Will someone please think of the children? I keep trying to quit, but it’s an addiction. I know it’s bad for me. It raises my blood pressure, makes me wheeze, and makes my head hurt. It kills brain cells and it’s bad for the people around me. No, it’s not cigarette smoking. I quit doing … Read more
ART AND NIGHTLIFE Gallery Grooves Join us for Gallery Grooves, The Rake’s monthly art, jazz, and wine event. Socialize and discuss the latest jazz with Kevin Barnes from KBEM. Enjoy free libations compliments of The Wine Company and airforce Nutrisoda, and hors d’oeuvres. Featured jazz selections include the Turtle Island String Quartet’s A Love Supreme, … Read more
I don’t envy Strib writer, Matt McKinney, who has the job of walking the razor’s edge describing the convulsions at the Strib to the satisfaction of both his employers and the general public. But in his May 8 story on the latest round of cuts, there were these graphs … . . . “The Star … Read more
I gotta tell ya, it is a real, “Where to begin?” situation following the no-ups and all-downs of the Star Tribune lately. Indecision over where to begin may explain why what follows is even more scatter-shot and incoherent than usual. 1. As expected, Guild employees of the Star Tribune voted overwhelmingly yesterday to accept the … Read more
It’s not that I lack a soft-spot for watercolors. But when a girl’s got a teensy budget to mind, such as I do, that bit of cash seems so much better directed when spent on … well, let’s just call it wearable art, for politics sake. (I’m all for supporting those NE Artists!) Far as … Read more
DINING A Rake’s Tour of World Flavors: Milan Chef William Salvador, born just north of Milan, brings a taste of authentic Italy to Minnesota. TreVina features a menu where everything is made from scratch, from breads and sauces to gnocchi rolled by hand to steaks and fresh fish butchered in house. Enjoy dishes with distinct … Read more
Food & Wine has launched a Chowhound meets MySpace kinda thingy called Food & Wine Across America. Does it feel like they’re using locals to ferret out story ideas? Well, check it out … there’s an interactive map and everything!
I’ll have to do some more digging around to figure out what exactly happened, because I left the room for what seemed like five minutes during tonight’s game, and when I came back Jesse Crain was gone and the Indians had tacked six unearned runs on the board. I used to think I had a … Read more
Pressured by a small group of colleagues inclined to take the buy-out offer presently on the table, Guild employees at the Star Tribune are expected to accept company terms in a 4 p.m. meeting/vote today. A similar vote yesterday fizzled when Guild members had too many unanswered questions to vote. The offer from Avista Capital … Read more
This is just in–from Scarborough Research. For the uinitiated, this is the R&D group that Advertising Agencies use as the God’s (…as we understand hewm..) Truth. “This analysis demonstrates a very simple but compelling point: the more time consumers spend on the road, the more likely they are to have the latest media and information … Read more