KingDemetrius Pendleton’s photo exhibit bears witness to the social justice movement in Minnesota
Three years after George Floyd’s murder, KingDemetrius Pendleton’s photography shines a light and rips open a scar.
Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh, a former City Pages music editor and award-winning columnist for the Pioneer Press, writes about music and local culture. He is the author of the oral history “The Replacements: All Over but the Shouting.”
Switchel from Minnesota’s Hobby Farmer Canning Co. adds to the non-alcoholic beverage lineup
How a Minnesotan and former rock ’n’ roll singer’s mother inspired her son to create a popular new drink.
‘This Queer Book Saved My Life’ podcast host J.P. Der Boghossian on the importance of telling LGBTQ+ stories
Amid other states’ efforts to curtail LGBTQ+ rights, J.P. Der Boghossian feels Minnesota is a safe space from which to operate the podcast. “Minnesota is a historically progressive and inclusive state for queer people,” he said.
The weed watchdog: What Minnesota can expect if it legalizes recreational marijuana this year
The first full-time cannabis editor and reporter at a mainstream media outlet, Ricardo Baca is the founder of the Cannabist, which covers the waterfront in terms of marijuana news.
Chairman of the washboard: Mikkel Beckman builds community around music
Beckman is an anomaly on the Minnesota music landscape: a one-man rhythm section and big-hearted and genial host who has carved out a distinct scene with his regular appearances at Twin Cities bars.
Priceless: An appreciation of free (and freaky) live music
MinnPost contributor Jim Walsh writes, “For me, a lifelong seeker and lover of live music, the answers to the questions are obvious but worth repeating: What gets lost in the discussion of capitalism and ticket prices is the mystery and magic that music affords the human soul like absolutely nothing else does.”
‘Just that Indigenous Excellence’: How Jim Thorpe inspired rapper Tall Paul’s new record and life path
An Anishinaabe and Oneida hip-hop artist and athlete enrolled on the Leech Lake reservation, Paul Wenell Jr. was 11 years old and playing Little League football when he first started wondering about his gridiron ancestors.
Organizers of upcoming ‘Decolonize Thanksgiving’ concert on why the truth matters
The first-ever Decolonize Thanksgiving concert, featuring David Huckfelt and the Unarmed Forces and songwriters Annie Humphrey, Joe Rainey Sr. and Keith Secola, takes place Friday at the Hook and Ladder Theater in Minneapolis, and will benefit the non-profit ministry First Nations Kitchen.
Two years after his death in Minneapolis, George Floyd’s words and image live on — in art
On the two-year anniversary of the day Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police, George Floyd Square and its surrounding streets are haunted by Floyd’s image and remnants of the uprising that his murder inspired.
‘I feel like we are all Ukrainians now’: Minnesota musicians rally for Ukraine with a slew of benefit concerts
It’s a chance for musicians and storytellers from the diaspora and their allies to bring Ukrainian music and some humanity to what’s been going on since the invasion.
‘If you don’t know the history … you’re going to make the same mistake’: Debbie Reese on banning books, Native culture, and speaking to the Mary Ann Key Book Club
Reese, along with co-author Jean Mendoza, wrote “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People” — an adaptation of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States.”
Honoring history with Marlena Myles’ new augmented reality installation, ‘Dakota Spirit Walk’
Dakota Spirit Walk is an augmented reality public art installation that uses geolocation, audio and 3D animation to guide users through a series of encounters overlaid upon the sight of the historic village of Kaposia.
‘I can see a world without police’: a Q&A with Jason Sole, founder of the Institute of Aspiring Abolitionists
Sole — former head of the Minneapolis NAACP; co-founder of Humanize My Hoodie and a professor of criminal justice at Hamline University — is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to launch the institute.
On the river: Indigo Girls and Line 3 activists host Protect the Water concert in Aitkin County
The day’s musical highlights included Annie Humphrey’s powerful folk songs and screamed chants that echoed down the river canyon, David Huckfelt’s mesmerizing beat-ballads, and two renditions of Keith Secola’s classic “Indian Cars.”
‘Our whole mission is Indigenous education and Indigenous food access’: A Q&A with owners of Owamni by The Sioux Chef
Sean Sherman and Dana Thompson are preparing for the Indigenous food restaurant’s opening next month in the old Fuji Ya location at 425 W. River Road.
‘The Honor of a Lifetime’: OutFront Minnesota leader Monica Meyer is stepping down
After a 20-year career in which she oversaw historic strides in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, Meyer will leave as OutFront Minnesota’s executive director next month.
‘The world is watching’: Outside the Chauvin trial
As the Derek Chauvin trial proceeds inside the Hennepin County Government Center courthouse, a small community of activists and vendors stand vigil.
‘Minnesota Hardcore’: A Q&A with producer who chronicles the Twin Cities’ ’70s-’80s punk scene
David Roth: “I didn’t want to punch home a thought, like ‘This is what this meant,’ but if you get enough people talking about it, you get the understanding of how exciting and energizing it was.”
Year in Review: Five memorable Minneapolis photos from 2020
From 38th and Chicago to a nursing home on 56th and S. Lyndale, these scenes recall the historic nature of 2020 in our city.
‘Front Porch Portraits’: Connecting community during a pandemic
The 550 portraits of Minneapolitans and St. Paulites at the heart of “Front Porch Portraits” make for an enduring testament to these cloistered and muted times.
