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The project by Ryan Stopera and Diana Albrecht turns immigrant recipes into living stories of community, memory, and resistance. In Back of House , a new cookbook from photographer-writer duo Ryan Stopera and Diana Albrecht, food isn’t simply something to plate and serve. The book features 12 recipes and the histories behind them, shared by home cooks whose lives stretch across borders and generations. It is part photography book, part oral history, part love letter to immigr

Minnesota Vikings legend Gene Washington has done more for the sport of football than you may know. Yes—he helped lead the Vikings to their first Super Bowl appearance during their 1969 season. And before that, he broke racial barriers playing for Michigan State University, under the leadership of head coach Duffy Daugherty. Washington, number 84, made Big Ten history, helping Michigan State win two national titles (1965 and 1966) before becoming a first-round draft pick for

On Friday afternoon, a crowd gathered outside the Henry Whipple Federal Building, the site of regional ICE offices, for a powerful rally hosted by the People’s Action Coalition Against Trump (PCAT). The event, organized in less than a day, served both as a counter-protest to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s surprise visit to Minnesota and as a launch for tomorrow’s “No Trump, No Troops” March and Rally at the State Capitol. Speakers from across Minnesota’s activi

Stephen Washington's family members and community advocates gathered outside of DOC's headquarters in St. Paul to demand accountability and transparency from Commissioner Paul Schnell. Photo by Georgia Fort The family of Stephen Washington, 40,  is demanding transparency and accountability from the Minnesota Department of Corrections, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Chisago County Sheriff’s Department following his unexplained death at Rush City Prison on October

As the founder of Matriarch Digital Media, a women-centered media company, Twila has built a platform rooted in connection and community. Now, fresh off winning the 2025 Hatch Bloomington award, she’s channeling that same energy into a brick-and-mortar space: the first independent bookstore in Bloomington in three decades.

Behind the scenes of Ep. 2 of 'The Legacy We Choose' which will be shown during the global premiere on October 3 at the Walker Arts...