Minnesota based photographer
Caroline Yang is bringing a two-month-long photo exhibition to
Grand Central Cafe. Yang, who specializes in documentary photography, covered the Tour de France from 2004 to 2006 (in 2006 her work was featured in the
Sports Illustrated - "Best Photos of the Year" edition); her images capturing the Tour's alluring...
For many years, the Dark Age of Donuts has cast it's shadow over Minnesota.
In 2005, the doors to the last remaining Dunkin' Donuts in our fine state closed for good and Minnesotans were left eating bagels and cold, low fat, non-doughnut breakfast foods like cereal and fruit. (
Yuck.)
Krispy Kreme filled the hole in the doughnut marketplace for a few years, but they too eventually pulled up stakes in the land of 10,000 lakes,
leaving Minnesota in 2008.
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Many claim that the best coffee experience is found in the potent drinks of Caffetto or the eclectic atmospheres of the
Spyhouses. Others will name Quixotic for its precision or
Peace Coffee for the bounty of hipster warmth found within. These coffee connoisseurs all have their points, but they are wrong. It's an undisputed fact that Bull Run Coffee is the safest recommendation for a coffee shop in the Twin Cities.
By what authority...
I had moved to the Merriam Park neighborhood for a year to live near the University of St. Thomas campus. My roommate and I frequently attended the Starbucks on the corner of Selby and Snelling, but little did I know that just across the street and a few doors down was one Saint Paul's local gem coffee shops: Cahoots Coffee Bar.
Cahoots has a Middle Eastern vibe to its decor. Large textiles drape the walls, various pictures knickknacks and mosaics about the room, plants, spices, and architectural designs all help give its Moroccan feel.
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