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All content by Callie Sacarelos
Actress Rachel Grubb rehearses a scene from "The Tiki War" before filming at the Red Dragon in Minneapolis early Sunday morning. "The Tiki War" is director John Ervin's fifth film production.

A ‘bloodbath’ in Uptown

by Callie Sacarelos
Published February 27, 2014
Prep Chef Aaron Colgrove prepares chicken at Coup D'Etat on Tuesday.

BOHs and FOHs

by Callie Sacarelos
Published February 27, 2014
An adult entertainer dances onstage Tuesday night at The Seville, a club and cabaret in downtown Minneapolis.

The cost of college, exposed

by Callie Sacarelos
Published February 20, 2014
Local poet and activist Chaun Webster stands outside of his future bookstore in north Minneapolis on Tuesday. Webster and his wife are opening the only bookstore in the neighborhood, and it will only sell work by authors of color.

The space between home and work

by Callie Sacarelos
Published February 20, 2014

Architecture, design and everyday life

by Callie Sacarelos
Published February 13, 2014

Picture Perfect: Picking the best photo for your online dating profile

by Callie Sacarelos
Published February 13, 2014

Reality still bites, 20 years later

by Callie Sacarelos
Published February 12, 2014
Rennie Harris Puremovement company members will perform at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts as part of Target World Music and Dance Series.

Breaking out of the box

by Callie Sacarelos
Published February 6, 2014
Chef Erik Anderson lightly sprinkles a plant-derived binding agent called transglutaminase over a cutlet of pidgeon. Anderson skillfully blends 21st century cooking methods with old-school tastes to create award-winning dishes.

“Best New Chef” returns to Minneapolis

by Callie Sacarelos
Published February 4, 2014
Jenna Neher, right, practices her Middle Eastern dancing skills at a belly dancing class taught by Cassandra Shore at the Jawaahir studio on Tuesday night.

Something Tribal comes this way, again

by Callie Sacarelos
Published January 30, 2014
The dogs trek through thick snow to get to the main trail Monday evening in Chisago, Minn.

A race to carve up the city

by Callie Sacarelos
Published January 30, 2014
Shanty artist Richard Parnell paints a cable to increase its visibility Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in White Bear Lake. The Art Shanty Projects, which began in 2006, moved from Medicine Lake this year.

Come winter, a wonderland offshore

by Callie Sacarelos
Published January 23, 2014
Queen of the Snows Melissa Hoffbeck shows a girl how to walk down the runway before the Queen of the Snows Crowns and Gowns Fashion Show at Jimmy's Event Center on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. The St. Paul Winter Carnival begins this week, and the new Royal Family will be crowned Friday.

On being royal

by Callie Sacarelos
Published January 23, 2014

Hello again, Astoria

by Callie Sacarelos
Published January 23, 2014

Bagels and big bucks

by Callie Sacarelos
Published January 16, 2014

Betsy Hodges performed alongside John McClane

by Callie Sacarelos
Published December 11, 2013

Best Minneapolis restaurant dishes of 2013

by Callie Sacarelos
Published December 11, 2013

Culture Compass: Dreaming of winter break

by Callie Sacarelos
Published December 11, 2013

The secret lives of Santas

by Callie Sacarelos
Published December 10, 2013
The founding band members of Steep Canyon Rangers were friends during their college days before starting a band. Nicky Sanders (second from right) joined the band with his fiddle in 2004 and they recently brought on a longtime friend, Michael Ashworth (not pictured), as a permanent member to play percussion.

Organic sound in a digital age

by Callie Sacarelos
Published December 5, 2013

Variations on a theme: Creating new holiday traditions

by Callie Sacarelos
Published December 3, 2013
Michelle O'Connell works on her bikes on Monday night at Spokes in Minneapolis. Open shop nights are a part of Grease Rag, a group that meets to encourage women, transexual and femme cyclists in the Twin Cities.

WTF DIY: Grease Rag Ride and Wrench

by Callie Sacarelos
Published November 27, 2013
University foundry professor Wayne Potratz sorts scrap metal at the Regis Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013 to prepare for the 27th annual Minnesota Turkey Iron Pour on Nov. 26. This will be Potratz final iron pour before retiring from the University.

Campus foundry loses its overseer

by Callie Sacarelos
Published November 26, 2013
Misrael Becerril and Eric Halverson prepare food at the Rabbit Hole on Tuesday afternoon before the restaurant opens for dinner. The Rabbit Hole, featuring Korean street food, just opened in the Midtown Global Market after reaching its goal on Kickstarter.

Duck tales at the Rabbit Hole

by Callie Sacarelos
Published November 21, 2013
Brianna Sheehan suspends Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 in Minneapolis. After a previous attempt, she got up on her second time with the help of friend Nate Janke.

Suspension without suspense

by Callie Sacarelos
Published November 18, 2013
Michael "MJ" Johnson, founder of the Minneapolis Beard and Mustache Club, and Chris Sorensen, Media Coordinator for the MBMC, at Dangerous Man Brewing Company in Northeast on Wednesday.

