Powderhorn Park

Y.N. Rich Kids perform "Hot Cheetos & Takis" live (Video)

The young rap crew Y.N. Rich Kids emerged over the weekend to perform at the Ideawerks Concert & Fundraiser Event in Powderhorn Park on Saturday. And you can bet that their summer hip-hop anthem "Hot Cheetos & Takis" closed the place down. "We can do pictures, no interviews, okay?" said grou ... More >>

Emmylou Harris at the Minnesota Zoo, 6/28/12

See Also:Slideshow: Emmylou Harris, Field Report at the MN ZooField Report on Justin Vernon, Fergus Falls, and folk musicEmmylou Harris With Field Report Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley Thursday, June 28, 2012 To see Emmylou Harris perform live is a beautiful thing. Listening to her records, you hear t ... More >>

May Day protests expect hundreds

In conjunction with May Day protests happening across the country, Occupy Minneapolis and local labor groups are expected to turn out in the hundreds tomorrow in Loring Park and other parts of the city during a day-long protest. The national "Day Without the 99 Percent" movement is encouraging peop ... More >>

Shea Stremcha identified as South Minneapolis murder victim

​The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office has identified Shea Stremcha as the victim of a homicide in South Minneapolis.Stremcha, 25, was shot to death in his own home just after 3 a.m. Wednesday. It's unclear whether Stremcha was targeted or killed at random.Police originally told KSTP that ... More >>

Christopher Tarell Clark arrested for murder of Darrell M. Fisher

Hennepin County mug shot​Police have arrested 19-year-old Christopher Tarrell Clark on suspicion that he killed a man in north Minneapolis last month. When Minneapolis cops arrived in the 2700 block of Humboldt Avenue North on June 13, they found 22-year-old Darrell Fisher lying dead in a nearby ... More >>

North Minneapolis shooting leaves one man dead, another injured

​Minneapolis police officers found a man shot dead in an alley behind the 2700 block of Humboldt Avenue North last night, and another man shot but alive in an adjacent home. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office will release the dead man's identity and official cause of death later, M ... More >>

Chrishaun McDonald, Dean Schmitz's accused killer, allegedly reacted to transgender slur

​Chrishaun McDonald was charged last week with stabbing Dean Schmitz to death near the Schooner Tavern in south Minneapolis, and now there may be a clue as to why. Although 23-year-old McDonald is being charged as a man, he's transgender, and he got into a fight with 47-year-old Schmitz, who taun ... More >>

Chrishaun Reed McDonald charged in stabbing death of Dean Schmitz

​Chrishaun Reed McDonald, who was taken into custody the night Dean Schmitz was stabbed to death last weekend in south Minneapolis, has now been charged with second degree murder. The 23-year-old man's booking photo hasn't been released yet. He's being held in Hennepin County jail on $500,000 ... More >>

Guled Hashi Mohamed dies after Memorial Day weekend shooting

​Guled Hashi Mohamed has been identified as the 26-year-old man who was shot late Sunday night near the corner of Groveland and Nicollet avenues, just south of downtown Minneapolis. Police say he died this morning at Hennepin County Medical Center. The shooting was one of five Sunday night ... More >>

Man shot and killed in south Minneapolis

​An unidentified man was shot and killed early this morning in south Minneapolis, in the 5700 block of Sander Avenue, which is a few blocks north of Highway 62 and the perimeter of Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. Minneapolis police say the man was alice when they reached him, and ... More >>

Derrick Griffin, minister, charged with murdering Kristopher Miller

Kristopher Miller was shot dead on May 11.​Derrick Griffin, an associate pastor at the North Side's True Vine Missionary Baptist Church, has been charged with murdering North High School staffer Kristopher Miller, who was found shot dead in front of his home last week. Griffin, 40, was arrested l ... More >>

Derreck Griffin, minister, arrested in Kristopher Miller's shooting death

Kristopher Miller was a popular North High staffer.​Minneapolis police have arrested 40-year-old Derreck Griffin, an associate pastor at True Vine Missionary Baptist Church on the city's north side, in connection with Kristopher Miller's shooting death early Tuesday morning. Griffin, who is ... More >>

Man shot dead in Near North area of Minneapolis

Today brings news of the year's eighth homicide. ​Two separate calls came in late on Tuesday night -- one reporting that gunshots were heard around a Near North Minneapolis home, and one reporting that someone needed medical help. Minneapolis Fire and paramedics rushed to the scene at about 12:30 ... More >>

Keontrell Govan's shooting death: Ishmael Rashad Moore, Dashaunta D'Mar Gomez charged

​Ishmael Rashad Moore and Dashaunta D Mar Gomez, both 17, have been charged in the shooting death of 18-year-old Keontrell Govan. Police found Govan with a bullet in his head last Wednesday afternoon in the alley behind the Church of St. Bridget in North Minneapolis. Medics rushed him to Nort ... More >>

