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A man wearing a face mask stands in the window of Hong Kong Noodles Restaurant on Saturday, March 21.

Shopping locally: A guide to keeping your favorite Dinkytown businesses open

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published March 22, 2020
A&E’s guide to supporting local businesses during quarantine.
From left, Karen Townsend, Jeffrey Skemp and James Everest. Courtesy of Jeffrey Skemp.

Skemp & Weather album debut provides solace, comfort in time of crisis

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published March 19, 2020
Minneapolis-based band Skemp & Weather released their debut album “The Hum of the Sky” on March 7.
Chelsea Cutler.

Exclusive Q&A: Chelsea Cutler talks her early 20s, career goals

by Norah Kleven
Published March 15, 2020
The 23-year-old singer, songwriter and producer talks quick ascension to fame.
Eva Berezovsky

Review: Lil Uzi Vert’s “Eternal Atake”

by Frankie Carlson
Published March 15, 2020
The wait is over for Lil Uzi Vert’s highly anticipated “Eternal Atake,” released March 6. But the finished product fails to deliver on originality.
Sarah Mai

UMN theater students’ creative quarantine competition goes viral

by Alex Strangman
Published March 15, 2020
Three University of Minnesota students created a playwriting competition in an attempt to beat isolation, one play at a time. They have since received over 2,100 entries.
From left, Izzy Bobby, Carter Ridl, Jacob Mechler, Henry Kueppers and coach Summer Freed of MN long form improv team “Robot Family Band” laugh while posing for a portrait before their team practice on Wednesday, March 4. The team won the Upper Midwest Regional Championship for long form improv, and is now advancing to nationals.

UMN improv troupe “yes ands” their way to nationals

by Alex Strangman
Published March 6, 2020
University of Minnesota student improv group Robot Family Band is headed to the national College Improv Tournament.
An intricately designed Vintage Hermes Paris jacket at The Cat and The Cobra thrift and Consignment store on Friday, Feb 29.

Four wild vintage items at Northeast’s “The Cat and the Cobra”

by Alex Strangman
Published March 5, 2020
The vintage store in Northeast Minneapolis fills the racks with truly unique pieces, setting itself apart from the competition.
Photo Courtesy of Ted Ektanitphong

Student filmmakers bring apocalyptic vision to life for local festival

by Norah Kleven
Published March 5, 2020
“Final Moments” will be shown at this weekend’s Z-Fest Film Festival.
Magician open mic night, held at the Comedy Corner Underground on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Mixing comedy with magic, students step up to the mic

by Meg Bishop
Published March 5, 2020
The Comedy Corner Underground presents “Magic Underground Open Mic” Thursdays.
Writer Olivia Baxter, left, and Artist Cedar Thomas pose with their newly published book of poems entitled You and Me (But Mostly Me). The book features poetry by Baxter coupled with illustrations by Thomas.

You, me and a self-published book

by Ksenia Gorinshteyn
Published March 2, 2020
The self-published poetry book “You and Me (but mostly me)” is an introspective dip into nostalgia.

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