Welcome to Event Horizon, your weekly roundup of the best events in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and beyond.

I love ‘em. Can't get enough of ‘em. I love it when I agree with someone else’s “best [blanks] of the year,” and I love it even more when I disagree. But then, I’m a disagreeable person. Everybody ...

The list below highlights one or two ~finer~ establishments, but for the most part you’ll see sandwich shops, counter-service joints, bakeries, and coffee shops. Think of it as a complement to the ...

Here's a dirty little under-the-hood secret: For whatever algorithmic reason, Racket's Flyover posts—our daily digest of local news splashed with commentary—often do bonkers numbers. As such, if we ...

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Alamo Drafthouse/Emagine Willow Creek A pesky angel refuses to let a miserable man die. Alamo: $10.99. Noon. More info here. Emagine: 2 p.m. More info here.

Plus public fireplaces, Butter Bakery Cafe to close, and a Christmas tune from Jerry Beck in today's Flyover news roundup.

"Why buy new, when slightly used will do? Except when the deals are this good!" TV-watching Minnesotans were barraged with that quizzical slogan throughout the '90s and '00s, and on December 14 the ...

The Rocketman has two years to live. As he sits inside the movie theater of his landmark house in Bloomington, Ky Michaelson sounds at peace with that fact. Failing kidneys, at age 86, aren’t all that ...