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Farming for Federal DollarsMeet the Minnesotans who receive subsidies for not growing anythingBy Matt SnydersWednesday, March 17There are no corn, soybean, or wheat fields within biking distance of Royalton Heating and Cooling. The shop's headquarters, located in the... More >> -
Joe Basel: From U of M-Morris to Louisiana WatergateA local boy's rise to power in America's right wingBy Andy MannixWednesday, March 10On a quiet morning in late January, a thin stranger with neatly parted brown hair stood in room 1005 of the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New... More >> -
Jon Gurban forced out as Minneapolis park board's controversial superintendentAfter six stormy years, Gurban is given the bootBy Emily KaiserWednesday, March 03When the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board voted last month not to rehire its top employee, park superintendent Jon Gurban, it marked the... More >> -
Paul Koenig: The One-Man Housing CrisisHe's been dragging down property values for years, and neighbors want him outBy Andy MannixWednesday, February 24On the 1500 block of Hillside Avenue in north Minneapolis, a brown and white handrail leads to a vinyl-sided beige duplex a mere few hundred feet... More >> -
Joe Gustafson lives above the law in north MinneapolisFormer Hell's Angel is about to get taken downBy Erin CarlyleWednesday, February 17Joe Gustafson sat there, handcuffed, in a recliner in his living room, as federal agents rifled through his personal things. They were tearing... More >>
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Pot Grow Houses in Florida Are Deadly Business
By Gail Shepherd
On July 12, 2007, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Timothy Boyle was parked... More >>
Dallas
Moms Gone Wired: One Woman's Journey Through the Mommy Blogosphere to Gain Parental Prowess and Free Stuff
By Alice Laussade
People talk about the "magic of birth" and the "joys of parenthood" and, yeah, in my 12 months... More >>
Denver
Bad fences make bad neighbors for the Cherry Creek Farm HOA and its residents
By J. David McSwane
Tom and Courtney Myers moved into their home in Cherry Creek Farm more than a decade ago, and... More >>
Houston
Blog Stars
Ten local sites that rock our world
By Cathy Matusow
How things have changed. In 2004, the Houston Press profiled Matt Mullenweg, the founding... More >>
Kansas City
At the St. Regis, living cheap comes at a steep price
By Nadia Pflaum
A group of neighbors met Paul Bolder at his door as he was coming home from church on Sunday,... More >>
Miami
The murder of Stevie Febonio: South Florida's marijuana grow houses can be a deadly business
By Gail Shepherd
On July 12, 2007, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Timothy Boyle was parked... More >>
Phoenix
Kitchen Ink: A Photo Essay That Shows Off the Tattoos of the Valley's Rock-Star Chefs
By Michele Laudig
If chefs are the new rock stars — and by all accounts they are, considering all the... More >>
San Francisco
Turning the Tables
Police have made a number of arrests and seizures of DJ equipment at underground parties and clubs. Is it enforcement or harassment?
By Lois Beckett
It was a good party, Arash Ghanadan thought: the right girl-guy ratio, a DJ spinning house... More >>
St. Louis
Baby-Faced Justin Lawrence Stands 5'8", Weighs 165 Pounds and Can Kick Your Ass Six Different Ways
By Keegan Hamilton
At age nineteen, Justin Lawrence does not sport an intimidating physique. Barefoot on a... More >>
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City Pages - The Blotter
Northwest 188 pilots who blew past MSP airport were indeed distracted, NTSB says
Thu Mar 18, 5:03 PM
he pilots were not aware of the repeated attempts by air traffic controllers' and the airline to contact them, More >>
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Joe Gustafson lives above the law in north Minneapolis Former Hell's Angel is about to get taken down
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Paul Koenig: The One-Man Housing Crisis He's been dragging down property values for years, and neighbors want him out
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Joe Basel: From U of M-Morris to Louisiana Watergate A local boy's rise to power in America's right wing
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Jon Gurban forced out as Minneapolis park board's controversial superintendent After six stormy years, Gurban is given the boot
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Readers respond to "Angry Management"
Wednesday, March 17I have known Jon Gurban since the mid-'60s. I have seen him in friendly, casual, tense, business, personal, and tragic situations. He has always... More>>
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Peter Rickmyer: Northside gadfly or real pain in the ass? Neighborhood nuisance filing lawsuits left and rightWednesday, March 17Kelly Browne was on a stepladder, a paintbrush in her hand, when she heard someone knocking vigorously on her front door. She surveyed the fresh... More>>
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Pawlenty planning to cut Hollywood incentive program The Convincer with Greg Kinnear filming in state right nowWednesday, March 17Mike Arnold, a 58-year-old veteran teamster, has been working on films in Minnesota for 20 years, and has seen up close how movie money trickles... More>>
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Death in the Spring Porch wisdom from border countryWednesday, March 17His name is Nathan Weir. He's 59 years old, and he's dying. His home is on the west side of St Paul, where he can be found most afternoons... More>>
Letters
Readers respond to "Angry Management"
Wednesday, March 17
I have known Jon Gurban since the mid-'60s. I have seen him in friendly, casual, tense, business, personal, and tragic situations. He has always... More >>
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