Men's Fitness magazine is raising a toast to the bar in the Twin Cities restaurant La Belle Vie. The award-winning Loring Park neighborhood hot spot was named one of the "25 Best Bars in America" in the publication, which praised the posh eatery for its "meticulously chosen wine list."

America's Promise Alliance selected four Twin Cities suburbs in its annual '100 Best' list. This year, a $2,500 grant is being awarded to every community that made the list.

Caribou Coffee Company has entered into an exclusive distribution deal with the Minneapolis-based country band to release the group's latest CD, North Country. This is the first time the Brooklyn Center-based coffee chain will offer customers recorded music in its coffeehouses. (Rocket Club keyboardist Don Smithmier is a founding partner of BringMeTheNews.)

Capella Education ranked 37th in Forbes Magazine's 'Top 100 Small Businesses' list this year. It's one of six Minnesota companies to make the list.

The City Pages has released its playlist of songs inspired by the Gopher State. "Shhh" by Atmosphere topped the list. "Skyway" by The Replacements; "Your Little Hoodrat Friend" by The Hold Steady; “Rock ‘n’ Roll is Alive (And it Lives in Minneapolis)” by Prince and “Funkytown” by Lipps Inc. are among the top five. Did your favorite make the top 20?

The Eden Prairie-based supermarket operator says Java Delight will go on sale in September at its 1,100 retail stores, including Cub Foods in the Twin Cities metro. The single-serve coffee pods will be compatible with Keurig and other leading brewing systems.