Culture
Here’s Why So Many New Buildings Look Like Shit—And Will Look Worse in 10 Years
From condos to houses to stadiums, it's the siding that sucks.
Sarah Marshall of ‘You’re Wrong About’ on Wikipedia Deep Dives, Scolding the Media, and Saturday’s Show at the Cedar
Plus: a suprise local angle!
You Can Skate or Die (But Also Shop at Lane Bryant) at SkaterApolis, Burnsville Center’s New Skatepark
How do you bring back a dying mall? Open up a skatepark.
‘Grasshopper, Grasshopper, Go to Hell!’: Inside the MN-Hatched Holiday of St. Urho’s Day
The wacky holiday has resonated with Finnish-Americans for decades.
I Baked a Coffee Cake With Local Social Media Celebrity Sam Schedler
Turns out he's a corner slice kind of guy.
How Minneapolis’s Sign Painters Keep the City’s Spirit Alive
As the city evolves—for better and worse—its hand-painted signs remain a colorful celebration of small businesses.
The History of Lake Minnetonka’s Bays, Points, and Islands
Take a deep, deep dive into the history of Minnesota's ninth-largest lake.
March 8, 2023
A Local Mexican Restaurant’s ‘Millennial Gray’ Bathroom Is Blowing Up on TikTok
Pineda Tacos is now, somewhat inexplicably, the subject of a viral song.
Weed Weviews: 3 Things I Tried in February
Minnesota's only THC critic is back for another three rounds.
Money Journal: 1 Week in Minneapolis’s Kingfield Neighborhood on a $37K Salary
How far do the dollars of a 41-year-old nonprofit exec. assistant/grad student go?
