What’s better than a cheap ass dive with filling food and stiff drinks?   Photo courtesy of Thrillist My answer: basically nothing. I have always held an unholy love in my heart for dive bars, and I cannot stress how much fun it was to compile a list of the

The weather’s warming up, so you know what that means…   Photo courtesy of Thrillist Patio time! But patios fill up so quickly when the weather is nice; what to do? Hit one of the spectacular rooftops (or honorary rooftops) in my latest piece for Thrillist. I’ve got several favorites

I can truly promise that you will never see a show like this again.   You’ve heard of drive-in movie theaters, but have you heard of drive-in plays? No? You wouldn’t be alone! It’s a highly unusual concept, but a drive-in play (or maybe a drive-by play is more accurate)

There’s only one more weekend to experience THE coolest interactive exhibit I’ve seen in a while.   100 games over 10,000 square feet? #yesplease I’ll be the first to admit that video games (and video gamers) have gotten a bad rap over the years. You can really see the full

What does community outreach mean to you?   Photo courtesy of Mu Performing Arts How about accessibility? For a lot of people I imagine the definition would be pretty literal – have you invited people to attend your show? Do you have ramps and elevators for those who can’t climb

What did you do on Valentine’s Day?   Photo courtesy of the Penumbra The holiday seems to be one that you love or love to hate. As for myself, I could swing either way – there is no denying that the entire day is set up to allow corporations to

Who knew Thornton Wilder could get a little wild?   Photos by Petronella J. Ytsma I’ve talked a lot on this blog about my feelings on what pieces of art are considered to be “classics.” Whether you believe it is correct or not, there are definitely a core few writers

It’s a good thing I love being a Minnesotan, because I’m really becoming an expert in activities to do here.   Photo courtesy of Thrillist Close on the heels of my Thrillist roundup on best non-holiday related Minnesota activities, I’ve compiled a new roundup of more active hobbies to undertake

Whenever someone not from Minnesota comes to visit, I hear the pity in their voice when they talk about living here through the winter. Photo courtesy of Thrillist Inevitably something along the lines of “bUt HOW dO yoU sUrvIvE iT?!?” comes out of their mouths, and all I can do

Doesn’t #23 seem a little low on the ranking?   Photo courtesy of Thrillist How do the Twin Cities stack up when compared with our fellow American metropoles? Let me count the ways. Thrillist asked me to send in some suggestions for cliched sights in the Twin Cities worth their