Prospect Park

Kevin VanDeraa returns to TV's 'Cupcake Wars' Sunday

Is/Is show kaleidoscopic talent on new album III

Sarah Nienaber, Sarah Rose, and Annie May form punk-chick trifecta

Rana May on punk rock, standup comedy, and informative speaking

​It's hard to pinpoint exactly what makes Rana May, the West Bank comedian (who actually doesn't live on the West Bank anymore), so hilarious. Is it the scribbled graphs she makes to accompany her "informative" speeches on why we never should have had the American Revolution because England is awe ... More >>

Prospect Park residents irate over Mn/DOT's new sound wall

Late last fall, as part of 2011's epic construction overhaul in the Twin Cities, Mn/DOT built a noise wall along I-94 in Minneapolis, just east of the Mississippi River. The purpose was to reduce highway noise to the nearby neighborhoods, but Prospect Park residents are complaining that it did jus ... More >>

It's election night in Minneapolis

Cleveland LeaderTwo special elections for legislative seats happen tonight in Minneapolis. ​"Election 2012" doesn't just refer to November 6.Ready or not, two Minnesota legislative seats, both in Minneapolis, are actually up for grabs tonight. One is House District 61B, which includes the south Mi ... More >>

Severed goat head found in St. Paul park

DPerstinThings you find in a park: Goat heads!​St. Paul Police and Animal Control officials are looking into something you don't see everyday: A severed goat head. Someone found it in Marydale Park in St. Paul's North End on Saturday. "A woman was walking in the park, and saw something in a p ... More >>

Minneapolis chops ash trees before emerald ash borer strikes

​ We've heard from a couple concerned residents who saw what seemed to be healthy trees meeting their fate shortly after being spray-painted with the green ring of death. Apparently the city decided to clear out the ash trees in the city before the emerald ash borer even has a chance to strike. I ... More >>

Graywolf Press is lone wolf in book publishing

The publisher is a thousand miles from NYC but remains one of the best

10/2 Photo of the Day: Witch's Hat

The publisher is a thousand miles from NYC but remains one of the best

A Kinder, Gentler Smokestack

Critics say a power plant designed to reduce carbon emissions could be a cancer-causing boondoggle

The Little School That Could

Critics say a power plant designed to reduce carbon emissions could be a cancer-causing boondoggle

Mission: Impossible

A radically retooled Minneapolis School Board tries to stop the bleeding and start over

Mn SAT Answers and Winners

A radically retooled Minneapolis School Board tries to stop the bleeding and start over

MN SAT

The great Minnesota brain freeze: 82 chances to cheat with Google and win valuable prizes!

Graffiti watch: "Santa Is Real"

The great Minnesota brain freeze: 82 chances to cheat with Google and win valuable prizes!

Best of the Twin Cities: Winners

The great Minnesota brain freeze: 82 chances to cheat with Google and win valuable prizes!

Microhouse Goes Macro at the Dinkytowner

JP Hungelmann and the rise of the Twin Cities minimal-techno scene

Left of the Dial

Three very similar Dems and a Green vie for the Second Ward's council seat

Sweet Tooth

New University area coffee shop serves 30 decadent cupcakes, and grownups, too

The Dream Factory

For nearly forty years, a strange German couple has been photographing the great gray ghosts of 20th-century industry. But it's not so easy to see the "monumentary" in your own backyard.

Off Beat

For nearly forty years, a strange German couple has been photographing the great gray ghosts of 20th-century industry. But it's not so easy to see the "monumentary" in your own backyard.

Disloyal Opposition

Minnesota's DFL Courts The Greens--Sort Of

Left Field

Joan Campbell's surprising loss leaves two candidates fighting for the Second Ward's liberal base

Off Beat

Joan Campbell's surprising loss leaves two candidates fighting for the Second Ward's liberal base

Rental Anguish

The City of Minneapolis owed Patricia Fields $5,000. She had to sue
to collect it.

Footsteps

After a storybook career on the stage, dancer and choreographer Lise Houlton helms the troupe her mother founded, Minnesota Dance Theater

Death and the Madam

Susana di Palma's latest flamenco noir involves one vamp, one murder, and four tarts named Delores

For Art's Sake!

What takes seven years to build, costs nearly $600,000, and looks like a boondoggle?

Family Favorites Editors' Picks

What takes seven years to build, costs nearly $600,000, and looks like a boondoggle?

Bright Nights, Dark Days

How many neighbors does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A Tale of Two Towers

How many neighbors does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Deliver Us From Evil

Stupor Bowl Saturday, and the bike messenger's perilous ride on the mean streets