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RIP, Don Cornelius: Here's Prince's "1999" on Soul Train

SoulTrain.com​There's one fewer soul survivor now that Don Cornelius has passed. The producer, creator, and host of Soul Train was found dead Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles home. He was 75, and his death was reportedly a suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound.There really should be a movie ... More >>

Bloomingdale's Mall of America location to close

​It appears the Mall of America isn't immune to economic malaise. Cincinnati-based Macy's announced today that it is closing the Bloomingdale's store at the MoA after a 20-year run.

Top 10 sibling acts in country music history

​On this day in country music history - July 14, 1973 - Phil Everly threw a dang old fit, smashing his guitar after performing the song, "('Till) I Kissed You" and walking off the stage, effectively breaking up the Everly Brothers while performing at Buena Park, California's Knott's Berry Farm ... More >>

Minneapolis hits 103 degrees and breaks all kinds of records

Hellish heat plus buckled roads equals massive traffic headaches.​How hot was it? Too damn hot: A record-breaking 103 degrees in Minneapolis, the National Weather Service says. Hot enough to buckle the roads in dozens of places the past few days, turning commutes into nightmares. Hot enough ... More >>

The land of GoBots, Pound Puppies, and Care Bears

Minnesota's surprising place as a hub of toy crazes

Lowry Hill Walking Tour of Healy Homes

Trilby Busch​ This Saturday, architectural history buffs can enjoy an informal walking tour and photo shoot in Lowry Hill. Organized by a couple of researchers who have been studying master builder T.P. Healy, who designed and built houses for Minneapolis's high society in the late 1800s, the ... More >>

Art by Curtiss A, Wants vs. Needs: Freeloader Friday

Art by Curtiss A​It's another strong weekend for free stuff to do. There's dance parties like Wants vs. Needs, and parties including the Red Stag Block Party. Music and art will collide with a gallery show featuring Curtiss A, and the Soap Factory hosts an expo dedicated to the best in comic, zine ... More >>

R.T. Rybak's ups and downs profiled by "Governing" magazine

Under the headline "Radical Renewal," it says Rybak is "a bundle of contradictions."

Readers react to the Artists of the Year

Under the headline "Radical Renewal," it says Rybak is "a bundle of contradictions."

Freeloader Friday: August 21-23

Don't fear the hungry wallet, everything here is free.

Favre makes money off his indecisiveness in ad for Sears

As Minnesotans continue to be tortured by the most annoying sports story of the year, Brett Farve basks in the glory of his indecisiveness and even makes some cash off it.

Al Franken's comedy partner reveals scandalous new information

Well, okay, not scandalous. More like "interesting."

Dozens of journalists arrested at RNC

Their crime? Covering the story

RNC Arrests: Police State of Mind

Their crime? Covering the story

Breaking: City Pages reporters maced, assaulted by police during protest

Their crime? Covering the story

Susan Weinberg: Putting a Face on Family History

Their crime? Covering the story

Essential Minnesota

What’s the Difference Between a Flash in the Pan and a Restaurant Worth Your Time? No, Seriously, I’m Asking

Vincent Wyckoff: Tales of a Letter Carrier

What’s the Difference Between a Flash in the Pan and a Restaurant Worth Your Time? No, Seriously, I’m Asking

Something New Under the Sun

Midtown Global Market tries to forge new rules for ethnic markets and eateries

Eat Locally, Eat Globally

In which a widely anticipated boondoggle turns out to be a boon for Minneapolis's urban fabric

To Market, To Market

When the farmer is the middleman, the chicken is a revelation

On the Corner

Four questions for the freeway exit-ramp beggars

Extreme Makeover: Lake Street

Hennepin County and Minneapolis are spending millions to rebuild south Minneapolis's main east-west thoroughfare in a new image. But whose vision is it?

Give Me the B-Boys and Free My Soul

20 weird moments from the Twin Cities Celebration of Hip Hop

Endless Summer

Everywhere, all the time, something is happening

Hermaphrodite Bites Unicorn

Five hours of sicilian fables and two tons of recycled tires: Are you interested yet?

There Goes the Neighborhood

Allina signs on to the Sears complex; McManus takes oath

Wheeling and Dealing

Sticky details for the Sears complex

The Year in Theater

Last year my boss sent me to sit in a dark room for 150 nights. Here's what I took away from the ordeal.

A Major Complex

Plans for the Sears building loom large (again)

From The Cradle To The Grave--And Back Again

Frank revives a labor cry, 'The Cradle Will Rock'; 'Urinetown' whizzes through town

Barbs and Ken: A sleazy celeb funhouse

A Critic's Diaries Spank His Subjects

Street Fighting Man

neighborhood prophet or capitalist pariah. basim sabri doesn't care what people think of him--as long as they stay out of his way.

Power Play

Putting Minnesota on the map with a national title was the easy part. For the Gopher women's hockey team, sustaining that reputation is the challenge.

Titillation Television

Putting Minnesota on the map with a national title was the easy part. For the Gopher women's hockey team, sustaining that reputation is the challenge.

Shell Game

The old Sears complex isn't filling up with new tenants, but there's more than enough rancor to go around

A Game of Chicken

A lone inventor claims Ecolab is waging a dirty fight over clean poultry

Zoom

Washed-up cowboys, lady mechanics, homeless philosophers--photographer Wing Young Huie has seen it all. Now, by hanging 600 of his Lake Street portraits in public, he's ready to show the city to itself.

Gross Indecency

The Jungle heaves, Frank Theatre shudders, Outward Spiral recoils

The Life of Brian Herron

Brian Herron has battled racism, hatred, and self-doubt. But none of that prepared him for the Minneapolis city council.

Eat the Revolution

Brian Herron has battled racism, hatred, and self-doubt. But none of that prepared him for the Minneapolis city council.

Golf Outings

In the promotion and growing success of women's golf, lesbians have always played a part. But only two female pros have come out as gay in the '90s, and local lesbian golfers are careful not to rock the boat for recognition.

Goodbye Golden Boy

Baby Boomers and Block E. Preservation and parks. Urban history and virtual reality. Outgoing city planning director Paul Farmer on the politics and passions that got him fired.

A Lot of Spice Makes Everything Nice

Baby Boomers and Block E. Preservation and parks. Urban history and virtual reality. Outgoing city planning director Paul Farmer on the politics and passions that got him fired.

Come See the Loftier Side of Sears

Harris has had a harder time getting things done during the last 10 years than he suggests. His biggest claim to fame in the last decade, for instance, is his failure to redevelop Block E in downtown Minneapolis.

Paranoia, Inc.

Those who stumble upon the Security Store usually finger the stun gun with laser-sight (Rodney King comments are a staple).

The Living Dead of the Night

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.

Book Roundup

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.

Heads in the Sandbox

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.

Boutique Planet

The upscaling of everything