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The Salt Cure Fund Launches to Provide Relief for Minnesota Restaurants Minnesota restaurants are, once again, struggling to survive. A new local fund is offering relief.

Minnesota restaurants are, once again, struggling to survive. A new local fund is offering relief. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

Super Bowl Watch Parties and Promotions Whether you are watching this year’s Super Bowl for the game or the commercials, these Twin Cities watch parties are celebrating Sunday’s game day right.

Super Bowl watch parties and more around the Twin Cities. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

Goldstein Museum of Design Explores Power, Resistance, and Community in New Denim-Focused Exhibit Resist and Reclaim examines design as both a tool of oppression and a vehicle for liberation.

Resist and Reclaim examines design as both a tool of oppression and a vehicle for liberation. mspmag.com/shop-and-sty...

Why the Flu Season Isn't Over Yet As flu activity typically rises again in late winter, a local infectious disease specialist explains which strains are circulating, how the vaccine performs—even when it’s not a perfect match—and why ...

As flu activity typically rises again in late winter, a local infectious disease specialist explains which strains are circulating, how the vaccine performs—even when it’s not a perfect match—and why protection still matters. mspmag.com/health-and-f...

Where to Eat for Valentine’s Day Restaurant options for you and your sweetheart this V-Day.

Restaurant options for you and your sweetheart this V-Day. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

The Ultimate Cool Girls’ Guide No matter how cold it may be outside, you can always find warmth in our surroundings. So, grab your besties, channel your inner cool girl, and navigate the Twin Cities in style.

Are you getting stir-crazy? Have you binged enough shows and scrolled so much social media that it’s time to peel yourself off the couch? We have plans for you and your pals to break the spell. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

Meet the Minnesota Athletes Competing in the Winter Olympics The Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy kick off on Feb. 6 with the opening ceremony.

The Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy kick off on Feb. 6. Here at the Minnesota athletes to watch. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

An SOS from Restaurants in Federally Occupied Minnesota We spoke to anonymous industry members—restaurant owners, staff, and managers—about the toll that ICE activity has taken on their hearts, their businesses, and their communities, and how they’re quiet...

Operation Metro Surge has taken a toll on restaurant owners, staff, and managers, but they’re quietly and strategically fighting back. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

Hennepin Arts Announces 2026-2027 Broadway Season The season brings The Sound of Music, Hell’s Kitchen, Hamilton, and more to the Orpheum Theatre.

The Hennepin Arts Broadway season will bring The Sound of Music, Hell’s Kitchen, Hamilton, and more to Minneapolis. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

Home & Design | Design Destinations: New Orleans Travel editor and one time Minnesotan Hannah Hayes maps out her favorite haunts—most of them off the beaten path—in the Big Easy.

Travel editor and one time Minnesotan Hannah Hayes maps out her favorite haunts—most of them off the beaten path—in the Big Easy. mspmag.com/home-and-des...

Minnesota Country Club Announces Inaugural Lineup The producers of the Minnesota Yacht Club music festival are bringing the twang.

The producers of the Minnesota Yacht Club music festival are bringing the twang. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

The Salt Cure Fund Launches to Provide Relief for Minnesota Restaurants Minnesota restaurants are, once again, struggling to survive. A new local fund is offering relief.

Minnesota restaurants are struggling to survive. A new local fund is offering relief. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

Deconstructed: Moscow on the Hill’s Pelmeni St. Paul’s iconic Russian restaurant opened in 1994, when Marina and Naum Liberman, Russian immigrants, wanted a small business to support them and their then-12-year-old, Eugene, and then-4-year-old,...

St. Paul’s iconic Russian restaurant opened in 1994. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

The Ultimate Cool Girls’ Guide No matter how cold it may be outside, you can always find warmth in our surroundings. So, grab your besties, channel your inner cool girl, and navigate the Twin Cities in style.

No matter how cold it may be outside, you can always find warmth in our surroundings. So, grab your besties, channel your inner cool girl, and navigate the Twin Cities in style. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

Bruce Springsteen Debuts “Streets of Minneapolis” Live at First Ave The Boss was the surprise guest for the venue's “Concert of Solidarity and Resistance to Defend Minnesota” with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Rise Against.

