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July 2011

Features

The Man Who Slew The U

The Man Who Slew The U

How Bob Bruininks redefined what it takes to be a Golden Golpher during his nine years as president of the University of Minnesota.

The Food Lover's Guide to Minnesota

The Food Lover's Guide to Minnesota

The best bread and butter, milk and honey, pretzels and mustard, and every other food combination our great state has to offer.

Columns

Last Word: Fresh Air

A week spent at a summer camp for asthmatics.

Sue Z: Sue. Z's Finds

Local finds: Kitchen in the Market, Pam's Pepper Jellies, and more.

Departments

Best Bets: July 2011 Arts Calendar

Ten hot picks and the faces behind this month's arts and culture

Profile: Modest Modernist

Duluth architect David Salmela has brought brash, contemporary design to the cabins and lake houses of the North Shore. But his modernism has a distinctly Minnesotan twist.

Travel: Trip Shakespeare

How now, Horatio! A summer festival of the Bard’s plays makes Winona a dramatic destination.

Shops: Tailor Made

Tim+Thom and KatySchmaty make fashion and jewelry that is made to be unmistakably yours.

Muse: Blooming Beauty

How to infuse the simplicity and colors of a summer garden into a glamorous ensemble

Editor's Note: Free Love

Finds: Polished Picnic

Trade china and silver for melamine and acrylic—without losing sit-down sophistication

Insider: Penguin Promenade

The Beastly Ball goes black tie to celebrate the African-penguin exhibit and save the black-rhino population

Insider: Burn After Reading

DIY dynamo Bill Gurstelle’s new book on playing with fire

Q&A: Art Work

Is that a bull’s head in the lobby—or modern art? It’s the job of Jennifer Phelps, curator at the Chambers, to know.

Q&A: The MC of Summer

Dessa, her hip-hop highness, on music, fame, and her favorite ways to chill

Scene: Penguin Promenade

The Beastly Ball goes black tie to celebrate the African-penguin exhibit and save the black-rhino population

Scene: Green Tie Affair

The Nature Conservancy raises funds to protect and restore critical natural areas in Minnesota and beyond