Food & Dining
Summer in the Cities – Slice: Our Guide to the Best, New Outdoor Dining
Is it just me, or was this winter kind of an a-wad? Every time we considered packing away the wooly wardrobe, another bracing round of weather would land another crotch shot. It got to the [...]
Slice: Spill The Wine
It was never Katie Greeman’s dream to open a wine bar. It was just that everything fell so perfectly into place. Now, with the move from the original location into a space that used to [...]
Slice: Dining Out for Life 2013
Remember those days when the promise of a sticker reward was all the bribery needed to get you on your very best behavior? Dining Out for Life is on the horizon and it’s the best [...]
Slice: Rincón 38
Chef Hector Ruíz has a lot on his plate. The busy chef and owner of Café Ena and the newly opened Rincón 38 is filling me in on a frustrating phone call he had just [...]
Slice: A Toast to Food
Love is many a splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love. Well, love and a fabulous caterer wouldn’t hurt. As you move from the exciting thrill of betrothal [...]
Sports
Chris Kluwe: Goodbye to the Empathetic Punter
The morning of Monday, May 6, those of us who were following the news knew that Vikings punter, Chris Kluwe, had a meeting with management. The Vikings had used their fifth round draft pick for [...]
Glimpses: Amy and Freddy at Camp, Movie Bear Snow Tubing Event, One Voice Mixed Chorus 25th Anniversary
Amy and Freddy at Camp Amy and Freddy – the First Fifteen Years Actors Theater of Minnesota presents Amy and Freddy for one night only at Camp Bar and Cabaret on January 18. Based out [...]
Travel & Recreation
Summer Fun: Minnesota-Style
Minnesota has finally been graced by a more temperate climate, and it’s time to enjoy what our beautiful state has to offer! With an endless number of lakes, parks, trails, and rivers, the only hard [...]
Mall of America Staycation at the New Radisson Blu
Let the other suckers sit in that bumper-to-bumper traffic in an attempt to flee the city this summer. Why not gather some friends and try a little staycation in exotic Bloomington? I know, stay with [...]
Summer Survival and Travel: Making Time with the Kids a Joy!
By Tina Feigal, M.S., Ed., Parent Coach School will soon be out, and parents need some handy tips for surviving and even thriving during summer with the kids. Maybe you’re anticipating some intense behaviors from [...]
Salzburg: Austria
The hills are alive, all right—a mighty fortress rising here, a somber monastery anchoring another peak, and, yes, everywhere, the sound of music . It’s Salzburg, and I’m infatuated with—no, not Maria. Mozart!— the city’s [...]
Queen of the River
Jane Swenson is not smiling. Her photo in the Winona County History Center is all that remains of the town’s first white settler, who landed among the Dakotas in 1838 and bid adieu the very [...]
Clubs & Music
Issue 469: Bear With Me (While I Tell You About)…
Carol Burnett presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust Friday, May 17 • 8pm State Theatre • 805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis Carol Burnett, the six-time Emmy Award-winning actress, will appear in an audience interactive program “Laughter and [...]
Music: 468
Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience I wouldn’t go as far as to call this a comeback – that should be reserved for pop stars who go away because of drug addiction, cult membership, or crippling agoraphobia after [...]
10 Questions with SHERRY VINE
By Ryan McEnaney Sherry Vine is coming to Minneapolis this weekend as part of Bitch Flowers’ “April Showers Bring Bitch Flowers” evening at the Varsity Theater. Here’s a quick Q&A to introduce you to Sherry: [...]
Music: 466
David Bowie The Next Day Ten years after his last album, our favorite musical chameleon makes an unexpected, but rather welcome, return to the fold with a strong 14-cut album that evokes the mystery and [...]
Style & Entertaining
Wedding Fashion: Rewriting History
Produced & Styled by Style-Architects, style-architects.com Photography by Eliesa Johnson of Photogen Inc., photogen-inc.com Models: Elle and Courtney from Ignite Models, Mathew Janczewski, and Orlando Hunter Tara Latour Angela Gown, $13,550, l’atelier couture, lateliercouturebridal.com. Ferragamo [...]
Wedding Fashion Resources
Style-Architects Style-Architects is a boutique lifestyle services company dedicated to creating personalized and awe-inspiring events, weddings and wardrobe styling services. Based in the North Loop area of Minneapolis, Style-Architects’ events and wedding services include everything [...]
Wedding Marketplace
Assorted Rings from Todd Reed Max’s Oxidized silver, gold, palladium, and diamonds are what can symbolize your love and commitment to each other forever. Please call for prices. www.stylebymax.com Bridal Bouquet Duo Linder’s Floral [...]
A New Life, A New Look
Congratulations! You’ve fallen in love! Whether the two of you are newlyweds, just moving in together, or an older couple who once found love but are now with a new person, it’s time to brace [...]
Create Your Dream Wedding
By Madeline Johnson Style-Architects, the creative company who designed and styled the wedding spread found in this issue of Lavender Magazine, is a boutique lifestyle services agency dedicated to wedding and special occasion planning, and [...]
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