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Bartender
Jocko (Patrick Tierney) at Manny’s is a Virginia transplant (and die-hard Orioles fan) who mixes everything to perfection. He also gets it when you want to talk and, more important, when you don’t. Physically, he is the prototypical barkeep, and he calls everybody “Kid” whether they deserve it or not. 1300 Nicollet Mall, 612-339-9900 [top]

Departing Impresario
After five years and previous intentions to do so, Leah Cooper passed the local Fringe Festival directorship to Robin Gillette in September. All Cooper did during her tenure was build the annual theatrical extravaganza into the largest of its kind in the nation. [top]

Departing Artist
Two words about Doc Severinsen, legendary trumpeter and band leader, in his final season as the Minnesota Orchestra’s principal pops conductor: brassy, classy. Two more: thanks, Doc. [top]

Fashion Trifecta
More and more Twin Cities designers are showing up on our radar, but three stood out this year. Joy Teiken, left, continues to make her mark on a global scale with her Joynoëlle line; she dressed Andie MacDowell in Cannes during the annual film festival, appeared in Women’s Wear Daily, and landed a spot at Macy’s Chicago store. Lewis Remele, who grew up in Kenwood, enticed devilishly influential Anna Wintour to show up for the New York Fashion Week show that featured his Lewis Albert line. And Katherine Gerdesmade a splash on Project Runway on Bravo TV. [top]

Homegrown Hero
Forests have been decimated by publications praising Joe Mauer—baseball’s best hitter, All-Star catcher, symbol of the resurgent Twins, and all-around good guy. We say he’s simply the best. [top]

Mustache
Zygi Wilf. [top]

Personal Shopper
Neiman Marcus’s Todd Fliginger. Neiman Marcus, 505 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-339-2600 [top]

Producer
Bill Pohlad’s credits include Brokeback Mountain, A Prairie Home Companion, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, and, coming in 2007, Sean Penn’s adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild. Did we mention Brokeback’s three Oscars? [top]

Scary Prophet in His Own Land
If the rest of us succumb to avian influenza or Hantavirus, we can’t blame Michael Osterholm. The former state epidemiologist, current director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, and persistent Jeremiah has been warning us and our leaders of the threat for years. The good news? We can listen up and prepare ourselves. [top]