Books
Review: 'Wintering,' by Peter Geye
FICTION: A troubled man and his son spend the winter in the wilderness of northern Minnesota.
Stage & Arts
Visceral 'Scapegoat' premieres in Minneapolis
Christina Ham's new play about race and violence puts pretty words to ugly truths.
Music
Review: Zac Brown Band is a little green for a stadium show like Target Field
They just didn't have the heft of a headliner band.
West Metro
Spike in child abuse reports is overloading Hennepin County
Abused children are stranded as foster homes and shelter beds fill up.
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Empty nesters swap Uptown condo for Mpls. 'city cottage' half its size
Minneapolis empty nesters decided that buying a right-sized single-family home would be the key to downsizing to a simpler style of living, while reducing their monthly expenses.
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Homeowner transforms St. Louis Park house into modern-day bachelor pad
Like many men, Tim Jarvis experienced a midlife crisis. Unlike most men, he solved it by buying a house.
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Suburbia and the single guy: Homeowner transforms his St. Louis Park house into a modern-day bachelor pad
Like many men, Tim Jarvis experienced a midlife crisis. Unlike most men, he solved it by buying a house.
East Metro
Minn. Dept. of Health: No cause for concern after anthrax detection
An initial positive test was followed by negative ones, said Dr. Ruth Lynfield. The bacteria can occur naturally.
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America's irrational custom of tipping lives on, despite attempts to end it
Even though much of the developed world has moved on from tipping, Americans remain convinced — wrongly, many researchers say — that service is always better, and prices cheaper, when tips are a factor.
Eat & Drink
Looking for great Nordic cuisine in the Twin Cities? Here's what's cooking
Do you prefer the meatballs, herring or gravlax? Maybe the lutefisk? With "rock star" Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson in town this week at the American Swedish Institute, we look at the local flavors of Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
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In suspense: Minneapolis TRX Barre studio offers full-body challenge
Workout combines TRX suspension training exercises and ballet barre techniques.
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Empty nesters swap Uptown condo for Minneapolis 'city cottage' half its size
Minneapolis empty nesters decided that buying a right-sized single-family home would be the key to downsizing to a simpler style of living, while reducing their monthly expenses.
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Bakken Museum is first in Minnesota to be a Smithsonian Affiliate
The Bakken Museum, which specializes in science, electricity and magnetism, has been named a Smithsonian Affiliate. It's the first Minnesota organization so honored.
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