Minnetonka

Lucid Beer Burger Bash is set for Saga Hill Cooking School

As we start to prep our backyards, clean off the patio furniture, and roll out the grills (okay, maybe that's a little premature, but it will happen soon), suddenly burgers are on the brain. They are deceptively simple -- just meat and bun -- and yet perfecting one can take years of practice and twe ... More >>

Chef's Day Off: Where Ian Gray of the Gray House likes to eat

It's relatively rare -- maybe even a blue moon-level occasion -- for a chef, particularly one at a new restaurant, to be able to go out on the town and have someone else cook for them. So when local chefs do get a chance to get away from their own kitchens, where do they choose to eat? This Chef's D ... More >>

Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exam results show dramatic racial disparity

These days, aspiring Minnesota teachers have to pass the Teaching Licensure Exam in order to get a license. That's reasonable enough, but the exam's results suggest the process isn't working as it should.SEE ALSO: Twin Cities has far and away the largest black-white unemployment gap, says new study ... More >>

Twin Cities radio personality Dark Star dead at age 66

Longtime Twin Cities radio personality George Chapple, known affectionately by his friends and fans as Dark Star, was found dead at his Minnetonka home earlier today. He was 66 years old. Dark Star worked at WCCO-AM for a quarter of a century, echoing the plainspoken, honest voices of the passionate ... More >>

Edina High School is Minnesota's best according to Newsweek, but that ain't saying much

'One-fifty-four! One-fifty-four!'That's not exactly the stuff of legends, but it represents the national ranking of Edina High, Minnesota's top high school according to Newsweek's new list of America's best 1,000 public high schools.This year's list focuses on "schools that have proven to be the mos ... More >>

Month in Review: Open, Closed, Coming Soon May '12

​OPENAngel Food (Hell's Kitchen Bakery)80 S. 9th St., Minneapolis Bread and Pickle - open for the season4135 W. Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis Butcher and the Boar (City Pages review)1121 Hennepin Avenue, MinneapolisCinita's of Mexico6042 Nicollet Ave, MinneapolisEat Street Social&n ... More >>

Judi Dutcher's son star of best high school class president video ever [VIDEO]

After seeing his campaign video, how could any Minnetonka High School student not vote for Ryan Hedblom for president of the student body? After all, if the Minnetonka student president race is anything like the campaigns that took place in my high school, then it's not like there are serious, polar ... More >>

Month in Review: Open, Closed, Coming Soon April '12

​OPENAida2208 W 66th St., Richfield Butcher and the Boar (City Pages preview)1121 Hennepin Avenue, MinneapolisCinita's of Mexico6042 Nicollet Ave, MinneapolisD Spot new location near Battle Creek1993 Burns Avenue, St. PaulDroolin' Moose9424 Lyndale Avenue S., BloomingtonEat Street Social (Cit ... More >>

Month in Review: Open, Closed, Coming Soon March '12

​OPENColossal Cafe in St. Paul (City Pages review)Eli's East Food & Cocktails (City Pages review)Eat Street Social (City Pages preview)Eat Street PizzaThe Hole Sports LoungeOceanaire  (new location)Turkey To Go  (Minneapolis skyway)Uncle Moe's Deli and DraftsWest Bank DinerWhich Wich

Weekend Checklist: Umphrey's McGee, Jeff Mangum, Craig Finn, City and Colour

​ This is going to be a Super Bowl Weekend...of music. Let's just hope the Black Eyed Peas don't show up. Madonna, on the other hand...

Month in Review: Open, Closed, Coming Soon February '12

NOW OPENBoom Island Brewing 2207 N. 2nd St., MinneapolisOn tap at Pig & Fiddle and Eli's East. For sale at Four Firkins and Ale Jail​Colossal Cafe (City Pages Preview)2315 Como Ave., St. PaulEli's East Food & Cocktails (City Pages Preview)815 East Hennepin Ave., MinneapolisK ... More >>

Dennis Leaf-Smith of 112 Eatery: Chef Chat, Part 1

Dennis Leaf-Smith​The 112 Eatery turns seven years old this month. So in its honor, we're sitting down with chef de cuisine Dennis Leaf-Smith, who was there on opening day. Leaf-Smith is a local, growing up in Minnetonka. And although we know his work from 112 and Café/Bar Lurcat, he actuall ... 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 >>

United Health is 11th most hated company in America

Stephen Hemsley, CEO, runs the 11th most-hated American company.​United Health, the Minnetonka-based healthcare corporation, is officially among the least popular companies in the country. The healthcare denier -- oops, healthcare provider -- came in No. 11 on a list of the 19 most hated companies ... More >>

Al Church and State release mini-album Matter

A satisfying record made on the fly

Bling burglar caught on camera [PHOTOS]

Seen this guy? Give MPD a call.​A burglar with a taste for bling has been hitting up some high-end homes using what Minneapolis police are calling sophisticated tactics in Minneapolis, Edina, Minnetonka, Wayzata and Plymouth. Sophisticated he may be, but he wasn't smart enough to evade at le ... More >>

