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Butcher And The Boar

Butcher And The Boar

When the beef long rib comes to the table at Butcher and the Boar, it’s like the appearance of the Thanksgiving turkey: The table gets quiet and some people suppress
A $1,500 Baseball

A $1,500 Baseball

Price paid last July by a Bloomington man for a baseball signed by then-betrothed, now divorcing Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian at Target Field. The Twins auctioned the ball on
The Music Of Their Life

The Music Of Their Life

Minneapolis skyway walkers have been intrigued with an airy storefront at LaSalle Plaza called Mashup, promising “Music+Love” on the door. But it’s not a dating service. The space is home
Free Money As Marketing

Free Money As Marketing

Spire Federal Credit Union’s annual meetings used to be run of the mill. Not anymore. For the past two years, Spire has given $25 in cash to each person who
Hard Times For Hardcovers

Hard Times For Hardcovers

Hard times hit Birchbark Books, writer Louise Erdrich’s beloved Kenwood bookshop, when the Kenwood Café, its neighbor on the corner of 21st and Penn, shut down last January. The two
Plugged In: June 2012

Plugged In: June 2012

June 4 Women Winning’s 30th Annual Luncheon Women Winning has always attracted influential Twin Cities women—its founding board of directors in 1982 included the likes of Sally Pillsbury, Sage Fuller
Supervalu Slam Dunks Jordan

Supervalu Slam Dunks Jordan

In 2009 Michael Jordan filed a $5 million lawsuit against Supervalu Inc.  and its Chicago subsidiary Jewel-Osco Stores for publishing an image of his namesake basketball shoes in a special
Hot Mama, Hot Concept

Hot Mama, Hot Concept

Megan Tamte went from post-partum retail frustration to 30 stores in 11 states in less than a decade—one hot mom at a time.
Next Stop, Rochester

Next Stop, Rochester

Rail consultants RL Banks released a study this spring that found that a Twin Cities-to-Rochester high-speed rail line would pay for itself in economic benefits to Olmsted County and the
Social Drinking In HTML5

Social Drinking In HTML5

Think of it as a drinking game for grownups. As a holiday-season gift to friends and clients, Minneapolis marketing agency Zeus Jones put together a mobile app called Proof that
Into The Wild

Into The Wild

If you’ve been spending more time recharging your smartphone than your own internal batteries, heed the call of the wild and disconnect your mental USB cord. Load up your Denali