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It's still 1970 in this 'time capsule' Minnetonka home

The living room has a dramatic two-sided brick fireplace with a cantilevered hearth.

Midcentury modern house looks just like it did when noted architect designed it.

New lake house in Burnsville is home and cabin in one

Architect Ali Awad designed this lake home for his family in Burnsville. The three-level home includes a room with a garage door that opens to the lak

Architect's new house, on "unbuildable" lot in Burnsville, doubles as his family's lake retreat.

  • 2 Minnesota projects are models for 'retrofitting suburbia'

2 Minnesota projects are models for 'retrofitting suburbia'

The Promenade of Wayzata replaced the Wayzata Bay Shopping Center.

Architects offer ideas on how to adapt 20th-century malls for 21st-century needs.


Home listings: What $390,000 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Fridley, Minneapolis and Eagan.


Renter is sick of neighbors' smoking

Q: I live in a 24-unit apartment building on the top floor. The building allows smoking. The couple that moved in below me smoke not…


Dreaming of a new home or remodel? Learn about home design at this virtual event

Gain ideas and inspiration at a virtual AIA Minnesota home design event.


Spring migration is a great time to catch a parade of birds passing through

Birds rushing to summer nesting spots provide a show just outside your window.


A great spot for birding by car and other birding tips

Crex Meadows offers 40 miles of roads with plenty of birds on view.


Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman is selling coveted Inverted Jenny stamps

Well-known shoe designer is selling world-famous stamps and a prize coin.


'Happy and homey' restored Duluth B&B now on market for $1.35M

The owners are writing another chapter of their fascinating lives.


You may not live like a Bridgerton, but you can clean like a scullery maid

Milk for floors, bread for walls: 19th-century cleaning tips for the modern era.


Minnesotans are desperately seeking garden supplies and outdoor spaces

Looking forward to digging in the dirt and enjoying your yard? You've got lots of company.


Home listings: What $200,000 to $209,900 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Carver, St. Paul and Mounds View.


DIY Garage Bar in Uptown created a 'practical and versatile man cave'

Minneapolis homeowner's project made the perfect pandemic-era gathering spot.


Learn the best food and feeder to attract local birds

Food for thoughtWhich bird-feeder style is best? Which food is best?There are answers to these common questions at feederwatch.org.Provided by the Cornell Lab of…


Warm winter brings Carolina wren, an unusual visitor to Minnesota

Backyard feeders are attracting red-bellied woodpeckers.


Bored rich people turn to collectibles as investments

Apps let investors buy fractional shares of merchandise.


See the '70s home in Bloomington that got 32 offers in 'perfect storm'

A 1970s split-entry contemporary in west Bloomington sparked a buyer frenzy.


Edina empty nesters transform their '50s home for today's casual living

With grandkids living across the street, couple love the bright open spaces of their newly improved home.


Northern Minnesota lake house is 'a home, not a cabin'

Lake house in northern Minnesota brings refined comfort to cabin country.


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