL-- ESPN's Mike and Mike still unaware of Vikings stadium deal, t ... More >>

Metrodome is the worst stadium in America, says Time Magazine [VIDEO]

Just a day before the Minnesota legislature approved a bill that will fund a new, nearly $1 billion Vikings stadium, Time Magazine named the Metrodome the worst stadium in the whole country.And while many of us have fond memories of watching the Twins and the Vikes under a Teflon roof while sitting ... More >>

Northstar Bartenders Guild mashes Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo

What do you get when you cross a Mexican holiday, a historic horse race, and the best drink mixers in the business? A room full of giant hats, refreshing cocktails, and one inexplicable guy in a kilt. The Northstar Bartenders Guild held its latest bash in a posh loft with 180-degree views of downtow ... More >>

Pro-Vikings stadium group releases pro-stadium poll, sparking Twitter controversy

​Today, a pro-stadium group named Home Field Advantage released an opinion poll showing that 61 percent of Minnesotans support construction of a new Vikings stadium at the Metrodome site. 72 percent of 1,000 Minnesotans polled say the new stadium is "somewhat or very important" to keeping the Vi ... More >>

Vikings stadium proposal isn't for the "people"

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Vikings, Rybak, Dayton, pro-Vikes legislators finally unveil stadium plan

​After months of hearing lawmakers carp that they couldn't speak to whether they support using public money for a new Vikings stadium without seeing a detailed proposal, a plan has finally emerged.During a news conference earlier today, Gov. Dayton and the Vikings unveiled a $975 million stadium p ... More >>

Vikings stadium: Parking lot naming rights centerpiece of Ramsey County's revised plan

Minnesota VikingsIn another step toward a dystopian future, Ramsey County wants to sell parking lot naming rights.​First we had the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Then, in order to capitalize on revenue from naming rights, we had Mall of America Field at the Metrodome.Soon, if Ramsey County officia ... More >>

NFL: No Los Angeles Vikings in 2012

​We've been hearing for months about how the Vikings' expiring Metrodome lease means it's urgent for lawmakers to get a stadium deal done early this legislative session.Los Angeles is ready and willing, so goes this logic, to have the team play in the Rose Bowl for a couple years while a new stadi ... More >>

Dayton to Vikes: Metrodome site or bust

​The train wreck that is the Vikings stadium drive went a little more off the rails Monday afternoon.Governor Dayton told Zygi Wilf that the only workable site this session for a new stadium is the Metrodome, which happens to be the site least favored by Vikings ownership.With the team's Metrodome ... More >>

Vikings warming to idea of staying in Minneapolis

​After months of insisting that Arden Hills is the team's preferred site for a new Vikings stadium, it appears ownership is warming to the idea of staying in downtown Minneapolis.During meetings with state political leaders yesterday, owner Zygi Wilf reportedly displayed maps showing how a new sta ... More >>

What would downtown look like without the Metrodome? [IMAGES]

The city's 2003 plans imagine a Metrodome-less downtown.​The Metrodome, in its current form, has become an afterthought in recent weeks as Gov. Mark Dayton and Mayor R.T. Rybak push for the Vikings to stay somewhere in Minnesota. Though one Rybak proposal imagines an $895 million renovation of th ... More >>

AFL-CIO endorses block E Casino site, lawmakers condemn it

Big labor wants the casino, but big government doesn't.​The AFL-CIO wants more labor jobs, and it's not above endorsing a little vice to get things rolling.Yesterday, the Minnesota chapter of the AFL-CIO endorsed the planned Block E Casino, which has resurfaced as a possible method to fund a new V ... More >>

Minnesota might sell Zygi Wilf the Metrodome for $1

The Metrodome is for sale: Can anyone lend Zygi a quarter?​In the hectic lead-up to the proposed special session that will or will not approve a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, all things are on the table. The latest proposal is no crazier than the other ones -- for example, gettin' in the ... More >>

Herman Cain's Metrodome moment

WikipediaHerman Cain: This is the Metrodome!​Herman Cain is suddenly, remarkably ascendant in the Republican Party. That the Godfather's Pizza guy has shot to the top of the pop charts may say more about his competition -- including Michele, our belle -- than about Cain's own viability as the guy ... More >>

