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Issue 672

Art in the City: Galleries Reopen in Minneapolis

Walker Art Center | Contemporary Art Museum. Photo by Ryan Patchin Minneapolis is home to several world-class art galleries. For months, the exhibitions have stood static—peripheral victims to a virus they cannot contract. Galleries throughout the city have started to reopen for guests and tours. Here’s our shortlist of what’s open and what’s showing: Walker…

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Twin Cities Arts Scene: Early Spring 2021

The arts are having a tough time of it in the pandemic, but there are still plenty of fun things to do in the Twin Cities and online. Whether you’re looking for a socially distanced in-person experience or something that you can engage with from the safety of your own home, Lavender has you covered…

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Black-Owned Restaurants In The Twin Cities

Margherita Pizza from Tommie’s. Photo by Holly Peterson This month, Lavender thought it would be fun to highlight five of its all-time favorite Twin Cities Black-owned restaurants. Trust us, if there is any restaurant on this list that you have not yet been to, you are in for a treat. Strap in because we have…

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Minnesota Black History, Part II

Tracing back: Modern consequences of antiquated enactments The latest Census Bureau data shows that of Minnesota’s 5.6 million residents, about 400,000 or 7 percent are Black or African American. The Black population in Minnesota has been historically small. Population data from 1890 shows a total of 1,310,283 Minnesotans, with 3,683—only 0.3 percent of them identifying…

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From the Editor: French-Fried Finances

A fresh facade graces the face of the french fry place where I spent two summers, slinging spuds. I was 14 years old when I had my first job interview. Eighth grade was wrapping up and I was looking for a way to secure a steady stream of stimulation for the summer. The interview was…

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What’s The Big IDEA?

Photo courtesy of BigStock/IIstudio A University of Washington study offers the first federally funded research study examining ways to improve the health and quality of life for LGBTQ+ seniors with memory loss. Aging with Pride: IDEA (Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action), a study by the University of Washington, is taking a new approach to…

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A Word In Edgewise: Ratiocination or Lizard Hind-Brain: What’s Your Pleasure?

Photo by BigStock/volodymyrscherbak In 1374, along the Rhine valley, hundreds of townsfolk danced compulsively–non-stop, for days–to exhaustion, even death. The mania spread to north-eastern France and the Netherlands, persisted for several months, subsided, then burst out again in 1518. In 1491, several nuns in the Spanish Netherlands became possessed, meowing and climbing trees like cats….

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Streaming Wars – Hulu

Photo courtesy of BigStock/Vladimka When we think of streaming, many of us first think of the OG content creator being Netflix. People think of Netflix when they think of new shows, especially because they were one of the first to start creating these original content shows. They’ve even won numerous, prestigious awards including Golden Globes,…

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Jamez Sitings: Grieving Is Weird (Upon the Death of Annais Melson)

Grieving is weird It hits you in waves The first wave is numbing it can last for seconds or days   weeks   years   forever   never know how long it’ll last   It’s passage is always shocking Catches you unaware Leaving you in tears which is the next wave …   Tears  …

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In-Town Escape

As a travel writer, I’ve done some pretty daring (and mostly stupid) things to enliven a story, but—how’s this for bravery during a crisis? I slept in a local hotel and ate.  In. Its. Restaurant. Sadly for bragging rights but happily for self-preservation, it turned out to be as safe from COVID as I’ve been…

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