Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) back issues from May 2009:
Don't give critters any free rides; Wisconsin will be bustling with fishing activity this weekend, so remember to keep boats and trailers clean.(SPORTS)(DENNIS ANDERSON)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: DENNIS ANDERSON; STAFF WRITER Minnesota anglers heading to Wisconsin this weekend to fish for walleyes and bass -- as thousands will do -- should be careful not to bring back any unwanted critters. Perhaps never has it been more important for anglers and ...
`Anybody' sidesteps sentiment; A tender story of misfits young and old.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: COLIN COVERT; STAFF WRITER Death is the ultimate disappearing act, and it mystifies young Edward (Bill Milner, "Son of Rambow"). A lonely only child living in his parents' struggling old folks' home, he studies mortality as if it were a magic trick. If only he could ...
Coleman's appeal asks for more counting; The Republican wants a lower court's decision that Franken won thrown out and rejected absentee ballots reconsidered.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: KEVIN DUCHSCHERE; PAT DOYLE; STAFF WRITERS Norm Coleman's legal team urged the Minnesota Supreme Court on Thursday to take dramatic action in the U.S. Senate dispute by throwing out a lower-court verdict favoring Al Franken and ordering the counting of thousands of ...
ART REVIEW; Homegrown surrealism; Minnesota artist Chris Larson greets spring with an icy blast from Deep North.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: MARY ABBE; STAFF WRITER You have to admire the chutzpah of Chris Larson's decision to greet spring with an eight-minute film about felt-clad automatons doing fruitless labor in an ice-encrusted shack. And to show the film continuously in a gallery festooned with silvery ...
seeworthy; TRAFFIC ZONE OPEN STUDIOS.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: MARY ABBE; STAFF WRITER Saturday: Besides its convenient location where Interstate 394 meets Washington Av. N. in Minneapolis' Warehouse District, the Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art is a compact building well stocked with talent. Its annual open house offers a chance ...
ON GUARD AGAINST THE FLU; Want to fly out of Mexico? First, be flu-free; The Mexican flu epidemic has sickened the travel industry and made return flights a headache for U.S. tourists.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: STEVE ALEXANDER; STAFF WRITER Tourists returning to Minnesota from Cancun International Airport Wednesday night had an unpleasant surprise: A medical exam now is required to board an airplane leaving Mexico, and those who don't pass can't leave, a travel agency official ...
New autopsy is ordered in child's death; The lawyer for the father of a 13-month-old girl wants her body exhumed to pinpoint when the toddler was fatally injured.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: ABBY SIMONS; STAFF WRITER An Andover toddler's body will be exhumed to allow a new autopsy requested by the attorney for the baby's father -- her accused killer. An Anoka County district judge this week granted the request to temporarily remove 13-month-old ...
Theater's Bain Boehlke gets a gold star; The actor, director and designer who founded the Jungle Theater is now the 2009 McKnight Distinguished Artist.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: GRAYDON ROYCE; STAFF WRITER Bain Boehlke, a pioneer who helped to establish the Twin Cities theater community, has been named the 2009 McKnight Distinguished Artist. The award recognizes a career as actor, director and designer that spans more than 50 years and continues ...
`Legally Blonde' is cute, tuneful; Musical Review: The touring musical, with its Minnesota-born star, is a piffle in pink.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: ROHAN PRESTON; STAFF WRITER Do blonde women really have more fun? Are they perkier and sexier than those with darker hair? Elle Woods would say yes, yes and yes. Woods is the protagonist in "Legally Blonde: The Musical," a comedy with a message ...
Please don't interfere, activists ask; North Side leaders are urging all to let an inquiry of the conflict between a principal and school official go forward.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: PATRICE RELERFORD; STAFF WRITER Two north Minneapolis activists on Thursday urged elected officials, the media and residents to stay out of the school district's investigation of a racially charged confrontation between a school board member and a principal. ...
Lilly Gracia Christensen, 97, lived her Christian faith; The Augsburg College professor found it in her heart to send her daughter's killer a message of forgiveness.(NEWS)(Obituary)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: TIM HARLOW; STAFF WRITER Lilly Gracia Christensen was not allowed to personally contact the man who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering her daughter Marina, but she was determined to get a message of forgiveness to him. Christensen contacted former Minnesota ...
ON GUARD AGAINST THE FLU; Retail medical clinics say they could provide daily reports signaling any wide outbreak of the newest strain.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: CHEN MAY YEE; STAFF WRITER In their brief history, retail medical clinics have gone from being vilified as fast-food medicine to becoming an accepted -- or at least tolerated -- part of the medical establishment. Now, retail clinics such as MinuteClinic are ...