Minneapolis wants $30 million cut of Metrodome sale

R.T. Rybak says the city has shelled out more than $30 million on the Dome over the years.​This isn't going to help the Vikings on that whole new stadium plan idea thing. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak sent a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton earlier this week claiming the city is entitled to a $30 millio ... More >>

Metrodome's new food offerings look lame compared to Target Field's

The collapsed Metrodome makes a comeback.​Centerplate, a concessions provider for entertainment venues, convention centers, and sports stadiums, announced its new menu items for the 2011 NFL season at the Metrodome. If you're looking for Vikings-watching fuel, here's what you can expect:

Metrodome roof inflated, should be ready for football season [Photos]

Courtesy Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission.Here's what an $18 million roof looks like.​After seven months of looking like a crater in downtown Minneapolis, the Metrodome is finally a dome again after stadium workers inflated the new roof this morning. Though there are still repairs to be d ... More >>

Twin Cities are fittest in America

Lake of the Isles runners plow through Snowmageddon.​The day the blizzard deflated the Metrodome, there were runners slogging their way around Lake of the Isles. The day the tornado ripped through north Minneapolis, there were cyclists zipping along the Greenway. Is it any wonder we took the ... More >>

Cory Merrifield, SaveTheVikes.org leader, boosts new stadium plans

Courtesy Savethevikes.org.Vikings superfan Cory Merrifiled, right, has been lobbying for a new stadium since 2009. ​On Tuesday, a lot of Vikings fans celebrated a victory when team owners struck a deal with Ramsey County to build a new stadium in Arden Hills. But even with a location suppose ... More >>

Massive opposition to taxpayer-funded Vikings stadium

Minnesotans don't want to pay for a new Vikings stadium.​If this morning's Minnesota Poll is accurate, roughly 70 percent of Minnesotans are opposed to their tax dollars being used to help Zygi Wilf pay for a new Vikings stadium. Would the result have been different if Brad Childress and Bret ... More >>

Minneapolis makes play for a new Vikings stadium

Minneapolis makes its case to keep the Vikings.​After a week in which the momentum for building a new Vikings stadium seemed to shift from Minneapolis to Ramsey County, the city is set to unveil a proposal today to keep the team west of the Mississippi. The details are sketchy, but it sounds like ... More >>

Minneapolis releases Vikings stadium funding details

An artist's concept of how a new Vikings stadium might look at the Metrodome site.​Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak pulled the curtain back this afternoon on details for funding the city's share of a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings on the site of the Metrodome. The proposal calls for the ci ... More >>

Metrodome expected to have a roof again by late July [PHOTOS]

Photo: MSFCThis is what $18 million dollars in roof looks like.​The Metrodome will soon be whole again. If all goes as planned, the new roof will be up by the last week of July, says Bill Lester, executive director of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. After that, they'll need to ... More >>

Vikings host Dallas in home preseason opener, but where's home?

Will the Metrodome be repaired in time?​The Minnesota Vikings have released their preseason schedule, which includes hosting Dallas at home sometime between Aug. 25-28. The question is, where will "home" be? More than that, will there even be a season, let alone a preseason?

Vikings need more than one boring new stadium: Comment Of The Day

What's wrong with the Metrodome? (Oh, wait.)​The new Vikings stadium bill dropped on Friday, posing in part as a jobs bill, and with the requirement that the team pay for just one-third of the facility's construction cost is already grating on our commenters' nerves. "Yeah...they should build ... More >>

Vikings stadium bill introduced at Legislature

Who will pay for it? Where will it go?​We finally have a Vikings stadium bill -- effectively the last bill of its kind the Legislature can consider before the team's lease expires on the Metrodome -- and lawmakers have until May 23 to pass it. Talk about a Hail Mary.

