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Dudley Riggs vet reflects on trading 'Nurse Jackie' for life with Melissa Etheridge
Linda Wallem would love to return to TV with her rock 'n' roll wife.
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Actor/comedian Jerry Lewis dies at 91
Actor/comedian Jerry Lewis died Sunday at 91 years old after a career spanning the history of show business in the 20th century.
Music
John Legend surprises kids at Fine Line in Minneapolis
He showed up at Big Brothers Big Sisters event to encourage youthful dreams of success.
Music
Kendrick Lamar proves he's worth the wait, and the hype
Review: The L.A. rapper who sold out Xcel Energy Center showed he's a dynamo of a live performer.
Music
Lyra Baroque Orchestra brings early music to life
REVIEW: Works of Bach, Vivaldi at festival finale.
TV & Media
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Minnesotans moving heaven and earth to view solar eclipse
Minnesotans who stay home may still see a partial solar eclipse, with the moon covering about 80 percent of the sun, if the weather cooperates.
Music
How Minnesota State Fair is winning the battle with casinos for grandstand acts
Despite hot competition from casinos this year, the State Fair grandstand may set an attendance record.
Home & Garden
Pergola on steroids allows year-round outdoor living in Lake Elmo
A porch in Lake Elmo is transformed into a year-round family gathering spot with a flexible indoor-outdoor room for all seasons.
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.
TV & Media
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.
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