But Lent is also the season of the Friday fish fry: a hearty, beer-battered, potatoey affair at a scattering of community hubs. Some are Catholic. Some are Lutheran. Some are military.

Lent is back and that means fish fry specials have returned for the traditional Catholic meat-free Fridays. Zoom in: Here's a roundup of seven spots to try in the Twin Cities. Ukrainian American ...