Mike Waldron hugs a man in a stars and stripes outfit while standing on a stage.

Minnesota veteran makes 1,000-mile 'gratitude walk' for program that helps vets

Daniel Crawford hiked in honor of 23rd Veteran, a Duluth program that turns trauma triggers into positive vibes.
A view of Manhattan from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building on a cloudy March afternoon.
Travel

How my family aced our first-time trip to New York City

7:50am
Thousands of steps, music history and a Dylanesque sighting made up an immersive first-time visit to NYC.
From left, Bent Paddle Brewing Company's Bryon and Karen Tonnis and Colin and Laura Mullen Thursday afternoon.
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6 Minnesota breweries win medals at 2024 World Beer Cup

April 25
Start mapping your brewery tour now to sip these award-winnings beers, crowned this week at the annual international competition.
Indie-rock band the Cloak Ox performed in 2013 at Icehouse, not long after the supper club opened and helped create buzz for Nicollet Avenue in Minnea
Music

Icehouse owner hopes to avoid evection as music scene rallies around Eat Street venue

23 minutes ago
"It'd be a shame to lose it," one musician said as the Minneapolis supper club faces a lawsuit over unpaid rent.
A pair of red women's slippers adorned with sparkles and a tiny bow toward the toe
Variety

An infamous heist put this North Woods town in the global spotlight. Nervous breakdowns and Hollywood deals ensued.

April 25
The reporter who dug up the dirt, the museum head who took the heat and the community forever changed by the ruby slipper theft.
Paul Blume (left) and his daughter, Beatrice, alongside Lou Raguse and his daughter, Violet, after their team won a championship.
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Caitlin Clark helps KARE 11 and Fox 9 reporters bond with their daughters

April 25
Lou Raguse and Paul Blume teamed up to coach a winning basketball team.
Reed Sigmund as Toad and Jay Goede as Frog in the Children's Theatre Company's musical "A Year With Frog and Toad."
Stage & Arts

'A Year With Frog and Toad' closes a chapter at CTC

April 25
Peter Brosius readies his swan, er, swamp song, after 27 years as the artistic director with the musical that went from Minneapolis to Broadway in 2003.
Stage & Arts

Korean art at Minneapolis Institute of Art spans issues of gentrification, memory, identity

April 25
This is the first exhibition of contemporary Korean art in the United States in 15 years.
Music

Meet the man setting a new standard for cool vibraphone music in Minnesota

April 25
Steve Roehm pipes up to discuss a new album by his lesser-known group, the Neighborhood Quartet.

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