Summit Hill
Saana Ensemble in Concert
Thu, 2009-09-10 19:00
BOOKS | Larry Millett and the AIA guide you through Uptown and down Summit
Published in 2007, Larry Millett’s AIA Guide to the Twin Cities (“AIA” standing for “American Institute of Architects”) instantly became the must-have volume for architecture buffs residing in, or even just passing through, the Twin Cities.MORE »
The best things that have ever happened at Grand Old Day
This is the first blog entry for "New Slang." The Twin Cities Daily Planet is nice enough to let me put a blog up here. I'm hoping to create a space where I can share my thoughts about hip-hop music, trivia, food, and the beautiful Twin Cities I live in. I'm aiming to ramble. Why did I call it New Slang? 'Cause I love that song by the Shins. 'Cause I love slang and 'cause I love slang that I can't figure out.MORE »
Grand Old Day
Sun, 2009-06-07 (All day)
Carol Connolly Hosts Readings by Writers
Tue, 2009-06-16 19:30 - 21:00
List of 2009 community clean-ups
Pounds of stinky, crumpled cigarette butts. Bushels of discarded plastic grocery bags. Enough newsprint to fell a dozen trees. These are among the targets of scores of eco-minded citizens and Twin Cities government teams, who will pitch in, clean up or collect massive amounts of trash on April 11 in St.MORE »
La Cucaracha: "Mama" Flores's four-generation legacy
Born in 1932, just before the Great Depression hit, Maureen Flores was the daughter of Mexican immigrants Francisco and Delores Guzman. Although married (to Eustacio Flores Sr.) and the mother of young children, Maureen Flores decided to go into business for herself in 1966, pulling her carefully saved money literally out of her mattress and buying her uncle’s restaurant at Dale and Grand in St.MORE »
Weekend What's What 3/5-3/8: Cabin fever
It's definitely that time of year. Hints of a warmer tomorrow tease fleetingly and the temptation to leave your jacket at home is almost too much to bear. Aside from the historical fact that March is the snowiest month, we here at l'étoile thumb our noses at such nonsense. Let's pretend for a moment that April flowers are just a fresh breeze away and that multiple layers are but a faint memory.MORE »
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