Valentine's Day

Taste of Chocolate

Tubby Smith busts all sorts of dance moves following Gophers' season-saving win [VIDEO]

What a difference a few minutes can make.With 22.6 seconds left in regulation last night, the Gophers trailed Bo Ryan and the hated Wisconsin Badgers by two points. Wisconsin had the ball, meaning the good guys' chances of tying up the game and forcing overtime were slim to none. And with a once-pro ... More >>

Top ten country kiss-off songs for Valentine's Day

Country music has given us some of the sappiest most godawful finest, most touching love songs of the last several decades, but when it comes to break-up songs, that's where the genre truly earns its keep on the charts. We picked the most vengeful, the most spiteful, the most downright angry country ... More >>

Last-minute Valentine's Day reservations

Time is running out to make that special Valentine's Day dinner reservation (here are some of our ideas for celebrating on the cheap), but a number of time slots are still available at romantic restaurants, even for the most chronic of procrastinators. Here are a few suggestions of places to ca ... More >>

Slim Dunlap Day is February 14, says Mayor Rybak

Well, the Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap just got a nice early Valentine's Day gift from Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak. In a proclamation circulating today, Thursday, February 14 has been declared Bob "Slim" Dunlap Day.According to Andy Holmaas in the mayor's office, the proclamation was a respon ... More >>

Literary Love Fest

The All-Time Greatest Valentine's Day Mix with Lucy Michelle & the Velvet Lapelles

612Brew taproom announces opening date

After officially launching their line last night at downtown bar The Pourhouse, new Northeast Park brewery 612Brew says they are also ready to pour pints for patrons of their 65-seat taproom. Here's more details about the exact date and the beers that will be on tap.See also:612Brew coming to N ... More >>

This winter fourth warmest in Twin Cities history [GRAPHIC]

​It's March. When will winter start?Apparently, this year, it won't. We somehow managed to skate through Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Valentine's Day with daytime temps rarely dipping below 30 degrees and, for those of us in Minneapolis at least, no snow emergencies. Temps are projecte ... More >>

Poliça's Album Release Show at First Avenue, 02/14/12

​Poliça and Brute HeartFirst Avenue, MinneapolisTuesday, February 14, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.If Twin Cities music fans hadn't completely fallen for Poliça before their sold-out record release show at First Avenue, they certainly did by the end of their stirring Valentine's ... More >>

Coastal Seafoods has last-minute Valentine's Day dinner ingredients

​If you'd rather dine in than eat out on Valentine's Day--or simply forgot to make reservations--join the crowd. Coastal Seafoods estimates that sales double or triple around the holiday as eager customers rush in to purchase seafood for that special someone. Crab and lobster are big sellers, but ... More >>

Steak Bouquet: the perfect gift for your carnivorous valentine

T-bone steaks: naturally heart-shaped​We've heard of Edible Arrangements, but this one takes the cake, er...steak. The lifestyle blog Hungeree posted the photo below of a beef bouquet, created by British butcher Anthony Bowness of Quality Standard Beef and Lamb. Bowness, who, by his own ... More >>

Five unexpected Valentines Day songs

LeonardCohen.comA guitar case can hold more meaning than a box of chocolates.​Valentine's Day is approaching like a row of fresh-blooming tulips, a wall of menacing storm clouds, or a bit of both. This greeting card holiday always has musical implications, and the state of the love song is as com ... More >>

Pizza Hut's $10,010 Valentine's Day proposal kit

​Looking for a unique/sad/bizarre way to propose to someone on Tuesday? Pizza Hut is running a promotion through Valentine's Day called the "Tie the Knot With Dinner Box". In addition to $10 worth of dinner (we assume pizza, but for this price you should be able to get hot wings and cheesy br ... More >>

Pre-Valentine's Day parties, Staraoke Karaoke: Freeloader Friday

​ With Valentine's Day fast approaching, you may be wondering what you get your sweetie. This weekend features several great parties that should entertain as well as enable you to shop for the holiday. In addition to these events for lovers, this edition of Freeloader Friday has tons of art shows, ... More >>

Eat Street Social opens tonight

​After weeks of pushing back the official date, Eat Street Social, the sister establishment to the popular Northeast Social, announced on its Facebook page that it will open tonight at 5 p.m for its first public dinner service.Located near Eat Street favorites like the Bad Waitress, Pancho Vi ... More >>

