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Surly Nationnew

The Twin Cities' Surly Brewing is gaining a reputation nationwide.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl |
08-15-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Strongest Men in the Worldnew

The competition popularized by Magnus Ver Magnusson is ready for its close-up.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
06-27-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
For These Pigs, Only a Microbrew Will Donew
Dalroy Stachowski has found a cheap way to cope with rising corn prices: Let the hogs eat beer.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Mike Mosedale |
05-31-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Ballad of the Muscle Sharknew

From floor finisher to World Champion: Sean Sherk grapples his way to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
05-16-2007 |
Sports
Paul Newman and Larry Flynt Would be Ashamed of 'Pocket Pool'new
Back when I was 12, giving myself migraines from staring at scrambled cable porn, the notion of a game where I could "win" pictures of girls in their underwear would've seemed pretty cool.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Gary Hodges |
05-09-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
House Huntersnew

She says her home is a work of art, but it's drawn
the ire of vandals and city inspectors.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
04-18-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Live Nation Leaves Theater Businessnew
The Clear Channel spinoff didn't fare too well, and now theaters like Minneapolis' Hennepin Avenue face an uncertain future.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
G.R. Anderson Jr. |
04-11-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Catwalk Confessionalnew

Jab me with pins! Feed me lettuce! Insult my ass!
How I became a (not-so-super) model for Voltage,
Minneapolis's rock 'n' roll fashion show.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Mary O'Regan |
04-05-2007 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Derek Boogaard Drops the Glovesnew

The Boogeyman is one of the most feared enforcers in the NHL. You wanna go?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
03-28-2007 |
Sports
What Does Your Choice of Grocery Store Say About You?new
The weekly shopping run has become inextricably bound up with the modern shopper's identity -- the choice is about money, certainly, but it's also about tribe.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
03-08-2007 |
Food+Drink
Tags: supermarkets, Whole Foods
KMOJ Casts Around for a New Homenew
The oldest and most venerated black radio station in Minneapolis finds itself homeless.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
02-01-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
People I'd Like to Neuter -- or Spaynew

Dog owners occupy a park of their own, the dog owners' park, and they have their own barking and ass-sniffing to do among their own kind.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Walsh |
01-25-2007 |
Commentary
Eye of the Beholdernew
You look at the Vikings and see a football team, but Zygi Wilf looks at the Vikings and sees a key that might unlock countless added development deals -- in Minnesota or somewhere else.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
G.R. Anderson Jr. |
01-04-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Calling All Furriesnew

There's a bear on the loose who wants to get deep into your honey pot.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Walsh |
12-28-2006 |
Commentary
Kinda Bluenew
Have gun, will unravel: My life as a fake cop.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Walsh |
12-21-2006 |
Commentary