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Flying with dietary restrictions? More often, that's not a problem
Airlines are increasingly trying to accommodate the rise in special meal requests.
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Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin rules the fair
REVIEW: Many times during her 100-minute set, she reminded 9,647 grandstand-goers why she is the greatest singer in the history of modern popular music — and also one of the more confounding.
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Review: 'Flights,' by Olga Tokarczuk, translated from the Polish by Jennifer Croft
FICTION: First Polish winner of Man Booker International Prize offers "constellation novels."
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Aretha Franklin's final public performance
Aretha Franklin's final public performance on Nov. 7, 2017, in New York.
Stage & Arts
Food, gardens, music: Picnic Operetta might be the perfect summer event
This weekend kicks off the 10th season of singing and snacking in the garden.
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Guthrie performers, staff in free cabaret performance
The Guthrie will turn a night off from "West Side Story" into a celebration of diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
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'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dead at 76
Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," ''I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from advanced pancreatic cancer.
Eat & Drink
Restaurateur Thom Pham charged with 38 counts of tax fraud
Investigators say he underreported sales at Thanh Do restaurant in St. Louis Park.
Music
Pop star Sam Smith's stage steals the show in St. Paul
With so many sad ballads, the Grammy-winning Brit relied on cool staging and smart arrangements at the X.
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Minnesota comics get a shot at stardom in new cable series
An upcoming cable show taped an episode Wednesday night at Acme Comedy Co.
Eat & Drink
Rosedale's food hall 'revolution' may change the future of mall dining
A new kind of food hall is coming to the Twin Cities. And it's in the suburbs. At the mall.
Business
Three Minnesotans file suit after illness from Hy-Vee's recalled pasta salad
Eighteen people are known to have been sickened by the tainted pasta.
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Twin Cities arts fest Autoptic returns with indie comics 'for all readers'
Twin Cities event features local and nationally known cartoonists.
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