It's almost two years since the 35W Bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River, but much of the wreckage of the bridge is still on the west bank of the Mississippi, ... Read More

Yarusso's, the Italian restaurant on St. Paul's east side, is probably the oldest family-owned restaurant in the Twin Cities. Operating in the same location since 1933, the motorcycle loving, family ... Read More

Need a treat that won't break the bank? Here's a couple of ideas for indulgences and evenings out in Minneapolis. Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis' Wearhouse District gives birthday boys and ... Read More

The St. Croix valley around the town of Taylors Falls is on the Minnesota/Wisconsin border, about an hour's drive northeast. There's plenty to see and do in and on the ... Read More

One of the roles of the Public Health Advisory Committee, a board that advises and makes recommendations to Minneapolis City Council, is to investigate ways to reduce binge drinking, especially ... Read More

Despite our archaic liquor laws, the Twin Cities has a thriving independent brewing scene. And eating cake and ice cream probably tops fishing as Minnesota's favorite pastime. So what happens ... Read More

After a reduced 2008, the ArtCar Parade is back for 2009. Last year, the ArtCars refused to let a lack of funds stop their annual parade, with a tour of ... Read More

This year is the 70th anniversary of the Aquatennial, Minneapolis' summer festival of fun on the lakes and Mississippi River. The Aquatennial opened on Friday night with the opening Block ... Read More

Last week, a new farmer's market opened in Minnetonka, making almost fifty farmer's markets in the Twin Cities metro area. According to the Star Tribune, Minnesota is one of the ... Read More

Last week, Pizza Luce announced the final lineup for their seventh annual Pizza Luce Block Party. A popular event on the Twin Cities live music calendar, the Pizza Luce Block ... Read More

Crafting is hot in Minnesota. We love to craft, we love to buy handmade wares, and we love craft fairs. From traditional crafts, to ironic handmade versions of modern articles, ... Read More

The Minnesota Fringe Festival opens on July 30, running until August 9, showing hundreds of plays, improv, musicals, dance and other performance art shows at theaters in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Fringe ... Read More

I first heard this local indie rock band late this winter. A couple of months ago, after a raucous day of snowboarding, I tromped to the parking lot, threw my ... Read More

The Bryn Mawr Soap Store, an all-natural soap company, have teamed up with the Summit Brewing Company, to make, you've guessed it, beer soap. The locally-produced, handmade, animal-friendly soap contains ... Read More

Just about every city in the Metro Area requires dogs to be leashed when not fenced into a yard. So where can you take your dog to run off leash ... Read More

New Belgium, the bicycle loving brewery, brings the Tour de Fat to Minneapolis on July 18. It takes it's name from the Tour de France and New Belgium's Fat Tire ... Read More

If you are a CenterPoint Energy residential natural gas heating customer, and your home was built before 1992, you can receive a free low flow shower head. In most homes, showers ... Read More

Eat flesh, mutilate flesh and watch flesh being devoured: all for free. Here's some free activities that (mostly) aren't actually that gruesome. Free Bacon Wednesdays at the Triple Rock Social Club. ... Read More

I may have been one of the last people to do so, but today I paid my first visit to the new Trader Joe's store in St. Paul, which opened ... Read More

Back in the 1920s and 1930s, St. Paul was the most notorious of the Twin Cities. Along with politicians, businessmen and socialites, prominent gangsters and their followers were attracted by ... Read More

Black bears were in the news today after a young bear attacked a woman in Siren, WI, midway between the Twin Cities and Duluth. The woman met the bear by ... Read More