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Lifestyle

Northbound I-35W closes this weekend in south Minneapolis

Drivers in the Metro area will likely face detours and increased congestion this weekend as crews work on two major road projects.
by Elizabeth Baier

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A Minnesota motto: Stuff it and seethe

A Minnesota motto: Stuff it and seethe

Today's headlines are about unsealed indictments... health care reform.... and here's this one... and an alleged Minnesota Ponzi scheme. But it's sometimes the little stories in the back of the newspaper that tell us how Minnesota is changing.
by Peter Smith

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Group renews effort to expand Greenway to St. Paul

Group renews effort to expand Greenway to St. Paul

A transportation advocacy group is renewing the push to extend the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis across the Mississippi River and into St. Paul.
by Laura Yuen

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Four Minnesota cities in magazine's 'America's best places to live' list

Four Minnesota cities have earned bragging rights this year for landing spots among the best 100 small towns to live in the U.S., according to an annual national financial magazine's ranking.
by Elizabeth Baier

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News Cut week-in-review quiz

News Cut week-in-review quiz

Each week, News Cut's Bob Collins digs through the headlines to test how much you were paying attention. Take the quiz and see how well you do.

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Midmorning Weekend: Colorful characters

Midmorning Weekend: Colorful characters

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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Exit, stage north

Exit, stage north

A theater director celebrates the nostalgic appeal of a summertime gig in Bemidji.
by Peter Moore

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A vacation that comes according to schedule

A vacation that comes according to schedule

"The cabin" is a fully furnished condo that's hers one week every other year.
by Leslie Martin

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The legacy of Tom Paine

The legacy of Tom Paine

Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet "Common Sense" had a profound impact on American colonists seeking to break with the British Empire. Yet 200 years after his death, his role in American independence is often overshadowed. Midmorning looks at the legacy of the man some call the "forgotten founding father."

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