The Best Love Is Free

Victorian Poetry Slam

A Midwinter Night's Dream

MaLLy, Sean Anonymous & more own Best Love is Free video

​While many are scanning Etsy or Telaflora for the perfect gift for Valentine's Day, the Twin Cities hip-hop community is working on breath control and verbal acumen. You see, Saturday's Best Love is Free event is steadily approaching, and it's fixing to be a classy evening that should prove to be ... More >>

Wine and chocolate this pre-Valentine's week in food

The events on hand this week--wine, chocolate, chocolate--should make it pretty obvious which love-laden holiday is on the horizon. Hate it, embrace it, gobble it up. 2/7 It's been a long wait since November, but Salut's final French Regional Wine Dinner has arrived, and this time the evening hono ... More >>

5ingles

Yvonn Lerro-Miller, prison employee, injected inmate's semen to impregnate herself

Lerro-Miller faces two felony charges that could carry serious prison time.​When we hear about problems of sexual conduct in prisons, this isn't exactly the first thing that comes to mind. Yvonn Noemi Lerro-Miller, a 37-year-old medical worker at the Stillwater prison, is accused of having se ... More >>

Aphrodisiacs and demystifying detoxification this Week in Food

Mark RobertsGet your hands on Summit's Unchained #6 on Tuesday!​Begin your week with beer drinking and aphrodisiacs, and end with edification in the form of detox and herb gardening classes. How's that for a well-rounded week in food? Monday 3/28 It's Monday. There's still snow on the ground. ... More >>

Chino Latino offers aphrodisiac dinner

ww.chinolatino.comChino wants to put sexy foods on your plate.​It's been a month since Valentine's Day, and you already let the fire die down into a little pile of ash, didn't you? Well, here's the spark you can use to reignite your love life: Chino Latino's new chef Tuan Nguyen has put toget ... More >>

Big Lake bust nets 300 pounds of pot and 5 Texans

300 pounds of marijuana seized in Big Lake.​Suspected of being a stash house, the home on Sherburne County Road 83 in Big Lake Township had been under watch for five months by the time police moved in on Valentine's Day. When the dust settled, 300 pounds of marijuana had been seized, and five ... More >>

Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater: The Ends of Love

SlamMN! Erotica Slam

Gastro Non Grata: Pre-Valentines Fricasee III

Spoil Your Sweetie Happy Hour

Rock the Cause: Hunka Burnin' Love

It's Chocolate Cake Day! Here's where to get some of the best in town

Cafe LatteCelebrate with a big slice​If you haven't heard, today is officially Chocolate Cake Day--and that's all the excuse you need to celebrate with a little sweet, cakey cocoa consumption. We don't recommend tackling an entire cake on your own, but there's no harm in jumping on the bandwag ... More >>

Valentine's treats for chocaholics of every kind

BT McElrathPrinted truffles spell out your feelings.​A classic romantic rookie mistake: Assuming that all chocolate is created equal in the eyes of your cocoa-obsessed valentine. Before you run out and buy a bag of pink and red foil-wrapped Hershey's kisses, think about your lover's personality an ... More >>

Gastro Non Grata Pre-Valentine Fricasee III

Go Gastro this Valentine's Day.​Gastro Non Grata's third annual "nose thumbing" at next month's most hated Hallmark holiday takes place on February 13 at the Triple Rock Social Club (doors at 6, show starts at 7). Chowgirls catering will serve up samples of Indian Lamb Curry with Cinnamon-Sc ... More >>

McDonalds now offers McWeddings

Do you take this franchise to be your wedding location?​If spending Valentine's Day at White Castle is your idea of a romantic night out, then the latest announcement from McDonald's is right up your alley: you can now get a heaping helping of married at the chain's locations in Hong Kong.

Illo.Minn: Volume Two

28th Annual Battle of the Jug Bands

Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles are in Big Trouble

Wheel You Be Mine

(behind the) Bohemian Scenes

Street Sounds, Battle of the Jug Bands, and more

Victorian Poetry Slam

Adventures in Mating

Victorian Poetry Slam

Lyn-Lake Conquers the World

A long-awaited mom-and-pop shop redefines Minnesota highbrow

Tablehopping

The Alchemist

Brian McElrath's Zinfandel-Balsamic Vinegar Truffle is so potent and rich it seems almost meaty.

One is the Loneliest Hunger