Home & Garden
Best-bet trees for a changing Minnesota
A parade of pests and unpredictable weather are taking a toll on many popular species.
Variety
How to keep that honeymoon feeling in everyday life
We can't live on love alone, but we can learn how to incorporate that honeymoon feeling into our relationships.
Variety
Yes, you can make your cat happy. And it's really not that hard to do.
Snuggling with their favorite humans. Swirling around our legs at mealtime. Cats express happiness in a surprising variety of ways.
Music
Explosive young talents fuel a big-band boom in the Twin Cities
Big bands are on the upswing in the Twin Cities, thanks to an infusion of young players and composers.
Eat & Drink
5 best things our food critic ate in the Twin Cities this week
Restaurant critic Rick Nelson summarizes the highlights of his recent dining-out schedule.
Eat & Drink
Try 3 upscale Twin Cities spots at bargain prices at these happy hours
Rick Nelson is here to answer any and all dining-related questions.
Music
'90s musical 'Smokey Joe's Cafe' rises again at St Paul's Ordway Center
"Smokey Joe's Cafe" bows Tuesday at the Ordway with a cast of Twin Cities singers the creative team describes as "spectacular."
Music
Girl from the Nordic country: Minneapolis indie-folker Humbird takes flight
Humbird's Siri Undlin studied old folk songs and tales abroad. Now she's writing her own.
Books
Review: 'Middle England,' by Jonathan Coe
FICTION: A very funny satire follows several connected folks through modern upheavals.
Books
Review: 'Fly Already,' stories by Etgar Keret
FICTION: Etgar Keret finds the humor in situations surreal and heartbreaking, from fatherhood to bro-ish metafictional fables.
Books
Review: 'Ruby & Roland,' by Faith Sullivan
FICTION: When a strong-minded hired girl falls in love with a married farmer from a small Minnesota town, she has some hard decisions to make.
Books
Review: 'The Ungrateful Refugee,' by Dina Nayeri
NONFICTION: An Iranian refugee weaves her own miraculous story with those of more recent asylum-seekers.
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