Home & Garden
Lake Minnetonka home built for all-season recreation, complete with bowling alley
With a bowling alley, swimming pool and sport court, this lakeside house in Mound is like being on vacation without leaving home. Get an inside look during the Homes by Architects tour Sept. 15-16.
Music
Selby JazzFest highlights a transforming avenue in St. Paul
Golden Thyme a catalyst for Selby Avenue revival.
Music
Family confirms death of rapper Mac Miller at age 26
Miller, who also drew headlines for his two-year relationship with singer Ariana Grande that ended earlier this year, was to perform in Minneapolis in December.
Music
Twin Cities concerts of the week: Bruno Mars, Gary Clark Jr., Beck
Big Gigs for the week of Sept. 7-13, also including Genital Panic, Toby Keith and NPG
Music
'Hamilton' cast to team up with Prince protégé for benefit concert at First Avenue
Members of the touring production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster will join Ashley Támar Davis at First Avenue.
Stage & Arts
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How Minnesota Children's Museum tweaked its recent $30M renovation
When the Minnesota Children's Museum rolled out its renovation, some visitors got confused, others got rowdy. The First 100 Days team was deployed to tweak the design.
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Is your pet a winner? Enter Star Tribune's Halloween Pet Costume Contest
Admit it, you're celebrating Halloween by putting your pet in a costume. Winners of our contest will receive prizes and also appear in the newspaper.
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Doomtree family gathers in Minneapolis for rare group show
During "the year of the side project," the hip-hop crew is putting on Doomtree Forest, taking over an indoor skate park.
Home & Garden
Tough, fragrant 'grandma flower' is a Midwest favorite
It's prime time to prune and divide peonies — and share their beauty.
Variety
Americana duo Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore have a blast at the Dakota
Backed by Alvin's band, they rocked out on songs from the Americana songbook plus gems from their own catalogs.
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Friend is in a snit after misinterpreting e-mail as snarky
Your e-mail upset your friend, but you meant no harm. What do you do?
Books
Review: 'Dream Country,' by Shannon Gibney
YOUNG ADULT: Minnesota writer Shannon Gibney traces five generations of a family from the United States to Liberia and back to America.
Books
Review: 'Fashion Climbing: A Memoir With Photographs,' by Bill Cunningham
NONFICTION: In a recently found memoir, Bill Cunningham reveals a lot about the millinery world, but little about himself.
Stage & Arts
Guthrie Theater's retiring 'Prop God' has made everything from sofas to a Rolls-Royce
Guthrie props maker Linus Vlatkovich is putting away his tools after 46 years of crafting desks, sofas and Rolls-Royces.
Books
Review: 'The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock,' by Imogen Hermes Gower
FICTION: Lively characters and a strong sense of time and place make this historical novel a rich delight.
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