South St. Paul City Council election: Business climate and development
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South St. Paul was declared a federal disaster area about 30 years ago, after the closing of meatpacking plants cost the city more than 12,000 jobs.
South St. Paul City Council election: Budget and debt
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South St. Paul was declared a federal disaster area about 30 years ago, after the closing of meatpacking plants cost the city more than 12,000 jobs.
Seth MacFarlane to host 85th Academy Awards
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Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Academy Awards, telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced. This will be MacFarlane’s first appearance on Oscar’s stage. “We are thrilled to have Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars. His performing skills blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh,” said Zadan and Meron. “He will be the consummate host, and we are so happy to be working with him.” Continue Reading
Academy Awards: Win tickets to Hollywood’s biggest event
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Ever want to watch Hollywood film grandeur at the Academy Awards? Movie fans can now vie for seats at the most glamorous spot on Hollywood Boulevard: Oscar’s Red Carpet. Beginning September 24, fans from around the world may enter online for a random drawing for bleacher seats along the 85th Academy Awards red carpet. There are only 700 seats available on the 500-foot-long walkway that leads into the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. Those who are selected will watch and cheer Oscar nominees, presenters and other ceremony guests as they arrive at the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday, February 24, 2013. Continue Reading
MOVIES | AMPAS announces 2013 Academy Awards telecast date, other changes
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced key dates for the 85th Academy Awards season. One of the biggest changes is the timing of the Nominee announcements. In an effort to provide members and the public a longer period of time to see the nominated films, the Academy will reveal the 85th Academy Awards nominations on January 10, five days earlier than previously announced. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 is the 85th Academy Awards presentation live from the Dolby Theatre (formerly the Kodak Theater) in Hollywood by the ABC Television Network. Continue Reading
Minnesota State Fair: craft beer exhibit, think while you drink
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I expected a giant bar-like atmosphere at the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild Exhibit, perfectly placed in the Agriculture Horticulture Building. After all, the flyer described it as the “Land of 10,000 beers” exhibit. I soon discovered a learning and museum environment: the exhibit detailed the brewing process all the way from the farm to the pint glass. Being a novice in the home brewery industry, I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of information available at the State Fair exhibit to learn how this well-liked industry has grown and thrived all over Minnesota. The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild is a non-profit organization that represents 35 breweries and brew pubs and 16 trade affiliates (such as liquor stores, ingredient providers and ancillary suppliers working in the brewery business). Continue Reading
Minnesota State Fair: Luminarium, sanctuary of the senses
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Minnesota State Fair visitor Shelley wrote in Luminarium’s guest book that her journey through the inflatable walk-in sculpture “was like being inside a loving heart.”
Kim Lucas, Luminarium co-manager, said the structure can be a great respite from the sensory overload of the State Fair. “It’s a good place to rest your stomach after all those things on a stick,” she said. Lucas, 32, and co-manager Jon Gatt, 44, hail from Nottingham, UK so items on a stick are new to them. Luminarium sculptures have been in Minnesota before, but this is its first appearance at the Minnesota State Fair and the first time England-based Architects of Air has presented a Luminarium at a state fair. Gatt said Luminaria are difficult to describe in words; it’s more of a visual effect. Continue Reading
Minnesota State Fair: the life of a carny
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Ward Hall, 83, has seen plenty of human oddities in his 67 years on the sideshow circuit. Hall, the “King of the Sideshow,” has transported his traveling 12-in-1 spectacle World of Wonders Palace of Illusions to the 2012 Minnesota State Fair. (Above) Ward Hall (Photos by Jeff Rutherford)
The World of Wonders (“strange oddities from strange places doing strange things”) features 12 acts on one stage highlighting carny artists and illusionists such as: The Amazing Spidora (“Eight Legs of Sheer Terror”), Human Blockhead, Weird Women, Divas of Danger, Headless Marvel and Tweedly Dee. The live performances include sword swallowers, escape artist, a whip expert and fire-eaters. World of Wonders barker and sword swallower Tommy Breen, 32, has been with the show for eight years. Continue Reading
Minnesota State Fair 2012: New attractions and exhibits
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The Minnesota State Fair is adding new attractions and exhibits this year, ranging from a Great Big Sandbox to an outdoor aerial laser show set to popular music.
TwinsFest: A sure sign of spring
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The patched-up roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome let in plenty of sunshine for TwinsFest 2012, where an estimated 30,000 fans visited over three days in late January.