Eat & Drink
Eat Street's Gyst Fermentation Bar closed for regular service
One of Esquire's 'Best Bars is America' is now a classes and event space, plus has a new cheese and pickle cart.
Variety
Guthrie Theater hires Royal Shakespeare veteran as new production director
Rebecca Cribbin spent nearly 21 years at the famed London troupe and the past two at the Dallas Theater Center.
Music
Jayhawks, Suburbs, PaviElle, Chastity Brown all rolled onto one new KFAI 'Mixtape'
The new 18-track compilation is being issued as a $5 cassette to benefit the community radio station.
Eat & Drink
Minneapolis BBQ trailer's 'meat tornado' is a storm of a sandwich
Served outside of a popular taproom, the 'meat tornado' is buckling with ribs, sausage, bacon and so much cheese.
Variety
Twin Cities media women stay (mostly) calm when trolled on social media
High-profile women, especially those in media, are often subjected to harassment online.
Music
Osmo Vänskä will leave Minnesota Orchestra in 2022
Search for a new leader begins as he prepares for his departure in 2022, which is when his contract expires.
Celebrities
C.J.: There's nothing off limits for comedian Joe Minjares since his lung transplant
Minjares is starting to feel normal more than a year after his lung transplant.
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Stage & Arts
It's a gift: Minneapolis' Jungle Theater takes Jane Austen on holiday once again
An iron-willed housekeeper rules the Jungle's latest Jane Austen spinoff.
Stage & Arts
Families will welcome Minnesota Jewish Theatre's whimsical 'Chanukah Guest'
REVIEW: Children will delight in this whimsical staging by Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company.
Music
VocalEssence wishes listeners a contemporary Christmas with annual holiday concert
MUSIC REVIEW: VocalEssence looks to the future with its holiday concert.
Stage & Arts
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In a time of unrest, Penumbra's 'Black Nativity' hits home with its quest for refuge
Songs like "No Room at the Inn" take on a special resonance in Penumbra's emotion-packed holiday show.
Music
Garth Brooks to perform in the round May 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium
The country music megastar's last time in town was for his 11-show run at Target Center in 2014.
![Mark Rosen reflected on his career and his marriage. ] GLEN STUBBE ï glen.stubbe@startribune.com Friday, September 28, 2018](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/2W6HM3TQF5JCW5GT3JKEITKKOI.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Home & Garden
The best birding apps are ones tied to bird guidebooks
Many of the apps worth a try are free or cost little.
Eat & Drink
'Top Chef' contestant expands his Twin Cities portfolio
Sutherland believes he's the first black chef in the Twin Cities to run a multi-restaurant group.
TV & Media
Stress eats holes in your brain
Here's how it happens and what to do about it, according to medical experts.
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