AltWeeklies Wire
Female MMA Fighters are Fighting for Mainstream Acceptancenew

Historically, women's MMA in the U.S. has been more of a spectacle than an actual sport. But female MMA will be in the spotlight during EliteXC on CBS this Saturday.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Bradley Campbell |
10-02-2008 |
Sports
Eric Seed is Fueling the Nation's Classic-Cocktail Revivalnew

Through his work importing unusual spirits, Seed is quickly expanding the tippler's toolkit, helping cocktail geeks avoid whopping airmail fees or the risks of smuggling bottles in suitcases.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
09-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
Being Tron Guynew

The Tron Plane was recently featured on Wired magazine's website, but that was hardly Tron Guy's first taste of fame. He has been a regular on Jimmy Kimmel Live, mocked on South Park, and the butt of ridicule on Fark.com, all just for being Tron Guy.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Ben Palosaari |
08-13-2008 |
Culture
Liquor Titan Phillips Distilling Aims Top Shelf With Organic Vodkanew

The Minnesota company wants you the think globally, drink locally.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
08-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
UFC 87: The Fight of Roger Huerta's Lifenew
The Minnesotan wasn't just facing Kenny Florian last weekend.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
08-13-2008 |
Sports
Why the Twin Cities is the Best Place to Eat Ice Cream in the Universenew
With this many choices of local, handcrafted treats, why go anywhere else?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
08-06-2008 |
Food+Drink
Minnesota Helps Solve Salmonella Mysterynew

State agriculture department traces strain that sickened 1,251 to jalapenos from Texas.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
07-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
'So My Boyfriend and I Went Speed Dating'new
An intrepid reporter enters the modern world of attention deficit dates.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
06-18-2008 |
Culture
Indie Comedy Label Stand Up! Cranks Out Edgy Comedynew

The Twin Cities-based laugh factory offers smart hope in dumb times.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
05-23-2008 |
Performance
The Greatest Guitar Hero of Them Allnew
Chris Chike, aka IamChris4life, is the Jimi Hendrix of the plastic ax.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
04-02-2008 |
Video Games
Al Jefferson: Minnesota's Franchise 2.0new
The Timberwolves believe in life after Kevin Garnett.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
02-27-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Alec Soth Stays Sane by Staying Putnew
From the balcony of a brand new Chanel Boutique one evening this past December, Minneapolis photographer Alec Soth, an invited guest at the store's glamorous opening party, surveys this scene, clad in a black blazer and black slacks he bought with the help of an former intern -- "a real fashionable dude."
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
01-23-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Foodie Fightnew
Travel Channel food star and Minneapolis restaurant critic Andrew Zimmern throws down with a celebrated chef and two famous restaurant critics.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
01-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
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
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