Stage & Arts
Plaques, cornerstones and friezes: Twin Cities buildings tell stories cast in concrete
Inscriptions, plaques and completion dates carved in stone connected buildings to their time, place and purpose.
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Music
New Minnesota Opera boss pledges 'Zen' leadership after years of tumult
The first time Ryan Taylor walked into Minnesota Opera he was an aspiring baritone. Now he's the boss.
Eat & Drink
Get ready for a slew of mouth-watering Twin Cities restaurant debuts
Casual cafes, high-end eateries, Dunkin' Donuts and many, many more are set to open in the Twin Cities in the next three months.
Stage & Arts
Largest U.S. exhibition of Cuban art in 70 years coming to Walker
Arriving November 2017, "Adiós Utopia" boasts more than 100 works by dozens of artists — offering a complex portrait of life on the island since 1950.
Music
With 'Mass' concert, Minnesota Orchestra pays touching tribute to Stephen Paulus
The Minnesota Orchestra honored the late composer with its first performance of his "Mass for a Sacred Place."
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Donors help disadvantaged Minnesota scholars adjust to college life
Wallin Education Partners is a college-completion program with a twist. Donors and scholars are encouraged to establish close ties, and most do.
Movies
12 days of 'Star Wars'
This holiday season, "Star Wars" is the gift that keeps on giving. Leading up to the Dec. 18 release of "The Force Awakens," we’ll give you a new "Star Wars"-related story every day.
Books
Review: 'The Lesser Bohemians,' by Eimear McBride
FICTION: A spellbinding second novel about a woman's turbulent relationship with an older man in 1990s London.
Books
Review: 'A Truck Full of Money,' by Tracy Kidder
NONFICTION: A Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer pulls back the curtain on new-age genius, technology, money and the traps of obsession.
Books
Review: 'Cruel Beautiful World,' by Caroline Leavitt
FICTION: A young girl runs off with her English teacher in 1969, and the romance changes quickly to captivity.
Books
Review: 'News of the World,' by Paulette Jiles
FICTION: A gentle veteran must return a kidnapped child to her family in the 1860s.
Books
Review: 'Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill,' by Candice Millard
NONFICTION: A page-turning tale of the life of a young Winston Churchill during the Boer War.
Books
Review: 'Today Will Be Different,' by Maria Semple
FICTION: A Seattle mother learns that her best intentions stand no chance against forces beyond her control in the latest comic adventure by the author of "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?"
TV & Media
Johnny Carson 'Tonight Show' DVD reflects 1970s — warts and all
A new "Tonight Show" box set shows the stars – and societal shortcomings – of yesteryear.
TV & Media
It's high noon for mankind on HBO's 'Westworld'
"Westworld" has the intrigue, though not the heart, of a memorable HBO drama.
Eat & Drink
Vikings sign deal to import hot dogs from Wisconsin
Schweigert will be in the bun this season and next at U.S. Bank Stadium.
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