Good beer isn’t enough for Twin Cities breweries to draw a crowd anymore. Here are some other ways they’re doing it. www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...

The popular music venue and pizza makers entered into an agreement to create Wrestaurant, which was widely praised but closed in less than two years.

At 90, African art specialist is selling the gallery he thinks of as ‘a gift from God’ www.startribune.com/meet-rex-mhi... // my latest for @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

‘Queering Indigeneity’ debuts at the Minnesota Museum of American Art >> new from me for the @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com www.startribune.com/queering-ind...

I finally got a Labubu! And then I ate it. Get your own & all the tasty food news of the week ---> www.startribune.com/x2-pastries-...

The great Salman Rushdie examines mortality from myriad angles in "The Eleventh Hour," a quintet of stories just out from Random House. Here's my review for @stribgoingout.startribune.com: www.startribune.com/salman-rushd...

Did we really need another version of Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 epic? Maybe not, but Jeremy Messersmith needed to get his adaptation out of his head by today, a story that exemplifies the song’s lasting “all-consuming” power. www.startribune.com/jeremy-messe...

Anna Graves opens for Stevie Nicks on Wednesday in St. Paul with a new record deal after recent dates with the Head & the Heart. www.startribune.com/anna-graves-...

Photographer Alex Kormann and I went Up North last week to talk to people along Lake Superior about why "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" still resonates so much, especially this time of year. www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...

Why has Gordon Lightfoot’s song endured, even gaining popularity in recent years thanks to TikTok? We took a look at the reasons why the legend lives on 🚢

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Siddharth Kara's searing "The Zorg" is easily one of this year's top five nonfiction titles. Out now from @stmartinspress.bsky.social. Here's my review for @stribgoingout.startribune.com: www.startribune.com/the-zorg-kar...

What we saw at Wednesday’s premiere in Minneapolis differed from preview performances of the Broadway-aimed Prince production ☔️

9 revelations in the new Hüsker Dü and Replacements box sets. Gift link.

Award-winning food journalist Raphael Brion will offer restaurant reviews and commentaries on Minnesota’s dining scene. Here’s his first column🍴

The new musical’s stars and VIP attendees cut loose at the real-life club following Wednesday’s premiere at the State Theatre ☔️

The world premiere of the Prince musical is promised for Broadway. But is it good enough? 🤔

Spike Lee, Dave Pirner are among those in attendance at Minneapolis opening ☔️

David Byrne at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis last night 🎶💃 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

We talked to Ryan Reynolds (yes, that one) about his new wine🍷

It’s the last call for downtown diners to savor the caramel rolls and comfort food from the long-running establishment ☕️

Owners John Ng and Lina Goh announced the closure Friday, citing an accumulation of challenges: pandemic recovery; a 2½-year road construction project that cut off access; and the recent sale of the Mill District building where they are located 🍜

Marjorie Johnson amassed more than 3,000 state and county fair ribbons, more than 1,000 of them blue ribbons.

Damn. Sounds like Brian’s been quite a roller coaster ride on the health front. Their monthlong tour was supposed to start this past weekend, and they released two new killer tracks ahead of it (recorded locally at the Terrarium). www.startribune.com/minnesotas-b...

Along with the meats, Animales is also serving a hearty side of live music five days a week — enough to make it one of the most noteworthy new music venues in town alongside its restaurant buzz.

Florence + Machine kick off their N American tour at Target Center on April 8, then Demi Lovato is due there May 2. Tix for both go on sale over the next week. www.startribune.com/demi-lovato-...

Fun to do a little postscript on last month’s Farm Aid mega-concert with one of its key players. Lukas returns to town to play the Palace Theatre on Tuesday touting his more songwriterly solo album without his longtime band. www.startribune.com/lukas-nelson...

Acclaimed artist Dyani White Hawk’s ‘Love Language’ exhibition comes home to Minnesota @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com www.startribune.com/acclaimed-ar...

Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival will screen 47 films in seven locations @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...

St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo announced some unhappy news Thursday morning that triggered a social media outpouring of nostalgia-tinged sadness 🦁

Iron Maiden and 5 Seconds of Summer have each confirmed stops at the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee on their 2026 tours. They won't be the first acts to play there; just the first to announce. www.startribune.com/mystic-lake-...

Herbie, Elvis, Neko and Sir Paul. Quite a list of familiar names in our Twin Cities concert roundup this week. (Tix to McCartney's show, btw, are still widely available for cheap all over the different ticket sites.) www.startribune.com/paul-mccartn...

Oktoberfest season is over, but Minnesota’s reputation for German-style beers might be turning into a year-round thing 🍻

The Brownstone Jazz Club is slated to open late this year or early next at 28th and Lyndale next to Isle Buns & Coffee, with a singer for a proprietor. www.startribune.com/brownstone-j...

The Downtown Council — the most recent organizer of Holidazzle and the Aquatennial — is backing out of running such events, citing budgeting challenges and competing priorities.

5 Best Things We Ate includes this hometown bakery in Red Wing & a Wisconsin bar worth the drive. www.startribune.com/the-5-best-t...

Lorde performing her first of 2 sold-out nights at the Armory in Minneapolis last night 🎶🎤

Laufey (pronounced Lay-vay) has used the internet to build her fan base, first by posting renditions of jazz standards on TikTok during the pandemic 🤩 We chatted with her ahead of her Target Center concert this weekend 🎶

The 5 most promising bites at Grand Casino Arena include Tater Kegs, deep-fried ranch and O’Gara’s walking shepherd’s pie 🏒🥅

With previews starting next week, we thought we’d let you know all the info you should know ahead of the world premiere of the Purple Rain musical ☔️

Animales Barbeque will expand its menu and offer plenty of space for live music and kids to play in a former distillery 👀

There is a certain kind of magic found inside a deep fried flour tortilla. www.startribune.com/new-chi-chis...

Chi-Chi’s is back. The Midwestern Mexican restaurant opened Monday to an onslaught of diners eager for fried ice cream and chimichangas, and curious about whether reality can live up to fond memories.

The pre-Broadway premiere of the stage musical runs Oct. 16-Nov. 23 at the State Theatre ☔️

3 Spooky Halloween bar pop-ups we're dying to check out. www.startribune.com/best-hallowe...

The national event made a stop at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to celebrate Betty Crocker’s birthday and all things cake 🎂

State parks such as Tettegouche are seeing double their typical weekend visitors 🍂

I am now a MaryJo Webster stan account I was unaware of her swag

Finally some good news for Minnesota beer lovers: Dangerous Man is making a comeback. www.startribune.com/dangerous-ma...

Bold colors and a fresh take on both the food and the vibe will be welcome, and there better be fried ice cream. (There is.) 👀