by Lauren Pahmeier | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog Posts, Tales From the Road
Experiencing Minnesota Nice Photo by Melissa Woolf/Fotolia When talking about the state of Minnesota, individuals often reference “Minnesota Nice” or make jokes about the Canadian/Minnesotan pronunciation of the word, with emphasis on the “o.” “Min-nih-SOH-tuh.” As a...
by Lianna Matt | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog Posts, Coffee & Tea, Events, Tales From the Road
Your New Weekend Plans: The Cafe Meow Photos by Lianna Matt The moment co-founders Jessica Burge and Danielle Rasmussen truly believed their idea for Minnesota’s first cat cafe could work was when they realized more than 10,000 people attended the Walker Art Center’s...
by Kyle Smelter | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog Posts, Restaurants & Bars, Tales From the Road
Juicy Lucy Joints Photo by Kim via Wikimedia Commons Seattle is the brew master of coffee, Chicago reigns supreme when it comes to deep dish pizza, and New Orleans makes a mean gumbo, but the Twin Cities is home of the Juicy Lucy. If you’ve never heard of this gift...
by Lianna Matt | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog Posts, Events, Music & Performing Arts, Tales From the Road, Theater
Telling Your Story Hero image by ET1972/Fotolia As you read the missions of many Twin Cities performing arts companies, a common thread emerges: They want to tell narratives that are overlooked; they want to give a voice to the underrepresented; and they want to show...
by Lauren Pahmeier | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog Posts, Restaurants & Bars, Tales From the Road
Italian Restaurants for Valentine’s Day Photo by MAURO/Fotolia When it comes to Valentine’s Day, nothing could be more romantic than a dinner by candlelight with a beautiful pile of pasta and a glass of wine to clink—even the Lady and the Tramp agree. Here’s an...
by Lianna Matt | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog Posts, Events, Snow Sports, Tales From the Road
Wingin’ It at the Amateur Snow Sculpting Contest Hero image by abet/Fotolia For my first year doing a snow sculpture for the Vulcan Snow Park, open through Feb. 11, I didn’t want to be in danger of sawing the snow so fervently I fell off my ladder. Not...
