Lifestyle

July Fourth fireworks or gunfire? How Mpls. cops hear it
Police officials say even trained professionals sometimes struggle to tell the difference between the two kinds of explosions.
Appetites: How grilling on the bone makes a difference
The meat is usually the star of the show, but the bones themselves can play a key role in preserving juiciness and tenderness after time on the grill.
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Oregon
People 21 and older can now possess up to an ounce of pot when away from at home and up to 8 ounces at home. It's also legal to grow up to four plants per household.
Pedal Hub: Adventures in bikepacking
Biking can change your life and bikepacking can be transformatively fun.
Friday Festivals: Scandinavian heritage in Moorhead
This week's festival brings us to Moorhead, Minn., for the Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival and Midwest Viking Festival, which is packed full of Scandinavian music, traditional crafts and plenty of vikings.
Pedal Hub: Cycle story, Counter Stories
The Pedal Hubbers are very fond of their sister podcast "Counter Stories," a show 'by and for people of color, and everybody else.' So they asked host David Cazares to talk bikes with them.
Survival of the greenest beer? Breweries adapt to a changing climate
Breweries are grappling with more weather extremes -- heat waves, snowy winters, heavy rains and drought. Many are coming up with creative ways to adjust to their changing environments.
Appetites: A food truck love affair in the Twin Cities
City Pages' food writer Mecca Bos shares her take on the latest and greatest roving restaurants.
State Fair unveils new food lineup for 2015
Start loosening those waistbands -- the Minnesota State Fair has unveiled the newest eats for 2015.