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  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Five unique covers of the Reading Rainbow theme

    LeVar Burton hosted Reading Rainbow from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s. Earlier this spring, Burton -- who you may also remember as Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation and its associated films -- announced the impending return of the pioneering bonkers-for-books chi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Woodbury police blotter reveals one way Star Tribune, Pioneer Press keep circulation up

    You may have heard that newspaper are dying, but the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations report shows that for the time being at least, the Twin Cities' major dailies are still alive and kickin'. The report shows that total circulation for both the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press, including digital v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Anders Broman, high school basketball phenom, scores 71 points in losing effort [VIDEO]

    ​Anders Broman scored the second-most points in Minnesota high school history on Saturday, yet somehow, his team lost.Broman, a 6'1" junior guard at Lakeview Christian Academy in Duluth, said afterward that the loss to Melrose "was a bittersweet game."There's nothing bitter about Broman's skills, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Jimmy the cat's killing fuels protest in Woodbury

    ​The sad story of Jimmy the cat is prompting some Woodbury residents to say they are "embarrassed" to live in the city. Jimmy, a diabetic, grey-striped tabby, was killed on December 9 at the Woodbury Animal Humane Society, days after the death of his owner, Woodbury resident Mary Ray. There was ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Trader Joe's coming to Lyn-Lake?

    Two-Buck Chuck could be coming to Uptown​Trader Joe's is close to finalizing a deal for a store on the corner of 27th Street and Lyndale Avenue in Lyn-Lake, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    U of M group wants a smoke-free campus. Do you?

    Harrison Salisbury: The original smoking advocate at the University of Minnesota. ​A University of Minnesota student group is trying to push the anti-tobacco agenda a step further and ban all smoking across campus by 2013. The Student Health Advisory Committee sent a letter to newbie college pres ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Carmine's brings more Italian fare to Woodbury

    Woodbury's former Chickadee Cottage is now Carmine's.​The former home of Chickadee Cottage in Woodbury has been reborn as an Italian joint called Carmine's. The Pioneer Press reports that owner Brenda Hafiz is a first time restaurateur, but her husband, Richard, is an owner of Deja Vu, Gay 9 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Target bribed and intimidated to squash union, appeal claims

    Target employees voted not to unionize.​At least now the Target employees in Valley Stream, N.Y., know how to get raises, free coffee and donuts, and a renovated lunch room: Just offer to snitch on the union trying to organize fellow employees. That's the gist of a petition just filed with th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Asia Bistro to resurrect Nankin's legacy

    Minnesota Historical SocietyThe original Nankin restaurant.​After 80 years in business, Minneapolis's storied Nankin Cafe, longtime a center for Minnesota's Chinese community, closed in its City Center location in 1999. Its legacy has lived on in bits and pieces, with some of its furnishings f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Bill Pulkrabek, Michele Bachmann's former campaign manager, faces domestic assault charge for Memorial Day strangulation

    Bill Pulkrabek was arrested on Memorial Day in Woodbury.​Bill Pulkrabek, a Washington County Commissioner who played a key role in launching Rep. Michele Bachmann's political career, has been jailed on suspicion of domestic assault -- including strangulation. The 41-year-old real estate broke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Timothy Noirjean hacks into women's Facebook accounts and posts private pictures to porn site

    FacebookThis isn't one of Noirjean's victims, but the internet is still a terrible place.​You can crank your Facebook privacy settings as high as you want, but it won't do any good if someone gets access to your account. Let that happen, and you might soon find yourself staring at your private ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Britney Spears and Enrique Iglesias coming to Xcel July 6

    ​This summer's arena calendar is already filling up, with Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Journey coming to the Xcel, plus shows by Usher, Rihanna, Sade, and the aging pop version of Voltron, NKOTBSB, coming to the Target Center. To add to the spectacle, Britney Spears is throwing her hat in the rin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2011

    Cold War Kids

    ​This summer's arena calendar is already filling up, with Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Journey coming to the Xcel, plus shows by Usher, Rihanna, Sade, and the aging pop version of Voltron, NKOTBSB, coming to the Target Center. To add to the spectacle, Britney Spears is throwing her hat in the rin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Aperitif RIP

    The nicest restaurant in Woodbury is no longer. ​Though it admittedly didn't have much in the way of competition, Aperitif was the nicest restaurant in Woodbury. The place abruptly closed, the Pioneer Press reports, likely due to the financial troubles of its owner, St. Paul developer Jerry Tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Def Leppard and Heart coming to Minnesota State Fair

    Photo by Nikki Miller​Time to enter into the musty depths of your closet and find that old acid-washed jean jacket and tattered rock tee (or just head to Hot Topic, I guess) -- you're going to have the perfect place to wear that stuff this summer. As if the State Fair weren't already the ideal sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2010

    Blizzard snow totals in the Twin Cities

    A blizzard's just another excuse to play in the snow.​Congratulations. You survived Snowmageddon. We've listed the Top 20 snowfall totals for the Twin Cities area below. Now you need to shovel out the car and pay attention to the Snow Emergency parking rules (we're on Day 2). Stay warm.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Steepery Tea Bar by the Tea Garden opens in Woodbury

    It's tea time in Woodbury!​Can you believe that just a decade ago, most Twin Citians wouldn't have known bubble tea from bubble gum? The Tea Garden is already eight years old, and it just opened its sixth location, a shop in Woodbury called the Steepery Tea Bar. Steepery offers more than 50 v ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2010

    Warren G

    It's tea time in Woodbury!​Can you believe that just a decade ago, most Twin Citians wouldn't have known bubble tea from bubble gum? The Tea Garden is already eight years old, and it just opened its sixth location, a shop in Woodbury called the Steepery Tea Bar. Steepery offers more than 50 v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Eden Prairie and 4 other 'burbs crowned "best small cities"

    Photo: bubzillionLovely​Here's something that the Twin Cities suburbs of Eden Prairie, Plymouth, Woodbury, Eagan and Apple Valley all have in common besides cul-de-sacs: They all made Money magazine's Top 20 "best small cities" list for 2010. Eden Prairie placed first in the country because o ... More >>

  • News

    July 7, 2010

    Pioneer Press poll raises surprising ethics questions

    Did the paper get suckered by candidate Tom Horner's press machine?

