Variety
June 29, 2015
Luke and Emma posed with mom Mary Johnston in their newly remolded kitchen Tuesday June 16, 2015 in Edina, MN.

Before & After: Dated Edina home now has rooms to cure cabin fever

A dated Edina home transitions from 1980s "Miami Vice" to 21st-century smart design.
Stage & Arts
June 29, 2015

In the spotlight: Shakespeare in the park, African dance, 'Flamenco on Fire'

Music
June 29, 2015

Keith Urban will play Minnesota State Fair on Aug. 28

Kelsea Ballerini will open for Urban's Minnesota State Fair debut. Tickets will go on sale at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Celebrities
June 29, 2015

Is CNN's dildo-draped ISIS flag blunder part of larger overhyping problem?

Video
June 29, 2015
BET stars reflect on Obama's 'Amazing Grace'

BET stars reflect on Obama's 'Amazing Grace'

Stars at the BET Awards, including Smokey Robinson, Ne-Yo and Laverne Cox, react to the gay marriage ruling and President Obama's singing of 'Amazing Grace' during the eulogy for slain pastor Clementa Pinckney in Charleston, South Carolina.
Variety
June 29, 2015
Court ruling gives joyful jolt to Mpls. Pride celebration

Court ruling gives joyful jolt to Mpls. Pride celebration

Thousands — possibly hundreds of thousands — of marchers and observers, lovers and friends and supporters jammed Hennepin Avenue for the biggest Pride parade veterans can remember.
Variety
June 28, 2015
Elders treat ills with mind-body medicine, native healing traditions

Elders treat ills with mind-body medicine, native healing traditions

The path to healing comes full circle for two Indian elders bringing mind-body medicine to their community.
TV & Media
June 28, 2015
TV & Media
June 28, 2015
Books
June 28, 2015

REVIEWS: 'Solitude Creek,' by Jeffery Deaver, and 'Master Thieves,' by Stephen Kurkjian

Variety
June 28, 2015
Big Ole, a 50-year-old wood and fiberglass viking sculpture needs $24,500 in repairs. He has a family of birds nesting in his shoulder, his cape may c

Norwegian sites in Minnesota offer glimpses of Old Country

Take a little trip to the Old Country – ­by car, you betcha – with these Minnesota attractions, from Big Ole to Hjemkomst, the homecoming ship.
Music
June 28, 2015
Charlie Parr's new album, "Stumpjumper"

Best Minn. albums of 2015 (so far) are a varied bunch

Two live albums, a "Voice" castoff and the "Voice" benefit record round out our annual midyear roundup of the best in Minnesota music.
Books
June 27, 2015
Two unidentified revelers dance during the Kadooment Parade in Bridgetown, Barbados, Monday, August 2, 1999. The Kadooment Day Parade is an annual eve

REVIEW: 'The Star Side of Bird Hill,' by Naomi Jackson

FICTION: Naomi Jackson's textured first novel conjures the intricate culture of Barbados through one family's emotional odyssey.
Books
June 27, 2015
THE BOOKMARK: Readers confess their guilty pleasures

THE BOOKMARK: Readers confess their guilty pleasures

Books
June 27, 2015
REVIEW: 'Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County,' by Kristen Green

REVIEW: 'Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County,' by Kristen Green

NONFICTION: A newspaper reporter looks back on her family's involvement in the 1959 decision to close Virginia public schools in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling.
Music
June 27, 2015
Dr. John performed Saturday, June 27, 2015 at CHS Field in St. Paul.

Dr. John's New Orleans jazz comes to St. Paul's CHS Field

Dr. John was the first to play a concert at CHS Field, and the new venue got high marks.
Local
June 27, 2015

Gallery: Golden-agers go for the gold

The National Senior Games, a 13-day event that began Friday in the Twin Cities, isn't your grandfather's sports festival — unless your grandfather is a triathlete, javelin thrower or point guard.

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