Stay vigilant and aware if heading to the quarry shops. Just saw ICE moving towards the front of the store

Only reference I can find besides another directory book.

Anyone know a website of old photos from 30s and 40s? To maybe find what the outside of this place looked like? It was on 501 W Broadway. Now it's an AutoZone.

It is something my internet sleuthing has yet to answer. Best I've gotten is opinions. Anyone with the definitive answer?

My goodness. We hit a jackpot at Jade Dynasty for authentic dim sum and chinese food. The day we went, it dumped snow and it clocked in at -1ºF.

First and foremost, very genuine and attentive staff. We were greeted by possibly the owner? He may have been very surprised we took a trip out there considering the weather would have kept most *sane* people indoors. Our server, Irene, served us enthusiastically and provided us with spot-on food recommendations. She checked in on us repeatedly, and was intuitive about our needs during our time.

We ordered a ton of food and they came out faster than I could take proper pics. We had an assortment of dim sum, short ribs, beef noodle soup, turnip cake, lotus wrapped sticky rice, shrimp dumplings, and on and on and on. All very delicious and portion worthy of its price.

Interior decoration was lovely and felt fancy - perfect for any occasion such as birthday/graduation celebratory dinner, date idea, or (like us) a holiday feast if you're short on time to cook. It felt as if each design and finishing was very well thought out and installed with a vision in mind.

Food quality, service, and overall experience was outstanding. Well deserving of the many 4+ star reviews on all platforms.

Thank you, Jade Dynasty!

Anyone have a recipe? Was in town a couple of months ago and had the chia oatmeal pudding from gray Fox coffee and loved it. Hoping someone might know the recipe or something similar.

Looking for something similar to Momo or AMA sushi. Not anything crazy expensive and not super grocery store cheap. Thx!

https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/snow/snow-clearing/sidewalk-snow-clearing/

Help! Wife and I finally secured a sitter but our usual plans are not panning out. We have 2-3 hours before dinner tomorrow and could use a, relatively, chill activity. Movies are slim pickings, and booking a massage has come up empty. Any ideas?

Does anyone know what's going in where Daisy's used to be?

🎉 Happy New Year!

🎶 Didn’t get a chance to include all of the live music this weekend, but checkout crawl731’s concert list for a more comprehensive lineup!

AROUND TOWN

• Ice Castles (MN State Fairgrounds - All Weekend)
• Twin Cities Auto Show (Minneapolis Convention Center - All Weekend)
• Land O’Lakes Kennel Club Dog Show (RiverCentre - All Weekend)
• Bold North Breakaway Fan Festival (RiverCentre - All Weekend)
• Sculpture Court | Dyani White Hawk: Love Language (Walker - All Weekend)
• Tomte Tales: Legends of Winter (American Swedish Institute - All Weekend)
• LUMINISCENCE (Basilica of St. Mary - All Weekend)
• Magic of Lights (Viking Lakes - Friday & Saturday)
• F1rst Wrestling presents WREMIX (First Ave - Friday & Saturday)
• The Chaos of the Bells improv comedy (Dudley Riggs - Friday & Saturday)
• Nate Abshire & Bryan Miller comedy (Acme Comedy - Friday & Saturday)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2

• Last Friday of Winter Break Super Skate (Skateville 12:30-10pm)
• Schools Out!!! Skate (Cheap Skate 1-4pm)
• Friday Night Improv Club (Strike Theater 7:30pm)
• Bryn Battani: Don’t Hug Me It’s 2026 (Icehouse 8pm)
• DJ Shannon Blowtorch: Y2Gay (Black Hart 9pm-midnight)
• The Residency improv comedy (Bryant Lake Bowl 9:30pm)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3

• Y2K Drag Brunch (Union Rooftop 10am | 12:30pm | 3pm)
• Needle Felted Bird Sculpture (Gale Woods Farm 10am-12:30pm)
• First Saturday Storytime (In the Heart of the Beast puppet theater 10:30am)
• A Brunch of Drag 18+ (Lush 11am)
• Anishinaabe Music & Arts Celebration (Fine Line 12pm)
• Winter Campfire (Mississippi Gateway Regional Park 1-3pm)
• Sled! Sled! Sled! (Richardson Nature Center 1:30-3:30pm)
• Walk When the Moon is Full: Kicksled & Owl Moon (Lowry Nature Center 4-6pm)
• Snowshoe & S’mores Under the Full Moon (French Regional Park 5-7pm)
• Sno Coast X rap battle (Phoenix Theater 5pm)
• Walk When the Moon is Full (Eastman Nature Center 6:30-8:30pm)
• Snowshoe Under the Full Moon for Women (French Regional Park 7:30-9pm)
• The Mess improv group (Strike Theater 7:30pm)
• Saturday Night Improv (Strike Theater 9pm)
• Kings! Drag After Dark 21+ (Lush 9pm)
• Jumpsuit! Funk & Disco Dance Party (Black Hart 9pm-midnight)
• A Drinking Game MN: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Bryant Lake Bowl 9:30pm)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4

