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October 2012

Features

Wellstone!

Wellstone!

Ten years ago, a place carrying Senator Paul Wellstone went down near Eveleth. His vision and passion live on, however, as does his memory.

Twin Cities Best Bars

Twin Cities Best Bars

Minnesota: Land of 10,000 lakes and even more watering holes. Wanna know what and where your next beverage should be? Allow us to assist.

Columns

Last Word: Junk Bonds

What’s the value of something unworn, unused, and gathering dust in your basement? Sometimes, it’s priceless.

Sue Z: Sue Z.'s Finds

Things to try: Kaveli mixes, Great Scrape grill-grate scraper, and CityKid Java's Lake Street Blend

Departments

Best Bets: October 2012 Arts Calendar

What you need to do, see, and hear this month

Travel: Thinking Outside the Keg

Milwaukee’s industrial past provides a strong foundation for creativity to flourish

Quick Bite: Mosaic

A bright spot at Hi-Lake

Quick Bite: Primebar

Culinary progress stalls on Uptown’s anchor corner

Quick Bite: Technique

Le Cordon Bleu’s student-run dining room upgrades its digs

Quick Bite: Fika

The American Swedish Institute opens a chic café

Editor's Note: PROST!

Magazine editors like me can’t really complain: on occasion, our work requires us to drink.

Insider: Won't You Be My Neighborhood?

This fall, Edina officially names its ’hoods. We thought we’d save it the trouble (with apologies to the New Yorker—and Edina).

Insider: I Know That Song!

Snooki pouts, Chris Koza croons? Yep, local studio In The Groove is landing the music of Twin Cities bands on the hottest TV shows. Here, a few musical coups.

Insider: Will the Stadium Be Cool?

We wondered how the “people’s stadium” will avoid becoming Metrodome II. Project overseer Michele Kelm-Helgen answered.

Q&A: The Nine Passions of Yesomi Umolu

Meet the Twin Cities’ new go-to tastemaker

Life Style: Homing Instinct

The onset of fall—and impending motherhood—have ratcheted up my obsession with home décor

Home: Pattern Play

Guess what's fun again? Ornamentation, motifs, and cozy, studied clutter

Transformations: A Cure for What Ails

This month's subject battles breast cancer and finds a way to feel beautiful again

Food & Drink: Creative Cocktailing

Pass the bourbon, the shrub, and the bitters: it’s time to get shaking. We asked three of the Twin Cities’ most revered bartenders to invent a new Minnesota-themed cocktail.

Food & Drink: Halloween Grows Up

Minnesota-made candy for adults

Food & Drink: Why do appetizer portions come in threes?

It's time to investigate this eating pet peeve.

Food & Drink: Icehouse Cool

The Eat Street music club features crafty cocktails and gourmet comfort fare

History: Minnesota Scary

When you think "horror movie," you probably don't think Minnesota. Well, you should. Turns out some of the nation's spookiest spots are right here in our backyard. Enter at your own risk.

Scene: Playing Polo for Ponies

The 23rd annual Polo Classic uses sport to support equine education

Scene: Tooth Love

Beer tastes even better when it’s being consumed for a good cause

Scene: Oh So Glamorous

Macy’s Glamorama flaunts haute fashion to raise money for cancer research