Music
Live Nation turns up the volume with glitzy Fillmore concert hall
Fillmore opening brings a new level of comfort and complex corporate synergy to the Twin Cities concert market.
Eat & Drink
The Charlie Awards highlight 12 of the best in Twin Cities hospitality
From Outstanding Restaurant to Rising Star, the event celebrates those who delight our palates.
Home & Garden
$2.8M Edina house maximizes Minnehaha Creek views: 'You feel like you're outside'
A Twin Cities builder created a custom house for himself and his family, but never got to live in it.
Books
Review: 'The King at the Edge of the World,' by Arthur Phillips
Fiction: A story of feuding religious factions in Elizabethan England that is part history, part morality tale.
Music
First Ave announces lineup for April's 50th anniversary weekend
The April 2-5 celebration will also feature Heart Bones, Chastity Brown, Night Moves, the Bad Man, Lady Lark and more in both rooms.
Movies
South Korea's 'Parasite' becomes Oscar's first foreign-language best picture
Bong Joon-ho's film won four awards on a night with few other surprises.
Movies
Neal Justin: Oscars could have 'lost itself' a little more often
The Academy Awards would rather be safe than sorry — or spectacular.
Music
8 things to know about the Fillmore, Live Nation's luxe new Minneapolis concert hall
Eight things to know about Live Nation's luxe new concert hall opening this week in Minneapolis' North Loop.
Music
SPCO concert veers from modern to Mozart and back again
REVIEW: Leif Ove Andsnes shows why he ranks among the world's top pianists.
Movies
Tonight is Oscar night: Our predictions of who should win, and who will win
"Joker" led the pack with 11 nominations. Here are our picks for Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress, and Best Supporting Actor and Actress.
TV & Media
Stage & Arts
Actors have few degrees of separation in Guthrie's 'Twelfth Night'
Theatergoers may notice something very familiar about "Twelfth Night" at the Guthrie Theater: All 10 actors are locals.
Variety
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