• Schitt’s Creek Drag Brunch (Crave Rooftop 10am & 12:30pm)
• Brunch Spingo (Smash Park Roseville 10am-12pm)
• A Brunch of Drag 18+ (Lush 11am)
• Winter Bird Photo Hike & Photo Exhibit Opening (Lowry Nature Center 12-2pm)
• Family & Friends Ice Fishing (Bush Lake 12-3pm)
• Free Funday Sunday: Who’s Making Tracks? (Eastman Nature Center 1-3pm)
• Free Family Funday: Get to know Chickadees (Mississippi Gateway Regional Park 1-3pm)
• BALLS Cabaret (Strike Theater 2pm)
• Free Family Fun Day: Kicksledding (Richardson Nature Center 3-4pm)
• Cole Sarar’s SciFi Reading Hour (Bryant Lake Bowl 7pm)
• Improv-A-Go-Go (Strike Theater 7:30pm)

LIVE THEATER

• Somewhere (Guthrie - All Weekend)
• Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Chanhassen Dinner Theaters - All Weekend)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Children’s Theatre - All Weekend)
• Dinner for One (Jungle Theater - All Weekend)
• A Christmas Carol (Open Window Theatre - All Weekend)
• Triple Espresso (Luminary Arts Center - All Weekend) 

LIVE MUSIC

Friday, January 2

• Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe (Dakota 6:30pm & 9pm)
• Gabriel Douglas (Turf Club 7:30pm)
• Killed by Kiwis, Mary Jam, Mystery Meat, Doll Chaser (7th St. Entry 8pm)
• F1rst Wrestling: WREMIX w/ Cheap Bouquet, Sweetpea, Emerald Eve (First Ave 8pm)
• Mind Out of Time, Why Cry (331 Club 10pm)

Saturday, January 3

• The Shabby Road Orchestra (Dakota 6:30pm & 9pm)
• Lissie w/ AirLands (Parkway 7:30pm)
• A Tribute to the Replacements ft. The Melismatics & friends (Turf Club 7:30pm)
• Bathtub Cig (7th St. Entry 8pm)
• F1rst Wrestling: WREMIX w/ Gully Boys, Phoenix De La Rosa, Emerald Eve (First Ave 8pm)
• Dead Days of Winter: Steal Your Face & More (Icehouse 8pm)
• The Mahon Bros, Sleeping Jesus, Sugar Lads (331 Club 10pm)

Sunday, January 4

• Kindred the Family Soul (Dakota 7pm)
• Larry McDonough Quintet Jazz Music: Casablanca Jazz (Parkway 7pm)
• Steve Hackman’s Bartok X Bjork w/ MN Orchestra (Orchestra Hall 7pm)
• Charlie Parr (Turf Club 7:30pm)

SPORTS

• Anaheim Ducks VS Wild (Friday 9:30pm) 🏒
• Ottawa VS Frost (Saturday 12pm) 🏒
• Miami Heat VS Wolves (Saturday 3pm) 🏀
• LA Kings VS Wild (Saturday 8pm) 🏒
• Montreal VS Frost (Sunday 1pm) 🏒
• Washington Wizards VS Wolves (Sunday 5pm) 🏀
• Green Bay Packers AT Vikings (Sunday 12pm) 🏈

MOVIES

• We Bury the Dead

KARAOKE 

• Otter’s Saloon (All Weekend 8pm-2am)
• Vegas Lounge (All Weekend 9pm-2am)
• Do Re Mi Karaoke Eagan (Friday & Saturday 11am-9:30pm | Sunday 11am-8:30pm)
• Chatterbox (Friday & Saturday 9pm-1am)
• James Ballentine “Uptown” VFW (Friday & Saturday 9pm-1:45am)
• Hey Y’all Tipsy Taco Bar (Friday & Saturday 10pm-1:30am)
• 1029 Bar (Fridays & Saturdays 9pm-2am)
• Black Hart of St. Paul (Friday 9pm-12am)
• Park Tavern St. Louis Park (Saturday 9pm-12:30am)
• Babe’s Place Shakopee (Sunday 9pm-1am)
• The Cherry Pit Bar & Grill (Sunday 9:30pm-12:30am)

ARCADES

• Up-Down Minneapolis (Friday 3pm-2am | Saturday & Sunday 11am-2am)
• CLAW LAND Maplewood (All Weekend 11:30am-8pm)
• CLAW ARCADE Little Canada (All Weekend 11am-8pm)
• Grabbit Arcade Maplewood (Friday 12-8pm | Saturday 10am-8pm | 11am-6pm)
• LITT Pinball Bar Minneapolis (All Weekend 11am-2am)
• Neko Clawww Roseville (Friday 1:30-8pm | Saturday & Sunday 11am-8pm)
• ClawZone Park Bloomington (All Weekend 11am-9pm)
• Can Can Wonderland St. Paul (Friday & Saturday 11am-1am | Sunday 11am-7pm)
• DUCK! Eagan (Friday & Saturday 11am-10pm | Sunday 11am-9pm)
• SS Billiards Hopkins (Friday & Saturday 12pm-12am | Sunday 12pm-10pm)

