February 2010
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Minneapolis Longfellow Community Forum →
The Mpls Issues Forum might not be as good as it used to be, but it does have moments. And now they have a group just for Longfellow Issues. Go ahead and join, they need 100 members to keep it going.
Feb 26th
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MSP Restaurant Week starts Sunday, Feb 28 -... →
(via urbanfoodie) At first glance, these would be on my short list of places I’d love to check out: Ginger Hop, Northeast Social, Meritage, Saffron, and Sea Change
Feb 26th
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My Top 5 Favorite Breakfast Places
If DeRusha can do it, so can I. :) Hot Plate: Grand Marais Scramble (eggs, trout, cream cheese) is my go to brunch item at my favorite place in town. I just love the paint by number paintings that line the walls, and I have a great story about a time we watched a couple argue in their car out front for 20 minutes, leave, come back, argue some more, and finally the guy comes in to eat while she...
Feb 25th
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I recently switched domain providers and moved my blog back to East-Lake.net (still tumblr), please update rss feed if you are into that sort of thing. http://feeds.feedburner.com/East-lake
Feb 25th
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Feb 24th
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Miniatureapolis - 1st Ave & 5th St on Vimeo (via mnspeak)
Feb 24th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21) →
The Antlers (20) British Sea Power (15) Kings of Convenience (14) Freeway (14) Lookbook (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Feb 24th
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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And the James Beard Awards Semifinalists Are . . . →
The James Beard Foundation has announced its list of restaurant and chef semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. The foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Committee selected the nominees from 21,000 online entries. OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR Larry D’Amico and Richard D’Amico, D’Amico & Partners, Minneapolis RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR Sameh Wadi, Saffron Restaurant &...
Feb 18th
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The Heavy Table Birthday Party →
bigboxcar: freshmn: heavytable: Aaron Landry / Heavy Table On Feb. 17, the Heavy Table will have been bringing you daily stories about Upper Midwestern food and drink for a full year. It’s been a great run thus… I can’t go, but you should. I can’t go either, but you should! I’ll be there, but you should go anyway!
Feb 17th
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NEWS: Cap'n Jazz Reunion Official, True
minneapolisfuckingrocks: *MP3: Cap’n Jazz - “Oh, Messy Life” It’s true! Nerds unite in joy as the rumors are true, Cap’n Jazz is reuniting to play in Chicago on 7/17 at the Bottom Lounge, with more unannounced dates to come. Furthermore, Analphabetapolothology will be released on vinyl via Jade Tree. Pick up tickets here. (Ian Anderson) Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! “canine ate...
Feb 16th
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Feb 16th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-14) →
Radiohead (73) Karen O & The Kids (29) British Sea Power (22) The Saturday Knights (15) Sondre Lerche (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Feb 15th
Feb 15th
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The Godfather →
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Feb 11th
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Stub & Herb's named a top beer destination →
Attention bar owners: When the beer geeks like you, you know you’ve done something right. In the latest issue of Beer Advocate, the beloved beer bible mentioned Minneapolis’ own Stub & Herb’s on its list of 25 Top Places to Have a Pint. The 70-year-old pub was ranked No. 12 and was the only Minnesota bar on the international list. In 2007, Stub & Herb’s broke out...
Feb 11th
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Pics from Last Night's Pub Crawl
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Feb 11th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-7) →
Vampire Weekend (33) Tegan & Sara (26) Belle & Sebastian (22) The Avett Brothers (16) The Thermals (14) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Feb 8th
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Feb 8th
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Feb 4th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-31) →
Love-Cars (27) The Saturday Knights (26) Spoon (23) Tegan & Sara (13) Kings of Convenience (13) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Feb 3rd
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The Minnesota Olympics | News Cut | MPR →
The U.S. Olympic team has been finalized, and Minnesota is sending more athletes to Vancouver than any other state. Chisholm, Duluth, and Edina tie for most athletes from a single city. Here’s the final list of the “locals”: Rebekah Bradford; Apple Valley, Minn.; Speedskating (LT) Wynn Roberts; Battle Lake, Minn.; Biathlon  Natalie Nicholson; Bemidji, Minn.; Curling  David...
Feb 3rd