The Cities Blog

Minneapolis disclosed it received a $10,000 donation from General Mills, after MPR News questioned why the contribution was listed as "anonymous".
A new take on the dinner theater
An interactive supper series brings together strangers who stay in character while dining out along the Central Corridor.
Taking up the gun for the story
At ladies night at Bill's Gun Shop, an instructor put a revolver into my hands.
St. Paul walks fine line on signs
St. Paul says an "adult superstore" called The Love Doctor can't add a new sign to its storefront.
Six months after passing a resolution formally requesting Backpage.com stop running ads that law enforcement says contributes to minors being sold for sex, the city council received its first report on the police department’s response to trafficking. The jist of it: since February 2011, 19 defendants have been charged with trafficking and 18 girls were…
The new face(s) of Minnesota
A new generation of Minnesota immigrants puts a strain on language tutoring programs.
School shopping in St. Paul or Mpls?
St. Paul and Minneapolis districts hold school fairs.
What’s the Macy’s building worth?
The downtown St. Paul Macy's building isn't worth much, but the land is another story.
Dozens of firms to design Southwest LRT
Here's the long list of firms to get subcontracting work on SWLRT.