Eat & Drink
6 Twin Cities chefs dish on their favorite State Fair foods
Sameh Wadi of World Street Kitchen goes for the smoked turkey leg, but it's what he smuggles in to enjoy with it that's noteworthy: "Every year when I walk in I think, 'Is this going to be the year that they bust me?' "
TV & Media
True-life soap opera tale of a Minnesota actor on 'Days of Our Lives'
Minnesotan Billy Flynn slapped his high school principal, partied at St. Cloud State and worked in finance (yawn) before landing a role on "Days of Our Lives."
Home & Garden
Experimental garden in Minneapolis has many stakeholders
Growing food is just one of the lofty missions of the Gandhi Mahal Interfaith Garden. It's also a place where people committed to food justice, faith and climate change can work together on common goals.
Stage & Arts
St. Paul's Seitu Jones takes home $50K for this year's McKnight Distinguished Artist award
The prestigious Distinguished Artist Award goes to a St. Paulite dedicated to community work.
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Music
Pick Six: Praise for the Shins, Herbie Hancock, Irv Williams, more
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
Movies
Home video: 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2' is so spaced out
"Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2" gleefully triumphs as the best Marvel movie so far.
Books
Bookstores recommend books: Magers & Quinn on 'We Cross a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices From Syria'
Bookstores recommend books.
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Stage & Arts
Minnesota state Sen. Richard Cohen joins mass exodus from presidential arts council over Charlottesville
The President's Committee on Arts and Humanities resigned to protest Trump's response to Charlottesville
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Bold new plan re-envisions Park and Portland avenues in downtown Minneapolis
Today, there's little reason to get out of your car near Park and Portland avenues in downtown Minneapolis, aside from the new Commons park. But a walkable neighborhood is worth bringing back. And that's what BKV Group hopes to do.
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Twin Cities' 5 must-see art shows this weekend
Art shows to take your mind off of the total eclipse.
Celebrities
Leah Remini slams Tom Cruise as 'diabolical,' not a good person
Leah Remini did not hold back when she was asked whether Tom Cruise was a good person during a Reddit AMA about Scientology earlier this week.
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Rosenblum: Hitchhikers follow adventure and belief in human kindness
When was the last time you saw a hitchhiker in the United States? What might push us out of our cars again, to hitch a ride?
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Blind Minnesota painter's art created from her 'mind's eye'
Sounds, smells and memories inspire a Burnsville artist's vivid paintings, now on display.
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Lileks: Downtown Improvement worker really improved his day
A lost dog and lost keys have provided some interesting interactions with public officials.
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Is it rude to ask what you can bring to dinner?
Some hosts have meal planned and don't know how to reply.
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