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Twin Cities one of the youngest (in spirit) metros in the country, study says

According to RealAge Test data, Twin Cities residents are some of the healthiest, most rested, and calm people in the country.SEE ALSO: Minneapolis has one of the nicest tree canopies in the country, U.S. Forest Service study saysAnd as a result, our metro is one of America's youngest -- at least in ... More >>

Beyonce unveils Mrs. Carter World Tour 2013 dates -- St. Paul in July

Beyonce just put on one of the most stunning Super Bowl halftime shows -- easily the best since Prince's -- and it's no shock that an announcement of her Mrs. Carter World Tour follows. The shows begin in Europe in April, and a North American stint launches on June 28 in Los Angeles, and wrapping at ... More >>

New Kids on the Block displaying Package Tour dates -- Minneapolis in July

What do you do to promote a tour of aging boy bands while still trying to titillate a fan base that has grown older right along with the past-their-prime groups? In the case of the upcoming New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), 98 Degrees, and Boyz II Men joint jaunt through the U.S., you call it "The Pack ... More >>

Gwar replace Cory "Flattus Maximus" Smoot, tour dates include First Avenue return

Within the realm of fluid-enhanced metal, the overwhelming live presence of Gwar is unrivaled. And thus, it was a sad day indeed when guitarist Cory Smoot, who portrayed Flattus Maximus in the band, was found dead in the band's tour bus after they left their Minneapolis show at First Avenue (picture ... More >>

Archers Of Loaf's Matt Gentling on cult status, the reunion, and witnessing a stabbing on the road

Archers of Loaf are the very definition of the '90s stalwart alt-rock band. They toiled in relative obscurity while many of their contemporaries made it big and ruled the airwaves for a good decade or so. Those who knew them loved them like a small child loves a puppy: with a bursting-at-the-seams e ... More >>

MSP is the healthiest metro in country, says American College of Sports Medicine

Twin Citians defended our championship as the most healthy and fit metro in the land, says the American College of Sports Medicine in its 2012 American Fitness Index.Researchers examined dozens of "personal" and "community" health indicators, including diet, exercise, smoking, chronic disease rates, ... More >>

Marilyn Manson's U.S. tour dates unveiled, show at the Brick in May

​The mysterious Marilyn Manson has emerged with a fresh U.S. tour in support of the forthcoming eighth album, Born Villain. This is the first Minneapolis show for the band since 2009's stop at the State Theatre. It also adds to the slate of concerts that includes the Shins, Jane's Addiction, and I ... More >>

Doomtree release "Bangarang" video before starting enormous U.S. tour

​As the Doomtree crew are all getting psyched for their sprawling 2-month-long U.S. tour which starts tomorrow night, they dropped a lighthearted, no-frills video for "Bangarang," one of the most rousing tracks on their recent No Kings album. The clip features all the members of the Doomtree colle ... More >>

Craig Finn's debut solo album 'Clear Heart Full Eyes' is streaming in advance of its release date

​Thankfully, Clear Heart Full Eyes, the debut solo album from the Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn, doesn't signify a fracture between him and his regular bandmates. It just represents a temporary musical diversion for Finn from the wild, late-night hi-jinks that are prominently featured in his ... More >>

Craig Finn solo tour coming to the Triple Rock on February 4

Photo by Stacy Schwartz​With a release date pinned down for his first solo album (due out January 24), Craig Finn is embarking on a short solo tour this winter -- including a stop in Minneapolis at the Triple Rock on February 4.

Circle Pines is 3rd most perfect suburb in the nation

Circle Pines, seen here, is more perfect than all but two suburbs.​Circle Pines has 5,047 people living in it, and one new reason to be proud of itself: It's the third "most perfect" suburb in the United States. That's according to CNBC, which put out a list of the top 10 desirous city-adjacent to ... More >>

Minneapolis-St. Paul volunteers more than any other city in the country

We win, Portland -- take that!​Minneapolis-St. Paul officially volunteers more than any other city in the country. We should all rejoice in how charitable we are -- or at least, how charitable some of us are, making up for the rest of us who didn't do a damn thing. Still, 37 percent of Twin Cities ... More >>

Twin Cities among America's most active

We'll do anything for exercise. We'll even run in Snowmageddon.​The Twin Cities may not be home to the most exercise junkies in the country. That title goes to Seattle. Nor do we habour the greatest number of layabouts. Lexington takes the cake there. But according to Men's Health magazine, M ... 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 >>

Lingerie Football League coming to Minneapolis

LFLGirls in garters are headed for the Target Center.​Last night, it was announced that a controversial sports league has inked a deal with Target Center and Minneapolis is the lucky 11th burg to win a franchise. That's right, the Lingerie Football League is here. "We truly understand the shee ... More >>

