Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

Cool-toned dressing never looked so good. Amo striped jeans ($328), from Requisite, 211 Washington Ave. N., Mpls., 612-259-7387 Prep the patio for outdoor hangs. Threshold linen pillow ($20), from Target Your phone deserves styling, too. Ina Seifart beaded phone necklace ($98), also from Requisite Swap your winter knit for something lighter. Majestic Filatures lightweight cashmere crewneck sweater ($380), also from Requisite

Indígena by Owamni, the glittering new iteration of chef Sean Sherman's Indigenous restaurant, is officially open in Minneapolis's Guthrie Theater. Duck tinga tacos, peppercorn-crusted bison ribeye, and scallops served atop papaya jam and sweet spoonbread are being whisked out to tables as we speak; mezcal elderberry cocktails are being poured at the big, U-shaped bar, which is tiled in deepest ocean blue and emblazoned with a custom neon sign: You Are On Native Land.

Many of artist Jill Kittock’s most popular—and most mesmerizing—paintings look like a movie-moment frozen in time; an entire scene of characters all living extraordinary lives who happen to exist in the same frame for one well-captured second. And that’s exactly how she sees this version of the real world: a thread of mysticism woven through the grounding of reality, full of vivid colors and diverse personalities.

Minnesota Public Radio and The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Talking Volumes returns for its annual in-depth discussions with authors on their latest titles this September to November. MPR journalist Kerri Miller will host the 2026 lineup at The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University. All tickets for each show are $35 starting on July 17. MPR and Star Tribune subscribers can get a $5 discount per ticket beginning July 10.

On a narrow 47-by-150-foot lot in Edina, a hillside garden defies geography. Terraced, textured, and perfectly private, Patti Froeber and Mark Wilson’s landscape evokes a Mediterranean getaway—despite Minnesota’s long winters and capricious temperatures. It is a space shaped as much by engineering challenges as by careful consideration, where shades of green carry the design and every turn offers a sense of discovery.

Oh, no! I should have brought my grocery bag: This was my first thought entering First Avenue on Friday night. No, I wasn’t in the atrium of my local supermarket surveying the shopping carts and realizing every scatterbrained errand-runner’s favorite mistake. I was in the Mainroom, taking cover as a beach ball soared overhead in time to the beat drop of a Paul Simon remix backed by a giant video of Angry Orange (I forgot about him! No, not Paul Simon–Angry Orange).

Gail Rosenblum has a confession to share: Before she met her current daughter-in-law, Kait Ziemer-Davis, she had never been to Sea Salt Eatery. Yes, she had lived many Minneapolis years knowing about—and always meaning to try—the seasonal seafood spot perched near Minnehaha Falls. The retired Star Tribune columnist and editor even spent plenty of time in Minnehaha Park itself, rolling through on her bike and running the trails while marathon training.

On the morning of February 6, 2024, I planned to go swimming at the YMCA in Grand Marais, about 5 miles from where I live. It was just before 7 a.m. when I pulled up. During the short drive from my house, I’d received several text messages, which was unusual that early in the day. One friend wrote: “What are you going to do about the fire?” Another said: “This is big news on the fire!” My first thought, in a sudden panic: My house was an inferno.

This summer’s Walker Art Center movie series is being curated by Dallas Goldtooth, the Native American environmental activist and performing artist. The series is titled Once Upon a Time in Manhood, and promises to revisit the cinema of Goldtooth’s youth, when he was growing up on the south side of Minneapolis and in Bemidji, renting Predator and Terminator on VHS from the Hollywood Video for movie nights with his dad and stepbro.

After turning off the water at the Berger Fountain in 2018 due to deferred maintenance, with restoration efforts delayed further by the pandemic, Loring Park finally has the funding to bring what's commonly known as the dandelion fountain back to life. The city has looked into plans to reconstruct the fountain for nearly 30 years, according to interior designer, realtor, and member of the Berger Fountain Task Force Jay Nuhring.