Bruce Springsteen debuted his new anti-ICE protest song "Streets of Minneapolis" live at First Avenue. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

Deconstructed: Moscow on the Hill’s Pelmeni St. Paul’s iconic Russian restaurant opened in 1994, when Marina and Naum Liberman, Russian immigrants, wanted a small business to support them and their then-12-year-old, Eugene, and then-4-year-old,...

St. Paul’s iconic Russian restaurant opened in 1994. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

Twin Citian: Slug When Atmosphere brings their Winter Carnival Tour to First Ave on February 1, it will be a low-key celebration of the duo’s 30th anniversary—true romance!

When Atmosphere brings their Winter Carnival Tour to First Ave on February 1, it will be a low-key celebration of the duo’s 30th anniversary. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

First Avenue Hosts ICE Out Mutual Aid Benefit Concert Twin Cities United Performers is organizing the show to support local immigrant families amid ICE occupation.

First Avenue is hosting a benefit concert to support families impacted by ICE, and announced a surprise Mainroom show this Friday with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Rise Against, with all proceeds going to the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

The Salt Cure Fund Launches to Provide Relief for Minnesota Restaurants Minnesota restaurants are, once again, struggling to survive. A new local fund is offering relief.

The Salt Cure Restaurant Recovery Fund will offer financial support to struggling Minnesota restaurants as ICE operations have decimated foot traffic, created staffing shortages, and forced temporary closures. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

Looking Back at the Brewery and Taproom Boom in the Twin Cities The past 14 years have fundamentally changed the way we hang out, eat, drink, and celebrate in the Twin Cities.

Dive bars still abound, but taprooms and their cousins—cocktail rooms, cideries, food halls—have shifted our scene. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

The Art of an Anti-ICE Protest Local artists are using their mediums as a way to connect with—and support—their communities as ICE focuses on Minnesota.

“But when you look back in history, every single movement for justice has had things in common—including the prolific nature of artwork as a narrative messaging tool.”

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Over the last few weeks since the surge of ICE came to Minnesota, the streets of the Twin Cities have been full of protest art.

“I’ve always viewed art as a tool in the toolbox of organizing that’s often overlooked,” says Sean Lim, an artist and community organizer.

Minnesota Country Club Announces Inaugural Lineup The producers of the Minnesota Yacht Club music festival are bringing the twang.

The Minnesota Country Club, a country music festival from the organizers of the Minnesota Yacht Club, is coming to St. Paul this July. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

Modern Times Changes Name and Takes Stand Against ICE The café is becoming Post Modern Times and going donation-only to protest the ICE occupation in Minnesota.

Modern Times café is becoming Post Modern Times and going donation-only as a stand against the ICE occupation in Minnesota. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

First Avenue Hosts ICE Out Mutual Aid Benefit Concert Twin Cities United Performers is organizing the show to support local immigrant families amid ICE occupation.

First Avenue is hosting a benefit concert to support families impacted by ICE, and announced a surprise Mainroom show this Friday with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Rise Against, with all proceeds going to the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

The Art of an Anti-ICE Protest Local artists are using their mediums as a way to connect with—and support—their communities as ICE focuses on Minnesota.

Local artists are using their mediums as a way to connect with—and support—their communities as ICE focuses on Minnesota. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

How the North Loop Became a Destination Neighborhood in Minneapolis A neighborhood rooted in generations of vision, work, and architecture.

A neighborhood rooted in generations of vision, work, and architecture. mspmag.com/travel-and-v...

A Musicians Menu Celebrates the Tastes of the Minnesota Music Scene From hamburger cupcakes to sauerkraut quesadillas, a cookbook that offers recipes from Minnesotan artists, producers, stagehands, and more.

A cookbook that offers recipes from Minnesota's music scene. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

State of the Plate: The Sandwich Game What took us so long?

The Twin Cities has leveled up its sandwich shop game. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

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