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Favorite Breweries in the Twin Cities
The twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have become a hotbed of high quality craft beer and the unique breweries that make and serve them. I love a good craft beer but even more than that, I love the experience of exploring new taprooms and the various creations served there with my friends and family. Now that football season is upon us, many of the Twin Cities breweries have local and spotlight games playing…
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Favorite Ice Cream Shops in the Twin Cities
June might be Dairy Month but July is prime ice cream season in the Midwest. The days are getting longer, the temperatures are getting hotter and the humidity is rising. Many of the local ice cream shops have lines out the door (and even down the block!), especially at this time of the summer, so it’s nice to know which locations are worth the wait. I taste-tested a lot of ice cream to narrow it…
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Photo Diary: Great River Road Wine Trail
Sunshine, warmer temps and gentle breezes: this can only mean one season is here. No, not spring…winery tour season! I love spending weekends with my girlfriends or my mom and sister sampling flights at new wineries. The best days are when more than one winery is in the area and we can explore a few in one afternoon. This is why the Great River Road Wine Trail was one of our best discoveries yet! Great…
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Exploring Everyday Poems for City Sidewalk
Now that it’s FINALLY getting warm here in St. Paul, I can’t get enough of being outdoors. One of my favorite things to do outside is pick a neighborhood and explore it. Recently, I stumbled across a poem under my feet on a nearby sidewalk…no really, literally under my feet. The poem was etched into the sidewalk! Of course, I had to find out if there were more so I went home and immediately googled…
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Seven Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
If you live in the Midwest, you completely understand how the shortest month of the year can feel like the longest. Skies are overcast, snow no longer looks fresh, and dusk still settles in before dinner. And if good old Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog’s Day like he did this year, we’re in for six more weeks of winter. As I’m writing this, the third snow advisory in less than a week has…
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Why You Should Check Out Lowertown’s Barrel Theory Beer Company
Being born and raised in Wisconsin, you know I’m a beer girl! One of my favorite things to do is explore local hotspots, whether it be in a city I’m visiting or the city I currently call home. As someone who loves craft beer, finding new breweries to sample has become somewhat of a hobby. You can really get a feel for a city and its neighborhoods just by spending a few hours in one…
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How to Have an Epic New Year’s Eve Night In
They say whoever you spend New Year’s Eve with are the people who will stay in your life throughout the new year. I don’t necessarily believe that but I can be a bit superstitious so you can bet I want to be surrounded by those closest to me when the clock strikes midnight and the ball drops. In the past, this usually meant putting on the sparkliest top or dress in my closet, maybe adding…
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Twin Cities Winter Bucket List
Instead of the 12 Days of Christmas, I’m challenging you to 12 days of winter fun! Because only in Minnesota is the state’s biggest outdoor beer festival held in the dead of winter… 1. Practice your backward crossovers at Wells Fargo WinterSkate 2. Howl for FREE Cherry Berry during the 4th quarter of a Minnesota Timberwolves game 3. Cheer on Minnesota native Cameron Naasz at the Red Bull Crashed Ice season opener 4. Go fly…