Variety
January 18, 2019
Norton & Peel, Minnesota Historical Society
Frederick W. Clifford residence at 325 Clifton Avenue in Minneapolis. ORG XMIT: Documentation

Now-lost Mpls. mansion was a sterling example of Tudor Revival style

Massive Tudor Revivals were once common in the Twin Cities. This Loring Park gem was one of the best.
Inspired
January 18, 2019
The Caring Collaborative -- an innovative program that originated a decade ago in New York City and has since spread to Philadelphia and San Francisco

When women get ill, they can count on the collaborative

The Caring Collaborative brings older women together to help one another when short-term illness or disability strikes.
Inspired
January 18, 2019
Kitty Matthews, of Edina, has been a ski instructor for 50 years.

Edina ski instructor Kitty Matthews has been teaching 50 years

The Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors have recognized her achievement with a 50-year pin.
TV & Media
January 18, 2019
Frankie Shaw as Bridgette in SMILF (Season 2, Episode 02, "Sorry Mary, I\'m Losing Faith"). - Photo: Dana Starbard/SHOWTIME - Photo ID: SMILF_202_3384

TV picks for Jan. 19-20: 'Dynasties,' Martin Luther King Jr., 'SMILF'

Celebrities
January 18, 2019
Toni McCloney, Fancy Ray's mom: "He always did things to get your attention because he's smart."

C.J.: Fancy Ray McCloney was not first 'Fancy' in family according to mom

Variety
January 18, 2019
The Newhouse bed by Charles P. Rogers ($1,499-$5,897, charlesprogers.com) offers storage underneath. (MUST CREDIT: Charles P. Rogers)

5 ways to create more storage

Filled your closets? Here are more places to stash your stuff.
Music
January 18, 2019
Rebirth Brass Band. Jeffrey Dupuis Photography

Twin Cities concerts of the week: Rebirth Brass Band, Dwight Yoakam, the Current's birthday parties

Big gigs for the week of Jan. 18-24, also including Tina Schlieske, Kristin Chenoweth, Fred Steele with Nachito Herrera, and Tim Sparks with James Buckley.
Music
January 18, 2019
Death Cab, Trampled and Avetts announce 2019 Minnesota amphitheater dates

Death Cab, Trampled and Avetts announce 2019 Minnesota amphitheater dates

The Avett Brothers will pair up with the homegrown pickers in TBT at Treasure Island Casino on Sept. 21, while DCFC hits Mankato on July 9.
Variety
January 18, 2019
Hillary Frank

How to play 'What's on My Butt?' and other wisdom from the author of 'Weird Parenting Wins'

Advice by parents for parents acknowledges the frustration, stress and wacky joys of raising children.
Variety
January 18, 2019
Angus discovers the webcam and is intrigued.

The Puppy Chronicles: The secret life of Angus

If you could spy on your dog while you were gone, what would you see?
Variety
January 18, 2019

News of the Weird: Prowler gets his licks in

Variety
January 18, 2019

Sound Advice: Don't listen to the myths about high-end speaker wire

Books
January 18, 2019
Stephen King records an audiobook in New York last July. The Portland Press Herald in Maine said it would bring back its local book reviews if the aut

Bookmark: Good and bad news for book reviews — and Stephen King to the rescue

Music
January 18, 2019
Trapper Schoepp

Bob Dylan's Wisconsin ode revisited (with approval) by Milwaukee tunesmith Trapper Schoepp

Ellsworth native Trapper Schoepp got a green light to finish off "On, Wisconsin," a song Bob Dylan wrote on his way to stardom in New York.
Minneapolis
January 18, 2019

Sex abuse allegations from 15 years ago lead to license revocation for Mpls. psychologist

A judge and a state board found that he should be held accountable even though he's no longer practicing.
Books
January 18, 2019
Gary Eldon Peter

Readers recommend books: 'Oranges'

Books
January 18, 2019

Review: 'The Current,' by Tim Johnston

FICTION: Two tragedies 10 years apart have devastating repercussions in a small Minnesota town.
Books
January 18, 2019
David Treuer

Review: 'The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee,' by David Treuer

NONFICTION: David Treuer's fiery, vivid new book seeks redemption amid the torturous course of American Indian history.
Books
January 18, 2019
Sam Lipsyte Photo by Ceridwen Morris

Review: 'Hark,' by Sam Lipsyte

FICTION: A sharp satire about a vapid mindfulness guru.
Books
January 18, 2019

Review: 'Talent,' by Juliet Lapidos

FICTION: A scholar stuck for inspiration mines the notebooks of a writer with a famously fallow period.

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