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Blood-Soaked Burger King Meal: Mom Finds Daughter’s Meal Covered in HUMAN BLOOD!
BLOOMINGTON, MN – Shannon, a mother of two from Bloomington, Minnesota, was scrolling through TikTok when she stumbled upon a video that made her heart skip a beat. The video showed a New York mom’s shocking discovery of blood-soaked food at a Burger King drive-through!. As a frequent...
Twin Cities music lovers can rock out this August with these hot concerts
Summer is slipping away too fast, but there's still time to catch some great concerts. Why it matters: Rocking out is fun, especially when the shows are outdoors.The big acts: More than a half dozen major tours are scheduled in the Twin Cities over several days in mid-August.Local tourism officials are calling the lineup Super Stadium Weekend.Zoom in: Over that span of four days:Metallica's "M72" world tour plays U.S. Bank Stadium both Friday and Sunday, Aug. 16 and 18.Green Day and the Smashing Pumpkins headline "The Saviors Tour" at Target Field on Saturday, Aug. 17.Just two days later — on...
V-FEST promotes healthy living through music, food and fun at free family-friendly event in St. Paul this Saturday
“V” stands for vitality at V-FEST, a free family event scheduled from noon to 5 pm on Saturday, July 27 at ARTS-Us at 1221 Marshall Ave in St. Paul.
Prince honored with induction to Songwriters Hall of Fame; 40 years since Purple Rain hit theaters
MINNEAPOLIS — It was a sea of purple inside Target Center, as hundreds gathered to celebrate a Minnesota icon's legendary film. Saturday, marks 40 years since Prince's "Purple Rain" first hit theaters. The box-office hit takes fans to Minneapolis and shows the rise of Prince.Hundreds celebrated as the watched the film before Prince was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Inside an arena that was decked out in purple and filled with historic memorabilia from the Purple Rain era. For many in the crowd Saturday, it's far from their first viewing."I'm a Prince fan forever since I was 14-years-old," said Kelly...
Nourishing body, soul: St. Paul festival rides growing interest in plant-based eating in Black community
Started in the depths of the pandemic, V-Fest has grown along with a wave of Black-owned Twin Cities eateries serving up vegetarian and vegan fare. The post Nourishing body, soul: St. Paul festival rides growing interest in plant-based eating in Black community appeared first on Sahan Journal.
PJ Starr and Brea Copeland Wedding Announcement
We are delighted to announce the marriage of Brea Copeland and PJ Starr. The couple exchanged vows in a beautiful ceremony on Friday, July 19, 2024, at the Minneapolis Event Center in Minneapolis, MN. Brea is the daughter of Robin Wertz and Byron Copeland. PJ is the son of Cynthia...
Minneapolis Webber Natural Swimming Pool Shuts Down Amid Mysterious Substance Scare
Just as we were all gearing up to leisurely beat the heat at the Webber Natural Swimming Pool, the unthinkable happened: an abrupt closure. Commencing Friday, July 26, this beloved local watering hole has put up the 'Closed' sign, not for maintenance, but because someone decided it was prime time to unleash a mysterious white substance into the azure depths.
Uptown Art Fair to highlight over one hundred local artists
The 60th annual Uptown Art Fair will showcase over 150 local artists who specialize in different mediums on Aug. 3 and 4. The fair is usually hosted outdoors on Hennepin Avenue but has been moved to the Bachman’s Floral, Home & Garden Center in Uptown this year due to construction in the area. Many of the artists will have their own booths showcasing their artwork.
Here’s What Chef Yia Vang Thinks You Should Order at His New Restaurant, Vinai
Chef Yia Vang’s new Hmong restaurant, Vinai, is set to finally open in Minneapolis’s former Dangerous Man taproom space on July 30, almost four years after it was first announced. If you’ve been following along with Vang’s story, you know that much has led to this moment: a scrappy pop-up operation; a food hall stall and then a restaurant; 18,500 galabaos prepped and served at the State Fair; a nimble pivot to a summer residency; numerous construction delays and financial setbacks. Vinai has always been Vang’s “love letter” to his parents, who escaped persecution in Laos and forded the Mekong River to reach Thailand’s Ban Vinai refugee camp, where Vang was born, before the family resettled in Minnesota. In a way, then, this restaurant brings him back to exactly where he began.
Prince's Purple Rain put the Minneapolis Sound on the map
Forty years ago this weekend, the music world "purified itself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka."Why it matters: The theatrical premiere of the film "Purple Rain" on July 27, 1984, catapulted Prince to superstardom and introduced his Minneapolis Sound to a worldwide audience.What they're saying: At the time of its release, Prince "was a critical darling and had a very devoted underground fan base, a Black fan base," Andrea Swensson, the Minneapolis music journalist who hosts the artist's official podcast, told the NPR show "1A.""It really was 'Purple Rain' that took him from an underground art rock darling to an...
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