Stillwater (Oklahoma)

Lift Bridge talks expansion and the birth of Farm Girl saison

Forebears of Minnesota's young craft brewing class, Lift Bridge Beer Company are already celebrating their fifth year. The growing brewery in Stillwater has room to grow, and they continue to do so, having just purchased three fermentors that will allow up to a 30 percent increase in production on t ... More >>

Lift Bridge Brewery expands production by 200 percent

The brewery news just keeps flowing these days and as the flow of beer related happenings continues to expand, so does Lift Bridge Brewery. The Stillwater brewery recently underwent a transformation that will now allow them to increase their annual production capacity by over 200 percent. See also: ... More >>

Gun safety instructor accidentally fired handgun inside Stillwater school just before class began

If the instructor of the firearms class offered at Stillwater's Salem Lutheran School is a model of gun safety, we'd hate to be around the reckless folks.SEE ALSO: MNGOP Rep. Tony Cornish says Jesus would pack heat if he were alive todayThat's because the 76-year-old teacher and Cottage Grove reside ... More >>

Square Lake Film & Music Festival's 10th anniversary lineup

See Also:Rock The Vine 3 at the Saint Croix Vineyards, 6/09/12Stillwater sure knows how to take advantage of the picturesque surroundings of their city when they put on a music festival. After the highly enjoyable Rock The Vine event held at Saint Croix Vineyards earlier this summer, now Stillwater ... More >>

Taste of Stillwater

Taste of Stillwater and cold soups crowd this Week in Food

Summer means your Week in Food events can be indoors (like the excellent farmers market exhibit at Mill City Museum) or in the great wide open (the second annual Taste of Stillwater), so you can mend your sunburn or enjoy a frosty beer in the sun -- your call. 7/9 If you haven't checked out the Mi ... More >>

Blacklist Brewing Beer Art Project

It's been a busy couple of days in the local beer world, with multiple announcements of old projects moving forward and new ones in the works. Much has already been written about 612 Brew finding a space and ordering equipment. Fitger's move to launch a branch in the Twin Cities has also been copiou ... More >>

Rock The Vine 3 at the Saint Croix Vineyards, 6/09/12

Rock The Vine 3Featuring Halloween, Alaska, Solid Gold, White Light Riot, and Haley BonarSaint Croix Vineyards, Stillwater, MinnesotaJune 9, 2012Sometimes, it's just nice to get out of the city. Rock The Vine 3 was set in the picturesque grounds of the Saint Croix Vineyards in Stillwater, and treate ... More >>

Moorhead drug paraphernalia law: A look at the precedent-setting ordinance and legal ruling

In recent weeks, two cities in the Twin Cities metro -- Stillwater and Hudson, Wisconsin -- have taken steps to criminalize the sale or possession of unused glass pipes and other objects that can be used to inhale controlled substances. Such objects, city officials argue, constitute "drug parapherna ... More >>

Hudson police raid smoke shop, confiscate all glass pipes as "drug paraphernalia"

There must be something about the waters of the St. Croix River that make authorities really paranoid about glass pipes.Earlier this month, we told you about a new Stillwater ordinance that broadly defines "drug paraphernalia" as "objects used, intended for use, or designed for use in ingesting, in ... More >>

In span of hour, two elderly Stillwater drivers accidentally hit gas pedal, cause separate wrecks

Stillwater has a driving-while-old problem.Within the span of one hour Saturday afternoon, two separate wrecks were caused by 92- and 83-year-old drivers who accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake. Are we sure it isn't a good idea to make folks pass another driving test once they've been aliv ... More >>

Stillwater drug paraphernalia ban becomes law, lawyer promises court challenge

Last month, we told you about a proposed ordinance in Stillwater that would ban drug paraphernalia in the city.At that time, the ordinance had been approved in a first reading before the City Council, but needed a second approval before becoming law. That second reading happened May 1, after which c ... More >>

Stillwater approves drug paraphernalia ban, on forefront of war against glass pipes

Last night, the Stillwater City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that would ban drug paraphernalia in the city.The ordinance, which needs to be approved at a council meeting next month following a second reading before becoming law, bans "objects used, intended for use, or designed for use ... More >>

Solid Gold, Halloween, Alaska set to Rock the Vine in Stillwater

Twin Cities music fans who are willing to make the short drive to Stillwater on Saturday, June 9 for Rock The Vine 3 will be rewarded will a bunch of great bands, exquisite wine, and tasty food options, all set along the picturesque backdrop of the St. Croix River Valley. Rock the Cause and Comp ... More >>

What should replace Stillwater's Lumberjack Days?

​Stillwater's Lumberjack Days festival is no more. At its February meeting, the City Council voted to disband the annual celebration after an outcry of public disapproval and an ongoing investigation by local law enforcement. Sorry, Smash Mouth, you'll have to look for gigs elsewhere from now on ... More >>

Stillwater doesn't want another Lumberjack Days fiasco

​It sounds like Stillwater is still recovering from a Lumberjack Days hangover. At a City Council meeting Tuesday, local businessmen proposed an alternative to the now-defunct summer Lumberjack Days festival, which would be called "Stillwater River Days." But amid still-pending investigations in ... More >>

New Stillwater bridge: As deadline and redistricting loom, pressure is on Bachmann

​After the upcoming election, Michele Bachmann will no longer represent Stillwater. Nonetheless, she remains "absolutely committed" to building a new Minnesota-to-Wisconsin bridge in the Stillwater area.Time is running short for the bridge design currently under consideration. In response to a let ... More >>