Conservative group rips city golf courses; A Freedom Foundation report says municipal courses are running costly deficits, but one course manager says there's more to the story.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: DAVID PETERSON; STAFF WRITER Municipal golf courses in Minnesota are "teeing off on taxpayers," losing millions of dollars a year while competing with private owners in a declining business, a conservative research group said Thursday. But the manager of one ...
Credit card `bill of rights' on its way; The House sends the Senate a bill that would restrict banks' practices and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: KEVIN DIAZ; STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON - With ever more consumers maxed out on their credit cards, Congress is edging closer to sweeping legislation that would crack down on lending practices that critics say put borrowers deeper in debt. Billed as the Credit ...
CORRECTION.(NEWS)(CORRECTIONS)(Correction notice)
May 01, 2009 ... CORRECTION The date given for the goal scored by Carolina's Jussi Jokinen in a caption ...
Home on the road; Locally grown band Dark Dark Dark is back, but only briefly. Next stop: Venice.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: CYN COLLINS Special to the Star Tribune Members of nomadic chamber-folk band Dark Dark Dark live the concept that "home is where you are." After several months of touring, they are briefly back in Minneapolis before their Accidental Infinite Tour moves on to ...
Chrysler sells 10% of state's new vehicles.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: David Phelps; Staff Writer Seventy-five dealers in Minnesota sell Chrysler cars, trucks and SUVs; 13 are in the Twin Cities. Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge have about 10 percent of the Minnesota market as measured by new vehicle registrations, according to data ...
135TH KENTUCKY DERBY; Teacher/taskmaster gets prize pupil to Derby; Retired educator Tom McCarthy got the prized colt and stroke of luck he had sought for years in Derby hopeful General Quarters.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: RACHEL BLOUNT; STAFF WRITER LOUISVILLE, KY. - For the past half-century, Tom McCarthy watched Kentucky Derby week unfold from the doorstep of his barn and wondered what it would be like to be part of America's greatest horse race. The retired high school biology teacher ...
horse racing; NOTES; Castoff turns into a trainer's prize.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: RACHEL BLOUNT; STAFF WRITER LOUISVILLE, KY. - I Want Revenge is the morning-line favorite for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, at opening odds of 3-1. But a year ago, trainer Jeff Mullins was trying to get rid of him. After galloping his colt Thursday, Mullins ...
dining; THE HOT FIVE.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Rick Nelson; Staff Writer Use the weekend to kick the tires at a new restaurant. BIBO RESTAURANT & WINE BAR The former Viva Italia is now under the thumb of the folks behind top-rated i Nonni, and they're offering an easygoing Italian-inspired menu ...
Hutchinson will host police to honor fallen.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: PAUL WALSH; STAFF WRITER The Hutchinson Police Department, which lost to gunfire one of its officers in the line of duty nearly 20 years ago, is hosting this year's ecumenical service honoring fallen members of law enforcement in Minnesota. The Minnesota Law ...
Legal basis of breath test challenged; Defense lawyers cheer and prosecutors fear that a state Supreme Court ruling could sideline the long-used test.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: KATIE HUMPHREY; STAFF WRITER Blood and urine, in. Breath tests, out? A Thursday ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court, tied to a dispute about access to the workings of machines used for breath tests, has defense attorneys cheering and prosecutors ...
Aiming to close the achievement gap; Minneapolis schools will use stimulus funds to help the youngest learners, many of whom come from poverty.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: GREGORY A. PATTERSON; STAFF WRITER The 4-year-olds sat quietly, in rapt attention, in the school's atrium as teacher Nancy Norris-Weber read the story of the hermit crab, a lesson about cooperation and inclusion disguised as a story. The 19 members of her ...
Readers Write.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... LETTER OF THE DAY: Ellison's `criminal' act is in the tradition of civil disobedience The attention that U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison and four other members of Congress brought to the expulsion of aid workers in Darfur was an exemplary act. Standing with constituents and against horrific ...
Meeting focuses on U.S.-Muslim relations.(NEWS)(Conference notes)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: PAUL WALSH; STAFF WRITER Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., is scheduled to join scholars and policy experts next week to discuss the future of U.S.-Muslim relations. The nonprofit Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an academic ...
Driver dies, passenger hurt in crash.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: BOB VON STERNBERG; STAFF WRITER One person was killed and another was seriously injured after a car apparently ran a stop sign Wednesday night east of St. Cloud. The State Patrol identified the dead driver as Kenneth E. Schrock, 63, of Rapid River, Mich. His ...
