Variety
May 22, 2017
Flowers left for a loved one at Fort Snelling.

'We can never forget': Volunteers to cover Fort Snelling with 20,000 flags for Memorial Day

The volunteer group hopes to one day place a flag next to every gravestone, which would total 200,000.
Variety
May 22, 2017
Comic Sebastian Maniscalco has all the right moves in Minneapolis show

Comic Sebastian Maniscalco has all the right moves in Minneapolis show

The popular stand-up stays on his toes during one-night stand at State Theatre.
Music
May 21, 2017
Jesse Larson is a 35-year-old guitar maker from Brooklyn Park who has made it to the finals on "The Voice" this week.

Twin Cities finalist on NBC's 'The Voice': Prince 'taught me to believe in myself'

The burly, bearded, bespectacled dude who's never had a voice lesson or sung in a choir is trying to find his singing voice. And he's going about it in a rather novel way.
Variety
May 21, 2017
There are ways to stress less and enjoy your children more.

Rosenblum: Parents, here's how to stress less and still help your kids

Parental burnout is real. Here are some things you can do to fight it.
Books
May 21, 2017

REVIEWS: 'The Typewriter's Tale,' by Michiel Heyns, and 'Three Days in January,' by Bret Baier

Music
May 21, 2017
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Week's best classical concerts: SPCO plays a Messiaen masterpiece

TV & Media
May 21, 2017

TV picks for May 22: 'Bachelorette,' 'Carpool Karaoke,' 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'

TV & Media
May 21, 2017
"And the Wrecking Ball" -- Max and Caroline team up with the diner staff in a frantic attempt to keep their businesses open when the city targets Han\

TV Q&A: It's the end for '2 Broke Girls'

Variety
May 21, 2017
LILEKS: Explosive Oreos are ruining summer

LILEKS: Explosive Oreos are ruining summer

Variety
May 21, 2017
The Minnesota Brewery Running Series begins Saturday.Star Tribune file

The Monday briefing: A toast to the Brewery Running Series

Home & Garden
May 21, 2017

Tips and trends for today's smart gardening

Celebrities
May 21, 2017
The "Saturday Night Live" season finale featured in its opening Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump singing "Hallelujah" with a cast of advisers, i

'SNL': Baldwin's Trump sings 'Hallelujah' with closest advisers and ScarJo as Ivanka

It was a bookend to an earlier episode, when Kate McKinnon sang the same song as Hillary Clinton.
Celebrities
May 21, 2017
The Rock and Tom Hanks seemed to announce a presidential ticket for the 2020 campaign during the "Saturday Night Live" monologue.

'SNL': The Rock picks Tom Hanks as running mate in 2020 presidential bid

Variety
May 20, 2017
Alexis Arnold, Stephen Gray, and Annie Fridlund sipped their drinks and visited inside a 560 gallon plastic drum meant to represent the size of a dino

Minn. venues meant for child's play take a timeout to give adults a chance

Several Twin Cities attractions geared toward children are trying to broaden their appeal (and add to their bottom line) by offering more adults-only events.
Home & Garden
May 20, 2017
The Robbins-Scott pagoda-style boathouse on the cover of "Boathouses of Lake Minnetonka" by Karen Melvin and Melinda Nelson. The book explores the lor

Lore and lure of Lake Minnetonka's boathouses come to life in new book

Lake Minnetonka's old boathouses are remnants from another era. Since the 1970s, its municipalities — with the exception of Wayzata — prohibit new structures to be built close to the water's edge. A new book dives in.
Eat & Drink
May 20, 2017
Twin Cities' most influential Instagram food star is a suburban working mom

Twin Cities' most influential Instagram food star is a suburban working mom

With more than 30,000 followers, social media star Kim Ly Curry has passion, persistence and "food porn"-quality photos. "Am I food-obsessed? Yes. I just love everything food."
Celebrities
May 20, 2017
This photo, which has been modified to protect students' identities, shows the Trump comments in the Brainerd High School yearbook.

Actor Baio prompts online furor over Brainerd yearbook's anti-Trump entry

Actor Scott Baio sets social media ablaze over Brainerd school's entries.
Books
May 20, 2017
Tom Ricks Photo by Foreign Policy Magazine

Review: 'Churchill & Orwell: The Fight for Freedom,' by Thomas E. Ricks

NONFICTION: Journalist Thomas E. Ricks makes a strong case for a connection between two powerhouse thinkers whose paths never crossed but who spoke truth to power.
Music
May 20, 2017
When it's summertime, Foxy Tann knows how to get the party started.

Foxy Tann is the block-party queen of summer in the Twin Cities

Variety
May 20, 2017

Special package: Summer fun 2017

Unconventional outdoor activities can be found everywhere in Minnesota. But they're not all that awaits. Check out our special package on fun things to do this summer in the Twin Cities and beyond.

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