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Bliss. Some people seek it through meditation, others through chemicals or sex. Christopher Bergland finds bliss through sweat. And he sweats a lot. Bergland has won three Ironman competitions. Each includes a 7.2-mile swim, 336-mile bike run, and 78.6-mile run. That’s equivalent to swimming the Hudson River from Ground Zero all the way north to […]
It’s New Year’s resolution time again. I’m just a hair late for this, but maybe that’ll make a good resolution: not to be late making resolutions.I don’t know many people who make New Year’s resolutions. Seems like something from an episode of The Lucy Show. But people should. It’s good to be humble. Most people […]
Home & Yard Boulevard Section
While February makes most people think of Valentines and Presidents, the year’s second month summons a host of different images to the fertile mind of Judy Remington, owner of Minneapolis-based Temenos Gardens, a company dedicated to the design of all things green: “I do designing and consulting of gardens,” she says.
Photo […]
Home & Yard Boulevard Section
Sophisticated Elegance
Black and white paint hues enhance opulent living spaces filled with accessories, lighting, mirrors, and rich fabrics. If you’re looking for that unexpected color punch, add related hues such as dramatic red, or you could maintain the room’s classic undertones by adding a subtle pink or taupe.
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Home & Yard Boulevard Section
“Our company philosophy is that an informed client is a client that can make a reasoned decision about his or her particular situation.”
The company is Hi-Tech Energy Solutions, and President Dan Thees is speaking for the triumvirate that also includes Kyle Tave, Vice President, and Kevin Leehan, CFO.
Hi-Tech has been in […]
Home & Yard Boulevard Section
Say “accent” to people within a certain age range, and most will think of Ricardo Montalbán pronouncing “Corinthian Leather”…but not so with Megan Hoy, Marketing Coordinator at The Tile Shop. She associates that word with one of her company’s specialties: accent tiling.
Photo courtesy of the Tile Shop
Hoy states, “When I think […]
2008 marks the 20th year that the University of St. Thomas and its partners have sponsored the Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity. What started as a small teleconference with the Black Managers Association and only 75 people has grown to more than 2,500 people and 40-plus speakers discussing every type of diversity in the workplace. […]
Gay Men at Higher Risk for New MRSA Strain
Sexually active gay men are at higher risk for a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a US study found. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, said the bacteria appear to be transmitted most easily through intimate sexual contact, but can spread through […]
Well, if there was ever a time for us to get our collective heads out of our collective asses, and start paying attention to politics, this is it. What’s happening on the national campaign trail for President is unprecedented. For the first time in as long as I can remember, we actually have a choice—and […]
Black gay anti-Apartheid activist Simon Tseko Nkoli played a key role in the fight for GLBT liberation and human rights for people with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Born in 1957 in Soweto, Nkoli became an anti-Apartheid activist at a young age. After multiple arrests for civil disobedience, including participation in the 1976 Soweto student uprising, […]
I had not wanted to write about the Presidential campaign—not yet, as I intended to allow myself only one such column. But the recent call to Senator Barack Obama by Reverend Bennie Colclough, an African-American minister from South Carolina, made me pause. A voice of faith from a Southern state, he called on Obama to […]
Valentine’s Day Section
Mon Amour brûle pour vous avec la passion de mille soleils. The French perhaps can make you swoon with mere words, but for the average American on this Valentine’s Day, show your love with the knowledge of flowers.
Photo by Hubert Bonnet
For centuries, the flower has been the plant of love. The smell can […]
Home & Yard Boulevard Section
After a hearty holiday season of giving, receiving, and taking it easy, you might notice you’ve let your living space descend into a chaotic mess. Aside from lack of motivation, you may have accumulated more possessions, and have yet to find a place for everything.
Each step, even if you take only […]
Last summer, when I heard a neighborhood pub was coming to South Minneapolis that would have an unbelievable beer selection, I almost couldn’t contain my excitement. I mean, some Minneapolis pubs have good beer offerings, but nothing like the ones at a few of my favorite St. Paul spots. Since then, I’ve been to Buster’s […]
Lavender’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide.
Flowers courtesy of Roger Beck Florist
1100 East Franklin Ave., Minneapolis
612-871.7080
www.rogerbeckflorist.com
Valentine’s Day Section
Le Selezioni
Chocolates for the true connoisseur this Valentine’s Day! This elegant gift box contains five extraordinary selections of Amedei Neapolitans, including the limited edition Porcelana and Chuao. $110.
Max’s
The Shops at Excelsior & Grand
3831 Grand Way,
St. Louis Park
(952) 922-8364
www.stylebymax.com
Twin […]
On Valentine’s Day, one may harbor—even openly express—feelings of love and affection. Back in grade school, a kind of democratic forced affection prevailed by which we had to provide a card for each kid in the class, boy and girl, to ensure no one was left out. Despite grumblings, the wallflower and the unpopular kid […]
Holidazzle Parade
Photo by Sophia Hantzes
For the 16th year, the annual Holidazzle Parade, sponsored by Macy’s, brought family-friendly entertainment to the visitors of Downtown Minneapolis, free of charge.
