It’s been seven years. I’m still OK with not knowing it all. WORDS BY MARY LUCIA  • • •  April 21, 2016: The day Minneapolis and the world suffered a collective gut punch—when Prince went OUT through the IN door from an accidental Fentanyl overdose. Has it really been seven…

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,…

Entrepreneur Allison Vaillancourt is growing a brand that’s seeing green.WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN  • • • Allison Vaillancourt is an empire builder. She founded locally based Ignite Models while still in college and built it into a respected firm, then launched BLNCD as its creative director, working with esthetician Daniela…

It’s that time of year again, the return of the packed Minneapolis-St.Paul International Film Festival, April 13th-27th. It’s both a great time to see some of the hundreds of selected films in the fest and also become a member of the MSP Film Society (which gets discounts on the film…

WORDS BY ROSS PFUND Ask your grandma about the local wrestling scene and she’ll either tell you all about how she used to watch All-Star Wrestling on Sunday mornings before church—or maybe about the time she took the party bus from Gramma B’s or Tony Jaros in Northeast over to…

Starting today (Wednesday, March 22nd) and taking over all programming at HUGE Theater through Sunday night, the 7th Annual Black & Funny Improv Festival mixes workshops and performances from local and visiting troupes across America. The sizable festival—produced by John Gebretatose and Jada Pulley—started out as a small, one day…

How comedian James Stanley learned to laugh at his own mental health.…

Stages of Equity, a two-day festival at North Hennepin Community College, showcases the breadth and depth of BIPOC artist talent.…