Features
Photographs by Don Stoner, Augsburg University
Augsburg Women’s Wrestling Puts Stereotypes Into Submission
The only collegiate women’s wrestling team in the state just formed a few months ago—but they’re already a group to watch. Read more
Our Favorite Stories of 2019
Our recommended reading that you may have missed from Mpls.St.Paul Magazine over the last year. Read more
Photographs by Wing Ho
No Room at the Inn? The Nativity Tradition of El Burrito Mercado
When you order tamales this month at El Burrito Mercado, you’re joining a Mexican nativity tradition that’s the perfect answer to our current wave of nativism. Read more
Photographs by Caitlin Abrams, food styling by Diana B. Scanlon
Best New Restaurants 2019
Looking for a new place to go? Check out our list of steakhouses, burger dives, food halls, and all the other best spots that opened in the past year. Plus, our chef of the year! Read more
Photo by Ken Gutmaker
Minneapolis to San Francisco
A Twin Cities–based crew of design pros takes to the skies to renovate a row house in San Fran. Read more
Photo Courtesy of Steve Marsh
My Mother's Secret (the Podcast)
What kind of family shares the heaviest moment of its history with a stranger holding a microphone? Mine. Read more
Illustration by Nigel Buchanan
Bill Austin: The Man on a Mission
Who is the 77-year-old billionaire CEO of Starkey Hearing Technologies, which puts on one of the Twin Cities’ splashiest galas? Read more
Photograph by Graham Tolbert
Why Ali Sultan Made a Podcast with His Mom
Becoming a Muslim refugee in America is no joke. So comedian Ali Sultan and his mom, Mona Shamsan, made a podcast: Stories with My Muslim Mom. Read more
How Minnesota's Foreign-Born Chefs Celebrate Thanksgiving
Our favorite non-native chefs can cook anything. Yet nothing can prepare someone for the weirdness and abundance of an American Thanksgiving. Read more
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Raccoon? Bearded Dragon? Behind the Exotic Pets of Minnesota
Think it sounds wild to keep a fox for a pet? How about a skunk? Read more
Photograph by John Russo
You've Seen Peter Krause on TV
The star of "9-1-1," "Six Feet Under," and "Parenthood" talks about his Roseville roots, working the State Fair, and the (many) characters he's portrayed. Read more
Photograph by Nathaniel Goldberg
Jim Moore on Four Decades at GQ
GQ's longtime creative director talks about his Minnesota roots, his new book "Hunks & Heroes," and the legacy of the men's fashion magazine. Read more
Illustrations by Eric Hanson
How Two Frontier Bars Helped Invent the Twin Cities
These stories, adapted from "Closing Time: Saloons, Taverns, Dives, and Watering Holes of the Twin Cities," chronicle the first bars to open in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Read more
Photo by William Clark
Fashioning the City
Buckle up as we offer a local spin on international runway style from the chicest Twin Cities designers and boutiques. Read more
Illustration by Kate Worum
An Oral History of Lizzo's Rise to Fame
Lizzo came to Minneapolis as an indie rapper and left to become a world-conquering music star and personality. Her friends and collaborators tell the story of how Lizzo made her career and image here. (Apparently, at one point, Lizzo was... shy?!) Read more
Photograph by Caitlin Abrams
All of Minnesota's Apples, Ranked
Experts weigh in on apples developed by the fruit-breeding program at the University of Minnesota. Spoiler alert: Honeycrisp isn't #1?! Read more
Photo by Melanie Dunea
Kate DiCamillo Might Be Your Neighbor
Ahead of her new book, "Beverly, Right Here," children's lit superstar Kate DiCamillo speaks on long lake walks with her dog, minimum-wage publishing jobs, and how to not sell Girl Scout Cookies. Read more
Illustration by Miles Donovan
Why Janet Jackson Recorded Rhythm Nation in Minnesota
Thirty years ago, Janet Jackson spent the winter in the Twin Cities, making snow angels in Edina and hanging out at Calhoun Square. The result of her artistic residency? One of the greatest pop albums ever recorded in Minnesota. Read more
Photographs by Wale Agboola
J.S. Ondara Is Going Places
J.S. Ondara moved from Nairobi to Minneapolis in search of a musical voice. Next stop: everywhere. Read more
Photographs by Caitlin Abrams
Harry Singh on the Perfect Roti, Trinidad, and Life in the Kitchen
While you were Instagramming your mermaid toast, Caribbean food legend Harry Singh was rolling another perfect roti. Read more
