Design and style

Weekend What's What 8/20-8/23: Project...party!

Put on your seatbelts: this Thursday marks an epic milestone for Twin Cities fashion!MORE »

Weekend What's What 8/14-8/16: Ain't life grand

We here at l'étoile have been busy bees lately. Dreaming up big ideas and planning big events, all the while keeping you informed on the coolest happenings in town.MORE »

Last weekend's highlights, in ultrareadable bullet-point format

My mother taught me that it was improper to write in bullet points instead of paragraphs, but I'm learning otherwise now that I'm writing Sociology for Dummies.

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Weekend What's What 8/6-8/9: Art rocks

This weekend we've got a killer balance of visuals and sound with a number of exciting new art shows opening, as well as a handful of can't-miss music events. Our opinion?MORE »

Cass Gilbert and “Pope” Tiffany: An architect’s
progress

by Charles Locks • In 1878, Cass Gilbert left Saint Paul to attend the two-year architectural program at the Institute of Technology (MIT) in Massachusetts, after which he planned to travel in Europe. Gilbert checked his finances after his first year. He had sufficient funds to complete his coursework or travel, but not both. He chose travel.MORE »

BOOKS | Larry Millett and the AIA guide you through Uptown and down Summit

Published in 2007, Larry Millett’s AIA Guide to the Twin Cities (“AIA” standing for “American Institute of Architects”) instantly became the must-have volume for architecture buffs residMORE »

Weekend What's What 7/23-7/26: Fancy free

This weekend is an all-you-can-experience buffet laden heartily with the kind of fun that people less interesting than you would surely pay good money for.MORE »
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