Origami, Nami, and Wakame join forces to help Japan's Tsunami survivors

WakameEat sushi, help earthquake victims​CNN and BBC switched their 24-hour coverage from Japan earthquake to Libya last week, but the hardship for survivors is far from over. Behind the news coverage of the nuclear crisis in Fukushima are hundreds of families in evacuation shelters, as well as fa ... More >>

Borders closes four Twin Cities stores in bankruptcy move

The economy claims another victim.​Borders, the bookseller, has been teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for a while now, hamstrung by online competition and the recession, so its Chapter 11 filing is hardly a surprise. That doesn't make the news any easier for employees at four of the company's ... More >>

Celebrate National Shortbread Day with locally made Bramblewood Treats

www.bramblewoodtreats.comBramblewood Treats offer the perfect way to celebrate National Shortbread Day​Just when you thought the holidays were over, along comes National Shortbread Day to help you break those newly minted resolutions. Yes, January 6 is dedicated to the noble shortbread, a bu ... More >>

Matt Damon acts destitute in Minnetonka for a good cause [VIDEO]

Matt Damon plays a jobless man from Minnetonka in a new PSA for Feeding America.​Being an unemployed husband, and father of two kids, is no laughing matter. But Minnetonka's Steve Gallagher and Hollywood hot shot Matt Damon have teamed up for a PSA on fighting hunger that tries to offer a smil ... More >>

Haskell's wine sale: 10 recommendations

Haskell'sHaskell's Wine Sale on Now​Wine shop sale week continues with the annual Haskell's Fall Sale. I hope you were able to attend the free tasting last Saturday. A lot is going on at Haskell's over the next month. Here are some of the events, plus recommendations on great wines to look fo ... More >>

Twin Cities poor people die younger than the rich

Image by chefranden on Flickr​There are a lot of reasons it sucks to be poor. And a new study has just added one more: poor people die younger. Craig Helmstetter of the Wilder Foundation mapped the life expectancy of people in the Twin cities in a new report.

Foodie alert: Fabian Seafood truck in the Twin Cities today

www.fabianseafood.comIowans buying Fabian Seafood in the 1980s.​The Fabian Seafood Company of Galveston, Texas (about 300 miles west of the BP spill), is in its 33rd year of driving trucks of fresh seafood--wild-caught Gulf shrimp, blue crab, oysters, and more--to the Twin Cities and selling i ... More >>

Met Council approves light rail from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie

Coming to the southwest suburbs​Plans for a third light rail line connecting downtown Minneapolis and Eden Prairie have won approval from the Met Council. The 14-mile, $1.25 billion Southwest Corridor route will run through Minnetonka, Hopkins and St. Louis Park and link up downtown with the ... More >>

8-year-old superhero saves grandpa from drowning in pool

Tanner Jensen was about to jump into the pool when he saw his grandfather, Curtis Hort, lose his balance and fall while taking off his robe. He broke his hip and then slid headfirst into the pool.

Gold Nugget, Galaxy Drive-In, and Red's Savoy replace old classics

Restaurants offer shiny new take on their beloved predecessors

Famous Dave's will give free meal to dudes named Dave

No kidding. If that's your name, you're eating BBQ this Sunday.

This week's "Best of Hot Dish"

We're not through with summer yet. There's still porches to be sat on, summer brews in hand.

St. Paul Saints vs. Sioux City Explorers

Cargill rice facility threatened by Hugo Chavez

The Venezuelan president has taken control of some of the country's rice facilities. Minnetonka-based Cargill's plant could be next.

Would you like to be felt up while your nails dry?

Tuesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Corpse-like woman thaws out and survives, harvesting pig brains causes mental illness

Wednesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Downtown Target hits bull's eye with new produce

Spasso: stay for the wine

The vino prices stretch your dinner dollar—but some dishes make you wish you'd taken the bottle home

Nothin' But Trouble

Yachts, Cadillacs, even a party bus...real estate was a great racket—until the lawsuits started piling up

Disgraced Healthcare Tycoon Pays Up

A sorry excuse for grassroots

Fond Memories

A sugar junkie tries to satisfy her jones, one icing wreath at a time

12/23: Morning Communique

Minnetonka High School students play DJ Shadow

Crime blotter

UnitedHealth Takes Over The World

We Don't Need No Education

Minnetonka parents target "anti-Christian, anti-American" IB program

The Incredible Vanishing Deficit

A new state law proves that figures don't lie, but liars figure

Serve Somebody

The all-but-forgotten art of service is equal parts craft, dedication, and benevolent management

The Sweetest Thing

Local baker turns butter and sugar into forever

The Waiting Game

The Sweetest Thing

Local baker turns butter and sugar into forever

Playing to Plymouth

A comedy troops through middle America

Freeze Frame

Forget Fargo and A Simple Plan: A quarter-century ago, The Heartbreak Kid had Minnesota down cold