Home & Garden
June 6, 2020
This 1950s California-ranch style house in Minnetonka was recently remodeled by Boyer Building Corporation. It's now on the market for $895,000.

$895K ranch-style house in Minnetonka went from 1950s fixer-upper to modern beauty

Ranch-style house in Minnetonka gets midcentury modern makeover.
Inspired
June 6, 2020

Salute to Seniors: Minnesota's class of 2020

TV & Media
June 6, 2020
CBS News Jeff Pegues reporting from Minneapolis for CBS.

What you didn't see after CNN's historic interview with Minneapolis police chief

National correspondents from CBS and CNN reflect on once-in-a-lifetime assignments.
Variety
June 6, 2020
Shopping cart in supermarket. Caucasian or latin man hands hold shopping trolley in supermarket aisle.

Lileks: We're getting used to getting used to things

Good thing we're an adaptable species.
Variety
June 6, 2020
Minnesota Orchestra cuts ties with Minneapolis police, calls for Kroll's resignation

Minnesota Orchestra cuts ties with Minneapolis police, calls for Kroll's resignation

On social media, the orchestra pledged to "disrupt our own role in systemic racism."
Books
June 6, 2020

Reviews: 'How the Dead Speak,' by Val McDermid

Books
June 6, 2020
Martha McPhee photo by Ann Billingsley

Review: 'An Elegant Woman,' by Martha McPhee

FICTION: Martha McPhee's fifth novel explores themes of legacy, storytelling, feminism, class and inheritance.
Books
June 6, 2020
Megha Majumdar photo by Elena Seibert

Review: 'A Burning,' by Megha Majumdar

FICTION: An innocent woman becomes the prime suspect of a terrorist attack.
Books
June 6, 2020
Naoise Dolan photo by Maria Bianchi

Review: 'Exciting Times,' by Naoise Dolan

FICTION: A perceptive first novel about a love-struck Irish woman who comically betrays her left-wing politics.
Books
June 6, 2020
A Seattle Little Free Library is packed with useful things.

Bookmark: Little Free Libraries carrying more than books these days

Books
June 6, 2020
Wayetu Moore

Review: 'The Dragons, the Giant, the Women,' by Wayétu Moore

NONFICTION: A powerful, true story of one family's resilience and ingenuity during the Liberian civil war.
Variety
June 6, 2020
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You don't have to play 'sidewalk chicken': Etiquette for social distancing while you walk

People are out walking in record numbers during the pandemic. Here's how to avoid pedestrian rage.
Eat & Drink
June 5, 2020
Holy Land has been a fixture on Central Av. NE. since 1987.

Midtown Global Market halts Holy Land's lease over racist comments on social media

Grocery stores, Midtown Market sever ties as owner fires his daughter over deleted posts.
Movies
June 5, 2020
Michael Stuhlbarg and Elisabeth Moss in "Shirley." Thatcher Keats/Neon Films

Elisabeth Moss, great in 'Invisible Man,' continues an amazing spring with 'Shirley'

Ferocious performance shows a new dimension of the "Handmaid's Tale" actor.
Variety
June 5, 2020
New poll suggests most romantic relationships are surviving the pandemic

New poll suggests most romantic relationships are surviving the pandemic

Expected increase in unhappy couples hasn't materialized, poll suggests.
TV & Media
June 5, 2020
Mike Max interviews protesters at Bobby and Steve’s Auto World in Minneapolis on Sunday, May 31. Protesters were surrounded by MPD and arrested in a

How WCCO sports anchor Mike Max became a frontline reporter at the George Floyd protests

During the crisis, WCCO sports director Mike Max has shown he can cover civil unrest as well as any hard-news reporter. Maybe even better.
Stage & Arts
June 5, 2020
Are outdoor sculpture parks the best way to see art during a pandemic? With 6 foot social distancing in effect the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is a p

With museums and galleries closed by coronavirus, Minnesotans swarm outdoor sculpture parks

Minnesota sculpture parks are seeing a surge in visitors as people look for a break from crisis.
Music
June 5, 2020
Jason Isbell

6 cool things in music this week include Duran Duran's John Taylor, Steve Cropper, the Steeles and Jason Isbell

Variety
June 5, 2020

Nervous colleges open up waitlists

Schools are worried about a drop in attendance.
Eat & Drink
June 5, 2020
Chef and Top Chef contestant Justin Sutherland served plates of food at his restaurant the Handsome Hog in St. Paul.

Justin Sutherland closes two St. Paul restaurants, plans to relocate Handsome Hog

He also cancels his plan to open a Minneapolis restaurant.

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