Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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The zoo gets a new polar bear exhibit scheduled to open in 2010. In addition, the conservatory will expand the Japanese and plant garden gallery.
Side roads
Riverside Park is the hub of family activities and live music Friday and Saturday during the River Blast Festival in New Ulm.
2008 Minnesota State Fair
From chocolate bacon to batter-dipped green beans and Norwegian cheese curds, more is definitely more in this year's offerings.
Movie review
Last year brought us a really bad comedy called "The Comebacks," about a worthless college football team and its loser coach. The title of "The Longshots" is enough to raise the specter of that previous horror, but the only thing the two films have in common is football.
They're not just for the 4th: Check our guide to fireworks displays for the rest of the summer.
See more than 40 works of art on this interactive tour of the Walker Art Center's sculpture garden.

Peter and I were married eight years ago yesterday. Just the two of us starting out. Prior to our wedding we had taken the requisite “couples compatibility” test given by our church. At the time starting a family was dead last on both of our lists of priorities. I was reminded of how much our lives have changed since [...]
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