Minnesota Star Tribune (November 9)
Clawcades are “the new Japanese-style arcade sweeping the Twin Cities. At least four claw (or crane) machine-only businesses have opened in the past year, drawing kids and adults alike in search of entertainment and Japanese prizes, like Hello Kitty or Pokémon plushies.”
Tags: Adults, Arcade, Claw, Clawcades, Crane, Entertainment, Hello Kitty, Japanese-style, Kids, Machine, Pokémon plushies, Prizes, Twin Cities
Minneapolis Star Tribune (May 31)
“We’ve just had a week like we may never see again. Lord, may we never see a week like that again.” Rioters overpowered “earnest protests,” leading to days and nights of “smashing windows, looting stores and torching buildings, including a police precinct.” The Twin Cities and Minnesota… earned “notoriety by self-destructing as the world” watched.
Tags: Earnest, Looting, Minnesota, Notoriety, Overpowered, Protests, Rioters, Self-destructing, Smashing, Torching, Twin Cities
