Jared Kaufman

Twin Cities

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Food and Features Reporter at Pioneer Press

Food + features boy about town @PioneerPress. Sometimes I tell jokes to mics. Newsletters @FoodTank. Before, cheesemonger + kids’ food @GastronomyatBU + @Mizzou

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Articles

Made in St. Paul: Hyper-local community radio, by Frogtown Tuned-In on WFNU

3 days ago | twincities.com | Jared Kaufman

Philip Gracia was getting a haircut when a friend asked if he wanted to start a radio show. Besides the fact that Gracia had no radio experience, he recalls saying, what would they even discuss? This, the friend replied — what we talk about at the barber shop. So in 2015, “Real Talk with Real Brothers” debuted on Frogtown Community Radio, which at the time was an online-only platform run by the Frogtown Neighborhood Association.
St. Paul’s Grand Old Day to return Sunday, June 1, with parade and local music

5 days ago | twincities.com | Jared Kaufman

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St. Paul’s Grand Old Day to return Sunday, June 1, with parade and local music

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Jared Kaufman

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysGrand Old Day, the open-street festival that marks the start of summer in St. Paul, is set to return Sunday, June 1, with a music lineup of well-known local performers.
Local Catholic leaders praise ‘quietly competent’ new Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV

6 days ago | twincities.com | Jared Kaufman

Following the announcement of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, as the new head of the Catholic Church, local Catholic leaders expressed joy and support — and a bit of surprise about his Midwestern roots. “I never thought I would see an American pope,” Bernard Hebda, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, said in a news conference Thursday. “How exciting is that?”Hebda said he and Prevost had previously corresponded by mail but had never met in person.
Local Catholic leaders praise ‘quietly competent’ new Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Jared Kaufman

Following the announcement of the election of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, as the new head of the Catholic Church, local Catholic leaders expressed joy and support — and a bit of surprise about his Midwestern roots. “I never thought I would see an American pope,” Bernard Hebda, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, said in a news conference Thursday.
At NYC art show, St. Paul artists with disabilities take international stage

1 week ago | twincities.com | Jared Kaufman

Lucy Picasso was in her element. She was showing her paintings at the Outsider Art Fair, a high-profile international exhibition in New York City this February. Big-name curators, gallerists and critics were there; Susan Sarandon, Steve Buscemi and David Byrne reportedly stopped by. And Lucy Picasso was chatting away, giving out buttons with her artwork, selling original paintings and signing autographs.
At NYC art show, St. Paul artists with disabilities take international stage

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jared Kaufman

Lucy Picasso was in her element. She was showing her paintings at the Outsider Art Fair, a high-profile international exhibition in New York City this February. Big-name curators, gallerists and critics were there; Susan Sarandon, Steve Buscemi and David Byrne reportedly stopped by. And Lucy Picasso was chatting away, giving out buttons with her artwork, selling original paintings and signing autographs.
Made in St. Paul: Portraits of Old Hollywood by oil painter Richard Abraham

1 week ago | twincities.com | Jared Kaufman

When oil painter Richard Abraham was growing up on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, he’d spend time in his local library’s art section. Books on illustration and painting, he recalled, were right next to the section containing books about movies. As he worked his way through the shelves, he was struck by moody, mysterious stills of classic film actors like James Cagney and Greta Garbo.
St. Paul brewery Burning Brothers, state’s only gluten-free beer maker, to shut down May 10

1 week ago | twincities.com | Jared Kaufman

Burning Brothers, the state’s first and only gluten-free brewery, is shutting down after 11 years in St. Paul. Their last day will be May 10. “The factors affecting this decision are numerous, complex, and varied, and we have fought hard to avoid reaching this point, but alas, the day we had hoped to avoid has arrived,” co-owners Dane Breimhorst and Thom Foss wrote in a social media announcement.
St. Paul: Sharrett’s Liquors to briefly close as longtime owners retire

2 weeks ago | twincities.com | Jared Kaufman

Jim Forsland and Dana Rose, longtime Sharrett’s Liquors co-owners, are retiring and have sold the business to new owners, who plan to briefly close the store for renovation before reopening in early summer. The final day of operation for the current iteration of Sharrett’s — and Forsland and Rose’s final day behind the counter — is Tuesday, April 29. Nearly every bottle in the store, located at 2389 University Ave., is on sale.