Home & Garden
Ex-Viking's warehouse loft remodel in North Loop made room for baby
Minneapolis makeover transformed a condo from a cool but impractical space to a functional and beautiful home.
Local
Despite the pandemic, the show goes on in Medora, N.D.
A North Dakota road trip leads to relatively healthy Medora, where the summer performance season is still going strong.
Eat & Drink
Minnesota State Fair Food Parade sells out in just 2½ hours
Those who were able to buy tickets reported waits of up to an hour.
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What's the future of Minnesota's small-town downtowns? Hint: It's not Mayberry
Minnesota's small-town downtowns have a future, but it won't look like past.
Inspired
Crow-Hassan's prairie is a mosaic of wild things and built to last
Crow-Hassan Park Reserve's 50-year-old prairie covers 1,200 acres in a 2,600-acre park where nature flourishes northwest of the Twin Cities near St. Michael.
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Help for Minnesota parents comes in the form of kids' camp-in-a-box
Minnesota museums, nonprofits and stores are packaging up activity kits for home use. We tested some on real kids.
Crow-Hassan's prairie is a mosaic of wild things and built to last
Crow-Hassan Park Reserve's 50-year-old prairie covers 1,200 acres in a 2,600-acre park where nature flourishes northwest of the Twin Cities near St. Michael.
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5 new restaurants to try in Minnesota
Against the odds, there are some new additions to the dining scene in the Twin Cities and beyond.
Books
Review: 'The Weekend,' by Charlotte Wood
FICTION: Three women in their 70s gather and find that their friendship has not aged well.
Books
Review: 'Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger,' by Lisa Donovan
NONFICTION: Pastry chef and culinary writer Lisa Donovan's memoir exposes the sexism baked into the dining industry.
Books
Review: 'The Lost Pianos of Siberia,' by Sophy Roberts
NONFICTION: On a quest for pre-Soviet pianos, Sophy Roberts discovers a fascinating post-Soviet world.
Books
Review: 'Owls of the Eastern Ice,' by Jonathan C. Slaght
NONFICTION: A Minnesota biologist heads to the forests of Eastern Russia to track the world's largest owl.
Books
Review: 'Caste,' by Isabel Wilkerson
NONFICTION: The Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "The Warmth of Other Suns" explores inequity in her sweeping, magisterial new work.
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