Music
April 28
Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2 World Tour hit New York's Madison Square Garden in March before Saturday's Target Center date.

Review: Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj turns Target Center pink in overdue return to Minnesota

The rapper's "Barbie"-buoyed tour stop followed a 13-year gap in Twin Cities appearances.
Variety
April 28
C'mon, you guys, stop fighting, I don't want to watch a four-minute video to fix your squabble

Lileks: All I want is advice, not a video

Just tell me what to do, k thnx bye
TV & Media
April 28
Skylar Astin and Marcia Gay Harden star in "So Help Me Todd."

Don't give up on 'So Help Me Todd'

Odds are good that the canceled comic drama will surface elsewhere.
Variety
April 28
CNET calls the Apple Watch Ultra 2 the best smartwatch for an iPhone. (James Martin/CNET/TNS)

Apple and Samsung make best smartwatches for 2024

Inspired
April 27

Two die in Wyoming, Minn., crash

Two others were injured when a vehicle crossed the center line.
Music
April 27
Sierra Ferrell offers a solo acoustic tune in the middle of her set at First Avenue.

Review: Sierra Ferrell wows sold-out First Avenue with her refreshingly quirky country sounds

The rising West Virginia Americana star evoked Dolly Parton with less vibrato and garishness.
Home & Garden
April 27
People looking at rows of plants.

Plant sales: A perennial favorite for great bargains and great gardening advice

From local gardening groups to school fundraising clubs, organizers are gearing up to bring a stockpile of plants to a community near you.
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April 27
Starting as a teenager, 90-year-old Ted Pouliot has volunteered at the House of Charity longer than some of his fellow helpers have been alive. Seen h

At 90, Minneapolis volunteer has lifetime of service

He's been helping at the House of Charity since he was a teenager.
Home & Garden
April 26
Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck has listed the 'resort-style' Edina home he's lived in since coming to Minnesota.

Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck lists 'resort-style' Edina home for $3.9 million

The award-winning house was built in a French European-meets-California modern style.
TV & Media
April 26
Poppy Harlow and her daughter, Sienna, on Lake Minnetonka.

Minneapolis native Poppy Harlow parts ways with CNN

She was a former co-host of the network's morning show.
Stage & Arts
April 26
Exterior of the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul.



Photo by Rebecca Studios, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Prairie Island Indian Community requests the return of 'Mankato Hanging Rope'

The noose, owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, was used to hang an ancestor of the community at Fort Snelling during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
Home & Garden
April 26
Eric Mueller and Burt Coffin made a commitment to their Greenway condo and Uptown neighborhood with a significant renovation. The most dramatic change

Minneapolis couple double down on Uptown with renovation of beloved condo

A couple maximized the floor plan and incorporated finishes that better express their style in their condo on the Midtown Greenway.
Music
April 26
Billie Eilish seeks a restart with her upcoming third album, "Hit Me Hard and Soft."

6 cool things in music this week include Billie Eilish, Lzzy Hale and Leslie Odom Jr.

Shoutouts, too, to Homegrown Music Festival, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Lou Reed tribute album.
Variety
April 26
Two boys fly kites from the top of a lush tree in illustration from "The Mango Tree."

12 gorgeous new picture books for children this spring

Kao Kalia Yang, Edel Rodriguez and others cover subjects from immigration to fresh veggies to adventures at sea.
Music
April 26
Violinist Daniel Hope and English pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips perform as part of the Schubert Club's International Artist Series in St. Paul.

Review: Violinist Daniel Hope offered romanticism and emotion in Schubert Club concert

Hope performed works by César Franck and Maurice Ravel, among others, with English pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips.
Variety
April 26

Sound Advice: Turn up the fun with party speaker

Powerful Bluetooth unit also handles karaoke and instruments.
Music
April 26
Indie-rock band the Cloak Ox performed in 2013 at Icehouse, not long after the supper club opened and helped create buzz for Nicollet Avenue in Minnea

Icehouse owner hopes to avoid eviction as music scene rallies around Eat Street venue

"It'd be a shame to lose it," one musician said as the Minneapolis supper club faces a lawsuit over unpaid rent.
Variety
April 26

Ask Amy: Give up on estranged brother

Misunderstanding over money has driven him away.
Variety
April 26
Stormtroopers at the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge expansion at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., May 20, 2019. Disneyland’s "Star Wars

News of the Weird: The Force certainly wasn't with him

Costumed "Star Wars" fan was kicked off a train.
Inspired
April 26
JIM GEHRZ Ô jgehrz@startribune.com St. Paul/October 7, 2006/10:30AM Emily Werness (left) and Emily Temple, both 16 and from Rosemont High School,

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