Lifestyle

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.
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.
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.
Midmorning Weekend: Colorful characters
Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.
Exit, stage north
A theater director celebrates the nostalgic appeal of a summertime gig in Bemidji.
A vacation that comes according to schedule
"The cabin" is a fully furnished condo that's hers one week every other year.
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."
Leonardo DaVinci, man of mystery
Scholars debate the role of Leonardo Da Vinci's artistry and technology in creating the scientific revolution, while popular culture has newly embraced his mysterious persona thanks to Dan Brown's novels. Midmorning searches for the true Da Vinci.