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Sun Country offers round-trip flight to Nebraska for rare solar eclipse viewing
The Twin Cities-based airline announced a special package for people to see the rare occurrence — and be home in time for dinner.
Home & Garden
$5.25M Lake Minnetonka mansion on Tonka Bay has indoor grotto with waterfall
The 11,193-square-foot home on Lake Minnetonka is entertainment central with everything from a spa-style grotto to an upstairs billiards room warmed by a stone fireplace.
Stage & Arts
Following Walker's 'Scaffold' controversy, artist Sam Durant wins $25,000 prize
Seriously though, what's Durant up to now?
Home & Garden
Cleanliness is life-and-death matter for birds
Preening keeps birds nice and clean. But it's not just nice, it's a matter of life and death.
Music
Scottish pop band's drummer forgotten at N.D. gas station on way to St. Paul
The drama unfolded on Twitter as band member Richard Colburn had to be rescued before tonight's Palace Theatre gig.
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Taylor Swift wins groping case
A jury in Denver quickly concluded that former radio station host David Mueller had groped singer Taylor Swift before a concert in 2013. Per Swift's request, jurors awarded her $1 in damages.
Movies
New Blu-ray of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' offers best of Old West
One of the finest films ever made, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" gets a well-deserved makeover in a 50th-anniversary Blu-ray coming Tuesday from Kino.
Celebrities
Former Fox Sports reporter reveals: 'Why I hid my pregnancy on TV'
"I went through an entire football season wearing baggy clothes and heavy coats trying to hide it," former Fox Sports reporter Kris Budden says about her pregnancy in 2015.
Books
Star poet Bao Phi on racism, writing and why he chooses to stay in Minneapolis
Bao Phi traces success to the Vietnamese refugee experience and South High.
Books
Eat & Drink
Sneak peek: Red Cow's newest restaurant replaces Green Mill in Uptown
The popular local chain now has five locations.
TV & Media
Al Roker of NBC's 'Today Show' to broadcast live from Minnesota State Fair
The TV personality is promoting his Minnesota appearance in a Facebook video wearing Vikings purple.
TV & Media
Music
'Carmen' is cozy, community-minded at Brainerd's Lakes Area Music Festival
Review: Brainerd's annual festival offered a more nuanced take on Bizet's antiheroine.
Home & Garden
Salon owner Kemp moves from mansion to Golden Valley midcentury modern
A couple simplified from a 1910 Minneapolis mansion to a streamlined midcentury modern house in Golden Valley — bringing their eclectic aesthetic with them.
Eat & Drink
Top restaurateurs in Twin Cities see gems in old dive bars
The trend of top-notch chefs embracing the bars comes as costs of outfitting a commercial kitchen rise, casual dining grows in popularity and a hunger for nostalgia builds.
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