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2025.06.11-2 :: mn

Comprehensive guide on finding EDM shows in Minneapolis

Hi y'all I see occasional posts here about getting into the EDM/Rave scene here in the Twin Cities. Thought I'd put together a guide of promoters to follow:




2025.10.05 :: mn

Raspberry Island was once home to curling rinks, a Navy training center, even an R.E.M. concert

St. Paul’s Raspberry Island has been reinvented again and again.

In the 1890s, it was a popular spot to take a dip in the Mississippi River in summer and home to curling rinks in winter.

Later, it was the site of a U.S. Navy training base. Its historic boat club housed a series of nightclubs with colorful names: Tugboat Annie’s, Golden Garter, River Serpent.

It became an outdoor concert venue, hosting bands like R.E.M. and Aerosmith before spending a sad stretch of years as a parking lot.

Today, the tiny 2-acre island underneath the Wabasha Street Bridge is a park, planted with ornamental grasses and small oak trees.




2025.10.06 :: mn

Minneapolis Mayor Says Remote Work Turns You Into a Loser. Minneapolis Mayor Frey says comment that remote workers would turn into "losers" was a joke

'We were shocked': Gov. Walz orders state workers to return to the office. Also in the article: Mayor Melvin Carter is pushing for St. Paul’s city employees to return to their offices, announcing last fall that staff would be expected to be at their desks at least three days per week starting April 1.




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