Posted on August 9, 2020
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If you’re running out of ideas to keep the kids occupied before they start some sort of school, get your family to bake cookies and compete in the Minnesota State Fair’s Cookie Decorating Showcase.
Posted on August 9, 2020
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The 2020 Minnesota State Fair may be canceled, but State Fair officials and business owners are coming up ways you can get your fix of the Great Minnesota Get Together.
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“With extremely limited support from home, I turned to the Boychoir family for help. I didn’t realize the mess I was in. Parents of other members saw my challenges and I was offered a job at a family restaurant, beds to sleep in and homes to stay in, and offered the acceptance I missed at home.”
Category: LGBT, randoMNess, Serve Our SocietyTags: Boychoir, Irondale High School, Lavender, lavender magazine, LGBT, LGBTQ, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Boychoir, Minnesota Orchestra, Mounds View High School, music, Orchestra Hall, Saint Paul, St. Peter's Basilica, Sydney Opera House, Vatican
Posted on July 16, 2020
by Give Me The Mike
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From a bottle of wine worth your age to free car washes, I rounded up the best freebies you can snag on your birthday.
Category: randoMNessTags: 6Smith, 7th Street Entry, Acapulco, ACME Comedy, ACME Comedy Company, Acme Comedy Company Minneapolis, Al's Place, Andover, Apple Valley, Arc's Value Village, Arden Hills, Baldamar, Baxter, Benihana, Birthday, Birthday Freebies, Blaine, Bloomington, botox, Brueggers Bagels, Buca di Beppo, Burnsville, Can Can Wonderland, Caribou Coffee, Chanhassen, Cherokee Tavern, Coon Rapids, Crooked Pint Ale House, Denny's, detroit lakes, Duluth, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Fine Line, Finish Line, Firehouse Subs, First Avenue, Free, Freebies, Garrison, GODIVA, Golden Valley, Grand Casino, Green Mill, Grizzlys Grill, Ham Lake, Hinckley, Hogan Brothers, HopCat, Houlihan's, IKEA, IKEA Family, Jake's City Grille, Jamba Juice, Jersey Mike's, Lindey's Prime Steak House, Mankato, Maple Grove, Maplewood, Mario's Italian Kitchen, mini golf, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Nadia Cakes, New Brighton, New Hope, North Oaks, Northfield, Nothing Bundt Cakes, OC Rewards, Old Chicago, Panera Bread, Paradise Car Wash, Park Tavern, Pazzaluna, Perkins, Plymouth, Prior Lake, Pub 819, Ramsey, Red Cow, Red Rabbit, Red Robin, Red Robin Royalty, Red's Savoy, Richfield, Rochester, Roseville, Saint Cloud, Saint Louis Park, Saint Paul, Shoreview, Skinner's Pub, St. Louis Park, Stanley's Northeast Bar Room, Starbucks, Stillwater, Sunshine Factory Bar & Grill, Texas Roadhouse, TGI Fridays, The Bar Draft House, The Block, The Howe, Timberlodge Steakhouse, Treasure Island Resort and Casino, Tria Restaurant, Turf Club, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Live, Uptown Dermatology, Uptown Dermatology and SkinSpa, Waite Park, Watertown, Wayzata, Welch, West Saint Paul, Which Wich, Wild Bill's Sports Saloon, Wildfire, Willmar, Woodbury
During its history, One Voice Mixed Chorus has partnered with 20 local nonprofit organizations, commissioned more than 30 new choral pieces, performed with over 50 middle and high schools, and brought their mission and music to greater Minnesota for more than 15 years.
Category: randoMNess, Serve Our SocietyTags: Choir, Chorus, gay, HIV, HIV AIDS, Lavender, lavender magazine, LGBT, LGBTA, LGBTQ, Minneapolis, Minnesota, One Voice Mixed Chorus, Serve Our Society, Trans
Posted on July 14, 2020
by Give Me The Mike
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I stopped by the Fairgrounds to purchase two sleeves of cups, and the process is extremely easy. There was no line when I visited, although there was a steady flow of customers.
Posted on July 14, 2020
by Give Me The Mike
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Originally published August 2019, updated July 2020 Multiple people on my Facebook page asked me about the memorial benches you see around the Minnesota State Fair. They wanted to know how many there are, who gets one, and if you get to choose where… Continue Reading “Dedicate a bench to someone who loves the Minnesota State Fair”
Category: randoMNessTags: #MNStateFair, #MSFTips, 2019 Minnesota State Fair, 2020 Minnesota State Fair, Great Minnesota Get Together, Minnesota, Minnesota State Fair, Minnesota State Fair Foundation, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, MN State Fair, MN State Fair benches, MN State Fair Foundation
The crispy shrimp, served on seasoned rice with a spicy mayonnaise, is incredible.
Category: randoMNessTags: Chowgirls Killer Catering, Cooks of Crocus Hill, covid, covid-19, covid19, Executive Order 9066, Gyoza, Japan, Japan Culinary Art Institute, Japanese Americans, Japanese Street Food, John Sugimura, Katsuya, Kitchen Window, Kyoto, lavender magazine, LGBT, LGBTQ, Minneapolis, Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, Minnesota, MSP Airport, Northeast Minneapolis, PinKU, PinKU Japanese, PinKU Japanese Street Food, Taher, Yelp
Posted on June 18, 2020
by Give Me The Mike
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Open Arms started amidst an epidemic. They’re built to help Minnesotans in need during COVID-19.
Category: LGBT, randoMNess, Serve Our SocietyTags: AIDS, covid, covid-19, covid19, HIV, HIV AIDS, LGBT, Minneapolis, Minnesota, nonprofit, open arms of minnesota, Saint Paul
It’s an activity good for the whole family, fun for a date night, and it’s relatively inexpensive. Votes were tallied to find four of the best bowling alleys in the Twin Cities.
Category: randoMNessTags: birthday freebie, bowling, Cedarvale Lanes, date night, Eagan, Edina, Elsie's, Fitz's Bar and Grill, karaoke, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Twins, Park Tavern, private dining, Saint Louis Park, Skylane Bowling, Target Field, Town Hall Brewery, Town Hall Lanes, Town Hall Station, Town Hall Tap