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Lake Minnetonka home juxtaposes down-to-earth features, modern design
AIA Minnesota Home of the Month: A newly built three-level home on a quiet Lake Minnetonka bay could be considered unconventional. Yet it was designed for a conventional family of five whose members do homework at the kitchen table, "camp out" in the screened porch and play in an upstairs loft.
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Family-style Lake Minnetonka home juxtaposes down-to-earth features and modern design
AIA Minnesota Home of the Month: A newly built three-level home on a quiet Lake Minnetonka bay could be considered unconventional. Yet it was designed for a conventional family of five whose members do homework at the kitchen table, "camp out" in the screened porch and play in an upstairs loft.
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Why are our roads in such bad shape? Blame sprawl
We use streets every day. Yet we rarely think about them unless they remain unplowed, potholed or closed, which happens too often in the Twin Cities. How did we get in such a fix?
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Restaurants' labor shortage shows stretched Minn. economy
Minnesota restaurateurs are facing a growing shortage of workers at the same time a boom in new restaurants is creating even more need for servers and cooks.
Movies
Illeana Douglas helps shine spotlight on female directors in TCM film festival
A TCM film festival explores why female directors continue to be marginalized in the movie industry.
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Knowing when to quit is a learned skill that can actually propel you forward
Quitting gets a bad rap, lumped in with giving up and giving in. But sometimes, it's the bravest thing you can do.
Stage & Arts
Roger Guenveur Smith's 'Rodney King' is mesmerizing at Penumbra Theatre
Roger Guenveur Smith's solo show explores Rodney King the man as well as the moment that thrust him into world consciousness.
Faux glow 101: How to get the perfect sunless tan
Elizabeth Dehn has tested nearly every self-tanning formula under the sun. Here are her picks for the best fake tan solutions for a perfect summer look.
Music
Doomtree swinging for the fences Saturday at Saints stadium
P.O.S., Dessa & Co. will take fans out to St. Paul's new ballpark Saturday.
Music
Madonna's 10 most outrageous moments
She might be tame compared with today's sex-obsessed stars, but let's not forget Madge once set the standard for pop controversy.
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Scene + Heard: Polo match to benefit Minnesota's Freedom Farm
Freedom Farm's daylong polo event brought the sport of kings to BlackBerg Ranch in Watertown.
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Withering Glance: Some tips to help Target get back on target
Rick Nelson and Claude Peck dispense unasked-for advice about clothing, etiquette, culture, relationships, grooming and more. Today, Target.
Celebrities
Jimmy Kimmel quizzes kids in presidential 'Out of Focus Group'
Jimmy Kimmel showed his "Out of Focus Group" a picture of GOP candidate Donald Trump. "Who's this guy. Do you know?" Kimmel quizzed the four children. "George Clooney?" one child answered.
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Lost luggage declines, but complaints are up
What problem have airline passengers complained most about this year? Lost luggage, according to Skytrax, an airline and airport user-review website.
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Students with intellectual disabilities are attending Bethel U.
Bethel University has launched a new program in which students with mental disabilities are being mainstreamed into college life, including living in dorms.
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Scene and Heard: Freedom Farm
The feature polo match between Cargill and Lord Fletcher's Northern Capital at BlackBerg Ranch in Watertown drew a huge crowd in support of Freedom Farm.
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