FBI office to be in Brooklyn Center.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Paul Levy; Staff Writer In its search for a new image, Brooklyn Center has called upon the FBI for help. The U.S. General Services Administration, the bureau's property manager, announced Thursday that construction of a $53.7 million Minneapolis Division FBI ...
Something borrowed; A dispiriting attempt at yet another wedding comedy.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: COLIN COVERT; STAFF WRITER Like weddings, wedding comedies are all about the upholding of traditions. Family tensions must flare and be defused. A lovelorn bridesmaid or two must meet her ideal match. Off-key or off-color toasts must be offered. Some elaborate tower of ...
A long, bittersweet ride; Irresistible force meets immovable object in the sublime "Goodbye Solo.".(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: COLIN COVERT; STAFF WRITER Sometimes the humblest ingredients make the richest feast. North Carolina indie director Ramin Bahrani presents quiet, naturalistic dramas with rare vision, empathy and intelligence. His 2006 debut, "Man Push Cart," focused on a onetime ...
SAVING AT-RISK TREES; Two suburbs will be sprayed to eradicate gypsy moths; Timing and weather are critical factors in Minnetonka and Richfield, where the leaf-eating insects were detected last year.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: LAURIE BLAKE; STAFF WRITER By mid-May, trees in parts of Minnetonka and Richfield will be sprayed to eliminate gypsy moths found in both communities last summer. To pick the best time for the treatment, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture has been tracking ...
item world; local news and views.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Leslie Plesser; Tom Horgen; Kristin Tillotson; Jon Bream; Laurie Hertzel; Staff Writers Survey says ... If you're a Facebook user, you know the quizzes are out of control. (No, I.W. doesn't want to know which Barbie doll best represents us.) But "Which ...
Appreciate Mauer for what he is, not isn't; The All-Star's absence showed just how much he was missed and how well he fits.(SPORTS)(JIM SOUHAN)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: JIM SOUHAN; STAFF WRITER Today the Metrodome carpet will look a little greener, the Teflon roof a little brighter. Today the Twins lineup will become deeper than existentialism, their catching tighter than Tupperware. Today the Twins receive a one-man stimulus ...
OUTDOORS JOURNAL; Baltimore orioles ring in May.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Jim Gilbert It's a good time to put out the orange halves or grape jelly to welcome back the orioles. Mix the jelly half-and-half with water using an eggbeater, then pour into glass jars set out in feeders. The Baltimore oriole, which winters in Central ...
juice; WIND POWER; TUNNEL VISION; To improve efficiency of wind power, scientists at U of M think small-scale.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: JIM DAWSON Special to the Star Tribune In the long wind tunnel at the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, miniature wind turbines stand waiting for the lab's scientists to turn on the flow of air. The dozen or so turbines, just several ...
Woman charged with assaulting cop.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Mary Lynn Smith; Staff Writer A 32-year-old Burnsville woman was charged this week with assault after kicking a Burnsville police officer in the face while she was being arrested for drunken driving. She had several children in the car at the time. Police ...
A weekend Crosstown closing.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: PAUL WALSH; STAFF WRITER Motorists using the Crosstown Commons this weekend will encounter disruptions as the highway makeover continues on the Minneapolis-Richfield border. Starting Friday at 10 p.m. and until ...
Gordon Lell taught Concordia students to love Shakespeare.(NEWS)(Obituary)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: TIM HARLOW; STAFF WRITER Gordon Lell, who taught English literature and was well known for his popular course on Shakespeare at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., died Saturday at his home in Moorhead. He had been battling a malignant brain tumor. Lell, ...
A journalist's search for the ubiquitous facemask.(NEWS)(JAMES LILEKS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: JAMES LILEKS; STAFF WRITER As a matter of pure investigative journalism, I went looking for facemasks. We know we're supposed to wash our hands every 20 minutes, singing "Happy Birthday" twice -- including "How Old Are You" if you've said the word "Mexico" recently or ...
Cruel to be kind; The Queen of Mean lives up to her title in an interview about her hatred of winters and her passion for the Minnesota man who got away.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: NEAL JUSTIN; Staff Writer Lisa Lampanelli delivered the ultimate insult: She blew off our interview. That shouldn't be a surprise, since the 47-year-old comic has earned the title Queen of Mean with her steady stream of X-rated putdowns on Comedy Central's celebrity ...
