Posted on May 8, 2020
by Give Me The Mike
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Updated 7/11/20 If you’re like me, you have dug through drawers and cleaned out closets while spending more time at home. Now you have bags worth of items you would like to donate. But are all those organizations closed? Short answer: no. Here’s a…
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Posted on November 12, 2019
by Give Me The Mike
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I tallied your votes for the best bakeries in Minnesota. Most of them are outside of the immediate metro (none are in Minneapolis or Saint Paul) and they all have been around for generations. I was on KSTP-TV’s Twin Cities Live to share their…
Category: randoMNessTags: Anoka, bakeries, bakery, Benson, Benson Bakery, Blaine, Cold Spring, Cold Spring Bakery, Cold Spring Bakery Connection, Emily's Bakery, Emily's Bakery and Deli, Emily's Bakery Hastings, Hanisch, Hanisch Bakery, Hanisch Bakery & Coffee SHop, Hanisch Bakery Red Wing, Hans, Hans Bakery, Hans Bakery Anoka, Hans Bakery Blaine, Hastings, kolachies, KSTP, KSTP TV, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Peanut Squares, Prison Bars, red wing, Saint Paul, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Live, Waite Park, Worth the Trip
Don’t get me wrong, I love the Minnesota State Fair. I have an in-depth online guide about the Great Minnesota Get Together. But the media can make it feel like the State Fair is the only thing going on during the entire month of…
Category: randoMNessTags: Anoka, Armory, Art and Craft Festival, best meat raffles, Best meat raffles MN, Bobby Tufts, Brainerd, Buffalo, Canterbury Park, Cat Video Festival, CHS Field, Clueless, Como Park Japanese Obon Festival, Como Park Zoo, Costco Business Center, Diplo, Dorset, Duluth, Dwight Yoakam, El Burrito Mercado, Festival of Sail, Fiddler on the Roof, Gold Rush Days, Harriet Island, Harvest Festival, Hutchinson, Incubus, India Association of Minnesota, IndiaFest, Irish Fair of Minnesota, Lake Elmo, Legally Blonde the Musical, Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Lyric Arts Company, Mankato RibFest, Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, meat raffles, Minneapolis, Minneapolis events, Minnesota, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Minnesota Garlic Festival, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Minnesota Vikings, Motley Crue, myTalk 107.1, NHRA Nationals, Oronoco, Orpheum Theatre, Pablo's Mexican Restaurant, Pablo's Mexican Shakopee, Rhythm on the Rails, Round Lake, Round Lake Vineyards, Saint Paul, Saint Paul events, Saint Paul Saints, Shakopee, Smallest Museum in St. Paul, St. Paul, St. Paul Saints, Steele County, Steele County Fair, Stillwater, Stillwater Flea and Crafters Market, Surly Brewing, Surly Brewing Co, Taste of Dorset, Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Uptown Art Fair, USA Today, Vince Neil, Washington County Fair, What's the Scoop?, Woodbury, Woodbury Days, Wu Tang Clan, X Games
Posted on June 25, 2019
by Give Me The Mike
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I had to determine who sells the best ice cream in the state. The winning locations are determined by your suggestions. Thanks to votes on my Facebook page, thousands upon thousands of votes came in. Honestly, it was a bit overwhelming. All of the…
Category: randoMNessTags: Adele's Frozen Custard, Afton, Amore Ice Cream Shoppe, Anderson's Ice Cream Shoppe, Anoka, Big Dipper Creamery, Big Lake, Blaine, Blast Softserve, Buffalo, Cedar Crest, Champlin, Chill Ice Cream Studio, Chocolate Shoppe, Conny's Creamy Cone, Coon Rapids, Cullen's Ice Cream, Cup and Cone, Deep Freeze, Elk River, Excelsior, Farmington, Flapdoodles Homemade Ice Cream, Freeport, Fridley, Fudging Delicious, Grand Old Creamery, Grandpa's Ice Cream, Hastings, Honey & Mackie's, ice cream, Izzy's, KSTP, KSTP TV, La Michoacana Purepecha, Lakeside Eats & Treats, Licks Unlimited, Lindstrom, LUV Ice Cream, Mankato, Milkjam Creamery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MN Nice Cream, Mom & Pop's Ice Cream, Mr. Twisty, Nelson's Ice Cream, New London, Nisswa, North Oaks, North Saint Paul, Oak Station Coffee & Cone, Osakis, Owatonna, Plymouth, Prior Lake, Rochester, Saint Cloud, Saint Paul, Schoolhouse Scoop, Sebastian Joe's, Selma's Ice Cream Parlour, Stillwater, The Chocolate Ox, Tip Top Dairy Bar, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Live, Two Scoops, What's the Scoop?, White Bear Lake, Worth the Trip
Not much gets better than July in Minnesota! There’s plenty to do with long summer nights. Bonus: you don’t have to spend 20 minutes putting on a parka and scraping ice off your windshield! I compiled a list of events happening around the state….
