Home & Garden
Muddy robin was making a nest
Nest-building birds get creative when Mother Nature doesn't meet their needs.
Music
Mill City Summer Opera stages a sultry version of 'Maria de Buenos Aires'
REVIEW: The company assembled a strong cast of actor-singers and dancers for Astor Piazzolla's tango opera.
Music
First proper Replacements live album from 1986 coming out in October
The double-LP set includes 29 songs from the "Tim" tour, "and they actually finished them all."
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Native American 10-minute play festival returns to Twin Cities, doubles in size
The expanded festival of small plays will take place in both St Paul and Minneapolis in August.
Music
Ed Sheeran deletes Twitter account after polarizing 'Game of Thrones' cameo
The "Game of Thrones" Season 7 premiere had one fatality besides that one unfortunate party — Ed Sheeran's Twitter account.
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Think clowns are scary? Wait until you meet the guests at St. Paul's Puppetry Festival
"Cendres (Ashes)" burns in your memory.
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Father granted wish to see son graduate early from the U dies from ALS
Ken Brown wasn't expected to live until May so the U held a special ceremony in March.
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Then and now: Small shops ruled City Center block on 1960s Hennepin Avenue
From the Gopher Theatre to a giant Hamm's billboard, the street corner across from Block E was a bastion of old, storied businesses in 1960.
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Aquatennial commodore also reigned at St. Paul Winter Carnival
Dan Stoltz of Lino Lakes has been a president, CEO and chairman of the board, as well as Winter Carnival king and Aquatennial commodore.
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Who needs GPS and Google? Mpls. map publisher is 'master of cartography'
A Minneapolis mapmaker stays in business mapping everything from dog parks to UFO sightings.
Stage & Arts
French farce provides fun introduction to Gremlin Theatre's new St. Paul space
REVIEW: The troupe presents a French farce to inaugurate St. Paul space.
Books
Talking Volumes' fall lineup includes Sherman Alexie and Amy Tan
Memoir, history, fiction and spies: There's something for everyone at this book club.
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'Game of Thrones' review: Preparing for a harsh winter
The world's most popular show launches its seventh season.
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