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We stopped by fair trade gift shop Regla de Oro at 3007 Lyndale Ave. to hear from owner Jessica Smith about her store.

From delivering flowers as a first date with her now-husband to buying the store in the 1970s, Soderberg's Floral at 33rd & Lake was at the center of Carol Blair's life for decades. Hear what it was like!

One of the funnest vinyl record shops you'll ever find, and it's right here on Lake Street! Visit them at 3820 E. Lake St.

Located at 404 W. Lake St., Lake Wine & Spirits is also home to a wide variety of gourmet cheeses. We visited the shop and asked one of the expert cheesemongers to show us around.

Stan Saterstrom and his brother-in-law took over Narum's Shoes from their father-in-law, and ran it for 40 years until it closed in 1986. He remembers the store, his customers, and the Chicago-Lake business community.

Kathleen Clarke Anderson was district director for Martin Sabo when he was the congressman for Minneapolis. She also grew up in the Longfellow area, a few blocks from Lake Street.

Joyce Krook was the community relations specialist at Abbott Northwestern & Allina for many years. She also grew up near Lake & Hennepin. In part 2, she remembers going to school, shopping, and watching movies on Lake Stre...

Joyce Krook was the community relations specialist at Abbott Northwestern & Allina for many years. She also grew up near Lake & Hennepin. Here she recounts some of her earliest memories of the area.

If you go to either the Midtown Global Market or Mercado Central location between Wednesday, October 21 and Sunday, October 25, and order any torta...

The conclusion of our driving tour of Lake Street series. This one goes from 35W to Lake Calhoun and spotlights businesses like Schatzlein Saddle, Bryant Lake Bowl, the Uptown and Lagoon Theaters, and Calhoun Square.

Part 3 in our Driving Tour of Lake Street series. This area covers the Midtown Global Market, La Hacienda Plaza, and the Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center, among other places.

Part 2 in our Driving Tour of Lake Street series. In this one we see the Midtown YWCA, Hi-Lake Shopping Center, Ingebretsen's, Mercado Central, and many more places.

Lake Street airport ad

An ad that will air on 93X, JACK-FM, and several other local radio stations.

Traveling down Lake Street, we highlight some of the great businesses and historical points of interest to be found. This is part one - from the Lake Street / Marshall bridge to Hiawatha Ave.

A video tour of Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gifts & Deli

This week's question: Is it sexist to hold doors open for women?

Ingebretsen's makes their own sausage on site. This video shows you how they do it! Ingebretsen's is located at 1601 East Lake Street in Minneapolis

Ingebretsen's offers unique meats and other foods that they make in-store and sell to many happy customers! Ingebretsen's is located at 1600 E. Lake St.

Pangea World Theater presents Kristina Wong's Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, running 3 days only April 30-May 2, 2009 - check out www.pangeaworl...