People & Things

Ali Kaplan: Virus Diaries

April 1, 2020Fun, People & Things

As restrictions and shutdowns hit small businesses all around us, creativity to reach their loyal customers is needed more than ever. Allison Kaplan from Twin Cities Business Magazine is sharing those stories in a series called Virus Diaries.

Marney Gellner

March 31, 2020Featured, Fun, People & Things

Minnesota is a huge sports hub with every professional sports team you can imagine. Fans, players, and coaches are feeling the effects that this pandemic has caused with all of the cancellations and postponements. Marney Gellner, reporter on FOX Sports North, joins us with an update on the sports world.

White Bear Mitsubishi

March 23, 2020Fun, People & Things

Everything is getting affected by the Coronavirus. Businesses are trying to figure out new and different ways to provide for their customers. Our friends at White Bear Mitsubishi is making some changes to still be able to service your car.

Cameron Goes to School

March 20, 2020Featured, Fun, People & Things

Sheletta Brundidge is a familiar face to us here at Twin Cities Live. She’s one of our favorite guests on the show. Besides making us laugh, Sheletta is a mother to four children with autism. She’s shared their triumphs with us on her social media. When her daughter, Cameron, started school she couldn’t find a book about a black...

Minnesota’s Central Kitchen

March 19, 2020Food, Fun, Other Food, People & Things

Chefs that have had to close their doors this week are joining forces to fight hunger. Second Harvest Heartland is stepping in to help them reach the hundreds of people that need their help. Kelli is at their brand new center in Brooklyn Park. For more information and to see how you can help, click here.

Bridging: Furnishing Homes with Hope

March 13, 2020Fun, People & Things

Bridging, a non-profit, that provides donated furniture and household goods to people transitioning out of homelessness and poverty, depends on its volunteers and donors. And more than 200 social service agencies in the Twin Cities refer people to Bridging once they find affordable housing. It was a vision, Fran Heitzman had back in the...

Science of Snow and Tubing at Buck Hill

March 13, 2020Featured, Fun, People & Things

The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Liz Heinecke joined us as Buck Hill to talk about their Science of Tubing classes for schools and her own snow experiments! For a link to purchase Liz's books, click here.

Urban Boatbuilders

March 12, 2020Fun, People & Things

We all remember our first job. Steve Patterson was a paper boy. TCL reporter Kelli Hanson was a day camp counselor. But there’s a group of teens in Saint Paul that are doing experiential learning all while earning a paycheck. Urban Boatbuilders has employed hundreds of youth to build boats. But it’s become more than just learning a trade....

Twin Cities Auto Show

March 9, 2020Experiences, Fun, People & Things

The Twin Cities Auto Show features more than 600 vehicles from over 35 domestic and imported brands. This year at the Minneapolis Convention Center, you can visit Truck Country, an area dedicated to light trucks, and register to win a three-year lease on the car of the show, an Acura RDX. Twin Cities Live's Mike Marcotte visited the Auto Show...

Honda at the Twin Cities Auto Show

March 9, 2020Experiences, Fun, Mike Marcotte, People & Things

The 2020 Honda CR-V is a definite upgrade from previous versions. At the Twin Cities Auto Show, you can check out the Dream Build CR-V SUV. You are able to add a tent that sleeps two adults on the top. Twin Cities Live's Mike Marcotte heads to the Minneapolis Convention Center to check out the new line of CR-Vs. The Twin Cities Auto Show...