$89 for a One-Night Stay for Two at Millennium Hotel Minneapolis (Up to $177 Value)
Upscale, Modern Lodgings in Heart of Downtown Over the past five decades, Minneapolis architects have built one of the world’s largest networks of climate-controlled skyways to help survive the city’s long, frigid winters. Today, 63 glass and steel tunnels crisscross more than 70 downtown blocks, allowing pedestrians to walk between upscale shops, concert halls, and restaurants without ever stepping outside. In the heart of this network, the 14-story Millennium Hotel Minneapolis connects to the Minneapolis Convention Center, housing travelers just a short walk away from the center’s events and expos. The hotel also serves as a convenient home base to the 13-block Nicollet Mall, named one of the best American shopping streets by U.S. News & World Report . At the onsite Nic’s on Nicollet restaurant, diners can peek out of windows facing the Minneapolis skyline while waking up to a made-to-order breakfast. For dinner, multicourse meals feature gourmet comfort fare such as parmesan-peppercorn burgers and artisan pizzas, complemented by an international wine selection. In the Martini Lounge, bartenders serve signature cocktails to those reclining on leather lounge chairs, and plasma TVs broadcast news, sports, and the weather on Neptune’s six largest moons. Minneapolis: “City of Lakes” with Revitalized Art Scene Resting on the banks of the Mississippi River, Minneapolis has managed to maintain its small-town character while growing into a midwestern metropolis. In recent years, millions of dollars have been poured into Minneapolis’ growing art scene. In 2005, the Walker Art Center nearly doubled in size with a Herzog & de Meuron–designed tower expansion, which includes new galleries, rooftop terraces, and a 385-seat theater. With free admission, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts houses Asian art, textiles, photography, contemporary art, and more. There, art lovers can peruse work from Spain’s Francisco de Goya and El Greco, as well as Dutch greats Vincent van Gogh and Rembrandt. When spring arrives, Minneapolis brims with outdoor activities, from hiking on nearly 50 miles of paved trails to exploring the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway , a series of parks that constitutes country’s longest continuous system of public urban parkways. Along the byway, one can smell native flora at the Eloise Butler Wildlife Garden and Bird Sanctuary, canoe on the Chain of Lakes, or picnic next to the cascading waters at Minnehaha Falls. Groupon Says Read more…
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$89 for a One-Night Stay for Two at Millennium Hotel Minneapolis (Up to $177 Value)
Pond hockey, Broadway fashion: Freeloader Friday
Even though the weather looks like it will remain frigid through this weekend, there’s still plenty of fun free things to do out in the great outdoors.
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$75 for a Lobster-Bake Dinner for Two Sunday–Thursday or Friday–Saturday at Stella’s Fish Cafe ($150 Value)
Menus are laminated to prevent staining from diners’ spilled coffee or attempts to pen “lobster” into every item’s description. Get the dish you really want with today’s Groupon for lobster-bake dinners at Stella’s Fish Cafe . Choose between the following options: For $75, you get a lobster-bake dinner for two valid Sunday–Thursday (a $150 value). For $75, you get a lobster-bake dinner for two valid Friday or Saturday (a $150 value). The dinner includes the following: Two whole Maine lobsters served in a kettle with seafood and veggies Two house salads Two bar beverages (up to an $8 value each) Large slice of triple-layer chocolate cake Due to live lobsters, reservations are required. Stella’s Fish Cafe’s executive chef, Chad Rasmussen, presides over an award-winning array of maritime provisions, including lobsters flown in from Boston daily, before serving the hearty fare to the two-floor dinning room, an in-kitchen table, or a skyline rooftop patio. Here, waiters present challenges to hearty eaters in the form of calculus equations and two whole Maine lobsters balanced in a kettle of shrimp, mussels, andouille sausage, spinach, and potatoes. Two leafy house salads bookend meals opposite a slice of decadent, triple-layer chocolate cake. Imbibers sample an alcoholic assortment of mojitos, martinis, and signature cocktails to complement the dinner. As the weather warms, diners can pull up seats on the rooftop deck deemed one of the best views in the Twin Cities by Minnesota Monthly in 2009 and “the worst place to land a plane” by pilots all the time. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Bad Habits Who will buy your tooth shavings? Read more…
Minneapolis slips from No. 2 to 4 in bike commuting
The city’s shift may be due to a statistical blip or crummy weather.
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WeatherBug Welcomes Broadcast Partner KSTP 5 Eyewitness News in Minnesota
GERMANTOWN, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Earth Networks owner and operator of WeatherBug, announces its partnership with KSTP 5 Eyewitness News in St. Paul, Minn., to provide viewers with up-to-the-minute weather information.
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Fiive favorite Twin Cities food trucks
Our favorite meals on wheels! Food truck season is in full swing. Now, if only the weather would cooperate! Here are five of our favorite street eats well worth braving the dreary damps.
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Even wintry states melting in heat wave
MINNEAPOLIS #8212; In the land of giant ice castles, where automakers test their vehicles against extreme cold and people play hockey year-round, it’s not uncommon to hear some griping about the weather.
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Heat makes Upper Midwest long for return of winter
In the land of giant ice castles, where automakers test their vehicles against bitter cold and people play hockey year-round, it’s not uncommon to hear complaints about the weather.
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Searing heat wave is enough to make hardy Upper Midwest long for return of December weather
MINNEAPOLIS – In the land of giant ice castles, where automakers test their vehicles against bitter cold and people play hockey year-round, it’s not uncommon to hear complaints about the weather.
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Searing heat wave is enough to make hardy Upper Midwest long for return of December weather
Heat Wave Scorching Much of Nation
MINNEAPOLIS — In the land of giant ice castles, where auto makers test their vehicles against extreme cold and people play hockey year-round, it’s not uncommon to hear some griping about the weather.
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Heat Wave Scorching Much of Nation
