Downtown St. Paul's outdoor ice rink in Rice Park opened this weekend, as did the rink in The Depot in downtown Minneapolis. The Depot's rink is indoors, inside a former train shed, a beautiful historic building. The refurbished Victorian train shed is climate controlled, and has glass walls to let...

Once Thanksgiving is over - and I hope yours was a great one - our thoughts turn to the next major holiday. Christmas lights are going up, cars are driving home with Christmas trees strapped to the roof, and if you didn't get all your holiday shopping done on Black...

Growing up, I eagerly awaited the airing of my favorite Christmas specials each December. My absolute favorite was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and it just didn't seem like Christmas until I had watched it. If I missed it, I was devastated. These days, though, with hundreds of channels available, it...