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  Chuck U T-shirt Launch/Art Party

  By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, December 14, 2011

  The characters featured in the artwork of Chuck U reside in a strange world filled with houses floating on guns, swirling landscapes, and robot arms. The characters are pretty odd themselves, and include giant wolves, dapper gents with visible dig... More >

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  Twin Cities Literary Death Match

  By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, October 19, 2011

  Imagine what would happen if you crossed American Idol with a literary event, then add a few pints of beer for good measure. Now you've got the gist of what Literary Death Match is about. At this raucous reading, folks will get to know local autho... More >

• World Cup's hottest breakfast spots for tomorrow's big game

  By Monica Wright | Tue, June 22, 2010

  ​Don't sit at home (or worse, go to work) and watch tomorrow's 9 a.m. World Cup doubleheader of USA vs. Algeria and England vs. Slovenia over soggy Cheerios and lukewarm coffee when plenty of lo More >

User Reviews

7 User reviews

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  andrea.macias86

  | Mon, October 11, 2010

  Nomad bouncers are out of control! I went on Zombie Pub Crawl this year and got pepper sprayed down. I went to the entrance and stumbled on my heals and then was told that I wasn't allowed to go in. I then tried to ask why I couldn't go in or at least tell my friends I wasn't going in and the bouncer didn't even allow me to explain. He then WITHOUT reason, pepper sprayed my face until I was screaming in horrifying pain. THEN, my friend goes and asks if he pepper sprayed me and he pushed her to the ground, face down, and hurt her badly. When the cops came, they were told that we were both punching them and they had cameras posted (neither true). It was their word over ours because of a few drinks, but it was still unjust. The police didn't do anything that night and they still haven't. The owner stated that there weren't any cameras and that I was scratching him. Stories keep changing and when asked for a simple apology, they denied it. This bar is bull shit. I've heard of many accounts of females getting harassed by the bouncers, which is not legit on any level. How do they allow to promote such behavior? I deserve an apology. I'm a 5"1' girl who WAS NOT a threat and shouldn't have gotten peppered sprayed due to some bouncer's ego trip. I WILL NEVER GO BACK.. and have many friends who won't either. If you're a woman, be aware of the aggressive bouncers, would hate to see this happen to you.

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  chamberlain.luke

  | Sat, August 22, 2009

  Bocce, trivia, hipsters, hip hop, local music... And a fantastic patio with a fire place.

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  citypagesbestof

  | Wed, May 06, 2009

  Bocce is a "sport" generally associated with old Italian men who chain-smoke cigarettes and drink bottomless cups of espresso. But lately the game has acquired a bit of hipster cachet, as alcohol enthusiasts have discovered that tossing balls around in the dirt is an activity easily performed while inebriated (and less taxing than bowling). There have long been a few spots around the Twin Cities where a bocce game could be found. Yarusso Bros., on St. Paul's East Side, has swell outdoor courts, while the Half Time Rec's basement venue makes up in dilapidated charm what it lacks in upkeep. The most storied courts in town are on the roof of Brit's Pub, overlooking downtown Minneapolis. But with a roughly 10-year wait to land a spot in one of the bar's lawn-bowling leagues, the chances of ever sizing up those greens are slim for most Twin Cities residents. Luckily for casual bocce enthusiasts, the Nomad World Pub now offers another alternative. The three-year-old West Bank watering hole opened its superb outdoor courts last year. The Nomad's leagues tend to be low-key, with the emphasis on boozy camaraderie rather than cutthroat competition. Nobody's going to get too pissed off if you accidentally kick the pallino—or if you have no idea what a pallino is. With a top-notch beer selection and always-generous drink specials to lubricate your game, the Nomad offers a superb way to waste a summer afternoon.

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  Heatherer

  | Mon, April 27, 2009

  I hadn't been back here since I came back from Chicago until one night in early March. I had been working a street team event for City Pages and the last place we stopped at was Sgt. Preston's. Well, let me just say it wasn't really my scene- not really down with dead animals on the wall and drinking out of fishbowls with other people- backwash anyone?- but I digress... So we left and the girl I was working with suggested Nomad. I was really glad she did for two reasons; one: I wanted to hang out with her more because she was cool as hell and two: I really wanted an adult beverage. So we got back in her car and drove the 6 blocks to Nomad- I rue the weather here, it makes me lazy and feel like I need a car!- and walked inside. There was a live band playing- all I can say is that it was like Sonic Youth, Bowie and Megadeath were having a bad menage à trios. The sound was simultaneously repulsive and hypnotic. I am not a big beer fan, so i got my standard Jack and Coke. It was nice and stiff. While we were sitting at the bar this guy started yelling every time the band stopped playing "yous suck" "ferck orff" and other random slurred insults. It wasn't real crowded, but there was a large group of people at the front for the band. The crowd looked like it fit the stereotype of whatever version of emo hipster punk is cool these days. The guy yelling was a white guy wearing real baggy pants a big puffy jacket and a hat with the bill to the side- one of those guys from here who think they're really tough but if you dropped them about 3 blocks from where I lived in Chicago they would crap their pants and run back to Mommy. The guy was drunk and had something to prove and seemed hell bent on getting someone to give him an excuse. We went outside and tried to start a fire while we were smoking. Didn't work. So we smoked in the cold. Apparently the show ended while we were out there. All these people came out of the door by the stage and angry white boy came out of the door by the end of the bar. This couple started to try and climb over the wrought iron fence and the section they were on fell down. Most of us laughed and called out "you okay?" I thought it was hilarious because the guy was so little I didn't see how he could take out a wrought iron fence! Not Angry though, he had found the scapegoat for his pent up aggression. He started yelling a string of unintelligible gibberish and the little guy yelled back. Before you know it everyone was yelling and laughing but not Angry. He ran up to the little guy and punched him. Well everyone was there to break it up right away and Little guy and girl left with Angry yelling still. Hi-larious. I love people watching. So yeah- it was quite the welcome back and I rather enjoyed it.

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  JoshuaD1

  | Wed, March 18, 2009

  They have 2 for 1's every Monday and some trivia too, but drinkin don't mix well for me.

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