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Phone: 612-673-1715

Email: aimee.blanchette@startribune.com

Aimee Blanchette began working for the Star Tribune in 2004 covering real estate, personal finance, small business and education. She helped launch, produce and anchor NewsBreak, the daily webcast on startribune.com. Aimee currently writes lifestyle features for the Variety section.
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Cold weather, hot style for Twins fans

As the baseball season gets into full swing, Minnesotans won’t let a little cold weather cramp their style. Here’s our bleacher report on some of the best-dressed Twins fans from a chilly Opening Day.

Updated: April 04, 2013, - 08:20 AM

Move over, Pinterest -- there's a new guy in town

Manteresting.com and similar sites that cater to stereotypically manly things are social networking with a side of Buffalo wings, babes and beer. In other words, they're Pinterest for dudes.

Updated: April 02, 2013, - 04:46 PM

Baby perfume: My, how they grow up so fast

Dirty diapers and all, new babies smell like heaven. So do they really need their own perfume? Dolce & Gabbana thinks so.

Updated: April 01, 2013, - 04:23 PM

With "bicycle taxidermy,” old bicycles get new life as hipster home decor

Taxidermy or bicycles? With so many trends emerging, it’s easy to forget which ones are cool. It turns out both...

Updated: March 29, 2013, - 04:45 PM

Comic books have become legitimate teaching tools

Graphic novels, which combine text and images, are gaining acceptance as effective teaching tools in the digital age.

Updated: March 12, 2013, - 04:51 PM

Oscar fashion: Show stoppers and jaw droppers

Oscars night 2013 was a tale of two distinctive looks. We picked the brain of Twin Cities fashionista Tara Murphy for the inside scoop.

Updated: February 25, 2013, - 08:10 AM

With more total driver's licenses, women passing men on the roads

For the first time ever, more women than men have driver’s licenses nationwide. This gender gap reversal means safer roads and less pollution, according to a study.

Updated: February 20, 2013, - 01:42 PM

A brite idea goes for the world record

A St. Paul muralist has teamed up with the classic Hasbro toy Lite-Brite in a big way. On Saturday night, St. Paul will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the “Largest Picture Made of Lite-Brite.”

Updated: February 15, 2013, - 03:58 PM