Topics

People & Places

• Not a sad young literary man
  Keith Gessen is a brave man. He created and edits a caustic literary magazine called "N+1" which has a reputation for its smart and often snarky criticism. Now he's published his own novel and is facing the critics.May 6, 2008
• New memoir tells Hmong story
  A new book tells the story of one family's life in Minnesota after a harrowing escape from Laos. Hmong author Kao Kalia Yang has written a memoir called "The Latehomecomer."May 6, 2008
• Minnesota as it was
  St. Paul was already a bustling community when Minnesota became a state. Just what was life like in this 1850s frontier town?May 6, 2008
• Local Myanmar community responds to cyclone disaster
  A leader of Minnesota's ethnic Karen community said he hopes relief will come to victims of Saturday's tropical cyclone in his native Myanmar, where the death toll has soared above 22,000.May 6, 2008
• Minnesota by the numbers
  Minnesota marks its 150th year of statehood. What kind of place has it become?May 5, 2008
• 'Son of Rambow' director enhances his childhood memories
  When Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith made the movie "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" a couple of years ago, they set aside the film the really wanted to make, "Son of Rambow." Now after being a hit at Sundance, the film is about to open in Minnesota.May 5, 2008
• August Wilson's African-American Century
  It's rare to have the opportunity to see the entire body of work by a major American playwright. Even more rare to see it performed by a theater company pivotal to that playwrights development. But Twin Cities theatergoers have just that opportunity.May 2, 2008
• The streetcars are running again
  The Como-Harriet streetcar opens for the season Saturday. The one-mile track connects Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis.May 2, 2008
• Iraq war movies attract a lukewarm response at the box office
  Next week former talkshow host Phil Donahue's new documentary "Body of War" opens in the Twin Cities. It's just the latest movie about the Iraq conflict.May 2, 2008
• Preserving the past one building, site at a time
  Recently Tom Crann paid a visit to the Pioneer and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis. It's the city's oldest cemetery. The memorial site was established in 1853, five years before Minnesota became a state.May 1, 2008
• Student receives Army award for 35W collapse response
  2nd Lt. Nathan Lund received the Soldier's Medal during a ceremony Thursday at the University of Minnesota.May 1, 2008
• Missing NY student found dead in campus pond
  Searchers have recovered a body believed to be that of a 19-year-old Minnesota student missing since Sunday from his upstate New York college.April 30, 2008
• Giving girls a chance
  Polar explorer Ann Bancroft celebrates her 22nd anniversary of reaching the North Pole by encouraging leadership among young girls. Midmorning discusses how she is encouraging girls to follow their own dreams.Midmorning, April 30, 2008
• Living history on a Minnesota farm
  Two brothers have watched nearly a century of state history from their northern Minnesota farm.April 29, 2008
• Travels with Rudy
  Globe-trotter Rudy Maxa joins Midmorning to share his tips for handling what's expected to be a rough summer for flying, and to talk about his new travel series.Midmorning, April 29, 2008

• Previous
• 475
• 476
• 477
• 478
• 479
• 480
• 481
• 482
• 483
• 484
• Next