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'Happy and homey' restored Duluth B&B now on market for $1.35M
The owners are writing another chapter of their fascinating lives.
'Hamilton' postponed yet again, this time for two years
Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit was supposed to jump-start the post-pandemic Broadway slate in Minneapolis.
Arts leader Faye Price steps down after 21 years at Pillsbury House Theatre
The Pillsbury House Theatre leader, instrumental in the passage of the Legacy Amendment, is stepping down after 21 years.
Northern Minnesota lake house is 'a home, not a cabin'
Lake house in northern Minnesota brings refined comfort to cabin country.
Huge Mendota Heights condo has small price tag, big HOA fees
The airy, 7,400-square-foot unit is ready for art, and soirees.
Minnesota 'saint' gardener uses plant sales to transform lives of youngsters in Tanzania
Roseville nurse and her plant sales support a school that is raising a nation in Tanzania.
Gifted, beloved Minnesota singer Yolande Bruce won fans all over the globe
After a performance at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, Yolande Bruce was sitting in on an after-show jam session when Roy Hargrove, the American…
Unique $2.4M home in Plymouth includes concert venue with world-class stage
The Moonacy Music Room has hosted jams and hootenannies for up-and-coming singer/songwriters.
In his journey from jail to Yale Law, felon-turned-poet writes 'to remember who I am'
Felon-turned-lawyer/poet Reginald Dwayne Betts kicks off a Talking Volumes series about race.
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For Twin Cities power couple and their family, home is an extension of faithful service
Twin Cities power couple Marc and Alicia Belton use their home to do the works of their faith.
Barbara Field, a 'queen of adaptations' and champion of playwrights, dies at 87
Writer of Guthrie's "A Christmas Carol" also launched the Playwrights' Center, where she mentored many.
'Magical' $2.575 million Deephaven house offers privacy, nature views
The owner wanted a home that was contemporary but also warm, artful and comfortable.
Stage manager Susan Magnuson called shows at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres for 45 years
Production stage managers sometimes are likened to air traffic controllers because they sit at the nerve centers of shows, working discreetly to make sure all…
Modernist $1.45M house in Wayzata frames nature as art
Former business owner and hairstylist turned home designer put a "distinctive" new house on a 1989 foundation.
Minnesota homes of the rich, famous and felonious: Why we can't look away
Places with star auras or dark histories fascinate buyers and passersby.
7 famous and infamous Minnesota homes that draw public fascination
Here are a few noted Minnesota dwellings for celebrities, miscreants and TV characters.
Guthrie reports pandemic-related record loss of nearly $3 million
The setback doesn't bode well for the Twin Cities' other arts institutions.
Fairytale $2M home outside of Minneapolis was inspired by medieval castles
French country-style estate was inspired by medieval castles.
Scandia teen gardener and environmentalist is the butterfly whisperer
Scandia teen has planted more than 400 flowers, shrubs and trees in her bid to save pollinators.
Twin Cities-based Remember Project uses plays to talk about dementia and memory loss
Danette McCarthy was head of St. Croix Festival Theatre when she read a short play about memory loss in 2013. That work, "Steering into the…
'Hamilton' to kick off Twin Cities Broadway season — if all goes well with pandemic
Theater would be restarting 16 months after shutting down.
Pierce McNally, lawyer, adventurer and humanitarian, dies at 71
To walk around downtown Minneapolis with lawyer, business owner and humanitarian Pierce McNally was to enter a near-magical realm where city streets felt like they…
$2.15M Minneapolis home on a hill has 'good karma' and beautiful skyline view
Historic home in Lowry Hill has been lovingly renovated to restore its luster.
Minnesota artists lead efforts to heal after George Floyd's death
How did George Floyd's death alter the way we think about the world? Artists, for one, have stepped up as healers and change agents.
Kwanzaa takes on special meaning after the killing of George Floyd
Even dampened by pandemic, the African American celebration will be observed in homes and online.
$1.5M Eden Prairie luxury home is a stargazer's delight
A couple built their Eden Prairie dream home to reflect their worldly and out-of-this-world passions.
