Travel
Travel Troubleshooter: We accidentally paid for our hotel twice
Wife prepaid for the Marriott. Husband paid again at the counter. Can they get one of the payments back?
Travel
How my family aced our first-time trip to New York City
Thousands of steps, music history and a Dylanesque sighting made up an immersive first-time visit to NYC.
Inspired
Minnesota veteran makes 1,000-mile 'gratitude walk' for program that helps vets
Daniel Crawford hiked in honor of 23rd Veteran, a Duluth program that turns trauma triggers into positive vibes.
Eat & Drink
The 5 best things we ate in the Twin Cities area this week
A doughnut-congee double threat, housemade flatbread, cozy lakeside pasta, a new perky breakfast joint and bar bites at their best were among our favorites from a very decadent week.
Taste
A wild week in restaurants with 4 closings and an opening
We say goodbye to I.E., Un Dito, Ramen Shoten and Hark Cafe, while Wayzata's Grocer's Table gets a sister restaurant.
Eat & Drink
6 Minnesota breweries win medals at 2024 World Beer Cup
Start mapping your brewery tour now to sip these award-winnings beers, crowned this week at the annual international competition.
Variety
The stolen ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' were recovered by the FBI. But the tale isn't over.
The reporter who dug up the dirt, the museum head who took the heat and Grand Rapids itself are forever changed by the ruby slipper theft.
TV & Media
Caitlin Clark helps KARE 11 and Fox 9 reporters bond with their daughters
Lou Raguse and Paul Blume teamed up to coach a winning basketball team.
Home & Garden
Fewer loon chicks surviving due to climate change, researchers say
Increased rainfall is decreasing water clarity, making it harder to find food for chicks.
Home & Garden
New book helps you know your flycatchers
Three of Minnesota's common flycatchers are in the field guide.
Stage & Arts
'A Year With Frog and Toad' closes a chapter at CTC
Peter Brosius readies his swan, er, swamp song, after 27 years as the artistic director with the musical that went from Minneapolis to Broadway in 2003.
Variety
Indian classical music: Lean in, it's fun, two performers say ahead of St. Paul show
The Carnatic violinist and Hindustani vocalist will meld their different styles in a concert Friday in St. Paul.
Music
Meet the man setting a new standard for cool vibraphone music in Minnesota
Steve Roehm pipes up to discuss a new album by his lesser-known group, the Neighborhood Quartet.
Music
Review: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' needed an editor
Despite high points, the 31-song double album is verbose, suffering from sonic sameness.
Stage & Arts
Korean art at Minneapolis Institute of Art spans issues of gentrification, memory, identity
This is the first exhibition of contemporary Korean art in the United States in 15 years.
Stage & Arts
Italy halts loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art following dispute over 'Doryphoros' sculpture
In 2022, the Italian court demanded Mia return the ancient sculpture. Mia did not comply.
Variety
Yuen: Lynx No. 1 pick Pili finds 'blessing' fueling dreams of Samoan, Indigenous kids
We in Minnesota are about to witness the legions of fans from two under-represented communities who flock to see "Pili Power."
Stage & Arts
A Twyla Tharp world premiere is part of Northrop's 2024-25 dance season
Ragamala's riff on an Indian epic and a boxing-inspired work from Shamel Pitt are also on the upcoming roster.
Eat & Drink
Ramen Shoten at Eat Street Crossing in Minneapolis is closing
But the popular food hall space won't be empty for long as Vegas chef Louross Edralin brings in Staff Meeting.
Local
'He was about community': Scores memorialize north Minneapolis entrepreneur Sammy McDowell
Sammy McDowell, whose namesake eatery served as a hub for racial justice activists, died Sunday.
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