Dozens of bars in the Twin Cities are finding means with which to combat the smoking ban...and they're doing so by channeling Shakespeare's famous phrase, "all the world is a stage." The Star Tribune reports that bars are now holding "theater nights" and declaring all their...
Minneapolis, the Mini Frozen Apple, has a long and much venerated punk rock aesthetic. The fertile Twin Cities art scene has bred such punk heroes as Husker Du, the Dillinger 4, the Replacements, and the Hold Steady. With that scene and its commitment to the protestant work ethic comes an innumerable...
According to its MySpace page, the soon-to-be opened dyke bar Pi in Minneapolis is 68 years old. We're hoping they'll celebrate their birthday before they open. MPLS has been hemorrhaging gay bars recently so it is nice that a new one is opening up. This one promises a disco ball, live music...
Nye's Polonaise Room in Minneapolis' Nordeast hasn't changed that much since it opened in 1949. During the 30s, when Poles came in search of work at the nearby grain and saw mills, the bar provided a home away from home. Almost 60 years later, there's still that comfortable feel. There's...