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Art-A-Whirl, Pam Grier, Bike Nights: This Week’s Best Events

Plus cats and busted cars at Crush-A-Whirl, Doors Open returns, and free music shows.

Read an Excerpt from ‘Minescapes: Reclaiming Minnesota’s Mined Lands’

Author Pete Kero dives deep into the competing demands put on northern Minnesota's landscape.

What’s Up With That Suspect, Ubiquitous MN Anti-Abortion Ad?

Plus the Times spends 36 hours here, bosses sue for the right to bash unions, and bollard-mania in today's Flyover news roundup.

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MayDay with Battletrain, Cinco de Mayo, Garage Sales in Ramsey: This Week’s Best Events

Plus Black Fashion Week MN, a new skate park, and Kentucky Derby parties.

April 29, 2024

Cornbread’s 97th, Keith Haring at WAC, Homeboy Sandman: This Week’s Best Events

Plus Art in Bloom, Fred Armisen, and last call for the Saint Paul Art Crawl and MSPIFF.

April 22, 2024

Arcade Games at Modist, Record Store Day, a Bug Fest at the U: This Week’s Best Events

Plus MN Fashion Week parties, a makers' market bar crawl, and the Powderhorn 24 kinda returns.

April 15, 2024

Hm. Why is Michael Rainville Hassling This Particular Proposed Downtown Business? Hmmm.

Plus Keith applies to the Strib, a wolf in every pot, and downtown's new hero in today's Flyover news roundup.