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Minnesota Renaissance Festival & Valleyfair Discounts

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Looking for some discount end-of-summer FUN in the Twin Cities? Here are some discounts for the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Valleyfair and the Crayola Experience Mall of America, sure to beat the end-of-summer blues. Don’t forget to get your Minnesota State Fair discount tickets at Cub by this Wednesday, August 24th – see my post “How […]

IHOP $1 Short Stack Day for No Kid Hungry – Tuesday, August 23rd

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Get a short stack of pancakes for only $1 at IHOP on Tuesday, August 23rd from 7:00am – 7:00pm, and help feed hungry kids. For every $1 short stack purchased, IHOP® will donate that $1 to No Kid Hungry®. Their goal is to serve one million pancakes in one day! For your nearest IHOP location, click here. […]

Visit the Minnesota Farmers Bureau Booth at the Minnesota State Fair 2016

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The Minnesota State Fair is almost here! If you’re planning on going with your kids, I highly recommend visiting the Minnesota Farm Bureau’s exhibit – the Minnesota Farmers CARE display. The Minnesota Farmers CARE display is located at 1305 Underwood Street (across from the Food Building and behind the Giant Yellow Slide). This is where fair-goers […]

How to Save Money at the Minnesota State Fair 2016

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The Minnesota State Fair is almost here! I’m super bummed that summer’s going by so fast, but happy that we have a fabulous state fair, one that was rated the #1 state fair in the nation! The 2016 Great Minnesota Get-Together runs Aug. 25 through Labor Day, Sept. 5. You probably know how expensive the fair can be. […]

Inside Fresh Thyme: New Stores Opening in the Twin Cities

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“If Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s had a baby, we (Fresh Thyme) would be that baby.” I recently received a tour of the NEW Fresh Thyme in Vadnais Heights. I love this place! Like other Fresh Thyme stores, including the Bloomington store that I previously reviewed, this store is like a farmer’s market, grocery store and […]

Coupons and Freebies – Week of August 19th

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Here is a compilation of this week’s great printable restaurant and retail coupons available in the Twin Cities area and greater Minnesota! Friday Freebie! Cub offers Friday Freebies which you can get by adding the offers on Friday, and then you can redeem them until the following Thursday. An online (free) account is needed to add the […]

Pinwheel Play Grand Opening in Chanhassen August 19 – 23

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Looking for a new and unique indoor play-space for young kids? Pinwheel Play LLC, a modern indoor play-space designed for children ages zero to six, will open August 15 in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The one-of-a-kind, thoughtfully outfitted 5,000 square foot facility offers daily drop-in-play, memberships, birthday parties and field trips. Lisa Smith, president of Pinwheel Play […]