LOCAL MUSIC; Age against the machine; The Cities' most veteran buzz band has produced a timeless second album.(VARIETY)(LOCAL MUSIC)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER; STAFF WRITER "Kids these days don't get how cool you used to be." There are a lot of people Paul Pirner could be referring to when he sings that line three-quarters of the way through "Freeway Surrender," the lively sophomore album by ...
opinion exchange; FROM TODAY'S INTERACTIVE ONLINE LOG ...(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Lori Sturdevant; Staff Writer ON THE JOB Outbreak sparks quick reaction Minnesota's disease detectives and public health protectors ask that the contagion that has proved deadly in Mexico not be called "swine" flu. A more accurate handle is "H1N1 ...
Man, 82, reports sexual assault; A resident of a Hopkins senior apartment complex identified a 57-year-old as the one who tried to molest him.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: LORA PABST; STAFF WRITER Hopkins police are investigating whether a man charged with sexually assaulting a fellow resident of a senior apartment building might also have assaulted other male residents of the building. Thomas Whitfield, 57, was charged in ...
Better than Leonard? Leonard Cohen, who plays here Sunday for the first time since 1993, is a revered writer, but other singers have had greater success with his songs.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: JON BREAM; Staff Writer Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leonard Cohen's songs are better known than he is. Starting with Judy Collins in 1966 ("Suzanne"), they've been covered more than 1,500 times by other singers, whose versions often became more famous than ...
the big gigs.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Jon Bream; Chris Riemenschneider; Staff Writers; Tom Surowicz POP/ROCK Eddie & the Hot Rods, the pride of England's pub-rock scene circa 1976, influenced lots of British punk bands that became hotter than the Rods. Louder and faster than the other pub ...
NIGHTLIFE; 501; Downtown's newest club; The father-and-son owners of a busy northeast Minneapolis bar bring their neighborhood attitude -- and live music -- downtown.(VARIETY)(NIGHTLIFE)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: TOM HORGEN; STAFF WRITER Like so many other things these days, Jarret Oulman found it on Craigslist. Oulman, co-owner of the 331 Club in northeast Minneapolis, was surfing Craigslist's maze of online classifieds last November when he stumbled upon a peculiar ...
get happy; drink cheap this week.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009 ... Bar: Manhattans. This classic cocktail bar is an ideal spot before and after theater shows on Hennepin Avenue. Deal: Half off all drinks (including specialty cocktails) and selected appetizers, such as its shrimp ...
on the list.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Tom Horgen; Staff Writer Cheers to Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo has become a lot like St. Patrick's Day -- for many people, it's just another excuse to party. If that's the case, here are a few suggestions. The large Latino club Nuevo Rodeo is hosting a street ...
Nuclear plant moratorium upheld.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Mark Brunswick; Staff Writer The Minnesota House of Representatives on Thursday refused to lift a moratorium on construction of nuclear power plants that has been in place since 1994. The issue remains alive in the Legislature, though, because the Minnesota ...
remembering.(NEWS)(Obituary)
May 01, 2009 ... Karnitz, David Charles age 56, Lake Mills, WI, joined his Lord on 4/27/09. Survived by parents, Emil & Lyla Karnitz; brothers, James (Patricia) and Mark; nephews, niece and many friends. Memorial service Sat., May 2 @ 11:00 am., Faith Ev. Lutheran Church, 16840 Hwy 13 S, Prior Lake, MN ....
weekend options.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: Melissa Walker; Staff Writer CHUGGA-CHUGGA CHOO The Twin City Model Railroad Museum celebrates 75 years on track this weekend with workshops and lectures about building and maintaining model trains and the history of local railways for museum visitors. A ...
swine flu watch: confimred in minnesota; The caution spreads; IN MINNESOTA: A town adapts as the flu pays a visit. Health officials ready plans and try to measure its potential impact. ACROSS THE GLOBE: As concern grows, more people are taking precautions or showing up in doctors' offices -- not ill, just worried sick.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: JOSEPHINE MARCOTTY; WARREN WOLFE; STAFF WRITERS COLD SPRING, MINN. Cold Spring, Minn., a town of 3,000 in central Minnesota, found itself in the middle of a global disease outbreak Thursday as schools, city officials and clinics reacted to news that ...
critic's picks.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: NEAL JUSTIN; STAFF WRITER Kidilicious Apparently, being a movie star and a top recording star isn't enough for Beyonce Knowles. Now she's poised to take over kiddieland. "Wubb Idol" (noon today, Nickelodeon), a special one-hour edition of "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!" ...
Judge refuses to delay sale of Polaroid; James Rosenbaum said the court record shows neither a grossly inadequate price nor taint of fraud.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: DAN BROWNING; STAFF WRITER The spurned bidder for Polaroid Corp. lost another attempt to block the sale to a rival on Thursday when a federal judge in Minneapolis found that it had little chance of succeeding with its efforts to appeal. U.S. District Judge ...
