It’s an eclectic reading day, with an 18th-century murder in an outhouse and nonfiction about art, community organizing and the environment. (Courtesy of Wagonbridge Publishing) “A Necessary Death”: by Terri Karsten (Wagonbridge Publishing, $15) If you’re already tired of cold … Continued
What a great way to start a new literary year. Six poets laureate from across Minnesota will participate Thursday in the inaugural A Gathering of Poets Laureate: Poets Building Community, the culminating public program of Minneapolis poet laureate Junauda Petrus’s … Continued
A North Minneapolis woman taking in a sudden influx of stray animals in crisis needed help, especially after a rescued dog in her care unexpectedly gave birth to a litter of puppies. A small rescue already at capacity referred the … Continued
Erin Gustafson is crowned as Aurora, Queen of the Snows during the 2026 Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at the RiverCentre in St. Paul on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (John Autey / Pioneer Press) The 2026 Vulcan Krewe raid the 2026 … Continued
In 2019, the St. Patrick’s Association approached Peter Kenefick about donning the green jacket of Mr. Pat, the king of the city’s Irish community’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. Kenefick is a busy guy, organizers worried: Alongside a career as a … Continued
As Bob Dylan once said: “The times, they are a-changin’.” One only need to look to the emergence of artificial intelligence to know the lyrics from this 1964 song continue to ring true today. But for all its strengths — … Continued