I just had to congratulate the city of St. Paul for producing a very retro video about parking restrictions in downtown St. Paul during September's Republican National Convention, with 1980s ... Read More

I was having breakfast with a gang of girlfriends in Uptown Minneapolis this Sunday morning... OK, it was more like brunch... OK, OK, it was more like breakfast food at ... Read More

Almost one year ago, on August 1 2007, at 6:05 p.m., the Interstate 35W bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed into the water, killing 13 and injuring hundreds. The ... Read More

I took my son to the Summer Nationals at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Saturday. Taking an excitable small child to see cars is always an interesting experience, but we ... Read More

Minneapolis' Nicollet Avenue gets decorated Thursday, Friday, and the weekend with ten murals on eight businesses. Artists and volunteers will paint images on diverse businesses from Twin Cities Tattoo at 3131 ... Read More

ArtCars paraded around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis on Saturday night. Other odd wheeled contraptions joined in: leading the parade was a remote-controlled, motorized couch, with box of potato ... Read More

My son is so excited for this event. And I'll admit I'm quite excited too. 4,000 hot cars will be in attendance, and 45,000 spectators are expected to watch the ... Read More

The Aquatennial kicked off this weekend, and events continue all this week and next weekend. Here's the highlights of events planned to celebrate Minneapolis' river and lakes, and also the ... Read More

You can't keep a good ArtCar down. Even though there's no traditional ArtCar parade in 2008, the indomitable automobiles will be cruising in Minneapolis this weekend. You'll have a couple of ... Read More

Hennepin County Medical Center in downtown Minneapolis was vitally important in the rescue efforts, emergency medical service, and care of many of the victims of the catastrophic I-35W bridge collapse ... Read More

St. Paul's Grand Avenue businesses and the Animal Humane Society join up again for Paws on Grand, a day of pet-themed entertainment at stores and restaurants all along the avenue. Bring ... Read More

Derided by serious golfers, but a lot of fun for the rest of us who don't know and don't care what the difference between a putter and a birdie is, ... Read More

Is Thursday is the new Saturday night? Local bands play live music at interesting venues in Minneapolis and St. Paul on Thursday nights this summer. The Minnesota Museum of American Art ... Read More

Bastille Day is July 14, and is as important a holiday in France as Independence Day is in America. In Minneapolis, French restaurant Barbette's in Uptown is holding a free Bastille ... Read More

St. Paul's Merriam Park neighborhood is holding their third annual Ice Cream Social event on Saturday July 12. The party will be at Merriam Park's park, at Wilder and Carroll ... Read More

There's a lot of people across the metro who have a fever for kettlebell classes. The workout, which involves you, a cannonball with a handle, and a fearsome instructor, is ... Read More

The Bakken Museum, a museum of electricity and magnetism on the west shore of Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, is hosting an evening event in their beautiful gardens on Tuesday July ... Read More

This has to be some of the best free entertainment anywhere in the Twin Cities. The Twin Cities River Rats, a very talented group of water skiers, perform every Thursday night ... Read More

Independence Day is this Friday. There's fun, festivals and fireworks in cities across the Metro Area. What's happening near you? Here's a list of fireworks, and other celebrations that are ... Read More