Nicole Crowder

Apr 16, 2024 | mspmag.com | Nicole Crowder

What do you get when you cross a multi-hyphenate self-described retrofuturist with a serial entrepreneur from north Minneapolis who was born and bred to be cool? Houston White, designer, author, and founder of The Get Down Coffee Co., Camdentown Flats, and other ventures that span categories from fashion to beauty to building community spaces.

Feb 5, 2024 | mspmag.com | Nicole Crowder

herbst-eatery Herbst Eatery and Farm StandThe new St. Paul restaurant puts the spotlight on freshly sourced produce as well as artists from across the Twin Cities. While some of the art is from the annual MCAD sale (including artist Mizz. Wormhole’s Tomato Soup, right), other works, including the Bettye Olson watercolors in the eatery and the Patty Paulus pieces in the farm stand, are from the Dow Art Gallery.

Jan 21, 2024 | mspmag.com | Nicole Crowder

This page is available to subscribers. Sign up to Daily Edit to get unlimited access. For me—born in Germany, raised as a third culture kid within a military household—the notion of “home” was an enigma for many years until recently—a hazy outline familiar enough to know that it was there but not defined well enough to claim as my own. Minnesota felt most like a beacon for home because the bulk of my childhood memories of attending elementary and high school belonged here.

Jan 16, 2024 | mspmag.com | Nicole Crowder

More than 100 guests, a dozen trips together, and nearly 600 shots shared with the who’s who of the local food and beverage scene—podcasters Charles Awad (left) and Ben Quam (right) recently celebrated several milestones reached in the three years they’ve been behind the mic of Libations for Everyone. That’s a lot of togetherness for two guys who started out as brief acquaintances.

Aug 29, 2023 | mspmag.com | Nicole Crowder

Situated on a 3-acre homestead in the middle of Osage, Minnesota (population 258), amid trees that butt against Smoky Hills State Forest, Jovan C. Speller makes her home with her husband and two young children. A decades-long purveyor of permaculture, an activist for Black land rights, and a multidisciplinary fine artist, Speller has also taken on another role, as executive director for The Great Northern Festival.