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New cookbook celebrates Minnesota's rich food traditions
Author Patrice Johnson talks Tater Tot hot dish, wild rice, climate change and her passion for church cookbooks.
Home & Garden
From unfinished Minneapolis basement to ultimate retreat, including sauna
A dark Minneapolis basement is transformed into a cozy retreat, complete with sauna.
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Twin Cities Halloween attractions switch to drive-through, drive-in or virtual haunts
Concern about coronavirus has led to the cancellation of some local haunts. But others have decided that the horror show must go on, with adjustments.
Home & Garden
$1.15M St. Paul Craftsman home is a 1915 time capsule in a popular neighborhood
The distinctive 2,948-square-foot house set on a triple lot — about ⅔ acre — was designed and built in 1914-15 by civil engineer Walter Lovell.
TV & Media
8 episodes of 'The West Wing' to binge watch before the cast reunion
A cast reunion of the classic political series should trigger a binge watch you need now.
Music
Can opera still have an impact? That's literally this Minnesotan's job
Meet the Minnesota Opera's new V.P. of impact, Lee Bynum.
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Following Minneapolis' lead, wood office buildings are popping up nationwide
Developers are turning to wood for its versatility and sustainability.
Home & Garden
Late hatchlings can still migrate
There's still time for loon youngsters to get on the migration express.
Home & Garden
Books
Review: 'Turnout,' by Joan Anderson Growe, with Lori Sturdevant
New book examines Minnesota's history of getting out the vote.
Home & Garden
At just 425 square feet, tiny house near Cedar Lake hits market for $400K
The house, which faces a wetland, is in a somewhat secluded neighborhood of much larger and newer homes.
Stage & Arts
Audiences will climb to the roof of a Minneapolis museum for unsettling 'Bug Girl'
A creepy, witty shadow-puppet play will be performed on the roof of the Bakken.
TV & Media
Stage & Arts
Isabel Wilkerson says her new book 'Caste' is 'an X-ray of our country,' exposing what divides us
Author says her book reveals the "bones" underlying our nation's divisions.
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Starting Monday, 'Mark Trail' takes a new path
Monday's strip is the first by Jules Rivera, a new artist who has taken over the comic strip. But she's not jettisoning everything that has made "Mark Trail" part of readers' daily routines since 1946.
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