Back Talk: Man-Room at the Inn

Hide the doilies—it’s a bed-and-breakfast that won’t put men to sleep.

By Tim Gihring

Foreword: E.P. at the B&B

By Jeff Johnson

Talk: Summer Scares

A quick review of three hair-raising summer reads set in local environs.

By Carol Ratelle Leach

Talk: Fair Thee Well

Birkenstocks, batik, berets—must be art fair season.

By Sandra Hoyt

Talk: My Big Pony

Horsing around with the Twin City Polo Club.

By Tim Gihring

Talk: Daa and Matt Mahowald

Checkmates? The Twin Cities’ first couple of chess.

By Tim Gihring

Quick Bites: Willie’s Wine Bar & Coffee House

Fruitful Venture: At Willie’s Wine Bar & Coffee House, the ROI is full flavor and a nice buzz

By Dennis Cass

Quick Bites: Namaste

Spice Trade: Namaste brings the flavors of south Asia to south Minneapolis

By Ellen Shaffer

Quick Bites: W. A. Frost

By Rachel Hutton

Quick Bites: Gigi's Cafe

By Rachel Hutton

Quick Bites: Yum! Kitchen & Bakery

Cold Comforts: Yum! Kitchen & Bakery serves up salads, soups, and sandwiches that beat the heat.

By Dennis Cass

Quick Bites: Ursula’s Wine Bar & Cafe

By Rachel Hutton

Arts: The French Connection

The Minnesota sur Seine festival brings French and local jazz aficionados together in an ambitious, if unlikely, celebration.

By Jim Meyer

Arts: Inspiration Point

How Red Wing’s Anderson Center became one of the country’s most respected residential arts facilities.

By JAMES P. LENFESTEY

Arts: The Grass is Always Bluer

With fresh young bands like Pert’ Near Sandstone taking bluegrass to the kids, a new generation is turning on to twang.

By Tim Gihring

Arts: Jungle Fever

Interest in botanical art is growing faster than a hothouse orchid.

Who: Tree Hugger

Champion logroller Mandy Erdmann knows a thing or two about tipping points.

By Lisa Gulya

Scene: There

Faces in the crowd at August events.