THE MINNESOTA POLL: SAME-SEX MARRIAGE; A SUBTLE SHIFT ON GAY UNIONS; More Minnesotans appear to be accepting of same-sex marriage. Their age, politics and where they live influence that opinion.(NEWS)(THE MINNESOTA POLL)(Survey)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: MARK BRUNSWICK; STAFF WRITER With the state Supreme Court in neighboring Iowa rewriting that state's definition of marriage to include same-sex couples, Minnesotans are divided on the subject in this state, a Star Tribune Minnesota Poll finds: - One-third say the state ...
high schools; NOTES; Freshman gives verbal to UND.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: DAVID LA VAQUE; STAFF WRITER Josie Dillon ended any potential recruiting battles for her service before they had a chance to start. Dillon, who just finished her freshman season with Benilde-St. Margaret's varsity girls' basketball team, recently made a ...
prep roundup; BASEBALL; Hopkins senior hits three HRs.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009 ... - HOPKINS 12, BENILDE-ST. MARGARET'S 0: The only thing that was different in senior Chris Anderson's first three plate appearances Thursday was how many teammates were on base. Anderson hit three consecutive home runs in the first three innings, belting a grand slam in the first, a two-run ...
ST. PAUL SAINTS; A ticket back to the Big Show; Kerry Ligtenberg hopes the Saints are an opportunity to revive a promising big-league career.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: BRIAN STENSAAS; STAFF WRITER The ability to throw strikes is still there, and so are those razor blade-style sideburns from a decade ago. His arm is good enough for the St. Paul Saints to give a local guy the possibility of another summer under the sun. The ...
The eternal boys of summer.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009 ... Prospective players for the St. Paul Saints waited to bat Thursday at the team's annual open tryout at Midway Stadium in St. Paul. Catchers, pitchers and infielders ...
MINNESOTA SCENE; Wolves' Love named to All-Rookie second team.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2009 ... Kevin Love of the Timberwolves was snubbed for the rookie-sophomore game at All Star Weekend. On Wednesday, in spite of a rookie-leading 29 double-doubles, he was left off the NBA's All-Rookie first team. Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose led the first team, which also included ...
Fleeing gunman fires at police.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: PAUL WALSH; STAFF WRITER A gunman behind the wheel of a fleeing van shot at a Maplewood police officer in pursuit, peppering the squad car with bullets and eluding capture. The van has been recovered in St. Paul, said Maplewood police Lt. David Kvam, but the gunman is ...
Brewster gets wish: U to play Longhorns; The teams last met during the Depression, but that will change with an upcoming home-and-home series.(SPORTS)(SID HARTMAN)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: SID HARTMAN; STAFF WRITER Gophers football coach Tim Brewster wasn't kidding when he said he wanted to play Texas. So Gophers athletic director Joel Maturi has scheduled Texas on a home-and-home series with the dates to be set. It's been a long time since ...
Lighthouse keeper seeks wife, fast; Molly Sue McDonald plays a widow wary of romance in an original, true-story musical at History Theatre.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: GRAYDON ROYCE; STAFF WRITER Twenty days is barely enough time to search for a new car. Imagine trying to find a spouse in that time -- without eHarmony.com at your disposal. David Corbin was a lonely lighthouse keeper 150 years ago in Door County, Wis., when his ...
in the spotlight.(VARIETY)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: GRAYDON ROYCE; STAFF WRITER; CAROLINE PALMER `I HAVE BEFORE ME A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT GIVEN TO ME BY A YOUNG LADY FROM RWANDA' Opening: Sonja Linden, a Florida-based playwright, wrote this script after working as a writer-in-residence at Medical Foundation for the Care of ...
ST. PAUL; Cinco de Mayo to be festival as usual, organizers say; A gang injunction will help keep the celebration safe, organizers say. Police say they will be on duty but not in greater numbers.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: ANTHONY LONETREE; CHRIS HAVENS; STAFF WRITERS Gang members have gotten their warnings, but for everyone else, not much is expected to change at this year's Cinco de Mayo celebration on St. Paul's West Side, officials say. "From an outside perspective, it's ...
Electric Fetus has an answer to iTunes; With ThinkIndie, the nation's independent record stores offer local bands a grassroots download alternative.(NEWS)
May 01, 2009; ... Byline: RANDY A. SALAS; STAFF WRITER When Minneapolis band Solid Gold first tried to make its music available on iTunes, the popular music-download service rejected the unsigned rockers. Without a label, Solid Gold would have to go through a middle-man agency. But starting ...