AltWeeklies Wire
TB Risingnew
Though declining nationwide, tuberculosis is increasing in Minnesota as immigrants flock here.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rhena Tantisunthorn |
12-27-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Smallest Chocolate Factory in the Worldnew
Colin Gasko has started a business that some would call insane -- making chocolate from raw, unprocessed beans.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl |
12-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
Peer into the Ears of Dan Wilson and Al Frankennew
No wax here -- we just asked 'em, "What did you listen to in 2007?"
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
12-20-2007 |
Music
The Year in Music 2007new
The RIAA came to Minnesota for a major victory. Local radio suffered some minor setbacks. From the Prince-a-thon to the unexpected notoriety of Tay Zonday to the marriage of the DJ and fashion scenes, we reflect back on the 2007 experience.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
12-20-2007 |
Music
Explorer Returns to the Arctic to Take On Global Warmingnew
The story of true ice man Will Steger.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matthew Smith |
12-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
DJ Jonathan Ackerman's Journey From Texas to the Moonnew
After getting into IDM, Ackerman embraced the style currently en vogue -- a "glorified Top 40" blend of dance-rock and disco-derived music that relies less on prefab rhythms and more on organic drum sounds and live bass lines.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Home for the Holidays With the Hold Steadynew
The latest, greatest success from the Twin Cities returns to the wellspring of its creativity.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hold Steady
Unfriendly Firenew
Duy Ngo will receive $4.5 million for getting shot by a fellow officer in the line of duty, but that won't restore his reputation.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
12-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Shopping While Black?new
Four Liberian women accused of shoplifting at Guess? say they were targeted because of their skin color.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
12-05-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Learning to Bend with Beatrix*JARnew
Jacob Roske and Bianca Pettis, who perform together as Beatrix*JAR, are circuit benders. They make electronic instruments by tinkering with the insides of old Speak & Spells and synthesizers.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
11-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beatrix*JAR, Golden Fuzz
Think Black Friday Was Bad?new
Try living at the Mall of America for a whole week.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
11-28-2007 |
Shopping
Tags: shopping
Replacements Oral History Captures the Music, Not the Bandnew
Oral histories thrill most with gossipy, first-person accounts, but perhaps because Paul Westerberg is still alive, most participants held their tongues.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
11-15-2007 |
Nonfiction
Homewreckernew
Scott Sennes promised to build dream homes for his clients, but instead walked away with their money.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
11-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
From the Brutality of Burma to Sanctuary in St. Paulnew
Karen immigrants describe their harrowing journeys.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rhena Tantisunthorn |
11-15-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, Burma
The Owls Go Out on a Limbnew
Before the Owls could take on the pop world, they had to face stage fright, shyness, and each other.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daughters and Suns, The Owls
