Recipes
You've been making shrimp cocktail all wrong
Roasting the shrimp and ditching the bright red cocktail sauce are your first steps to success.
Movies
Yogi Berra doc 'It Ain't Over' hits a home run
Sportswriters and players reflect on one of baseball's greatest.
Eat & Drink
Kim Bartmann's Star Bar getting closer to opening in Minneapolis
Other restaurant news: Sean Sherman's Indigenous Food Lab now open, Cooks | Bellecours debuts and expansions galore.
Eat & Drink
A State Fair blue ribbon helped launch Minneapolis cider powerhouse
Two childhood friends turned their love of home brewing into Number 12 Cider.
TV & Media
Neal Justin: 'Shooting Stars' gives LeBron James' image an assist
"Luckiest Guy" immortalizes another basketball great, Bill Walton, in a four-part series.
Music
The Big Gigs: 10 concerts (and more) to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for June 1-7 include the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Morris Day, Brooks & Dunn, Jaedyn James and Alejandro Escovedo.
Music
Twin Cities rockers Durry rerelease hit 'Who's Laughing Now' ahead of debut LP's arrival
A self-parodying new video for the viral hit begins the rollout of the sibling band's Sept. 8 album, "Suburban Legend."
Eat & Drink
13 fresh patios in the Twin Cities area to savor this summer
Where to find new rooftops, sidewalks and bistro-lit patios for al fresco dining.
Music
Review: Janet Jackson takes a less-is-more approach in Twin Cities concert
The Rock Hall of Famer offered 40 mostly truncated songs and smaller dance moves.
Nation
TSA records busiest day of pandemic amid smooth holiday for air travel
The TSA and FAA figures are an early sign of strong travel demand as summer arrives and an indication that the system is ready for heavy volumes of passengers.
Eat & Drink
Owamni in Minneapolis to reopen Friday, nearly two months after devastating fire
The menu is prepped, the seats are cleaned and Minneapolis' highest profile restaurant is almost ready to return.
Stage & Arts
7 most intriguing things about 'The Courtroom' deportation play, staged in Twin Cities
Arian Moayed's docudrama gets an immersive regional premiere at Minneapolis' Jungle Theater.
Stage & Arts
8 Twin Cities area art festivals to check out this summer
From St. Paul to Wayzata, hundreds of artists will be selling their works this summer.
Variety
9 free things to do in the Twin Cities this week
From a water festival to outdoor opera, Minnesota has it all — cheap.
Variety
Critics' picks: The 9 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Music
Two ex-Texans paired up for the coolest happy-hour gig in the Twin Cities
Trevor McSpadden and Mary Cutrufello are now stepping out from their Tuesday night White Squirrel Bar gigs.
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