The ‘free-range parenting’ law shaking up parenting practices

It was only a week ago that I first heard the phrase ‘free-range parenting’. I had heard of free-range chickens before, but never the words ‘free-range’ used when describing a parenting philosophy. Free-range parenting is...

MN bill introduced to penalize slow pokes in the fast lane

There’s something about getting behind the wheel of a car that seems to bring out the worst in us: Something happens where we all lose our collective sense of empathy, common sense, and any...

Minnesota sports available for streaming with new ESPN service

Minnesota has had a fairly high-profile past year in the world of professional sports. Not only did Minneapolis host Super Bowl 52, the Final Four, and the X Games, but our own, often beleaguered...
MnSpin is your new source for free music by local artists

MnSpin is your new source for free music by local artists

From First Avenue to the Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota's rich music scene has produced some incredible artists over the decades. And now, with a simple library card, you can be a part of the local...

About Us: Pastry Chef Alexandra Motz

Alexandra Motz is the pastry sous chef at the North Loop's renowned and nationally-lauded Spoon and Stable. With that high level of pressure, and high-stakes playing at a restaurant where perfection is expected night in...
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From sunshine to snowfall: The Bryan Cee story

What is it about music that remains so powerful? That fills us so completely our entire outlook on life can change, if only for just a moment? A couple of bars from your favorite...

Tigers visit Minnesota’s Northern Trail

The Minnesota Zoo has two new visitors to the Northern Trail area, in the Tier Lair: Callisto from the Columbus Zoo, and Aurora from Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, who arrived in November...
Yoga and craft beer

Craft beer, with a side of yoga

Some (many) of us do not have the natural inclination to run on a treadmill, or to lift heavy objects and then set them back down, only to pick them back up again. So,...

“Art in the Garden” exhibition opens April 26th

We're (finally) ready to celebrate spring. Well, I suppose we can’t completely guarantee that there won’t be snow falling from the sky or temperatures that rise above freezing at any point between now and July...

Your Facebook data is yours. Here’s how to get it:

People are, understandably, a little spooked after the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal that left millions of people, and their personal data, out in the open. Facebook is not the iron horse we once thought...