Big Wood Brewery hopes to set up a taproom in White Bear Lake (zoning code update required), Northgate Brewing is opening early this fall in Northeast and will make English session beers, DeRusha digs Cafe Levain and praises the short rib burger, a construction boom in Lowertown could bring some new restaurants and bars, Madison will soon be home to a local grenadine by Quince and Apple and a Death’s Door Spirits distillery, and why you should grill clams, cheese, and other crazy stuff.
@HeidisMpls comments on overfished tuna, @BryantLakeBowl hosts a TED meetup about the BP oil spill, @HomegrownExp gets excited for a potential change-out of a strip club on Broadway & Washington for a French Meadow and Surdyk’s-type liquor store, @PizzaLuce offers $3 pints of Lake Superior and @FultonBeer, and @FACESMearsPark opens to the public today.








