Eat & Drink
September 11, 2018
Uptown's newest vegetable-forward restaurant uses 'meat as a condiment'

Uptown's newest vegetable-forward restaurant uses 'meat as a condiment'

The new restaurant will specialize in nutrient-centric bowls and will open Sept. 22.
Home & Garden
September 11, 2018
When the tide comes in, avocets forage on the water like a veritable army.

You'll never know what will happen on a birding road trip to Texas

A quest for birds sometimes rewards, and other times is its own reward.
Home & Garden
September 11, 2018
This calendar plate has a wonderful, though inaccurate, patriot print. (Handout/TNS)

The 'calendar plate' is crazy and its history is hazy

Variety
September 11, 2018
Three Twin Cities men, from left, Todd Millenacker, Casey Black and Peter Davich, on top of Mount Gilboa, a Bloomington ski hill they would climb 96 t

They climbed a 'virtual' Mount Everest in Bloomington

Books
September 11, 2018

Review: 'Convenience Store Woman' by Sayaka Murata, translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori

FICTION: "Convenience Store Woman" is a weird and funny novel about not fitting in.
Variety
September 11, 2018
Dance icon Misty Copeland to headline Twin Cities event

Dance icon Misty Copeland to headline Twin Cities event

She will be the special guest for a benefit that marries her passions around dance and children.
Music
September 10, 2018
'Purple Rain' tops Pitchfork Music's revised list of best '80s albums

'Purple Rain' tops Pitchfork Music's revised list of best '80s albums

The Replacements, Hüsker Dü and three more Prince albums also made the top 100 in the influential music blog's tally.
Stage & Arts
September 10, 2018
Carl Swanson as Lucas, Kate Beahen as Elizabeth, Atim Opoka (background) and Elinor Strandskov as Kate in "If/Then" at Lyric Arts.

Women outshine men in Lyric Arts' take on musical 'If/Then'

Female characters and actors prove more compelling in "Sliding Doors"-esque musical.
TV & Media
September 10, 2018
Former Minnesota pageant contestants 'judge' the Miss America competition

Former Minnesota pageant contestants 'judge' the Miss America competition

The new rules for the 97-year-old competition were hot topics throughout the evening. But the main agenda was trying to pick the winner as early as possible.
Eat & Drink
September 10, 2018
Peace Coffee opens third downtown Mpls. location

Peace Coffee opens third downtown Mpls. location

For coffee lovers in downtown Minneapolis, there were once very few options outside of Starbucks, Caribou and Dunn Brothers. That changed in recent years.
TV & Media
September 10, 2018
"Batman: Dark Knight Returns" is one of the animated shows that will be available on DC Universe when it launches on Batman Day. (Warner Bros.) ORG XM

Everything you need to know about this year's Batman Day

DC Comics is making Sept. 15 a Batman Day to remember.
TV & Media
September 10, 2018
AAXGM4 World trade center collapse on September 11th, 2001. The South Tower (WT2) is collapsing with the North tower (WTC1) behind NYC

TV picks for Sept. 11: 'Great American Read,' Stephen King, '9/11: Escape From the Towers'

TV & Media
September 10, 2018

TV talk-show highlights Sept. 11

Celebrities
September 10, 2018
Jimmy Fallon and Paul McCartney prepare for their elevator surprise.

Watch Jimmy Fallon, Paul McCartney surprise Go 96.3's Dana Wessel in an elevator

A Twin Cities radio personality was on hand for the latest "Tonight Show" prank.
TV & Media
September 10, 2018
Arsenio Hall seen at KAABOO 2017 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invisio

Coming to Minnesota: Arsenio Hall opens up on Prince, Trump and Eddie Murphy

Arsenio Hall, who rewrote the rules of late night TV, returns to his stand-up roots with a tour headed to the Twin Cities.
Home & Garden
September 10, 2018

Design tips to create a uniquely personal home

Eat & Drink
September 10, 2018
After decade-long run, Salty Tart bakery leaving Midtown Global Market

After decade-long run, Salty Tart bakery leaving Midtown Global Market

Acclaimed chef/owner Michelle Gayer is relocating her retail counter to her wholesale operation in south Minneapolis.
Inspired
September 10, 2018
Brianna Boone is a staff attorney at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services and the designated attorney for the health care legal partnership at C

Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota bolsters health of children with on-site attorney

Brianna Boone has long been drawn to work that improves the lives of people living on the margins, but she never imagined where she'd set up shop.
Books
September 10, 2018

Reviews: 'The Book of Essie,' by Meghan Maclean Weir, and 'Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture,' edited by Roxane Gay

Variety
September 9, 2018
Mist rises from Elbow Lake in Ottertail County. Lisa Meyers McClintick

Rolling into autumn with 3 scenic driving routes in Minnesota

For a blast of fall colors, hit the road on one of these three routes.

Variety

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