Electric scooters have rolled into the Twin Cities
A new way to get around the cities has just rolled into town - well, for the more coordinated among us, that is: Just last week electric scooters suddenly popped up overnight all around...
After 13 years, Dorothy’s stolen ruby red slippers have finally found their way home
13 years ago, a call was placed to the FBI to investigate a peculiar crime: Someone, quite inexplicably, had stolen the ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in the classic film The Wizard...
REAL ID is coming to Minnesota: What you need to know
It has been a bit of a long road for Minnesota to get going on the straight and narrow with federal regulations for REAL ID. Minnesota was the last state to comply with the...
The Cleveland Indians Finally Say Goodbye to Chief Wahoo (Sort Of)
Minneapolis recently restored the name of Lake Calhoun to Bde Maka Ska. Not only is that the lake's original Dakota name, it also eliminates support for a man who was pro-slavery, preaching it as...
Cutting the cord: How to get free HDTV in the Twin Cities
More and more people these days are cutting the cord and getting rid of their expensive $150+ a month cable packages for extremely cost-effective alternatives. With so many services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and more...
Spark joy in your life — why you need to watch “Tidying Up with...
If you own a Netflix account, it's likely you have noticed one show pop up again and again: Tidying Up With Marie Kondo.
You might recognize the name Marie Kondo from her massively-popular book. Marie...
New maps make MN forest navigation a breeze
Minnesota State Park maps, especially those with which you are unfamiliar, can be daunting. And the idea of getting lost in a forest? No thanks.
But no more.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has...
The November Project
We’ve had our first snowfall, and it has taken all of my willpower not to completely succumb to my natural state and show up to work wrapped in the comforter from my...
Why the Market House Collaborative is so important
Tim McKee, a well-known name in Twin Cities restaurants, has a vision. It's not a complex vision, but it is an important one: To bring sustainably-raised seafood, much of which was previously unavailable or...
The cost of insulin is rising. Here’s why, and what you can do about...
There are more than 460,000 diabetics in Minnesota - roughly 10% of the population has diabetes, and another 37% have prediabetes. This is according to the MN Department of Health (2015 data).
It doesn’t stop...
