Posted on March 15, 2020
by Give Me The Mike
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With all Minnesota students out of school March 18-27, and many closed even longer, families who rely on school breakfast and lunch will stretch to make sure their children are fed. Fortunately, Minnesota restaurants and organizations are swiftly adapting to the situation, offering free…
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Posted on January 27, 2020
by Give Me The Mike
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After counting thousands of votes, I visited the spots selected as the five best coffee shops in Minnesota. And at the bottom of this page, check out a list of spots receiving honorable mention. I was on KSTP’s Twin Cities Live with the stories…
Category: randoMNessTags: Annandale, Baxter, Bella Caffe, Black Sheep Coffee, Brainerd, Buffalo, Buffalo Books and Coffee, Cabin Coffees, Cafe Astoria, Calf Fiend Cafe, Caydence Records and Coffee, Coco Moon, Coffee, Coffee Corner, Coffee Hag, Coffee Shops, Emily, Fairmont, Gathering Grounds Coffee Shoppe, Gert and Ermas, Glencoe, Graffiti Corner, Grand Marais, In Hot Water Coffee Shop, Irish Blessings Coffeehouse, Iron Ranger Coffee House, Java Moose, Kahvila, King Sparrow Coffee and Soda Shop, Lindstrom, Loco Espress, Lulu Beans Coffee Shop, Mandy's Coffee and Cafe, Mankato, Maple Lake, Masters Coffee Shop, Menahaga, Milaca, Minnesota, Mocha Monkey, Mudslingers, Muskie Waters Co, Nest, Nevis, Nisswa, Northwoods Roasterie, Olivia, Ottertail, Owly Coffee Co, Park Rapids, Perham, Pine City, Princeton, red wing, Redwood Falls, Roseville, Ruby's Roost Bakery, Saint Bonifacius, Saint Paul, School of the Wise, Sleepy Eye, Sleepy Eye Coffee Co, South Saint Paul, Staples, Stillwater, Stomping Grounds, Stonehouse Coffee and Roastery, Stonhouse Coffee, The Anchor Coffee House, The Daily Grind Espresso Cafe, The Williams Company Store, Twin Cities, Twin Cities Live, Victoria, Waconia, Wadena, White Bear Lake, Willmar, Worth the Trip, Yellowbird Coffee Bar, Zimmerman
Posted on June 25, 2019
by Give Me The Mike
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Every month, Worth the Trip, my series on KSTP’s Twin Cities Live, presents the top five Minnesota spots in a particular category. And since summer is officially upon us, I had to determine who sells the best ice cream in the state. The winning…
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