$2.2M Victorian home in Minneapolis updated with 'every modern convenience'
Owner wishes he could move his Victorian house overlooking Bde Maka Ska to Florida.
Former Minnesotan's Canadian cottage reveres nature on Lake Huron
Although the home was new construction, it was built within an existing footprint.
A Minnesota social worker uses gardening to help youth heal from trauma
A gardener and social worker uses produce to help young people with mental health challenges.
$500k home with accessory dwelling unit in Minneapolis comes with a backstory
The house in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood has a surprising past.
Penumbra Theatre leader Sarah Bellamy readies a vision to meet the moment
Recent grants bolster theater as it plans to add a suite of new wellness and racial equity programs.
Guthrie Theater cancels spring mini-season
Theater says it can't set date for reopening amid pandemic uncertainty.
Michal Daniel, Twin Cities theater photographer who shot stars such as Meryl Streep and Savion Glover, dies at 64
Daniel died of natural causes in Prague, the city of his birth and where he had returned in 2015, according to his son.
Penumbra Theatre declared one of Ford Foundation's 'cultural treasures'
Ford Foundation declares theater an "American cultural treasure."
Guthrie will offer a virtual version of 'A Christmas Carol'
The Twin Cities will have its most-storied holiday tradition again in a new way.
Dudley Riggs, godfather of Twin Cities comedy scene, dies at 88
The founder of the nation's oldest sketch-comedy troupe taught generations of comic talent, including Louie Anderson and Al Franken.
Ordway brings tears with its first show in six months – on a loading dock
The cabaret-style performance is the first of a series that will continue Saturday.
In her new book 'Just Us,' Claudia Rankine invites us all to talk about white privilege
Silence on the issue equals "the constant death of Black people," says the first guest in this year's virtual Talking Volumes series,
Twin Cities theaters miss applause and audiences but want to reopen safely
Rohan Preston Star Tribune Directors miss tussling over ideas and emotions in a rehearsal room. Actors crave the applause of live audiences. Theatergoers long…
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These 5 civil rights leaders changed Minnesota — but not as much as they hoped
For decades, these leaders marched and protested, rallied and fought against injustice.
Beset by debt, two St. Paul theater companies join forces to survive
Park Square and SteppingStone had been in talks before pandemic made their partnership urgent.
St. Paul's Penumbra gets a new name and a new mission: Promoting 'arts, racial equity and wellness'
The Penumbra Center for Racial Healing still will produce plays, but performing arts is becoming just one of three areas of focus.
Minnesota Fringe Festival tries to prove that theater can thrive online
The festival was always about experimentation. Now, it's trying to prove that theater can survive online.
Stress making you scream? Join the club with weekly gathering at south Mpls. park
A theater artist and Macalester professor creates a ritual of release during COVID and George Floyd crucibles.
Minority Minnesota artists speak out with collection of essays
Editor's note: Influential Black members of the Minnesota arts community have joined together to “illuminate an unabashed and missing narrative” for “a historical moment of…
$1.19M estate in Eden Prairie sits on bluff with incredible views of Minnesota River
The house isn't visible from the street. All you see is the long driveway that leads to the 1.64-acre lot.
Children's Theatre will not reopen until March of next year
Live stage productions will relaunch with "Annie" and "Seedfolks."
Twin Cities improv troupe offers 'Phone a Friend' outreach to those feeling isolated
The idea occurred to writer and improviser Keren Gudeman during a jog around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis.
Ordway president and CEO to leave for Calif. job
Jamie Grant broadened the center's programming beyond Broadway.
Can't stop watching Gov. Walz's ASL interpreter? You're not alone
Nic Zapko is drawing huzzahs for her strength and expressive interpreting of Gov. Tim Walz's news conferences during the COVID-19 and George Floyd emergencies.
After 'financially devastating' show cancellations, Guthrie Theater cuts staff by 79%
It's the latest pandemic fallout for the downtown Minneapolis theater.
