Before we all go tiptoeing out the backdoors and down the stairwells of the cities’ various places of employment, I wanted to note this really happenin’ sale: Gh2, the consignment second-cousin to Edina’s fabulous Grethen House boutique, has a store full of fifty-percent off summer spiffs, but only for today and tomorrow. If you’re lucky, … Read more
Turns out it’s paved with delays. Hell’s Kitchen 2, the Duluth location, was originally slated to open in June. Then construction and equipment problems pushed the date to July 16. But new partner and GM Mark “Pappy” Anderson says everything has been surprisingly pacific since. “We opened for business nearly two weeks ago and it’s … Read more
Riot Act Reading Series by Max Ross What transpires at a typical session of the Riot Act Reading Series is something like a poetry slam without the pretense, which is to say the readers rarely delve into the realm of performance art, instead focusing – gasp! – on their actual content. One of those rare … Read more
When it’s as hot as it’s been, those of us with pools must be resigned to the impromptu gathering. And so it goes that last Wednesday we had a few families over for some swimming and noshing with a little late-birthday celebration thrown into the mix. But I’ve been hungry, despite the heat (shock) and … Read more
Buon Giorno mi amici. Oggi ti vuol parlare come’ la macchina franchese. No mi piace la macchina franchese. La macchina franchese non e’ bella. La machina franchese look like the froggie. OK, OK, I am just proving that not all things are foreign to me. I can speak a little Italian (accent on little and … Read more
WINE & WINGS Break Out of That Cocoon and Spread Your Wings by Danielle Kurtzleben If the idea of going to a zoo makes you cringe — pushing a stroller, carrying cotton candy and grumpy, sleeping children — perk up, hire a sitter, and come to the Minnesota Zoo’s adult-only Monarchs & Merlot social. Spend … Read more
OK. Here’s a pop quiz. Which of the following headlines strikes you as the most routine, to the point of no longer even being newsworthy? “Mideast in Turmoil” “Bush Says Surge is Working” “Gonzales Can Not Recall His Own Name” “Rumors of Firings and Low Morale Wrack Ch. 5” I know. I know. The trivia … Read more
I don’t. In fact, between summer allergies and the recent heat wave, I’ve been driven indoors. But luckily, there are equatorial creatures who actually thrive in this weather. One of them is John Schneider, my friend, colleague, and loyal reader — a man whose palate I trust like my own. He celebrates the season by … Read more
Today is the last day to register for our Bourne Ultimatum promotion. Vote on your favorite movie car chase for a chance to win free tickets to an advanced screening of the latest Bourne movie next Tuesday. ART You Don’t Have to Get on Your Knees, but Crawl A couple months ago, Christy DeSmith wrote … Read more
Those of us with any interest at all in the immediate future of radio are highly skeptical — to the point of fatally suspicious — of the proposed merger of the two satellite radio companies, XM and Sirius, AND the regular promises by terrestrial radio giants, like Clear Channel, that High Definition radio will … … Read more