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Two all-local fundraiser collections, “Melt ICE” and “Thaw,” arrive this weekend with 130-plus contributing acts.
Compilation albums offer a new tune against ICE in Minnesota
Two all-local fundraiser collections, “Melt ICE” and “Thaw,” arrive this weekend with 130-plus contributing acts.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Two all-local fundraiser collections, “Melt ICE” and “Thaw,” arrive this weekend with 130-plus contributing acts.
How well do you know your romance novel tropes? We took a swing at creating a table of them, just in time for Valentine’s Day ❤️
Can you tell your fake dates from your golden retrievers?
If you’re going to become a fan of romance novels, you need to learn the tropes.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
How well do you know your romance novel tropes? We took a swing at creating a table of them, just in time for Valentine’s Day ❤️
From a meticulously refined cacio e pepe to a deep Italian wine list, Abraham Gessesse’s St. Paul restaurant thrives on craft. Read our restaurant critic Raphael Brion’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of Hyacinth 🍝
At Hyacinth, precision and restraint define an exceptional Italian kitchen
From a meticulously refined cacio e pepe to a deep Italian wine list, Abraham Gessesse’s St. Paul restaurant thrives on craft.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
From a meticulously refined cacio e pepe to a deep Italian wine list, Abraham Gessesse’s St. Paul restaurant thrives on craft. Read our restaurant critic Raphael Brion’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of Hyacinth 🍝
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The 2026 Eaux Claires lineup will be revealed tonight via pull tabs at a bar in Justin Vernon's hometown. It's the fest's first installment in eight years and will take place July 24-25 in a new location on the edge of downtown Eau Claire.
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Justin Vernon's Eaux Claires fest is just a pull tab away
Returning July 24-25 after an eight-year hiatus, the Wisconsin music festival's lineup will be revealed on cardboard at an Eau Claire bar.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The 2026 Eaux Claires lineup will be revealed tonight via pull tabs at a bar in Justin Vernon's hometown. It's the fest's first installment in eight years and will take place July 24-25 in a new location on the edge of downtown Eau Claire.
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In solidarity for the other lovers who weren’t able to make a big showy plan weeks in advance, we’ve done some legwork and rounded up the best Twin Cities restaurants that still have tables available for reservations 💌
The procrastinators guide to last-minute Valentine’s Day dining
Most restaurants are booked, but there are still some options.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
In solidarity for the other lovers who weren’t able to make a big showy plan weeks in advance, we’ve done some legwork and rounded up the best Twin Cities restaurants that still have tables available for reservations 💌
Our music critic Jon Bream says: Bad Bunny’s halftime show was amazingly ambitious. No previous halftime performer has used more scenes — and probably more people — in 13 dizzying, dazzling, dance-happy minutes.
With a huge cast including Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny triumphs at the Super Bowl
His ambitious halftime show oozed Puerto Rican pride.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Our music critic Jon Bream says: Bad Bunny’s halftime show was amazingly ambitious. No previous halftime performer has used more scenes — and probably more people — in 13 dizzying, dazzling, dance-happy minutes.
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If you haven’t been bowled over by Sierra Ferrell and her mega talent and giant charm yet, the State Fair seems like a great chance to get to know her.
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Red-hot Sierra Ferrell added to MN State Fair 2026 lineup
The West Virginian bluegrass/Americana singer will make her debut at the grandstand on Aug. 30 after a string of local sell-outs.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
If you haven’t been bowled over by Sierra Ferrell and her mega talent and giant charm yet, the State Fair seems like a great chance to get to know her.
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Is Valentine’s Day overrated? Are there interesting love-themed events you want to see covered? Just have thoughts on Valentine’s Day in the Twin Cities? Reply below plz or email us at abby.sliva@startribune.com 💚
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Is Valentine’s Day overrated? Are there interesting love-themed events you want to see covered? Just have thoughts on Valentine’s Day in the Twin Cities? Reply below plz or email us at abby.sliva@startribune.com 💚
🥁 More than 60 drummers participated in a Twin Cities Drum Collective protest against ICE throughout downtown Minneapolis today. Several drummers included messages or QR codes on their drums for donating to charities to support their communities.
🎥: Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune
🎥: Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
🥁 More than 60 drummers participated in a Twin Cities Drum Collective protest against ICE throughout downtown Minneapolis today. Several drummers included messages or QR codes on their drums for donating to charities to support their communities.
🎥: Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune
🎥: Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune
You’ll find the food and hospitality one would expect from the Nicollet Avenue restaurants we know and love, with one caveat: Everyone is hurting.
Inside Eat Street’s restaurants in the aftermath of Alex Pretti’s killing
You’ll find the food and hospitality one would expect from the Nicollet Avenue restaurants we know and love, with one caveat: Everyone is hurting.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
You’ll find the food and hospitality one would expect from the Nicollet Avenue restaurants we know and love, with one caveat: Everyone is hurting.
We’ve got a monthly series to help you tap into all the new music flowing out of the Land of 10,000 Lakes 🎶
Tracking Minnesota: 7 new local songs to hear in February
A monthly series to help you tap into all the new music flowing out of the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
We’ve got a monthly series to help you tap into all the new music flowing out of the Land of 10,000 Lakes 🎶
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Ahead of Sunday’s memorial for Brian Garrity at the Hook & Ladder, here’s a bit about him and a gallery of his work capturing the Twin Cities music scene of the ‘80s/‘90s (Babes in Toyland, Nirvana at First Ave, Cows at the Uptown Bar, Bob Stinson, etc).
