Home & Garden
Here's how you can boost your house's curb appeal
These key improvements that won't break the bank can go a long way.
Home & Garden
This Twin Cities guru is changing how we look at gardening
A fifth-generation gardener from Bailey Nurseries takes a make-it-fun approach.
Home & Garden
'Striking' North Shore cabin offers views of Lake Superior from nearly every room
The AIA Star Tribune Home of the Month winner has a "rustic" Nordic vibe with an industrial edge.
Eat & Drink
The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week
From morning muffins and lunchtime sashimi to comfort food in the form of brisket, pasta and cauliflower, the Taste team shares their weekly dining experiences.
Music
6 cool things in music this week include Rosalía, Jason Isbell and Snarky Puppy
Shoutouts, too, to Shemekia Copeland, Danilo Pérez and "Air" movie soundtrack.
Variety
Casting call for Netflix's 'Love Is Blind' goes out to singles in Minnesota
Requirements are you have to be single and ready for a committed relationship.
TV & Media
TV shows to watch this week: Brooke Shields doc celebrates resilience
Neal Justin also recommends "Unstable," "Big Door Prize" and Joni Mitchell on PBS.
Taste
The great pizza showdown: In search of the best pies in the Twin Cities
Two food writers, three months, seven pizza categories and so many opinions.
Movies
Review: Singer Teyana Taylor proves she's a big-time actor in 'A Thousand and One'
In the Sundance prize winner, she plays a woman who kidnaps her son from foster care.
TV & Media
'Up Here' and 'Schmigadoon' try to capture magic of musicals on TV. Only one succeeds.
Broadway's best face an uphill battle when trying to put on a TV show.
Music
Review: Lana Del Rey dives deep on her sprawling, uneven ninth album
The California singer-songwriter deals with such weighty topics as God, fate and eternal life.
Variety
Critics' picks: The 12 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Music
Minnesota-via-England indie-pop songwriter Ber is 'Halfway' to stardom
The Bemidji native, 24, wrote most of her fun new EP after being kicked out of the U.K. and being ghosted by a London boy.
Music
Boyz II Men and Chaka Khan are headed to Minnesota State Fair on Aug. 27
The annual R&B oldies show is the sixth concert announced for this year's grandstand series.
Eat & Drink
Outsourcing Easter? Get help from these 30 Twin Cities area restaurants
If the holiday caught you by surprise, dinner reservations or meal kits are just a click away.
TV & Media
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KARE's Boyd Huppert and a 'Prairie Home' vet get nod for Broadcasters Hall of Fame
The ceremony will take place in St. Paul in October.
Taste
Minneapolis pastry chef the lone local James Beard Awards nominee
Shawn McKenzie is up for a national award, but for the first time in 20 years the Twin Cities is unrepresented in the Best Chef: Midwest category.
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