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April 15, 2013Los Amigos Invisibles have the kind of sound that puts the dance in the pants of six-year-olds and 60-year-olds alike. It's irresistibly funky, a sort of crazy Latin-jazz fusion that happens when you blend smooth disco with salsa instincts. For years, the band and press have been calling this unique ... More >>
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December 27, 2011Arcwelder
December 23, 2011
Turf Club, St. Paul
Arcwelder is viewed as one of the bands from Minneapolis who never made it. They were on the cusp, and then the landscape changed and they were left out in the cold. In the end, however, they have aged better than most of their contemporaries. They g ... More >>
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November 9, 2011Michele Bachmann: Hot?Michele Bachmann was named the 50th hottest woman in politics by Complex magazine yesterday, joining a distinguished class of objectified politicians from around the globe.
Sexist though the magazine's list is, Complex tries its best to offer salient political commentar ... More >>
Restaurants
August 31, 2011Style over substance in Uptown
Restaurants
June 29, 2011South Minneapolis gets spicy
Restaurants
April 27, 2011Check out Samba, Curry 'N' Noodles, and Aji
Blogs
April 8, 2011 A first in his career and a first for China, Bob Dylan set off on a tour of Asia this week. Finally after the typical government crackdown that prevented him from playing there a year ago he finally got the go ahead starting with a gig in Taiwan last Sunday and the highly anticipated performance ... More >>
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September 24, 2010At the Salty Tart, chef-owner Michelle Gayer runs a kitchen that's "mostly girls," an anomaly in the restaurant world. Today, in the third part of our interview with her (here are parts 1 and 2), she talks about what it's like to "hang with the boys," why she thinks women are better at cooking, and ... More >>
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September 10, 2010Now open. See the slideshow.With the closing of the beloved Azia and A21 Anemone Sushi on Eat Street, Thom Pham takes on a new endeavor of epic proportions. Renovating the space that last housed Zake, Wondrous Azian Kitchen is bright, spacious, colorful, and fun.
With a sign out front that ... More >>
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August 23, 2010www.wonderousmpls.comStep right up and get your dim sum!The bright, Vegas-style sign at 6th and Hennepin is all aglow: Thom Pham's Wondrous Azian Kitchen is open. The deep red color scheme and antique artifacts suggest a throwback to mid-century Chinese-American restaurants like Minneapolis's ... More >>
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July 16, 2010(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.
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June 22, 2010The breakfast of soccer (viewing) championsDon't sit at home (or worse, go to work) and watch tomorrow's 9 a.m. World Cup doubleheader of USA vs. Algeria and England vs. Slovenia over soggy Cheerios and lukewarm coffee when plenty of local bars are opening their doors bright and early for die ... More >>
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February 10, 2010Drinking soda increases your chance of getting pancreatic cancer says a new University of Minnesota-led study.
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December 2, 2009The District 6 congresswoman holds forth with some startling, and questionable, assertions.
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November 26, 2009Singapore Airlines and the Dubai-based Emirates rank tops for airline food according to a new Zagat poll.
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September 23, 2009Blogs
September 9, 2009Three-quarters of fusion pioneers Return to Forever make a return to traditional jazz for a packed house.
Blogs
April 28, 2009Chris "Ludacris" Bridges' Atlanta restaurant wins a "spectacular" rating from Food & Wine.
News
March 25, 2009Blotter has all the weird local news fit to print
Restaurants
September 10, 2008The eatery celebrates 75 years
Restaurants
June 18, 2008Travel the spice route to 27th Avenue
Restaurants
April 2, 2008What do you get when you cross the cuisines of Ethiopia and Singapore? Good things. Very good things.
Restaurants
October 10, 2007Restaurant Massacre in St. Paul; Top-Secret Most-Ambitious-Restaurant-Ever Debuts in Minneapolis—What a Season!
Columns
September 26, 2007Art
February 7, 2007Meet the Iraqi Angelino and observant Jew who returned to 19th-Century Ukraine by way of Australia
News
April 26, 2006News
October 12, 2005If 40 distributors each work with between 30 and 200 chateaus, bodegas, collectives, estates, wineries, or what have you--how many separate bottlings are available in Minnesota?
Blogs
September 19, 2005Blogs
August 17, 2005News
April 20, 2005Fewer jobs. More debt. And more outsourcing.
Restaurants
March 9, 2005With nothing in common but uncommonly good food, two far-flung wonders are revealed
Restaurants
August 4, 2004NorthCoast, the first of two planned California-accented restaurants, debuts swimmingly
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December 24, 20032003: The year everything got Big, in both ambition and execution, but pandering lurked darkly in the background
Arts
December 10, 2003Fighting Spielberg's battles from your bean bag
Restaurants
September 3, 2003Dear Dara answers questions, both asked and unasked, about the foods you seek
News
April 16, 2003Why is Governor Tim Pawlenty leaving Minnesota film out in the cold?
Restaurants
January 29, 2003Reliable Malaysian favorite establishes new Hiawatha outpost, with Ethiopian accent
Restaurants
January 2, 2002The Lament of a Foodie on Tombstone Pizza Island
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April 4, 2001Arts
May 31, 2000While Western art cinema draws the flashbulbs at Cannes, contemplative works from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong leave the festival glowing in klieg lights from the East
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October 6, 1999Restaurants
June 2, 1999Restaurants
May 12, 1999Restaurants
March 24, 1999Restaurants
September 16, 1998Music
April 29, 1998Sole-glo: Elisabeth Esselink smiths a post-pop pap paradise
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April 23, 1997Feature
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