Man dies after North Minneapolis shooting

​Minneapolis police say that a man found shot and unresponsive late Wednesday, on the 3800 block of Emerson Avenue North, died of his wounds yesterday at North Memorial Medical Center. MPD spokesman Stephen McCarty had no information this morning about the man's identity. The Homicide Unit i ... More >>

Modern Times Cafe to bring affordable diner fare to Central neighborhood

Photo courtesy of Modern Times' Facebook page​Many in Minneapolis's Central neighborhood have been pleased and curious to see a familiar sight back up in the area. The old "MODERN" sign that has adorned a building at the corner of Chicago and 32nd off and on since the 1940s when the building ... More >>

Stephanie Smith ID'd as fourth Minneapolis homicide victim of 2011

​The woman shot dead Monday night in South Minneapolis has been identified as 21-year-old Stephanie Smith. The MCTC psychology student was riding in a car on Park Avenue South with an unidentified man when someone opened fire from another vehicle. Minneapolis police were already responding to ... More >>

Minneapolis stabbing victim dies: Homicide No. 5 for 2011

​Early Saturday morning, at about 5 a.m., Minneapolis cops responded to a 911 call about a stabbing at 2427 18th Avenue South, just south of East Philips Park and west of Cedar Avenue. Officers arrived, then medics, and the victim was rushed to HCMC. He died this morning. The Hennepin Count ... More >>

Woman shot dead in south Minneapolis

​Minneapolis police were already responding to 911 calls about gunfire in the 3400 block of Park Avenue South last night when when they got another call. Two gunshot victims had shown up at the Abbott Northwestern ER, about six blocks north. One of those two, a woman whose name hasn't been releas ... More >>

Casey Michelle Walters arrested in Guadalupe Galeno-Hernandez's shooting

Hennepin County JailCasey Michelle Walters​The story of 12-year-old Guadalupe Galeno-Hernandez, lying paralyzed in a hospital bed since November from a drive-by gunshot wound, has been heartbreaking. Worse, Minneapolis police haven't been able to track down the shooter. But they may be getting c ... More >>

Uptown Art Fair, Lutefisk Sushi D: Freeloader Friday

Mykl Roventine via Flickr.com​ Do you like art festivals? We have about 30 happening this weekend. Do you like free music? Yeah, we have that too. How about hot, molten iron? Yep. A giant board game bigger than the people in it? That's happening too. It's an epic week for free stuff happening in M ... More >>

Urban Cowboy, Minne-Motor Fest: Freeloader Friday

​ (Pictured: Past entrants hope to achieve flight for Red Bull's Flugtag)This week we have multiple CD-release shows, an art fest on the north side, and some DIY flying machines that will (most likely) crash into the Mississippi.

Bastille Day celebrations, Minneapolis Aquatennial: Freeloader Friday

​(Photo by stuartpilbrow) This week Freeloader Friday is all about street festivals. We have Dakota Fest, Highland Fest, and not one, but two awesome Bastille Day celebrations. Add in some live music and tons of other stuff, and you have a completely free weekend. 

DNC 2012 bid has enemies in RNC 8 friends

While R.T. Rybak is lobbying to host the convention in 2012, some people are organizing efforts to stop it. Hey, if your daughter had been unfairly accused of being a terrorist at the RNC in 2008, you might not be a fan of political conventions, either.

Pride festivities, the art of Doomtree: Freeloader Friday

​(Photo by -Marlith-)This weekend we've got an art show dedicated to Doomtree, Pride celebrations, and a chance to win a year's supply of Bell's beer.

Goodbye analog: TV makes the switch at midnight

You've had plenty of warning that your ancient TV set won't function starting tomorrow, but we understand the procrastination.

A Paper Cup Band talk laptops, Beck, and joining the local DIY scene

They break down bluegrass melodies into electronic oblivion

Earthdance

Afrifest: Pan African Business Expo 2008

Afrifest: Grooves & Jazz

Afrifest: Pan African Family Day

Afrifest 2008 Gala

Afrifest Closing Celebration Gala & Talent Show

Uptown Art Fair

Loring Park Art Festival

Powderhorn Art Fair

MayDay Parade and Festival

Get on the Bus

A crew of latter-day hippies prowls the city streets with 500 pounds of lemons and a yen for sharing

Mother Knows Best

Nanci Olesen, 'Mombo,' and the parental underbelly

Uncovered

Budget cuts threaten health care for HIV-infected Minnesotans

I Was a Teenage Rock Star

Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

Off Beat

Burned Out

When the best intentions aren't enough

Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

The House of Lot

A Minneapolis neighborhood wants to put homes back on skinny urban properties. But will the city cooperate?

Where's Walden

Terri Sutton scours the concrete for something wild.

Gig Roundup