On opening weekend, November 23-25, the Minnesota Freedom Band, a nonprofit community organization made up entirely of GLBTA members, marched in the cold to bring enjoyment to the thousands […]
Welcome to everyone who is in town the weekend of February 1-3 for the Black Frost 31 run, presented by The Black Guard of Minneapolis. This year’s theme: “Boots, Bras, & Kibbles…Oh My!!” Here’s hoping you have a great time of renewing old friendships and establishing new ones.
My hat is off to The Black Guard […]
Across
1 Composer Shaiman
5 Leaning erection site
9 A marble player may shoot it off
14 State where two women could be in a marriage, formerly
15 Israeli author ___ Oz
16 Meat-filled treats
17 Push a queen across a board, e.g.
18 “___ Get a Witness” (Marvin Gaye)
19 Parker of South Park, and others
20 Like a drag queen without a wrap?
23 […]
“The house is a living, breathing thing,” according to Dan Thees, President of Hi-Tech Energy Solutions. Most homeowners who have lived in their homes long enough to know all the structural quirks would agree. The water heater that seems to have a cruel sense of humor; the kitchen floor that craves any kind of attention—positive […]
Houghtaling Joins Heltzer & Burg
Melissa Houghtaling. Photo by Mike Hnida
Founded in 1993, Heltzer & Burg PLC law firm, which deals with many facets of law, from family law and criminal law to real estate, especially tackles the legal needs of GLBT clients. Melissa Houghtaling, a recent addition to Heltzer & Burg, began at the firm […]
Feb. 1-14 This period marks the beginning of the end of an era. Pluto touches into Capricorn, heralding new thoughts, actions, personal power, and generational change. Are we ready? Bring it on!
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 20)
The advancement of Pluto changes the way you approach your career over the next few years. Proud Rams find that they […]
Last night at a cocktail party, my friends and I discussed deal-breakers—the things that turn an initial attraction into utter revulsion. When I was in my 20s, I had no deal-breakers. Basically, as long as the girl bathed regularly, I was game. But, as you age, you become more discriminating. You’ve lived through a sad […]
Dear Ms Behavior:
I was with José for six years, and we’re still close friends. Now, I’ve been with Dan for the past eight months, but José doesn’t know—I didn’t think my new life with Dan was something I needed to share with José. Dan thinks I keep him a secret because I’m still in love […]
I’m afraid I let out all the stops this past Christmas. If it looked like food and smelled like food, I ate it. I didn’t question its fat content, nor did I weigh proportions. Lactose, fructose, sucrose, and any other-ose was OK. ’Twas the season of put down the platter, with no further chatter, and […]
After I wrote recently about research on homosexuality and people’s ill-founded concern that it could lead to preventing homosexuality, I remembered another cluster of concerns about the survival of the gay enclave or community. Let’s take a look at those. One concern is that gays are becoming “assimilated”—that they are becoming more like mainstream society, […]
Limp? Perhaps science can help.
Few things are more demoralizing to the average male ego than an inability to get it up and keep it hard. It was once thought that most impotence was a mental problem, but modern medicine tells us it’s usually due to lack of blood flow. See, the love muscle’s not a […]
OMG, It’s High School Musical 3
What’s gay about the High School Musical franchise? What’s not would seem to be the real question for this fantastically colorful, exuberant, all-singing, all-dancing, ’tween sensation.
For grown-up queer audiences, it’s a chance to experience the revenge of the drama club and show choir. For gay kids, it’s a set of […]
God Save Gertrude
Through Feb. 10
Playwrights’ Center
2301 E. Franklin Ave., Mpls.
(612) 332-7481, ext. 20
www.workhauscollective.org
The hot local music scene and theatrical tradition join hands, kiss, and sing with Workhaus’s God Save Gertrude, by Deborah Stein. Gertrude as in Hamlet’s Mom—Shakespeare’s most mysterious female figure. Is she just a slut, or a victim scared to death about her […]
Art: A World History
Elke Linda Buchholz, Gerhard Bühler, Karoline Hill,Susanne Kaeppele, and Irina Stotland Abrams
$19.95
This amazing little compendium (pocket-sized, though a hefty 512 pages) succinctly details its subject from 40,000 BCE to the present. Its 900 pages cover artists, artworks, and trends, explaining in clear language the differences between movements and periods such as […]
“Just be yourself.” Now, who can disagree with that? However, Henrik Ibsen, fabled father of modern drama, disputed the wisdom of “being yourself” as far back as 1867 in Peer Gynt, especially if the man “being himself” actually has no self. Today, as we watch the GOP—a party fabled for its exaltation of rugged macho […]