The Republican National Convention has published a Green Fact Sheet to let us know that "the Republican Party is committed to making this year's nominating convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul the "greenest" ... Read More

A Critical Mass bike ride takes place on the last Friday evening of the month in Minneapolis. A Critical Mass ride is a largely unorganized gathering of a large number ... Read More

Apart from during the Winter Carnival and on St. Patrick's Day, I've never seen downtown St. Paul so busy. It's full of two things: people and flowers. Beds planted, hanging ... Read More

It's almost the Labor Day holiday weekend. You can participate in a once-in-a-lifetime political event, watch a parade, catch some live entertainment, feast on all the corn-on-the-cob you can eat, ... Read More

Arriving at a castle, flanked by a pirate ship, a battalion of horses in armor, and a store selling "Wenches Want Me" shirts, we were greeted by a knave who ... Read More

Never mind the politics, this is the reason why anyone would want to come to the Twin Cities. We have the country's biggest mall (Mall of America), the nations first ... Read More

The Minnesota State Fair opened on Thursday. The first day began with hundreds of people lining up even before the gates opened at 6 a.m. to see Princess Kay of ... Read More

So, according to a non-scientific poll on this site, almost a third of Twin Cities residents are looking forwards to the Republican National Convention coming to St. Paul in two ... Read More

The Minnesota State Fair opens on Thursday August 21, running for twelve days until Labor Day. 1.7 million people attended the fair last year, over half of the populations ... Read More

Minnesota's bats are very active this month as they prepare for their winter hibernation. August is the peak month for human-bat interactions, and whether you find them fascinating or terrifying, ... Read More

Twin Cities Olympic athletes Micah Boyd and Matt Schnobrich, who both grew up in St. Paul, won bronze medals with the men's eight rowing team on Sunday. A hard-fought race saw ... Read More

I have heard a lot of grumbling about the Republican National Convention lately. I've also heard a lot of Minnesota-polite resigned, whatever, we'll put up with them comments. I have ... Read More

The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is arguably the best people-watching event in the Twin Cities. Better than Uptown Minneapolis, better than Mall of America, better than First Avenue. The men in kilts ... Read More

I'd just like to share a nice story. My luck with transportation hasn't been too hot lately (my bike was stolen last week) and on Friday, I ran over a ... Read More

The Irish Fair opened yesterday. How's the craic? Well, the Ireland-England soccer match was a great game with a not entirely unbiased Irish commentator. Sheepdogs herded sheep right through the ... Read More

Burger drive-through Sonic just opened up in on Suburban Avenue in St. Paul, and now Dunkin' Donuts is looking to open franchises across the Twin Cities. Unfased by the ... Read More

With less than a month until the Republican National Convention, the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul is buzzing with activity. The build-out of the X's interior continues, with ... Read More

Pizza Luce celebrates it's customers at the sixth annual Pizza Luce Block Party is this weekend. This event would be worth going to just for the pizza, but the line-up ... Read More

As of August 1, text messaging or reading emails on a cell phone while driving is illegal in Minnesota. It's a primary offense, which means that law enforcement can stop ... Read More

In the winter St. Paul has the St. Patrick's Day Parade, and in the summer, the Irish Fair of Minnesota takes over Harriet Island for three days in August. The ... Read More

This one is personal... Last week, my bike was stolen from Minneapolis' Lake Street. Anyone who's seen a red Kona Dew hybrid bike with a rack, two water bottle holders ... Read More

There's less than a week to go until the start of the 2008 Olympics, and three Twin Cities residents will be triple jumping, wrestling and eventing in Beijing. Shani Marks graduated ... Read More

It's art fair weekend this weekend. Uptown Art Fair, Friday 1, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 Loring Park Art Festival, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 Powderhorn Art Fair, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 Target ... Read More