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“When [the government] can do things without being reported, they can get away with it. We ask, is money being put out there? Where is it being spent? Are African-Americans being included?” Tracey Williams, publisher and president of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder described the paper’s continuing mission, as it celebrates 75 years of publishing. MORE »

Until August 10th, the first photograph you’ll see when you walk into the U.S. Bank Gallery at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is an odd portrait of my friend Charles Erie. He is wearing what appears to be a flight suit and holding two model airplanes. His dark Norwegian face is set behind old glasses and a bushy beard. MORE »

If you happened to miss the first fifteen minues of the recent panel discussion on “Minneapolis’ artistic future,” sponsored by the Minneapolis Arts Commission, you didn’t miss much. In what best can be described as an excruciating exercise of intensive local arts spin, early attendees to the event were treated to a host of thought-terminating clichés from Minneapolis City Council President Barbara Johnson and from representatives of the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Minnesota Orchestra, Loft Literary Center, Guthrie Theater, and McKnight Foundation. MORE »

The Twin Cities have long been distinguished by a strong and diverse arts scene. On June 12, representatives from five high-profile organizations and one area foundation convened at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for a panel meeting to discuss the current state of the arts in the city. MORE »