Taking a natural foods approach with locally sourced ingredients to create healthy foods from scratch.  With several specialty cured and smoked meats, delectable bakery items, and an old-fashioned dedication to customer service & satisfaction, Be’Wiched should be on your list of places to go for lunch.

In addition to great eat-in options, there are take-out and catering as well, so spice up that next working lunch meeting!  Or stop by after work for a relaxing bite before heading home.  Be’Wiched is the brainchild of founding chefs Matthew Bickford and Mike Ryan, and you can read more about them here.

Be’Wiched Deli | 800 Washington Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN

612-767-4330 | www.bewicheddeli.com

Bewiched Deli, Minneapolis Deli, Bewiched Sandwiches

Rybak said, “The Big Ten Network provides national exposure to the excellent programs at the University of Minnesota”.

The official announcement will be at the McNamara Alumni Center prior to the Goal Line Club luncheon at 11:50am today, Friday September 28th, 2007.

Via: GopherSports.com - Mayor declares Saturday “Minnesota Big Ten Network Day”

Big Ten Network, Minnesota Gophers

Winners of the show would get their own Food Network series, so if this sound like you make sure to keep 10am to 4pm on Oct. 9th open and head on down to the Chambers Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.  An application, photo, and resume/bio should be brought with to work with the casting crew.  Good luck.

BAM! (heh, I couldn’t help myself)

Via: StarTribune.com - What’s cooking: So you wanna be a Food Network star

Food Network, The Next Food Network Star, Minneapolis

The bigger problem is that the state Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that this violated state law. Where this becomes a large issue is the money and the individuals license points.

The city raised $2.8 million in fines for these tickets - some 4200 of them at $142 a pop! The city will clear the points for these tickets off your license, but will not (currently) return the collected fines. This failure to return the fines is pending in a lawsuit in front of the district court at this time.

Just in case you at least want those points cleared, you’ll need to fill out this form and submit it for that to happen. How convenient.

Jerks.

Photo credit, Joslyn Layne

Via: thenewspaper.com - Minneapolis, Minnesota Refuses to Refund Illegal Red Light Camera Tickets

Minneapolis Stop Light Camera, Minneapolis Stop Light Tickets

The new multi-level nightclub will feature with r. Norman’s on the first level, a new sushi lounge called Seven will be on the second and a rooftop lounge above that. The rooftop lounge may be the largest in the Minneapolis downtown area.

Sounds like a lot of fun!

Photo credit, dronepop

Via: StarTribune.com - Nightwatch: New nightlife coming to Hennepin

Minneapolis Nightlife, Bellanotte Minneapolis, r. Norman Minneapolis

The exhibit celebrates the history of Lake Street, a 6 mile stretch between St. Paul and Minneapolis that is a part of 14 neighborhoods and is itself an important commercial district.

Designed and presented as miniatures, the gallery’s model of Lake Street includes many landmark locations and unforgettable intersections such as Hennepin, Chicago and Cedar.  Also included in the gallery are interactive mapping programs highlighting gardens and bicycling and art.

Minnesota History Center | Right On Lake Street

Minnesota History Center, Minneapolis Lake Street, Macalester College, In the Heart of the Beast

While the city counsel won’t address how to spend the additional tax revenue for 2008, the levy does conform to the counsel’s 2002 policy to raise tax collection by 8% year over year.  The increases are designed to offset cuts in state aid.

Individual homes rather than commercial property generates the bulk of the property taxes in Minneapolis.  Because of the housing values change quickly, the current drop in the housing market in some areas will not show in property taxes until 2009.

Via: Star Tribune.com - Minneapolis City Council caps tax levy at 8%

Minneapolis Taxes, Property Taxes

So here’s what’s coming to town:

• Arcade Fire on Sept. 30th
• Maroon 5 on Oct. 1st
• Sugarland on Oct. 13th
• Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) on Oct. 21st
• Van Halen on Oct. 24th (w00t!)
• Rascal Flats on Oct. 27th
• Ozzy Ozborne and Rob Zombie on Oct. 31st
• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on Nov. 2nd (w00t!)
• Keith Urban on Nov. 17th

There is *tons* more information at the link below, including locations and ticket prices.  Have fun kids!  (Hope I can make it to VH!)

Via: TwinCities.com - 9 really large arena shows

Twin Cities Concerts, Twin Cities Entertainment

Well for the rest of us that hadn’t know this, there are great times to be found at the rennfest’s theme weekends.  There are many Irish themed events this weekend, in addition to the usual fun.  Personally I think the free Guinness tasting is where I’d spend the majority of my time.

Don’t forget that the Renaissance Festival will be running every weekend through September 28th, so make sure to get out at least once.

Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Rennfest

WTF!?

Here’s my question.  Why were they allowed to become structurally deficient?  What were the federal and state gas taxes and transportation budgets used on?  Obviously not bridge maintenance to the level required.

So here it comes again, we all get to pay extra because our governmental agencies are incapable of providing the basic necessities of modern transportation.  Go figure.  So, on top of rising fuel costs that are highly manipulated by the futures market, we get to anticipate ANOTHER tax increase that simply shouldn’t have to take on.

Ok, end of rant now.

Via: St. Cloud Times - Minneapolis mayor tells Congress he supports Oberstar?s gas tax plan