On my weekly trip to the Ridgedale Library this past week, I noticed that The Rake stand had been moved from its usual location, then found it on the first floor. After conversing with a friendly (yes, your readers are very pleasant people) fellow reader, I found out that this would be your LAST PUBLICATION! … Read more
In Godzilla movies, fallout from a nuclear test or some other significant disaster often awakens the monster, or one of his rivals, wreaking untold destruction upon Japan, like so. Here in Minnesota, we’re just starting to see the true fallout from the February 25 vote to override Gov. Pawlenty’s veto of the DFL transportation bill. … Read more
MUSICThe Holmes Brothers The Holmes Brothers bring roadhouse rock to god-fearing gospel. In fact, you’ll find a mixture of gospel, soul, blues, R&B, and country — with truly unique three-part vocal harmonies. Sherman Holmes, Wendell Holmes, and Popsy Dixon have played and recorded with some of rock-and-rolls greats, including Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Odetta, and … Read more
Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) Game #61, Road Game #30: Minnesota 111, Sacramento 103 Game #62, Road Game #31: Minnesota 99, Los Angeles Clippers 96 Season Record: 14-48 1. The Exploits of Foye The beat writers from the Strib and PiPress had the dominant story arc of last night’s Clippers … Read more
Eurydice closes tonight, so this will be my final entry as a guest blogger for The Rake. Thanks to them for inviting me to do this, and thanks to all of you who took the time to read of these adventures. TTT is well into its second decade, but until now its work has never … Read more
Before we opened in January, I had my whole core team working with me, training at the restaurant in Eau Claire. I knew with all of the bad habits and the lack of outside chefs in the twin cities area it would be best not to hire locally and have to correct bad habits. I’m … Read more
Pleeeease!!! It’s St. PADDY’S Day, (as in Padraig) not St. PATTY’S Day (as in Patricia). Or else, just call it St. Patrick’s Day. Author(s) and Location: Martha LeDuc, St. Paul Letter Type: Letter
By the disposition of officials in the Colombian border town of Ipiales early on Saturday, March 1, one never would have guessed what happened only hours earlier, roughly 200 km south, near the Ecuadorian town of Angostura. Few soldiers patrolled the border, and the atmosphere was completely free of tension. The immigration agent on the … Read more
A contribution from two of our faithful readers: The Adventures of the Roving Fish Fry Reporters, a.k.a. Lenten Lunatic Anthony Kaczor and his non-Catholic/just-hungry wife Sid Korpi. Our quest this year: to get to a different fish fry every Friday during Lent, using the events calendar in “The Catholic Spirit” to determine our destinations. This … Read more
Two men. Father and son. One dead, one living. Both entertainers, choosing different paths in show business to make their mark. The father was Mel Jass, television ad man without peer, best remembered as the host of Matinee Movie and the Wonderful World of Movies with Mel Jass on WTCN Channel 11 (later KARE-11). The … Read more