Men's Health looked at the ratio of single women to single men. And not just any women: college-educated gals who hold down jobs and exercise. The results? Both twin towns made the top twenty, with the capital city edging out the mill city.

Eden Prairie, Woodbury, Eagan, Lakeville and Maple Grove all earned slots in the top 25 best small cities in the United States, according to Money Magazine's annual Best Place to Live list. Eden Prairie is third on the 2012 list -- the highest ranking Minnesota city.

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."

KCCR radio reports the first flight from Pierre, South Dakota to the Twin Cities was empty Monday. Officials are working on a plan to attract and inform passengers about the early morning flight.

The metro area came in fourth in the nation. The magazine emphasized that women in the Twin Cities have 'very low' rates of heart disease and 'excellent' mental health.

Six companies based in the Twin Cities and one in Duluth made Inc. magazine's 2012 list of America's 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies, the Business Journal writes. A company in Plymouth was the highest ranking Minnesota company -- cracking the top 75. Last year, eight Minnesota firms were featured on the list.