After ripping out the carpet in their St. Paul attic last week, Aaron Nunberg and Jen Kamarainen decided to pull up a section of the floorboard. They wanted to determine the strength of the joist below. They found the joist and an unexpected treasure: four pages from the April 19, 1942, edition of the St. […]
Minnesota’s volleyball team started its belated season with a match win over Michigan State on Saturday. The seventh-ranked Gophers swept the first of back-to-back matches against the Spartans, 25-18, 26-24, 25-16. Gophers volleyball player Adanna Rollins (University of Minnesota) The Gophers were led Adanna Rollins, who finished with 15 kills and hit .519, as they […]
To ease worries about coronavirus vaccine shortages and overwhelmed appointment sign-up systems, state health officials have this message: Most Minnesotans will be vaccinated at a familiar place, like a doctor’s office or pharmacy. Unfortunately, it’s going to take a while. Minnesota is currently only allocated about 60,000 new doses each week from the Centers for […]
Nick Bjugstad took the ice for Friday’s morning skate at Xcel Energy Center, and his eyes immediately went to the stands. With no fans allowed inside the arena this season — aside from roughly 150 people comprised of family and friends — the Wild added a nice touch to game days by placing various high […]
The Last Of Us Part 2 – quite a story (pic: Sony) A reader finally gets play The Last Of Us Part 2 and is impressed by its graphics, its storytelling, and its message. I’ve just finished The Last Of Us Part 2 and it was such a brilliant experience it has inspired me to […]
Uncharted 2 – hang on! (pic: Sony) GameCentral readers discuss the most annoying cliches in gaming, from QTEs to boss battles and red barrels. The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Gannet and covered anything from gameplay mechanics to game design to character and story moments or just anything else that […]
Ghost Of Tsushima – the PS4 goes out with a bang (pic: Sony) A reader explains why PS4 exclusive Ghost Of Tsushima is his favourite game of last year and why he prefers it to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. 2020 was clearly a different and difficult year in lots of ways, leaving many seeking sanctuary in […]
Katie Price has been fighting to get ‘Harvey’s Law’ passed (Picture: Rex; Katie Price/Instagram) Katie Price is said to be ‘over the moon’ as the police are reportedly ‘moving forward’ with a case against an online troll who targeted her son Harvey. A man, who was arrested in November last year, used blackface and appeared […]
(Picture credit: BBC) Unlucky-in-love Billy Mitchell will lose his temper on next week’s EastEnders when he finds out that Jay (Jamie Borthwick) and Honey (Emma Barton) have been continuing their romance in secret. ‘There’s a lot of anger there. He’s just furious,’ reveals actor Perry Fenwick. ‘It’s almost like he’s being patronised by Jay and […]
Glastonbury has been cancelled for the second year in a row (Picture: REX/Getty Images) Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has expressed her hope that livestreamed events will be able to go ahead this year amid the festival’s 2021 cancellation. This week, it was announced that Glastonbury Festival had been called off for the second consecutive year […]