Dock Cafe in Stillwater: Fine food at reasonable prices

​Take a drive right to the border on the edge of the St. Croix, and you'll find Dock Cafe, a beautiful Stillwater staple. Although it's too early in the year to appreciate the fine view of the river while dining on the patio or glancing through the large row of panoramic glass windows, you can enj ... More >>

Best Foursquare mayor deals offered by local restaurants

​Customer loyalty is big business, but how annoying is it to keep track of your visits (and potential free food) with a dozen stamp cards in your wallet or tags on your keychain? It's much easier to rely on your trusty smartphone to track your visits to the places you drink and dine most frequentl ... More >>

State Auditor battling Stillwater over unauthorized $80,000 "donation"

Rebecca Otto: Stillwater made unauthorized TIF expenditure.​The State Auditor has referred Stillwater to the county attorney's office in a fight over an $80,000 tax "donation" gone wrong. In July, the city "donated" $80,000 to a non-profit, the Coalition for the St. Croix River Crossing, a group ... More >>

Bigfoot sighting in Minnesota woods [VIDEO]

What is this thing?​Now that the Department of Natural Resources claims to have solved Minnesota's chupacabra mystery, they're going to have to tell us what the hell this thing is. A Minnesota farmer and his wife were walking in the woods north of Stillwater one July night, when they saw a strange ... More >>

Lift Bridge suspends bottled beer

No more Farm Girl bottles​Stillwater's Lift Bridge Brewery sent out a release today announcing that they are suspending delivery of their bottled product. No more Farm Girl on store shelves; at least for now. For the last couple of years Lift Bridge beers have been brewed at the Cold Spring Brewer ... More >>

First National Green Room coming to Stillwater

Changes in downtown Stillwater's dining scene. ​A new restaurant, First National Green Room, is coming to downtown Stillwater's First National Bank building, the former home of Shane's on Main, according to the Pioneer Press. The sous chef and bartender at the nearby Marx Fusion Bistro are ... More >>

Ricky Michel, Stillwater A.D., rips "stupid" Facebook teddy bear lynching by hockey girls

Lynching jokes usually don't go over as planned.​Four hockey players from Stillwater are facing a one-game suspension this week for some ill-received Facebook humor. Before a game against White Bear Lake last week, the high school girls posted a picture of a teddy bear wearing the number 34 ... More >>

Top 5 least romantic local eateries

Photo from MN150Years.org"You're the one who said to order the scampi!"Yesterday, we shared our list of the 10 dishes to avoid ordering on your Valentine's dates,   from stinky garlic to messy barbecue, ugly oysters to wings that zing--too much and in the wrong places. But ... More >>

Michele Bachmann likes earmarks. Just call them something else

This woman wants a bridge.​Tim Pawlenty got away with not raising taxes by redefining a "tax" as a "user fee." Now Michele Bachmann supports a redefinition of earmarks she likes, because those earmarks aren't really earmarks. They're, well, something else.

KDWB Booty Cruise turns into lady fight on St. Croix River

​KDWB's annual ladies-only Booty Cruise got a little catty this year on the St. Croix River. Police were called to the boat in Stillwater Thursday night after a fight broke out between a bunch of the booty-shaking women in attendance. The women on the booze cruise apparently came for the wild da ... More >>

Michele Bachmann wants St. Croix River cut from Wild and Scenic Rivers protection

She supports a monster, $668.5 million bridge span built to divert traffic away from Stillwater and its aging lift bridge.

Cougar spotted in Stillwater, after Champlin, Vadnais Heights

There's a cougar making its way around the northern and eastern St. Paul suburbs.

Stillwater Harvest Fest to include chili, pumpkin bake-off, beer

Stillwater's having its third annual Harvest Fest this weekend, with lots of beer and chili.

Haunted Cave Tours

Patio seating has high price

Are restaurant owners being assessed excessive fees for outdoor seats?

Lumberjack Days

Stillwater girl dies after lightning strike

The 14-year-old was just dancing in the rain in her own backyard.

Make it a date: Tian Jin & Domacin

If you're not the type to drive to Chanhassen or Stillwater just for dinner--here are a few more stops to make the trip worth your while.

Stillwater High School shut down after coffee cup mistaken for gun

FORE! Stillwater couple offers home for hole-in-one

Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard sell their Stillwater home for $1.82 million... finally

Lumberjack Days

Make it a date: Smalley's Caribbean BBQ

Stillwater lumberjill is on a roll

Stillwater, Hopping Restaurants

Two new restaurants prove you don't have to buy a Tiffany lamp or a teddy bear in an apron to enjoy the trip

Drinking in the Sunshine

Fifteen of the best summer patios to grab a drink at this summer!

Act Two: Hitting the Marks

Life Sentences

Teaching Minnesota's student prisoners reveals the power of the pen

Art of Conviction

Inmate artists and prison instructors talk about life on the inside

Faster Beer Runs?

Christmas in the Big House

Out of Stillwater's 1,300 or so inmates, 80 attended this year's holiday service, which Chaplain Steve Hokonson calls "pretty good": "You're talking Monday evening. Monday Night Football--there's a little bit of competition there."

Warden Jones

Never mind the new state law outlawing smoking in prisons, Stillwater inmate Gale Rachuy has no plans to quit. "Within a week, watch. This is going to turn into a very dangerous place."

God and Man at Stillwater