With this week's rains, and the high temperatures of the last few weeks, no doubt many of your thoughts have turned to gardening. But who will you turn to for garden supplies? Here's the list. If you think your favorite spot has been left out, let us k... »
Thirty years after its founding, fans of Broder's Cucina might be forgiven for calling Guy Fieri a little late to the party. The celebrity chef and television host dropped by the Fulton eatery and its sibling across the street, Broder's Pasta Bar, earl... »
With all the sun and warmth we've had, it has likely seemed odd to many that most streets in Southwest Minneapolis are still decked out in last year's leaves, pine needles, and a winter's worth of trash and grit. But, the long wait is over—next week, s... »
With the chill weather well and truly gone (we hope!) it's patio season already at Southwest Minneapolis' many restaurants. And what better thing to do on a restaurant patio than eat brunch? You can't swing a dead cat around here without hitting a brun... »
Armatage is about to get another touch of local stardom. Minneapolis singer-songwriter extrodrinaire Chris Koza is scheduled to play Cafe Maude on Tuesday, April 3. Considered one of the most well-versed and dexterous singer-songwriters in the Twin Cit... »
Even without the bright afternoon sun streaming in through Jennifer Noice's living room window, it would be hard to miss the basket of brightly-colored eggs sitting on her coffee table. Such is the detail that the intricate patterns almost seem embroid... »
A few run-ins with Southwest Minneapolis thieves led one Kingfield resident, possibly out of frustration, to try a rather counterintuitive solution: leaving his car unlocked when he has valuables inside. According to his theory, as he told police, if n... »
What’s Open (Or Not): Hennepin County Libraries: Open Minneapolis city offices: Closed Minneapolis parking meters: Not enforced Most businesses: Open The Bakken Museum: Closed Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Closed Science Museum of Minnesota: Open unti... »
You look at the clock. It's a little after noon, and you still haven't made reservations for your Valentine's Day dinner. Sweat starts beading on your forehead as you frantically look through the phone book for the numbers of any neighborhood restauran... »
In former times, Ruta Skujins could crib a line from Mark Twain about over-exaggerated demises when asked about her bookstore’s health. But now, it looks like True Colors Bookstore, the world’s oldest, continuously operating feminist bookstore at 48th ... »
Armatage Robotics Team Advances To State Armatage Montessori and other Southwest Minneapolis elementary schools are sending teams to the state championships for the First Lego League, a robot-building and science research competition. We spoke to membe... »
Southwest Minneapolis has a (relative) ton of places to get Christmas trees. Six for a population of 48,000? That's one for every 8,000 residents, and that assumes no-one is hopping across to South Minneapolis, Edina, Richfield or St Louis Park to plac... »
At Armatage Montessori not one, but two teams of fourth- and fifth-grade intellectual athletes are preparing to compete against students from around the state in a robotic competition. The Lego Spaghetti-Os and the Bruised Bananas will face off against... »
It's been a lot of hard work but Armatage Montessori's students are finally going on Broadway. In their own musical, that is, called "Kids On Broadway!" The revue, which had its first performances Thursday and wraps up on Friday, samples numbers from n... »
