First things first: Today is the final day of the Summer Sidewalk Sale at Calhoun Square, so go get great bargains on shoes, kitchenware, luggage, jewelry, and accessories from their fine stores. Hennepin and Lake St., Minneapolis. THEATER READING Sparkle, Serena! Be among the first to get a glimpse of Christopher Harmon and Doug Klozzner’s … Read more
Enterprising chef Lenny Russo, back at his Heartland Midwestern Restaurant after a stint at Cue, is working with the Saint Paul Growers Association to create a new retail store and distribution center next door to the Lowertown Farmers Market. The retail store will feature locally grown foods — fresh, canned, or frozen — year-round, while … Read more
Uh, yes. Better tables, better service, better food. This is the ugly truth of our business. Now that that’s out of the way, here’s why I bring it up: a reader responded to a recent post on my wine blog in which I praised a local restaurant. He’d visited the same place during the same … Read more
I broke my brain. I’m not shitting you. It was joggled around in some giant, anonymous pair of hands and tossed end-over-end, without hope or desperation, down a scarred velvet table in a dark and nearly empty casino. Have you ever felt like a moth that has been pinned to a post and is being … Read more
And pretty tough, all things considered. On the heels of losing three straight to the first-place Tigers, Michael Cuddyer, who was 11-for-21 coming out of the break, goes on the DL, and the Twins come right back and take two straight from the West-leading Angels. Post break: four straight wins, three straight losses, two straight … Read more
Again it’s a Sunday, and again I will take a break from cars. Hopefully, you glanced over the post from my first Rakette, Cyd. Cyd, you see, is a really cool young person, primarily because she doesn’t try to be. Two sunny people who don’t try to be cool (see also: Sun King) Cyd is … Read more
Do I put all the full disclosures in the lede? I admit: I have in years past been approached to write “the definitive CJ piece.” CJ, Strib gossip columnist (although I gather she objects to that description), was for a time a competitor, in that we both feasted the flame-outs of Twin Cities media “celebrities” … Read more
A quick tip: If you, being well-dressed but nevertheless short on coin, were to perform the amazing feat of unearthing designer duds from garage sale racks this weekend, you’d have better luck if you were to position yourself in the vicinity of 60th and France this morning/afternoon/tomorrow. Me, I’m currently stuck in the office – … Read more
FRIDAY Are you one of the obsessed? Will you be waiting in line at the stroke of midnight when the final Harry Potter is released? My geekish clan will be decked out and hotly debating our picks for the dead pool while we wait in line. Before we don our capes (yes, we have three), … Read more
MUSIC The Chris Isaak show at the Minnesota Zoo is sold out this evening, but you’ve got a couple other great options. Catch Rocco Deluca with The Last Goodnight and the lovely Sara Bareilles tonight at The Fine Line Music Café, or let a little O’Reagan into your soul. From Leatherwoods to Jayhawks to Free … Read more