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Lake Wobegon Caramel Roll Ride Saturday embraces the fat and fit

    Photo by snowpea&bokchoi​Strap on your biking shoes and get ready to be fat and fit at the same time this Saturday. It's the Minnesota way! The Caramel Roll Ride along Minnesota's Lake Wobegon bike trail embraces the best Minnesota values: Eat horribly and work it off.For $25 (and $15 for c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2010

    Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

    Photo by snowpea&bokchoi​Strap on your biking shoes and get ready to be fat and fit at the same time this Saturday. It's the Minnesota way! The Caramel Roll Ride along Minnesota's Lake Wobegon bike trail embraces the best Minnesota values: Eat horribly and work it off.For $25 (and $15 for c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    Dawes

    Photo by snowpea&bokchoi​Strap on your biking shoes and get ready to be fat and fit at the same time this Saturday. It's the Minnesota way! The Caramel Roll Ride along Minnesota's Lake Wobegon bike trail embraces the best Minnesota values: Eat horribly and work it off.For $25 (and $15 for c ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2010

    Street Sounds, Battle of the Jug Bands, and more

    Photo by snowpea&bokchoi​Strap on your biking shoes and get ready to be fat and fit at the same time this Saturday. It's the Minnesota way! The Caramel Roll Ride along Minnesota's Lake Wobegon bike trail embraces the best Minnesota values: Eat horribly and work it off.For $25 (and $15 for c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Now Open: Smashburger in Woodbury

    One of the Cities' best burger joints opens in the east metro today.

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Coming Soon: Trader Joe's - Minnetonka

    Another Trader Joe's is joining the stable, this time around in Minnetonka.

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Freeloader Friday: B-Girl Be, BBQ at Famous Dave's, Dearling Physique

    Money changes everything. Until you have some, here's some free stuff to do instead.

  • Calendar

    August 26, 2009

    Woodbury Days

    Money changes everything. Until you have some, here's some free stuff to do instead.

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Early morning storms cut power for nearly 5,000 in metro

    Most of the outages are in the east metro and Xcel Energy plans to have all power restored by lunch time.

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Elderly woman escapes from Woodbury nursing home

    If you're in the Woodbury area, be on the lookout for a 75-year-old woman in yellow, floral-patterned pajamas, glasses, and New Balance running shoes.

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Plainview milk products recalled over salmonella fears

    A Plainview, Minn. dairy cooperative has voluntarily recalled some of its products in light of a salmonella scare.

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Teen sentenced to 90 days in jail for plot to murder man, cut out his heart

    Woodbury teenager and heart transplant patient Andrew Busskohl was sentenced Monday for a frightening murder plot to kill a stranger and cut out his heart.

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Man builds plane runway on his property, faces criminal charges

    If you have plans to do something illegal on your property, you might want to think of something that's a little less... obvious?

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2009

    Untold Stories: The 1934 Teamster Strikes

    If you have plans to do something illegal on your property, you might want to think of something that's a little less... obvious?

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Woodbury picket ban echoes state law

    The Woodbury City Council banned targeted residential picketing, which provoked an outcry over the squelching of First Amendment rights. But as it turns out, the state banned targeted residential picketing 16 years ago.

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2008

    Woodbury Holiday Lights Tour

    The Woodbury City Council banned targeted residential picketing, which provoked an outcry over the squelching of First Amendment rights. But as it turns out, the state banned targeted residential picketing 16 years ago.

  • News

    September 24, 2008

    Homer Simpson Gets Clipped

    After City Pages exposes a local nuclear power plant operator with a fake diploma, his bosses reluctantly give him the ax

  • Restaurants

    March 19, 2008

    Hunting for Easter candy

    Think outside the basket this year

  • Restaurants

    August 3, 2005

    Al Fresco, Refreshed

    Twin Cities purveyors make it easy to reinvent the picnic

  • Restaurants

    January 17, 2001

    Act Two: Hitting the Marks

    Twin Cities purveyors make it easy to reinvent the picnic

  • Books

    March 29, 2000

    Ann Powers: Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America

    Twin Cities purveyors make it easy to reinvent the picnic

  • Restaurants

    January 5, 2000

    Eat in Class

    Twin Cities purveyors make it easy to reinvent the picnic

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    Off Beat

    Twin Cities purveyors make it easy to reinvent the picnic

  • Feature

    February 1, 1999

    The Case Against Competition

    How We Lose the Race to Win

  • Feature

    January 1, 1999

    Like a Prayer

    How the power of faith is fueling the revitalization of Catholic education

  • Books

    July 22, 1998

    Mug Shots

    The Minneapolis Police Department brings honor back to the trading-card business

  • Feature

    June 4, 1998

    Out here

    Even lesbians can learn to love Long Island.

  • News

    April 30, 1997

    Welfare reform through the ages: a talk with Frances Fox Piven

    Even lesbians can learn to love Long Island.

  • News

    April 23, 1997

    Hoops and Ladders

    How sports are wrecking schools.

  • News

    September 11, 1996

    THE SHOW

    Ask not for whom the balloons toll...

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