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A positive, erotic winter evening with black artists at the Smitten Kitten

By Amina Harper, The Art House

Photo by Keegan Xavi

When I got to the Smitten Kitten this past Tuesday night it was cold, like really cold. The temperatures in February are winter's final “fuck you” before spring starts, and because of this I didn’t expect many people to pack the house. The atmosphere at the Smitten Kitten is always warm and welcoming, and after some hot pepperment tea and delightful conversation I realized that having an intimate talk with three artists and an audience of about 15 to 20 was perfect.

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Elsie Fairbanks dedicated her life to helping American Indians

By Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost

Elsie Fairbanks (Photo courtesy of Saint Paul Area Council of Churches)

Elsie Elaine Fairbanks worked throughout her life to better the lives of American Indians, from mothers-to-be to those struggling with alcoholism to those just plain struggling.

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Minneapolis city ice rinks close for the season

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

Ice rinks at most Minneapolis parks will be closed for the season on Tuesday, February 19th, including the rinks at Longfellow, Hiawatha, and Matthews parks.

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Fixity's one-stop shop in St. Paul: Fighting "disposable consumerism" one zipper at a time

By Rene Meyer-Grimberg, TC Daily Planet

"It used to be a common occurrence that you would fix things," says Katherine Hayes.

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New Jew in Town: Making friends and the new Shabbat dinner

By Daci Platt, TC Jewfolk

Was it hard making friends when you moved to this place where you knew no one?

Do you have to shovel snow off of your car everyday?

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Cold humility: A theory of climate and culture

By Erik Hare, Barataria

(The Sage) knows he makes no fine display,
and wears rough clothes, not finery.
It is not in his expectancy of men
that they should understand his ways,
for he carries his jade within his heart.
- Tao Te Ching 70 (Rosenthal)

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REVIEW | World's Toughest Rodeo at the Xcel Energy Center: Horses, bulls, and some really dumb sheep

By Kara Nesvig and Marcus Michalik, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Tom Baker

Kara Nesvig: OK, Marcus. This was year two of the two of us (plus my trusty sidekick brother Dylan and your friend Lindsay) hitting up the World’s Toughest Rodeo at the Xcel Center. I was excited because I could actually say, “This ain’t my first time at the rodeo!” and mean it.


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The cowgirl and the museum

By Sylvia Burgos, From the Bronx to the Barn

It's snowing big fat flakes at Bull Brook Keep. The cows are caped in white as they pull hay from the ring feeders. They stand, seemingly oblivious to the weather.

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In Twin Cities, community gardens never sleep

By Michael Pursell, TC Daily Planet

As Minnesota temperatures drop to their least hospitable levels, many Twin Citizens enter a state of pseudo-hibernation, flitting in bundled isolation between the warm auras of their homes, cars, and offices. That’s why, at this time of year, a community garden is a perfect daydream: a place where we can dig our hands into warm soil, celebrate green and growing things, run into good people, and linger to chat in the sunshine.

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