Category: randoMNessTags: 3M Open, 4 Bells, advice, Aerosmith, Alchemy 365, Alex Honnold, Alliance Francaise, Anoka, Apple Valley, Barbette, Basilica Block Party, Basilica of St. Mary, Bastille Day, Blaine, Bloomington, Bull's Horn, Cafe Lurcat, Canterbury Park, Cathedral of St Paul, Chaska, Chaska River City Days, Coco, Corner Table, Eagan, Eagan Funfest, Excelsior, Fine Spirits Classic, FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar, fireworks, First Draft Taproom & Kitchen, Free Solo, Hamel, Hamel Rodeo, Hanson, Holman's Table, Hopkins, Hopkins Raspberry Festival, Jason Mraz, Joey Chestnut, Kacey Musgraves, Lela, Libera, Lime, Little Log House Antique Power Show, Little Log House Pioneer Village, Little Mekong, Little Mekong Night Market, Loring Park, Loring Park Art Festival, Lurcat, Meritage, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Aquatennial, Minneapolis Movies in the Park, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis Water Taxi, Minnesota, Minnesota Monthly, Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Scottish Fair, Monticello, Monticello Riverfest, Movies in the Parks, MplsStPaul Mag, MSP Mag, music, Mystic Lake, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, New Hope, New Hope Duk Duk Daze, Outdoor Movies, Pazzaluna, Pitbull, Prior Lake, Pun Slam, Pundamonium, Ramsey County, Ramsey County Fair, REO Speedwagon, Restaurant Week, Richfield, Richfield Red White and Blue Days, Robbinsdale, Robbinsdale Whiz Bang Days, Rondo Days Festival and Parade, Semisonic, Shakopee, Sommerfest, Soul Asylum, Spin, Spring Street Tavern, The Freehouse, The Great Midwest Rib Fest, Tim McGraw, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Beer Choir, Twin Cities Live, Twin Cities River Rats, Twin Cities Summer Jam, Wheels of Italy
Posted on May 1, 2019
by Give Me The Mike
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Nearly 1,000 votes came in from Twin Cities Live viewers suggesting where they like to go for the best Mexican food in Minnesota. I presented the top 5 picks on TV — and those are listed below. While votes came in, I heard from…
Category: randoMNessTags: Acapulco, Andale Richfield, Andale Taqueria, Andover, Anoka, Best Mexican food in Minnesota, Best Mexican food in MN, Best Mexican restaurants, Best Mexican Restaurants in Minnesota, Best Mexican Restaurants in MN, Blaine, Bloomington, Boca Chica, Boca Chica Restaurante, Boca Chica Saint Paul, Boca Chica St Paul, Casa Rio Anoka, Colita, Colita Minneapolis, Companeros Dorset, Coon Rapids, Crookston, Crystal, Dorset, Eagan, El Burrito Mercado, El Burrito Mercado St Paul, El Gordito Market Crookston, El Loro, El Molino Waseca, El Taco Riendo Minneapolis, Fiesta Cancun, Ham Lake, Hastings, Hudson, La Plaza F!esta, La Plaza F!esta Madelia, La Plaza Fiesta, Las Margaritas, Las Margaritas Hastings, Las Tortillas, Las Tortillas Rosemount, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Madelia, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Maya Cuisine, Mexican food MN, Mexican restaurants, Mexican restaurants MN, Nacho Mamas Stillwater, New Brighton, Oak Park Heights, Pablo's Mexican Restaurant, Pablo's Mexican Shakopee, Pajarito, Pajarito St Paul, Ramsey, Richfield, Rosemount, Roseville, Saint Paul, Shakopee, Stillwater, Taco Loco Shakopee, Waseca, Woodbury
Posted on June 3, 2018
