Travel and Tourism Sector

Cedar unveils Outdoors summer music series lineup

Related:Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueAnyone who has ever seen a show within the cozy confines of the Cedar Cultural Center knows that the West Bank music venue is one of the best rooms in town. And now, for the fourth year in a row, the club will bring the music outside to their ... More >>

North Dakota tries to market itself as hookup haven, fails

​Earlier this week, North Dakota's tourism department spent a couple days trying to market the state as a Las Vegas-style hookup destination.That went over about as well as anyone who has spent five minutes in Fargo would imagine. Within 48 hours the ad, which was meant to run in newspapers and ma ... More >>

Free cookies in Peavey Plaza next week!

DoubleTree's free cookie truck stops in Minneapolis!​Since 1986, DoubleTree hotels have given each of its guests a chocolate chip cookie at check-in, as a sign of hospitality. This summer, to celebrate 25 years of cookies, the hotel is sending a cookie truck on a 10-week, 10,000-mile, 50-city ... More >>

Osseo High students boycott prom, plan boat cruise for all-night grinding

Photo by richelleantipolo​What do you do when your school bans grinding on the dance floor during prom? Boycott the event and invite all your friends on a boat cruise where you can emulate sex on the dance floor all night long. Heck yes. Teenage rebellion at its very best. Osseo High School appa ... More >>

Dan Savage wants you to make a day-trip to Iowa

​Note: the author's sole motivation for posting this is to pay homage his home state trick you into believing Iowa is more awesome than it actually is. Really, though, visit Iowa. And make sure to bring your tourist dollars.Our annual 'Best Of' issue is set to hit newsstands next week, and among t ... More >>

R.T. Rybak pumped by top bike ranking

​Glad to see everyone taking note of something we told you Monday: Minneapolis is the best bicycling city in the country. Not so glad, though, to see this groaner of a press release quote from Mayor R.T. Rybak: "I was so excited by this news, I overinflated my bike tires." Can't blame th ... More >>

Twin Cities smart but boring, survey says

Minneapolis and St. Paul ranked first for intelligence in Travel and Leisure's survey of 30 American Cities. We're smart! But no one wants to come here for Spring Break.

Paul Rusesabagina

Minneapolis and St. Paul ranked first for intelligence in Travel and Leisure's survey of 30 American Cities. We're smart! But no one wants to come here for Spring Break.

Orgy hotel owners come to town to ... fold the Star Tribune?

Three things we learned from the Hilton orgy (with photos!)

Katrina cronyism

Four-Star Feud

Workers say they can't get a fair shake from one of Minneapolis's most posh hotels

Off Beat

Workers say they can't get a fair shake from one of Minneapolis's most posh hotels