Lifestyle

From Red Wing to Vancouver
For more than three decades, Riedell Shoes has made skate boots for national, world and Olympic athletes. This year, the Red Wing-based company made custom skates for five figure skaters competing in the Vancouver games.
Advice: Get outdoors so winter won't win
Every year about this time, some Minnesotans start to dream about warmer climates. But others are determined to find a way to enjoy winter, because it can last a very long time.
Mystery surrounds roots of the Macbeth curse
The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis opens a brand new production of Macbeth this weekend - and that makes some people a little nervous. In some circles Shakespeare's bloody tragedy is believed to be cursed.
Minnesota's conservation officers have been patrolling the state's frozen lakes for more than a month now, and they're seeing some patterns of violations by ice anglers.
Ice sculpting made easy (and colorful!)
In these austere times, some people, looking for cheap art materials, are turning to ice. This weekend Studio Bricolage is holding a family ice sculpting party in Griggs Park in St Paul. There are no dangerous tools involved - but deep belief in the value of fun.