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Our Minnesota winters can be so dark, which is why we’ve always found it important to heed the poet who sings, “Take me out tonight, because I want to see people and I want to see lights!” mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
A Brief History of Lights in Minnesota
Our Minnesota winters can be so dark, which is why we’ve always found it important to heed the poet who sings, “Take me out tonight, because I want to see people and I want to see lights!”
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January 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Our Minnesota winters can be so dark, which is why we’ve always found it important to heed the poet who sings, “Take me out tonight, because I want to see people and I want to see lights!” mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
First Avenue's Best New Bands showcase is back this month. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Meet First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2025
The annual showcase highlights emerging artists in Minnesota.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
First Avenue's Best New Bands showcase is back this month. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Check the box with some of the season’s standout plaids. mspmag.com/shop-and-sty...
Good Stuff: Squared Up
Check the box with some of the season’s standout plaids.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Check the box with some of the season’s standout plaids. mspmag.com/shop-and-sty...
Here are a few food trend predictions for 2026. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
State of the Plate: Trend Watch for 2026
Here are a few food trend predictions for 2026.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Here are a few food trend predictions for 2026. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
The Hewing Hotel is touching up its look after nine years in the North Loop. mspmag.com/travel-and-v...
Hewing Hotel Undergoing Renovations and Ice Bar Opening
The popular hotel and hangout spot is touching up its look after nine years in the North Loop.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The Hewing Hotel is touching up its look after nine years in the North Loop. mspmag.com/travel-and-v...
Sean Sherman, the self-named Sioux Chef, has a beautiful new cookbook, a new barbecue restaurant next spring, and a path for us all. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Sean Sherman’s Next Chapter in Food Sovereignty
Sean Sherman, the self-named Sioux Chef, has a beautiful new cookbook, a new barbecue restaurant next spring, and a path for us all.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Sean Sherman, the self-named Sioux Chef, has a beautiful new cookbook, a new barbecue restaurant next spring, and a path for us all. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Pour one out for these Twin Cities restaurants we lost last year. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Looking Back on the Biggest Restaurant Closures of 2025
Pour one out for steaming tonkotsu bowls, legendary cheeseburgers, and princess tortes gone by.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Pour one out for these Twin Cities restaurants we lost last year. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Modern design can feel as bone-chillingly cold as a Minnesota winter. But this new waterfront home west of Minneapolis breaks through the ice, breathing heart and soul into sleek contemporary style.
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Home & Design | Northern Light
A crisp and clean-lined, yet utterly livable, lakeside home holds secrets to achieving warm modern style.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Modern design can feel as bone-chillingly cold as a Minnesota winter. But this new waterfront home west of Minneapolis breaks through the ice, breathing heart and soul into sleek contemporary style.
Read More: mspmag.com/home-and-des...
Read More: mspmag.com/home-and-des...
Revisit the places and moments staff photographer Caitlin Abrams captured in Minnesota over the past year. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Year in Review: 2025 in Photographs
The places and moments staff photographer Caitlin Abrams captured in Minnesota over the past year.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Revisit the places and moments staff photographer Caitlin Abrams captured in Minnesota over the past year. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
A bona fide multi-hyphenate, Chantel Sings gets deep into her bag of talents each weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on KMOJ 89.9 FM’s Morning Show. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Twin Citian: Chantel Sings
A bona fide multi-hyphenate, Chantel Sings gets deep into her bag of talents each weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on KMOJ 89.9 FM’s Morning Show.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A bona fide multi-hyphenate, Chantel Sings gets deep into her bag of talents each weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on KMOJ 89.9 FM’s Morning Show. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Let's rewind the past year with notable local music releases. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Essential Minnesota Albums from 2025
The best local albums that made our playlists this year.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Let's rewind the past year with notable local music releases. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Sean Sherman, the self-named Sioux Chef, has a beautiful new cookbook, a new barbecue restaurant next spring, and a path for us all. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Sean Sherman’s Next Chapter in Food Sovereignty
Sean Sherman, the self-named Sioux Chef, has a beautiful new cookbook, a new barbecue restaurant next spring, and a path for us all.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sean Sherman, the self-named Sioux Chef, has a beautiful new cookbook, a new barbecue restaurant next spring, and a path for us all. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program arrives in 2026. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
What to Know About Paid Leave in Minnesota
All the details on Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program that arrives in 2026.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program arrives in 2026. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Is there something about the suburbs that has chefs a-calling? mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Why These Chefs Opened Suburban Restaurants
Is there something about the suburbs that has chefs a-calling?
