Twin Cities

Opinion: Uptown’s Been Going Downhill Since Sox Appeal Closed

Back in the day, Uptown wasn’t some shopaholic’s wet dream. It wasn’t a mecca for lowlife corporations. It was an eclectic sideshow of freaky nutjobs. Punk rock attitude wrapped in a sexy burrito of anti-establishment. And the guac on that burrito? Sox Appeal.

Whether you loved Dilbert, Andalusian horses, Picasso’s Blue Period, or just wanted everyone to know that you were the undisputed “Duchess of Sassytown,” good luck finding a better way to…

Wild Introduce New Mascot: Man Quietly Eating Soup

To generate fan excitement after a disappointing last season, the Minnesota Wild have introduced a new mascot: a man quietly eating soup. Now, at each home game, ‘Man the Fan’ sits alone at a small booth next to the Wild bench, enjoying his cream of mushroom soup. 

To engage with the crowd at games, Man the Fan will blow gently on his soup and send aroma waves throughout Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. Every time the Wild scores, Man is allowed…