I blogged last week about my entry in the upcoming Great Urban Race, which came to Minneapolis this Saturday. Teams of two competed in an Amazing Race style event, ... Read More

The Valleyfair Haunt, ValleyScare, opened this weekend. There's low-scare activities for families and young children during the day, then the haunted houses open as soon as night falls. Five haunted ... Read More

Minnesota has a thriving underground comic book art scene, with local artists working for giants DC Comics and Marvel, others entirely self-published with a cult following, and those branching out ... Read More

If you haven't had the chance to put on your best old British accent and banter with the wenches, druids, fire walkers and knights at this year's Minnesota Renaissance Festival, ... Read More

If you missed out on the Urban Assault Ride on Sunday, there's another opportunity for a fun race around the Twin Cities this weekend. On Saturday 27, the Great Urban Race ... Read More

On Sunday I rode in the first Minneapolis Urban Assault Ride race. We had the most fun morning racing around Minneapolis, solving clues, taking on challenges, falling off our bikes, meeting ... Read More

The last time I went climbing was about twelve years ago. Later this month I have family visiting who want to go climbing, so I thought it would be a ... Read More

I'm not a serious cyclist, or a racer, but I am beyond excited that the Urban Assault Ride is making it's debut in Minneapolis this weekend. I don't understand how ... Read More

It was projected to open at Christmas, but today, three months early, the St. Anthony Falls Bridge opened to traffic. The bridge is the replacement for the Interstate 35W bridge ... Read More

Roseville had some unaccustomed attention last week, with Joel and Ethan Coen - St. Louis Park's most famous sons - shooting scenes from their new movie, A Serious Man, in ... Read More

On Friday, thousands of walkers will begin a three day journey around the Twin Cities. The Breast Cancer 3 Day walk benefits the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity, ... Read More

Mid-century modern design lovers and architecture fans will be excited to hear that the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts are jointly presenting a major retrospective of ... Read More

The RNC is over, the State Fair is over, what are we going to do now? Drink beer! Minneapolis' two-day Oktoberfest is this weekend, September 14 and 15, on the ... Read More

Please excuse all the blogging about the Republicans. This is the last one, I promise! I live in downtown St. Paul so it was just about impossible for me to ... Read More

Biking through St. Paul at about 7 p.m. on Thursday evening, I was caught up in a clash between an demonstration march and police. Trying to get from downtown St. Paul ... Read More

Various public figures and media outlet have been placing this week's Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. CBS anchor Katie Couric referred to the event as being in Minneapolis, our own ... Read More

Every week, over 100 families in the Twin Cities metro area are helped by Bridging Inc. This non-profit organization runs warehouses in Bloomington and Roseville to provide household goods and ... Read More

It's been widely reported that St. Paul has over 100 new security cameras installed for the Republican National Convention. Police have been using them to monitor the activities of demonstrators ... Read More

St. Paul is full of police, protesters, delegates, media, and people giving away free stuff. Rice Park, and outside the Landmark Center, around the MSNBC live broadcast stage is the ... Read More

An estimated 8,000-10,000 people marched from the Minnesota State Capitol to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Monday. Most marchers were individuals and groups opposing Republican Policies and ... Read More