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Home & Garden
May 20, 2017
Katie and Joe Cargill's boathouse on Pokegama Lake is built into a hillside, giving it a mysterious look from the back.

'Mysterious' modern boathouse on Pokegama Lake was designed for family fun

The simple, modern structure is tucked into a hillside on Pokegama Lake.
TV & Media
May 20, 2017
DIRTY DANCING - Abigail Breslin, Debra Messing, Bruce Greenwood, Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Hyland, Tony Roberts, Katey Sagal and Billy Dee Williams, a

TV picks for May 21-25: 'Becoming Bond,' 'Dirty Dancing,' 'Love Connection'

Variety
May 20, 2017

Instagram wages war on Snapchat, again

Movies
May 20, 2017
Hugh Jackman stars in “Logan.”

Home video: Stunning 'Logan' rides off into the sunset

The standard superhero movie refreshingly reinvents itself as a weighty neo-western in the stunning "Logan," out Tuesday.
Variety
May 20, 2017
Three senior people - two women and one man - in the gym lifting dumbbells, exercising. istock

Healthy aging starts when you're young

Books
May 20, 2017

Bookstores recommend books: Birchbark on 'Days of Abandonment'

Variety
May 20, 2017
Neil Diamond performed at Xcel Energy Center in St, Paul in April 2015.

Best of the week: Neil Diamond, 'Intimate Apparel,' Michael Kiwanuka, Gov't Mule, more

Music
May 19, 2017
The estate of Prince, shown performing in Chicago in 2012, is valued at $100 million to $300 million before taxes.

Judge officially rules 6 people as heirs to Prince's fortune

More than a year after Prince's death, a Carver County judge has officially determined that the musician's sister and five half-siblings are heirs to his massive fortune. Prince left no will.
West Metro
May 19, 2017
In this photo released by the US Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA, and taken on Oct. 21, 2016, a sample of carfentanil is being analyzed at the DEA�s Sp

5 more carfentanil-related ODs confirmed by Hennepin County medical examiner

Authorities continue to investigate the source of the deadly drug.
Variety
May 19, 2017
Anthony and Amy Ongaro with their dog, Rocky, in their south Minneapolis home. .

No couch, one car: How these Minnesotans are living with less

The minimalist revolution has led some Minnesotans to shed possessions and embrace a no-frills life.
Variety
May 19, 2017
Jason Hammerberg, the founder of Hammer Made men’s store, posed inside his Galleria Edina location.

Hammer Made men's store finds the tools to thrive as others fight to survive

The Eden Prairie-based upscale retailer is confident it will buck the trend of declining mall stores.
Eat & Drink
May 19, 2017
The Pumphouse is a relatively new ice cream maker. One of their specialties is a five-scoop sampler. You could shoot with varying colors of ice cream

Summer Fun 2017: Twin Cities ice cream makers' favorite scoops

Restaurant critic Rick Nelson gets the inside story from a half-dozen local ice cream pros, and shares his own flavor favorites.
Variety
May 19, 2017
Lady Gaga performs at Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invis

Summer Fun 2017: August highlights

Variety
May 19, 2017
TOM WALLACEï twallace@startribune.com Assign#00003492A slug: sculpture06XX june19,20,21 Twenty year anniversary of the Walker Art Centerís,

Summer Fun 2017: June highlights

Variety
May 19, 2017
The Dragon Festival 2016, which is a celebration of Pan-Asian heritage and spirit, took place at Lake Phalen Park Saturday, July 9, 2016, in St. Paul,

Summer Fun 2017: July highlights

Music
May 19, 2017
The weather was near perfect Sunday evening, July 8, 2012 for the first concert at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Kenny Chesney hit the stage in c

Summer Fun 2017: GNR, Coldplay and Bieber make it the summer of the stadium concert in the Twin Cities

Fans are pumped for five blockbuster concerts at U.S. Bank Stadium and Target Field. But are the venues ready?
Music
May 19, 2017
Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses at the Target Center in 2011. ORG XMIT: MIN2016031517103042

The Twin Cities' 5 big stadium concerts of the summer

Music
May 19, 2017
Fans listened to Fitz and The Tantrums performed on the PreferredOne stage at the Basilica Block Party. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.hark

Rocking a block near you

Large, medium or small, block parties are an enduring summer tradition in the Twin Cities.
Variety
May 19, 2017
Discover the beauty and splendor of the parks at night.  Each month Three Rivers Park District offers a variety of full moon programs your friend

Summer Fun 2017: New things to do in the Minnesota outdoors

Unconventional outdoor activities can be found everywhere in Minnesota.
TV & Media
May 19, 2017
Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro in "The Wizard of Lies." photo: Craig Blankenhorn/courtesy of HBO

TV picks for May 20-21: 'Wizard of Lies,' Dwayne Johnson on 'SNL,' 'Dark Angel'

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