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MAP: Don’t have State Fair Food Parade tickets? Go on this food crawl

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Give Me The Mike

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There are plenty of other ways to get a taste of State Fair foods leading up to Labor Day. Check out this list of restaurants and businesses where you can find official Fair foods.

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GUIDE: All the ways you can celebrate the Minnesota State Fair in 2020

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Give Me The Mike

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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The best birthday freebies in the Twin Cities

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Give Me The Mike

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

Twin Cities Restaurant Room Rental Guide

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Give Me The Mike

Where to reserve semi-private and private dining rooms at restaurants, bars and breweries in the Twin Cities.

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The 5 best coffee shops in Minnesota

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Give Me The Mike

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 of the top coffee shops.… Read the rest

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

Over 4 million Christmas lights on display just east of the Twin Cities

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Give Me The Mike

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For Twin Cities residents who miss the now closed Holiday Lights in the Park at Lake Phalen in Saint Paul, I have an option you will love.… Read the rest

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The top 10 foods to start the 2021 Minnesota State Fair

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Give Me The Mike

It's tradition for me to publish a list of the 10 foods you need to have at the Great Minnesota Get Together. It does change each year, and your feedback makes an impact.

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31 things to do in Minnesota this August that are not the State Fair

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Give Me The Mike

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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 August.… Read the rest

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

Best places to watch fireworks in Minnesota

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Give Me The Mike

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I asked for your suggestions on where to watch 4th of July fireworks. The top choice doesn’t take place on July 4th, but instead, on July 6th. I was on Twin Cities Live with a roundup.

Highest rated: Delano
- Saturday, July 6th at 10:30 p.m.

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Category: randoMNessTags: Canterbury Park, Delano, Duluth, Eagan, fireworks, Minnesota, Richfield, Shakopee, Stillwater

The best ice cream shops in Minnesota

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Give Me The Mike

Something peculiar of the top 5 spots voted in: none of them make their own ice cream.

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

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