What's going on in Minneapolis / St. Paul

This restaurant's rooftop bar provides a view of downtown Minneapolis, and the city lights are beautiful on a warm summer night. The restaurant also offers all-you-can-eat sushi for $30 a person on Sunday and Monday starting at 6 p.m. Happy hour i...

Some days, all you want to do is disappear into the serenity of nature, to reemerge with your soul recharged and chi rebalanced. Our favorite place to get both lost and found is Crosby Farm Park, a working farm until the 1960s and now the largest ...

The restaurant's patio is breathtaking, however happy hour is only available in the main bar and the garden bar area, as the majority of the patio is considered part of its dining area. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. and 9 ...

Whether you favor sweets for your morning meal or lean more toward the savory end of the spectrum, the X factor of any good breakfast is the bread. Many an otherwise decent breakfast sandwich has been ruined by a dry biscuit, and everyone knows th...

A few things you'll notice when you first enter Donny Dirk's Zombie Den: The bartenders are dressed as Shaun of the Dead-style zombie hunters (a novelty that probably wore off for them long ago); stunning waitresses in long, black Morticia Addams ...

Want to get away for a weird weekend? Set your sights southeast down I-94 and pull off the interstate at the Wisconsin Dells. As you look around you may ponder, "Why in the world is this tourist trap here? And how did it come to possess the world'...

Playing golf in Northfield may sound as convenient as playing in Dubai, but in reality the town isn't all that far away. Nor is it north (at least from the Cities). Point the golf cart south and in about 40 miles from the state Capitol on I-35 you...

"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou," a poet once said. That'll work in a pinch, but it doesn't make for a great picnic. When you're considering the best place for an open-air lunch in the Cities, you're also going to want scenic beauty, lot...

From the easy-on-the-pocketbook, not-so-easy-on-the-eyes Bangkok Thai deli in St. Paul, the owners have spun off Krungthep Thai in Minneapolis — a lovelier place, but with the same tasty soul. Krungthep serves the wonderful, addictive, spicy noodl...

Barbecue is primal fare: tender, fatty meat that clings to bone, slathered in a tangy sauce, and eaten out of hand. There's a reason the down-home comfort shows up on so many death row inmates' last meal requests. Barbecue is great anytime, but sp...

Although many are loath to venture outside of the cities, the short trip to Lindey's will bring great pleasure to those who love thick steaks and cold cocktails. Part of the fun is in the journey to this restaurant, which looks like a 1950s inn, c...

Four times a year the Highpoint Center for Printmaking opens its doors and invites visitors to create a piece of art to take home—for free. Each open-house event has a theme; past installments have focused on outer space, botany, and Dias de los M...