Category: Local Culture

  • Cuts and Kicks at Atlete Lounge

    Cuts and Kicks at Atlete Lounge

    by Jerry Rothstein Manny Hall is dreaming of creating a kick-back elite lounge in the heart of West Seventh, with a unique combination of barbering artistry,…

  • Deb Says: The Sorrows of a House Divided

    Deb Says: The Sorrows of a House Divided

    Mom died last Tuesday. I begged her to stay to see the coming spring. She was struggling with anxiety, depression, confusion, and was unable to manage her…

  • 5 Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

    5 Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

    4/7, 1pm. Temple of Aaron, 616 South Mississippi River Blvd. (at Hartford Avenue). Piet is the Dutch Master who designed the High Line and Battery Park Gardens…

  • Celebrate National Poetry Month in April

    Celebrate National Poetry Month in April

    “The Poetry of Puppetry 2” premieres on George Latimer Central Library’s historic Jemne Puppet Stage Saint Paul Public Library’s Youth Services department invites families to celebrate National Poetry Month in April with an…

  • Stories of Minnesota Immigrants from 22 Different Countries

    Stories of Minnesota Immigrants from 22 Different Countries

    “Green Card Voices: Immigrants Telling Their Life Stories”Over the years, Minnesota and the Twin Cities have been shaped by many diverse immigrant populations. In the new banner exhibit, “Green Card Voices:…

  • Ireland revisited: Buttermilk scones

    Ireland revisited: Buttermilk scones

    FOOD MATTERS by Kristin Hamaker, columnistIreland revisitedI arrived in Cork City, Ireland, on a spring day in 2005. But my luggage had not, nor my kitchen knives,…

  • Ramsey County Historical Society “History Revealed”

    Ramsey County Historical Society “History Revealed”

    “Got to Be Something Here” traces the rise of the distinctive Minneapolis Sound through two generations of political upheaval, rebellion, and artistic passion. Andrea Swensson is an author,…

  • Dodge Nature Center

    Dodge Nature Center

    Nature Painting Evening: Backyard Owl: 3/4, 6:30-8 p.m. at Farm Entrance, 1701 Charlton St., West St. Paul. Learn bout owls as you paint one. Hot cocoa and…

  • A neighborhood school with room for neighbors

    A neighborhood school with room for neighbors

    by Anna Kudak, Ph.D., Board Chair What Do You Do with an Idea? is both an excellent question and also the title of an inspiring children’s…