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If you’re growing food in the back yard, Paul Douglas at MinnPost suggests “if you have some plants poking up in your garden you want to keep around indefinitely you might want to cover them up (old newspaper will do just fine).” You may want to wait until after the storm, though. [via Secret Farm]
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MoreThe cafe space at 2821 Nicollet Ave S in Minneapolis is reopening on Apr. 15 as Old Arizona‘s Greenway Cafe serving vegan food as well as coffee, tea, beer, wine, and Wi-Fi. UPDATE: A new website for Old Arizona’s Greenway Cafe
MoreWith the possibility of a Trader Joe’s moving in just south of the Wedge Co-op, the Wedge responds on Facebook demanding a “fair fight” citing Trader Joe’s desire to have a liquor license as their argument (then copying the contact information of every city council member in Minneapolis). The city will still have public hearings […]
MoreIt’s that time of the year where the Pioneer Press judges people putting Peeps in situations. “What are the judges looking for? This is a tough one. Explaining what makes a winning Peeps diorama is a little like explaining what constitutes pornography. We know it when we see it, but it’s hard to define.” Um, […]
MoreBill Roehl, for better or for worse, has been painstakingly sifting through the Minnesota Department of Health and its various inspectors and supervisors compiling restaurant inspections. For your dose of schadenfreude: Apple Valley, Farmington, Burnsville, and Lakeville.
MoreSo says Pioneer Press’ Nancy Ngo. She promises more in Thursday’s paper.
MoreMinneapolis City Council Member Robert Lilligren confirmed to the Heavy Table this morning “there is a proposed mixed-use development at 2309 Lyndale Avenue. The first floor anchor tenant would be Trader Joe’s.” That location is two blocks from the Wedge Co-op and a few blocks from Kowalski’s. There’s a 2000-foot spacing requirement for off-sale liquor […]
MoreLocal bloggers Stephen and Christina posted photos this morning of their recently completed wine cellar. Serious business, folks.
MoreMetro Magazine’s Mecca Bos-Williams blogs on a couple good ideas for dining out tonight. She mentions Sample Circuit and a few other options. What’s on your plate this evening?
MoreTeddy Hobbins catches that the Armatage Room is starting lunch service next month, Alexis asks about playing card games at bars, there’re some shots of Palak Paneer in Madison, there’s a funny bacon close-up in River Falls, and Stephanie March opens up hot dog season. Yes, hot dog season.
MoreLearn how to prepare a fresh spring dinner with some advance preparation techniques from Colleen Foster with an herb salad, herbed rack of lamb, baked vegetables, and lemon Bundt cake. Tuesday, April 21 at 7pm at the Nordic Ware Factory Store in Saint Louis Park. $25. Call 952.924.9672 to reserve a seat or 763.226.3258 for more info.
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