Mark Drake

D'Amico & Sons closed its doors this weekend. A quiet coda to end an amazing era of food and hospitality in the Twin Cities, one that will likely never be seen again in its breadth and ambition. My @tcbmag story is below.

🎉 Proud to support @SAVEvoicesofedu and Bright Night: Shining a Light on Suicide Prevention. Sat., April 11 | The Fillmore Minneapolis Live music from Orianthi. Comedy from Comrade Tripp. Food by Chowgirls. Not your typical gala. Get your tickets -> onecau.se/brightnight

ALL THE REACTIONS! THIS IS MARCH!

The #Vikings are mourning the loss of Ring of Honor Safety Joey Browner. Browner, a 6-time Pro Bowler and 4-time 1st Team All-Pro, was named to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team and a part of the 50 Greatest Vikings announced in 2010. 📰: mnvkn.gs/4lTo4Da

On March 22, 2005, ‘Boom goes the dynamite!’ was coined by Brian Collins on Ball State University’s student newscast. Filling in for the regular sportscaster, Collins was forced to ad-lib when a teleprompter error caused the script to skip ahead, resulting in the now-viral moment

Rest in peace, Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris at the opening of the Nixon Library - July 19, 1990

Wow SHOCK CITY 16 seed @SienaMBB leads the overall # 1 seed @DukeMBB who also is rated # 1 defensively by @kenpomeroy - Siena has carved Duke’s D up & lead 43-32. Gavin Doty of Siena has been a PTPer with 16 points .Will this r a shock even bigger than HIGH POINT a # 12 seed beating @BadgerMBB 83-82

March 18, 1995: Michael Jordan announces “I’m Back.” (🎥 via @SportsCenter)

This is very difficult to read, but everyone should read it. Cesar Chavez Day in Minnesota is March 31st - Minnesota is one of only seven states that observe a day in his honor. It's time for Minnesota to consider renaming the day, as other states are doing.

Fox 9 Sports has learned Bob Motzko will not be back next season to coach the Gophers Men’s Hockey team —- He will leave after 8 seasons

Cuba's electrical grid has suffered a total collapse, the first nationwide blackout since the US effectively shut off oil flow to the country. cnn.it/4bIrOnD

No mas.

At 19 he was applying to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. At 56 the Soviets were shelling his Führerbunker in Berlin.

I’ve reached the age and experience where what used to be common political knowledge is now historical trivia. It is my duty to share this. postbulletin.com/as-a-teen-gutk…

For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, the Corridor of Commodus, also known as a secret passageway for emperors, is open to the public at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. Emperors used the path, which runs underneath the iconic landmark, to make a grand entrance into the stadium without having to interact with the audience on the way in. CBS News' @SayChrisLive has more details.

BREAKING: The FBI has warned police departments in California that Iran wants to retaliate for American attacks by launching offensive drones against the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by @ABC News. Aaron Katersky reports. Read more: abcnews.link/DEOBFK3

Before flying to Illinois for a full day of appearances (including in Rockford, where this image was taken), the Carter campaign had to contend with a jet-lagged & aggravated Hunter S. Thompson in the wee hours of 3/10. This incident is marked on the campaign schedule. #Carter50

BREAKING: Alexander Butterfield, the Richard Nixon aide who disclosed the Watergate tapes, dies at 99. apnews.com/article/alexan…

If you call yourself a progressive, and you’re not even a little excited by the prospect of a woman-hating, gay-hating, Jew-hating neanderthal regime that in no way represents the will of its people being crushed, you’re not actually a progressive.

🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷 In what might be some of the most powerful footage to come out of today, Israelis and Iranians are dancing and celebrating side by side in the streets of London.