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…
Using their artistic skills and connections, community members are working together to reawaken Lake Street.…
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…
Hameedi celebrates his debut poetry collection at Icehouse.…
Curtis Sittenfeld takes on a new genre in her latest work, Romantic Comedy.…
Stages of Equity, a two-day festival at North Hennepin Community College, showcases the breadth and depth of BIPOC artist talent.…
Rewriting Viking women’s history through movement and music. WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN• • • In 2019, Newsweek published a story that illuminated a new aspect of culture. It began with a grave that appeared to be that of a Viking warrior. Placed in a prominent location, with all the weapons…