by Give Me The Mike
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I appeared on Twin Cities Live with a viewer-selected list of where to find the best donuts in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro. And it happened to be National Donut Day! Make sure the first Friday of June is circled on your calendar so you…
Category: randoMNessTags: A Bakers Wife, Anoka, Blaine, donuts, Emily's Bakery, Emily's Bakery and Deli, Gluten Free, Golden Valley, Hans Bakery, Hastings, KSTP, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Farmers Market, National Donut Day, Saint Paul, Sift, Sift Gluten Free, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Live, Valley Pastries
Posted on November 25, 2017
by Give Me The Mike
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The 2019 Minnesota holiday light display guide can be found here. Here’s a roundup of 2017 holiday light displays around Minnesota. Know of one I’m missing? Let me know by filling out the contact form at the bottom of this page. I have…
Category: randoMNessTags: 40 Ways to Holiday, A Sweet Event, Anoka, Anoka County Fair, Bentleyville, best holiday lights mn, Buffalo, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, Celebrate the Light, Chaska, Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf, Cloquet, College of Science and Engineering, Cottage Grove, Duluth, Golden Valley, Hastings, Holiday in Lights, holiday light shows, holiday lights, holiday lights in minneapolis, holiday lights in mn, Holiday Lights in Motion, holiday lights in st paul, holiday lights minneapolis, holiday lights minnesota, holiday lights mn, Holiday Lights on York Avenue, holiday lights saint paul, holiday lights twin cities, holidays, Lake Elmo, light shows, Merrick Community Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnetrista, mn Holiday lights, MNlightshow, New Hope, PD Shimmers, Plymouth, Rice Park, Richfield, Rockpoint Church, Saint Louis Park, Saint Paul, Shakopee, Shakopee Winter Wonderland, Sleepy Eye, SnoMutt Lights, Spirit of Winter, synchronized, synchronized lights, The Great Christmas Light Fight, The Winery at Sovereign Estate, Trista Lights, Twin Cities, Two Harbors, University of Minnesota, Waconia, Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo WinterSkate, White Bear Lake, Willmar, Woodbury
Posted on November 16, 2017
by Give Me The Mike
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In 2017, there are exactly 40 days from Thanksgiving Day to New Years Day. And with the elimination of the eighth floor display at Macy’s in downtown Minneapolis and Holiday Lights in the Park in Saint Paul, along with the disappointing change from tradition…
Category: randoMNessTags: 40 Ways to Holiday, Annandale, Anoka, Anoka County Fair, Anoka County Fairgrounds, Buffalo, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, Cottage Grove, European Christmas Market, Golden Valley, Hastings, Holiday in Lights, Loretto, Minnesota, New Hope, randoMNess, Saint Louis Park, Saint Paul, Union Depot
Start preparing your stomach for everything you’ll eat the State Fair! On Saturday, July 22, over 35 food trucks will be in downtown Anoka from 12-10 p.m. It’s organized by the Uptown Food Truck Festival, which was at the end of June. The event…
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