Music
Kiss members reunite in all-star concert to send hurricane relief from St. Paul
Gene Simmons and Ace Frehley performed together for the first time in 16 years, capping a night with other Hall of Famers for the Children Matter concert.
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App ships affordable birth control – no doctor's visit needed
After talking to one of Nurx's licensed doctors, either by its messaging feature or by phone, teens and women can get birth control shipped to their homes.
Eat & Drink
Why not local wines on Minnesota restaurant menus?
While Minnesota beer and spirits abound on local restaurant lists, state wines struggle to get placement.
Celebrities
Eat & Drink
Robbinsdale's hot Travail restaurant sells discounted tickets for last-minute seats
The foodie hot spot is known for its 15-course tasting menu.
Eat & Drink
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Surly Brewing replacing its second-floor Brewer's Table with pizza joint
The brewery announces its new concept for the second-floor space above the massive beer hall.
Stage & Arts
'Disney's Aladdin' launches Broadway season in Mpls. with verve and pizazz
REVIEW: "Disney's Aladdin" opened the Broadway season in Minneapolis with flash and pizazz.
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Minneapolis photographer captures the disappearing cattle ranchers
A sensitive documentation of the dissolving traditional of cattle ranchers in northwest Colorado.
Music
Ex-Kiss bandmates Simmons and Frehley talk 'family biz' ahead of tonight's concert
The two Kiss vets joined with Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and ex-Eagles Don Felder on Wednesday morning to tout the big gig at CHS Field.
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Start your ovens: Holiday cookie contest opens at Star Tribune
Our 15th annual holiday contest is now underway, and we need your recipes.
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Making homemade apple strudel calls for some bare-knuckle baking
Apple strudel is a trifecta of desserts: It's fun to say ("struuuu-dle"), fun to eat and — trust us — fun to make.
TV & Media
Stage & Arts
Husband-and-wife chemistry makes 'String' a winner for Yellow Tree Theatre
REVIEW: Yellow Tree Theatre celebrates 10 years with "String," a romantic comedy showcasing its husband-and-wife founders.
Celebrities
Jimmy Kimmel tackles TrumpCare, says Sen. Cassidy 'lied right to my face'
Kimmel turned his monologue into a harsh attack on the senator and his health insurance bill that the GOP hopes will become a replacement for Obama's health care law.
Eat & Drink
Waterfront restaurant by 'Sioux chef' company to open on original Fuji-Ya site
Owamni: An Indigenous Kitchen will open as the featured full-service restaurant in the first phase of the upcoming Water Works project on the Mississippi River.
Vikings
Mystic Lake Casino locks up massive, glitzy nightclub for the Super Bowl
During Super Bowl week early next year, Mystic Lake Casino will host a massive traveling nightclub for four days that counts some of pop music's biggest stars among its attractions as it has roamed the country.
Music
Little Big Town thinks bigger with April 5 show at Target Center
Kacey Musgraves and Midland will open the concert, LBT's first local arena headlining date.
Books
Review: 'The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve,' by Stephen Greenblatt
NONFICTION: Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar Stephen Greenblatt traces significance of the story in various cultures.
Stage & Arts
Twin Cities performer faces a tough choice: Stage star or rock star?
That is the question for Twin Cities performer Meghan Kreidler as she balances the demands of both theater and music.
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