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  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Klobuchar, Franken aim to crack down on oil speculation

    ​Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken are sponsoring legislation aimed at reigning in oil speculators. The average price of gas in Minnesota around $3.73, and similar pump pain being felt throughout the country, there's pressure on lawmakers to do something, anything, to bring prices down.A group of liber ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 21, 2012

    The 802 Tour

    ​Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken are sponsoring legislation aimed at reigning in oil speculators. The average price of gas in Minnesota around $3.73, and similar pump pain being felt throughout the country, there's pressure on lawmakers to do something, anything, to bring prices down.A group of liber ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    The 802 Tour's luxurious experience hits the Walker in March

    ​On March 22 and 23, a collective of young, folk-rooted composers who were drinking buddies back in Vermont will perform at the Walker's William and Nadine McGuire Theater. If you read that sentence and a certain level of pretentious cultural superiority didn't come to mind, go back and read it ag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Minnesota ranks as 6th healthiest state

    ​The United Health Foundation's 2011 national health rankings are out. Here's how Minnesota stacked up.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Zoë François, author, blogger & pastry chef - Chef Chat Part 1

    Photo Credit: Susan PowersAuthor, chef and blogger, Zoe Francois sets up a shot in her kitchen​Author of the wildly successful ...in 5 Minutes a Day cookbooks and accomplished pastry chef Zoë François has been traveling the country promoting her latest book with co-author Jeff Hertzberg, Artisan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Should Minnesota have a state dessert?

    ​The Wisconsin legislature is circulating a proposal to make the cream puff their state dessert, which got me to thinking: Why doesn't Minnesota have a state dessert? Our state fruit (the Honeycrisp apple), state grain (wild rice), and state mushroom (the morel) all seem to be relevant sourc ... More >>

  • Music

    March 16, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Stnnng, MEN, the Constellations, and more

    ​The Wisconsin legislature is circulating a proposal to make the cream puff their state dessert, which got me to thinking: Why doesn't Minnesota have a state dessert? Our state fruit (the Honeycrisp apple), state grain (wild rice), and state mushroom (the morel) all seem to be relevant sourc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2011

    Sam Amidon

    ​The Wisconsin legislature is circulating a proposal to make the cream puff their state dessert, which got me to thinking: Why doesn't Minnesota have a state dessert? Our state fruit (the Honeycrisp apple), state grain (wild rice), and state mushroom (the morel) all seem to be relevant sourc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2011

    Grace Potter & the Nocturnals

    ​The Wisconsin legislature is circulating a proposal to make the cream puff their state dessert, which got me to thinking: Why doesn't Minnesota have a state dessert? Our state fruit (the Honeycrisp apple), state grain (wild rice), and state mushroom (the morel) all seem to be relevant sourc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    McDonalds offers new Fruit and Maple oatmeal

    Scrumptious? ​New year, new breakfast option at McDonalds: the much-advertised "100 percent natural" Fruit and Maple Oatmeal is being touted as a "portable, affordable and balanced breakfast solution to help customers start their day right." Considering these are the same folks who invented th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Top 5 drinks of 2010

    A year of cocktails...​This year in beverages saw a wealth of cocktail options across the Twin Cities. There were the fruity, the fragrant, and the fierce--in other words, something for every kind of drinker. We highlighted the white liquors in summer, the brown in winter, tasty brews and even a m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Amore Victoria combines oatmeal-infused whiskey and maple syrup in a perfect winter drink

    But you can drink it in Minneapolis​Breakfast in Vermont$9Amore Victoria1601 W. Lake St., Minneapolis612.823.0250The first snow has fallen and the fresh chill demands drinks with brown, warming liquors. To satisfy that urge, glide into Amore Victoria, sit at the darkly lit bar, and ask bartender S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    'Super Troopers' screens at Sweeney's Saloon tonight

    ​Monday movie screenings on the patio at Sweeney's Saloon continue tonight with Super Troopers. So if you are in the mood for a couple hours of law enforcement silliness, cheap beer, and even cheaper wings, this is your ticket. 