Pastor Karsten Nelson prays for Vikings stadium bill at Legislature

Does god wants a new Vikings stadium?​The last time a Christian minister raised eyebrows with an invocation at the Legislature, he drew rebukes for failing to take note that Jewish lawmakers deserved as much respect as their Christian colleagues when it came time for prayer. Now, a minister ... More >>

Minnesota Vikings stadium proposal published

The Legislature will take another shot at making a new Vikings stadium a reality.​Here we go again. Now that the Legislature appears to be nearing the end of debate on some seriously draconian bills that slash spending on education, health and human services, it's going to take up the matter ... More >>

Central Corridor light rail construction promises I-35W ramp headaches

Patience, people. Patience.​The Central Corridor light rail project forges ahead. Starting tomorrow, that means headaches for car commuters on I-35 downtown. Starting Wednesday, the Fourth Street ramp near the Metrodome to southbound I-35W will close until July. The alternate route is the ent ... More >>

Birdair only bidder for Metrodome repair

MSFCA $25-million stich job.​The deflated Metrodome will rise again at the hands of the same company that built the stadium in the first place -- and the only one to bid on the repairs. Birdair, based near Buffalo, N.Y., is expected to be awarded the roughly $25 million repair contract when t ... More >>

Seawhores and their ridiculous advertisements

​The Twin Cities' hydra-headed primal beast rock gods Seawhores have, unsurprisingly, a good sense of humor. And some endearing video editing chops too. In advance of their upcoming, perfectly-titled record Blunt Force To The Everything, the masterful goofballs have been doing a series of mini-mov ... More >>

Metrodome ranked worst NFL stadium by Yahoo

The Metrodome, looking rough.​Talk about getting kicked when you're down -- or maybe deflated: The Metrodome has been ranked as the worst stadium in the National Football League. And to make matters worse, the cheeseheads get to gloat, because Lambeau Field took top honors in the same survey ... More >>

New Metrodome roof collapse video released

Another view of the collapse of the Metrodome roof.​New video of the collapse of the Metrodome's roof was just released by the Metrodome Sports Facilities Commission.The footage shows snow begin to trickle through the Teflon roof, which sags at an ever-quickening pace until it covers up the enti ... More >>

Metrodome will get a new roof

The Metrodome roof collapsed early in the morning Dec. 12.​The same day that it released new video showing how the Metrodome's roof collapsed in the first place, the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission has voted to replace the 10-acre roof rather than make repairs. They're following th ... More >>

Minneapolis is buried under snow, but Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring

Tired of the snow? Punxsutawney Phil is with you.​This year's record-setting snow collapsed the Metrodome, and put us under winter-long parking restrictions -- the kinds of things that can make winter drag on and on. Tired of it? Take heart. This is Groundhog Day, and Punxsutawney Phil didn' ... More >>

Hiawatha Line light rail crippled by failed power line [UPDATE]

Going nowhere for a while.​Metro Transit says that a power line failure on the Hiawatha Line stalled service system wide this morning. Buses replaced trains between the Target Field and Franklin Avenue stations to keep travelers moving. The power line fell onto the tracks near the Metrodome, and ... More >>

Metrodome collapse: Scientific American dissects obsolete design

Worth repairing?​Snowmageddon collapsed the Metrodome, and now the deadly cold weather of late is stymieing an effort to assess the damage and get a plan in place for having it shipshape for the Vikings this fall. There's a chance that it may not be ready for preseason football on time. The compa ... More >>

501 Club Farewell Show

Minnesota YouTube vids: Best of 2010

Too much coffee, man.​What a year. Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey wanted to be our governor. We got a brand spankin' new Twins ballpark. Michele Bachmann took the tingle out of Chris Matthews. And the Metrodome roof collapsed in the Blizzard of 2010. All of that and more was caught on vide ... More >>

TwinsFest moves to National Sports Center in Blaine

Not ready for TwinsFest, or anything else for a while.​TwinsFest is moving to the National Sports Center in Blaine because the collapsed Metrodome won't be repaired in time to host the annual fan extravaganza. Besides the change in venue, and a more limited number of tickets, the Twins say th ... More >>

Metrodome Collapse: Out of commission at least through March [Updated]

MSFCThe entire Dome will be a construction zone while workers install new panels.​The Metrodome isn't going to be ready for play at least through March. That means roughly 300 baseball games scheduled for the field in the next three months are going to be played elsewhere, says Bill Lester, E ... More >>

Snowmageddon follows Vikings to Philadelphia [VIDEO]

Snowmageddon hits Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.​The Blizzard of 2010 deflated the Metrodome and the Vikings had to scurry to Detroit for a "home" game. TCF Bank Stadium looked like the Planet Hoth when the Bears showed up last Monday night to knock Brett Favre on his noggin'. An ... More >>

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An erstwhile hipster chef and a preservationist philanthropist team up to provide truly artful diner food