WE CANNOT FIND THE PAGE YOU REQUESTED THIS PAGE MAY HAVE MOVED OR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.Please try one of the options below: Check our homepage to find what you're looking for and reset your bookmark. Make sure the web address used to get here is correct. HOLLYWOOD-Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, stars of the History Channel’s American Pickers television show, have raised eyebrows in the past with their a-little-too-close relationship and outright disdain for stunning co-star Danielle Colby Cushman. On Monday, the pair “came out of the closet,” in the hopes that fans would understand their choice of sexuality. Mostly, the Pickers have not been disappointed. Fans have started a campaign on Twitter under the hashtag #SupportPickers, and many members of the LBGQT activist movement have issued statements of support. Cushman, who is often taunted and belittled by the Pickers despite her staggering beauty and quick wit, said “I knew it all along, but never said anything because of their miserably fragile egos.

I guess they’re stronger than I thought!” Fritz, the submissive “bear” and megapowerbottom of the couple, has mostly “retreated into his oil can collection,” as rumors of a negative and unsupportive family have spread widely across the Internet. Wolfe, however, seems upbeat and optimistic, just like he always does on TV. Wolfe said, “We’re going to keep on picking, but if you hear a little more lisp when we’re trying to haggle with gays, you’ll know that we aren’t actually just pandering for better prices.” Share this article Your Comments commentsAnyone who watches Parks and Recreation already knew Chris Pratt was musical, but while there wasn't a Mouse Rat reunion during the Saturday Night Live season premiere Saturday night (huge sigh of disappointment), there were plenty of music moments including a shout out to the latest ode to butts, "Anaconda." And Ariana Grande managed to get in some screentime as well -- in addition to her two musical performances, she also showed off her goofy side in a (particularly) silly and random sketch. 

Random seemed to be the word of the night, with SNL's new blood seeming to take the show in a more absurd style. While the episode as a whole may have felt like a bit of a disappointment, what with it being the big season premiere and all, there were still some great moments, including some standout stuff from episode MVP Aidy Bryant. Below, check out six of our favorite music moments from last night. Chris Pratt Guitar StarPratt's no TSwift on guitar, but he still performed an amusing ditty about how he's, you know, super buff now. A knowing nod from his real-life wife Anna Faris was both expected and amusing. Not quite as amusing (but still, pretty dang cute) was that the Guradians of the Galaxy star was nervous enough to mess up a few of his lines. Thankfully, he got the nerves under control for the rest of the show. Make sure to stick around for the A+ "van down by the river" comment.Ariana Grande's An Alien (Toy) From Another PlanetWith her TV background, it was no surprise that Grande was willing to let loose during a brief sketch appearance.

As a toy who came to life, Grande donned an alien costume a la her "Break Free" video (and Barbarella). She even swapped out the cat ears she's been favoring lately for more queen-from-another-planet garb. While her appearance didn't last long, the tiny star did manage to leave some serious destruction in her wake. Watch the sketch here. Aidy Bryant is "Anaconda" PerfectionIn perhaps the best sketch of the night, the show's writers took advantage of the fact that Pratt can really rap and set up the scene for two awkward adults trying to pick each other up at the bar -- but the only way they know how to flirt with each other is by reciting super-dirty lyrics from current music. Where To Buy Hotel Quality Blackout CurtainsCue Bryant's perfect send up of Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda." Cheap Self Adhesive Vinyl Floor Tiles Uk

If Bryant singing about her "big, fat asssssssss" was a recurring bit, there would be serious support. Perhaps as the theme song for Dyke and Fats?Ariana Grande Breaks FreeFor her first number, Grande performed her summer hit "Break Free," but she changed up the upbeat dance tune. She started the number sitting on a piano, wearing cat ears (duh) and a bedazzled ear piece singing a gorgeous ballad version of the song. About 90 seconds in, she got up and moved to another stage -- where she then performed the hit complete with dancing and a back-up crew. Frenchbo Puppies For Sale In MichiganMarvel Can't Fail Spoofing the random premise of Guradians of the Galaxy, this fake trailer explained that Marvel recently came to a very important conclusion: They can't lose. Cue a bunch of random-sounding films that totally give away Marvel's Phase 3 over the next few years. It turns out that as long as it features slo-mo walking and the song "Hooked on A Feeling," people will buy tickets.

Bonus: Pratt in Star Wars Leia buns.Ariana Grande Wants You To Love Her HarderFor Grande's second performance (Don't worry: She's still wearing cat ears) she performed her song "Love Me Harder" feat. The Weeknd, who dropped by to assist. Donning all black, Grande's pipers were on display as she "oh-oh-ohhh" her way through the steamy track. What were your favorite moments from last night's show? And what do you hope to see when Sarah Silverman and Maroon 5 take the reins next week? (Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant have got to be saving an all-lady number like "Twin Bed" or "Dongs" for Silverman, right?) Long before the first piece of track was laid, the billion-dollar Green Line linking the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul was envisioned not just as a train ride, but as an engine for growth in the neighborhoods it rumbled through. And at least $80 million in taxpayer money has been invested over the past eight years to see that it happens. “It always had to be about the community that you could create along the line,” said St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman.

