By THOMAS LEE, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Michael Graves' curtain call with Target Corp. is set for this spring.

The Minneapolis-based retailer said that the final installment of Michael Graves-designed kitchen gadgets, cleaning tools and storage products will hit stores in March and be available until the end of 2012.

Jordan Wiklund was trying to figure out what to get his sister-in-law for Christmas.

A sweater at Macy's, perhaps? How about a DVD at Best Buy? Maybe some towels at Target? Earlier this week, the 27-year-old St. Paul, Minn., resident made his choice.

"Bought a Snuggie at Walgreens for $10," he said. "Can't miss!"

Walgreens? Really?

Black Friday is starting to get a little gray around the temples.

Like many shoppers eager to buy Missoni merchandise hot off the presses, Sarah Nelson woke up early last week and logged on to Target.com. Despite the site crashing a few times, the Minneapolis woman managed to purchase six items.

Or so she thought. Target keeps pushing back her expected delivery date, she said.

Once destined for oblivion in the face of withering competition from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com, Toys 'R' Us has found some spring in its step.

Adrian Peterson is putting his money where his mouth is.

The Vikings star running back is among the top current and former athletes, including Brett Hull and Marian Gaborik, who are backing what could become the hottest Minnesota innovation for pro sports since the Breathe Right strip.

In a cluster of rather drab buildings overlooking the Charles River, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are incubating a tiny technology that packs an enormous punch.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Doctors use balloon catheters to open clogged arteries. Now, a Minnesota start-up hopes to apply the same technology to people who have clogged sinuses.Entellus Medical Inc., based in Maple Grove, has developed what it bills as a cheaper and less invasive away to treat sinusitis, or severe chronic sinus infections.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Entropy Solutions Inc. believes its box packs quite a punch. Not to mention blood, vaccines, human organs and even ice cream.