Top 5 Movie Theaters, Cocktails in a Funeral Home, and Roof Depot Deadline
It’s peak movie season, so City Cast decides the best theaters in the Twin Cities. Criteria include popcorn and comfy seats, bonus points for a good urinal. Plus, a group of neighbors dreamed of an urban farm in East Phillips. But they’re $5.7 million short – what happens next? And journalist Amy Nelson joins the show and tells us where techies should visit when they come to the Twin Cities.
Read more about what we talked about on the show:
- Environmental advocates face final deadline to buy Roof Depot site in Minneapolis (MPR News)
- The long, bitter fight over Minneapolis’ Roof Depot site, explained (MinnPost)
- The WIRED Guide to the Twin Cities for Business Travelers (WIRED)
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