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by Chris Larson | Beer Snob | February 22nd, 2017
…When an opportunity to meet, dine and drink wine with a winemaker of Nick Goldschmidt’s stature was presented to me, I just had to seize it without hesitation and book a Valentine’s Day Dinner at The Boiler Room. I had briefly met Nick five years ago, during his last visit…
by Elizabeth K. Neshem | All About Food | February 22nd, 2017
…Meat production in the United States is reaching record highs, making many items in grocery stores more readily available to consumers.Agricultural producers are conscious of the unpredictability in prices for their commodities. While some consumers believe that food prices are always increasing and producers continue to receive more money for…
by Faye Seidler | Culture | February 22nd, 2017
…The Community Uplift Program (CUP) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to provide stability and support for youth and young adults who are experiencing a life crisis, with an emphasis on the marginalized populations who need it most. A crisis can range anywhere from homelessness, suicidal tendencies, or a drug…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | February 22nd, 2017
…A virtually critic-proof three-ring circus of toy-based programming and winking self-reference guaranteed to give even the most devoted admirer whiplash, “The Lego Batman Movie” duplicates some of the charm of its 2014 Phil Lord and Christopher Miller-directed predecessor. Led by Chris McKay, the “new” adventure is pure postmodern pastiche: a…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | February 22nd, 2017
…The weather has been unseasonably fair this past week, although it probably won’t last.MGM’s classic Gene Kelly-Cyd Charisse musical “It’s Always Fair Weather” (1955), a film perhaps more timely today than it was when first shown theatrically, made its Blu-ray debut last November. Not a big hit when it came…
by Tessa Torgeson | News | February 22nd, 2017
…Four years ago, Adam Martin lost everything. He was homeless, had no car, no license, no job, no phone, and lost custody of his children. With five felonies on his criminal record and an eviction, prospects for getting a job and apartment were grim. The only positive was that he…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | February 22nd, 2017
…North Dakota bigotry, a national one-week strike, and plutocratic plunderingFirst, a rant about the Republican North Dakota Legislature. There’s no doubt there are about 70,000 North Dakotans you consider to be second-class citizens. They are your gay brothers and sisters, your aunts and uncles, your neighbors, your co-workers and your…
by Kace Ayres | Music | February 22nd, 2017
…Abisha Uhl, who has fronted Minneapolis-based female band Sick of Sarah since 2005, has recently started a new solo career and will be at The Nestor February 25 to debut her new act in Fargo. Abisha was born in Bahrain and moved to Okinawa, Japan at nine months old and…
by John Showalter | Music | February 22nd, 2017
…As some of you may know, local venue The New Direction closed back in September 2016. For several years, this small, all-ages venue located below street level Downtown, hosted concerts showcasing talent from numerous independent and local music acts.Although unforeseen circumstances caused the physical location to close its doors, people…
by Chuck Solly | Culture | February 22nd, 2017
…Starting out in computing may seem to be a daunting task for seniors or those approaching senior-dom, especially if you have no previous experience with computers. If you wish to join or catch up with the computing world, you can do it cheaply with a small laptop. One possibility for…