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December 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Is there something about the suburbs that has chefs a-calling? mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Snoop Dogg just released the song "Christmas in Minnesota" ahead of his halftime performance at the Vikings game. Here are the holiday hits and lesser-known local gems to play this season.
Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/0hU...
Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/0hU...
Minnesota Holiday Megamix
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December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Snoop Dogg just released the song "Christmas in Minnesota" ahead of his halftime performance at the Vikings game. Here are the holiday hits and lesser-known local gems to play this season.
Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/0hU...
Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/0hU...
The iconic plush teddy bear has been a beloved part of the holidays since it first hit Dayton’s shelves in 1985. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Celebrating 40 Years of Santabears
The iconic plush teddy bear has been a beloved part of the holidays since it first hit Dayton’s shelves in 1985.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The iconic plush teddy bear has been a beloved part of the holidays since it first hit Dayton’s shelves in 1985. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Tomato can hoodies, donut totes, and everything you need for a wardrobe makeover from your favorite restaurants. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Gift Guide: Twin Cities Restaurant Merch
Tomato can hoodies, donut totes, and everything you need for a wardrobe makeover from your favorite restaurants.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Tomato can hoodies, donut totes, and everything you need for a wardrobe makeover from your favorite restaurants. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
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Nobody writes a Christmas song like a Minnesotan can. We've curated a playlist of local (and locally adjacent) holiday music to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/0hU...
Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/0hU...
December 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Nobody writes a Christmas song like a Minnesotan can. We've curated a playlist of local (and locally adjacent) holiday music to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/0hU...
Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/0hU...
🗓️ What’s happening this week in the Twin Cities?
🎸Caitlyn Smith at The Fitzgerald Theater
🏒IIHF World Junior Championship
🥁The Bad Plus at the Dakota
🎁Holiday markets
🎇New Year's Eve celebrations
Find more things to do on our events calendar: calendar.mspmag.com
🎸Caitlyn Smith at The Fitzgerald Theater
🏒IIHF World Junior Championship
🥁The Bad Plus at the Dakota
🎁Holiday markets
🎇New Year's Eve celebrations
Find more things to do on our events calendar: calendar.mspmag.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🗓️ What’s happening this week in the Twin Cities?
🎸Caitlyn Smith at The Fitzgerald Theater
🏒IIHF World Junior Championship
🥁The Bad Plus at the Dakota
🎁Holiday markets
🎇New Year's Eve celebrations
Find more things to do on our events calendar: calendar.mspmag.com
🎸Caitlyn Smith at The Fitzgerald Theater
🏒IIHF World Junior Championship
🥁The Bad Plus at the Dakota
🎁Holiday markets
🎇New Year's Eve celebrations
Find more things to do on our events calendar: calendar.mspmag.com
Last-minute gift shoppers: Head to a local holiday market. mspmag.com/shop-and-sty...
A Guide to Twin Cities Holiday Markets and Shopping Events
Forgo big-box bonanzas and cyber sales—there seems to be a makers market or holiday pop-up to hit every weekend of shopping season. Here's where to shop local.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Last-minute gift shoppers: Head to a local holiday market. mspmag.com/shop-and-sty...
The international ice hockey tournament, which turns 50 this year, returns to the State of Hockey for the first time since the ’80s. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
World Juniors Championship Heads to the Twin Cities
The international ice hockey tournament, which turns 50 this year, returns to the State of Hockey for the first time since the ’80s.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The international ice hockey tournament, which turns 50 this year, returns to the State of Hockey for the first time since the ’80s. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Here's where to find some light in the darkest of months. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
A Guide to Holiday Lights in Minnesota
Here's where to find some light in the darkest of months.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here's where to find some light in the darkest of months. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
A bona fide multi-hyphenate, Chantel Sings gets deep into her bag of talents each weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on KMOJ 89.9 FM’s Morning Show. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Twin Citian: Chantel Sings
A bona fide multi-hyphenate, Chantel Sings gets deep into her bag of talents each weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on KMOJ 89.9 FM’s Morning Show.
mspmag.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A bona fide multi-hyphenate, Chantel Sings gets deep into her bag of talents each weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on KMOJ 89.9 FM’s Morning Show. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
Tomato can hoodies, donut totes, and everything you need for a wardrobe makeover from your favorite restaurants. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
Gift Guide: Twin Cities Restaurant Merch
Tomato can hoodies, donut totes, and everything you need for a wardrobe makeover from your favorite restaurants.
mspmag.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Tomato can hoodies, donut totes, and everything you need for a wardrobe makeover from your favorite restaurants. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...
A primer on Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program that arrives in 2026. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
What to Know About Paid Leave in Minnesota
All the details on Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program that arrives in 2026.
mspmag.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A primer on Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program that arrives in 2026. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...