Stage & Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts' 100th year is a smash hit
The museum set an all-time attendance record of more than 750,000 visitors in the last fiscal year.
Stage & Arts
Stage & Arts
June 21: Modern mind of Leonardo da Vinci revealed at MIA
Exhibit with rare Leonardo da Vinci notebook links this Renaissance man's methods to his 21st-century progeny.
South Metro
Minnesota Zoo grizzly bear shatters glass pane with rock
The five-layer pane shattered "like a windshield," startling patrons. But it remained in place and the grizzly bear stayed in his enclosure.
Stage & Arts
'Oil on Oil' presents North Dakota's Bakken oil fields as works of art
Minneapolis artist Joe Burns presents the rough-and-tumble Bakken oil fields as works of art and moments in history.
Music
New signs that Garrison Keillor may retire next season
Comments from "Prairie Home" host and just released schedule add to speculation that he may indeed be retiring after all.
TV & Media
TV & Media
Variety
Minnesota artist paints the Bakken oil fileds
Inspired by the documentary paintings of industrial Russia, Mpls artist Joe Burns has painted the historical transformation of North Dakota's oil fields. His show, Canvassing the Bakken Oil Fields: Oil on Oil, opens July 8.
Music
Indigo summer: Amy Ray talks motherhood and fanboy Justin Vernon
Activist folk duo will return to the Minnesota Zoo before stepping out with huge fan Justin Vernon at Eaux Claires.
Music
Justin Vernon's Eaux Claires Fest unveils its full inaugural schedule
Vernon's hometown party will be topped off Friday by Spoon and the National, while his own Bon Iver headlines Saturday.
Variety
Urban 'beach house' perks up Minneapolis neighborhood
An airy, modern home is carefully scaled to fit comfortably into its established city neighborhood. It's the AIA Minnesota Home of the Month.
Variety
Minneapolis waiter has knack for reuniting stolen bikes with owners
A Minneapolis cyclist with a good memory has helped several appreciative owners get their bikes back.
TV & Media
TV & Media
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