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July 2006

Features

La Swell Vie

La Swell Vie

La Swell Vie: After a move from Stillwater to Minneapolis, life is still good at one of the state’s best-loved restaurants.

Destination Dining

Destination Dining

Off the beaten track but still top-flight, these far-flung restaurants go the distance.

Who Moved My Ease?

Who Moved My Ease?

A mother asks whether June, July, and August have ever been laid-back.

Columns

Back Talk: Lake Leach

Why buy the beachfront property when you can enjoy the view for free?

Departments

Foreword: Hot Fun Yet?

Editor Jeff Johnson goofs off a bit for the common good.

Mail: Letters to the Editor

Stadiums, swearing, and psychics in letters to the editor.

Talk: Hamlet of Horrors

Hinckley historians, as well as those who know the former logging center primarily as the home of Tobie’s, will be captivated by Daniel James Brown’s Under a Flaming Sky (Lyons Press, $22.95).

Talk: The Fest is Yet to Come

Small-town summertime fun? In Minnesota, you can count on it.

Talk: The Origin of Roadside Species

An ontological study of giant fiberglass lumberjacks and their ilk.

Talk: John Roth

Defender of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Quick Bites: Margaux

Urban Renaissance: Margaux’s cozy neighborhood restaurant arrives slightly ahead of the neighborhood.

Quick Bites: Willie's Wine Bar & Coffee House

Fruitful Venture: At Willie’s Wine Bar & Coffee House, the ROI is full flavor and a nice buzz.

Arts: Cabaret Cojones

Leslie Ball’s midnight cabaret celebrates 15 years of song, dance, and eccentricity.

Arts: Theater, As You Like It

For some, Shakespeare seems less highfalutin in outdoor spaces.

Arts: Supper and Sondheim

After nearly four decades of success, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres—the country’s largest venue of its kind—is looking to expand. We feel a song coming on.

Scene: There

Faces in the crowd at July events.

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