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There’s a New Bud Blooming on Hennepin

The Hennepin Avenue corridor has lost salons, gyms and restaurants. It’s gaining dispensaries.

May 2, 2026

Back to the Bathhouses: Before AIDS Closed the Doors

Through the memories of Kelly Hayes, a look back at Minneapolis’ bathhouse era, what drove it underground and the renewed debate over bringing regulated spaces back into the light.

May 2, 2026

Unsheltered in Uptown: Listening First

Voices from Uptown’s streets, and the fuller picture they reveal.

May 2, 2026

The Salt Cure Fund: Preserving Local Restaurants

A culinary preservation trick, now an emergency lifeline for Minnesota’s restaurants.

May 2, 2026

Support a Small Business and Get Your Feet Summer-Ready at The Crown Spa Nails

An Uptown nail salon, a Vietnamese fami- ly and five hard years. One regular’s case for showing up.

Planet Earth, You Are a Crew

From lunar orbit to the Pope, reasons not to move to Canada just yet.

May 2, 2026

A Body (Un)Becoming: An Organic Dance Show Comes to Minneapolis

A dancer-biochemist, a cellist, a blues singer and a pile of eggshells come together onstage at the Center for Performing Arts on May 22 and 23.

May 2, 2026

Monty Hays

A young actor returns to the Children’s Theatre Company stage where he first performed as a child, this time on his own terms.

May 2, 2026

The Kenwood

The Kenwood is back with a full bar, new banquettes and the same pistachio butter pancakes. In a rough season for neighborhood restaurants, it makes a strong case for walking over.

May 2, 2026

Momming

For my May column, I’m reclassifying “Mom” from noun to verb — because raising a good kid takes far more than money.

May 2, 2026