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June 27, 2017
The art of deep relaxation is growing, popping up in yoga studios and some hospitals. At left, Matt and Paige Wildenauer at Healing Elements in St. Pa

Deep relaxation is the hot remedy for preventing and curing symptoms of stress

Deep relaxation is hot as a remedy for pain, anxiety and other symptoms of modern life stress.
Variety
June 27, 2017
Lauren Neal says her work is organic, modern and nuanced.

Local jewelry maker Lauren Neal has power behind her designs

Lauren Neal doesn't want to help women feel cool. She wants to help them feel strong.
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June 27, 2017
Rooms at Children's Minnesota Hospital are equipped with a variety of amenities to make patients and their families feel more at home, including perso

7 ways Minnesota hospitals are becoming more homelike

Minnesota hospital leaders who recognize that a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere can support a speedy recovery are rethinking the way patient rooms look and feel.
Eat & Drink
June 27, 2017
Spoon and Stable's Southside.

Drink your vegetables this summer at Twin Cities eateries

Move over, salads. There's a new way to consume vegetables, but it's probably not what your mother had in mind.
TV & Media
June 27, 2017
15 podcasts perfect for summer road trips

15 podcasts perfect for summer road trips

If you've got miles of open road ahead, these podcasts will get you there.
Variety
June 27, 2017
The Children's Museum in St. Paul has received a $30 million makeover.

New Children's Museum unleashes the power of play

When the Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul set out to renovate and expand, Barbara Hahn, the museum's vice president of learning innovation, wondered: "How do we create new exhibits to unleash the power of play?"
Variety
June 27, 2017

Pedaling health

Variety
June 27, 2017

Be prepared with head-to-toe coverage from the sun

Stage & Arts
June 27, 2017
Derek Dirlam (as Archie Goodwin), E.J. Subkoviak (as Nero Wolfe) in "Might as Well Be Dead" at Park Square

Park Square Theatre's latest Nero Wolfe play offers escapist summer fun

REVIEW: Park Square Theatre's latest Nero Wolfe adaptation is an entertaining whodunit.
Home & Garden
June 27, 2017
American dippers are an aquatic songbird.

In search of the elusive American dipper in Minnesota

The drama of searching for a reclusive bird is good enough to make a movie — or two.
Variety
June 27, 2017
The Glensheen mansion in Duluth, seen in 2007.

An author's 40-year fascination (and theory) about Congdon murders

Double homicide case became a career-long quest for this Twin Cities reporter and writer.
TV & Media
June 27, 2017
Did John Oliver flub joke about Garrison Keillor?

Did John Oliver flub joke about Garrison Keillor?

HBO's 'Last Week Tonight' took aim at Minnesota in Sunday's show
Variety
June 27, 2017
'Orange is the New Black' star Lea DeLaria delivers riotously funny show at the Dakota

'Orange is the New Black' star Lea DeLaria delivers riotously funny show at the Dakota

In her Minneapolis gig, the outspoken Netflix star showed how sex and jazz can mix.
Variety
June 27, 2017
The first meeting of the task force drew more than 50 people on a rainy weeknight. Breaking into small groups, participants shared their experiences w

An act of racism stunned Delano; now the town is fighting back

The push for unity in Delano comes against the backdrop of a changing Minnesota. More than a million people of color live in the state, about 20 percent of all residents.
TV & Media
June 26, 2017
In this image released by Paramount Vantage, Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Kate Winslet are shown in a scene from, "Revolutionary Road." (AP Photo/Para

TV picks for June 27: 'Pretty Little Liars,' Chris D'Elia, 'Revolutionary Road'

Books
June 26, 2017
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What's next for our favorite comic book-based TV shows?

Books
June 26, 2017

REVIEWS: 'The Crossing,' by Andrew Miller, and 'Lara,' by Anna Pasternak

Variety
June 26, 2017
Student Chelsea Pioske at adult summer camp at Flying Colors Trapeze.

Quite a circus: Trapeze camp has middle-aged adults flying high in Marine on St. Croix

The sky is the big top at this outdoor trapeze camp for adults.
Stage & Arts
June 26, 2017
The cast of the Guthrie Theaterís production of Sunday in the Park with George. Photo by T Charles Erickson

Guthrie Theater's 'Sunday in the Park' is an elegant stroll with art and heart

Review: Sondheim musical "Sunday in the Park With George" is a beaut at the Guthrie.
Home & Garden
June 26, 2017
AFTER: Durable floors, big windows and cheerful colors transformed the lake cabin.

Once-dreary lake cabin near Deerwood, Minn., gets a cheery makeover

Big windows and crisp red-and-white interiors refresh a 1920s cabin on a lake near Deerwood, Minn.

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