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1 week ago | 
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Andy Weld attributes much of the success of his custom millwork and furniture company to his passion for drumming. A self-proclaimed tinkerer, Weld spent his youth posted up inside his parents’ Iowa garage taking apart old drum shells—modifying, cutting, drilling, and refinishing—which ultimately led him to his first business, Rovan Hand Crafted Drums.
“It was my foray into finding joy in working with my hands,” says Weld.
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3 weeks ago | 
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New season, new designer collaboration from the Minneapolis-based retailer.
Target has announced its newest limited-edition designer collection with Kate Spade. Launching April 12, the collection will feature over 300 products spanning fashion, homewares, and entertaining essentials.
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4 weeks ago | 
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Local sneakerheads are sure to know Moh Habib and his Uptown store Studiiyo23, a lifestyle and sneaker boutique where folks line up outside to secure limited-edition or hyped up releases.
Now, Habib is gracing the 50th and France district with a second Twin Cities location, Studiiyo, which softly opened last weekend.
Like all of Habib's stores, the 2,000 square-foot space blends art, clothing, shoes, and culture.
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4 weeks ago | 
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As Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Trend & Style editor, Madeline Nachbar draws on her passion for travel, fashion and the arts to keep a close pulse on what the next big trends are, and excels at creating visually-compelling content that inspires. Read more by Madeline Nachbar March 26, 2025 7:32 AM
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1 month ago | 
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In the February issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine we introduced you to local creative Kim Jurek-Valanzasca, owner of The Fitting Room, a south Minneapolis boutique that celebrates local design talent.
Last week Jurek-Valanzasca announced that after seven years at Kingfield's 38th and Grand intersection, she's moving her boutique to Edina's Nolan Mains, the buzzy, outdoor shopping district located on the backside of 50th Street.
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1 month ago | 
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Pair with its close cousin, chocolate brown, for a sophisticated mix. Suede boot ($660), by Marion Parke, marionparke.com; 47 NY baseball hat ($30), from Evereve, multiple metro locations, evereve.com
Drench an entire room with a wallpaper that feels both timeless and on trend. Threshold wallpaper ($34), from Target, target.com
Warm neutrals make for cozy spaces.
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1 month ago | 
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With 360-plus houses in this spring’s Parade of Homes (March 7–April 6), why not make a day of touring homes in one of the areas? We mapped out an itinerary focused on a cluster of homes (12 to be exact) in the east metro.
Start in the St. Paul–adjacent town of White Bear Lake. Kick off the day with a hearty brunch at Brickhouse, a father-daughter-run gastropub located in a historic building in the heart of White Bear Lake’s charming downtown.
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1 month ago | 
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Families come in many forms: single-parent households, blended, interracial, same-sex, foster, those that blossom through adoption, and those with family members with disabilities.
When Sarah O’Keefe was navigating her own divorce, the interior designer and owner of Edina-based Elsie Interiors realized that during family therapy sessions, her children were stuck playing with dollhouses and figurines that represented only traditional nuclear families—mom, dad, boy, girl.
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1 month ago | 
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While studying abroad in Florence, Kim Jurek-Valanzasca attended an underground fashion show and immediately felt a calling to create garments of her own. “I was hooked,” she says. “It gave me goose bumps.”
Once she returned home, she quickly found a place in the tight-knit Twin Cities fashion crowd.
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1 month ago | 
mspmag.com | Madeline Nachbar |Madeline Nachbar draws
As Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s Trend & Style editor, Madeline Nachbar draws on her passion for travel, fashion and the arts to keep a close pulse on what the next big trends are, and excels at creating visually-compelling content that inspires. Read more by Madeline Nachbar March 4, 2025 12:00 AM
