Trips and Getaways

15+ hour, 20+ min ago   (354+ words) Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport closed one runway Tuesday to replace the electrical system and install new energy efficient lighting. The closure is expected to last for six weeks. Jeff Lea, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Airports Commission and MSP Airport,…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (175+ words) Once again this fall, homeowners in neighborhoods in the city are hosting performances that will build stronger communities....

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (808+ words) Machel at the Brooklyn Public Library. Selvon Smith, the vice president—Information Technology and the chief information officer of the Brooklyn Public Library, shares a light moment with Machel Montano and Machel’s mother Elizabeth “Lady” Montano at the launch of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (343+ words) This is “Small Bites,” a South Florida Sun Sentinel feature with tidbits on the food and beverage scene — because we know that sometimes you just don’t have room for a long article. You want a little news brief instead, an…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (267+ words) The community theater group Wonderlust Productions developed a self-guided, time-traveling tour of downtown St. Paul, hosted by a pigeon....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (459+ words) The smallest state park in Minnesota, at less than 120 acres, is Franz Jevne State Park. The little marvel offers everything you’d expect from a state park, including secluded river views, natural beauty, fishing and hiking opportunities, and campsites for those…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1194+ words) Reid Forgrave The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) DALTON, Minn. – The legend of Ten Mile Lake Resort spans five generations and 120 years, and it starts like this: Anthony Prohosky, who’d emigrated from Bohemia in the late 1800s at age 14, owned a hotel…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (174+ words) Discover how the criminal justice system has impacted music history throughout the 20th century! Join an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour with owner Joe Cooke! Untapped New York's founder and author of Secret Brooklyn, Michelle Young, shares her favorite things to do! Foraging…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1449+ words) The Great River Road, an artery running from Minnesota to Louisiana, is providing a lifeline to small towns....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1132+ words) This Fourth of July marks the Semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary of the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence — celebrating the birth of the United States as an independent nation. As cities across the country mark the milestone with expanded programming and…...