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December 15, 2017
Second place: Tori Forster Age 8 Every year, when we announce the "Oh, You Turkey!" art contest on Thanksgiving Day, young artists throughout the regi

'Oh You Turkey' coloring contest winners

The first, second and third-place finishers in three age groups.
Home & Garden
December 15, 2017
Lilu Interiors uses Ultra Violet accents in a kitchen design.

Color of the Year, a Princely purple, is 'tricky' for home interiors

The Color of the Year, a majestic purple, is powerful, but tricky, say interior designers, and best used in small doses.
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December 15, 2017

Local family events for the holidays

Home & Garden
December 15, 2017

Edina gardener inherits a prairie restoration and learns to love native plants

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December 15, 2017

What to do if a dog swallows glass

Vomiting can cause more harm than good. Call your vet for advice.
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December 15, 2017

News of the Weird: Cutting-edge eyelid shaver

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December 15, 2017
Robin Kelleher of Burnsville says Lina, a Toy Australian Shepherd, loves to work on her iPad.

Reader pet of the week

Stage & Arts
December 15, 2017
Work by Julie Buffalohead

Animal tricksters rule in Julie Buffalohead's narrative artworks

Julie Buffalohead makes visual fables using animal characters from Native American stories.
TV & Media
December 15, 2017
Cambridge Audio Aeromax 2 speakers (Cambridge Audio) ORG XMIT: 1217560

Sound Advice: Small speaker discs provide a big sound

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December 15, 2017
Onya Archambault as Luna Lovegood posed for a portrait in the hallway.

Full-scale Hogwarts comes to life for Harry Potter fans in Minnetonka

You can tour the ultimate Harry Potter experience created by a Minnetonka business owner for her daughter's college graduation.
Eat & Drink
December 15, 2017
Photographer Steve Henke helped arrange a custom made Japanese knife in Andrew Zimmern's hands for a photoshoot for Midwest Living at his studio in Go

High-profile openings, closings on tap for Minnesota restaurant scene

Books
December 15, 2017

Readers recommend books: 'Nutshell' by Ian McEwan

Books
December 15, 2017

Review: 'The Mannequin Makers,' by Craig Cliff

FICTION: Competition between two window dressers in New Zealand leads to catastrophe.
Books
December 15, 2017
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Readers say when it comes to book length, 'less is more'

Many long books are fine, of course, but folks don't like books that just go on and on.
Books
December 15, 2017
Edgar Feuchtwanger, right, with co-author Bertil Scali. Courtesy of Editions Michel Lafon.

REVIEW: 'Hitler, My Neighbor,' by Edgar Feuchtwanger

NONFICTION: A fascinating account about Hitler's rise to power from the perspective of his young Jewish neighbor.
Books
December 15, 2017

Review: 'Mean,' by Myriam Gurba

NONFICTION: Myriam Gurba's blunt, timely coming-of-age memoir explores the brutality of sexual assault.
Books
December 15, 2017

Review: 'Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone,' by Juli Berwald

NONFICTION: The slow and stinging jellyfish, this new book suggests, is a hero of the ocean and the harbinger of change.
Books
December 15, 2017
Tourism marketers in northern Minnesota starting to realize the gem they have above them: Dark skies. While 80 percent of the population can't see the

Review: 'Catapult,' by Emily Fridlund

FICTION: Minnesota native's stories center on difficult characters in northern locales.
Vikings
December 15, 2017
Pink performed in March 2013 at the Xcel Energy Center.

Pink added to Super Bowl concert lineup at Armory

She joins Jennifer Lopez and Imagine Dragons for the "Nomadic Live!" three-day run of star acts.
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December 15, 2017
A tiny home at Canoe Bay ESCAPE Village tiny home resort community. Photo by ESCAPE RV/Steve Niedorf

New Canoe Bay Escape village offers tiny houses for rent in northern Wisconsin

Adults-only Canoe Bay Escape Village may be the Midwest's largest tiny-home destination.

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