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33 of the best places to dine outdoors in Minnesota
Restaurant critic Rick Nelson names 33 of the best places to dine "out" — literally.
Music
The 8 best outdoor music venues in Minnesota (for now)
These are the finest venues for seeing outdoor gigs in Minnesota — while we wait for First Avenue's proposed amphitheater.
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3 big gay national sports tournaments coming to the Twin Cities this weekend
Organizers emphasize that the sports events are about inclusion.
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Ready, set, grill: 7 recipes to perk up summer dining
With 99 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day, there's time to explore the universe of cooking outside.
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Military vet and friend walk across U.S. to raise money for Purple Heart Foundation
Military vet and friend walk across U.S. to raise money for Purple Heart Foundation.
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Martha Kelly, Louie Anderson's co-star on 'Baskets,' steps out on her own in Minneapolis
The gifted comic is trying out new material all this week at Acme Comedy Co.
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With digital cameras everywhere, Minn. artists embrace lower-tech sketching
A growing number of artists are coming together to capture the moment and create community.
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'Greatest love story' began with arranged marriage at Mall of America, ended too soon
Colon cancer claims David Weinlick, whose friends picked the bride for the 1998 wedding at the Mall of America.
Eat & Drink
Lyn-Lake's 4-star Heyday being reinvented as two restaurants
Chef Jim Christiansen plans to close on June 9th and reopen in late September.
Stage & Arts
'Singing was her salvation': Twin Cities actress brings Billie Holiday back to stage
Singer/actor Thomasina Petrus revisits her signature role as jazz icon Billie Holiday.
TV & Media
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Twin Cities actor wins prestigious Obie award in New York
Dame-Jasmine Hughes won for her off-Broadway performance in the genre-bending one-act play "Is God Is."
Home & Garden
Home & Garden
Music
State Fair's 2018 free stages to feature En Vogue, Har Mar, BoDeans
The nightly roster for the Leinie's Lodge Bandshell will also include Tower of Power and Clay Walker.
TV & Media
Minnesota's Royce White blasts NBA in new HBO interview
The former Minnesota high school basketball standout continues his crusade for a better understanding of mental-health issues.
TV & Media
'American Ninja Warrior' to invade U.S. Bank Stadium under cloak of night
The hit NBC series will be taping two episodes in Minneapolis, and an NBC spokesperson said the competition is filming during off-peak hours to maximize the reality series' top-of-the-line lighting design.
Brain scans show that some people are hard-wired to be BFFs
Scientists have found that the brains of close friends respond in remarkably similar ways.
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