Hook and Ladder’s Under the Canopy series features a fundraising performance by Maria Isa for Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice. SLRJ was created in 2004 to give South Minneapolis youth a chance to participate in restorative justice as an alternative to juvenile court, and Isa, a Boricua singer, songwriter, actress, rapper,…
Black Fashion Week celebrates its sixth year with emerging and established designers, big-name brands, and a Minneapolis Met Gala at the Mia. WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN The sixth year of Black Fashion Week is here, and it’s bigger than ever, promises Natalie Morrow, founder and CEO of Black Fashion Week.…
Senate District 56 Senator Lindsey Port is shepherding a key piece of legislation to ‘Legalize It.’ WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN • • • When South Dakota-born Minnesota State Senator Lindsey Port (DFL) lost her election for a House seat in 2016, her first reaction was to build a coalition—of other…
Get in the grooves of the local record store scene. WORDS BY MARTIN DEVANEY • • • Typically falling on the third Saturday in April, Record Store Day has had a large hand in the vinyl resurgence over the last decade-plus, as baby boomers hauled dusty vinyl from the basement,…
THC-laced seltzers maybe deliver what Wonka had in mind, after all. WORDS BY YOUR TRUSTY ‘EXPERIENCED’ EDITORS • • • Since the change in legislation last year, the Twin Cities have seen a waterfall of hemp-derived THC seltzers and sodas flood the market. While DISPATCH editors haven’t tried them all,…
One cannabis activist’s journey from hobby to vocation. WORDS BY TIFFANY LUKK • • • John Bartee III’s life changed after the murder of Philando Castile: That was the moment that he decided to turn his activism around cannabis from a hobby into a vocation. “[Castile’s murder] was a catalyst,”…
SAT. 4/8 9:30 PM. $10-$30. 21+ // GRRRL SCOUT’s queer dance parties are back for 2023.…
WEDS. 4/5 7 PM. $10 // Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams.…
