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Work on new concert hall to get started at Ordway

The venue, with a construction budget of $40 million, will be the primary home of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Updated 11:49 PM

Minneapolis' Secret City to put late-night street art 'in a new light'

A neon cloud. A glowing Greenway. Ping-pong? Minneapolis will be lit up in the most peculiar of ways for Saturday’s Secret City. Updated Jun. 17, 2013

2 Twin Cities illustrators draw attention to themselves

Artists Zander and Kevin Cannon (no relation) have parlayed their willingness to try just about anything into the picture of success. Updated 5:33 PM
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- Snapshots of the Cannons' new graphic novels

MN musicians to open Mpls.-themed bar in NYC

Members of the Hold Steady, Spoon are set to open bar named Lake Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Full storyFull story Updated 3:52 PM

Low explains droning Rock the Garden set

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Family tweets say Kim Kardashian gives birth

Tweets from Kim Kardashian's family members indicate the 32-year-old reality TV star gave birth over the weekend about a month... Updated Jun. 17, 2013

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'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut

"Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its opening weekend at the box office. Full storyFull story Updated Jun. 17, 2013

Kodak ending production of acetate film base

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Low's Alan Sparhawk explains droning Rock the Garden set

“We weren’t really trying to do anything ‘punk’ or pull one over on people,” the band's frontman said. Full storyFull story Updated Jun. 17, 2013

Drake sets Target Center concert date

Once soulful Fitz & the Tantrums conquer club crowd with synth pop

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Guthrie's artistic directors reflect seven stages of theater

In the 50 years since it opened, the Guthrie Theater has been reinvented in ways large and small by its seven artistic directors. Here's a look at their legacies. Full storyFull story Updated 8:33 AM

Minneapolis' Secret City to put late-night street art 'in a new light'

Ballet of the Dolls presents Mexican postcards in dance

Skylark Opera Festival shines in 'Mikado,' 'Fantasticks'

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Check, please: Take Dad to a no-reservations required dinner

At Hello Pizza, owner Ann Kim is taking the pizza-making methods she has schooled herself in at her first-rate Pizzeria... Full storyFull story Updated Jun. 15, 2013

Happy hour of the week: Great Waters Brewing

Nightlife: Edina man imports famed liquors of yesteryear

Dreams of craft beer don't exclude liquor

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Bill O'Reilly brings history to page, screen

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is taking his book-turned-movie franchise and running with it. Full storyFull story Updated 3:26 PM

Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS

'Hot in Cleveland' prepares for its live season premiere

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Weekened family options: Market Fest in White Bear Lake

MARKET FEST This week, Mick Sterling and the Irresistibles will provide retro-soul tunes for this weekly street festival. Buy fresh produce... Full storyFull story Updated Jun. 15, 2013

Daily Adventures: Snakes, Turtles, Rats and History HiJinx

Summer family adventures: Kid Links, volunteering and the Ordway

Family spotlights: Juneteenth, Midsommar

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REVIEW: "The Golem and the Jinni,’’ by Helene Wecker

FICTION: Two mythical characters, trapped in human form, come alive in 1899 New York. Full storyFull story Updated Jun. 15, 2013

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Bill O'Reilly brings history to page, screen

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is taking his book-turned-movie franchise and running with it. Full storyFull story Updated 3:26 PM