Minnesota Monthly's eNewsletters

April 2009

Features

Best Places to Live... Even Now

Best Places to Live... Even Now

From public safety to home sales, our first-ever guide to Twin Cities real estate spotlights cities and neighborhoods that are drawing buyers even in a slumped market.

By Joel Hoekstra

Cheap Frills: Spring Fashion 2009

Cheap Frills: Spring Fashion 2009

Can’t afford high-end couture? Check out these stylish substitutions.

Edited By Elizabeth Dehn

The Last Sports Reporter

The Last Sports Reporter

Sid Hartman is an icon, a crank, and the last of a dying breed. But if you think the legendary sports columnist is going to walk away from the job anytime soon, you don’t know Sid.

By Jeff Severns Guntzel

The Italian Job

The Italian Job

In a time of austerity, where can you go to indulge in la dolce vita?

BY Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Columns

The Treatment: Body Shaping

Endermology, or “body shaping,” is a noninvasive alternative to face-lifts, liposuction, and tummy tucks.

By Elizabeth Dehn

Notes from Next Door: Crash Course

How to drive responsibly, but not too responsibly

By Mary Jo Pehl

A Likely Story: Unnatural Selection

A few words from HR

By Jeff Johnson

Health: Pain Isn’t All In Your Head—But Some of It Is

Kevin Kling on the Marines, chronic pain, and laughter

By Craig Bowron, MD

Departments

Foreword: Sid But True

By Andrew Putz

Mail: Your Letters

Letters from readers regarding the last issues of Minnesota Monthly

Talk: Dear Paul

Expert answers to your most dire questions

By Paul Douglas

Talk: MNMO Recommends

Truvia Taste Challenge, How to be a Better Minnesotan, and more

Best Bets: The Agenda

Theater, concerts, exhibits & more—your best bets for April

BY MELINDA FEUCHT, TIM GIHRING, and EMILY STICKLER

Counter Culture: Lululemon Athletica

Walk in for yoga pants; walk out with a new lease on life.

By Phoebe Larson

The Look: Pretty in Pink

Warm weather calls for a fresh face.

By Elizabeth Dehn

Arts: The Kushner Effect

Will a world premiere from America’s most celebrated playwright change local theater?

By Tim Gihring

Twin Cities Taste: Cheeky Monkey

Is it a gastropub? A fine-dining spot? A takeout spot? Decide for yourself.

BY Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Twin Cities Taste: Sue Z. Says

Take time out for tea this spring.

By Sue Zelickson

Twin Cities Taste: What to Drink Now

Argentina’s signature white wine brings a snootful of fresh floral aromas.

By David Mahoney

Twin Cities Taste: Roat Osha

Minneapolis’s newest Thai restaurant is easy to love

BY Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Twin Cities Taste: Spring Ahead

Sapor’s Tanya Siebenaler creates a salad out of her favorite seasonal treat

By Ali Brady

Elizabeth's Picks: Spring Clean

The newest scents are like spring’s new fashions: light and ladylike. Update your wardrobe with one of these floral or fruity fragrances.

By Elizabeth Dehn

Retail News: April 2009 Style File

E-Style, Beauty Buzz & Retail

By Elizabeth Dehn

Scene: April 2009 Party Pics

On behalf of Children's Heartlink, local celebrities served tiramisu at Lunds and Byerly's to raise awareness of children's heart disease and the Twin Cities Go Red For Women Annual Lunch & Learn...

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