Stars Hollow Co. latest Minnesota aquaponics startup

Minnesota is adding yet another aquaponics company to a rapidly-growing list: We now have 40 producers of indoor fish and vegetation, up from just 3 in 2010 (UofM). The latest? Stars Hollow Co. joins the...
Winter Date Ideas

Winter Date Ideas

Minnesota's long and frigid winters don't offer many opportunities for those unwilling to get out there and face the harsh elements, let alone set up a date. But whether you fancy the cold weather...

Celebrate Black History Month with local arts and enterprise

Even as February is drawing to a quick close, there is still plenty of time to enjoy, take part in, and learn from a myriad of events celebrating Black History Month. This year’s National Black...

Balance, Rhythm, and Collaboration at the Minnesota Children’s Museum

Juggling has been around for centuries; more than just a last-resort clown trick at birthday parties, it's a complex art form studied, and adored, by people of all ages. And now is your (last) chance...

Here are the Recycling Zone policy changes you need to know

At the beginning of the year there was a change to what is accepted at the Recycling Zone in Eagan, MN located at 3365 Dodd Road (Hwy 149). The Recycling Zone will no longer be taking...

Weekly Events: 2/19 – 2/25

The best bets for local happenings this week in the Twin Cities: Art - 2/21 Emerging Artist Film Screening hosted by the WAM Collective, WAM, MPLS, 6pm-7:30pm 2/22 - 2/25 10th Annual Italian Film Festival of...

Skip the IKEA assembly line, create truly original pieces with PIP

You’re probably familiar with the oh-so-very scientific IKEA relationship litmus test. The theory goes like this: If you’re able to wind your way through the entire maze of the behemoth store, pick out a...

MN Orchestra will be the first US professional orchestra to tour South Africa

The Minnesota Orchestra will be the first professional Orchestra from the United States ever to tour South Africa this August, part of the orchestra's Sommerfest 2018: "Music for Mandela." Sommerfest celebrates Nobel Peace Prize-winning South...

A WWII-era radiator company expands in Hibbing

During WWII desert tank warfare, it was discovered that a single bullet to the radiator of a British tank would render it completely and utterly disabled. The solution was a simple one: A British-designed...
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Watch: Non-Minnesotans discover the Jucy Lucy

The Jucy Lucy. The Juicy without the "i" that somehow, with the cheese melting, bubbling in the middle, is that much better than a burger with cheese melting, bubbling on top. It was a...