If you really wanted to hide a sophisticated little wine bar where nobody would find it, where would you put it? Eden Prairie? Hilltop? How about, in the back room The Newsroom on the Nicollet Mall? You could easily walk into The Newsroom., a high-decibel newspaper-themed restaurant plastered with newspaper headlines and packed with video … Read more
Game # 25, Home Game #13: Indiana 118, Minnesota 131 Season record: 4-21 I usually condense two weekend games into a single trey, but tonight’s victory over Indiana was sufficiently exciting and worthy of individual comment that I’ve decided to file this now and let you folks add comments to this and tomorrow night’s road … Read more
I had dinner with Robert Bly last week. Now you may think the biggest perks of my job involve food and wine and freebies but it’s not true. The best thing is meeting people like Bly and being able to ask anything I want. And here’s what I wanted to know: What’s up with men? … Read more
Last year, instant runoff voting was approved by an overwhelming majority of Minneapolis residents. 65 percent of voters, to be exact. Given that it’s difficult to find 65 percent of people to agree with something as uncontroversial as whether Britney Spears’ contributions to the gene pool violate environmental protection statutes and constitute illegal dumping, a … Read more
Well, for starters, be sure to peruse our January issue. We had ourselves some fun with this one, so … enjoy. We’ve also had some teriffic online exclusives lately. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out John Ervin’s "Higher Than Fi" and Ann Bauer’s "Scientology: The Local Source" and "Keeping the … Read more
So what do you get when you take a huge risk on launching a female-oriented FM talk radio station back in June of 2002? You get blackjack!!!!!! When Todd Fisher first told me that Hubbard Broadcasting was going to launch a new talk-radio format…. I was elated! Finally, a well-respected family-owned business was going to … Read more
Monday night is cheap date night at the Bryant Lake Bowl – two soups or salads, two entrees, a bottle of wine, and two lines of bowling for $28. And since New Years Eve happens to fall on a Monday, they are offering a Not So Cheap Date Night – the same deal for $32, … Read more
Ah, year’s end: the time to reflect on the bounty that was the 2007 movie year. There were many truly great films, one that I would actually call a classic, scores of excellent documentaries, and even a bunch of major studio flicks that are actually worth watching and only missed this collection by a hair … Read more
Been a bit boozy lately, haven’t I? Well, it is the season of holiday parties, family gatherings, and all manner of cold-weather frolic that can be greatly enhanced by hot cocoa with a "bump"… It’s Nana’s fault. The old girl was a former society debutante who started smoking when she was a Campfire Girl and … Read more
Dear scantily clad women shivering on 1st Avenue at bar close, waiting for the cab the bartender called for you 45 minutes ago, Thanks to U.S. District Judge James Rosenbaum, no longer will you have to wait to get home and get your swerve on with that friendly soul who was so kind as to … Read more