Dan OlsonAimee likes many things about the Twin Cities including a theater scene where directors are not afraid to cast against type. So, Aimee, an African-American actor, has played Queen Elizabeth, Amelia Earhart and, now, Marian Paroo. Read more →
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Minnesota Sounds and Voices
You may know the piece from your visits to the MIA; it’s Max Beckmann’s Blind Man’s Buff, and it’s difficult to miss because of its size – nearly 7 by 14 feet – and it’s vibrant colors that depict a cabaret scene. Read more →
Would these young people, many of whom need a leg up learning a new language and studying for tests, be better off spending more time in the classroom time rather than schussing through nearby Windom Park? Read more →
Ice fishing is old. You’ve seen the pictures. People for thousands of years have chopped a hole and waited for a fish to take a baited hook or with their spear at the ready if they see a shadowy form move in the water. Read more →
Roy was up ahead, hootin’ and hollerin’ about the cross country tenderfoot – that would be me…. Read more →
Many people who love music already buy the argument it has the power to change lives. Read more →
Planners for Lloyd Johnson’s 100th birthday party pulled off the surprise visit by Red House Records recording artist Peter Ostroushko with perfection. Read more →
The bank last week agreed to the largest fine ever levied by the government – a $13 billion penalty for mortgage loan abuses leading up to the mortgage meltdown. Read more →
My conversation with Josephine Fernandez opened my eyes to the realities of travel in the tropical nation of the Philippines that’s made up of more than 7,000 islands. I’ll profile the 54-year-old Fridley resident in a new episode of Minnesota Sounds and Voices today as part of All Things Considered. Fernandez has lived in the Read more →
Eleven Minnesota military veterans will add their accounts of wartime service to the Library of Congress Veterans History Project with the help of Paradigm Court Reporting and Captioning. Read more →