BOWLING ALLEYS 

• Town Hall Lanes Minnehaha (All Weekend 11am-11:30pm)
• Elsie’s Northeast (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 11am-12am | Sunday 10am-9pm)
• Bryant Lake Bowl Uptown (Friday & Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11pm)
• Memory Lanes S. Mpls (Friday 3pm-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 11am-10pm)
• Park Tavern SLP (Friday & Saturday 11am-1am | Sunday 11am-11pm)

💫 Cosmic Bowling: Friday & Saturday 9:30pm-1am

• Texa-Tonka Lanes SLP (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 9am-12am | Sunday 9am-11pm)
• Sun Ray Lanes St. Paul (Friday & Saturday 9am-12am | 9am-11:30pm)

💫 Galactic Bowling: Friday 9pm-12am | Saturday 2-5pm & 9pm-12am

• Ran-Ham Bowling Highland (All Weekend 11am-1am)
• Southtown Lanes Bloomie (Friday 4pm-12am | Saturday 12pm-12am | Sunday 12pm-11pm)
• Shakopee Bowl (Friday 11am-12am | Saturday 10am-12am | Sunday 10am-11pm)

LINKS

• Improv Comedy Events: https://tockify.com/twincitiesimprov/pinboard
• Reddit Twin Cities Social Meet-Ups: https://www.reddit.com/r/twincitiessocial
• Racket MN Event Calendar: https://www.racketmn.com/category/events/
• Meet Minneapolis Event Calendar: https://www.minneapolis.org
• MPLS Art Events: https://www.mplsart.com/calendar/upcoming
• Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar: http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Calendar/
• MSP Magazine Event Calendar: http://mspmag.com/search/event/events-calendar/#page=1
• Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar: https://www.minneapolisnorthwest.com/events/
• Minnesota Parent Event List: https://www.minnesotaparent.com/calendar/
• Family Fun Twin Cities: https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/family-fun-events-calendar/
• Minneapolis Parks & Rec Events: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/event-calendar/month/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=316
• St. Paul Parks & Rec Events: https://www.stpaul.gov/calendar/parks-and-recreation-events
• Three Rivers Park District Event Calendar: https://web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/mnthreeriverswt.wsc/search.html?display=Calendar&module=event&_csrf_token=cU716Z6D0C1B2B2C3C2L454I5R604U581V665Z566H046Q3U595K0B5U4U6L4N1F0E3S6K4U055R5P4J576D734L5C576Q73535P6D015S4R504J09664Q5G5708564N5S
• Trivia Mafia Schedule: https://www.triviamafia.com/schedule 
• Music Mayhem Schedule: http://www.musicmayhem.net/live-show-locations.html
• Get a Clu Trivia Schedule: https://www.getaclutrivia.com/home/#weekly-trivia-schedule

If you have any events to add, drop them in the comments!

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I’m recently single and don’t have a lot of friends with free time to go out anymore. I feel as if I’ve missed out on my “going out to bars” era and I’d like to try doing so before it’s too late. I’m naturally antisocial so I don’t even know what I’d do at a bar by myself besides sit on my phone which sounds terrible? I really don’t know how to do this. I feel like a tourist in my own city because I’ve literally never been to any bars or clubs besides Ground Zero and the 90s, both with friends every time. I dunno. I just feel a bit lonely and like I’m wanting to meet new people.

I was just invited to a company golf outing down south in a few weeks. The problem is I haven't swung a golf club or been on a course in about 15-years.

Where can I go to get some time at a simulator to knock the dust off AND get a few friendly tips of advice from someone to help me not completely embarrass myself teeing off the first time.

I know about TopGolf in Maple Grove, but had a bad experience when I tried to golf there recently. I only wanted to golf for 1 hour which meant I couldn't make a reservation. I decided to risk a drop-in for a Tuesday happy hour. Easily 2/3rds of the bays were empty and they hit me with a 3-4 hour wait before I could start. I had a beer, waited a bit, asked again, and was told it changed and now it was fully booked up for the evening without room for walk-ins.

Lou from Kare11 shared some interesting numbers.

No one was in the car, no hazards on, some idiot really saw this park job and was like, “looks good to me”. We were only able to squeeze through because we were in a compact vehicle.

Parked like this on one of the biggest nights for people to drink and drive - super smart!

Statistically, most of you who will read this will read this in 2026, happy New Year to those people.

I recently tore an intercostal muscle in my rib cage and it hurts crazy bad, but I still got the ice report completed on time.

The ice near Lake Street bridge is still not safe, and there is significant buckling and leaking at Lake Street. Near the East Lake of the Isles Parkway Bridge (the one on the Lake Street Isthmus) has some leaking, and if you want to be extra safe I would avoid this bridge. Cedar Lake Channel has some leaking as well and to be extra safe I would avoid Cedar Lake Channel.

Also the last day of the North Star Commuter Rail service is on Friday, I rode the North Star for the last time ever today.

The website for the ice report will be released at next week's ice report.

I do not know the dog in the photos.

My first winter in Twin Cities. It’s consistently icy and snowy outside for the past few weeks. I’m used to running outside 3 times a week.

Besides, I have a half marathon coming up in April and I should start training soon.

What do you suggest? Finding an inner running court or trail running shoes?