Darlene McKissick is in a precarious situation, as she has been since she gave birth to twins at age 17 and first entered the welfare system. "I just don't make enough right now to let go," said McKissick,...

If you think Minneapolis, save for its complement of professional sports teams is, in Hubert H. Humphrey's memorable phrase, no more than a "cold Omaha," you would do well to consider the broad range of...

With quizzical expressions, newcomers step through the front door of Dinkytown's newest business, the Kitty Cat Klub, at 313 14th Ave. S.E. A huge gold cat statue sits erect at the edge of the bar, beckoning...

M By Joe Mahon inneapolis is responding to budget difficulties by raising property taxes next year, and that might mean higher rent for some University students living in houses. The Minneapolis City Council...

The University Forestry Club has helped put Christmas trees in living rooms for more than 75 years. They are back again this year, with hopes of selling more than 1,500 trees in the Twin Cities area. Buying...

When she was 11 or 12 years old, "Spider" got involved in sex work to raise money so she could run away from home. "It seemed like the right thing to do to make money," she said. Since then, Spider - who...

The roads are congested, the buses are full and the metropolitan area is expected to grow by 461,000 households in less than 30 years. But the Metropolitan Council has a plan. Blueprint 2030, a plan two...

Lit candles, laughter and latkes highlighted an evening of tradition for 40 students at Hillel, the Jewish student center. Although the events for Hanukkah did not begin at the center on the first night...

Solaris," the Steven Soderbergh version of Andrei Tarkovsky's classic Soviet science fiction film from 1972, is a prime example of why Hollywood should not be allowed to remake foreign films. Even when...

Far From Heaven" is a 2002 film made to look like a genuine 1950s melodrama with one discernable difference: It confronts the issues that 1950s films never could. "Far From Heaven" is about the "perfect"...