Arts time — with ‘lost’ soul music, a ‘Grease’ singalong, Brother Ali
Plus the Guthrie’s “Brothers Size,” a jazz profile and some eateries.
A performer, playwright and long-time arts and culture journalist, Max Sparber has served as a theater critic, arts/entertainment editor, editor in chief and feature writer at a variety of publications.
Plus the Guthrie’s “Brothers Size,” a jazz profile and some eateries.
Unusual finds: antiques from a Civil War hero — and a scorpion on the porch; Andrew Zimmern has a food truck, too; and more.
St. Paul ballpark gets bonding money; Hmong-language billboard corrected; allergy season to be “worse and longer”; and more.
Dayton still supporting higher taxes on rich; state’s corn crop is nation’s best; Block E theater closing; and more.
Area dairy farms face hard times; better dining … at the airport; “hometown” heroes not always at home here; ex-publication joins digital archive; and more.
Break possible in 32-year-old “cold case”; Rush Limbaugh loves Kluwe letter; Uptown Theater upgrades seating; and more.
U students want campus grocery store; drought taking toll on boulevard trees; constitutional amendments ahead in latest poll; and more.
State revenues up $41 million: I-35E stretch getting overhaul; top 10 Italian eateries; and more.
Headlines spotlight hot dogs and Hamm’s site; help for military veterans; a bad disguise choice; meth labs making comeback; and more.
Study finds strong student support for voter IDs; pressure mounts on City Pages sex ads; a blunt Vikings punter; and more.
Minnesota Orchestra’s 110th anniversary; graphing the recession; Swit channels Eleanor Roosevelt; the chemistry of “Breaking Bad”; and more.
The good: a new heart scanner; the bad: Cottage View drive-in’s fate, and tough times for Penumbra; and more.
Islamic group buys proposed center site; gay groups nationally seek Minnesota “volunteers”; sports-free bars spotlighted; and more.
Political fact-checking continues; messy neighborhood students; popcorn prices on the rise; and more.
Rybak’s “blistering” attack; appeals court strikes down disclosure law; McDonald’s billboard butchers Hmong wording; and more.
Rybak speaks at gathering; a strong State Fair year; praise for Walker Art Center’s bathrooms; a BIG burger; and a horrific crime story.
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By Max Sparber
Sept. 5, 2012