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Ten Thousand Things' 'Into the Woods' is an intimate take on the classic musical
New director makes an assured debut with fairy tale musical.
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Want a cheap way to get healthier and develop a fabulous butt? Take the stairs
Avoiding the elevator is the secret to fitness for some stair climbers — and a fiercely competitive sport for others.
Eat & Drink
D'Amico & Sons closing Grand Avenue location after two decades
Its other Twin Cities locations will remain open.
Music
Minnesota Opera hits better balance with old favorites, women artists for 2019-20 season
ANALYSIS: The 2019-20 season mixes old and new with improved gender representation.
The Good Life
Twin Cities theater companies put a new spotlight on aging
Two new Twin Cities theater companies are shining the spotlight on mature performers and their stories.
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The Good Life
When siblings become estranged
Is ending a relationship with your brother or sister ever the right thing to do?
The Good Life
8 things to know before buying a retirement condo
In many ways, this purchase is much different than buying a house.
The Good Life
How Marie Kondo talked me into getting more books
Restocking beloved favorites brings back joyous feelings for one writer.
Music
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How a black family integrated a white Mpls. neighborhood in 1950s
An old secret spawned a play about how a family integrated a Minneapolis neighborhood.
Stage & Arts
With $1.5 million left in the bank, Intermedia Arts seeks input on next steps
The Twin Cities arts organization closed down after 44 years in the face of a now-resolved fiscal crisis. It's future is still an open question.
Home & Garden
Varied thrush pays a visit to Minnesota
Sightings of these cousins of the American robin are unusual, but a few usually show up each winter in our state.
Variety
Man is on a mission to preserve world's languages
Wikitongues co-founder has cataloged more than 400 languages.
Books
Review: 'All the Lives We Ever Lived,' by Katharine Smyth
NONFICTION: Writer finds inspiration and parallels between her father's story and novelists' famous book.
Variety
Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died
Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, has died. His accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the last 50 years. He was around eighty-five years old.
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Music
What would you pay for Bob Dylan's boyhood bathroom sink?
A young Bobby Zimmerman apparently used this upstairs sink in his childhood home in Hibbing, Minn.
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