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Minnesota music scene remembers '90s era photographer Brian Garrity
The rock lensmen who captured Nirvana for Rolling Stone and countless Twin Cities bands in action will be celebrated Feb. 1 at the Hook & Ladder.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Ahead of Sunday’s memorial for Brian Garrity at the Hook & Ladder, here’s a bit about him and a gallery of his work capturing the Twin Cities music scene of the ‘80s/‘90s (Babes in Toyland, Nirvana at First Ave, Cows at the Uptown Bar, Bob Stinson, etc).
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Here's my writeup on "the best brunchtime show in the history" of First Ave, as Tom Morello called it. www.startribune.com/bruce-spring...
'Special guest' Bruce Springsteen takes charge of Minneapolis protest concert
The Boss joined Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello in a midday benefit show at First Avenue denouncing ICE activity.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Here's my writeup on "the best brunchtime show in the history" of First Ave, as Tom Morello called it. www.startribune.com/bruce-spring...
The Boss joined Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello in a midday benefit show denouncing ICE activity.
'Special guest' Bruce Sprinsteen takes charge of Minneapolis protest concert
The Boss joined Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello in a midday benefit show at First Avenue denouncing ICE activity.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The Boss joined Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello in a midday benefit show denouncing ICE activity.
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: Jon Bream
🎥: Jon Bream
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello play ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’ together at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: Jon Bream
🎥: Jon Bream
Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ for the first time in Minnesota at First Avenue 🎶
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🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ for the first time in Minnesota at First Avenue 🎶
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🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
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🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
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🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
Tom Morello takes the stage at his Defend Minnesota! benefit concert at First Avenue 🎸
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📸: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Tom Morello takes the stage at his Defend Minnesota! benefit concert at First Avenue 🎸
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📸: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
Ike Reilly opens the performances at the Defend Minnesota! benefit put on by Tom Morello + Rise Against at First Avenue 🎶
🎥: Jon Bream
🎥: Jon Bream
January 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Ike Reilly opens the performances at the Defend Minnesota! benefit put on by Tom Morello + Rise Against at First Avenue 🎶
🎥: Jon Bream
🎥: Jon Bream
From Jamaican curries and Szechuan wontons to generous-sized margaritas and destination-worthy doughnuts, it’s called Eat Street for a reason🍴
12 great things our food writers ate on Nicollet Avenue this week
From Jamaican curries and Szechuan wontons to generous-sized margaritas and destination-worthy doughnuts, it’s called Eat Street for a reason.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:21 PM
From Jamaican curries and Szechuan wontons to generous-sized margaritas and destination-worthy doughnuts, it’s called Eat Street for a reason🍴
Noval Noir painted a portrait of Alex Pretti this week at the site where he was shot and killed by federal agents. Despite single-digit temperatures, Noir felt she had to paint live.
Noir painted a portrait of Renee Good at her memorial site three weeks ago.
🎥: Rich Tsong-Taatarii + Casey Darnell
Noir painted a portrait of Renee Good at her memorial site three weeks ago.
🎥: Rich Tsong-Taatarii + Casey Darnell
January 30, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Noval Noir painted a portrait of Alex Pretti this week at the site where he was shot and killed by federal agents. Despite single-digit temperatures, Noir felt she had to paint live.
Noir painted a portrait of Renee Good at her memorial site three weeks ago.
🎥: Rich Tsong-Taatarii + Casey Darnell
Noir painted a portrait of Renee Good at her memorial site three weeks ago.
🎥: Rich Tsong-Taatarii + Casey Darnell
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Glam Doll Donuts reopens to long lines days after employees filmed Alex Pretti’s killing
Glam Doll Donuts reopens to long lines days after employees filmed Alex Pretti’s killing
Co-owner Teresa Fox talks about her mad dash to reach employees as they watched history unfold outside. “The experience we had will haunt us all for life.”
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January 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Glam Doll Donuts reopens to long lines days after employees filmed Alex Pretti’s killing
The St. Paul club’s owner canceled Ben Bankas’ performances after footage circulated of the comedian ridiculing Renee Good, who was fatally shot Jan. 7 by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
Comic Ben Bankas shows canceled at St. Paul club after jokes about Renee Good
The comedian would have been one of the strongest draws in Laugh Camp Comedy Club’s history.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The St. Paul club’s owner canceled Ben Bankas’ performances after footage circulated of the comedian ridiculing Renee Good, who was fatally shot Jan. 7 by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
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After federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, Greg Ketter drove to the scene. Images of the 70-year-old, who owns Dream Haven Books & Comics, emerging from tear gas and shouting his anger quickly went viral.
So many people wanted to show their support that his website crashed.
So many people wanted to show their support that his website crashed.
Viral images turn local bookstore owner into symbol of Minneapolis anger
After federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, Greg Ketter drove to the scene to “be in that spot.” Images of the 70-year-old emerging from tear gas and shouting his anger quickly went viral.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:06 PM
After federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, Greg Ketter drove to the scene. Images of the 70-year-old, who owns Dream Haven Books & Comics, emerging from tear gas and shouting his anger quickly went viral.
So many people wanted to show their support that his website crashed.
So many people wanted to show their support that his website crashed.
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The Boss just took charge.
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Bruce Springsteen releases incendiary protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’
He excoriates ICE and promises to remember Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Boss just took charge.
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