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    We Are the Willows tour diary, Vol. 4

    ​Parima, the Thai restaurant (weird huh?) I played in Burlington, Vermont is something of an enigma.  Or a magic trick.  It looks tiny, kinda dirty, and relatively insignificant from the outside.  But then, when one walks in, one immediately realizes that it is actually a warlock's ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Crooked Still

    ​Parima, the Thai restaurant (weird huh?) I played in Burlington, Vermont is something of an enigma.  Or a magic trick.  It looks tiny, kinda dirty, and relatively insignificant from the outside.  But then, when one walks in, one immediately realizes that it is actually a warlock's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Weekend Checklist: Happy Birthday, Dynamiters, Blind Shake, and a birthday party

    ​Who says climate change doesn't exist? It's been a week full of tropical sweat and torrential downpours that have been keeping us inside where it's nice and cool, and we're all about to burst. Let's make this weekend all about rocking and rolling no matter what the weather! Don't worry about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Voytek and Happy Birthday at the Triple Rock

    This week's flyer of the week nod goes to the mystical sketch below, a poster to promote Voytek's upcoming show with Vermont garage rockers Happy Birthday (who will also be in town on September 19 opening for Dirty Projectors at First Ave). Residual Echoes are also on the bill.

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    St. Paul Summer Beer Fest is Sunday

    ​On Sunday, celebrate all things beer at the second annual St. Paul Summer Beer Fest. The event is now the largest craft beer festival in the state, with 78 breweries participating, including Louisiana's Abita, Oregon's Widmer, Vermont's Magic Hat, Kansas's Tall Grass, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Al & Tipper Gore: Life imitates art (dissolving marriages on local stages)

    Michal DanielAngela Timberman as Marty in "Circle Mirror Transformation": one of the people in that mirror might not be married to her much longer​The mysteries of why any couple stays together or splits apart are pretty much unfathomable, even to the people involved, though it was a surprise this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Minnesota ranks No. 28 in U.S. penis size. The good news? We're ahead of Wisconsin

    We're going to avoid cliches here folks. We are not going to talk, for example, about the stiff competition.

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Ben & Jerry's: Free Cone Day!

    Today is the amazing, once-a-year day when Ben & Jerry's hands out free ice cream cones. Get in line early.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Afghanistan war claims lives of relatively fewer Minnesotans

    New numbers show that, on a per capita basis, Minnesotans have perished in Afghanistan at a lesser rate than many other states.

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Friday night at the movies

    Your best bets on the big screen this weekend.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Ani DiFranco: The extended interview

    My full chat with the righteous babe of folk.

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008

    Irving Berlin's White Christmas

    My full chat with the righteous babe of folk.

  • News

    November 26, 2008

    Local couples fight for gay rights in wake of Proposition 8

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Kersten defends the ugly

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Bachmann can't stop fighting

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    Big Cheese in town this weekend

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2007

    Gov't Mule

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Unknown

    September 20, 2006

    Free Will Astology

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2006

    9/5 Morning Communiqué

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2006

    Does Borton Deserve To Stay?

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2005

    9/23: Morning Communique

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2005

    7/25: Morning Communique

    GLBT community continues to stare down obstacle

  • Movies

    March 2, 2005

    Apocalypse Then and Now

    'The Jacket' draws a line in the sands of time

  • News

    August 4, 2004

    Out with the Old

    A longtime Minneapolis nursing home is displaced by one of Bush's faith-based favorites

  • Music

    February 4, 2004

    Excuse Me While I Do The Boogaloo

    Giving ourselves permission to headbang, breakdance, and scream

  • News

    October 2, 2002

    A Junkie's Work is Never Done

    Ever since his first jolt of painkillers 17 years ago, Curt has been meaning to get clean. Soon.

  • Restaurants

    August 28, 2002

    The Finger-Food Fear Factor

    Haute junk food and bargain libations make for unlikely but truly happy hours

  • Music

    July 17, 2002

    Flowers in the Dustbin

    Tulip Sweet and Mark Mallman take out the trash

  • Arts

    January 2, 2002

    The Year in Music

    The Sound of Music, 2001: Our Favorite Things

  • Restaurants

    December 12, 2001

    Tablehopping

    The Sound of Music, 2001: Our Favorite Things

  • Feature

    December 1, 1998

    Estate Sale

    Sifting the sundries of a lifetime

  • Feature

    October 1, 1998
  • Feature

    May 6, 1998

    1973 Theater

    Sifting the sundries of a lifetime

  • Feature

    January 21, 1998

    Welfare Cheats

    Vermont Rep. Bernie Sanders nailed it the other day when he said: "The major banks have made huge sums of money in Asia, and now their loans are turning sour. Well, that's what free enterprise is about--sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose."

  • Feature

    June 25, 1997

    Cleaning House

    The Kerry-Wellstone Clean Money bill introduced last week is infinitely preferable to the better-known--and largely fraudulent--McCain-Feingold proposal. Which explains why we're hearing so little about it.

  • News

    May 28, 1997

    High Expectations

    Paranoia causes the Legislature to do an about-face on industrial hemp production.

  • Restaurants

    March 19, 1997

    Suburban Sprawl

    Paranoia causes the Legislature to do an about-face on industrial hemp production.

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