To beard or not to beard

by Callie Sacarelos
Published November 14, 2013
Past Present Future owner Steve Mogol polishes the arm of an old office chair Tuesday at his shop in Minneapolis.

“Pardon the mess”

by Callie Sacarelos
Published November 14, 2013

Sex: Like a fine wine?

by Callie Sacarelos
Published November 7, 2013
Ira Glass is taking radio in a different direction by adding dancers to his new stage show.

The convergence is coming

by Callie Sacarelos
Published November 7, 2013
Beats Antique have the charm of an offbeat antique store with unbelievable wares.

Beats Antique to play Mill City Nights

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 31, 2013
Psychic Christine Athena reads a client's tarot cards on Wednesday evening at Magus Books & Herbs.

Discovery by divination

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 31, 2013
Photo courtesy of Those Darlins.

To hell and back with Jessi Zazu

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 24, 2013
Fiona Nolan waits for customers to scare outside of "The Butcher Shop: House of Gore" in St. Paul on Saturday.

The man behind the masks

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 24, 2013

Beginner’s Broadway Playlist

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 23, 2013
Lindsey Siebenaler serves samples in front of the Motley Crews Heavy Metal Grill Food That Rocks food truck at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Bites, beers and bands

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 17, 2013

Kickstart your art collection

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 17, 2013

Minneapolis live lit welcomes a newbie

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 10, 2013

The choice to get naked

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 10, 2013

What’s in a (stage) name?

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 9, 2013
Lipica Shah, right, playing Shiv, and Andrew Guilarte, left, playing her father, rehearse at the Mixed Blood Theatre on Tuesday afternoon. "Shiv" is one part of the trilogy of plays, "Displaced Hindu Gods," based on the idea of displacing three Hindu deities into the contemporary Western world.

At Mixed Blood, identity in three parts

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 3, 2013

Something for everyone Underground

by Callie Sacarelos
Published October 3, 2013
Store owner Syed Mia assists customer David Hutton on Friday at the Computer Mega Mall in the University Technology Enterprise Center. A large-scale apartment complex could replace the Dinkytown building.

Apartments could replace Dinkytown’s UTEC building

by Callie Sacarelos
Published July 18, 2012
Cook Nickolas Kimble, left, and barista Arik Xist work a shift Friday at Hard Times Cafe in Minneapolis. The cafe has been operating as a collective for 20 years.

Hard Times to close its doors for remodel

by Callie Sacarelos
Published July 11, 2012
Owner Beko Tufa works in the kitchen of her newly opened restaurant, Dilla's, on Saturday.

Ethiopian eatery opens near campus

by Callie Sacarelos
Published July 3, 2012
Angella Hanson and her son Douglas sip tea and nibble pastries on Thursday at Lady Elegant's Tea Room & Gift Shoppe in Milton Sq. Hanson brought her son to the tea room to celebrate his ninth birthday.

Milton Square: an ‘unfound treasure’ in St. Paul

by Callie Sacarelos
Published July 3, 2012
Keith Mercil (cq/source) works the front of the shop at Mercil's Campus Auto Repair on Thursday in Stadium Village. Keith Mercil, former owner and now retired, still comes into the shop to help his son Darrin do odd jobs

Student apartments to displace Mercil’s in Stadium Village

by Callie Sacarelos
Published June 22, 2012
Ahmed Mohamed, owner of the newly opened U of M Market, rings up a customer in his store Friday. Mohamed is a native of Eritrea and is a new father of three.

Convenience store opens on Washington Avenue

by Callie Sacarelos
Published June 20, 2012
Macy Wendt, a friend of Smokedale’s owner, cleans the glass windows of the shop Tuesday. The new Stadium Village tobacco shop is planned to open in the beginning of July.

Delayed smoke shop ready to open in Stadium Village

by Callie Sacarelos
Published June 20, 2012
Andrew Lane educates a customer on some of the many exotic herb products Wednesday at Magus Books and Herbs.

The mystery of Dinkytown’s Magus Books and Herbs

by Callie Sacarelos
Published June 13, 2012

E. Coli Causes Lake Harriet Southeast Beach Closure

by Callie Sacarelos
Published June 12, 2012
Nancy Brantingham shops Tuesday at Pacific and Maine in Dinkytown.

Closure leaves fewer apparel stores

by Callie Sacarelos
Published June 6, 2012

Quiznos shop is latest in streak of Stadium Village closures

by Callie Sacarelos
Published June 6, 2012
Vikings fans pack TCF Bank Stadium for their game against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 20 2010. The Vikings will likely play ay least one season at TCF while the new stadium is built on the Metrodome site.

Businesses expect profit boost from Vikings

by Callie Sacarelos
Published May 30, 2012
Construction workers continue work on the Central Corridor light rail line late into the night at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Ontario Street South East.

Overnight light-rail construction to end

by Callie Sacarelos
Published May 25, 2012

Pakistan gives bin Laden doctor 33 years

by Callie Sacarelos
Published May 23, 2012
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