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Megan Phillips

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Daily reopening guide: Three places for a night out when a college bar isn’t the move

Daily reopening guide: Three places for a night out when a college bar isn’t the move

by Megan Phillips
Published July 30, 2021
The installation "for every one have some thing" by Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds displayed in the exhibit on June 9.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts releases new virtual exhibit with plans to reopen in the fall for in-person viewing

by Megan Phillips
Published July 12, 2021
Vibia Fagdalene poses on the album cover for “Urban Queens”

Q&A with recent University graduate Vibia Fagdalene about her upcoming drag album release

by Megan Phillips
Published July 1, 2021
Agriculture communication major Elaine Dorn in the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Wednesday, June 24. Dorn was planning to show her sheep at this year’s fair before it was canceled due to COVID-19.

The Great Minnesota Get-Together is back for summer 2021

by Megan Phillips
Published June 21, 2021
Photos courtesy of Lamar Ballinger of Imani Jackson, executive chef at Chopped and Served.

Recent UMN graduate’s catering company feeds underserved communities across Minneapolis

by Megan Phillips
Published June 18, 2021
Mural at Robert’s lot on Lake Street in Midtown, Minneapolis on Friday, June 4.

The Graves Foundation wants the people to decide

by Megan Phillips
Published June 11, 2021
Minneapolis-based pop-punk band VIAL poses for a portrait on Monday, June 7.

‘Shit is starting and it will not be stopping’: A big summer of new music ahead for indie punk band VIAL

by Megan Phillips
Published June 8, 2021
First Avenue venue sits empty on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The Minnesota chapter of the National Independent Venue Association was founded by First Avenue, along with other local music venues, to advocate for relief in the form of the SaveMNStages bill.

First Avenue is back: live music returns with massive summer lineup

by Megan Phillips
Published June 2, 2021
Cait Gottschalk, the owner of We the Starborne Metaphysical Shop, poses for a portrait.

New metaphysical shop brings ethically sourced crystal magic to St. Paul

by Megan Phillips
Published May 8, 2021
Review: Demi Lovato’s “Dancing with the Devil...The Art of Starting Over”

Review: Demi Lovato’s “Dancing with the Devil…The Art of Starting Over”

by Megan Phillips
Published April 16, 2021
Heat of the Week: 'Bad Trip,' Dad Bod and local delicacies

Heat of the Week: ‘Bad Trip,’ Dad Bod and local delicacies

by Megan Phillips
Published March 29, 2021
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Riot grrrls and ghouls: Revamping third wave feminism with zines

by Megan Phillips
Published March 25, 2021
Thomasina Topbear poses for a portrait in front of her mural in the Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center in St. Paul on Monday, March 15. Topbear is a part of City Mischief Murals, a BIPOC artist collective that plans and creates murals in the Twin Cities area.

Indigenous Roots presents new “Reclaimed Spaces” graffiti exhibit

by Megan Phillips, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published March 17, 2021
Zoom University: a year in review

Zoom University: a year in review

by Megan Phillips, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published March 13, 2021
2021 Loring Awards nominees showcase queer Como talent

2021 Loring Awards nominees showcase queer Como talent

by Megan Phillips, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published March 3, 2021
Heat of the Week: Futebol, mind games and nonprofit chai

Heat of the Week: Futebol, mind games and nonprofit chai

by Megan Phillips, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 23, 2021
A full bookshelf in the Coffman bookstore on Wednesday, Feb.17. Some professors at the University, such as Douglas Kearney, an English professor and poet, are releasing books this spring.

University professors prepare for flurry of spring book releases

by Megan Phillips, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 19, 2021
Design student Chong Xiong's collection currently on display in the exhibit Breaking Silence: Design in a Changing World at the Nash Gallery on Tuesday, Feb. 9. She describes her collection as inspired by the colors and textiles of the Flower Hmong Tribe located in Northern Vietnam, and by her mother.

Students debut progressive fashion collections in new exhibit

by Megan Phillips, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 10, 2021
From left to right, Katie Fischer, Taylor Kraemer, KT Branscom, and Kate Kanfield, members of the local indie-punk band VIAL, pose for a portrait on Sunday, Jan. 31 in Minneapolis. VIAL was named City Pages' "Best New Band" in 2020.

Q&A: Everybody’s favorite ‘honk rock’ band, VIAL

by Megan Phillips, Arts & Entertainment Reporter
Published February 3, 2021
Co-owner and art director Cassie Garner speaks with gallery patron Sam Morgen at Gamut Gallery in Minneapolis on Sept. 29, 2018.

Annual lobbying day for the arts goes online

by Megan Phillips
Published January 28, 2021

Southeast Como church may become historical landmark

by Megan Phillips, City Reporter
Published November 22, 2020
An empty lot stands across from the Cargill building, on the University's St. Paul campus, on Monday, Oct. 19. The lot will be the site of a proposed research facility.

UMN six-year capital plan supports new bioengineering labs on St. Paul campus

by Megan Phillips, City Reporter
Published October 26, 2020
A voter enters the polling place at the Grace University Lutheran Church early in the morning on March 3, 2020.

A look at who’s running to represent the University area

by Katelyn Vue and Megan Phillips
Published October 15, 2020
Secretary of College Democrats at the University Abdinasir Nourkadi, 19, fills out his absentee ballot on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, at Coffman Memorial Union.

What UMN voters can expect this year

by Megan Phillips
Published October 9, 2020
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