Twin Cities job market named among best in U.S. by Forbes

Andrew CiscelFind work here.​The headlines never seem to let up about the crappy American economy, and how tough it is to find a job. But Forbes is out with a new list today that says Minneapolis and St. Paul have the fourth-best job market of any major city in the country. The best was Wash ... More >>

Michele Bachmann shoots from the lip: A timeline of the congresswoman's incendiary statements

​Rep. Gabrielle Giffords barely survived a massacre in Tucson on Saturday, after gunman Jared Lee Loughner opened fire on her and a crowd of supporters and staff. Six people died in the attack, including a judge and a 9-year-old girl. Many more were injured. And now there have been calls for ... More >>

Mike Brody

Minneapolis is not the "Manliest City" in America

Photo: GoldbergGetting our man on​Damn. We're not as manly as Milwaukee, so we'll let you notch one up there, cheese heads. But Minneapolis still broke the Top 20 in Sperling's annual "America's Manliest Cities" survey. The biggest hunk of American manhood can evidently be found in Nashville, ... More >>

Tom Petters moved to temporary cell in Oklahoma City

Headed for the federal pen​Tom Petters is headed for the Big House. The one-time high-flying millionaire sentenced to 50 years behind bars for orchestrating a $3.7 million Ponzi scheme is cooling his heels in the Federal Transfer Center at Will Rogers airport in Oklahoma City. Next stop is a f ... More >>

Minneapolis ranks No. 1 for cheap housing

We love our place on lists, and a new one just out today ranks Minneapolis Number 1 for good housing prices.

Minneapolis-St. Paul ranked 3rd fittest city in America

Despite being the home of the Jucy Lucy, we're still pretty fit​In all of the United States, only No. 1-ranked Washington, D.C., and No. 2 Boston, Mass., are fitter than the Twin Cities. The rest are flabby, flabbier, flabbiest (we're looking at you, Oklahoma City). That's what the American C ... More >>

Peter Dziuk charged after McVeigh-like bomb threat

Photo: banspy​The anniversary of Timothy McVeigh's terrorist attack in Oklahoma City has come and gone without incident, but Peter Dziuk is being held in the Hennepin County jail this morning after being charged with making terroristic threats bearing an erie similarity to McVeigh's plot. The ... More >>

Drunk and disorderly

Sean Hannity and Michele Bachmann slag Bill Clinton and Betty McCollum

​It was open mic night again for Michele Bachmann last night on the Hannity show. The theme: How dare Betty McCollum and Bill Clinton fight back when we tar them and their party as anti-American socialists doing the bidding of a Chicago gangster running the White House? McCollum, you remember ... More >>

Betty McCollum hammers Michele Bachmann

Via WikipediaThe Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building after Timothy McVeigh's act of anti-government terrorism.​U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum raised eyebrows last week when she took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to ask certain unnamed colleagues to cool their overheated right-wing ... More >>

Betty McCollum calls out extremists ahead of OKC anniversary

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum​For a change of pace, we have a Minnesota congresswoman asking her colleagues to calm down and see the nation's affairs with a little perspective: Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum on the House floor Tuesday in support of a resolution marking the 15th anniversary of ... More >>

Mischke show notes: Jan. 15, 2010

Join the conversation with T.D. Mischke on today's 'In The Stream' live from 2 - 3:30 p.m.

Joe Soucheray calls for racial and religious profiling

His argument, needless to say, is feeble.

Toby Keith opening restaurant in Minn.?

Country music singer Toby Keith to open an "I Love This Bar & Grill" restaurant in Minnesota.

The Enemy Within: Terror in America 1776-Today

Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe

Sugar Beat

How Much for the Washington Avenue Bridge?

The city of Minneapolis, citing budget woes, puts For Sale signs on eight municipal parking ramps

Where are Scully and Mulder when You Really Need Them?

Whatever you do, don't look too closely at your motel bedding

Let Me Finish...

W in his own words

Jesus Christ! Superstar!

Har Mar, caught with his pants down, gets arrested in Oklahoma

The Worst Cannes Ever?!

The same old auteurs, profound political films, and baffling Brits

Fight the Future

Cloud 9 sexes God, queen, and country; The Tomorrow Project creeps in its petty pace

The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin

Hello Cruel World

Preparing children for the dark side

"X" Marks the Cross

ZINES: Prevailing Winds

A Storm On The Prairie

More than any other group, the Posse Comitatus sounded the call for revolution in farm country.

Death and Taxes

In the murky underground of patriots, tax resisters, and cash-strapped working stiffs, Karl Granse's basement is Law Central. Now he's about to watch his most famous

Guv Groupies

A key hire by the Dayton campaign marks the start of the gubernatorial sweepstakes

Boom, Boom, You're Dead

Cease and Resist

The Wild River Patriots are out to beat the New World Order in Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Bill of Wrongs

The terrors of counterterrorism.

Vanishing Point

The dirty secret of education reform.