The return of 'Hamilton' to Minneapolis pushed back nearly a year
Touring Broadway shows such as "Frozen," "Tootsie" and "Come From Away" have been re-scheduled in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Facing pandemic peril, Twin Cities arts groups seek a way forward
Theater, which relies on people gathering in numbers to take in an experience, has been devastated.
$1.025M California-modern house is Hollywood glam in Golden Valley
A mid-'70s home in Golden Valley offers nature, artsy design and proximity to downtown.
'Ghostbusters' actor Ernie Hudson records messages of hope from Minnesota
The Hollywood actor is riding out the pandemic at his house in the Twin Cities, where he sometimes dons his old "Ghostbusters" jumpsuit and records messages to cheer up fans.
After his wife suffered a stroke, a Twin Cities playwright rewrote his definition of partnership
Twin Cities playwright became a caregiver to the woman who had been his collaborator.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will open Friday to vehicle traffic
Visitors will be able to experience thousands of spring blooms — from a distance.
Pandemic aside, Ordway 'plows ahead' with new season
The feel-good roster includes "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" as well as a return of "Waitress."
Oscar winner Viola Davis blesses Minnesota actress pal with home makeover on new HGTV show
Megastar Viola Davis plays real-life angel to her Minnesota friend Michelle O'Neill on HGTV's "Celebrity IOU."
Minnesota Fringe Festival canceled in face of coronavirus pandemic
The future of the Upper Midwest's largest performing arts event is in doubt because of the pandemic.
Guthrie Theater cancels rest of its 2019-20 season
The Guthrie's building, which used to be open seven days a week, will remain closed until further notice.
Guthrie, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres star fears she has been stricken with coronavirus
Helen Anker, who starred in "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot," is in self-quarantine.
Coming up at the Guthrie: Kathleen Turner as Molly Ivins, 'In the Heights,' more
On tap are Kathleen Turner's Guthrie debut, Lin-Manuel Miranda's breakout musical and Joe Dowling's return.
Chanhassen's 'Music Man' captivates while toning down archaic gender politics
Review: Director Michael Brindisi's smooth production tones down archaic gender politics.
Auteur Anne Bogart brings 'The Bacchae' to the Guthrie
Auteur Anne Bogart closes some circles with "The Bacchae" at the Guthrie.
Broadway tour of 'My Fair Lady' gorgeous and problematic at Orpheum in Minneapolis
Bartlett Sher's lush 2018 revival uses wit and irony to mute show's sexist baggage.
'Wimpy Kid' anchors a revival-heavy Children's Theatre season
The show anchors a season heavy on revivals, including "The Wizard of Oz," "Seedfolks" and "Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat."
'Thunder Knocking on the Door' returns to the Twin Cities two decades after bowing at Guthrie
Blues fable "Thunder Knocking on the Door" returns in an elemental production.
Old Log Theatre's 'Dixie Swim Club' plumbs the depths of life with laughter
The Old Log revival of "The Dixie Swim Club" offers a well-timed cornpone comedy about the stages of life.
A young leader strikes sparks at Minnesota's venerable Old Log Theatre
Artistic leader Eric Morris is trying to lure younger audiences while retaining longtime fans.
Children's Theatre play 'Spamtown' uses charm and wit to navigate bitter 1980s P-9 strike
New Children's Theatre play "Spamtown" uses child's-eye charm to navigate bitter 1980s P-9 strike in Austin, Minn.
Musical 'Groundhog Day' won't see the light at Ordway this summer
Partnerships to defray expense of $1 million production fell through.
Tony-nominated director McClinton to be celebrated March 1 at Minneapolis' Pillsbury House Theatre
The legacy of Tony-nominated director Marion McClinton, who piloted August Wilson's plays to Broadway, will be celebrated March 1 in Minneapolis.
Garrison Keillor cancels event at Woman's Club over 'social media' complaints
Fallout continues for former "A Prairie Home Companion" host, who was dropped by MPR in 2017.
8 movies and plays to get you in the mood for love this Valentine's Day
Whether you're paired up, poly-ed up or single, these plays and movies are a great way to prime an evening of romance.