“In many ways, we have the most planned line in the country, in terms of the surrounding development that would occur.” Now with the line’s opening just two weeks away, mixed results are raising concerns about whether the public investment will meet the goals of improving the economic bottom line for the cities and the quality of life for residents nearby. The Metropolitan Council, the regional planning agency that built the line, and local government officials claim that the public spending has stoked $2.5 billion in projects constructed, underway or planned within a half-mile of the 11-mile route that stretches from Union Depot in St. Paul, through the neighborhoods along University Avenue and into downtown Minneapolis. Yet much of that $2.5 billion includes housing, retail and other projects that likely would have gone up anyway. They include the $243 million publicly funded renovation of Union Depot, the boom in private student housing at the University of Minnesota, Ryan Companies’ $400 million mixed-use project tied to the new Minnesota Vikings stadium and other developments in prime downtown Minneapolis spots where the Blue Line has been operating for 10 years.

Most of the $80 million or more in public money dedicated to development along the Green Line has been committed to housing, office and retail projects along a critical 7-mile stretch from the eastern edge of Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul. Yet despite millions spent in an already poor 2-mile strip from Hamline to Western avenues in St. Paul’s Midway district — most of it on low- and moderate-income housing — blocks appear largely unchanged: vacant storefronts and old clapboard houses are scattered among ethnic restaurants and small businesses that survived construction with the help of grants from the city. “We’re hoping that these affordable housing projects are seeding the market … and hopefully will attract more private investments along the corridor,” St. Paul planning director Donna Drummond said. The progress can be hard to gauge simply by eyeballing the area along the Green Line, also known as the Central Corridor. Most changes in downtown St. Paul are hidden behind the classical facades of former office buildings that have been converted into mostly market-rate apartments and lofts with the aid of government funds.

An example is the Lofts at Farmers Market, where the Met Council helped fund the development of 58 luxury apartments for rent at market rates. Then there is the new Penfield apartment complex, rescued by the city when the market crashed, which includes a grocery store recently opened by Lunds. At the other end of town, the area west of Fairview Avenue displays impressive redevelopments such as the C&E Lofts, Habitat for Humanity’s sleek new olive-colored headquarters and Episcopal Homes’ Midway Village senior housing complex, under construction beneath yellow fiberglass sheathing. The Met Council says it doesn’t track all sources of public spending related to the line. Still, the agency’s available figures illustrate the government’s development priorities. The affluent neighborhoods along the route, near each city’s downtown, are scoring public funding for mostly market-rate apartments and lofts. The agency gave a developer and Minneapolis $2.7 million to help build 250 apartments — 80 percent at market rates — on the former Boeser manufacturing site in the Prospect Park neighborhood.

Nearby, Minneapolis got more than a half-million dollars from the Met Council to help the Surly Brewing Co. build a new brewery. The central and eastern parts of the Midway district — located in the less dense and lower-income middle stretch of the line — have received the biggest concentration of new government-backed low- and moderate-income housing. One of the biggest projects set to break ground this year will feature twin four-story buildings at University and Hamline avenues, developed by the nonprofit Project for Pride in Living and a private partner. The complex will offer 108 rental units, all affordable. The apartments, to be built atop new commercial space on a former car dealership site, are “part of the city’s efforts to remove blighted conditions within the Midway neighborhood,” a Met Council document stated last year. The $28 million project will rely on about $9 million in government help, including a $3.25 million grant from the Met Council, according to the nonprofit Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC).

Met Council and other public grants paid for much of the $13 million Frogtown Square project at University Avenue and Dale Street that features 50 affordable apartments for seniors above restaurants, small stores and a grocery, LISC says. Another $2.6 million in government grants is aimed at the Old Home Dairy building at University and Western avenues, expected to be renovated this summer for commercial space and 60 low- and moderate-income apartments. The heavy emphasis on subsidized low- and moderate-income housing along University has sparked heated debate. “They’re going to add more concentrated poverty,” said University of Minnesota law Prof. Myron Orfield, who researches urban development and says “those neighborhoods need middle-class families and consumers.” St. Paul NAACP President Jeffry Martin is among those who challenge the focus on housing subsidies on parts of University. It’s “just going to lead to more segregation in our communities,” he said.

“It’s not something we want to support.” But Paul Williams, who left his job as St. Paul’s deputy mayor to become executive director of Project for Pride in Living, defends “doing this work in the core city and in our toughest neighborhoods.” He said the new low- and moderate-income housing is needed to offset higher rents that might result if the Green Line draws more affluent people to the neighborhood. “Many folks in that neighborhood are concerned about … not being able to stay once the light rail opens,” he said. There is little sign of that happening. The share of households with incomes under $30,000 hasn’t changed much in the past four years, according to the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative, a group of foundations formed to help Green Line neighborhoods. Property values for homeowners near the Green Line actually have fallen in recent years, as they have citywide. And even though rents for two-bedroom apartments in the poorest stretch along University Avenue have risen about the same as in the rest of Minneapolis and St. Paul, analysts “aren’t seeing signs of broad displacement in the corridor,” said Jane Tigan, a Wilder Foundation research associate.

Meanwhile, enticing businesses to build alongside low- and moderate-income housing has been a hard sell. Recently, the Met Council awarded $800,000 to replace the Brownstone building at University Avenue and Victoria Street — which houses a restaurant, the Model Cities social program and a training center for convicts — with a four-story building with retail and offices and 40 low- and moderate- income apartments. The agency also committed another $1.1 million to build 30 similar apartments nearby to “replace vacant and blighted lots with public space and retail storefronts, greatly increasing light rail’s potential to encourage transit ridership and catalyze future economic development.” Both projects are stalled. While public funds are available for the housing part, “the commercial side is very hard to get to work. It keeps coming up short for financing,” said Gretchen Nicholls of LISC. St. Paul officials point to two pivotal areas that could spur growth in the Midway.